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Approval does not constitute a 

commitment by the FAA to financially 

assist in the implementation of the 

program nor a determination that all 

measures covered by the program are 

eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the 

FAA under the Airport and Airway 

Improvement Act of 1982. Where 

Federal funding is sought, the airport 

sponsor must submit requests for project 

grants to the FAA Denver Airports 

District Office in Denver, Colorado. 

The Centennial Airport study 

contains a proposed noise compatibility 

program comprised of actions designed 

for implementation by airport 

management and adjacent jurisdictions 

from the date of study completion to 

beyond the year 2012. The Arapahoe 

County Public Airport Authority, 

Englewood, CO, requested that the FAA 

evaluate and approve this material as a 

noise compatibility program for the 

Centennial Airport, as described in 

Section 104(b) of the Act. The FAA 

began its review of the program on 

February 22, 2008, and was required by 

a provision of the Act to approve or 

disapprove the program within 180 days 

(other than the use of new flight 

procedures for noise control). Failure to 

approve or disapprove such a program 

within the 180-day period shall be 

deemed to be an approval of such a 

program. 

The submitted program contained 12 

proposed actions to address noise on 

and off the airport. The FAA completed 

its review and determined that the 

overall program complied with 

procedural and substantive 

requirements of the Act and Part 150. 

The overall program, therefore, was 

approved by FAA effective August 12, 

2008. 

FAA granted outright approval for 

five of the specific program 

recommendations. One of these 

approved elements involves voluntary 

measures that the airport sponsor can 

encourage pilots to use to help 

minimize aircraft noise. The other four 

approved recommendations involve 

program management and are intended 

to assist in the development and 

operations of a noise abatement office 

and noise monitoring efforts. These 

measures include the installation of a 

permanent noise monitoring system to 

monitor noise levels and compliance 

with noise abatement measures and the 

use of a public advisory committee to 

monitor programs implemented as a 

result on the adoption of the NCP, 

including the Noise Monitoring 

Program. 

FAA approved in part the NCP 

recommendation that addresses land 

use planning. This recommendation 

involves the airport authority working 

with the local municipalities to amend 

zoning requirements, comprehensive 

plans and development regulations to 

minimize new, noncompatible land uses 

near the airport and to minimize the 

impact on airspace surrounding the 

airport, including 14 CFR Part 77 

imaginary surfaces. FAA disapproved 

for Part 150 purposes portions of this 

recommendation related to airspace 

issues regulated under Part 77. 

In addition, the airport sponsor 

proposes four changes to flight 

procedures. One of these measures, a 

change to nighttime flight procedures 

for jets departing to the north, FAA 

approved, subject to further 

environmental review and air traffic 

operational safety and efficiency. FAA 

also approved, for Part 150 purposes, 

the elimination of the preferential 

runway procedure. 

FAA disapproved the remaining two 

program elements that involve proposed 

changes to flight procedures. FAA Air 

Traffic Control determined these 

procedures would create numerous 

adverse impacts to safety and efficiency 

of air traffic control operations. These 

procedures would have tested 24-hour 

flight tracks between 350 and 010 

degree headings and implemented a 170 

degree departure heading to 4 DME or 

8,000 MSL (± 20 degrees). 

The airport sponsor also proposes 

banning certain type of aircraft 

operations. In particular, the airport 

sponsor proposes the ban of Stage I 

aircraft under 75,000 lbs. from operating 

at Centennial Airport but did not 

provide data supporting the noise 

benefit of such a ban, per Part 150 

requirements. For this reason, the FAA 

disapproved this recommendation 

pending further study. The Arapahoe 

Public Airport Authority may submit 

this additional information to FAA for 

further evaluation. 

FAA also disapproved the proposed 

ban of Stage 2 aircraft between the hours 

of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., pending 

additional information needed from the 

airport sponsor, as required under 14 

CFR Part 161. The Arapahoe Public 

Airport Authority studied the noise 

benefit of such a ban and describes this 

benefit in its NCP. While this meets the 

requirements of Part 150, Part 161 

requires additional FAA review and 

approval to determine the impact of 

such a ban on air commerce and the 

national airspace system prior to 

implementing the ban. 

