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ratio of 2:1 to compensate for required 

project fill associated with the East 

McCarran Boulevard Phase II widening 

project. 

The sale price will be based on an 

appraised market value and the sale 

proceeds will be deposited in the airport 

account to be solely expended for the 

capital and operating costs of the RenoTahoe International Airport. The RenoTahoe International Airport, Nevada 

will be justly compensated, thereby 

serving the interests of civil aviation. 

Issued in Phoenix, Arizona, on November 

14, 2014. 

Mike N. Williams, 

Manager, Phoenix Airports District Office, 

Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27559 Filed 11–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): 

Dane and Columbia Counties, 

Wisconsin 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Wisconsin 

Department of Transportation 

(WisDOT), DOT. 

ACTION: Federal Notice of Intent to 

Prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an EIS 

will be prepared for a proposed freeway 

corridor improvement project on I–39/

90/94 from the US 12/18 Interchange to 

the I–39/WIS 78 interchange in Dane 

and Columbia Counties in south-central 

Wisconsin. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tracey Blankenship, Major Projects 

Program Manager, Federal Highway 

Administration, 525 Junction Road, 

Suite 8000, Madison, Wisconsin, 

53717–2157, Telephone: (608) 829– 

7510. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the 

Wisconsin Department of 

Transportation (WisDOT), will prepare 

an EIS for proposed improvements in 

the I–39/90/94 corridor and adjacent 

local road systems from the US 12/18 

interchange (Madison Beltline 

interchange) to the I–39/WIS 78 

interchange (south of Portage), 

approximately 35 miles. The project 

limits also include WIS 30 from East 

Washington Avenue to I–39/90/94, I–94 

from I–39/90 to County N, US 151 from 

I–39/90/94 to Main Street in Sun 

Prairie, and the I–39/90/94, US 51 & 

WIS 19 triangle in DeForest, including 

operational areas of influence at each 

interchange. The purpose of this project 

is to address bridge structural needs 

including replacement of the Wisconsin 

River crossing; highway and roadside 

safety issues and design deficiencies; 

accommodate existing and projected 

traffic volumes; and improve the 

transportation system’s ability to 

support local and regional tourism 

economies. The EIS will evaluate a 

range of alternatives for the I–39/90/94 

mainline and system interchanges, 

adjacent arterial roads, and connections 

to the local road network. The EIS will 

be prepared in accordance with 23 

U.S.C. 139, 23 CFR771, and 40 CFR 

parts 1500–1508. Completion of the 

draft EIS is expected in 2017, and the 

final EIS in 2019. 

Public involvement is a critical 

component of the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

will occur throughout the development 

of the draft and final EIS. All 

environmental documents will be made 

available for review by federal and state 

resource agencies and the public. 

Specific efforts to encourage 

involvement by, and solicit comments 

from, minority and low-income 

populations in the project study area 

will be made, with public involvement 

meetings held throughout the 

environmental document process. 

Public notice will be given as to the 

time and place of public involvement 

meetings. A public hearing will be held 

after the completion of the Draft EIS. 

Inquiries about the EIS can be sent to 

i399094@dot.wi.gov. A public Web site 

will be maintained for the EIS to 

provide information about the project 

and allow for on-line public comment 

(www.i399094@dot.wi.gov). To ensure 

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 and 

questions concerning the proposed 

action and this notice should be 

directed to the FHWA address provided 

above. 

Projects receiving Federal funds must 

comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights 

Act, and Executive Order 12898 

‘‘Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low-Income 

Populations.’’ Federal law prohibits 

discrimination on the basis of race, 

color, age, sex, or country of national 

origin in the implementation of this 

project. It is also Federal policy to 

identify and address any 

disproportionately high and adverse 

effects of federal projects on the health 

or environment of minority and lowincome populations to the greatest 

extent practicable and permitted by law. 

(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 

program.) 

Issued on: November 12, 2014. 

Johnny M. Gerbitz, 

Field Operations Engineer, Federal Highway 

Administration, Madison, Wisconsin. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27476 Filed 11–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2014–0011–N–21] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the renewal 

Information Collection Requests (ICRs) 

abstracted below are being forwarded to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICR describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

burden. The Federal Register notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on 

September 3, 2014 (79 FR 52409). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 22, 2014. 

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. Kimberly 

Toone, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 

20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6132). 

