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2Persons interested in submitting an OFA must 

first file a formal expression of intent to file an 

offer, indicating the type of financial assistance they 

wish to provide (i.e., subsidy or purchase) and 

demonstrating that they are preliminarily 

financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i). 

3The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) 

cannot be made before the exemption’s effective 

date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 

I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should 

be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may 

take appropriate action before the exemption’s 

effective date. 

4Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can 

be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), 

respectively. 

5The Draft EA used the incorrect milepost 

locations for the Lines from ISW’s original 

submissions. Those locations will be corrected in 

the Final EA. 

historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received,2 the 

exemption will be effective on August 

15, 2021, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,3

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2), and 

interim trail use/rail banking requests 

under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by 

July 26, 2021.4 Petitions to reopen or 

requests for public use conditions under 

49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by August 

5, 2021. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 1065 (Sub-No. 4X), should be filed 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

via e-filing on the Board’s website. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on ISW’s representative, 

William A. Mullins, Baker & Miller 

PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

ISW has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report that 

addresses the potential effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. OEA issued a 

Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft 

EA) on July 9, 2021.5 The Draft EA is 

available to interested persons on the 

Board’s website, by writing to OEA, or 

by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. Comments 

on environmental and historic 

preservation matters must be filed by 

July 26, 2021. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or interim trail use/rail 

banking conditions will be imposed, 

where appropriate, in a subsequent 

decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), ISW shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the Lines. 

If consummation has not been effected 

by ISW’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by July 16, 2022, and 

there are no legal or regulatory barriers 

to consummation, the authority to 

abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: July 13, 2021. 

By the Board, Valerie O. Quinn, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Aretha Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15137 Filed 7–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0486] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Safety 

Assurance System (SAS) External 

Portal 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The SAS external portal is a 

web-based tool developed for 14 CFR 

part 121, 135, 141, 142, 145 and 147 

applicants and certificate holders (also 

referred to as external users) to 

exchange information with Flight 

Standards (FS) employees, primarily to 

collaborate and communicate with their 

FS counterparts regarding initial 

certification applications, and 

requesting new programs for acceptance 

and approval. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by September 14, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field). 

By mail: Wendy Johnson (c/o Denise 

Beaudoin), 13873 Park Center Rd, 

Herndon, VA 20171. 

By fax: 703–481–6043. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendy Johnson by email at: 

Wendy.Johnson@faa.gov; phone 571– 

421–4110. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0774. 

Title: Safety Assurance System (SAS) 

External Portal. 

Form Numbers: List of the following 

web-based forms: 

• Submitting a Preapplication 

Statement of Intent (PASI) Form (FAA 

Form 8400–6) (14 CFR parts 121, 135 

and 141); 

• Submitting an Application for 

Repair Station (FAA Form 8310–3) (14 

CFR part 145); 

• Submitting an Application for 

Aviation Maintenance School Certificate 

and Ratings Application (FAA Form 

8310–6) (14 CFR part 147). 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The SAS external portal 

is a web-based tool developed for 

applicants and certificate holders (also 

referred to as external users) to 

exchange information with Flight 

Standards employees, primarily the 

Certification Project Managers (CPMs), 

Principal Inspectors (PIs) and Training 

Center Program Managers (TCPMs). SAS 

external portal creates the ability for our 

external users to collaborate and 

communicate with their FS counterparts 

in the execution of the following 

functions: 


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• Submitting a Preapplication 

Statement of Intent (PASI) Form (FAA 

Form 8400–6) (14 CFR parts 121, 135 

and 141); 

• Submitting an Application for 

Repair Station (FAA Form 8310–3) (14 

CFR part 145); 

• Submitting an Application for 

Aviation Maintenance School Certificate 

and Ratings Application (FAA Form 

8310–6) (14 CFR part 147); 

• Submitting a Letter of Intent (14 

CFR part 142); 

• Submitting Element Design (ED) 

data collection tools (DCTs); and, 

• Sharing of other documentation as 

needed. 

Benefits to the certificate holder or 

applicant to use the external portal 

include: 

• Ease of submission and expedited 

processing and tracking of documents/ 

requests; 

• Documents/requests are sent 

directly to the FS employees, which 

eliminates wait time for the entry of 

information by the PI/CPM; and, 

• Access to DCTs. 

Respondents: Applicant 

respondents—922, 

Certificate Holder respondents—7892. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Applicant respondents—135 

hours, 

Certificate Holder respondents—90 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

Applicants $7,027,935, 

Certificate Holders $40,104,456. 

