Notice No. 41; Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting, 4766-4767 [E7-1608]

Download as PDF 4766 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 21 / Thursday, February 1, 2007 / Notices This is a recurring Notice of Availability, and request for comments, on draft advisory circulars (ACs), other policy documents, and proposed technical standard orders (TSOs) currently offered by Aviation Safety. ACTION: rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The FAA’s Aviation Safety, an organization responsible for the certification, production approval, and continued airworthiness of aircraft, and certification of pilots, mechanics, and others in safety related positions, publishes proposed non-regulatory documents that are available for public comment on the Internet at https:// www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/. DATES: We must receive comments on or before the due date for each document as specified on the Web site. ADDRESSES: Send comments on proposed documents to the Federal Aviation Administration at the address specified on the Web site for the document being commented on, to the attention of the individual and office identified as point of contact for the document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: See the individual or FAA office identified on the Web site for the specified document. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final advisory circulars, other policy documents, and technical standard orders (TSOs) are available on FAA’s Web site, including final documents published by the Aircraft Certification Service on FAA’s Regulatory and Guidance Library (RGL) at https:// rgl.faa.gov/. Comments Invited When commenting on draft ACs, other policy documents or proposed TSOs, you should identify the document by its number. The Aviation Safety organization, will consider all comments received on or before the closing date before issuing a final document. You can obtain a paper copy of the draft document or proposed TSO by contacting the individual or FAA office responsible for the document as identified on the Web site. You will find the draft ACs, other policy documents and proposed TSOs on the ‘‘Aviation Safety Draft Documents Open for Comment’’ Web site at https:// www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft_docs/. For Internet retrieval assistance, contact the AIR Internet Content Program Manager at 202–267–8361. Background We do not publish an individual Federal Register Notice for each document we make available for public VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:47 Jan 31, 2007 Jkt 211001 comment. On the Web site, you may subscribe to our service for e-mail notification when new draft documents are made available. Persons wishing to comment on our draft ACs, other policy documents and proposed TSOs can find them by using the FAA’s Internet address listed above. This notice of availability and request for comments on documents produced by Aviation Safety will appear again in 30 days. Issued in Washington, DC on January 26, 2007. Terry Allen, Acting Manager, Production and Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 07–435 Filed 1–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2006–25765] Union Pacific Railroad Company; Notice of Withdrawal of Petition for Waiver of Compliance and Cancellation of Public Hearing On November 28, 2006, FRA published a document in the Federal Register announcing that it had received a petition from the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) seeking a waiver of compliance from certain provisions of Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Nonpassenger Trains and Equipment, End of Train Devices, Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 232; Freight Car Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 215; and Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR Part 229. 71 FR 68885. The requested relief would have permitted run-through trains that originate in Mexico and are interchanged with the UP at the Laredo, Texas Gateway, to operate into the interior of the United States without having to perform additional train or locomotive inspections at the U.S./ Mexican border. In response to the November 28, 2006 notice, an interested party requested a public hearing on the issue and FRA subsequently scheduled a public hearing for February 7, 2007. 72 FR 185 (January 3, 2007). By a letter dated January 25, 2007, the UP has withdrawn its petition for waiver. Accordingly, the public hearing scheduled for February 7, 2007, in Laredo, Texas is hereby canceled. PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Issued in Washington, DC on January 30, 2007. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7–1738 Filed 1–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA–2000–7257] Notice No. 41; Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus process. The RSAC meeting topics include opening remarks from the FRA Administrator, presentations on National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, Transportation Security Administration rulemakings and advisories, hazardous materials rulemakings, hazardous materials safety/security routing, tank car issues, and the private crossing safety inquiry. Status reports will be given on the Medical Standards, Passenger Safety, Roadway Worker Safety, Continuous Welded Rail, and Locomotive Safety Standards working groups. The Committee may possibly be asked to vote on recommendations on railroad operating rules and to amend the Continuous Welded Rail task to permit consideration of additional issues related to amendment of the Track Safety Standards. This agenda is subject to change. DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m., and conclude at 4 p.m., on Thursday, February 22, 2007. ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the National Housing Center, 1177 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. The meeting is open to the public on a first-come, firstserve basis, and is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Sign and oral interpretation can be made available if requested 10 calendar days before the meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Butera, RSAC Coordinator, FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493– E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 21 / Thursday, February 1, 2007 / Notices 6212 or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development, FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493–6302. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463), FRA is giving notice of a meeting of the RSAC. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., and conclude at 4 p.m., on Thursday, February 22, 2007. The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the National Housing Center, 1177 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. RSAC was established to provide advice and recommendations to the FRA on railroad safety matters. The RSAC is composed of 54 voting representatives from 31 member organizations, representing various rail industry perspectives. In addition, there are non-voting advisory representatives from the agencies with railroad safety regulatory responsibility in Canada and Mexico, the National Transportation Safety Board, and the Federal Transit Administration. The diversity of the Committee ensures the requisite range of views and expertise necessary to discharge its responsibilities. See the RSAC Web site for details on pending tasks at: https://rsac.fra.dot.gov/ . Please refer to the notice published in the Federal Register on March 11, 1996, (61 FR 9740) for more information about the RSAC. Issued in Washington, DC on January 26, 2007. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7–1608 Filed 1–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 283X)] rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Norfolk Southern Railway Company— Abandonment Exemption—in Orange County, NY On January 12, 2007, Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) filed with the Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 1.64-mile line of railroad, extending from milepost ZU 45.00 to milepost ZU 46.64 at Harriman, Orange County, NY. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 10926, and includes the former station at Harriman. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:47 Jan 31, 2007 Jkt 211001 In addition to an exemption from 49 U.S.C. 10903, NSR seeks exemption from 49 U.S.C. 10904 [offer of financial assistance (OFA) procedures] and 49 U.S.C. 10905 [public use conditions]. In support, NSR states its intention to reclassify and retain the segment of the line between milepost ZU 45.00 and milepost ZU 45.90 as industrial or storage track upon consummation of the proposed abandonment. These requests will be addressed in the final decision. The line does not contain federally granted rights-of-way. Any documentation in NSR’s possession will be made available promptly to those requesting it. The interest of railroad employees will be protected by the conditions set forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.— Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). By issuing this notice, the Board is instituting an exemption proceeding pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final decision will be issued by May 2, 2007. Any OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than 10 days after service of a decision granting the petition for exemption, unless the Board grants the requested exemption from the OFA process. Each OFA must be accompanied by a $1,300 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). All interested persons should be aware that, following abandonment of rail service and salvage of the line, the line may be suitable for other public use, including interim trail use. Unless the Board grants the requested exemption from the public use provisions, any request for a public use condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be due no later than February 21, 2007. Each trail use request must be accompanied by a $200 filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27). All filings in response to this notice must refer to STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 283X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001; and (2) James R. Paschall, Norfolk Southern Railway Company, Three Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510– 2191. Replies to the petition are due on or before February 21, 2007. Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment procedures may contact the Board’s Office of Public Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to the full abandonment or discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the Board’s Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) at (202) 565–1539. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4767 through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] An environmental assessment (EA) (or environmental impact statement (EIS), if necessary) prepared by SEA will be served upon all parties of record and upon any agencies or other persons who commented during its preparation. Other interested persons may contact SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). EAs in these abandonment proceedings normally will be made available within 60 days of the filing of the petition. The deadline for submission of comments on the EA will generally be within 30 days of its service. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: January 24, 2007. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–1516 Filed 1–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service [RP–2007–x] Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Revenue Procedure Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Revenue Procedure 2007–x. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 2, 2007 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the revenue procedure should be directed to Carolyn N. Brown at Internal Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., E:\FR\FM\01FEN1.SGM 01FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 21 (Thursday, February 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4766-4767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1608]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2000-7257]


