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maintains the Center and establishes 

and collects fees for the testing of the 

vehicles at the facility. Upon 

completion of the testing of the vehicles 

at the Center, a test report is provided 

to the manufacturer of the new bus 

model. The bus manufacturer certifies to 

an FTA grantee that the bus the grantee 

is purchasing has been tested at the 

Center. Also, grantees that are planning 

to purchase a bus use this report to 

assist them in making their purchasing 

decisions. LTI maintains a reference file 

for all the test reports which are made 

available to the public. 

Respondents: Bus Manufacturers. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 30 testing determinations 

at 3 hours each; 18 tests at 3 hours each 

and 520 requirements at 0.5 hours each. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 404 

hours. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5312(a) 

Transit Research, Development, 

Demonstration and Deployment 

Projects. 

Background: 49 U.S.C. Section 

5312(a) authorizes the Secretary of 

Transportation to make grants or 

contracts for research, development, 

demonstration and deployment projects 

and evaluation of technology of national 

significance to public transportation 

that the Secretary determines will 

improve mass transportation service or 

help transportation service meet the 

total urban transportation needs at a 

minimum cost. In carrying out the 

provisions of this section, the Secretary 

is also authorized to request and receive 

appropriate information from any 

source. As an example, FTA’s United 

We Ride Program is funded under the 

Transit Research Program. Research for 

the United We Ride Program is being 

conducted to gather information on how 

the objectives of Executive Order 13330 

on Human Services Transportation 

Coordination are being achieved. 

The information collected is 

submitted as part of the application for 

grants and cooperative agreements and 

is used to determine eligibility of 

applicants. Collection of this 

information also provides 

documentation that the applicants and 

recipients are meeting program 

objectives and are complying with FTA 

Circular 6100.1B and other federal 

requirements. 

Respondents: FTA grant recipients. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 56.2 hours for each of the 

200 respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

11,240 hours. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Issued: May 26, 2009. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–12605 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Buy America Waiver Notification 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information regarding the FHWA’s 

finding that a Buy America waiver is 

appropriate for the use of a foreign 

Three-Ton Chain Hoist in the Federalaid construction project for the Hood 

Canal Bridge BR–0104 (25) retrofit and 

replacement in Washington. 

DATES: The effective date of the waiver 

is June 2, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, please 

contact Mr. Gerald Yakowenko, FHWA 

Office of Program Administration, (202) 

366–1562, or via e-mail at 

gerald.yakowenko@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. Michael 

Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–4928, or via e-mail 

at michael.harkins@dot.gov. Office 

hours for the FHWA are from 7:45 a.m. 

to 4:15 p.m., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: http:// 

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at: http:// 

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Background 

The FHWA’s Buy America policy in 

23 CFR 635.410 requires a domestic 

manufacturing process for any steel or 

iron products (including protective 

coatings) that are permanently 

incorporated in a Federal-aid 

construction project. The regulation also 

provides for a waiver of the Buy 

America requirements when the 

application of such requirements would 

be inconsistent with the public interest 

or when satisfactory quality domestic 

steel and iron products are not 

sufficiently available. This notice 

provides information regarding the 

FHWA’s finding that a Buy America 

waiver is appropriate for the Three-Ton 

Chain Hoist for the Hood Canal Bridge 

retrofit and replacement in Washington. 

In accordance with Division I, section 

126 of the ‘‘Omnibus Appropriations 

Act, 2009’’ (Pub. L. 111–8), the FHWA 

published a notice of intent to issue a 

waiver on its Web site for the Three-Ton 

Chain Hoist (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

construction/contracts/ 

waivers.cfm?id=32) on April 16. The 

FHWA received no comments in 

response to this notice, which suggested 

that the Three-Ton Chain Hoist may not 

be available domestically. During the 

15-day comment period, the FHWA 

conducted an additional nationwide 

review to locate potential domestic 

manufacturers for the Three-Ton Chain 

Hoist. Based on all the information 

available to the agency, the FHWA 

concludes that there are no domestic 

manufacturers for the Three-Ton Chain 

Hoist. Thus, the FHWA concludes that 

a Buy America waiver is appropriate as 

provided by 23 CFR 635.410(c)(1). 

In accordance with the provisions of 

section 117 of the SAFETEA–LU 

Technical Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. 

L. 110–244, 122 Stat. 1572), the FHWA 

is providing this notice as its finding 

that a waiver of Buy America 

requirements is appropriate. The FHWA 

invites public comment on this finding 

for an additional 15 days following the 

effective date of the finding. Comments 

may be submitted to the FHWA’s Web 

site via the link provided to the 

Washington waiver page noted above. 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 313; Pub. L. 110–161, 

23 CFR 635.410. 

Issued on: May 15, 2009. 

King W. Gee, 

Associate Administrator for Infrastructure. 

[FR Doc. E9–12637 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 

Notice of Delays in Processing of 

Special Permits Applications 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of applications delayed 

more than 180 days. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), 

PHMSA is publishing the following list 

of special permit applications that have 

been in process for 180 days or more. 

