Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comment; Clearance of a New Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License Policies and Practices Among the 51 Jurisdictions, 61877-61878 [05-21397]
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located in Escanaba, Delta County,
Michigan and described as follows:
Parcel 1 (3.6 Acres) East Parcel
From the center 1⁄4 corner of section
1 T. 38 N., R. 23 W., measure S. 89
55′24″ W. Along the east-west 1⁄4line of
said section a distance of 564.89 feet to
the point of beginning of the land herein
described, thence N.0 43′38″ E. A
distance of 138.97 feet, thence S.88
58′42″ E. A distance of 844.41 feet to the
beginning of a 224.00 foot radius curve
to the right, thence southeasterly along
said curve a chord bearing of S. 51
42′43″ E. A chord distance of 271.27
feet, thence S. 37 52′53″ W. A distance
of 37.31 feet, thence N.44 05′25″ W. A
distance of 861.21 feet to the beginning
of a 963.58 foot radius curve to the right,
thence southwesterly along said curve a
chord bearing of S. 89 46′32″ W. A
chord distance of 37.80 feet to the
beginning of 15.91 foot radius curve to
the right, thence northwesterly along
said curve a chord bearing of N.44
11′12″ W. A chord distance of 22.46
feet, thence N.0 43′38″ E. A distance of
15.45 feet to the point of beginning.
Containing 3.53 acres.
Issued in Romulus, Michigan, on
September 28, 2005.
Irene R. Porter,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office,
FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 05–21391 Filed 10–25–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Public Notice For Waiver of
Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance,
Delta County Airport, Escanaba, MI
Federal Aviation
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with
respect to land.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) is considering a
proposal to change a portion of the
airport from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the
lease of the airport property. The
proposal consists of 1 parcel of land,
totaling approximately 37 acres. Current
use and present condition is
undeveloped land compatible with local
commercial/industrial zoning
classification. The land was acquired
under part of the property from the City
of Escanaba deeded to Delta County for
airport use. There are no impacts to the
airport by allowing the airport to lease
of the property. Subject land may
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provide good commercial/industrial
development opportunities for the
community and are well outside airport
perimeter fence limits. Approval does
not constitute a commitment by the
FAA to financially assist in the lease of
the subject airport property nor a
determination of eligibility for grant-inaid funding from the FAA. The
disposition of proceeds from the lease of
the airport property will be in
accordance FAA’s Policy and
Procedures Concerning the Use of
Airport Revenue, published in the
Federal Register on February 16, 1999.
In accordance with section 34107(h)
of title 49, United States Code, this
notice is required to be published in the
Federal Register 30 days before
modifying the land-use assurance that
requires the property to be used for an
aeronautical purpose.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 25, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
˜
Marlon D. Pena, Program Manager,
Federal Aviation Administration, Great
Lakes Region, Detroit Airports District
Office, DET–ADO 610, 11677 South
Wayne Road, Romulus, Michigan 48174.
Telephone Number (734) 229–2909 /
FAX Number (734) 229–2950.
Documents reflecting this FAA action
may be reviewed at this same location
or at Delta County Airport, Escanaba,
Michigan.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following
is a legal description of the property
located in Escanaba, Delta County,
Michigan, and described as follows:
Parcel 1 (37 Acres) West Parcel
Beginning at the E1⁄4 corner of section
2 T.38W., R.23W., Thence N. 89° 59′02″
W. Along the east-west 1⁄4 line of said
section a distance of 2659.78 feet to the
center 1⁄4 corner of said section, thence
continue N. 89° 59′02″ W. along said 1⁄4
line of a distance of 738.64 feet, thence
N. 0° 55′41″ E. A distance of 411.60 feet
to a point that is 847.0 feet south of and
measure at right angles from the center
line of Delta County Airport’s East-West
Runway, thence S. 89° 02′161″ E.
Parallel with and 847.00 feet south of
said center line a distance of 4077.56
feet, thence S. 16° 00′58″ E. A distance
of 450.11 feet, thence N. 89° 06′02″ W.
