34858 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 136 / Friday, July 17, 2009 / Notices 

[FR Doc. E9–17093 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE C 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on February 

2, 2009, vol. 74, no. 20, page 5884. Title 

49 U.S.C., Section 44702 authorizes 

issuance of air carrier operating 

certificates. 14 CFR prescribes 

requirements for Air Carrier/ 

Commercial Operators. The info 

collected shows compliance & applicant 

eligibility. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

August 17, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Operating Requirements: 

Commuter and On-Demand Operation. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0039. 

Forms(s) FAA Form 8070–1. 

Affected Public: An estimated 2.765 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Response: Approximately 7.7 minutes 

per response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 1,154,674 hours annually 

Abstract: Title 49 U.S.C., Section 

44702 authorizes issuance of air carrier 

operating certificates. 14 CFR prescribes 

requirements for Air Carrier/ 

Commercial Operators. The info 

collected shows compliance and 

applicant eligibility. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

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 estimates 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 formns of information technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10, 

2009. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. E9–16806 Filed 7–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2009–0035] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration invites public comment 

about our intention to request the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) 

approval to renew the following 

information collection: 49 U.S.C. 

Section 5317—New Freedom Program. 


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The information to be collected for 

this program is used to determine 

eligibility for funding and to monitor 

the grantees’ progress in implementing 

and completing project activities. The 

information submitted ensures FTA’s 

compliance with applicable Federal 

laws and OMB Circular A–102. The 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments 

was published on April 23, 2009. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before August 17, 2009. A comment to 

OMB is most effective if OMB receives 

it within 30 days of publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sylvia L. Marion, Office of 

Administration, Office of Management 

Planning, (202) 366–6680. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5317—New 

Freedom Program. 

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. Section 5317, the 

New Freedom Program, authorizes the 

Secretary of Transportation to make 

grants to States for areas with a 

population of less than 200,000 and 

designated recipients in urbanized areas 

of 200,000 persons or greater to reduce 

barriers to transportation services and 

expand the transportation mobility 

options available to people with 

disabilities beyond the requirements of 

the Americans with Disabilities Act 

(ADA) of 1990. Grant recipients are 

required to make information available 

to the public and to publish a program 

of projects which identifies the 

subrecipients and projects for which the 

State or designated recipient is applying 

for financial assistance. FTA uses the 

information to determine eligibility for 

funding and to monitor the grantees’ 

progress in implementing and 

completing project activities. FTA 

collects performance information 

annually from designated recipients in 

rural areas, small urbanized areas, other 

direct recipients for small urbanized 

areas, and designated recipients in 

urbanized areas of 200,000 persons or 

greater. FTA collects milestone and 

financial status reports from designated 

recipients in large urbanized areas on a 

quarterly basis. The information 

submitted ensures FTA’s compliance 

with applicable Federal laws and OMB 

Circular A–102. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

122,374 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 on: July 14, 2009. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35095] 

Alaska Railroad Corporation— 

Construction and Operation 

Exemption—a Rail Line Extension to 

Port MacKenzie, AK 

AGENCY: Lead: Surface Transportation 

Board. Cooperating: U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers, Alaska District; Federal 

Railroad Administration; and United 

States Coast Guard. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Final 

Scope of Study for the Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS). 

SUMMARY: The Alaska Railroad 

Corporation (ARRC or Applicant) 

petitioned the Surface Transportation 

Board (Board) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

10502 for authority to construct and 

operate a new rail line from MatanuskaSusitna Borough’s (MSB) Port 

MacKenzie to ARRC’s existing main line 

between Wasilla and north of Willow, 

Alaska. The project would involve the 

construction and operation of 

approximately 30 to 45 miles of new rail 

to the main line track. Figure 1 shows 

ARRC’s existing track and the proposed 

rail line extension from Port MacKenzie 

to ARRC’s existing main line (All figures 

are available for viewing on the Board’s 

Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov by 

going to ‘‘Environmental Matters,’’ then 

selecting ‘‘Key Cases’’ in the dropdown; 

and then when the next page appears, 

clicking ‘‘Alaska Railroad—Port 

MacKenzie Rail Extension). 

Because the construction and 

operation of this project has the 

potential to result in significant 

environmental impacts, the Board’s 

Section of Environmental Analysis 

(SEA) has determined that the 

preparation of an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS) is appropriate. For 

further information about the Board’s 

environmental review process and the 

EIS, you may also visit a Boardsponsored project Web site at http:// 

www.stbportmacraileis.com. 

To help determine the scope of the 

EIS, and as required by the Board’s 

regulations at 49 CFR 1105.10(a)(2), SEA 

published in the Federal Register and 

mailed to the public on February 12, 

2008, the Notice of Availability of Draft 

Scope of Study for the EIS, Notice of 

Scoping Meetings, and Request for 

Comments. SEA also prepared and 

distributed to the public a fact sheet that 

introduced ARRC’s Port MacKenzie Rail 

Extension, announced SEA’s intent to 

prepare an EIS, requested comments, 

and gave notice of six public scoping 

meetings to citizens; elected officials; 

Federal, state, and local agencies; tribal 

organizations; and other potentially 

interested stakeholders. SEA held six 

public scoping meetings in Knik, Big 

Lake, Willow, Houston, Wasilla, and 

Anchorage, Alaska on March 3, 4, 5, 6, 

10, and 11, 2008, respectively. 

The scoping comment period 

concluded March 21, 2008. The U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska 

District (USACE); Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA); and United 

States Coast Guard (USGC) requested 

and were granted cooperating agency 

status in preparation of the EIS. After 

review and consideration of all 

comments received, this notice sets 

forth the final scope of the EIS. The final 

scope reflects any changes to the draft 

scope as a result of the comments, 

summarizes and addresses the principal 

environmental concerns raised by the 

comments, and briefly discusses 

pertinent issues concerning this project 

that further clarify the final scope. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Navecky, Section of 

Environmental Analysis, Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001, 

202–245–0294, or call SEA’s toll-free 

number for the project at 1–888–257– 

7560. Assistance for the hearing 

impaired is available through the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. The Web 

site for the Surface Transportation 

Board is http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

Serena Sweet, U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers—P.O. Box 6898, Elmendorf 

Air Force Base, AK 99506, 907–753– 

2819. 

John Winkle, Passenger Programs 

Division, Federal Railroad 

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