45096 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 149 / Friday, August 1, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2008–0113] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Renewal of a Previously Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The OST invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval for renewal of a 

previously approved information 

collection that is summarized below 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We 

are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

September 30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FHWA–2008–0113 by any of the 

following methods: 

Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. Follow 

the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Koontz, 202–366–2076, Office 

of Natural and Human Environment, 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, Washington, DC, 

20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB: 2125–0614. 

Title: Annual Reporting for the 

Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 

Improvement (CMAQ) Program. 

Background: Section 1808 of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users of 2005 (SAFETEA–LU) calls for 

an Evaluation and Assessment of CMAQ 

Projects. The statute calls for the 

identification and analysis of a 

representative sample of CMAQ projects 

and the development and population of 

a database that describes the impacts of 

the program both on traffic congestion 

levels and air quality. To establish and 

maintain this database, the FHWA is 

requesting States to submit annual 

reports on their CMAQ investments that 

cover projected air quality benefits, 

financial information, a brief 

description of projects, and several 

other factors outlined in the Interim 

Program Guidance for the CMAQ 

program. States are requested to provide 

the end of year summary reports via the 

automated system provided through 

FHWA by the first day of March of each 

year, covering the prior Federal fiscal 

year. 

Respondents: 51; each State DOT, and 

Washington, DC. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 125 hours per annual report. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,375 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: July 25, 2008. 

Judith Kane, 

Team Leader, Management Programs and 

Analysis Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–17673 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

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) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

with 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. 

Connecticut Department of 

Transportation 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2008–

0088] 

The Connecticut Department of 

Transportation (CDOT) in conjunction 

with the National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation (Amtrak) seeks a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

49 CFR Part 238, Passenger Equipment 

Safety Standards. Specifically, 

§ 238.309(d)(2), which provide the 

clean, oil, test, and stencil (COT&S) 

requirements for air brake valves. 

In the aftermath of the events 

surrounding Hurricane Katrina, the 

Federal Emergency Management Agency 

(FEMA) has identified a need to have 

passenger car equipment readily 

available for emergency evacuation 

purposes. CDOT has responded by 

making 10 demotored SPV passenger 

cars that have been identified and are 

currently in storage available to support 

this effort. In order to expedite the 

return of this equipment for immediate 

service, CDOT requests relief from the 

COT&S requirements. 

The range of dates in which these cars 

last had a COT&S performed is July 

2001, to May 2006. The regulation 

requires a COT&S every 1,476 days. 

Prior to being placed in-service, CDOT 

will contract Amtrak to perform a single 

car air brake test on each car to ensure 

the integrity of the air brake system. 

Additionally, Amtrak will ensure the 

integrity of all safety critical systems, as 

outlined in §§ 238.303, 238.305 and 

238.311 and will be the custodian of the 

cars while in emergency stand-by status. 

FRA reserves the right to issue a 

temporary interim waiver if an 

emergency arises or other conditions 

warrant before the comment period ends 

for this waiver request. 

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 

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