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consequences of the change. Because of 

the setting in which C3RS is being 

implemented, that data must come from 

the railroad employees (labor and 

management) who may be affected. 

Critical data include beliefs about safety 

and issues related to safety, and 

opinions/observations about the 

operation of C3RS. 

The ongoing study is a five-year 

demonstration project to improve rail 

safety, and is designed to identify safety 

issues and propose corrective action 

based on voluntary reports of close calls 

submitted to the Bureau of 

Transportation Statistics. Because of the 

innovative nature of this program, FRA 

is implementing an evaluation to 

determine whether the program is 

succeeding, how it can be improved 

and, if successful, what is needed to 

spread the program throughout the 

railroad industry. Interviews to evaluate 

the close call reporting system will be 

conducted with two groups: (1) Key 

stakeholders to the process (e.g., FRA 

officials, industry labor, and carrier 

management within participating 

railroads); and (2) Employees in 

participating railroads who are eligible 

to submit close call reports to the 

Confidential Close Call Reporting 

System. Different questions will be 

addressed to each of these two groups. 

Interviews will be semi-structured, with 

follow-up questions asked as 

appropriate depending on the 

respondent’s initial answer. 

The confidentiality of the interview 

data is protected by the Privacy Act of 

1974. FRA fully complies with all laws 

pertaining to confidentiality, including 

the Privacy Act. Thus, information 

obtained by or acquired by FRA’s 

contractor, the Volpe Center, from key 

stakeholders and railroad employees 

will be used strictly for evaluation 

purposes. None of the information that 

might be identifying will be 

disseminated or disclosed in any way. 

In addition, the participating railroad 

sites involved will require Volpe to 

establish a non-disclosure agreement 

that prohibits disclosure of company 

confidential information without the 

carrier’s authorization. Also, the 

information is protected under the 

Department of Transportation regulation 

Title 49 CFR Part 9,which is in part 

concerned with the Department 

involvement in proceedings between 

private litigants. According to this 

statute, if data are subpoenaed, Volpe 

and Volpe contractors can not ‘‘provide 

testimony or produce any material 

contained in the files of the Department, 

or disclose any information or produce 

any material acquired as part of the 

performance of that employee’s official 

duties or because of that employee’s 

official duty status’’ unless authorized 

by agency counsel after determining 

that, in legal proceedings between 

private litigants, such testimony would 

be in the best interests of the 

Department or that of the United States 

Government if disclosed. Finally, the 

name of those interviewed will not be 

requested. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 242 

hours 

Addressee: Send comments regarding 

this information collection to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20503, Attention: FRA Desk Officer. 

Comments may also be sent 

electronically via e-mail to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA) at the following address: 

oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Department, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

Department’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 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 best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

15, 2010. 

Kimberly Coronel, 

Director, Office of Financial Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23478 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: U.S. 

64/Corridor K. The Project Begins on 

U.S. 64 From West of the Ocoee River 

to State Route 68 Near Ducktown in 

Polk County, TN 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for a proposed highway 

project in Polk County, Tennessee. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Charles J. O’Neill, Planning and 

Program Management Team Leader, 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Tennessee Division Office, Address: 404 

BNA Drive, Suite 508, Nashville, 

Tennessee 37217, Telephone: (615) 781– 

5770, E-mail: Charles.ONeill@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Tennessee Department of 

Transportation, will prepare an EIS for 

the proposed U.S. 64/Appalachian 

Development Corridor K project from 

west of the Ocoee River to State Route 

68 near Ducktown, a distance of 

approximately 20 miles. The southern 

boundary of the Corridor K project 

study area is along the TennesseeGeorgia state line. The northern 

boundary, in general, is along the 

Hiwassee River and Ocoee River 

watershed boundary. A NOI for the 

same project corridor was previously 

published on August 28, 1999 and then 

rescinded on May 21, 2008 due to the 

decision that a new EIS was needed to 

include and evaluate new information 

and a new economic development 

study. 

Alternatives to be considered include: 

(1) No-build; (2) a Transportation 

System Management (TSM) alternative; 

(3) a transit alternative; (4) one or more 

build alternatives that could include 

constructing a roadway on a new 

location, upgrading existing U.S. 64, or 

a combination of both, and (5) other 

alternatives that may arise from public 

input. Public scoping meetings will be 

held for the project corridor. As part of 

the scoping process, federal, state, and 

local agencies and officials; private 

organizations; citizens; and interest 

groups will have an opportunity to 

identify issues of concern and provide 

input on the purpose and need for the 

project, range of alternatives, 

methodology, and the development of 

the EIS. A Coordination Plan has been 

developed to include the public in the 

project development process. This plan 

utilizes the following outreach efforts to 

provide information and solicit input: 

Coordination through a Citizens 

Resource Team, newsletters, an Internet 

Web site, e-mail and direct mail, 

informational meetings and briefings, 

public hearings, and other efforts as 

necessary and appropriate. A public 

hearing will be held upon completion of 

the Draft EIS and public notice will be 

given of the time and place of the 

hearing. The Draft EIS will be available 


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1See 65 FR 30680 (May 12, 2000). 

for public and agency review and 

comment prior to the public hearings. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

identified and taken into account, 

comments and suggestions are invited 

from all interested parties. Comments 

and questions concerning the proposed 

action should be directed to the FHWA 

contact person identified above at the 

address provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

proposed program). 

