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1Until June 3, 2009, the filing fee for a request 

for a trail use condition is $200. On June 4, 2009, 

that fee will increase to $250. See Regulations 

Governing Fees for Services Performed in 

Connection with Licensing and Related Services— 

2009 Update, STB Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 16) 

(STB served May 4, 2009). 

travelers than individually buying a 

ticket. Part 380 exempts charter 

operators from certain provisions of the 

U.S. code in order that they may 

provide this service. A primary goal of 

Part 380 is to seek protection for the 

consumer. Accordingly, the rule 

stipulates that the charter operator must 

file evidence (a prospectus—that 

consists of OST Forms 4532, 4533, 4534 

and 4535) with the Department for each 

charter program certifying that it has 

entered into a binding contract with a 

direct air carrier to provide air 

transportation and that it has also 

entered into agreements with 

Department-approved financial 

institutions for the protection of charter 

participants’ funds. The prospectus 

must be approved by the Department 

prior to the operator’s advertising, 

selling or operating the charter. If the 

prospectus information were not 

collected, it would be extremely 

difficult to assure compliance with 

agency rules and to assure that public 

security and other consumer protection 

requirements were in place for the 

traveling public. The information 

collected is available for public 

inspection (unless the respondent 

specifically requests confidential 

treatment). Part 380 does not provide 

any assurances of confidentiality. 

Burden Statement: Completion of all 

forms in a prospectus can be 

accomplished in approximately two 

hours (30 minutes per form) for new 

filers and one hour for amendments 

(existing filings). The forms are 

simplified and request only basic 

information about the proposed 

programs and the private sector. The 

respondent can submit a filing to 

operate for up to one year and include 

as many flights as desired, in most 

cases. The operator is then required by 

regulations to file revisions to its 

original prospectus. 

Respondents: Private Sector: Air 

carriers; tour operators; the general 

public (including groups and 

individuals, corporations, and 

Universities or Colleges, etc.) 

Number of Respondents: 245. 

Number of Responses: 1,782. 

Total Annual Burden: 891. 

Frequency of Responses: 

245 (respondents) × 4 = 980. 

401 (amendments from the same 

respondents) × 2 = 802. 

Total estimated responses: 980 + 802 = 

1,782. 

The frequency of response is 

dependent upon whether the operator is 

requesting a new program or amending 

their existing prospectus. Variations 

occur due to the respondents’ criteria. 

On average four responses (OST Forms 

4532, 4533, 4534 and/or 4535) are 

required for filing new prospectuses and 

two of the responses (forms) are 

required for amendments. The separate 

hour burden estimate is as follows: 

Total Annual Burden: 891. 

Approximately 1,782 (responses) × 

0.50 (per form) = 891. 

Public Comments Invited: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, by the use of electronic 

means, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. All responses 

to this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will also 

become a matter of public record. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

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

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance 

Officer, Office of the Chief Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–11904 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 694X)] 

CSX Transportation, Inc.— 

Abandonment Exemption—in McMinn 

County, TN 

On May 1, 2009, CSX Transportation, 

Inc. (CSXT), filed with the Board a 

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 6.4-mile rail 

line, known as the Athens Branch, on its 

Southern Region, Huntington-West 

Division, KD Subdivision between 

milepost OKW 327, at Englewood, and 

milepost OKW 333.4, at Athens, in 

McMinn County, TN. The line traverses 

United States Postal Service Zip Codes 

37329 and 37303, and includes the 

Athens station (milepost OKW 334). 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in CSXT’s possession 

will be made available promptly to 

those requesting it. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.— 

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). 

