Demonstration Project on NAFTA Trucking Provisions, 36543-36544 [07-3250]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 127 / Tuesday, July 3, 2007 / Notices Notice and request for comments. ACTION: SUMMARY: The FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information collection. The FAA issues Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs) to alert, educate, and make recommendations to the aviation community and individual aircraft owners and operators about ways to improve the safety of a product. DATES: Please submit comments by September 4, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carla Mauney on (202) 267–9895, or by e-mail at: Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Title: Reporting of Information Using Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins. Type of Request: New collection. OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX. Forms(s): There are no FAA forms associated with this collection. Affected Public: A total of 1,120 Respondents. Frequency: The information is collected on occasion. Estimated Average Burden per Response: Approximately 5 minutes per response. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An estimated 933 hours annually. Abstract: The FAA issues Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIBs) to alert, educate, and make recommendations to the aviation community and individual aircraft owners and operators about ways to improve the safety of a product. It contains non-regulatory information and guidance that is advisory; recommended actions or inspections; and may include a request for voluntary reporting of results from those actions/inspections. This reported information is used to help the FAA assess whether a potential unsafe condition warrants issuance of an airworthiness directive (AD). ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Carla Mauney, Room 712, Federal Aviation Administration, Strategy and Investment Analysis Division, AIO–20, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591. 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:57 Jul 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 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 in Washington, DC, on June 26, 2007. Carla Mauney, FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Strategy and Investment Analysis Division, AIO–20. [FR Doc. 07–3222 Filed 7–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2007–28055] Demonstration Project on NAFTA Trucking Provisions Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces an extension of the comment period for its June 8 notice concerning a project to demonstrate the ability of Mexicodomiciled motor carriers to operate safely in the United States beyond the commercial zones. On May 1, 2007, FMCSA published a notice in the Federal Register announcing the demonstration project as part of the Agency’s implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) cross-border trucking provisions. On June 8, 2007, FMCSA published a second notice adding certain details concerning the demonstration project. The FMCSA extends the comment period on the June 8 notice in order to give the public more time to review supplemental information the Agency added to the docket; and because of technical problems associated with the relocation of the computers that host the electronic docket, which interfered with access to the Docket Management System (DMS). DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 9, 2007. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) DMS Docket Number FMCSA–2007–28055 by any of the following methods: • Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site. PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 36543 • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. • Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information, see the Public Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to https:// dms.dot.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below. Docket: For access to the DMS to read background documents or comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The DMS is available electronically 24 hours each day, 365 days each year, except as noted above. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 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 (65 FR 19477–78) or you may visit https:// dms.dot.gov. Public Participation: The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 days each year, except during the relocation period noted above. You can get electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under the ‘‘help’’ section of the DMS Web site. Comments received after the comment closing date will be included in the docket, and will be considered to the extent practicable. Mr. Milt Schmidt. Telephone (202) 366– 4049; e-mail milt.schmidt@dot.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1 36544 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 127 / Tuesday, July 3, 2007 / Notices Request for Comments All comments received before the close of business on July 9, 2007, will be considered and will be available for examination in the docket at the location listed under the address section of this notice. Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed in the public docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. In addition to late comments, the FMCSA will also continue to file, in the public docket, relevant information that becomes available after the comment closing date. Interested persons should continue to examine the public docket for new material. Issued on: June 28, 2007, John H. Hill, Administrator. [FR Doc. 07–3250 Filed 6–29–07; 9:27 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review Maritime Administration, DOT. Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES ACTION: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The nature of the information collection is described as well as its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on April 16, 2007. No comments were received. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 2, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean McKeever, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–5737, FAX: 202–366–5123; or E-Mail: jean.mckeever@dot.gov. Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD). Title: MARAD Maritime Operator Survey Concerning Mariner Availability. OMB Control Number: 2133–NEW. Type of Request: New collection. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:57 Jul 02, 2007 Jkt 211001 Affected Public: Vessel operating companies representing different sectors of the U.S. maritime industry. Form(s): MA–1048. Abstract: Part of the stated statutory policy of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, is to foster the development and maintenance of an adequate U.S.-flag merchant marine manned with trained and efficient citizen personnel. In order to successfully meet this mandate, MARAD must determine whether a current or projected shortage of mariners exists and if there is an operational or business impact on the merchant marine. MARAD believes that a brief preliminary survey is necessary at this time because it has received an abundance of anecdotal information indicating that there is a serious existing and projected mariner shortage in different market sectors. If the preliminary survey indicates that there is a projected shortage that appears to be more than short-term, MARAD will follow-up with a more detailed survey to analyze the shortage and ascertain the best means to address it. Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 33.34 hours (20 minutes per respondent). Addressee: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention MARAD Desk Officer. Comments Are Invited On: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) 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. A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. (Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.) Issued in Washington, DC on June 25, 2007. Daron T. Threet, Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. E7–12791 Filed 7–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P PO 00000 Frm 00126 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–297 (Sub-No. 103X)] Columbus and Greenville Railway Company—Discontinuance of Service Exemption—in Greenwood, MS Columbus and Greenville Railway Company (CAGY) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an out-ofservice line of railroad between milepost 21.2 in West Point, MS, and milepost 110.7 in Greenwood, MS, a distance of approximately 89.5 miles in Clay, Oktibbeha, Webster, Montgomery, Carroll, and Leflore Counties, MS. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Codes 39773, 39741, 39755, 39750, 39752, 39744, 39767, 39747, 38967, 38943, 38947, and 38930. CAGY has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on the line can be rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or by a state or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the discontinuance of service shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on August 3, 2007, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues and formal expressions of intent to file an OFA for continued rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),1 must be filed by July 13, 2007.2 Petitions to reopen must 1 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 2 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and public use conditions are not appropriate. Likewise, E:\FR\FM\03JYN1.SGM 03JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36543-36544]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-3250]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2007-28055]