A distance of 265.14 feet to the
beginning of a 944.04 foot radius curve
to the right, thence northwesterly along
said curve a chord bearing of N. 80°
33′42″ W. A chord distance of 280.46
feet to the beginning of a 789.81 foot
radius curve to the left, thence
northwesterly along said curve a chord
bearing of N. 81° 05′12″ W. A chord
distance of 246.58 feet, thence N. 89°
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59′02″ W. a distance of 23.73 feet to the
point of beginning. Containing 36.80
acres.
Issued in Romulus, Michigan, on
September 29, 2005.
Irene R. Porter,
Manager, Detroit Airports District Office,
FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 05–21392 Filed 10–25–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2005–22650]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Request for Comment;
Clearance of a New Information
Collection: Commercial Driver’s
License Policies and Practices Among
the 51 Jurisdictions
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice advises the public
about FMCSA’s intention to request
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for a new information
collection concerning the Commercial
Driver’s License (CDL) policies and
practices among the 50 States and the
District of Columbia (referred to as the
51 jurisdictions). This information is
needed to identify where problems exist
within the CDL Program and how to
address those problems through new or
revised safety initiatives. This notice is
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Docket No. FMCSA–2005–
22650. You may mail or hand deliver
comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Dockets Management
Facility, Room PL–401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590;
telefax comments to 202/493–2251; or
submit electronically at https://
dms.dot.gov.
You may examine and copy all
comments received at the above address
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you desire your comment to be
acknowledged, you must include a selfaddressed stamped envelope or postcard
or, if you submit your comments
electronically, you may print the
acknowledgment.
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Ms.
Glenda Davis, phone (202) 366–5209;
FAX (202) 366–7298; or e-mail
glenda.davis@fmcsa.dot.gov; Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
DOT, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. For additional
information and copies of the
information collection instrument and
instructions, contact Ms. Lorena F.
Truett, National Transportation
Research Center, 2360 Cherahala
Boulevard, Room I–32, Knoxville, TN
37932; phone (865) 946–1306; FAX
(865) 946–1314; or e-mail:
TruettLF@ornl.gov. Office hours are
from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Commercial Driver’s License
Policies and Practices Among the 51
Jurisdictions.
OMB Control No: 2126–XXXX.
Background: In 1986, the Commercial
Motor Vehicle Safety Act (CMVSA)
(Public Law 99–570, Title XII, 100 Stat.
3207–170 (October 27, 1986)) was
passed in an effort to improve highway
safety as it related to commercial motor
vehicle drivers. The CDL program was
created as a result of that Act. The
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act
(MCSIA) of 1999 (Public Law 106–
159,113 Stat. 1748 (December 9, 1999))
further strengthened the CDL Program
through more vehicle and driver
inspections and carrier compliance
reviews, stronger enforcement,
expedited completion of rules, and
effective CDL testing, record keeping,
and sanctions. The goal of both the
CMVSA and MCSIA was to improve
highway safety by ensuring that drivers
of commercial vehicles were qualified to
operate those vehicles and to remove
unsafe and unqualified drivers from the
highways.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), within the
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), conducts Compliance Reviews
(CRs) of the 50 States and the District of
Columbia in Washington, DC, to ensure
that the States are complying with the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs). Additional
objectives of the State CRs include the
following: identifying technical,
operational, and administrative
deficiencies in State CDL programs;
establishing a mechanism for
identifying and correcting serious
program deficiencies; and identifying
opportunities for CDL fraud.
FMCSA conducted CRs on every
State. Based on the results of the State
CRs, some States had fewer compliance
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issues than others. It appears, however,
that each State was in non-compliance
to some degree at the time the CR was
conducted in the State. It is necessary
for FMCSA to understand why the
States are in non-compliance. While
there is anecdotal evidence that the fault
may lie with the various processes
within the States, or a failure by FMCSA
to provide adequate guidance, or even
with the Federal regulations, there has
been no systematic effort to determine
the cause of State non-compliance with
the CDL requirements. For FMCSA to
find a solution which brings the States
into compliance with the CDL Federal
regulations and increases commercialvehicle safety, FMCSA must obtain
input from the States.
