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9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.9

Elizabeth M. Murphy, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–15738 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA 2009–0001–N–16] 

Proposed 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 

approval of the following information 

collection activities. 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 September 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on any or all of the following proposed 

activities by mail to either: 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, 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–New.’’ 

Alternatively, comments may be 

transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493– 

6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to 

Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@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: Mr. 

Robert Brogan, Office of 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, § 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 

proposed information collection 

activities that FRA will submit for 

clearance by OMB as required under the 

PRA: 

Title: Track Transportation Time 

Study. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–New. 

Abstract: The Rail Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

432) calls for a track inspection time 

study to be performed by FRA. The 

information required to develop the 

report will be at least partially obtained 

through a series of information 

gathering surveys which are focused on 

various aspects of track inspection. Each 

survey will be customized for a 

particular segment of the workforce and 

will include track inspectors, track 

supervisors or roadmasters, middle 

management (division engineers), and 

senior management (chief engineers). 

The purpose of the proposed study is 

to address four issues raised in the Rail 

Safety Improvement Act: (1) Determine 

whether the required intervals of track 

inspections for each class of track 

should be amended; (2) Determine 

whether track remedial action 

requirements should be amended; (3) 

Determine whether different track 

inspection and repair priorities or 

methods should be required; and (4) 

Determine whether the speed at which 

railroad track inspection vehicles 

operate and the scope of the territory 

they generally cover allow for proper 

inspection of the track and whether 

such speed and appropriate scope 

should be regulated by the Secretary. 

Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.136; 

FRA F 6180.137. 

Affected Public: Railroad Employees. 

Respondent Universe: 500 

Individuals. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

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REPORTING BURDEN

RFEI notice Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per 

response 

Total annual burden 

hours 

—Track Inspectors—Focus 

Groups.

20 Individuals ................. 16 responses .................. 20 hours ......................... 320 hours. 

—Track Inspectors—Standard 

Survey.

600 Individuals ............... 200 responses ................ 1 hour ............................. 200 hours. 

—Track Supervisors 

(Roadmasters).

35 Individuals ................. 25 responses .................. 1 hour ............................. 25 hours. 

—RR Middle Management (Div. 

Engineers).

10 Individuals ................. 8 responses .................... 1 hour ............................. 8 hours. 

—RR Senior Management (Senior Engineers).10 Individuals ................. 8 responses .................... 1 hour ............................. 8 hours. 

Total Responses: 257. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 561 

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 30, 

2009. 

Kimberly Orben, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–15853 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Office of Commercial Space 

Transportation; Notice of Availability 

of the Final Environmental 

Assessment (EA) and Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) for the 

Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) 

Launch Site Operator License at Cecil 

Field, Florida (FL) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final 

EA and FONSI. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 

4321 et seq.), Council on Environmental 

Quality NEPA implementing regulations 

(40 CFR Parts 1500–1508), and FAA 

Order 1050.1E, Change 1, the FAA is 

announcing the availability of the Final 

EA and FONSI for the Jacksonville 

Aviation Authority (JAA) Launch Site 

Operator License at Cecil Field, FL. 

The EA was prepared in response to 

an application for a Launch Site 

Operator License from JAA. Under the 

Proposed Action, the FAA would issue 

a Launch Site Operator License to JAA 

to operate a facility for horizontal 

launches and landings of suborbital, 

manned reusable launch vehicles 

(RLVs). These vehicles, when operated 

out of Cecil Field, could carry space 

flight participants, scientific 

experiments, or payloads. The proposed 

launch site is located within the city 

limits of the City of Jacksonville, FL in 

Duval County, approximately 15 miles 

southwest of downtown Jacksonville. 

The EA addresses the potential 

environmental impacts of implementing 

the Proposed Action and the No Action 

Alternative of not issuing a Launch Site 

Operator License to JAA. 

The FAA has posted the Final EA and 

FONSI on the Internet at http:// 

ast.faa.gov. In addition, CDs of the EA 

and FONSI were sent to persons and 

agencies on the distribution list (found 

in Chapter 7 of the EA). A paper copy 

and a CD version of the EA and FONSI 

will be made available for review at the 

following locations: 

Jacksonville Public Library—Argyle 

Branch, 7973 Old Middleburg Road 

South, Jacksonville, FL 32222. 

Jacksonville Public Library—Webb 

Wesconnett Regional, 6887 103rd 

Street, Jacksonville, FL 32210. 

Jacksonville Public Library—West 

Regional, 1425 Chaffee Road South, 

Jacksonville, FL 32221. 

Jacksonville Public Library—Main 

Branch, 303 N Laura St, Jacksonville, 

FL 32202. 

Green Cove Springs Library, 403 Ferris 

St., Green Cove Springs, FL 32043. 

Additional Information: Under the 

Proposed Action, the FAA would issue 

a Launch Site Operator License to JAA 

that would allow them to operate Cecil 

Field for horizontal suborbital RLV 

launches. JAA has identified two types 

of horizontally launched RLVs, Concept 

X and Concept Z, which are considered 

typical vehicles that would be launched 

from Cecil Field. The RLVs would 

launch and land on Runway 18L–36R, 

the primary north-south runway at Cecil 

Field. Both proposed RLVs would takeoff from Cecil Field under jet power. 

Rocket operations would occur in a 

designated offshore area, approximately 

60 miles east of the Florida coast. The 

RLVs would return to Cecil Field as 

maneuverable gliders. 

JAA proposes to use Cecil Field’s 

existing infrastructure, such as hangars, 

control tower, and runways for 

commercial space launch operations. 

Therefore, JAA does not anticipate new 

construction activities at Cecil Field 

related to the proposed spaceport. 

The only alternative to the Proposed 

Action analyzed in the EA is the No 

Action Alternative. Under this 

alternative, the FAA would not issue a 

Launch Site Operator License to JAA, 

and there would be no commercial 

space launches from Cecil Field. The 

site would continue to be available for 

existing general aviation and trainingrelated activities. 

A wide-array of resource areas were 

considered to provide a context for 

understanding and assessing the 

potential environmental effects of the 

Proposed Action, with attention focused 

on key issues. The resource areas 

considered included climate and air 

quality; coastal resources; compatible 

land use; Department of Transportation 

Act: Section 4(f) resources; farmlands; 

fish, wildlife, and plants; floodplains; 

hazardous materials, pollution 

prevention, and solid waste; historical, 

architectural, archaeological, and 

cultural resources; light emissions and 

visual resources; natural resources, 

energy supply, and sustainable design; 

noise; socioeconomics; water quality; 

wetlands; wild and scenic rivers; 

children’s environmental health and 

safety risks; environmental justice; 

construction impacts; secondary 

(induced) impacts; airports/airport 

users; airspace; transportation; and 

cumulative impacts. 

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