FAA’s determinations are set forth in 

detail in a Record of Approval endorsed 

by the FAA Airports Division Manager 

on August 12, 2008. The Record of 

Approval, as well as other evaluation 

materials and the documents 

comprising the submittal, are available 

for review at the FAA office and Internet 

site listed above and at the 

administrative offices of the Arapahoe 

County Public Airport Authority, 

Englewood, CO. 

Re-issued in Renton, Washington, on 

August 25, 2008. 

Donna P. Taylor, 

Manager, Airports Division, FAA Northwest 

Mountain Region. 

[FR Doc. E8–22460 Filed 9–24–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

its implementing regulations, the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

hereby announces that it is seeking 

renewal of the following currently 

approved information collection 

activities. Before submitting these 

information collection requirements for 

clearance by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting 

public comment on specific aspects of 

the activities identified below. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than November 24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on any or all of the following proposed 

activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert 

Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop–25, 

Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Nakia 

Jackson, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 

20590. Commenters requesting FRA to 

acknowledge receipt of their respective 

comments must include a self-addressed 

stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments 

on OMB control number 2130–0571.’’ 

Alternatively, comments may be 

transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493– 

6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to 

Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov, or 

to Ms. Jackson at 

nakia.jackson@dot.gov. Please refer to 

the assigned OMB control number in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in 

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response to this notice in a subsequent 

notice and include them in its 

information collection submission to 

OMB for approval. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 25, 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 

493–6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office 

of Information Technology, RAD–20, 

Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 35, 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 

493–6073). (These telephone numbers 

are not toll-free.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Pub. L. No. 104–13, § 2, 109 Stat. 

163 (1995) (codified as revised at 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part 

1320, require Federal agencies to 

provide 60 days notice to the public for 

comment on information collection 

activities before seeking approval for 

reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 

1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, 

FRA invites interested respondents to 

comment on the following summary of 

proposed information collection 

activities regarding (i) Whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities will have practical utility; (ii) 

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the 

burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (iii) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public by 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology (e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)(i)–(iv); 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1)(i)–(iv). FRA believes that 

soliciting public comment will promote 

its efforts to reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information mandated 

by Federal regulations. In summary, 

FRA reasons that comments received 

will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce 

reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it 

organizes information collection 

requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format 

to improve the use of such information; 

and (iii) accurately assess the resources 

expended to retrieve and produce 

information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 

3501. 

Below is a brief summary of currently 

approved information collection 

activities that FRA will submit for 

clearance by OMB as required under the 

PRA: 

Title: Occupational Noise Exposure 

for Railroad Operating Employees. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0571. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information is used by FRA to ensure 

that railroads covered by this rule 

establish and implement—by specified 

dates—noise monitoring, hearing 

conservation, and audiometric testing 

programs, as well as hearing 

conservation training programs, to 

protect their employees against the 

damaging and potentially dangerous 

effects of excessive noise in the 

everyday rail environment. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Respondent Universe: 460 railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

CFR section Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

227.9—Waivers ................................................... 460 Railroads ............... 5 petitions ..................... 60 minutes ................... 5 

227.103—Noise Monitoring Program .................. 460 Railroads ............... 460 programs ............... 2 hours/8 hours/600 

hours.

5,165 

—Notification of Employee of Monitoring ..... 460 Railroads ............... 905 lists ........................ 30 minutes ................... 453 

227.107—Hearing Conservation Program (HCP) 460 Railroads ............... 461 HCPs ..................... 150 hrs/2 hrs/31 hrs/7.5 

hours.

2,875 

—Revised Hearing Conservation Programs 

(HCPs).

460 Railroads ............... 92 HCPs ....................... 1.74 hours .................... 160 

227.109—Audiometric Testing Program—Existing Employees—Baseline Audiograms.78,000 Employees ....... 60,000 audiograms + 

6,000 audiograms.

7 min./25 minutes ........ 7,000 + 2,500 

—Periodic Audiograms ................................. 78,000 Employees ....... 8,000 audiograms ........ 25 minutes ................... 3,333 

—Evaluation of Audiograms ......................... 78,000 Employees ....... 2,330 evaluations + 93 

retests.

6 min./2.5 hours ........... 466 

—Problem Audiograms ................................ 8,000 Employees ......... 45 documents .............. 10 minutes ................... 8 

—Follow-up Procedures—Notifications ........ 8,000 Employees ......... 93 notifications ............. 15 minutes ................... 24

—Fitting/Training of Employees: Hearing 

Protectors.

