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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

James F. Simons, 

Director, Office of Regulatory Analysis and 

Evaluation. 

[FR Doc. E9–16585 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2009–0032] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

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

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments was published on April 27, 

2008. No comments were received in 

response to that notice. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before August 12, 2009. A comment to 

OMB is most effective if OMB receives 

it within 30 days of publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LaStar Matthews, Office of 

Administration, Office of Management 

Planning, (202) 366–2295 or e-mail: 

LaStar.Matthews@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Transit Investments in 

Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction 

Program (OMB Number: 2132–0566). 

Abstract: The American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) 

established the Transit Investments in 

Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction 

(TIGGER) Program. This program is a 

new $100,000,000 discretionary grant 

program to support public transit 

agencies in making capital investments 

that will assist in reducing the energy 

consumption or greenhouse gas 

emissions of their public transportation 

systems. 

The information collected is 

submitted as part of the application for 

grants used to determine eligibility of 

applicants and project selection. 

Collection of project management 

information also provides 

documentation that the applicants and 

recipients are meeting program 

objectives and are complying with FTA 

Circular 5010.1D Grant Management 

Requirements and other federal 

requirements. 

To meet the requirements of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act, FTA requested an emergency 

approval from OMB for the Transit 

Investments in Greenhouse Gas and 

Energy Reduction Program. OMB 

approved FTA’s emergency request for 

approval on March 10, 2009. The OMB 

Control Number is 2132–0566. FTA 

published a Federal Register Notice for 

Solicitation of Comments and Notice of 

Availability of Fiscal Year 2009 Funding 

for Transit Investments in Greenhouse 

Gas and Energy Reduction Grants on 

March 24, 2009. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

32,080 hours. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

refer to the docket number that appears 

at the top of this document and be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725—17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention: FTA Desk Officer. 

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 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued: July 7, 2007. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–16509 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[USCG–2006–28532] 

Port Dolphin Energy LLC, Port Dolphin 

Energy Liquefied Natural Gas 

Deepwater Port License Application; 

Final Application Public Hearing and 

Final Environmental Impact Statement 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; notice of 

public hearing; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) 

announce the availability of the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

for Port Dolphin Energy LLC, Port 

Dolphin Energy Liquefied Natural Gas 

Deepwater Port license application. The 

application describes a project that 

would be located approximately 28 

miles off the western coast of Florida, 

and approximately 42 miles from Port 

Manatee, Manatee County, Florida. The 

Maritime Administration and Coast 

Guard request public comments on the 

FEIS and application. Publication of this 

notice begins a 45-day comment period 

and provides information on how to 

participate in the process. 

DATES: A public hearing will be held in 

Palmetto, Florida on July 28, 2009. The 

public hearing will be held from 5 p.m. 

to 7 p.m. and will be preceded by an 

informational open house from 3 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. The public hearing may end 

later than the stated time, depending on 

the number of persons wishing to speak. 

Material submitted in response to the 

request for comments on the FEIS and 

application must reach the Docket 

Management Facility by August 23, 

2009. 

Federal and State agencies must also 

submit comments, recommended 

conditions for licensing, or letters of no 

objection by September 11, 2009. Also 

by September 11, 2009, the Governor of 

Florida (the adjacent coastal state) may 

approve, disapprove, or notify the 

Maritime Administration of 

inconsistencies with State programs 

relating to environmental protection, 

land and water use, and coastal zone 

management for which the Maritime 

Administration may condition the 

license to make consistent. 

The Maritime Administration must 

issue a record of decision (ROD) to 

approve, approve with conditions, or 

deny the DWP license application by 

October 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: The public hearing in 

Palmetto will be held at the Manatee 

Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., 

Palmetto, Florida, 34221; telephone: 

(941) 722–3244. 

The FEIS, the application, comments 

and associated documentation are 

available for viewing at the Federal 

Docket Management System Web site: 

http://www.regulations.gov under 

docket number USCG–2006–28532. The 

FEIS is also available at the following 

public libraries: 

Central Library—Bradenton, FL 34205 

Braden River Library—Bradenton, FL 

34203 

South Manatee Branch—Bradenton, FL 

34207 

Palmetto Branch Library—Palmetto, FL 

34221 

Rocky Bluff Library—Ellenton, FL 

34222 

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Island Branch Library—Holmes Beach, 

FL 34217 

Docket submissions for USCG–2006– 

28532 should be addressed to: 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Management Facility, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

The Federal Docket Management 

Facility accepts hand-delivered 

submissions, and makes docket contents 

available for public inspection and 

copying at this address between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The Facility 

telephone number is 202–366–9329, the 

fax number is 202–493–2251, and the 

Web site for electronic submissions or 

for electronic access to docket contents 

is http://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ray 

Martin, U.S. Coast Guard, telephone: 

