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the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘African and 

Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller 

Museum, Geneva: A Legacy of 

Collecting,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to a loan 

agreement with the foreign owner or 

custodian. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the Metropolitan Museum of 

Art, New York, NY, from on or about 

June 2 until on or about September 27, 

2009, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

Public Notice of these Determinations is 

ordered to be published in the Federal 

Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Carol B. 

Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202/453–8048). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 

4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 

DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: April 7, 2009. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA 2009–0001–N–8] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

its implementing regulations, the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

hereby announces that it is seeking 

renewal of the following currently 

approved information collection 

activities. Before submitting these 

information collection requirements for 

clearance by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting 

public comment on specific aspects of 

the activities identified below. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than June 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on any or all of the following proposed 

activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert 

Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17, 

Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Nakia 

Jackson, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 

20590. Commenters requesting FRA to 

acknowledge receipt of their respective 

comments must include a self-addressed 

stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments 

on OMB control number ___.’’ 

Alternatively, comments may be 

transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493– 

6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to 

Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov, or 

to Ms. Jackson at 

nakia.jackson@dot.gov. Please refer to 

the assigned OMB control number in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in 

response to this notice in a subsequent 

notice and include them in its 

information collection submission to 

OMB for approval. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17, 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 

493–6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office 

of Information Technology, RAD–20, 

Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 35, 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 

493–6073). (These telephone numbers 

are not toll-free.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, 2, 109 Stat. 

163 (1995) (codified as revised at 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part 

1320, require Federal agencies to 

provide 60-days notice to the public for 

comment on information collection 

activities before seeking approval for 

reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 

1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, 

FRA invites interested respondents to 

comment on the following summary of 

proposed information collection 

activities regarding (i) whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities will have practical utility; (ii) 

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the 

burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (iii) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public by 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology (e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)(I)–(iv); 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1)(I)–(iv). FRA believes that 

soliciting public comment will promote 

its efforts to reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information mandated 

by Federal regulations. In summary, 

FRA reasons that comments received 

will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce 

reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it 

organizes information collection 

requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format 

to improve the use of such information; 

and (iii) accurately assess the resources 

expended to retrieve and produce 

information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 

3501. 

Below are brief summaries of three 

currently approved information 

collection activities that FRA will 

submit for clearance by OMB as 

required under the PRA: 

Title: Grade Crossing Signal System 

Safety Regulations. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0534. 

Abstract: FRA believes that highwayrail grade crossing (grade crossing) 

accidents resulting from warning system 

failures can be reduced. Motorists lose 

faith in warning systems that constantly 

warn of an oncoming train when none 

is present. Therefore, the fail-safe 

feature of a warning system loses its 

effectiveness if the system is not 

repaired within a reasonable period of 

time. A greater risk of an accident is 

present when a warning system fails to 

activate as a train approaches a grade 

crossing. FRA’s regulations require 

railroads to take specific responses in 

the event of an activation failure. FRA 

uses the information to develop better 

solutions to the problems of grade 

crossing device malfunctions. With this 

information, FRA is able to correlate 

accident data and equipment 

malfunctions with the types of circuits 

and age of equipment. FRA can then 

identify the causes of grade crossing 

system failures and investigate them to 

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determine whether periodic 

maintenance, inspection, and testing 

standards are effective. FRA also uses 

the information collected to alert 

railroad employees and appropriate 

highway traffic authorities of warning 

system malfunctions so that they can 

take the necessary measures to protect 

motorists and railroad workers at the 

grade crossing until repairs have been 

made. 

Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.83. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion; recordkeeping. 

Reporting Burden: 

CFR Section Respondent universe Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

(min) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total annual 

burden cost 

234.7—Telephone Notification ..................... 685 railroads ............. 4 phone calls ............ 15 1 $35 

234.9—Grade crossing signal system failure 

rpts.

685 railroads ............. 600 reports ................ 15 150 5,250 

234.9—Notification to train crew and highway traffic control authority.685 railroads ............. 24,000 notifications ... 5 2,000 70,000 

234.9–Recordkeeping ................................... 685 railroads ............. 12,000 records .......... 10 2,000 70,000 

Total Estimated Responses: 36,604. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

4,151 hours. 

Status: Regular Review. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0535. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Abstract: Section 20139 of Title 49 of 

the United States Code required FRA to 

issue rules, regulations, orders, and 

standards for the safety of maintenanceof-way employees on railroad bridges, 

including for ‘‘bridge safety equipment’’ 

such as nets, walkways, handrails, and 

safety lines, and requirements for the 

use of vessels when work is performed 

on bridges located over bodies of water. 

FRA has added 49 CFR Part 214 to 

establish minimum workplace safety 

standards for railroad employees as they 

apply to railroad bridges. Specifically, 

section 214.15(c) establishes standards 

and practices for safety net systems. 

Safety nets and net installations are to 

be drop-tested at the job site after initial 

installation and before being used as a 

fall-protection system; after major 

repairs; and at six-month intervals if left 

at one site. If a drop-test is not feasible 

and is not performed, then a written 

certification must be made by the 

railroad or railroad contractor, or a 

designated certified person, that the net 

does comply with the safety standards 

of this section. FRA and State inspectors 

use the information to enforce Federal 

regulations. The information that is 

maintained at the job site promotes safe 

bridge worker practices. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Total Estimated Responses: 6. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1 

hour. 

Status: Regular Review. 

Title: Railroad Police Officers. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0537. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads and States. 

Form(s): None. 

Abstract: Under 49 CFR Part 207, 

railroads are required to notify states of 

all designated police officers who are 

discharging their duties outside of their 

respective jurisdictions. This 

requirement is necessary to verify 

proper police authority. 

Total Estimated Responses: 70. 

Total Annual Estimated Burden 

Hours: 181 hours. 

Status: Regular Review. 

Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 

CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA 

informs all interested parties that it may 

not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 10, 

2009. 

Kimberly Orben, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–8723 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Call for Redemption of 

12–1/2 Percent Treasury Bonds of 

2009–14 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As of April 15, 2009, the 

Secretary of the Treasury gives public 

notice that all outstanding 12–1/2 

percent Treasury Bonds of 2009–14 

(CUSIP No. 912810 DL 9) dated August 

15, 1984, due August 15, 2014, are 

called for redemption at par on August 

15, 2009, on which date interest on such 

bonds will cease. 

DATES: Treasury calls such bonds for 

redemption on August 15, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Definitives Section, Customer Service 

Branch 3, Office of Retail Securities, 

Bureau of the Public Debt, (304) 480– 

7711. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Bonds Held in Registered Form. 

Owners of such bonds held in registered 

form should mail bonds for redemption 

directly to: Bureau of the Public Debt, 

Definitives Section, Customer Service 

Branch 3, P.O. Box 426, Parkersburg, 

WV 26106–0426. Owners of such bonds 

will find further information regarding 

how owners must present and surrender 

such bonds for redemption under this 

call, in Department of the Treasury 

Circular No. 300 dated March 4, 1973, 

as amended (31 CFR Part 306); by 

contacting the Definitives Section, 

Customer Service Branch 3, Office of 

Retail Securities, Bureau of the Public 

Debt, telephone number (304) 480–7711; 

and by going to the Bureau of the Public 

Debt’s Web site, http:// 

www.treasurydirect.gov. 

2. Bonds Held in Book-Entry Form. 

Treasury automatically will make 

redemption payments for such bonds 

held in book-entry form, whether on the 

books of the Federal Reserve Banks or 

in Treasury Direct accounts, on August 

15, 2009. 

Kenneth E. Carfine, 

Fiscal Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8672 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

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