30662 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 122 / Friday, June 26, 2009 / Notices 

property and mail from points behind 

Canada, via Canada and intermediate 

points, to a point or points in the United 

States and beyond; (2) foreign scheduled 

and charter air transportation of 

property and mail between any point or 

points in the United States and any 

other point or points; and (3) other 

charter operations. Cargojet also 

requests a statement of authorization to 

conduct intermodal cargo service 

between any U.S. point and any other 

U.S. point. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket 

Operations, Alternate Federal Register 

Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E9–15108 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA 2009–0001–N–14] 

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 reapproval of the following information 

collection activities that were 

previously approved by OMB under 

Emergency Clearance Procedures. 

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 August 25, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on any or all of the following proposed 

activities by mail to either: Ms. Wynne 

Davis, Office of Railroad Development, 

RDV–3, 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 2130–0580.’’ 

Alternatively, comments may be 

transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493– 

6330 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to 

Ms. Davis at wynne.davis@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: Ms. 

Wynne Davis, Office of Railroad 

Development, RDV–3, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 

20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6441) 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 tollfree.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 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 

information collection activities that 

FRA will submit for renewed clearance 

by OMB as required under the PRA: 

Title: Notice of Funding Availability 

and Solicitation of Applications for 

Grants under the Railroad Rehabilitation 

and Repair Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0580. 

Abstract: On September 30, 2008, 

President Bush signed Public Law 110– 

329, The Consolidated Security, Disaster 

Assistance, and Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2009. As part of 

this Act, Congress provided $20 million 

in disaster relief funds to FRA to award 

to States in one or more grants for 

eligible projects related to repair and 

rehabilitation of Class II and Class III 

railroad infrastructure damaged by 

hurricanes, floods, and other natural 

disasters in counties for which the 

President declared a major disaster 

under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 

Disaster relief and Emergency 

Assistance Act of 1974. These funds are 

available for rehabilitation and repairs 

of railroad right-of-way, bridges, signals, 

and other infrastructure which are part 

of the general railroad system of 

transportation and primarily used by 

railroads to move freight traffic. The 

Secretary may retain up to one-half of 

one (1) percent of these funds for the 

oversight of the design and 

implementation of projects funded by 

grants under this Program. Funds 

provided under this grant program may 

constitute no more than 80 percent of 

the total cost of a selected project, with 

the remaining cost funded from other 

sources. The funding provided under 

these grants will be made available to 

grantees on a reimbursement basis. FRA 

anticipates awarding grants to multiple 

eligible participants. FRA may choose to 

award a grant or grants within the 

available funds in any amount. Funding 

made available through grants provided 

under this program, together with 

funding from other sources that is 

committed by a grantee as part of a grant 

agreement, must be sufficient to 

complete the funded project and 

achieve the anticipated rehabilitation 

and repairs to Class II and Class IIII 

railroads. New applications will be 

accepted after publication of a future 

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Federal Register Notice that will be 

published sometime this fall. 

Form Number(s): SF–424. 

Other Instruments: Information 

Published with the Notice of Funds 

Availability (NOFA) to be published in 

Federal Register in Fall of 2009. 

Affected Public: 50 States/Local 

governments. 

Respondent Universe: 32 States/Local 

governments. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

REPORTING BURDEN

Grant program Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

— Application Process ........................................ 32 States/Local govt .... 10 grant applications .... 315 hours ..................... 3,150 

—Meeting requests with FRA Associate Administrator.32 States/Local govt .... 2 requests/letters ......... 30 minutes ................... 1 

—Face to Face Meetings with Associate Admin 32 States/Local govt .... 2 project meetings ....... 2 hours ......................... 4 

—Revisions to Grant Applications ....................... 32 States/Local govt .... 2 grant revisions .......... 40 hours ....................... 80 

—Environmental Assessments ............................ 32 States/Local govt .... 10 environmental documents.80 hours ....................... 800 

—Close-Out Procedures ...................................... 32 States/Local govt .... 10 sets of Close-out 

documents.

4 hours ......................... 40 

—Project Reports ................................................ 32 States/Local govt .... 10 reports ..................... 80 hours ....................... 800 

Total Responses: 46. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

4,875 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 June 22, 

2009. 

Kimberly Orben, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–15027 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2009–0001–N–15] 

Notice and Request for Comments 

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 April 16, 2009 (74 FR 

17762). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 27, 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 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 April 16, 

2009, FRA published a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register soliciting comment 

on ICRs that the agency was seeking 

OMB approval. 74 FR 17762. 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 current requirements are 

being submitted for renewed clearance 

by OMB as required by the PRA. 

Title: Grade Crossing Signal System 

Safety. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0534. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: FRA believes that highwayrail grade crossing (grade crossing) 

accidents resulting from warning system 

failures can be reduced. Motorists lose 

faith in warning systems that constantly 

warn of an oncoming train when none 

is present. Therefore, the fail-safe 

feature of a warning system loses its 

effectiveness if the system is not 

repaired within a reasonable period of 

time. A greater risk of an accident is 

present when a warning system fails to 

activate as a train approaches a grade 

crossing. FRA’s regulations require 

railroads to take specific responses in 

the event of an activation failure. FRA 

uses the information to develop better