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receiving the requested six-month 

emergency approval by OMB, OST will 

follow the normal, 6 month PRA 

procedures to obtain extended approval 

for this proposed information collection. 

This collection involves the National 

Infrastructure Investments Grant 

Program or ‘‘TIGER II Discretionary 

Grants’’ pursuant to Title I of the 

Transportation, Housing and Urban 

Development, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act for 2010 (Div. A of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2010 (Pub. L. 111–117, Dec. 16, 2009)) 

(‘‘FY 2010 Appropriations Act’’). Title I 

established a new program for OST to 

provide Supplemental Discretionary 

Grants for National Infrastructure 

Investments. OST is referring to these 

grants as TIGER II Discretionary Grants 

which include promoting economic 

recovery and supporting projects that 

have a significant impact on the Nation, 

Metropolitan area or a region. 

The information to be collected is 

necessary in order to receive and 

evaluate applications for grant funds 

pursuant to the FY 2010 Appropriations 

Act. 

The announcement of grant awards 

may not be made before September 15, 

2010, and OST anticipates awarding 

grants as soon as possible thereafter. 

Information related to this ICR, 

including applicable supporting 

documentation may be obtained by 

contacting Robert Mariner, Office of the 

Assistant Secretary for Transportation 

Policy, at (202) 366–8914 or 

Robert.Mariner@dot.gov. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

as soon as possible upon publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. 

Comments and questions should be 

directed to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Attn: OST 

OMB Desk Officer, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503. Comments 

and questions about the ICR identified 

below may be transmitted electronically 

to OIRA at 

oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2105–New. 

Title: National Infrastructure 

Investments. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Emergency 

information collection request. 

Expected Number of Respondents: 

1,500. 

Frequency: One time collection. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 100 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

150,000 hours. 

Abstract: On December 16, 2009, the 

President of the United States signed the 

Transportation, Housing and Urban 

Development, and Related Agencies 

Appropriations Act for 2010 (Div. A of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2010 (Pub. L. 111–117, Dec. 16, 2009)) 

(‘‘FY 2010 Appropriations Act’’) which 

appropriated $600 million to be 

awarded for National Infrastructure 

Investments or ‘‘TIGER II Discretionary 

Grants.’’ Funds for the TIGER II 

Discretionary Grant Program are to be 

awarded on a competitive basis for 

projects that will have a significant 

impact on the Nation, Metropolitan area 

or a region. 

On April 26, 2010, the Department 

published an interim notice announcing 

the availability of funding for TIGER II 

Discretionary Grants, project selection 

criteria, pre-application requirements, 

application requirements and the 

deadline for submitting pre-applications 

is no later than July 16, 2010, and final 

applications no later than August 23, 

2010. OST will begin accepting grant 

applications on July 30, 2010 through 

Grants.gov upon approval from OMB. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Roy Kienitz, 

Under Secretary for Transportation Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12513 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0143] 

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 

Committee Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Motor Carrier Safety 

Advisory Committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that its 

Motor Carrier Safety Advisory 

Committee (MCSAC) will hold a threeday committee meeting concerning 

distracted driving by commercial motor 

vehicle (CMV) operators, from June 8 

through June 10, 2010. This meeting is 

open to the public. 

DATES: Meeting dates: The meeting will 

be held on the following dates: Tuesday, 

June 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 

Wednesday, June 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m.; and Thursday, June 10, 2010, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time. 

Location: Hilton Alexandria Old 

Town, Washington and Jefferson Rooms, 

2nd Floor, 1767 King Street, Alexandria, 

VA 22314 (located across the street from 

the King Street Metrorail Station). 

Subject: FMCSA will request that 

MCSAC provide information, concepts, 

and ideas on ways to prevent distracted 

driving by commercial motor vehicle 

operators, with a particular emphasis on 

in-cab technologies and activities. This 

task will assist FMCSA in identifying 

options for addressing driver distraction 

associated with certain in-cab 

technologies. This activity is separate 

from FMCSA’s current rulemaking 

concerning texting and the Agency’s 

forthcoming rulemaking concerning the 

use of wireless telephones. In addition, 

FMCSA will seek information, and ideas 

for consideration in updating the 

Agency’s Strategic Plan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Shannon L. Watson, Senior 

Management Analyst, Strategic Planning 

and Program Evaluation Division, Office 

of Policy Plans and Regulation, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, (202) 385–2395, or e-mail 

mcsac@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 4144 of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) 

(Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144, August 

10, 2005) required the Secretary of 

Transportation to establish a Motor 

Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. The 

committee provides advice and 

recommendations to the FMCSA 

Administrator on motor carrier safety 

programs and regulations and operates 

in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App 

2). 

II. Meeting Participation 

Comments from the public will be 

heard orally during the last hour of each 

day’s meeting. To be assured of timely 

consideration, interested parties may 

submit written comments on the subject 

topic by Wednesday, June 2, 2010, to 

the Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) in Docket Number FMCSA– 

2010–0143 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, 

Room WI2–140, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 


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Avenue, SE., Room WI2–140, 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

Issued on: May 19, 2010. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12616 Filed 5–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Safety Advisory 2010–01 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Safety Advisory; 

Safety Appliance Securement, Potential 

Failure of Welded and/or Notched 

Vertical Hand Brake Supports on FTTX 

Flatcars. 

