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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 

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. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 8,152 

hours. 

Title: Bridge Worker Safety Rules. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0535. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

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. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 1 hour. 

Title: Railroad Police Officers. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0537. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

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. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 175 hours. 

ADDRESSES: 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. Alternatively, comments 

may be sent via e-mail to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget, at the following address: 

oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: Whether the proposed 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Department, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

Department’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 June 1, 2010. 

Kimberly Coronel, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13498 Filed 6–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[FHWA–DC–2010–01–D] 

Notice of Availability and Notice of 

Public Hearing for the Environmental 

Assessment for the Klingle Valley Trail 

AGENCIES: Federal Highway 

Administration, District of Columbia 

Division; and District Department of 

Transportation; in cooperation with the 

National Park Service. 

ACTION: Notice of availability of the 

Environmental Assessment for the 

Klingle Valley Trail Project; Notice of 

public hearing for and request for 

comments on the Environmental 

Assessment for Klingle Valley Trail 

Project. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) and the District 

Department of Transportation (DDOT) 

as lead agencies, and in cooperation 

with the National Park Service (NPS), 

announce the availability of the 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 

Klingle Valley Trail Project, pursuant to 

the requirements of the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347; the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); 

and the FHWA Environmental Impact 

and Related Procedures (23 CFR 771). 

FHWA and DDOT will also be hosting 

a Public Hearing to provide citizens an 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed project and EA. FHWA and 

DDOT will consider comments received 

(see DATES and ADDRESSES, below) in 

finalizing the EA. FHWA and DDOT 

will then determine whether to prepare 

an environmental impact statement or 

issue a finding of no significant impact 

if appropriate for the proposed action. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Highway Administration, 

District of Columbia Division: Mr. 

Michael Hicks, Environmental/Urban 

Engineer, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite 510, 

Washington, DC 20006–1103, (202) 219– 

3536; or District Department of 

Transportation: Austina Casey, Project 

Manager, Planning, Policy and 

Sustainability Administration, 2000 

14th Street, NW., 7th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20009, (202) 671–2740. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EA 

has been prepared to evaluate a range of 

alternatives and impacts for the 

construction of a multi-use trail facility 

within the 0.7 mile barricaded portion 

of Klingle Road between Porter Street, 

NW., and Cortland Place, NW.; 

including the restoration of Klingle 

Creek. The purpose of the proposed 

action is to construct a multi-use trail 

facility using context sensitive design, 

to provide safe non-motorized 

transportation and recreational 

opportunities to the residents and 

visitors of the District of Columbia. The 

project needs are a culmination of safety 

concerns due to the deteriorated 

roadway and structures; social demands 

as presented in the Park and Recreation 

Open Space District element in the 

District Comprehensive Plan; system 

linkage provisions tying points west of 

Connecticut Avenue to the Rock Creek 

Park multi-use trail system; deficiencies 

in the existing infrastructure resulting in 

degraded habitat within Klingle Valley; 

and legislation: The District’s Klingle 

Road Sustainable Development Act of 

2008. 

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Four Alternatives for the proposed 

Klingle Valley Multi-Use Trail, 

including the No Action Alternative, 

were developed in accordance with the 

project objectives established to meet 

the project purpose and need and are 

analyzed in detail in the EA. The 

proposed trail alignment for all Action 

Alternatives (Alternatives 2, 3, and 4) 

lies within the existing DDOT right-ofway. The EA examines and evaluates 

the existing environmental conditions 

within the project area along with the 

environmental consequences and 

cumulative impacts of several 

alternatives for the proposed 

improvement. 

DATES: The public hearing will be held 

on June 23, 2010 at the National 

Zoological Park, Visitor Center 

Auditorium, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20008. The Public 

Hearing will consist of an open house 

from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. followed by a 

formal presentation and opportunity to 

comment from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

Comments on the EA must be received 

on or before July 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: In addition to attending the 

Public Hearing, you may submit 

comments or requests for copies of the 

EA by any of the following methods: 

• Project Web Site: http:// 

www.klingletrail.com. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the Web site. 

• E-mail: comments@klingletrail.com. 

• Mail: Austina Casey, Project 

Manager, Planning, Policy and 

Sustainability Administration, District 

Department of Transportation, 2000 

14th Street, NW., 7th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20009. 

