68752 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 222 / Tuesday, November 18, 2014 / Notices 

see also Joint Statement of Agency 

Policy Concerning Shared Use of the 

Tracks of the General Railroad System 

by Conventional Railroads and Light 

Rail Transit Systems, 65 FR 42626 (July 

10, 2000). 

Specifically, UTA requests relief from 

the following provisions of Title 49 of 

the CFR: Part 210—Railroad Noise 

Emission Compliance; Part 217— 

Railroad Operating Rules; Part 218— 

Railroad Operating Practices; Part 219— 

Control of Alcohol and Drug Use; Part 

220—Railroad Communications; 

221.13(d) and 221.14(a) (pertaining to 

rear end marking devices); 223.9(c), 

223.15(c) and 223.17 (pertaining to 

safety glazing standards and emergency 

windows); certain aspects of Part 225— 

Railroad Accidents/Incidents; Part 

228—Hours of Service (A–E); 229.46– 

229.59, 229.61, 229.65, 229.71, 

229.77(b), 229.125, 229.135 (pertaining 

to locomotive safety standards); 231.14 

(pertaining to railroad safety appliance 

standards); 234.105 (pertaining to grade 

crossing signal systems safety and 

activation failures); 238.113, 238.115(b), 

238.203, 238.205(b), 238.207, 238.209, 

238.211, 238.213, 238.215, 238.217, 

238.221, 238.229, 238.231, 238.233, 

238.301–238.319 (pertaining to 

passenger equipment safety standards); 

Part 239—Passenger Rail Emergency 

Preparedness; Part 240—Qualification 

and Certification of Locomotive 

Engineers; Part 242—Conductor 

Certification. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

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 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Communications received by January 

2, 2015 will be considered by FRA 

before final action is taken. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered as far as practicable. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). See http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice 

for the privacy notice of regulations.gov 

or interested parties may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

12, 2014. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27217 Filed 11–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2014–0106] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

this provides the public notice that by 

a document dated October 16, 2014, the 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s 

(MTA) Metro-North Railroad (MNCW) 

has petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) for a waiver of 

compliance from several provisions of 

the Federal railroad safety regulations. 

Specifically, MNCW requests relief from 

certain provisions of 49 CFR part 240, 

Qualification and Certification of 

Locomotive Engineers, and 49 CFR part 

242, Qualification and Certification of 

Conductors. The request was assigned 

Docket Number FRA–2014–0106. The 

relief is contingent on MNCW’s 

implementation of and participation in 

the Confidential Close Call Reporting 

System (C3RS) pilot project. 

MNCW seeks to shield reporting 

employees and the railroad from 

mandatory punitive sanctions that 

would otherwise arise as provided in 49 

CFR 240.117(e)(1)–(4); 240.305(a)(l)–(4) 

and (a)(6); 240.307; and 242.403(b), (c), 

(e)(1)–(4), (e)(6)–(11), and (f)(l)–(2). 

The C3RS pilot project encourages 

certified operating crew members to 

report close calls and protect the 

employees and the railroad from 

discipline or sanctions arising from the 

incidents reported per the C3RS 

Implementing Memorandum of 

Understanding. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

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 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received within 

January 2, 2015 of the date of this notice 

will be considered by FRA before final 

action is taken. Comments received after 

that date will be considered as far as 

practicable. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). See http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice 

for the privacy notice of regulations.gov 


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or interested parties may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

12, 2014. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director of Technical Oversight. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27218 Filed 11–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Office of the Fiscal Assistant 

Secretary 

AGENCY: Departmental Office, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

extension of an existing information 

collection, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The 

Department of the Treasury is soliciting 

comments concerning the Application, 

Reports, and Recordkeeping for the 

Direct Component and the Centers of 

Excellence Research Grants Program of 

the RESTORE Program. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 20, 2015 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden to 

Janet Vail, U.S. Department of the 

Treasury, RESTORE Act, Room 1132, 

Washington, DC 20220, or by email to 

restoreact@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Janet Vail, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury, RESTORE 

Act, Room 1132, Washington, DC 20220, 

or by email to restoreact@treasury.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0250. 

Title: Application, Reports, and 

Recordkeeping for the Direct 

Component and the Centers of 

Excellence Research Grants Program of 

the RESTORE Program. 

Abstract: The Department of the 

Treasury administers the Direct 

Component and the Centers of 

Excellence Research Grants Program 

authorized under the Resources and 

Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist 

Opportunities, and Revived Economies 

of the Gulf Coast States Act (RESTORE). 

These programs require Treasury to 

make grants from the Gulf Coast 

Restoration Trust Fund to five States 

and certain Florida counties and 

Louisiana parishes impacted by the 

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The 

information collected will be used to 

identify eligible recipients; describe 

proposed activities; determine an 

appropriate amount of funding; ensure 

compliance with applicable laws; track 

grantee progress; and report on the 

effectiveness of the programs. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State and Local 

Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

52. 

Estimated Annual Response: 557. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

6,864. 

Request for Comment: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. The 

public is invited to submit comments 

concerning: (a) Whether the collection 

of information is necessary for the 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

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; 

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

Dawn D. Wolfgang, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27229 Filed 11–17–14; 8:45 am] 

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