240 Employees ............ 240 tr. sessions ............ 2 minutes ..................... 8 

—Referrals for Clinical/Otological Examinations.240 Employees ............ 20 referrals/results ....... 2 hours ......................... 40 

—Notification to Employee of Need: 

Otological Examination.

240 Employees ............ 20 notifications ............. 5 minutes ..................... 2 

—New Audiometric Interpretation ................ 240 Employees ............ 20 notifications ............. 5 minutes ..................... 2 

227.111—Audiometric Test Requirements .......... 1,000 Mobile Vans ....... 1,000 tests ................... 45 minutes ................... 750 

227.117—Hearing Protection Attenuation—Evaluation.460 Railroads ............... 50 evaluations .............. 30 minutes ................... 25 

—Re-Evaluations .......................................... 460 Railroads ............... 10 re-evaluations ......... 30 minutes ................... 5 

227.119—Hearing Conservation Training Program—Development.460 Railroads/AAR ...... 461 programs ............... 8 hours/2 hours/116 

hours/1 hour.

956 

—Employee Training .................................... 460 Railroads ............... 26,000 tr. Empl ............ 30 minutes ................... 13,000 

—Periodic Training ....................................... 460 Railroads ............... 7,000 tr. Empl .............. 30 minutes ................... 3,500 

227.121—Recordkeeping—Authorization: 

Records.

460 Railroads ............... 10 requests + 10 responses.10 min. + 15 min .......... 5 

—Request for Copies of Reports ................. 460 Railroads ............... 150 requests + 150 responses.21 min. + 45 min .......... 166 

—Records Transfer When Carrier Becomes 

Defunct.

460 Railroads ............... 10 records .................... 24 minutes ................... 4 

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CFR section Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

—Railroad Audiometric Test Records .......... 460 Railroads ............... 26,000 records ............. 2 minutes ..................... 867 

—Hearing Conservation Program (HCP) 

Records.

460 Railroads ............... 54,000 records ............. 45 seconds ................... 675 

—HCP Training Records of Employees ....... 460 Railroads ............... 26,000 records ............. 30 seconds ................... 217 

—Records: Standard Threshold Shifts of 

Employees.

460 Railroads ............... 280 records .................. 7 minutes ..................... 33 

229.121—Locomotive Cab Noise—Tests/Certifications.3 Equipment Manufacturers.700 tests/certific ........... 40 min. + 5 min ............ 111 

—Equipment Maintenance: Excessive Noise 

Reports.

460 Railroads ............... 3,000 reports + 3,000 

records.

10 min. + 5 min ............ 750 

—Maintenance Records ............................... 460 Railroads ............... 3,750 records ............... 8 minutes ..................... 500 

—Internal Auditable Monitoring Systems ..... 570 Railroads ............... 570 systems ................. 36 min. + 8.25 hour ..... 572 

Appendix H—Static Test Protocols/Records ....... 700 Locomotives .......... 2 retests + 2 records .... 35 min. + 5 min ............ 1 

Total Responses: 230,939. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

44,178 hours. 

Status: Regular Review. 

Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 

CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA 

informs all interested parties that it may 

not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

19, 2008. 

D.J. Stadtler, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–22563 Filed 9–24–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2008– 

0129] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

an extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes one 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 24, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice numbers cited at the 

beginning of this notice and be 

submitted to Docket Management, Room 

W12–140, ground level, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590 

by any of the following methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. Telephone: 1– 

800–647–5527. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the Public Participation heading of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this document. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, 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 

19477–78) or you may visit http:// 

DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to the street 

address listed above. The Internet access 

to the docket will be at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Complete copies of each request for 

collection of information may be 

obtained at no charge from Carlita 

Ballard, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., Room W43–439, NVS–131, 

Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard’s 

telephone number is (202) 366–0846. 

Please identify the relevant collection of 

information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

providing a 60-day comment period and 

otherwise consult with members of the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

each proposed collection of information. 

The OMB has promulgated regulations 

describing what must be included in 

such a document. Under OMB’s 

regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an 

agency must ask for public comment on 

the following: 

(i.) Whether the proposed collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii.) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii.) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv.) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

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