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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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vehicle manufacturers report wheelbase, 

track width and footprint measurements 

for each vehicle configuration in their 

annual CAFE reports starting in model 

year (MY) 2008 for light trucks and MY 

2011 for passenger cars. 

To validate manufacturer’s reported 

vehicle wheelbase, track width and 

footprint information, NHTSA issued a 

TP indicating the methods that will be 

used to physically measure these 

corresponding dimensions. 

Workshops: To enable interested 

parties and NHTSA personnel to discuss 

the questions concerning TP–216a and 

TP–537, NHTSA believes that it would 

be desirable to hold two technical 

workshops and demonstrations on these 

test procedures. The scope of these 

workshops is strictly limited to issues 

surrounding implementation of OVSC 

Laboratory Test Procedure TP–216a and 

TP–537. TP–216a and 537 are posted on 

the NHTSA Web site at http:// 

www.dot.gov (under ‘‘Test Procedures’’ 

on the ‘‘Vehicles and Equipment’’ page). 

Agenda for the workshops and 

demonstrations: The workshops will be 

held one or two days during the week 

of June 22, 2009. The agenda includes 

technical discussions about the 

execution of the compliance tests, lunch 

(to be paid for by each participant), and 

physical test demonstrations. The 

following is a preliminary agenda for 

the workshops. 

FMVSS No. 216a Workshop and 

Demonstration 

I. Check-In 

II. Welcome and Introductory Remarks 

III. FMVSS No. 216a Final Rule 

Highlights 

IV. OVSC Test Procedure TP–216a 

Content 

V. Discussion of Technical Issues With 

Test Procedure 

VI. Physical Demonstration of Roof 

Crush Test 

VII. Questions & Answers 

Part 537 Workshop and Demonstration 

I. Check-In 

II. Welcome and Introductory Remarks 

III. CAFE Program Highlights 

IV. OVSC Test Procedure TP–537 

Content 

V. Discussion of Technical Issues With 

Test Procedure 

VI. Physical Demonstration of Foot Print 

Determination 

VII. Questions & Answers 

Submission of Agenda Items: Written 

suggestions regarding test procedure 

technical issues to be included in the 

agenda(s) should be submitted to the 

address below and must be received by 

the agency on or before June 8, 2009. 

You may submit comments identified 

by DOT DMS Docket Number NHTSA 

2009–0068 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the DOT electronic docket site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., SE., West Building, 

Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on 

the Ground Level of the West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the Online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this technical workshop 

notice. Note that all comments received 

will be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

the West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave., SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To Register for this Workshop: Each 

person wishing to participate in one or 

both of the workshops must register 

with NHTSA by June 8, 2009. You can 

register by contacting Mr. Rae Tyson (for 

media representatives), Will Otero (for 

Congressional members), Ms. Maritza 

Marshall or Ms. Elena Sonsev (for all 

other interested parties) on or before 

June 8, 2009; contact information for 

Mr. Rae Tyson, Mr. Otero, Ms. Marshall 

and Ms. Sonsev is listed above. To 

register, you must provide NHTSA with 

the name, title, organizational affiliation 

(if applicable), contact information 

(mailing address, phone numbers (Voice 

and fax), and email address), and 

specify if available lunch will be 

purchased. Food options on site are 

limited. Participants may purchase 

lunch in cash upon check-in each day. 

Ms. Marshall or Ms. Sonsev will have 

information about the lunch options and 

associated costs at time of registration. 

Due to space limitations, NHTSA may 

have to limit the number of participants 

per organization. 

You will be contacted only if this 

meeting is postponed or cancelled. 

Issued: May 15, 2009. 

Harry Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance. 

[FR Doc. E9–11839 Filed 5–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (Final 

EIS) and the ANILCA Section 810 

Analysis of Impacts to Subsistence 

Resources for Proposed Improvement 

Activities at the Sitka Rocky Gutierrez 

Airport, Sitka, AK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). The Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM), U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers (USACE), and 

National Marine Fisheries Services 

(NMFS) are cooperating agencies, by 

virtue of their jurisdictional authority 

and/or resource management 

responsibilities. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 

Council on Environmental Quality 

regulations (40 CFR part 1500–1508) the 

Federal Aviation Administration is 

issuing this notice to advise the public 

that the Final ElS for Proposed 

Improvement Activities at the Sitka 

Rocky Gutierrez Airport (SIT) has been 

prepared and is available for public 

review. Written requests for copies of 

the Final EIS can be submitted to the 

individual listed in the section, FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Final EIS Availability and Review 

Copies of the Final EIS may be viewed 

during regular business hours at the 

following locations: 

1. Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division, 222 W. 7th Avenue 

#14, Anchorage, AK 99513–7504. (907) 

271–5454 or (907) 271–5438. 

2. Kettleson Memorial Library, 320 

Harbor Drive, Sitka, AK 99835. (907) 

747–8708. 

3. Alaska Department of 

Transportation and Public Facilities, 

6860 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 

99811. 

4. Downtown Juneau Public Library, 

292 Marine Way, Juneau, AK 99801. 

(907) 586–5249. 

The Federal Aviation Administration, 

Airports Division has a limited number 

of CDs of the entire Final EIS and the 

Executive Summary available for public 


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