53370 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 168 / Tuesday, August 31, 2010 / Notices 

1The Board exempted the transfer of indirect 

control of that Class II carrier, Florida East Coast 

Railway, LLC (FEC), from Fortress to RailAmerica, 

with Fortress retaining indirect control of 

period was published on May 6, 2010 

(75 FR 25033–25034). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 

days, to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725–17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maria Vegega, PhD Chief, Behavioral 

Research Division, Office of Behavioral 

Safety Research (NTI–131), National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W44–302, 

Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Vegega’s 

phone number is 202–366–2668 and her 

e-mail address is Maria.Vegega@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Focus Group Review of 

Advanced Alcohol Detection 

Technology. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection requirement. 

Abstract: In 2008, 11,773 people were 

killed in alcohol-impaired-driving 

crashes. Drivers are considered to be 

alcohol-impaired when their blood 

alcohol concentration (BAC) is .08 

grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. 

These alcohol-impaired-driving 

fatalities accounted for 32 percent of the 

total motor vehicle traffic fatalities in 

the United States. 

In a continuing effort to reduce the 

adverse consequences of alcoholimpaired driving, NHTSA in 

conjunction with the Automotive 

Coalition for Traffic Safety (ACTS) is 

undertaking research and development 

to explore the feasibility of, and public 

policy challenges associated with, use of 

in-vehicle alcohol detection technology. 

The agency believes that use of vehiclebased, alcohol detection technologies 

could help to significantly reduce the 

number of alcohol-impaired driving 

crashes, deaths and injuries by 

preventing drivers from driving while 

their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) 

is at or above the legal limit. In 2008, 

ACTS and NHTSA entered into a 5– 

Year Cooperative Agreement to ‘‘explore 

the feasibility, the potential benefits of, 

and the public policy challenges 

associated with a more widespread use 

of unobtrusive technology to prevent 

drunk driving’’. The goal of this research 

effort, the Driver Alcohol Detection 

System for Safety (DADSS) project, is to 

develop and test prototypes that may be 

considered for vehicle integration 

thereafter. 

As technology development 

progresses and decisions are being made 

about how to integrate such technology 

into vehicles, NHTSA needs a better 

understanding of public preferences 

with respect to in-vehicle alcohol 

detection devices. Optimization of 

technology and public acceptance of it 

once deployed will depend on the 

extent to which public attitudes are 

taken into account during the 

development process. Recognizing the 

need to obtain input from drivers early 

in the development process, NHTSA 

proposes to conduct a total of 24 focus 

groups in two stages. The first set of 

focus groups (12 focus groups) will 

obtain information from licensed drivers 

on public perceptions and attitudes 

concerning in-vehicle alcohol detection 

technology designed to prevent alcoholimpaired driving. Information from this 

phase of the project will be used by 

NHTSA and the DADSS research team 

to provide input to decision making 

regarding vehicle integration with 

respect to the technology under 

investigation. A second set of focus 

groups (12 focus groups) will gauge 

driver reaction to technology 

prototypes, obtain input on alternative 

prototype features, and obtain guidance 

on strategies for introduction of the 

technology into the vehicle fleet. The 

information will also be used to identify 

potential barriers to acceptance of the 

technologies. 

Affected Public: Drivers age 21 years 

and older will be recruited in four 

locations to participate in focus groups. 

They will be provided with a stipend to 

reimburse them for expenses and 

compensate them for their time in 

participating in the discussions. 

Participation by all respondents would 

be voluntary and anonymous. All focus 

groups will be conducted by a trained 

moderator. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 288 

hours (24 focus groups with eight 

participants in each, averaging 1.5 

hours). 

Comments are invited 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 

information collection; 

(iii) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is most effective 

if OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Jeff Michael, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21757 Filed 8–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35379] 

RailAmerica, Inc., Palm Beach Holding, 

Inc., RailAmerica Transportation Corp., 

Central Railroad Company of 

Indianapolis, Chicago Ft. Wayne and 

Eastern Railroad Division, Fortress 

Investment Group, LLC, and RR 

Acquisition Holding, LLC—Control 

Exemption—Delphos Terminal 

Company, Inc. 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Board grants an 

exemption, under 49 U.S.C. 10502, from 

the prior approval requirements of 49 

U.S.C. 11323–25, for RailAmerica, Inc. 

(RailAmerica); Palm Beach Holding, Inc. 

(Palm Beach); RailAmerica 

Transportation Corp. (RTC); Central 

Railroad Company of Indianapolis 

(CERA); Chicago Ft. Wayne and Eastern 

Railroad Division (CFE); Fortress 

Investment Group, LLC (Fortress), on 

behalf of certain private equity funds 

managed by Fortress and its affiliates; 

and RR Acquisition Holding, LLC (RR 

Acquisition), to acquire control of 

Delphos Terminal Company, Inc. (DTC), 

subject to labor protective conditions. 

