55084 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 205 / Monday, October 26, 2009 / Notices 

until approximately 11:30 a.m. and is 

open to the public. 

The agenda for the committee meeting 

will include a summary of the work of 

the Fine Arts Office since its last 

meeting on April 30, 2009 and the 

announcement of gifts and loans of 

furnishings as well as financial 

contributions from January 1, 2009 

through September 30, 2009. 

Public access to the Department of 

State is strictly controlled and space is 

limited. Members of the public wishing 

to take part in the meeting should 

telephone the Fine Arts Office at (202) 

647–1990 or send an e-mail to 

BurdenVK@State.gov by October 30 to 

make arrangements to enter the 

building. The public may take part in 

the discussion as long as time permits 

and at the discretion of the chairman. 

Dated: October 1, 2009. 

Marcee Craighill, 

Secretary, Fine Arts Committee, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–25672 Filed 10–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–35–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Request 

Reinstatement From the Office of 

Management and Budget of an Expired 

Information Collection Activity, 

Request for Comments; Flight 

Attendant Duty/Rest/Fatigue Field 

Study 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to reinstate an expired 

information collection. In response to a 

Congressional directive to conduct a 

flight attendant fatigue study, FAA’s 

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, has 

initiated a comprehensive analysis of 

fatigue in flight attendants across a 

range of operational conditions. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

December 28, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney on (202) 267–9895, or by 

e-mail at: Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA). 

Title: Flight Attendant Duty/Rest/ 

Fatigue Field Study. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement 

without change of an expired collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0736. 

Forms(s): There are no FAA forms 

associated with this collection. 

Affected Public: A total of 210 

Respondents. 

Frequency: The information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 45 minutes 

per response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 4,725 hours annually. 

Abstract: In response to a 

Congressional directive to conduct a 

flight attendant fatigue study, FAA’s 

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, has 

initiated a comprehensive analysis of 

fatigue in flight attendants across a 

range of operational conditions. The 

specific goals of this project are to 

systematically assess activity patterns, 

fatigue, and performance on- and offduty in 210 flight attendants of various 

levels of seniority from U.S.-based 

network, low-cost, and regional carriers 

embarking on domestic and extended 

international flights. 

Addresses: Send comments to the 

FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla 

Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation 

Administration, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, AES–200, 800 

Independence Ave., SW., Washington, 

DC 20591. 

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 Department’s estimates 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16, 

2009. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. E9–25510 Filed 10–23–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Notice of Application for Approval of 

Discontinuance or Modification of a 

Railroad Signal System or Relief From 

the Requirements of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations Part 236 

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 49 

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad 

has petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) seeking approval 

for the discontinuance or modification 

of the signal system or relief from the 

requirements of 49 CFR Part 236, as 

detailed below. 

Docket Number FRA–2009–0082 

Applicant: Norfolk Southern 

Corporation, Mr. B.L. Sykes, Chief 

Engineer C&S Engineering, 1200 

Peachtree Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 

30309. 

The Norfolk Southern Corporation 

(NS) seeks approval of the proposed 

discontinuance and removal of the 

control signals and power-operated 

switches at CP-Rose, Milepost PT–234.4, 

on the NS Pittsburgh Division, 

Pittsburgh Line, Relay Tracks #1, #2, 

and #3 Altoona, Pennsylvania. 

Four signals are to be removed and 

two power-operated switches to be 

converted to hand-operation. 

The reason given for the proposed 

changes is to eliminate facilities no 

longer needed for present day operation. 

Any interested party desiring to 

protest the granting of an application 

shall set forth specifically the grounds 

upon which the protest is made, and 

include a concise statement of the 

interest of the party in the proceeding. 

Additionally, one copy of the protest 

shall be furnished to the applicant at the 

address listed above. 

FRA expects to be able to determine 

these matters without an oral hearing. 

However, if a specific request for an oral 

hearing is accompanied by a showing 

that the party is unable to adequately 

present his or her position by written 

statement, an application may be set for 

public hearing. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

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