Electronic copies may be downloaded 

for review from the project Web site and 

hard copies of the EA may also be 

viewed at the following locations: 

District Department of Transportation, 

Planning, Policy, and Sustainability 

Administration, 2000 14th Street, 

NW., 7th Floor, Washington, DC 

20009; 

National Capital Planning Commission 

Library, 401 9th Street, NW., North 

Lobby, Suite 500, Washington, DC 

20004; 

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial 

Library, 901 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20001; 

Cleveland Park Branch Library, 3310 

Connecticut Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20008; 

Mount Pleasant Library, 3162 Mt. 

Pleasant Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20010. 

Issued: May 27, 2010. 

Joseph C. Lawson, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, District of Columbia Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13485 Filed 6–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

FEDERAL HIGHWAY 

ADMINISTRATION 

[FHWA–DC–2010–01–D] 

Notice of Withdrawal of the Notice of 

Intent for Klingle Road Environmental 

Impact Statement; Washington, DC 

AGENCIES: Federal Highway 

Administration, District of Columbia 

Division; and District Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of Withdrawal of the 

Notice of Intent to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement for 

Klingle Road. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that, effective 

immediately, the Notice of Intent (NOI) 

(Federal Register Vol. 69, No 52; FR Doc 

04–6027) to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

reopening of Klingle Road, NW., to 

vehicular access in Washington, DC, is 

being withdrawn. The NOI for the EIS 

was announced on March 18, 2004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Federal Highway Administration, 

District of Columbia Division: Mr. 

Michael Hicks, Environmental/Urban 

Engineer, 1990 K Street, NW., Suite 510, 

Washington, DC 20006–1103, (202) 219– 

3536; or District Department of 

Transportation: Austina Casey, Project 

Manager, Planning, Policy and 

Sustainability Administration, 2000 

14th Street, NW., 7th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20009, (202) 671–2740. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In June 

2008, the District of Columbia Council 

passed legislation called the Klingle 

Road Sustainable Development 

Amendment Act of 2008 (DC Law 17– 

219; DC Official Code § 9–115.11). This 

legislation ended studies to reopen the 

barricaded segment of Klingle Road to 

vehicular traffic, and specifies that 

District Department of Transportation 

(DDOT) shall allocate and use Federal 

aid highway funds for the 

environmental remediation of Klingle 

Valley and the construction of a 

pedestrian and bicycle trail along the 

barricaded portion of Klingle Road, 

between Porter Street, NW., and 

Cortland Place, NW. Based on this 

legislation, the NOI to prepare an EIS 

will be withdrawn. 

FHWA in conjunction with DDOT 

have determined that an Environmental 

Assessment (EA) will instead be 

prepared to evaluate a range of 

alternatives and impacts for the 

construction of a multi-use trail facility 

within the 0.7 mile barricaded portion 

of Klingle Road; including the 

restoration of Klingle Creek, in 

cooperation with the National Park 

Service (NPS). The proposed multi-use 

trail facility will be constructed using 

context sensitive design, to provide safe 

non-motorized transportation and 

recreational opportunities to the 

residents and visitors of the District of 

Columbia. 

Issued: May 27, 2010. 

Joseph C. Lawson, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, District of Columbia Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–13490 Filed 6–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Draft Tier II Environmental Impact 

Statement: Southeast High Speed Rail 

Corridor-Richmond, VA (Main Street 

Station) to Raleigh, NC (Boylan Wye) 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Tier 

II Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

and public hearings for the Southeast 

High Speed Rail, Richmond, VA to 

Raleigh, NC Project (Project). 

SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad 

Administration announces the 

availability of the Southeast High Speed 

Rail, Richmond, VA to Raleigh, NC 

Project Draft Tier II Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) for public 

review and comment. The DEIS was 

prepared pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq., the Council on Environmental 

Quality NEPA implementing 

regulations, 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, 

and the FRA NEPA guidance, 64 FR 

28545 (May 26, 1999). FRA is the lead 

Federal agency; the Federal Highway 

Administration, United States Coast 

Guard, United States Army Corps of 

Engineers, United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, and the United 

States Fish and Wildlife Service are 

cooperating Federal agencies. The North 

Carolina Department of Transportation 

Rail Division (NCDOT) and the Virginia 

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