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15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change, as amended, is consistent with 

the Act. Comments may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2008–076 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2008–076. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. 

To help the Commission process and 

review your comments more efficiently, 

please use only one method. The 

Commission will post all comments on 

the Commission’s Internet Web site 

(http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). 

Copies of the submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Room on 

official business days between the hours 

of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.. Copies of such 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

offices of Nasdaq. All comments 

received will be posted without change; 

the Commission does not edit personal 

identifying information from 

submissions. You should submit only 

information that you wish to make 

available publicly. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NASDAQ–2008–076 and 

should be submitted on or before 

October 22, 2008. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–22968 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Interest Rates 

The Small Business Administration 

publishes an interest rate called the 

optional ‘‘peg’’ rate (13 CFR 120.214) on 

a quarterly basis. This rate is a weighted 

average cost of money to the 

government for maturities similar to the 

average SBA direct loan. This rate may 

be used as a base rate for guaranteed 

fluctuating interest rate SBA loans. This 

rate will be 4.625 (4 5/8) percent for the 

October—December quarter of FY 2009. 

Pursuant to 13 CFR 120.921(b), the 

maximum legal interest rate for any 

third party lender’s commercial loan 

which funds any portion of the cost of 

a 504 project (see 13 CFR 120.801) shall 

be 6% over the New York Prime rate or, 

if that exceeds the maximum interest 

rate permitted by the constitution or 

laws of a given State, the maximum 

interest rate will be the rate permitted 

by the constitution or laws of the given 

State. 

Grady B. Hedgespeth, 

Director, Office of Financial Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–23110 Filed 9–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6381] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Beadwork Storytellers, A Visual 

Language’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236 of October 19, 1999, as 

amended, and Delegation of Authority 

No. 257 of April 15, 2003 [68 FR 19875], 

I hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Beadwork 

Storytellers, A Visual Language,’’ 

imported from abroad for temporary 

exhibition within the United States, are 

of cultural significance. The objects are 

imported pursuant to loan agreements 

with the foreign owner or custodian. I 

also determine that the exhibition or 

display of the exhibit objects at the 

Cherokee Heritage Center, Tahlequah, 

OK, from on or about October 11, 2008, 

until on or about April 19, 2009, and at 

possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. Public Notice of these 

Determinations is ordered to be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Carol B. 

Epstein, Attorney-Adviser, Office of the 

Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State 

(telephone: 202/453–8048). The address 

is U.S. Department of State, SA–44, 301 

4th Street, SW., Room 700, Washington, 

DC 20547–0001. 

Dated: September 24, 2008. 

C. Miller Crouch, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Actions Taken at September 

11, 2008, Meeting 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Commission Actions. 

SUMMARY: At its regular business 

meeting on September 11, 2008, in 

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, the 

Commission held a public hearing as 

part of its regular business meeting. At 

the public hearing, the Commission: (1) 

Approved certain water resources 

projects; (2) approved enforcement 

actions for six projects; and (3) granted 

a request for extension of an emergency 

certificate issued on July 24, 2008. 

Details concerning these and other 

matters addressed at the public hearing 

and business meeting are contained in 

the Supplementary Information section 

of this notice. 

DATES: September 11, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission, 1721 N. Front Street, 

Harrisburg, PA 17102–2391. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard A. Cairo, General Counsel, 

telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 306; fax: 

(717) 238–2436; e-mail: rcairo@srbc.net; 

or Stephanie L. Richardson, Secretary to 


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the Commission, telephone: (717) 238– 

0423, ext. 304; fax: (717) 238–2436; email: srichardson@srbc.net. Regular 

mail inquiries may be sent to the above 

address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

addition to the public hearing and its 

related action items identified below, 

the following items were also presented 

or acted on at the business meeting: (1) 

A special presentation on Bucknell 

University’s Susquehanna River 

Initiative by Dr. Benjamin Hayes; (2) a 

special presentation on Environmental 

Flows by Mark Breyer of the Nature 

Conservancy; (3) a report on the present 

hydrologic conditions of the basin; (4) 

approval of a health insurance trust 

fund; (5) approval/ratification of various 

grants and contracts; (6) a directive for 

staff to move forward on a proposed 

rulemaking action regarding 

consumptive use by gas well 

development projects; (7) establishment 

of a ‘‘Compliance Reserve Fund’’ to hold 

the proceeds of settlements and civil 

penalty assessments; (8) deferral of 

action on an errata sheet for the public 

hearing transcript of March 13, 2008, to 

the December 4, 2008 meeting; and (9) 

appointment of Stephanie L. Richardson 

as the new Secretary to the Commission. 

