Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 36860-36861 [2014-15174]

Download as PDF 36860 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 125 / Monday, June 30, 2014 / Notices Issued in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2014. Lirio Liu, Director, Office of Rulemaking. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA 2014–0011–N–13] Petition for Exemption Docket No.: No. FAA–2014–0367 Petitioner: Trimble Navigation Limited Section of 14 CFR: part 21, 45.23(b), 61.113(a)(b), 61.133(a), 91.7(b), 91.9(b)(2), 91.109(a), 91.119. Description of Relief Sought: Trimble Navigation Limited is seeking an exemption to permit commercial operation of Trimble’s UX5, which weighs 5.5 lbs and performs precision aerial surveys that consist of still photographs taken by onboard cameras. Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: AGENCY: The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing this notice to advise the public that, effective immediately, it is rescinding the Notice of Intent to rule on the request to release deed restrictions at Yellowstone Airport under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 47125 that was published on January 28, 2014. A re-opening and extension of the comment period was published on March 14, 2014. This rescission is due to the comments received regarding this notice. The request to release the deed restrictions may be reconsidered after further analysis and a Notice of Intent would be published at a later date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David S. Stelling, Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Northwest Mountain Region, Airports Division, Helena Airports District Office, 2725 Skyway Drive, Suite 2, Helena, Montana 59602. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking an extension of the following currently approved information collection activities. On May 7, 2014, the Secretary of Transportation issued Emergency Order Docket No. DOT–OST–2014–0067 (EO), requiring affected railroad carriers to provide certain information to the State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) for each State in which their trains carrying 1 million gallons or more of Bakken crude oil travel. The information collection activities associated with the Secretary’s Emergency Order received a six-month emergency approval from OMB on May 10, 2014. FRA seeks a regular clearance (extension of the current approval for three years) while it is determining the proper course of action to take after a recent series of train accidents involving the transportation petroleum crude oil, a hazardous material the transportation of which is regulated by the Department of Transportation. 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: [FR Doc. 2014–15195 Filed 6–27–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration Notice of Intent to Rule on Request To Release Deed Restrictions at the Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, Montana Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice To Rescind a Notice of Intent to Rule on Request to Release Deed Restrictions at the Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, Montana. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Issued in Helena, Montana, on June 24, 2014. David S. Stelling, Manager, Helena Airports District Office. [FR Doc. 2014–15314 Filed 6–27–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:01 Jun 27, 2014 Jkt 232001 SUMMARY: Comments must be received no later than August 29, 2014. 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. Kimberly Toone, 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 2130–0604.’’ PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493– 6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via email to Mr. Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Please refer to the assigned OMB control number 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. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD– 20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 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 for reinstatement or renewal 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 E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 125 / Monday, June 30, 2014 / Notices 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 are brief summaries of three currently approved information collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as required under the PRA: Title: Secretary of Transportation Emergency Order Docket No. DOT– OST–2014–0067. OMB Control Number: 2130–0604. Abstract: As noted in the summary above, on May 7, 2014, the Secretary of Transportation issued Emergency Order Docket No. DOT–OST–2014–0067 (EO), requiring affected railroad carriers to provide certain information to the State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) for each State in which their trains carrying 1 million gallons or more of Bakken crude oil travel. This EO is available through the Department’s public docket system at www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. DOT–OST–2014–0067. The EO took effect immediately upon issuance, although affected railroads were permitted 30 days to provide the required information to the SERCs. The EO is the Department’s direct and proactive response to a recent series of train accidents involving the transportation of petroleum crude oil, a hazardous material the transportation of which is regulated by the Department. The most recent accident occurred on April 30, 2014, when a train transporting petroleum crude oil derailed in Lynchburg, Virginia and released approximately 30,000 gallons of its contents into the James River. Further, the EO explains that, with the rising demand for rail transportation of petroleum crude oil throughout the United States, the risk of rail incidents has increased commensurate with the increase in the volume of the material shipped and that there have been several significant derailments in both the U.S. and Canada over the last several months causing deaths and property and environmental damage that involved petroleum crude oil. DOT Respondent universe (railroads) Emergency order item No. emergency orders are rare and the EO itself describes the most recent accidents and circumstances leading the agency to issue the EO. The collection of information included under this EO is aimed at ensuring that railroads that transport in a single train a large quantity of petroleum crude oil (1 million gallons or more), particularly crude oil from the Bakken shale formation in the Williston Basin, provide certain information to the relevant SERCs in each State in which the railroad operates such trains. Ensuring that railroads provide this information to SERCs is critical to ensuring that local and State emergency responders are aware of the large quantities of crude oil that are being transported through their jurisdictions and are prepared to respond to accidents involving such trains should they occur. Form Number(s): N/A. Affected Public: Businesses. Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion. Respondent Universe: 47 Railroad Carriers; 50 State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs). Reporting Burden: Total annual responses Average time per response 30 hours ........... 4 hours ............. 3,600. 100. 60 minutes ........ 30 minutes ........ 10. 60. 2 hours ............. 8. 47 47 (3) Notification Copies to FRA .............................................. (4) Requests to RRs by SERCs for Information from Local Emergency Response Agencies Regarding the Volume and Frequency of Train Traffic Implicated by this Emergency Order within that Agency’s Jurisdiction and RR Responses. (5) Petitions to the Secretary/FRA Administrator for Relief from This Emergency Order. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES (1) RR Notification to SERCs ............................................... (2) Updated RR Notification to SERCs ................................. 47 47 120 written notifications ........ 25 updated written notifications. 10 notification copies ............ 30 informational assistance requests + 30 informational responses. 47 4 relief petitions ..................... Total Estimated Responses: 219. Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3,778 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 24, 2014. Erin McCartney, Acting Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–15174 Filed 6–27–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:01 Jun 27, 2014 Jkt 232001 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2011–0093] Petition for Waiver of Compliance In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this document provides the public notice that by a letter dated May 14, 2014, Peninsula Terminal Railway (PT) has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for an extension of its waiver of compliance from certain provisions of the Federal hours of service laws contained at 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number FRA–2011–0093. In its petition, PT seeks relief from 49 U.S.C. 21103(a)(4) that in part requires PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 4703 36861 Sfmt 4703 Total annual burden hours a train employee to receive 48 hours off duty after initiating an on-duty period for 6 consecutive days. Specifically, PT seeks a waiver to allow a train employee to initiate an on-duty period, each day, for 6 consecutive days followed by 24 hours off duty. In support of its request, PT explained that it has five train and engine service employees covered by the waiver, and these employees have set hours, set days off, and do not lay over at away-from-home locations. PT provided work schedules for the employees covered by the waiver, which shows them working Monday through Friday, reporting at 7:00 a.m., and working an average of 8 hours, with a crew occasionally working on Sunday for 4 hours or less. PT also explained that all employees covered by the E:\FR\FM\30JNN1.SGM 30JNN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA 2014-0011-N-13]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 an extension of the following
currently approved information collection activities. On May 7, 2014,
the Secretary of Transportation issued Emergency Order Docket No. DOT-
OST-2014-0067 (EO), requiring affected railroad carriers to provide
certain information to the State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs)
for each State in which their trains carrying 1 million gallons or more
of Bakken crude oil travel. The information collection activities
associated with the Secretary's Emergency Order received a six-month
emergency approval from OMB on May 10, 2014. FRA seeks a regular
clearance (extension of the current approval for three years) while it
is determining the proper course of action to take after a recent
series of train accidents involving the transportation petroleum crude
oil, a hazardous material the transportation of which is regulated by
the Department of Transportation. 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 29, 2014.

