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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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of railroad employees. It will also obtain 

subjective ratings from participants of 

their alertness/sleepiness on both work 

and non-work days. Data collection will 

be through the use of a daily diary or log 

as well as a brief background 

questionnaire for each participant. 

Analysis of the diary data will allow the 

FRA to assess whether or not there are 

any work-related fatigue issues. The 

proposed study will provide a 

defensible and definitive estimate of the 

work/rest cycle parameters and fatigue 

in this group of railroad employees that 

will inform FRA regulatory policy and 

action. 

Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.130; 

FRA F 6180.131. 

Affected Public: Railroad Employees. 

Respondent Universe: 155 

Individuals. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

Form No. 

Respondent 

universe 

(individuals) 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Background Data (Form FRA F 6180.130) ..................................................... 155 155 15 39 

Daily Log (FRA F 6180.131) ............................................................................ 155 2,170 10 362 

Total Responses: 2,325. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 401 

hours. 

Status: Regular Review. 

Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 

CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA 

informs all interested parties that it may 

not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 

2009. 

Kimberly Orben, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–11925 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0068] 

Notice of Technical Workshops and 

Demonstrations (One or Two Days 

During the Week of June 22, 2009) 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of technical workshops 

and demonstrations. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

NHTSA will hold two compliance test 

program workshops to discuss and 

demonstrate the Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance (OVSC) Laboratory Test 

Procedures (TPs) for the agency’s 

Federal motor vehicle safety standard 

(FMVSS) No. 216a, Roof crush 

resistance, and 49 CFR part 537, 

Automotive Fuel Economy Reports, 

vehicle foot print determination. 

Vehicle manufacturers and other 

interested persons who wish to 

participate in either of the workshops 

are asked to pre-register (the number of 

attendees may need to be limited due to 

space constraints) and are invited to 

submit test procedure related technical 

issues to be considered for discussion 

during the workshops. Attendance 

requires registration and is free. 

DATE AND TIME: The workshops and 

demonstrations for the test procedures 

will be held on one or two days during 

the week of June 22, 2009, beginning 

each day between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The workshops and 

demonstrations will be held at General 

Testing Laboratories (GTL) in Colonial 

Beach, Virginia. Directions to the 

meeting location and final agenda will 

be sent to registered participants. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

registration to one or both workshops, 

media representatives should contact 

Rae Tyson at (202) 366–9550 or via 

e-mail at rae.tyson@dot.gov. 

Congressional staff should contact Will 

Otero at (202) 366–9263 or via e-mail at 

will.otero@dot.gov. All other interested 

parties should contact either Ms. 

Maritza Marshall or Ms. Elena Sonsev, 

contractors for the Office of Vehicle 

Safety Compliance, NVS–220, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 

366–6017 or (202) 366–9897 

respectively, or via electronic mail at 

maritza.marshall@dot.gov or 

elena.sonsev@dot.gov. For technical 

issues relating to roof crush resistance 

testing, contact Mr. James Jones, at the 

same address, telephone (202) 366– 

5294, or via electronic mail at 

james.jones@dot.gov. For technical 

issues relating to vehicle footprint 

measurements, contact Mr. John 

Finneran, at the same address, 

telephone (202) 366–0645, or via 

electronic mail at 

john.finneran@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

FMVSS No. 216a: On May 12, 2009, 

the agency upgraded FMVSS No. 216a, 

Roof Crush Resistance, as part of its 

comprehensive plan for reducing the 

serious risk of death and injury in 

rollover crashes. For the vehicles 

currently subject to the standard, 

passenger cars and multipurpose 

passenger vehicles, trucks and buses 

with a GVWR of 2,722 kilograms (6,000 

pounds) or less, the final rule doubles 

the amount of force the vehicle’s roof 

structure must withstand in the 

specified test, from 1.5 times the 

vehicle’s unloaded weight to 3.0 times 

the vehicle’s unloaded weight. The final 

rule also extends the applicability of the 

standard to vehicles up to a GVWR of 

4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds), 

establishing a force requirement of 1.5 

times the vehicle’s unloaded weight for 

these heavier vehicles. Vehicles must 

meet the specified force requirements in 

a two-sided test instead of a single-sided 

test, i.e., the same vehicle must meet the 

force requirements when tested first on 

one side and then on the other side of 

the vehicle. The final rule also 

establishes a new requirement for 

maintenance of headroom, i.e., survival 

space, in addition to the existing limit 

on the amount of roof crush. The final 

rule includes special provisions to 

address the needs of multi-stage 

manufacturers, alterers, and small 

volume manufacturers. NHTSA issued a 

TP indicating the protocol for the 

conduct of these tests. 

49 CFR Part 537: In the effort to 

substantially improve Corporate 

Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) 

standards, NHTSA published a final 

rule on April 6, 2006, (applicable only 

to light trucks) and a final rule on March 

30, 2009, (applicable to passenger cars 

and light trucks). The revised CAFE 

requirements specify that vehicle 

manufacturers must begin to derive 

target average fuel economy standards 

for each vehicle model type based upon 

the vehicle attribute known as, 

‘‘footprint.’’ Footprint is defined as the 

product of the vehicle measurements for 

wheelbase and average track width. In 

the notices, NHTSA also required that 


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