The Commission also heard a Legal 

Counsel’s report and an update on 

recent activities in the regulatory 

program. 

The Commission also convened a 

public hearing and took the following 

actions: 

Public Hearing—Projects Approved 

1. Project Sponsor and Facility: East 

Resources, Inc. (Seeley Creek), Town of 

Southport, Chemung County, N.Y. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.036 mgd. 

2. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC (for 

operations in Chemung and Tioga 

Counties, N.Y., and Bradford, 

Susquehanna, and Wyoming Counties, 

Pa.). Application for consumptive water 

use of up to 2.075 mgd from various 

surface water sources and the following 

public water suppliers: Towanda 

Municipal Authority, Aqua 

Pennsylvania, Inc.—Susquehanna 

Division, Canton Borough Authority, 

Borough of Troy, and Village of 

Horseheads, N.Y. 

3. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 

(Susquehanna River), Town of Owego, 

Tioga County, N.Y. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 

mgd. 

4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot 

Oil & Gas Corporation (for operations in 

Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties, 

Pa.). Application for consumptive water 

use of up to 3.039 mgd from various 

surface water sources and the following 

public water suppliers: Tunkhannock 

Borough Municipal Authority, 

Pennsylvania American Water 

Company—Montrose System, and 

Meshoppen Borough Council. 

5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot 

Oil & Gas Corporation (Susquehanna 

River), Great Bend Borough, 

Susquehanna County, Pa. Application 

for surface water withdrawal of up to 

0.980 mgd. 

6. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 

(Susquehanna River), Athens Township, 

Bradford County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 

mgd. 

7. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 

(Susquehanna River), Oakland 

Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd. 

8. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot 

Oil & Gas Corporation (Susquehanna 

River), Susquehanna Depot Borough, 

Susquehanna County, Pa. Application 

for surface water withdrawal of up to 

0.980 mgd. 

9. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Fortuna Energy Inc. (Susquehanna 

River), Sheshequin Township, Bradford 

County, Pa. Application for surface 

water withdrawal of up to 0.250 mgd. 

10. Project Sponsor and Facility: East 

Resources, Inc. (Crooked Creek), 

Middlebury Township, Tioga County, 

Pa. Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.036 mgd. 

11. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC (for operations in 

Bradford County, Pa.). Application for 

consumptive use of water of up to 5.000 

mgd. 

12. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 

(Susquehanna River), Wysox Township, 

Bradford County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.999 

mgd. 

13. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (Unnamed 

Tributary to Meshoppen Creek), Dimock 

Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.980 mgd. 

14. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 

(Tunkhannock Creek), Lennox 

Township, Susquehanna County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.980 mgd. 

15. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 

(Meshoppen Creek-2), Lemon 

Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.980 mgd. 

16. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 

(Meshoppen Creek-1), Lemon 

Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.980 mgd. 

17. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Pennsylvania General Energy Company, 

LLC (operations in Potter and McKean 

Counties, Pa.). Application for 

consumptive water use of up to 4.900 

mgd from various surface water sources 

and the following public water 

suppliers: Jersey Shore Joint Water 

Authority, Williamsport Municipal 

Water Authority, and Borough of 

Montoursville. 

18. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Pennsylvania General Energy Company, 

LLC (East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek— 

Horton), East Fork Township, Potter 

County, Pa. Application for surface 

water withdrawal of up to 0.008 mgd. 

19. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC 

(Susquehanna River), Mehoopany 

Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.999 mgd. 

20. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Pennsylvania General Energy Company, 

LLC (First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek), 

Sylvania Township, Potter County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.107 mgd. 

21. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Pennsylvania General Energy Company, 

LLC (East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek— 

East Fork), East Fork Township, Potter 

County, Pa. Application for surface 

water withdrawal of up to 0.025 mgd. 

22. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Pennsylvania General Energy Company, 

LLC (East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek), 

Wharton Township, Potter County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.027 mgd. 

23. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation 

(Susquehanna River), Tunkhannock 

Township, Wyoming County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.980 mgd. 

24. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Pennsylvania General Energy Company, 

LLC (First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek), 

Wharton Township, Potter County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.231 mgd. 

25. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (Bowmans 

Creek), Eaton Township, Wyoming 

County, Pa. Application for surface 

water withdrawal of up to 0.980 mgd. 

26. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Neptune Industries, Inc. (Lackawanna 

River), Borough of Archbald, 


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Lackawanna County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.499 

mgd. 

27. Project Sponsor and Facility: PEI 

Power Corporation, Borough of 

Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pa. 

Modification to consumptive water use 

and surface water withdrawal approval 

(Docket No. 20010406) for addition of 

up to 0.530 mgd from a public water 

supplier as a secondary supply source, 

and settlement of an outstanding 

compliance matter. 

28. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC (for 

operations in Bradford, Centre, Clinton, 

Lycoming, Sullivan, and Tioga 

Counties, Pa.). Application for 

consumptive water use of up to 5.000 

mgd from various surface water sources 

and the following public water 

suppliers: Jersey Shore Joint Water 

Authority—Pine Creek and Anthony 

Facilities, Williamsport Municipal 

Water Authority, City of Lock Haven 

Water Department, Borough of 

Bellefonte, Borough of Montoursville, 

Milesburg Water System, and Towanda 

Municipal Authority. 

29. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC 

(Lycoming Creek), Lewis Township, 

Lycoming County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.200 

mgd. 

30. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC 

(Lycoming Creek), Lycoming Township, 

Lycoming County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.200 

mgd. 

31. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC (for operations in 

Lycoming County, Pa.) Application for 

consumptive water use of up to 5.000 

mgd from various surface water sources 

and the following public water 

suppliers: Jersey Shore Joint Water 

Authority—Pine Creek and Anthony 

Facilities, Williamsport Municipal 

Water Authority, Borough of 

Montoursville, and Towanda Municipal 

Authority. 

32. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC (Muncy Creek), Penn 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd. 

33. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC (Larrys Creek), Mifflin 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd. 

34. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC (Muncy Creek), Picture 

Rocks Borough, Lycoming County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd. 

35. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC (Loyalsock Creek), 

Montoursville Borough, Lycoming 

County, Pa. Application for surface 

water withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd. 

36. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC 

(West Branch Susquehanna River), 

Colebrook Township, Lycoming County, 

Pa. Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.200 mgd. 

37. Project Sponsor and Facility: Rex 

Energy Corporation (for operations in 

Centre and Clearfield Counties, Pa.). 

Application for consumptive water use 

of up to 5.000 mgd from various surface 

water sources and the following public 

water supplier: Clearfield Municipal 

Authority. 

38. Project Sponsor and Facility: Rex 

Energy Corporation (West Branch 

Susquehanna River), Goshen Township, 

Clearfield County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 5.000 

mgd. 

39. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Range Resources—Appalachia, LLC 

(Beech Creek), Snow Shoe Township, 

Centre County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.200 

mgd. 

40. Project Sponsor and Facility: Rex 

Energy Corporation (Moshannon 

Creek—Route 53), Snow Shoe 

Township, Centre County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd. 

41. Project Sponsor and Facility: Rex 

Energy Corporation (Moshannon Creek 

Outfall), Snow Shoe Township, Centre 

County, Pa. Application for surface 

water withdrawal of up to 2.000 mgd. 

42. Project Sponsor and Facility: Rex 

Energy Corporation (Moshannon 

Creek—Peale), Snow Shoe Township, 

Centre County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 2.000 

mgd. 

43. Project Sponsor: Suez Energy 

North America, Inc. Project Facility: 

Viking Energy of Northumberland, Point 

Township, Northumberland County, Pa. 