202–372–1449, e-mail: 

Raymond.W.Martin@uscg.mil or Chris 

Hanan, U.S. Maritime Administration, 

telephone: 202–366–1900, e-mail: 

Christopher.Hanan@dot.gov. If you have 

questions on viewing the docket, call 

Renee V. Wright, Program Manager, 

Docket Operations, telephone 202–493– 

0402. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

We request public comments or other 

information on the FEIS and 

application. The public hearing is not 

the only opportunity you have to 

comment. In addition to or in place of 

attending a hearing, you can submit 

comments to the Docket Management 

Facility during the public comment 

period (see DATES). The Coast Guard and 

the Maritime Administration will 

consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

Submissions should include: 

• Docket number USCG–2006–28532. 

• Your name and address. 

Submit comments or material using 

only one of the following methods: 

• Electronic submission to FDMS, 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

• Fax, mail, or hand delivery to the 

Docket Management Facility (see 

ADDRESSES). Faxed or hand delivered 

submissions must be unbound, no larger 

than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, and suitable for 

copying and electronic scanning. If you 

mail your submission and want to know 

when it reaches the Facility, include a 

stamped, self-addressed postcard or 

envelope. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments or material, all 

submissions will be posted, without 

change, to the FDMS Web site (http:// 

www.regulations.gov), and will include 

any personal information you provide. 

Therefore, submitting this information 

makes it public. You may wish to read 

the Privacy and Use Notice that is 

available on the FDMS Web site, and the 

Department of Transportation Privacy 

Act Notice that appeared in the Federal 

Register on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477), see PRIVACY ACT. 

Background 

Information about deepwater ports, 

the statutes, and regulations governing 

their licensing, and the receipt of the 

current application for a liquefied 

natural gas (LNG) deepwater port was 

published in the Federal Register in 

Volume 72 FR 34741, on June 25, 2007. 

The Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS 

for the proposed action was published 

in the Federal Register in Volume 72 FR 

38116, on July 12, 2007 and the Notice 

of Availability of the Draft EIS was 

published in Volume 73 FR 21012, on 

April 17, 2008. The FEIS, application 

materials and associated comments are 

available on the docket. Information 

from the ‘‘Summary of the Application’’ 

from previous Federal Register notices 

is included below for your convenience. 

Proposed Action and Alternatives 

The proposed action requiring 

environmental review is the Federal 

licensing of the proposed deepwater 

port described in ‘‘Summary of the 

Application’’ below. The alternatives to 

licensing the proposed port are: (1) 

Licensing with conditions (including 

conditions designed to mitigate 

environmental impact), and (2) denying 

the application, which for purposes of 

environmental review is the ‘‘no-action’’ 

alternative. These alternatives are more 

fully discussed in the FEIS. The Coast 

Guard and the Maritime Administration 

are the lead Federal agencies for the 

preparation of the EIS. You can address 

any questions about the proposed action 

or the FEIS to the Coast Guard project 

manager identified in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Summary of the Application 

Port Dolphin Energy LLC, proposes to 

own, construct, and operate a deepwater 

port, named Port Dolphin, in the 

Federal waters of the Outer Continental 

Shelf in the St. Petersburg (PB) blocks: 

PB545 and PB589, approximately 28 

miles off the west coast of Florida to the 

southwest of Tampa Bay, in a water 

depth of approximately 100 feet. Port 

Dolphin would consist of a permanently 

moored unloading buoy system with 

two submersible buoys separated by a 

distance of approximately three miles. 

Each unloading buoy would be 

permanently secured to eight mooring 

lines, consisting of wire rope, chain, and 

buoyancy elements, each attached to 

anchor points on the seabed. Anchor 

points would consist most likely of 

driven piles. 

The buoys would be designed to moor 

specialized type of LNG vessels called 

Shuttle and Regasification Vessels 

(SRVs) of 145,000 and 217,000 cubic 

meter capacities. SRVs are equipped to 

vaporize cryogenic LNG cargo to natural 

gas through an onboard closed loop 

vaporization system, and meter gas for 

send-out by means of the unloading 

buoy to conventional subsea pipelines. 

The SRVs would moor to the unloading 

buoys which connect through the hull 

of the vessels to specially designed 

turrets that would enable the vessels to 

weathervane or rotate in response to 

prevailing wind, wave, and current 

directions. When the vessels are not 

present, the buoys would be submerged 

on a special landing pad on the seabed, 

60–70 feet below the sea surface. 

Each unloading buoy would connect 

through a 16-inch flexible riser and a 

36-inch flowline to a Y intersection and 

then a 36-inch pipeline approximately 

42 miles in length that would connect 

onshore in Port Manatee, Manatee 

County, Florida. The pipeline would 

connect with the Gulfstream Natural 

Gas System, LLC and Tampa Electric 

Company (TECO). 