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. Kimberly Toone, 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 2130-0604.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or (202) 493-6497, or via email to Mr. Brogan at
Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Please
refer to the assigned OMB control number 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. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, sec. 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 for reinstatement or renewal 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

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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 are brief summaries of three currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Secretary of Transportation Emergency Order Docket No. DOT-
OST-2014-0067.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0604.
Abstract: As noted in the summary above, on May 7, 2014, the
Secretary of Transportation issued Emergency Order Docket No. DOT-OST-
2014-0067 (EO), requiring affected railroad carriers to provide certain
information to the State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) for
each State in which their trains carrying 1 million gallons or more of
Bakken crude oil travel. This EO is available through the Department's
public docket system at www.regulations.gov, under Docket No. DOT-OST-
2014-0067. The EO took effect immediately upon issuance, although
affected railroads were permitted 30 days to provide the required
information to the SERCs. The EO is the Department's direct and
proactive response to a recent series of train accidents involving the
transportation of petroleum crude oil, a hazardous material the
transportation of which is regulated by the Department. The most recent
accident occurred on April 30, 2014, when a train transporting
petroleum crude oil derailed in Lynchburg, Virginia and released
approximately 30,000 gallons of its contents into the James River.
Further, the EO explains that, with the rising demand for rail
transportation of petroleum crude oil throughout the United States, the
risk of rail incidents has increased commensurate with the increase in
the volume of the material shipped and that there have been several
significant derailments in both the U.S. and Canada over the last
several months causing deaths and property and environmental damage
that involved petroleum crude oil. DOT emergency orders are rare and
the EO itself describes the most recent accidents and circumstances
leading the agency to issue the EO. The collection of information
included under this EO is aimed at ensuring that railroads that
transport in a single train a large quantity of petroleum crude oil (1
million gallons or more), particularly crude oil from the Bakken shale
formation in the Williston Basin, provide certain information to the
relevant SERCs in each State in which the railroad operates such
trains. Ensuring that railroads provide this information to SERCs is
critical to ensuring that local and State emergency responders are
aware of the large quantities of crude oil that are being transported
through their jurisdictions and are prepared to respond to accidents
involving such trains should they occur.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
Respondent Universe: 47 Railroad Carriers; 50 State Emergency
Response Commissions (SERCs).
Reporting Burden:

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Respondent
Emergency order item No. universe Total annual Average time per Total annual
(railroads) responses response burden hours
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(1) RR Notification to SERCs..... 47 120 written 30 hours................ 3,600.
notifications.
(2) Updated RR Notification to 47 25 updated written 4 hours................. 100.
SERCs. notifications.
(3) Notification Copies to FRA... 47 10 notification 60 minutes.............. 10.
copies.
(4) Requests to RRs by SERCs for 47 30 informational 30 minutes.............. 60.
Information from Local Emergency assistance
Response Agencies Regarding the requests + 30
Volume and Frequency of Train informational
Traffic Implicated by this responses.
Emergency Order within that
Agency's Jurisdiction and RR
Responses.
(5) Petitions to the Secretary/ 47 4 relief petitions. 2 hours................. 8.
FRA Administrator for Relief
from This Emergency Order.
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Total Estimated Responses: 219.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3,778 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 24, 2014.
Erin McCartney,
Acting Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-15174 Filed 6-27-14; 8:45 am]
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