Modification to consumptive water use 

approval (Docket No. 19870301). 

44. Project Sponsor: New Enterprise 

Stone & Lime Co., Inc. Project Facility: 

Tyrone Quarry, Warriors Mark 

Township, Huntingdon County, and 

Snyder Township, Blair County, Pa. 

Modification to consumptive water use 

and groundwater withdrawal approval 

(Docket No. 20031205) for groundwater 

withdrawals of 0.095 mgd from Well 1, 

0.006 mgd from Well 2, and 0.050 mgd 

from Well 3, and 0.003 mgd from Well 

5. 

45. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Papetti’s Hygrade Egg Products, Inc., 

d.b.a. Michael Foods Egg Products Co., 

Upper Mahantango Township, 

Schuylkill County, Pa. Modification of 

consumptive water use approval 

(Docket No. 19990903) and a new 

groundwater withdrawal of 0.450 mgd 

from Well 3. 

46. Project Sponsor: Old Castle 

Materials, Inc. Project Facility: Pennsy 

Supply, Inc.—Hummelstown Quarry, 

South Hanover Township, Dauphin 

County, Pa. Application for surface 

water withdrawal of up to 29.952 mgd. 

47. Project Sponsor and Facility: Dart 

Container Corporation of Pennsylvania, 

Upper Leacock Township, Lancaster 

County, Pa. Modification of 

groundwater approval (Docket No. 

20040910). 

48. Project Sponsor: East Berlin Area 

Joint Authority. Project Facility: 

Buttercup Farms, Hamilton Township, 

Adams County, Pa. Applications for 

groundwater withdrawals (30-day 

averages) of 0.144 mgd from Well TW– 

1, 0.029 mgd from Well TW–2, and a 

total system withdrawal limit of 0.173 

mgd. 

Public Hearing—Projects Tabled 

1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC (Sugar Creek), West 

Burlington Township, Bradford County, 

Pa. Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.053 mgd. 

2. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Fortuna Energy Inc. (Sugar Creek), West 

Burlington Township, Bradford County, 

Pa. Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.250 mgd. 

3. Project Sponsor and Facility: 

Fortuna Energy Inc. (Towanda Creek), 

Franklin Township, Bradford County, 

Pa. Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.250 mgd. 

4. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC (Pine Creek), Cummings 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa. 

Application for surface water 

withdrawal of up to 0.099 mgd. 

5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Rex 

Energy Corporation (Upper Little 

Surveyor Run), Girard Township, 

Clearfield County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.400 

mgd. 

6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Rex 

Energy Corporation (Lower Little 

Surveyor Run), Girard Township, 

Clearfield County, Pa. Application for 

surface water withdrawal of up to 0.400 

mgd. 

Public Hearing—Project Withdrawn 

Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot 

Oil & Gas Corporation (Martins Creek), 

Lathrop Township, Susquehanna 

County, Pa. Application for surface 

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Public Hearing—No Action 

Project Sponsor: PPL Holtwood, LLC. 

Project Facility: Holtwood Hydroelectric 

Station, Martic and Conestoga 

Townships, Lancaster County, and 

Chanceford and Lower Chanceford 

Townships, York County, Pa. 

Applications for amendment to existing 

FERC license (FERC Project No. 1881) 

and for redevelopment of the project 

with modification of its operations on 

the lower Susquehanna River, including 

the addition of a second power station 

and associated infrastructure. 

Public Hearing—Enforcement Actions 

The Commission accepted settlement 

offers for the following projects: 

1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot 

Oil & Gas Corporation; Teel, 

Greenwood, Ely, Lewis and Black Wells; 

Dimock and Springfield Townships, 

Susquehanna County, Pa. 

2. Project Sponsor and Facility: Chief 

Oil & Gas, LLC; Kensinger, Spotts, and 

Poor Shot Wells; Mifflin, Penn and 

Anthony Townships, Lycoming County, 

Pa. 

