Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection, 55853-55854 [E7-19315]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 189 / Monday, October 1, 2007 / Notices Manchester Township, York County, Pa. Approval for surface water withdrawal of up to 835.000 mgd from the Susquehanna River and consumptive water use of up to 23.100 mgd. Public Hearing—Project Rescinded: 1. Project Sponsor: Northampton Fuel Supply Company, Inc. (Docket No. 20040903). Project Facility: Prospect Bank Operation, Plains Township, Luzerne County, Pa. Authority: Public Law 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808. Dated: September 19, 2007. Thomas W. Beauduy, Deputy Director. [FR Doc. E7–19292 Filed 9–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7040–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. FAA–2007–29351] FAA Order 2150.3B, Compliance and Enforcement Program Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of availability of revised agency order and withdrawal of Notice of Enforcement Policy. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of FAA Order 2150.3B. Compliance and Enforcement Program. The order contains the policies, procedures, and guidelines for the Federal Aviation Administration’s compliance and enforcement program. The order articulates the FAA’s philosophy for using various remedies, including education, corrective action, informal action, remedial training, administrative action, and legal enforcement action, to address noncompliance with statutory and regulatory requirements enforced by the FAA. It provides for the public a written statement of the Administrator’s policy guidance for imposing sanction for violations of such requirements. The notice also announces the withdrawal of a Notice of Enforcement Policy regarding intentionally false or fraudulent statements concerning the disclosure of alcohol-related or drugrelated convictions, or other similar convictions, on applications for airman medical certificates. ADDRESSES: This order is available to the public on the Internet at https:// rgl.faa.gov. Interested persons may obtain copies by contacting the Office of the Chief Counsel, Enforcement Division, AGC–300, 800 Independence VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:31 Sep 28, 2007 Jkt 214001 Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267–7158. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The new policies and procedures in Order 2150.3B become effective in October 1, 2007. The sanctions guidance in Order 2150.3B applies to violations occurring on or after October 1, 2007. For violations occurring before October 1, 2007, FAA enforcement personnel apply the sanction guidance principles in FAA Order 2150.3A using up to the statutory maximum sanction amount in effect at the time of the violation. Order 2150.3B provides new sanction policy for intentionally false or fraudulent statements concerning the disclosure of alcohol-related or drugrelated conviction is, or other similar convictions, on applications for airman medical certificates. The Notice of Enforcement Policy found at 54 FR 15144; April 14, 1989 provides the sanctions less than revocation in certain cases in involving such intentionally false or fraudulent statements. The FAA rescinds the previous sanction policy. As provided in Order 2150.3B, it is now the FAA’s general sanctions policy that the making of intentionally false or fraudulent statements in violation of FAA statutory or regulatory requirements will result in the revocation of all certificates held by a certificate holder. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cynthia A. Dominik, Office of the Chief of Counsel, Enforcement Division (AGC–300), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267–7158, e-mail Cynthia.Dominik@faa.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on September 25, 2007. Peter J. Lynch, Assistant Chief Counsel for Enforcement. [FR Doc. 07–4823 Filed 9–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration [FTA Docket No. FTA–2007–29352] Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55853 Budget (OMB) to approve the revision of the currently approved information collection: 49 CFR Part 611 Major Capital Investment Projects. DATES: Comments must be submitted before November 30, 2007. ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once into the docket, submit comments identified by the docket number by only one of the following methods: 1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) electronic docket is no longer accepting electronic comments.) All electronic submissions must be made to the U.S. Government electronic docket site at www.regulations.gov. Commenters should follow the directions below for mailed and hand-delivered comments. 2. Fax: 202–493–2251. 3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number for this notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA has received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that all comments received, including any personal information, will be posted and will be available to Internet users, without change, to www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or you may visit www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents and comments received, go to www.regulations.gov at any time. Background documents and comments received may also be viewed at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie McVey, Office of Planning E:\FR\FM\01OCN1.SGM 01OCN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 55854 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 189 / Monday, October 1, 2007 / Notices and Environment, (202) 366–2573, or email: Stephanie.McVey@dot.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) The necessity and utility of the information collection for the proper performance of the functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the collected information. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection. Title: 49 CFR Part 611 Major Capital Investment Projects (OMB Number: 2132–0561). Background: On August 10, 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) was enacted. Sections 3011(d)(5) and 3011(e)(6) of SAFETEA–LU require FTA to issue regulations on the manner in which candidate projects for capital investment grants and loans for new fixed guideway systems and extensions to existing systems (‘‘New Starts,’’ ‘‘Small Starts,’’ respectively) will be evaluated and rated for purposes of the FTA Capital Investment Grants and Loans program for New and Small Starts under 49 U.S.C. Section 5309. The Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for this regulation was issued on January 30, 2006, (71 FR 22841). The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was issued on August 3, 2007, (72 FR 43328). FTA has a longstanding requirement to evaluate proposed projects against a prescribed set of statutory criteria. The Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (STURAA) established in law a set of criteria that proposed projects had to meet in order to be eligible for federal funding. The requirement for summary project ratings has been in place since 1998. Thus, the requirements for project evaluation and data collection for New Starts projects are not new, nor have they changed extensively since their inception. One addition included in SAFETEA–LU is the Small Starts program. The Small Starts program enables projects with a lesser total capital cost and smaller requested share of New Starts funds to progress through a simplified and streamlined project evaluation and data collection process. In general, though, the information used VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:31 Sep 28, 2007 Jkt 214001 by FTA for New and Small Starts project evaluation and rating purposes should arise as a part of the normal planning process. FTA has been collecting project evaluation information from project sponsors under the existing OMB approval for this program (OMB No. 2132–0561). However, due to modifications in project evaluation criteria for the New Starts program and the addition of the Small Starts program, it became apparent that some information required under this proposed rule might be beyond the scope of ordinary planning activities. The proposed rule creates additional requirements for before-and-after data collection for purposes of Government Performance and Results Act reporting as a condition of obtaining a Full Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) or a Project Construction Grant Agreement (PCGA). Respondents: State and local government. Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 212 hours for each of the 178 respondents. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 38,760 hours. Frequency: Annual. Issued: September 25, 2007. Ann M. Linnertz, Associate Administrator for Administration. [FR Doc. E7–19315 Filed 9–28–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Early Scoping Notice for an Alternatives Analysis of Proposed Transit Improvements in the Westside Extension Transit Corridor of Los Angeles, CA AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. ACTION: Early Scoping Notice. SUMMARY: The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) issue this early scoping notice to advise other agencies and the public that they intend to explore, in the context of the Council on Environmental Quality’s early scoping process, alternative means of improving transit capacity and service in the Westside Extension Transit Corridor of Los Angeles, California. The early scoping process is part of a planning Alternatives Analysis (AA) required by 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 5309, that will lead to the PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 selection of a Locally Preferred Alternative by the LACMTA Board and Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). Early scoping meetings have been planned and are announced below. The Westside Extension Transit Corridor is east-west oriented and includes portions of five jurisdictions: the cities of Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, as well as portions of unincorporated County of Los Angeles. The study area generally extends north to the base of the Santa Monica Mountains along Hollywood, Sunset and San Vicente Boulevards, east to the Metro Rail stations at Hollywood/ Highland and Wilshire/Western, south to Pico Boulevard, and west to the Pacific Ocean. The Alternatives Analysis will study transit extensions from the terminus of the Metro Rail Purple Line at the Wilshire/Western station or the Metro Rail Red Line at the Hollywood/Highland station to downtown Santa Monica. After planning the Alternatives Analysis and selection of a Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), the LPA will then be the subject of the appropriate environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). If the selected LPA would have significant impacts, an environmental impact statement (EIS), combined with a California environmental impact report (EIR) would be initiated with a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register and final public scoping of the EIS/EIR. In particular, the purpose and need for the project, the range of alternatives to be considered in the EIS/EIR, the environmental and community impacts to be evaluated, and the methodologies to be used, would be subject to public and interagency review and comment, in accordance with 23 U.S.C. 139. DATES: Written comments on the scope of the planning Alternatives Analysis, including the alternatives to be considered and the impacts to be assessed, should be sent to LACMTA at the address below by November 1, 2007. See ADDRESSES below for the address to which written public comments may be sent. Early scoping meetings to accept public comments on the scope of the Alternatives Analysis will be held on the following dates: • Thursday, October 11, 2007, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pan Pacific Recreation Center, 7600 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036. • Thursday, October 16, 2007, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wilshire United Methodist Church, 4350 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90010. 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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. FTA-2007-29352]