Demonstration Project on NAFTA Trucking Provisions

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The FMCSA announces an extension of the comment period for its 
June 8 notice concerning a project to demonstrate the ability of 
Mexico-domiciled motor carriers to operate safely in the United States 
beyond the commercial zones. On May 1, 2007, FMCSA published a notice 
in the Federal Register announcing the demonstration project as part of 
the Agency's implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
(NAFTA) cross-border trucking provisions. On June 8, 2007, FMCSA 
published a second notice adding certain details concerning the 
demonstration project. The FMCSA extends the comment period on the June 
8 notice in order to give the public more time to review supplemental 
information the Agency added to the docket; and because of technical 
problems associated with the relocation of the computers that host the 
electronic docket, which interfered with access to the Docket 
Management System (DMS).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 9, 2007.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT) DMS Docket Number FMCSA-2007-28055 by any of the 
following methods:
     Web Site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket 
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 
e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Instructions: All submissions must include the Agency name 
and docket number for this notice. For detailed instructions on 
submitting comments and additional information, see the Public 
Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be 
posted without change to https://dms.dot.gov, including any personal 
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
    Docket: For access to the DMS to read background documents or 
comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington DC, 
20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays. The DMS is available electronically 24 hours each 
day, 365 days each year, except as noted above.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
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 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
    Public Participation: The DMS is available 24 hours each day, 365 
days each year, except during the relocation period noted above. You 
can get electronic submission and retrieval help and guidelines under 
the ``help'' section of the DMS Web site. Comments received after the 
comment closing date will be included in the docket, and will be 
considered to the extent practicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Milt Schmidt. Telephone (202) 366-
4049; e-mail milt.schmidt@dot.gov.

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Request for Comments

    All comments received before the close of business on July 9, 2007, 
will be considered and will be available for examination in the docket 
at the location listed under the address section of this notice. 
Comments received after the comment closing date will be filed in the 
public docket and will be considered to the extent practicable. In 
addition to late comments, the FMCSA will also continue to file, in the 
public docket, relevant information that becomes available after the 
comment closing date. Interested persons should continue to examine the 
public docket for new material.

    Issued on: June 28, 2007,
John H. Hill,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 07-3250 Filed 6-29-07; 9:27 am]
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