Issued in Minneapolis, MN, on June 10, 

2021. 

Wendy I. Johnson, 

Assistant Program Office Manager, System 

Approach for Safety Oversight (SASO) 

Program Office, AFS–910. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15131 Filed 7–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2021–0007] 

Emergency Temporary Closure of the 

Interstate 40 Hernando DeSoto Bridge 

Over the Mississippi River Between 

Arkansas and Tennessee 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Arkansas Department of 

Transportation (ARDOT) and the 

Tennessee Department of 

Transportation (TDOT) closed the I–40 

Hernando DeSoto Bridge (I–40 Bridge) 

over the Mississippi River between 

Arkansas and Tennessee on May 11, 

2021, for safety considerations when a 

mechanical fracture was discovered 

within the elements of a steel box beam. 

FHWA is providing notice that ARDOT 

and TDOT are continuing the temporary 

closure of the I–40 Bridge for an 

indefinite period of time. FHWA has 

approved a request by the Arkansas and 

the Tennessee Divisions of the FHWA 

for an emergency deletion of a segment 

of I–40 between the I–55 Split (Exit 

279B) in West Memphis, Arkansas, and 

the I–240 Interchange (Exit 1E) in 

Memphis, Tennessee, from the National 

Network in accordance with applicable 

regulations due to the safety 

considerations discussed in this notice. 

FHWA is requesting comments from the 

public on the alternate routes selected 

by TDOT and ARDOT due to the 

closure. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not 

duplicate your docket submissions, 

please submit them by only one of the 

following means: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, except 

Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number 

[FHWA–2021–0007] at the beginning of 

your comments. All comments received 

will be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Berg, Truck Size and Weight Team, 

Office of Operations, (202) 740–4602, 

john.berg@dot.gov, or William Winne, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, (202) 366– 

0791, william.winne@dot.gov, Federal 

Highway Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590; Vivien N. Hoang, FHWA 

Division Administrator, Arkansas 

Division, (501) 324–6436, 

vivien.hoang@dot.gov, or Pamela 

Kordenbrock, FHWA Division 

Administrator, Tennessee Division, 

(615) 781–5770, pamela.kordenbrock@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access and Filing 

This document and all comments 

received may be viewed online through 

the Federal eRulemaking portal at 

http://www.regulations.gov. The website 

is available 24 hours each day, 365 days 

each year. An electronic copy of this 

document may also be downloaded by 

accessing the Office of the Federal 

Register’s website at 

www.federalregister.gov and the 

Government Publishing Office’s website 

at www.govinfo.gov. 

Background 

The ARDOT and TDOT closed the I– 

40 Bridge over the Mississippi River 

between Arkansas and Tennessee on 

May 11, 2021, for safety considerations. 

During a routine inspection of the I–40 

Bridge by ARDOT, a mechanical 

fracture was discovered within the 

elements of a steel box beam. Local law 

enforcement agencies were immediately 

notified to shut down the bridge to all 

traffic. FHWA is providing notice that 

ARDOT and TDOT are continuing the 

temporary closure of the I–40 Bridge for 

an indefinite period of time. 

FHWA is responsible for enforcing the 

Federal regulations applicable to the 

National Network of highways that can 

safely and efficiently accommodate the 

large vehicles authorized by provisions 

of the Surface Transportation Assistance 

Act of 1982, Public Law 97–424 as 

amended, designated in accordance 

with 23 CFR part 658 (Truck Size and 

Weight, Route Designations—Length, 

Width and Weight Limitations) and 

listed in Appendix A to Part 658. Under 

23 CFR 658.11 (Additions, deletions, 

exceptions, and restrictions), FHWA 

may approve deletions of, or use 

restrictions on, the Interstate system or 

other National Network route based 

upon specified justification criteria in 

23 CFR 658.11(d)(2). FHWA is 

authorized to delete any route from the 

National Network on an emergency 

basis based on safety considerations 

pursuant to section 658.11(e), which 

also requires publishing this notice in 

the Federal Register for comment. 

The closure of the I–40 Bridge has 

affected traffic throughout western 

Tennessee, the Memphis metropolitan 

area, and eastern Arkansas. The I–40 

Bridge and the I–55 Memphis-Arkansas 

Bridge (I–55 Bridge) are the only two 

Mississippi River crossings in the 

Memphis area. The additional traffic on 

I–55 due to the I–40 Bridge closure has 

increased delays in crossing the river. 


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