Pursuant to an agreement that CERA, a 

Class III rail carrier, intends to enter into 

with Bunge North America (East), LLC 

(Bunge), the parent company of DTC, 

CERA will acquire from Bunge all of the 

issued and outstanding shares of stock 

of DTC and will thus acquire direct 

control of DTC. Fortress, RR 

Acquisition, RailAmerica, Palm Beach, 

and RTC will indirectly control DTC, 

because Fortress’s noncarrier affiliate, 

RR Acquisition, controls noncarrier 

RailAmerica; RailAmerica directly 

controls noncarrier Palm Beach; Palm 

Beach directly controls noncarrier RTC; 

and RTC directly controls CERA. 

RailAmerica is a holding company that 

directly or indirectly controls 1 Class II 

and 29 Class III railroads. Fortress is a 

noncarrier that indirectly controls 1 

Class II rail carrier.1


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RailAmerica, in Fortress Inv. Group, LLC et al.— 

Exemption for Transaction within a Corporate 

Family, Docket No. FD 35123 (STB served Mar. 19, 

2008). According to petitioners, to date, 

RailAmerica has not yet exercised the control of 

FEC. 

DATES: This exemption will be effective 

on September 25, 2010. Petitions to stay 

must be filed by September 3, 2010. 

Petitions to reopen must be filed by 

September 15, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10 

copies of all pleadings, referring to 

Docket No. FD 35379, to: Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, send one copy of pleadings to 

Louis E. Gitomer, Esq., Law Offices of 

Louis E. Gitomer, 600 Baltimore 

Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, MD 21204. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Davis, (202) 245–0393 [Assistance for 

the hearing impaired is available 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339]. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information is contained in 

the Board’s decision. Board decisions 

and notices are available on our Web 

site at http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: August 25, 2010. 

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice 

Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner 

Nottingham. 

Kulunie L. Cannon, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21626 Filed 8–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; 

Santa Rosa County, FL 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for a proposed highway 

project in Santa Rosa County, Florida. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Cathy Kendall, AICP, Environmental 

Specialist, Federal Highway 

Administration, 545 John Knox Road, 

Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida 32303, 

Telephone: (850) 942–9650. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the Florida 

Department of Transportation will 

prepare an EIS for a proposal to improve 

SR 87 in Santa Rosa County, Florida. 

The proposed improvement would 

involve the construction of a new 

roadway connecting SR 87S to SR 87N. 

The new roadway would vary between 

five to eleven miles in length. The 

improvement is considered necessary to 

provide connectivity for the existing 

and projected traffic demand, and to 

provide a more direct corridor for 

emergency evacuations from the Gulf 

Coast. 

Alternatives under consideration 

include (1) taking no action; (2) 

alternative corridors that would provide 

for a four-lane rural highway with plans 

to build two-lanes initially to be 

widened to a four-lane divided rural 

facility as needed in the future. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens who have expressed 

interest in this proposal. A series of 

public meetings will be held between 

February, 2010 and June, 2013. In 

addition, a public hearing will be held. 

Public notice will be given of the time 

and place of the meetings and hearing. 

The Draft EIS will be made available for 

public and agency review and comment. 

An informal scoping meeting was held 

at the project site on July 29th, 2010. 

There are no plans to hold a formal 

scoping meeting. Scoping will be 

accomplished by use of the Florida 

Efficient Transportation Decision 

Making Process and a series of meetings 

for agencies and the public. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to the proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA at the address 

provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding inter-governmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Issued on: August 25, 2010. 

Martin Knopp, 

Division Administrator, FHWA, Federal 

Administrator, Tallahassee, Florida. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21740 Filed 8–30–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2010–0226] 

Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: 

Obtaining Approval of Alternative 

Vapor-Gas Dispersion Models 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, 

(PHMSA) DOT. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of advisory 

bulletin. 

SUMMARY: This advisory bulletin 

provides guidance on the requirements 

for obtaining approval of alternative 

vapor-gas dispersion models under 

Subpart B of 49 CFR part 193. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Helm at 405–954–7219 or 

charles.helm@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration (PHMSA) issues 

federal safety standards for siting 

liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities. 

Those standards require that an operator 

or governmental authority control the 

activities around an LNG facility to 

protect the public from the adverse 

effects of thermal radiation and 

flammable vapor-gas dispersion. Certain 

mathematical models and other 

parameters must be used to calculate the 

dimensions of these so-called ‘‘exclusion 

zones.’’ 

In the case of vapor-gas dispersion, 

two different models may be used where 

appropriate: (1) The DEGADIS Dense 

Gas Dispersion Model (DEGADIS), an 

integral model that simulates the 

downwind dispersion of dense gases in 

the atmosphere, and (2) FEM3A, a 

dispersion model that accounts for 

additional cloud dilution which may be 

caused by the complex flow patterns 

induced by tank and dike structures. 

The use of alternative vapor-gas 

dispersion models is also permitted, if 

those models take into account the same 

physical factors as the approved models, 

are validated by experimental test data, 

and receive the Administrator’s 

approval. Conservatism, field testing, 

post-testing data evaluation, and 

correlative analysis are critical to 

satisfying these conditions. 

In addition, PHMSA’s federal safety 

standards incorporate by reference the 

National Fire Protection Association 

(NFPA) NFPA 59A: Standard for the 

Production, Storage, and Handling of 

Liquefied Natural Gas. That consensus 


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