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Protection Act of 1979 [16 U.S.C. 470 et 

seq.]; and Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act [25 

U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]; Farmland Protection Policy 

Act [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]; American 

Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 

1996]; and The Uniform Relocation 

Assistance and Real Property 

Acquisition Act of 1970, as amended. 

8. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act [42 U.S.C. 9601 9675]; Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1986; and Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act [42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

Enhancement of the Cultural 

Environment; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred 

Sites; E.O. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: May 10, 2010. 

Cindy Vigue, 

Director, State Programs, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. 2010–11547 Filed 5–13–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) has 

received a request for a waiver of 

compliance from certain requirements 

of its safety standards. The individual 

petition is described below, including 

the party seeking relief, the regulatory 

provisions involved, the nature of the 

relief being requested, and the 

petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief. 

United Railroad Historical Society of 

New Jersey 

[Docket Number FRA–2010–0079] 

The United Railroad Historical 

Society of New Jersey (URHS) of 

Jackson, New Jersey, has petitioned for 

a permanent waiver of compliance for 

six passenger cars from the 

requirements of the Railroad Safety 

Glazing Standards, Title 49 CFR Part 

223, which require certified glazing in 

all windows. The identifying mark, type 

of car, year built, number of windows 

and the estimated replacement glazing 

cost for each car are as follows: 

• New York Central ‘‘Hickory Creek,’’ 

Observation/Lounge/Sleeper, 1948, 28, 

$35,000. 

• New York Central No. 43, Tavern/ 

Lounge, 1947, 25, $30,000. 

• New York Central No. 37, Tavern/ 

Lounge, 1947, 25, $30,000. 

• Pennsylvania Railroad 1547, 

Coach/Lounge, 1949, 25, $28,000. 

• URHS 326, Coach, 1950, 26, 

$30,000. 

• URHS 329, Coach, 1953, 33, 

$33,000. 

URHS has collected this historic 

equipment so as to operate it in 

conjunction with a future New Jersey 

Transportation Heritage Center. Part of 

this effort includes operating these cars 

on various short line railroads. For 

example, the New York Central 

‘‘Hickory Creek’’ and the New York 

Central No. 43 periodically (10 trips/ 

year) operate from New York, to various 

other destinations in the country. The 

other four cars: The New York Central 

No. 37, Pennsylvania Railroad 1547, 

URHS 326 and URHS 329 are operated 

on the Cape May Seashore Lines 

between Richland and Tuckahoe (15 

miles); and between Cape May Court 

House and Cape May, New Jersey (13 

miles), with a maximum speed of 30 

mph. These cars were restored over the 

past 10 years, and all are equipped with 

laminated safety plate glazing. 

URHS states that they are a non-profit 

501(c)(3) organization and have little 

income so that it would be prohibitive 

for them to re-equip these cars with the 

FRA certified glazing per provisions of 

49 CFR 223.15 Requirements for existing 

passenger cars. They are therefore 

seeking a waiver of compliance from 

provisions that require certified glazing 

for the passenger cars listed above, and 

presently located in Tuckahoe and 

Lebanon, New Jersey. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2010– 

0079) and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Communications received within 45 

days of the date of this notice will be 

considered by FRA before final action is 

taken. Comments received after that 

date will be considered as far as 

practicable. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

document (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477) or at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 10, 

2010. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Disability 

Compensation; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Advisory Committee on 

Disability Compensation will meet on 

May 17–18, 2010, in the Magnolia 

Ballroom at the St. Regis Washington 

DC, 923 16th and K Streets, NW., from 


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8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the maintenance and periodic 

readjustment of the VA Schedule for 

Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to 

assemble and review relevant 

information relating to the nature and 

character of disabilities arising from 

service in the Armed Forces, provide an 

ongoing assessment of the effectiveness 

of the rating schedule and give advice 

on the most appropriate means of 

responding to the needs of veterans 

relating to disability compensation. 

On both days, the Committee will 

receive briefings on issues related to 

compensation for Veterans with serviceconnected disabilities and other Veteran 

benefits programs. Time will be 

allocated for receiving public comments 

on the afternoon of May 17. Public 

comments will be limited to three 

minutes each. Individuals wishing to 

make oral statements before the 

Committee will be accommodated on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

Individuals who speak are invited to 

submit 1–2 page summaries of their 

comments at the time of the meeting for 

inclusion in the official meeting record. 

The public may submit written 

statements for the Committee’s review 

to Ms. Ersie Farber, Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(211A), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. Any member of 

the public wishing to attend the meeting 

or seeking additional information 

should contact Ms. Farber at (202) 461– 

9728 or Ersie.farber@va.gov. 

Dated: May 5, 2010. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Vivian Drake, 

Acting Committee Management Officer. 

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