Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 106 / Thursday, June 4, 2009 / Notices 26915 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2009–0001–N–12] 

Notice of Request for Comments on 

Information Collection Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Requirements (ICRs) 

abstracted below have been forwarded 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICRs describe the nature of the 

information collections and their 

expected burdens. The Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collections of information was 

published on March 24, 2009 (74 FR 

12443). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 6, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 (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, Section 

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 issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On March 24, 

2009, FRA published a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register soliciting comment 

on ICRs that the agency was seeking 

OMB approval. 74 FR 12443. FRA 

received no comments after issuing this 

60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT 

announces that these information 

collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for 

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collections of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30 day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 

29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 

submit their respective comments to 

OMB within 30 days of publication to 

best ensure having their full effect. 5 

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. 

The summaries below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. The revised requirements are 

being submitted for clearance by OMB 

as required by the PRA. 

Title: Filing of Dedicated Cars 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0502 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: Title 49, Part 215 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, prescribes 

certain conditions to be followed for the 

movement of freight cars that are not in 

compliance with this Part. These cars 

must be identified in a written report to 

FRA before they are assigned to 

dedicated service, and the words 

‘‘Dedicated Service’’ must be stenciled 

on each side of the freight car body. 

FRA uses the information to determine 

whether the equipment is safe to operate 

and that the operation qualifies for 

dedicated service. See 49 CFR 215.5 (c) 

(2), 215.5 (d). 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 4 

hours. 

Title: Remotely Controlled Switch 

Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0516. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: Title 49, Section 218.30 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

ensures that remotely controlled 

switches are lined to protect workers 

who are vulnerable to being struck by 

moving cars as they inspect or service 

equipment on a particular track or, 

alternatively, occupy camp cars. FRA 

believes that production of notification 

requests promotes safety by minimizing 

mental lapses of workers who are 

simultaneously handling several tasks. 

Sections 218.30 and 218.67 require the 

operator of remotely controlled switches 

to maintain a record of each notification 

requesting blue signal protection for 15 

days. Operators of remotely controlled 

switches use the information as a record 

documenting blue signal protection of 

workers or camp cars. This record also 

serves as a valuable resource for railroad 

supervisors and FRA inspectors 

monitoring regulatory compliance. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 

60,038 hours. 

Title: Bad Order and Home Shop 

Card. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0519. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 215, each 

railroad is required to inspect freight 

cars placed in service and take the 

necessary remedial action when defects 

are identified. Part 215 defects are 

specific in nature and relate to items 

that have or could have caused 

accidents or incidents. Section 215.9 

sets forth specific procedures that 

railroads must follow when it is 

necessary to move defective cars for 

repair purposes. For example, railroads 

must affix a ‘‘bad order’’ tag describing 

each defect to each side of the freight 

car. It is imperative that a defective 

freight car be tagged ‘‘bad order’’ so that 

it may be readily identified and moved 

to another location for repair purposes 

only. At the repair point, the ‘‘bad 

order’’ tag serves as a repair record. 

Railroads must retain each tag for 90 

days to verify that proper repairs were 

made at the designated location. FRA 

and State inspectors review all pertinent 

records to determine whether defective 

cars presenting an immediate hazard are 

being moved in transportation. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 

15,750 hours. 

Addressee: Send comments regarding 

these information collections to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA 

Desk Officer. Alternatively, comments 

may be sent via e-mail to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget, at the following address: 

oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. 

Comments are invited on the 

following: Whether the proposed 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Department, including 

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whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

Department’s estimates of the burden of 

the proposed information collections; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collections of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 

2009. 

Kimberly Orben, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–13042 Filed 6–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2009– 

0054] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes one 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 15, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA– 

2009–0054] by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Telephone: 1–800–647–5527. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this proposed collection of 

information. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act heading 

below. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78) or you may visit http:// 

DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Complete copies of each request for 

collection of information may be 

obtained at no charge from Timothy M. 

Pickrell, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., W55–204, NVS–421, 

Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Pickrell’s 

telephone number is (202) 366–2903. 

Please identify the relevant collection 

of information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

providing a 60-day comment period and 

otherwise consult with members of the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

each proposed collection of information. 

The OMB has promulgated regulations 

describing what must be included in 

such a document. Under OMB’s 

regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), an 

agency must ask for public comment on 

the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collections of information: 

Title: The National Survey on the Use 

of Booster Seats. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0644. 

Affected Public: Motorists in 

passenger vehicles at gas stations, fast 

food restaurants, and other types of sites 

frequented by children during the time 

in which the survey is conducted. 

Form Number: NHTSA Form 1010. 

Abstract: The National Survey of the 

Use of Booster Seats is being conducted 

to respond to Section 14(i) of the 

Transportation Recall Enhancement, 

Accountability, and Documentation 

(TREAD) Act of 2000. The Act directs 

the Department of Transportation to 

reduce the deaths and injuries among 

children in the 4 to 8 year old age group 

that are caused by failure to use a 

booster seat by 25%. Conducting the 

National Survey of the Use of Booster 

Seats provides the Department with 

invaluable information on who is and is 

not using booster seats, helping the 

Department better direct its outreach 

programs to ensure that children are 

protected to the greatest degree possible 

when they ride in motor vehicles. The 

OMB approval for this survey is 

scheduled to expire on July 31, 2009. 

NHTSA seeks an extension to this 

approval in order to obtain this 

important survey data, saving more 

children and helping to comply with the 

TREAD Act requirement. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 320 hours 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Approximately 4,800 adult motorists in 

passenger vehicles at gas stations, fast 

food restaurants, and other types of sites 

frequented by children during the time 

in which the survey is conducted. 

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 estimate of the burden