The 36-inch gas transmission line will 

make landfall on Port Manatee property. 

From there, the transmission pipeline 

will proceed in a generally easterly 

direction to the first interconnection 

point with the Gulfstream system at 4 

miles. The Gulfstream/TECO 

Interconnection Station will occupy an 

approximately 3.4-acre site. Up to 

approximately 70 percent of the natural 

gas is expected to be delivered to the 

Gulfstream pipeline and 30 percent to 

the TECO pipeline. 

Only shuttle and regasification vessels 

(SRVs) will call on Port Dolphin. 

Offloading should require between 4–8 

days and when empty the SRV would 

disconnect from the buoy and leave the 

port. Port Dolphin would have an 

average throughput capacity of 800 

MMscfd with a peak capacity of 1200 

MMscfd. The two separate buoys would 

allow natural gas to be delivered in a 

continuous flow, without interruption, 

by having a brief overlap between 

arriving and departing SRVs. 

Port Dolphin Energy LLC is seeking 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

(FERC) approval for the onshore 

pipelines concurrent with this 

deepwater port application. As required 

by FERC regulations, FERC will also 

maintain a docket for the FERC portion 

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of the project. The docket numbers are 

CP07–191–000 and CP07–192–000. The 

filing may also be viewed on the web at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, call (866) 

208–3767 or TYY, (202) 502–8659. 

In addition, pipelines and structures 

such as the moorings may require 

permits under Section 404 of the Clean 

Water Act and Section 10 of the Rivers 

and Harbors Act which are administered 

by the Army Corps of Engineers 

(USACE). 

Port Dolphin will also require permits 

from the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) pursuant to the 

provisions of the Clean Air Act, as 

amended, and the Clean Water Act, as 

amended. 

Construction of the deepwater port 

would be expected to take 

approximately 11 months with startup 

of commercial operations following 

construction, should a license be issued. 

The deepwater port would be designed, 

constructed and operated in accordance 

with applicable codes and standards. 

Privacy Act 

The electronic form of all comments 

received into the Federal Docket 

Management System can be searched by 

the name of the individual submitting 

the comment (or signing the comment, 

if submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). The DOT 

Privacy Act Statement can be viewed in 

the Federal Register published on April 

11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70, pages 

19477–78) or you may visit http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

(Authority 49 CFR 1.66) 

Dated: July 2, 2009. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Christine Gurland, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–16502 Filed 7–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

with certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below; including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

Kenwood U.S.A. Corporation 

[(Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2009– 

0059] 

Kenwood U.S.A. Corporation 

(Kenwood) seeks a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

49 CFR part 232, Brake System Safety 

Standards for Freight and Other NonPassenger Trains and Equipment. 

Specifically, § 232.409(d)—Inspection 

and Testing of end-of-train devices, 

which requires the telemetry equipment 

to be tested for accuracy and calibrated 

if necessary at least every 368 days. It 

also requires that the date and location 

of the last calibration or test, as well as 

the name of the person performing the 

calibration or test, be legibly displayed 

on a weather-resistant sticker or other 

marking device affixed to the outside of 

both the front and the rear unit. 

This waiver will cover all Kenwood 

model NX–800–K UHF digital 

transceivers manufactured on or after 

August 24, 2007. This transceiver is 

competitive with a digitally synthesized 

radio produced by Wabtec, for which a 

similar waiver was granted (see Docket 

Number FRA–2004–18895); and 

Kenwood requests that its product be 

treated in a similar fashion. 

Kenwood states that its NX–800–K 

device is inherently stable, reflecting the 

state of the art in digital synthesized 

transceivers. Test results submitted by 

Kenwood as part of its Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) 

authorization process confirm the 

extreme frequency stability of this 

digital synthesized device. This 

compliance meets the (FCC) TIA–603 

standard and current FCC Part 90 

service rule specifications for railroad 

applications. Kenwood states that, as 

such, annual re-certification is 

unnecessary and administratively 

burdensome. Kenwood further states 

that the annual re-certification 

requirement was developed at the time 

when such radios were crystal 

controlled and stability was an issue, 

and that the rule has no application to 

digitally synthesized modern 

transceivers. Kenwood believes that the 

spirit of the rule is not violated by the 

requested waiver inasmuch as the radio 

design obviates the need for the annual 

certification and measurements. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2009– 

0059) and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received within 30 

days of the date of this notice will be 

considered by FRA before final action is 

taken. Comments received after that 

date will be considered as far as 

practicable. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and 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 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2009. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E9–16506 Filed 7–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2003– 

38 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

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