The primary means for obtaining
information from the State officials will
be via a password-protected Web site. In
the introduction (‘‘welcome screen’’) to
the questionnaire, the respondent will
be provided alternatives for taking the
survey via a paper copy or over the
phone with an FMCSA contractor. If the
respondent indicates a preference for
the paper copy or phone survey,
arrangements will be made for
administering the survey in the desired
format. In addition, any respondents
who prefer to be interviewed via a
phone call will also be provided an email address so they may submit
additional comments if desired.
Respondents: Each of the 51
jurisdictions (50 States plus the District
of Columbia) will be contacted.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1 hour per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 51 hours (51 jurisdictions x 1
hour per response).
Public Comments Invited
You are asked to comment on any
aspect of this information collection,
including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the FMCSA’s
performance; (2) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (3) ways for the
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The agency will summarize
and/or include your comments in the
request for OMB’s clearance of this
information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
Pub. L. 99–570, Title XII, 100 Stat. 3207–170
(October 27, 1986); Pub. L. 106–159, 113 Stat.
1748 (December 9, 1999); and 49 CFR § 1.73.
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Issued on: October 21, 2005.
Annette M. Sandberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05–21397 Filed 10–25–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34728]
Marquette Rail, LLC—Lease and
Operation Exemption—CSX
Transportation, Inc.
Marquette Rail, LLC (MQT), a
noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
lease, from CSX Transportation, Inc.
(CSXT), and operate approximately
129.03 miles of rail line extending
between: (a) Milepost CGE 3.6 at the
Grand Rapids, MI station and milepost
CGE 73.71 at the Baldwin, MI station;
(b) milepost CB 106.91 at the Baldwin
station and milepost CB 136.5 at the
Ludington, MI station; (c) milepost CBA
87.0 at the Walhalla, MI station and
milepost CBA 113.7 at the Manistee, MI
station; and (d) milepost CBA 113.7 at
the Manistee station and the end of
track at Filer City, MI (the Filer City
Spur, approximately 2.63 miles in
length).
MQT certifies that its projected
revenues as a result of this transaction
will not exceed those that would qualify
it as a Class III rail carrier. However,
because its projected annual revenues
may exceed $5 million, MQT also
certifies that it has complied with the
posting and service requirements of 49
CFR 1150.32(e).1 The transaction was
scheduled to be consummated on or
after October 14, 2005.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
1 MQT states that at the time the labor notice was
given, MQT planned to purchase the track and
other rail improvements and to lease the underlying
right-of-way. However, MQT will instead be leasing
on a long-term basis both the track and other rail
improvements and the underlying right-of-way. In
addition, the labor notice also indicated that the
milepost at Baldwin in segment (b) was CB 107.0.
MQT has been advised by CSXT that, while
milepost CB 107.0 is used to signify Baldwin for
operating purposes, the actual milepost is CB
106.91. Therefore, MQT and CSXT have amended
all of their agreements to reflect the milepost for
Baldwin as CB 106.91. Also, in the labor notice, the
milepost at Baldwin in segment (a) was incorrectly
listed as CGE 73.4 instead of CGE 73.71. Finally, the
total mileage is accordingly approximately 129.03
not 128.63 as stated in the labor notice. However,
under the revised lease arrangements and milepost
changes, no additional CSXT employees will be
affected, MQT will still be responsible for all
operations and maintenance and the change will
not affect the number of positions that MQT
anticipates will be available.
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[Notices]
[Pages 61877-61878]
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[FR Doc No: 05-21397]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2005-22650]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Request for Comment;
Clearance of a New Information Collection: Commercial Driver's License
Policies and Practices Among the 51 Jurisdictions
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public about FMCSA's intention to
request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new
information collection concerning the Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
policies and practices among the 50 States and the District of Columbia
(referred to as the 51 jurisdictions). This information is needed to
identify where problems exist within the CDL Program and how to address
those problems through new or revised safety initiatives. This notice
is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Docket No. FMCSA-2005-22650.