Charles J. O’Neill, 

Planning & Program Mgmt. Team Leader, 

Nashville, TN. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23527 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent To 

Prepare a Supplemental Environmental 

Impact Statement (SEIS): Route 475 

(Knoxville Parkway), From Interstate 75 

South of Knoxville to Interstate 75 

North of Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and 

Anderson Counties, TN 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that the 

Notice of Intent published on November 

4, 2005 to prepare a SEIS for the 

proposed Route 475 (Knoxville 

Parkway) from Interstate 75 south of 

Knoxville to Interstate 75 north of 

Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and Anderson 

Counties, Tennessee, is being rescinded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Charles J. O’Neill, Planning and 

Program Management Team Leader, 

Federal Highway Administration— 

Tennessee Division Office, 404 BNA 

Drive, Suite 508, Nashville, TN 37217. 

615–781–5770. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Tennessee Department of 

Transportation, is rescinding the notice 

of intent to prepare a SEIS for the 

proposed Route 475 (Knoxville 

Parkway) from Interstate 75 south of 

Knoxville to Interstate 75 north of 

Knoxville, Loudon, Knox, and Anderson 

Counties, Tennessee. The proposed 

project was approximately 36 miles in 

length. 

The project as described in the 

December 18, 2001 Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement (DEIS) was proposed 

to improve the regional transportation 

system in the area. 

Since the original Draft 

Environmental Impact was approved, 

the alternative development and 

screening process for the project has 

continued through a Context Sensitive 

Solution Process (CSS). This CSS 

process identified new alternatives to 

follow the general alignment of the 

Orange alternative, but had been shifted 

at various locations based on input from 

the CSS process. In addition, the 

number and type of access points along 

the route have been modified. The 

purpose of the SDEIS was to study and 

develop the new alternatives. The NoBuild and three Build Alternatives were 

proposed to be studied in the SDEIS. 

Revised traffic projections show a 

much lower level of traffic using the 

new proposed Route 475 (Knoxville 

Parkway) and a smaller diversion of 

traffic from Interstate 40 and Interstate 

75 than was originally projected. In 

addition, the estimated cost of 

approximately one billion dollars was 

determined to be prohibitive. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

identified and taken into account, 

comments and suggestions are invited 

from all interested parties. Comments 

and questions concerning the proposed 

action should be directed to the FHWA 

contact person identified above at the 

address provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

proposed program.) 

Charles J. O’Neill, 

Planning and Program Mgmt., Team Leader, 

Nashville, TN. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23525 Filed 9–20–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0069] 

Fisker Automotive; Grant of 

Application for Temporary Exemption 

From Advanced Air Bag Requirements 

of FMVSS No. 208 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of grant of petition for 

temporary exemption from certain 

provisions of Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, 

Occupant Crash Protection. 

SUMMARY: This notice grants the petition 

of Fisker Automotive Corporation 

(Fisker) from certain advanced air bag 

requirements of FMVSS No. 208, for the 

Karma model. The basis for the 

application is that compliance would 

cause substantial economic hardship to 

a manufacturer that has tried in good 

faith to comply with the standard. This 

action follows our publication in the 

Federal Register of a document 

announcing receipt of Fisker’s petition 

and soliciting public comments. 

DATES: The exemption is effective 

immediately and remains in effect until 

September 21, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edward Glancy, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, NCC–112, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 4th 

Floor, Room W41–326, Washington, DC 

20590. Telephone: (202) 366–2992; Fax: 

(202) 366–3820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Advanced Air Bag Requirements and 

Small Volume Manufacturers 

In 2000, NHTSA upgraded the 

requirements for air bags in passenger 

cars and light trucks, requiring what are 

commonly known as ‘‘advanced air 

bags.’’ 1 The upgrade was designed to 

meet the goals of improving protection 

for occupants of all sizes, belted and 

unbelted, in moderate-to-high-speed 

crashes, and of minimizing the risks 

posed by air bags to infants, children, 

and other occupants, especially in lowspeed crashes. 

The advanced air bag requirements 

were a culmination of a comprehensive 

plan that the agency announced in 1996 

to address the adverse effects of air bags. 

This plan also included an extensive 

consumer education program to 


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