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were no longer protected due to 

dispatcher error, FRA recommends that 

railroads take the following actions to 

promote the safety of roadway workers: 

1. Increase monitoring of their 

employees for compliance with existing 

applicable rules and procedures, 

particularly those involving the 

establishment, removal, or verification 

of track authority, and good faith 

challenges. 

2. Examine their train dispatching 

systems, rules, and procedures to ensure 

that appropriate safety redundancies are 

in place. 

3. If a railroad determines that 

appropriate safety redundancies are not 

in place, adopt electronic technology 

that would provide appropriate safety 

redundancies. At least until such 

technology is in place, and as an 

immediate first step to the adoption of 

such technology, railroads should— 

a. Stress the importance of 

dispatchers being advised of the work 

plans by the RWIC when securing track 

occupancy authority; 

b. Forbid student dispatchers by 

general order or bulletin from removing 

blocking devices until confirmation is 

received by the dispatcher providing 

supervision; and 

c. Require student dispatchers to 

secure confirmation from the 

supervising dispatcher prior to the 

removal of blocking devices. 

d. With regard to inadvertent and 

unauthorized hi-rail movement outside 

the limits of authority, instruct roadway 

workers that prior to passing any 

absolute signal, a roadway worker 

should verify the limits of his or her 

authority as follows: 

i. For roadway workers traveling with 

other occupants in a vehicle, verify the 

limits with another occupant within the 

vehicle by verbally reviewing the 

authority; 

ii. For roadway workers acting in the 

capacity of a lone worker (or otherwise 

traveling alone in a vehicle that is the 

first vehicle in the roadway work group 

to pass the absolute signal), announce 

over the radio the location and intent to 

pass the absolute signal; and 

iii. In either case, if the roadway 

worker or roadway work group is 

relying upon an electronic authority, 

and the electronic device displaying 

that authority malfunctions, the 

roadway worker must either secure a 

hard copy of the authority or vacate the 

track until he or she can verify the 

authority. 

FRA encourages railroads to take 

actions that are consistent with the 

preceding recommendations and to take 

other actions to help ensure the safety 

of the Nation’s railroad employees and 

the general public. FRA may modify this 

Safety Advisory 2014–02, issue 

additional safety advisories, or take 

other appropriate actions it deems 

necessary to ensure the highest level of 

safety on the Nation’s railroads, 

including pursuing other corrective 

measures under its rail safety authority. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Safety and Chief 

Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27955 Filed 11–21–14; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board 

of Visitors Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, The U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) announces 

that the following U.S. Merchant Marine 

Academy (‘‘Academy’’) Board of 

Visitors (BoV) meeting will take place: 

1. Date: December 8, 2014. 

2. Time: 1000. Members of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting will need 

to show photo identification in order to 

gain access to the meeting location. 

3. Location: The Crabtree Room of the 

Library on the Academy campus, Kings 

Point, New York. 

4. Purpose of the Meeting: The 

purpose of this meeting is to update 

BoV members on Academy issues, and 

for the BoV to review the progress of 

ongoing capital and maintenance 

improvements. 

5. Public Access to the Meeting: 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 

CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165) and 

the availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

BoV’s Designated Federal Officer or 

Point of Contact is Brian Blower; 202 

366–2765; Brian.Blower@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any 

member of the public is permitted to file 

a written statement with the Academy 

BoV. Written statements should be sent 

to the Designated Federal Officer at: 

Brian Blower; 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

W28–313, Washington, DC 20590 or via 

email at Brian.Blower@dot.gov. Please 

contact the Designated Federal Officer 

for information on submitting comments 

via fax. Written statements must be 

received no later than three working 

days prior to the next meeting in order 

to provide time for member 

consideration. By rule, no member of 

the public attending open meetings will 

be allowed to present questions from the 

floor or speak to any issue under 

consideration by the BoV. 

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. app. 

552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 through 102– 

3.165. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: November 20, 2014. 

Thomas M. Hudson, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27963 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0033] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comments. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 26, 

2014. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments 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: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Lisa 

Gavin, Office of Crash Avoidance 

Standards (NVS–121), U.S. Department 

of Transportation, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, West 

Building, W43–432, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

Email address: lisa.gavin@dot.gov. Ms. 


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Gavin’s telephone number is (202) 366– 

9291. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before a 

Federal agency can collect certain 

information from the public, it must 

receive approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). In 

compliance with these requirements, 

this notice announces that the following 

information collection request has been 

forwarded to OMB. A Federal Register 

notice soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on May 27, 2014 (79 FR 

30230). No comments were received on 

that notice. 

Title: Recruitment and Debriefing of 

Human Subjects for Research Related to 

Motor Vehicle Gear Selection Controls. 

OMB Control Number: 2127—New. 

Type of Request: New information 

collection. 

Form Numbers: 1263 and 1264. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: Three years from the 

approval date. 

Abstract: The introduction of 

electronically-controlled transmissions 

has allowed much greater freedom in 

the design of driver interfaces, with the 

result that drivers are being confronted 

with new and different types of gear 

selector controls—joysticks, push 

buttons, rotary knobs, etc. This 

information collection is incidental to 

the recruitment of participants for 

human-factors studies designed to 

measure the ability of drivers to adapt 

to unfamiliar types of gear-selection 

controls. There is no known published 

usability research related to these new 

types of driver interfaces. 

The proposed studies will examine 

driver response to non-traditional gear 

selector configurations in routine and 

emergency simulated driving scenarios, 

noting driver confusion, distraction and 

unintended consequences due to the 

unconventional gear selector 

configuration. The research method 

consists of driving simulations to collect 

objective and subjective data about six 

different gear selector types. 

Approximately 500 drivers will respond 

to the request for participants. It is 

estimated that of the 500 respondents, 

360 will ultimately be recruited and 

participate. The estimated burden hours 

were calculated for the pre- and postexperiment questionnaires and for 

performing the driving tasks for the 500 

respondents accordingly. 

Participants will be tested 

individually in a driving simulator 

located at the Volpe National 

Transportation Systems Center (Volpe 

Center), which will conduct this 

research under an Intra-Agency 

Agreement (IAA) with NHTSA. The 

information being collected consists of 

that required for scheduling 

appointments and for balancing the 

subject sample across age groups, 

gender, and previous driving experience 

with various motor vehicle gear selector 

configurations. The experimental data 

will contain the demographic and pastexperience descriptors for each 

participant, but no personally 

identifiable information. During or after 

the experimental sessions, participants 

may be queried regarding their 

perceptions and preferences about 

various aspects of gear-selection 

controls. 

Affected Public: Participants for the 

driving simulator experiment will be 

selected from a list of eligible 

individuals who reside in the Boston 

area and have indicated to Volpe Center 

staff that they would like to participate 

in this experiment. All participants will 

be asked the same recruitment 

questions. 

Respondents: Drivers with a valid 

driver license. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

Selected: 360. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 595 

hours (1 hour and 38 minutes per 

selected respondent and 3 minutes per 

respondent not selected.) 

Frequency of Collection: One time. 

Comments are invited on: 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 Departments 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. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1.95. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27884 Filed 11–24–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2014– 

0116] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

extension of a currently approved 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. This document describes an 

existing collection of information for 49 

CFR part 574, Tire Identification and 

Recordkeeping, for which NHTSA 

intends to seek renewed OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket number cited at the beginning of 

this notice, and may be submitted by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. Telephone: 1–800–647–2251. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the docket number for this 

document. Please identify the collection 

of information for which a comment is 

provided by referencing the OMB 

Control Number, 2127–0050. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 


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