3. Project Sponsor and Facility: EOG 

Resources, Inc.; Houseknecht, Olsyn 

and Pierce Wells; Springfield Township, 

Bradford County, Pa.; PHC Well, 

Lawrence Township, Clearfield County, 

Pa.; Leasgang and Pichler Wells, Jay 

Township, Elk County, Pa. 

4. Project Sponsor and Facility: North 

Coast Energy, Inc.; Litke Wells, 

Burnside Township, Centre County, Pa. 

5. Project Sponsor and Facility: Range 

Resources—Appalachia LLC; 

McWilliams, Bobst Mountain, Ogontz, 

and Ulmer Wells; Cogan House, 

Cummings and Lycoming Townships, 

Lycoming County, Pa.; Gulf USA Well, 

Snow Shoe Township, Centre County, 

Pa.; Duffey Well, Ridgebury Township, 

Bradford County, Pa. 

6. Project Sponsor and Facility: Turm 

Oil, Inc., LaRue Well, Rush Township, 

Susquehanna County, Pa. 

Public Hearing—Extension of 

Emergency Certificate 

The Commission granted an extension 

of an Emergency Certificate until 

December 4, 2008, to the following 

project: 

CAN DO, Inc., Hazle Township, 

Luzerne County, Pa.—Request to extend 

the use of Site 14 Test Well to serve 

Humbolt Industrial Park. 

Authority: Public Law 91–575, 84 Stat. 

1509 et seq., 18 CFR Parts 806, 807, and 808. 

Dated: September 22, 2008. 

Thomas W. Beauduy, 

Deputy Director. 

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BILLING CODE 7040–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2008–0138] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Renewal of Two Previously Approved 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval to renew two 

information collections, which are 

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 

December 1, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket ID Number FHWA– 

2008–0138 by any of the following 

methods: 

Web Site: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title 1: A Guide to Reporting Highway 

Statistics. 

OMB Control Number: 2125–0032. 

Abstract: A Guide to Reporting 

Highway Statistics provides for the 

collection of information by describing 

policies and procedures for assembling 

highway related data from the existing 

files of State agencies. The data includes 

motor-vehicle registration and fees, 

motor-fuel use and taxation, driver 

licensing, and highway taxation and 

finance. Federal, State, and local 

governments use the data for 

transportation policy discussions and 

decisions. Motor-fuel data are used in 

attributing receipts to the Highway 

Trust Fund and subsequently in the 

apportionment formula that are used to 

distribute Federal-Aid Highway Funds. 

The data are published annually in the 

FHWA’s Highway Statistics. 

Information from Highway Statistics is 

used in the joint FHWA and Federal 

Transit Administration required 

biennial report to Congress, Status of the 

Nation’s Highways, Bridges, and 

Transit: Conditions and Performance, 

which contrasts present status to future 

investment needs. 

Respondents: State and local 

governments of the 50 States, the 

District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Response: The estimated average 

reporting burden per response for the 

annual collection and processing of the 

data is 825 hours for each of the States 

(including local governments), the 

District of Columbia, and the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The 

estimated total annual burden for all 

respondents is 42,900 hours. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ralph Erickson, (202) 366–9235, 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Highway Administration, Office of 

Policy, Office of Highway Policy 

Information, Highway Funding and 

Motor Fuels Division (HPPI–10), 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. Office hours are from 7 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Title 2: Highway Performance 

Monitoring System (HPMS). 

OMB Control Number: 2125–0028. 

Abstract: The HPMS data that is 

collected is used for management 

decisions that affect transportation, 

including estimates of the Nation’s 

future highway needs and assessments 

of highway system performance. The 

information is used by the FHWA to 

develop and implement legislation and 

by State and Federal transportation 

officials to adequately plan, design, and 

administer effective, safe, and efficient 

transportation systems. This data is 

essential to the FHWA and Congress in 

evaluating the effectiveness of the 

Federal-aid highway program. The 

HPMS also provides miles, lane-miles, 

and travel components of the FederalAid Highway Fund apportionment 

formulae. The data that is required by 

the HPMS is continually reassessed and 

streamlined by the FHWA. 

Respondents: State governments of 

the 50 States, the District of Columbia, 

and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The estimated average burden 


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