Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 24 / Friday, February 5, 2016 / Notices 6325 

1LAS was granted authority to lease and operate 

portions of the rail lines in Louisiana Southern 

Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption— 

The Kansas City Southern Railway Company, FD 

34751 (STB served Oct. 7, 2005). In a letter filed on 

January 29, 2016, LAS clarified the locations of the 

rail lines being leased. 

2LAS filed a confidential, complete version of the 

Amended Agreements with its notice of exemption 

to be kept confidential by the Board under 49 CFR 

1104.14(a) without need for the filing of an 

accompanying motion for protective order under 49 

CFR 1104.14(b). 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to April 

5, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may comment on this notice by 

going to www.Regulations.gov. You can 

search for the document by entering 

‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2016–0002’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

• Email: LSApplications@state.gov. 

• Regular Mail: Send written 

comments to: Department of State, 

Office of Language Services SA–1, 

Fourteenth Floor, 2401 E Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20522. 

You must include the DS form 

number, information collection title, 

and the OMB control number in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to David Record at 2401 E Street NW., 

Fourteenth Floor, Washington, DC 

20522, who may be reached on 202– 

261–8800 or at RecordDM1@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Office of Language Services Contractor 

Application 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0191 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Administration (A/OPR/LS) 

• Form Number: DS–7651 

• Respondents: General Public 

Applying for Translator and/or 

Interpreter Contract Positions 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

700 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

700 

• Average Time per Response: 30 

minutes 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 350 

hours 

• Frequency: On Occasion 

• Obligation To Respond: Voluntary 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: The 

information collected is needed to 

ascertain whether respondents are valid 

interpreting and/or translating 

candidates, based on their work history 

and legal work status in the United 

States. If candidates successfully 

become contractors for the U.S. 

Department of State, Office of Language 

Services, the information collected is 

used to initiate security clearance 

background checks and for processing 

payment vouchers. Respondents are 

typically members of the general public 

with varying degrees of experience in 

the fields of interpreting and/or 

translating. 

Methodology: OLS makes the ‘‘Office 

of Language Services Contractor 

Application Form’’ available via the 

OLS Internet site. Respondents can 

submit it via email. 

Dated: January 20, 2016. 

Thomas F. Hufford, 

Director, Office of Language Services, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02307 Filed 2–4–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

Release of Waybill Data 

The Surface Transportation Board has 

received a request from the Association 

of American Railroads. (WB463–18–1/

15/16) for permission to use certain data 

from the Board’s 2014 Carload Waybill 

Sample. A copy of this request may be 

obtained from the Office of Economics. 

The waybill sample contains 

confidential railroad and shipper data; 

therefore, if any parties object to these 

requests, they should file their 

objections with the Director of the 

Board’s Office of Economics within 14 

calendar days of the date of this notice. 

The rules for release of waybill data are 

codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. 

Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 

245–0319. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02251 Filed 2–4–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 35983] 

Louisiana Southern Railroad, L.L.C.— 

Lease Exemption Containing 

Interchange Commitment—The Kansas 

City Southern Railway Company 

Louisiana Southern Railroad, L.L.C. 

(LAS), a Class III rail carrier, has filed 

a verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.41 to continue to lease from 

The Kansas City Southern Railway 

Company (KCS), and to operate, 

approximately 165.8 miles of rail line 

between: (1) A point 1,600 feet south of 

Highway 80 crossing, near Gibsland, 

La., and milepost B–192, near Pineville, 

La.; (2) milepost 83.5, at Sibley, La., and 

milepost 78.8, at Minden, La., on the 

Sibley Branch; (3) milepost 49.6, near 

Cullen, La., and milepost 78.8, at 

Minden on the Hope Subdivision; and 

(4) milepost 78.8, at Minden, and 

milepost B–102, near Bossier, La. on the 

Hope Subdivision.1

In the verified notice, LAS states that 

LAS and KCS have recently entered into 

two amended and restated lease 

agreements 2 (Amended Agreements) 

which, among other things, extend the 

term of the original lease agreement to 

October 31, 2025. As required under 49 

CFR 1150.43(h)(1), LAS has disclosed in 

its verified notice that the Amended 

Agreements contain an interchange 

commitment that affects the interchange 

points in Sibley, Gibsland, and 

Pineville, La. In addition, LAS has 

provided additional information 

regarding the interchange commitment 

as required by 49 CFR 1150.43(h). LAS 

states that it will continue to be the 

operator of the rail lines. 

LAS has certified that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

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