(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109 

Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at 


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44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On September 3, 

2014, FRA published a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register soliciting comment 

on ICR that the agency is seeking OMB 

approval. See 79 FR 52409. FRA 

received no comments in response to 

this notice. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collections of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30 day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 

29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 

submit their respective comments to 

OMB within 30 days of publication to 

best ensure having their full effect. 5 

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. 

The summary below describes the 

nature of the information collection 

request (ICR) and the expected burden. 

The revised request is being submitted 

for clearance by OMB as required by the 

PRA. 

Title: Roadway Worker Protection. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0539. 

Abstract: This rule establishes 

regulations governing the protection of 

railroad employees working on or near 

railroad tracks. The regulation requires 

that each railroad devise and adopt a 

program of on-track safety to provide 

employees working along the railroad 

with protection from the hazards of 

being struck by a train or other on-track 

equipment. Elements of this on-track 

safety program include an on-track 

safety manual; a clear delineation of 

employers’ responsibilities, as well as 

employees’ rights and responsibilities 

thereto; well-defined procedures for 

communication and protection; and 

annual on-track safety training. The 

program adopted by each railroad is 

subject to review and approval by FRA. 

Part 214 regulations have been deemed 

different enough from the part 213 

regulations as to require a separate and 

distinct reporting form (new Form FRA 

F 6180.119). Regardless of discipline, 

the FRA inspector will complete the 

new Roadway Workplace Safety 

Violation Report Form (FRA F 6180.119) 

when recommending civil penalties for 

part 214 infractions. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses 

(Railroads). 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.119. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 845,230 

hours. 

Title: Conductor Certification. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0596. 

Abstract: On November 9, 2011, FRA 

issued regulations for certification of 

conductors, as required by the Rail 

Safety Improvement Act of 2008. See 76 

FR 69802. This rule requires railroads to 

have a formal program for certifying 

conductors. As part of that program, 

railroads are required to have a formal 

process for training prospective 

conductors and determining that all 

persons are competent before permitting 

them to serve as a conductor. FRA 

issued this regulation to ensure that 

only those persons who meet minimum 

Federal safety standards serve as 

conductors, to reduce the rate and 

number of accidents and incidents, and 

to improve railroad safety. Although 

this rule does not propose any specific 

amendments to the regulation governing 

locomotive engineer certification, it 

does highlight areas in that regulation 

that may require conforming changes. 

The information collected under this 

rule is used by FRA to ensure that 

railroads and their employees fully 

comply with all the requirements of part 

242, including a conductor certification/ 

recertification program, fitness 

requirements, initial and periodic 

testing of conductors, territorial 

qualifications, etc. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses 

(Railroads). 

Form(s): N/A. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 922,317 

hours. 

Addressee: Send comments regarding 

this information collections 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 via email to 

OMB at the following address: oira_

submissions@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: Whether the proposed 

collections of information are 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 estimates of the burden of 

the proposed information collections; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collections 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. 

Rebecca Pennington, 

Chief Financial Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27436 Filed 11–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35838] 

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad, 

L.L.C.—Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—City of Fitchburg and 

Village of Oregon, WI 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of acquisition and 

operation exemption. 

SUMMARY: The Board is granting an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502 from 

the prior approval requirements of 49 

U.S.C. 10902 for the Wisconsin & 

Southern Railroad, L.L.C. (WSOR), a 

Class II rail carrier, to acquire and 

operate a permanent, exclusive freight 

rail operating easement over an 

approximately 15-mile line of railroad 

(the Line) owned by the City of 

Fitchburg and the Village of Oregon, 

Wis. (the Municipalities). The Line, also 

known as the Evansville Line, extends 

between milepost 119.0, near 

Evansville, Wis., and milepost 134.0, 

near ‘‘MX’’ (a crossing of WSOR near 

Madison, Wis.), in Dane, Green, and 

Rock Counties. WSOR states that there 

has been no freight rail traffic on the 

Line since 1997. However, WSOR 

asserts that the Wisconsin River Rail 

Transit Commission (WRRTC), which 

describes itself as a governmental entity 

representing a consortium of nine 

Wisconsin counties, has recently been 

notified that a shipper seeking rail 

service is locating in the Village of 

Oregon. Consequently, WRRTC has 

requested that WSOR initiate service 

over the Line. WSOR states that it will 

enter into an agreement with the 

Municipalities whereby WSOR will 


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