By issuing this notice, the Board is 

instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by August 19, 

2009. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 

be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than June 10, 2009. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by the appropriate filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27).1

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–55 

(Sub-No. 694X), and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001; and (2) Louis E. Gitomer, Esq., 

Law Offices of Louis E. Gitomer, 600 

Baltimore Avenue, Suite 301, Towson, 

MD 21204. Replies to the petition are 

due on or before June 10, 2009. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment or 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Section of Environmental 

Analysis (SEA) at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 


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EAs in these abandonment proceedings 

normally will be made available within 

60 days of the filing of the petition. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA will generally be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: May 15, 2009. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kulunie L. Cannon, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–11875 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA 2009–0001–N–11] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

its implementing regulations, the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

hereby announces that it is seeking 

approval of the following information 

collection activities. Before submitting 

these information collection 

requirements for clearance by the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA 

is soliciting public comment on specific 

aspects of the activities identified 

below. 

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than July 20, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on any or all of the following proposed 

activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert 

Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and 

Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal 

Railroad Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17, 

Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Nakia 

Jackson, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 

20590. Commenters requesting FRA to 

acknowledge receipt of their respective 

comments must include a self-addressed 

stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments 

on OMB control number 2130–New.’’ 

Alternatively, comments may be 

transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493– 

6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to 

Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov, or 

to Ms. Jackson at 

nakia.jackson@dot.gov. Please refer to 

the assigned OMB control number and 

the title of the information collection in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in 

response to this notice in a subsequent 

notice and include them in its 

information collection submission to 

OMB for approval. 

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 17, 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 

493–6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office 

of Information Technology, RAD–20, 

Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 35, 

Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 

493–6073). (These telephone numbers 

are not toll-free.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law No. 104–13, § 2, 109 

Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part 

1320, require Federal agencies to 

provide 60-days notice to the public for 

comment on information collection 

activities before seeking approval of 

such activities by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 

1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, 

FRA invites interested respondents to 

comment on the following summary of 

proposed information collection 

activities regarding: (i) Whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities will have practical utility; (ii) 

the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the 

burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (iii) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public by 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology (e.g., permitting electronic 

submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)(I)–(iv); 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1)(I)–(iv). FRA believes that 

soliciting public comment will promote 

its efforts to reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information mandated 

by Federal regulations. In summary, 

FRA reasons that comments received 

will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce 

reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it 

organizes information collection 

requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format 

to improve the use of such information; 

and (iii) accurately assess the resources 

expended to retrieve and produce 

information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 

3501. 

Below is a brief summary of the 

proposed information collection 

activities that FRA will submit for 

clearance by OMB as required under the 

PRA: 

Title: Work Schedules and Sleep 

Patterns of Train Crews in Commuter 

Passenger Service. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–New. 

Abstract: The Railroad Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA), Public 

Law 110–432, grants the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) the 

authority to prescribe regulations 

‘‘* * * Governing the Hours of Service 

of Train Employees of Commuter and 

Intercity Passenger Railroad Carriers.’’ 

(§ 21109). This section of the law 

provides that: 

Such regulations and orders may address 

railroad operating and scheduling practices, 

including unscheduled duty calls, 

communications during time off duty, and 

time spent waiting for deadhead 

transportation or in deadhead transportation 

from a duty assignment to the place of final 

release, that could affect employee fatigue 

and railroad safety. 

Furthermore, the regulations shall 

consider 

* * * scientific and medical research 

related to fatigue and fatigue abatement, 

railroad scheduling and operating practices 

that improve safety or reduce employee 

fatigue, a railroad’s use of new or novel 

technology intended to reduce or eliminate 

human error, the variations in freight and 

passenger railroad scheduling practices and 

operating conditions, the variations in duties 

and operating conditions for employees 

subject to this chapter, a railroad’s required 

or voluntary use of fatigue management plans 

covering employees subject to this chapter, 

and any other relevant factors. 

The purpose of the research addressed 

under this proposed study is to provide 

FRA with the necessary information to 

meet the requirements of RSIA as noted 

above. 

The proposed study has two primary 

purposes: 

• To document and characterize the 

work/rest schedules and sleep patterns 

of train crews in commuter passenger 

service 

• To examine the relationship 

between these schedules and level of 

alertness/fatigue for the individuals who 

work these schedules. 

The intent is to report results in 

aggregate, not by railroad. 

The study will seek to describe the 

work and sleep patterns for this group 


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