54438 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 14, 2005 / Notices 

Washington, DC 20591. This notice is 

published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85 and 

11.91. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 9, 

2005. 

Anthony F. Fazio, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petitions for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2005–22171. 

Petitioner: Shuttle America 

Corporation. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

121.415(a), 121.417, and 121.421. 

Description of Relief Sought: To 

permit Shuttle America Corporation 

(Shuttle), to the extent necessary, to 

employ and use EMB–170 flight 

attendants who have been employed, 

trained, and qualified by Shuttle’s sister 

company, Chautauqua Airlines, Inc., 

without requiring the flight attendants 

to repeat all of the training requirements 

otherwise required for newly hired 

crewmembers. 

[FR Doc. 05–18344 Filed 9–12–05; 1:03 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the nature of the information collection 

and its expected burden. The Federal 

Register notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following collection of information was 

published on July 6, 2005. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 14, 2005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont 

Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, 

DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292), 

or Victor Angelo, Office of Support 

Systems, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., 

NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 

20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6470). 

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Pub. L. No. 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 issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages 

(44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12). On July 6, 2005, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting comment on 

ICRs that the agency was seeking OMB 

approval (70 FR 39002). FRA received 

no comments in response to this notice. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collections of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment (44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d)). Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30 day notice is published 

(44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995). OMB believes that the 

30 day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision (60 FR 44983, Aug. 

29, 1995). Therefore, respondents 

should submit their respective 

comments to OMB within 30 days of 

publication to best ensure having their 

full effect (5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 

FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995). 

The summaries below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. The revised requirements are 

being submitted for clearance by OMB 

as required by the PRA. 

Title: Passenger Equipment Safety 

Standards. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0544. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Abstract: The information gained 

from daily inspections is used to detect 

and correct equipment problems so as to 

prevent collisions, derailments, and 

other occurrences involving railroad 

passenger equipment that cause injury 

or death to railroad employees, railroad 

passengers, or to the general public; and 

to mitigate the consequences of any 

such occurrences, to the extent that they 

can not be prevented. The information 

provided promotes passenger train 

safety by ensuring requirements are met 

for railroad passenger equipment design 

and performance; fire safety; emergency 

systems; the inspection, testing, and 

maintenance of passenger equipment; 

and other provisions for the safe 

operation of railroad passenger 

equipment. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 

4,502,681. 

Addressee: Send comments regarding 

these information collections to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., 

Washington, DC, 20503; Attention: FRA 

Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: Whether the proposed 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of FRA, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collections; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collections of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 7, 

2005. 

D.J. Stadtler, 

Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–18273 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

State Coordination Grants; Solicitation 

for Proposals 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for proposals. 

SUMMARY: This solicitation is for states 

to submit proposals for the State 

Coordination Grants component of the 

United We Ride initiative (UWR). The 

intent of the UWR initiative is to break 

down the barriers among Federal 

programs as they relate to transportation 

to ensure that transportation services are 

seamless, comprehensive and 

accessible. Specifically, UWR is tasked 

with seeking ways to simplify access to 

transportation services for persons with 

disabilities, persons with lower 

incomes, and older adults.