Notice No. 41; Railroad Safety Advisory Committee; Notice of 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of the Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) 
meeting.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces the next meeting of the RSAC, a Federal Advisory 
Committee that develops railroad safety regulations through a consensus 
process. The RSAC meeting topics include opening remarks from the FRA 
Administrator, presentations on National Transportation Safety Board 
recommendations, Transportation Security Administration rulemakings and 
advisories, hazardous materials rulemakings, hazardous materials 
safety/security routing, tank car issues, and the private crossing 
safety inquiry. Status reports will be given on the Medical Standards, 
Passenger Safety, Roadway Worker Safety, Continuous Welded Rail, and 
Locomotive Safety Standards working groups. The Committee may possibly 
be asked to vote on recommendations on railroad operating rules and to 
amend the Continuous Welded Rail task to permit consideration of 
additional issues related to amendment of the Track Safety Standards. 
This agenda is subject to change.

DATES: The meeting of the RSAC is scheduled to commence at 9:30 a.m., 
and conclude at 4 p.m., on Thursday, February 22, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting of the RSAC will be held at the National Housing 
Center, 1177 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. The meeting is 
open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis, and is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities. Sign and oral 
interpretation can be made available if requested 10 calendar days 
before the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Butera, RSAC Coordinator, 
FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 
493-

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6212 or Grady Cothen, Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 
Standards and Program Development, FRA, 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW., 
Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6302.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), FRA is giving notice of a 
meeting of the RSAC. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m., 
and conclude at 4 p.m., on Thursday, February 22, 2007. The meeting of 
the RSAC will be held at the National Housing Center, 1177 15th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    RSAC was established to provide advice and recommendations to the 
FRA on railroad safety matters. The RSAC is composed of 54 voting 
representatives from 31 member organizations, representing various rail 
industry perspectives. In addition, there are non-voting advisory 
representatives from the agencies with railroad safety regulatory 
responsibility in Canada and Mexico, the National Transportation Safety 
Board, and the Federal Transit Administration. The diversity of the 
Committee ensures the requisite range of views and expertise necessary 
to discharge its responsibilities.
    See the RSAC Web site for details on pending tasks at: https://
rsac.fra.dot.gov/. Please refer to the notice published in the Federal 
Register on March 11, 1996, (61 FR 9740) for more information about the 
RSAC.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 26, 2007.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program 
Development.
[FR Doc. E7-1608 Filed 1-31-07; 8:45 am]
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