SUMMARY: FRA is issuing Safety 

Advisory 2010–01 in order to provide 

guidance to interested parties 

concerning the inspection and repair of 

FTTX series flatcars that have welded 

vertical hand brake supports that have 

been modified to accommodate a 10- 

inch wide hand brake step. FRA’s Office 

of Railroad Safety Motive Power and 

Equipment (MP&E) Division has been 

notified that approximately 1,851 FTTX 

series flatcars that are owned by TTX 

Company (TTX) may have a notch cut 

into the vertical hand brake supports, 

which compromises the safety of the 

hand brake support angles. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom 

Blankenship, Mechanical Engineer, 

MP&E Division (RRS–14); FRA Office of 

Safety Assurance and Compliance, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, telephone: (202) 493–6446. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 

29, 2008, at approximately 10:17 a.m. 

(CST), a railroad employee was riding a 

cut of four cars while attempting to set 

the hand brake on Flatcar GVSR 209000. 

During this task, the hand brake support 

angles, which had been previously 

welded, suddenly broke; this may have 

contributed to the employee falling 

under the rolling equipment, resulting 

in a fatality. Preliminary details of this 

incident indicate that the welded 

vertical hand brake support angles had 

an ‘‘old break’’ condition that allowed 

the remaining weld to fail when force 

was applied to the hand brake. Field 

investigation of the failed vertical hand 

brake support indicated that the hand 

brake and/or brackets were improperly 

applied or not mechanically fastened to 

the car. See Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Sections 

231.1(a)(4)(iii) and 231.27(a)(4)(iii), and 

Safety Appliance Defect Code 

231.110.B3, requiring hand brake 

housing to be securely fastened to a car. 

As a result of this fatality, FRA issued 

Safety Advisory 2008–02 stating that 

additional flatcars may have vertical 

hand brake supports that could be 

subject to a similar type of failure. 

Recognizing the need to ensure safety, 

FRA recommended that railroads and 

car owners operating flatcars that have 

a vertical hand brake support that is 

welded to the carbody carefully inspect 

the cars to determine the adequacy of 

any welded securement. Further, any 

car found with a defective condition 

should be immediately handled for 

repair in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

20303, and repaired in accordance with 

accepted industry practice or by using 

approved fasteners as outlined in 49 

CFR 231.1(a)(4)(iii). Welding, where 

present, must be done in accordance 

with industry practice, as specified in 

American Welding Society (AWS) 

Standards D1 and D15. 

Regional FRA inspectors have 

recently observed flatcars in TTX 

ownership with FTTX reporting marks, 

which may also pose a significant safety 

risk on account of notched vertical 

handbrake supports. The vertical 

handbrake supports appear to have been 

‘‘notched’’ in order to apply a 

nonstandard 10-inch brake step in place 

of the 8-inch brake step that was 

originally designed for the cars. Cars 

tentatively identified that may have the 

nonstandard 10-inch brake step include, 

but are not limited to, the following car 

series: 

Known cars 

Possible 

series involved 

FTTX 961917 ............................ 961370– 

961917 

FTTX 971554 ............................ 971049– 

971613 

FTTX 972703, 972762, 972235 972047– 

972946 

FTTX 940540 ............................ 940182– 

940872 

FTTX 963325 ............................ 963325 

FRA has contacted the Association of 

American Railroads (AAR) and the car 

owner, TTX, to alert AAR and its 

member railroads of the potential safety 

risk these cars may pose in service. TTX 

and AAR have issued an Early Warning 

(EW–5240) in accordance with AAR 

Rule 125, which includes inspection 

instructions, temporary repair of 

affected cars, and the recommended 

disposition of subject cars. 

Recommended Action: Due to the 

application of nonstandard 10-inch 

wide brake steps, the strength of the 

vertical hand brake stanchions may 

have been compromised on the abovenoted FTTX flatcars. As with the GVSR 

flatcar, there is a potential for cracked 

vertical stanchions. FRA recommends 

and has requested that TTX furnish FRA 

with the following information for the 

FTTX cars involved: 

1. The number of cars in TTX 

ownership (to include the reporting 

marks with number series) that may 

have a welded vertical handbrake 

support; 

2. The location of each car that is in 

service or storage; 

3. Each car that has been designated 

for scrapping, identified by car number 

and storage location; 

4. A full description, calculations, and 

drawings/sketches for the proposed 

‘‘temporary fix’’; 

5. Any cars that have a ‘‘notched 

stanchion,’’ and any cars with 

improperly applied hand brakes, must 

be handled in accordance with 49 

U.S.C. 20303. Repairs to subject cars 

must be performed in accordance with 

accepted industry practice or by using 

approved fasteners, as outlined in 49 

CFR 231.27(a)(4)(iii). Welding, where 

present, must be performed to an 

acceptable manufacturing welding 

industry standard (AWS) within a 

certified weld facility that typically 

makes weld repairs to freight cars; and 

6. A concise ‘‘action plan’’ that 

includes the following: 

a. Schedule of car inspections 

covering those TTX cars potentially at 

risk; 

b. Description of car disposition 

(scrap, temporary repair, or permanent 

repair); 

c. Schedule of when all cars will have 

permanent repairs completed. Schedule 

to include number of cars that will be 

repaired on a monthly basis, and 

projected versus actual cars repaired; 

d. List of all cars that have or will 

have a welded repair. The list should 

include the name of the AWS-qualified 

shop that will make the repair for each 

car; and 

e. A final proposed permanent repair 

with attached drawings and procedures. 

At this time, FRA further recommends 

that AAR and TTX continue to inspect 

and repair all of the above-noted series 

flatcars, and immediately handle for 

repair those cars found with defective 

fastening conditions in accordance with 

EW–5240 via the following steps: 

1. Empty Cars. Conduct a visual 

inspection of the vertical hand brake 

supports for cracks or evidence of a 


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