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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 

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solutions to the problems of grade 

crossing device malfunctions. With this 

information, FRA is able to correlate 

accident data and equipment 

malfunctions with the types of circuits 

and age of equipment. FRA can then 

identify the causes of grade crossing 

system failures and investigate them to 

determine whether periodic 

maintenance, inspection, and testing 

standards are effective. FRA also uses 

the information collected to alert 

railroad employees and appropriate 

highway traffic authorities of warning 

system malfunctions so that they can 

take the necessary measures to protect 

motorists and railroad workers at the 

grade crossing until repairs have been 

made. 

Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.83. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 8,152 

hours. 

Title: Bridge Worker Safety Rules. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0535. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: Section 20139 of Title 49 of 

the United States Code required FRA to 

issue rules, regulations, orders, and 

standards for the safety of maintenanceof-way employees on railroad bridges, 

including for ‘‘bridge safety equipment’’ 

such as nets, walkways, handrails, and 

safety lines, and requirements for the 

use of vessels when work is performed 

on bridges located over bodies of water. 

FRA has added 49 CFR Part 214 to 

establish minimum workplace safety 

standards for railroad employees as they 

apply to railroad bridges. Specifically, 

section 214.15(c) establishes standards 

and practices for safety net systems. 

Safety nets and net installations are to 

be drop-tested at the job site after initial 

installation and before being used as a 

fall-protection system; after major 

repairs; and at six-month intervals if left 

at one site. If a drop-test is not feasible 

and is not performed, then a written 

certification must be made by the 

railroad or railroad contractor, or a 

designated certified person, that the net 

does comply with the safety standards 

of this section. FRA and State inspectors 

use the information to enforce Federal 

regulations. The information that is 

maintained at the job site promotes safe 

bridge worker practices. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 1 hour. 

Title: Railroad Police Officers. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0537. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Railroads. 

Abstract: Under 49 CFR Part 207, 

railroads are required to notify states of 

all designated police officers who are 

discharging their duties outside of their 

respective jurisdictions. This 

requirement is necessary to verify 

proper police authority. 

Form Number(s): N/A. 

Annual Estimated Burden: 181 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 

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 June 22, 

2009. 

Kimberly Orben, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–15028 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Notice of Informational Filing 

For informational purposes only, the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

is providing notice that it has received 

an informational filing from BNSF 

Railway Company (BNSF) to conduct 

testing of Configuration VI of BNSF’s 

Electronic Train Management System 

(ETMS) submitted pursuant to Title 49 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

236.913. The informational filing is 

described below, including the 

submitting party and the requisite 

docket number where the informational 

filing and any related information may 

be found. The document is available for 

public inspection; however, FRA is not 

accepting public comment on the 

document. 

BNSF Railway Company (Docket 

Number FRA–2006–23687) 

BNSF has submitted an informational 

filing to FRA to begin operational 

testing of ETMS Version VI on BNSF’s 

Scenic Subdivision. This testing will 

allow BNSF to obtain the necessary 

assessments required to amend BNSF’s 

currently approved Product Safety Plan 

(PSP) for ETMS Version I for a future 

submittal to the FRA. In addition, this 

testing will allow BNSF to substantiate 

the ETMS technology in tunnel 

operations on freight territories. The 

informational filing has been placed 

under Docket Number FRA–2006–23687 

and is available for public inspection. 

Interested parties are invited to 

review the informational filing and 

associated documents at the DOT 

Docket Management facility during 

regular business hours (9 a.m.—5 p.m.) 

at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. All 

documents in the public docket are also 

available for inspection and copying on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications received into any of 

our dockets by name of the individual 

submitting the document (or signing the 

document, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review the DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477– 

78). 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 22, 

2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–15124 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at 

Pocahontas Municipal Airport, 

Pocahontas, AR 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invites public comment on the release of