You may mail or hand deliver comments to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Dockets Management Facility, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; telefax comments to 202/493-2251; or
submit electronically at https://dms.dot.gov.
You may examine and copy all comments received at the above address
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. If you desire your comment to be acknowledged, you must
include a self-addressed stamped envelope or postcard or, if you submit
your comments electronically, you may print the acknowledgment.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Glenda Davis, phone (202) 366-
5209; FAX (202) 366-7298; or e-mail glenda.davis@fmcsa.dot.gov; Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, DOT, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. For additional information and copies of the
information collection instrument and instructions, contact Ms. Lorena
F. Truett, National Transportation Research Center, 2360 Cherahala
Boulevard, Room I-32, Knoxville, TN 37932; phone (865) 946-1306; FAX
(865) 946-1314; or e-mail: TruettLF@ornl.gov. Office hours are from
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Commercial Driver's License Policies and Practices Among the
51 Jurisdictions.
OMB Control No: 2126-XXXX.
Background: In 1986, the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act
(CMVSA) (Public Law 99-570, Title XII, 100 Stat. 3207-170 (October 27,
1986)) was passed in an effort to improve highway safety as it related
to commercial motor vehicle drivers. The CDL program was created as a
result of that Act. The Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act (MCSIA) of
1999 (Public Law 106-159,113 Stat. 1748 (December 9, 1999)) further
strengthened the CDL Program through more vehicle and driver
inspections and carrier compliance reviews, stronger enforcement,
expedited completion of rules, and effective CDL testing, record
keeping, and sanctions. The goal of both the CMVSA and MCSIA was to
improve highway safety by ensuring that drivers of commercial vehicles
were qualified to operate those vehicles and to remove unsafe and
unqualified drivers from the highways.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), within the
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), conducts Compliance Reviews
(CRs) of the 50 States and the District of Columbia in Washington, DC,
to ensure that the States are complying with the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Additional objectives of the State CRs
include the following: identifying technical, operational, and
administrative deficiencies in State CDL programs; establishing a
mechanism for identifying and correcting serious program deficiencies;
and identifying opportunities for CDL fraud.
FMCSA conducted CRs on every State. Based on the results of the
State CRs, some States had fewer compliance issues than others. It
appears, however, that each State was in non-compliance to some degree
at the time the CR was conducted in the State. It is necessary for
FMCSA to understand why the States are in non-compliance. While there
is anecdotal evidence that the fault may lie with the various processes
within the States, or a failure by FMCSA to provide adequate guidance,
or even with the Federal regulations, there has been no systematic
effort to determine the cause of State non-compliance with the CDL
requirements. For FMCSA to find a solution which brings the States into
compliance with the CDL Federal regulations and increases commercial-
vehicle safety, FMCSA must obtain input from the States.
The primary means for obtaining information from the State
officials will be via a password-protected Web site. In the
introduction (``welcome screen'') to the questionnaire, the respondent
will be provided alternatives for taking the survey via a paper copy or
over the phone with an FMCSA contractor. If the respondent indicates a
preference for the paper copy or phone survey, arrangements will be
made for administering the survey in the desired format. In addition,
any respondents who prefer to be interviewed via a phone call will also
be provided an e-mail address so they may submit additional comments if
desired.
Respondents: Each of the 51 jurisdictions (50 States plus the
District of Columbia) will be contacted.
Frequency: Once.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 51 hours (51 jurisdictions x 1
hour per response).
Public Comments Invited
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary
for the FMCSA's performance; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden;
(3) ways for the FMCSA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request
for OMB's clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; Pub. L. 99-570, Title XII, 100 Stat. 3207-
170 (October 27, 1986); Pub. L. 106-159, 113 Stat. 1748 (December 9,
1999); and 49 CFR Sec. 1.73.
Issued on: October 21, 2005.
Annette M. Sandberg,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 05-21397 Filed 10-25-05; 8:45 am]
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