The reason(s) for delay and the expected 

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completion date for action on each 

application is provided in association 

with each identified application. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Delmer F. Billings, Director, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Special Permits 

and Approvals, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, East 

Building, PHH–30, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001, (202) 366–4535. 

Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’ 

1. Awaiting additional information 

from applicant. 

2. Extensive public comment under 

review. 

3. Application is technically complex 

and is of significant impact or 

precedent-setting and requires extensive 

analysis. 

4. Staff review delayed by other 

priority issues or volume of special 

permit applications. 

Meaning of Application Number 

Suffixes 

N—New application 

M—Modification request 

PM—Party to application with 

modification request 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 26, 

2009. 

Delmer F. Billings, 

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, 

Special Permits and Approvals. 

Application No. Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated date 

of completion 

MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL PERMITS 

14167–M ........... Trinityrail, Dallas, TX ................................................................................................................ 4 06–30–2009 

8723–M ............. Alaska Pacific Powder Company, Anchorage, AK ................................................................... 1 06–30–2009 

14562–M ........... The Lite Cylinger Company, Franklin, TN ................................................................................ 1 06–30–2009 

NEW SPECIAL PERMIT APPLICATIONS 

14689–N ........... Trinity Industries, Inc., Dallas, TX ............................................................................................ 2, 3 06–30–2009 

14733–N ........... GTM Technologies, Inc., San Francisco, CA ........................................................................... 1,3 06–30–2009 

[FR Doc. E9–12621 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: Polk 

County, IA 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT, Polk 

County. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA and Iowa DOT are 

issuing this notice to advise the public 

a tiered EIS will be prepared for a 

proposed roadway project in Polk 

County, Iowa. This is a change from a 

standard EIS to a tiered EIS. The Notice 

of Intent for the original EIS was 

published on July 21, 2005. The 

planned tiered EIS will evaluate 

potential transportation improvement 

alternatives for serving northeast Des 

Moines and its neighboring 

communities between I–80/US65 west 

of Altoona to US69/NE 126 Avenue 

north of Ankeny. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael La Pietra, Environment and 

Realty Manager, FHWA Iowa Division 

Office, 105 Sixth Street, Ames, IA 

50010, Phone 515–233–7302; or James 

P. Rost, Director, Office of Location and 

Environment, Iowa Department of 

Transportation, 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, 

IA 50010, Phone 515–239–1798. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

is available for free download from the 

Federal Bulletin Board (FBB). The FBB 

is a free electronic bulletin board service 

of the Superintendent of Documents, 

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). 

The FBB may be accessed in four 

ways: (1) Via telephone in dial-up mode 

or via the Internet through (2) telnet, (3) 

FTP, and (4) the World Wide Web. 

For dial-up mode a user needs a 

personal computer, modem, 

telecommunications software package, 

and telephone line. A hard disk is 

recommended for file transfers. 

For Internet access a user needs 

Internet connectivity. Users can telnet 

or FTP to: fedbbs.access.gpo.gov. Users 

can access the FBB via the World Wide 

Web at http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov. 

User assistance for the FBB is 

available from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday 

(except federal holidays) by calling the 

GPO Office of Electronic Information 

Dissemination Services at 202–512– 

1530, toll-free at 888–293–6498; sending 

an e-mail to gpoaccess@gpo.gov; or 

sending a fax to 202–512–1262. 

Access to this notice is also available 

to Internet users through the Federal 

Register’s home page at http:// 

www.nara.gov/fedreg. 

Background 

The FHWA, in coordination with the 

Iowa Department of Transportation and 

Polk County will prepare a Tiered EIS 

for the proposed Northeast Beltway 

study. The proposed project would 

include roadway improvements to 

provide a high-speed connection from I– 

80 near Altoona to U.S. 69 north of 

Ankeny. 

The purpose of the Northeast Polk 

County Beltway is to prepare for 

increased travel demand in and around 

Ankeny and its neighboring 

communities. Traffic congestion on I–35 

between Des Moines and Ankeny would 

be alleviated, and traffic would be 

reduced on the Northeast systems 

interchange (35/80/235). 

Alternatives under consideration 

include: (1) Taking no action; (2) 

widening existing roadways; and (3) 

constructing a roadway in a new 

location. The build alternative will 

include consideration of various 

alignments and grades. 

The Northeast Beltway will be 

reclassified from an EIS to a tiered EIS. 

A tiered EIS is more appropriate for the 

Northeast Beltway project due to 

funding constraints and construction 

scheduling. Decisions made in the first 

tier document will include build or no 

build, project corridor, and logical 

termini for project segmentation. A 

specific alignment within the corridor 

would be identified in the Tier Two 

documents. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and to private organizations 

and citizens who have previously 

expressed or are known to have interest 

in this proposal. A series of public 

meetings will be held in 2009 and 2010. 

In addition, a public hearing will be