Notice of Request for Revision of a Currently Approved Collection

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration 
(FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve 
the revision of the currently approved information collection: 49 CFR 
Part 611 Major Capital Investment Projects.

DATES: Comments must be submitted before November 30, 2007.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once 
into the docket, submit comments identified by the docket number by 
only one of the following methods:
    1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for 
submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site. 
(Note: The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT's) electronic 
docket is no longer accepting electronic comments.) All electronic 
submissions must be made to the U.S. Government electronic docket site 
at www.regulations.gov. Commenters should follow the directions below 
for mailed and hand-delivered comments.
    2. Fax: 202-493-2251.
    3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, Ground 
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number 
for this notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of 
your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA has 
received your comments, include a self-addressed stamped postcard. Note 
that all comments received, including any personal information, will be 
posted and will be available to Internet users, without change, to 
www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act 
Statement in the Federal Register published April 11, 2000, (65 FR 
19477), or you may visit www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the 
docket to read background documents and comments received, go to 
www.regulations.gov at any time. Background documents and comments 
received may also be viewed at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M-30, West Building, 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. 
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Stephanie McVey, Office of 
Planning

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and Environment, (202) 366-2573, or e-mail: Stephanie.McVey@dot.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested parties are invited to send 
comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, 
including: (1) The necessity and utility of the information collection 
for the proper performance of the functions of the FTA; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways to 
minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the 
collected information. Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of 
this information collection.
    Title: 49 CFR Part 611 Major Capital Investment Projects (OMB 
Number: 2132-0561).
    Background: On August 10, 2005, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) 
was enacted. Sections 3011(d)(5) and 3011(e)(6) of SAFETEA-LU require 
FTA to issue regulations on the manner in which candidate projects for 
capital investment grants and loans for new fixed guideway systems and 
extensions to existing systems (``New Starts,'' ``Small Starts,'' 
respectively) will be evaluated and rated for purposes of the FTA 
Capital Investment Grants and Loans program for New and Small Starts 
under 49 U.S.C. Section 5309. The Advanced Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (ANPRM) for this regulation was issued on January 30, 2006, 
(71 FR 22841). The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was issued on 
August 3, 2007, (72 FR 43328).
    FTA has a longstanding requirement to evaluate proposed projects 
against a prescribed set of statutory criteria. The Surface 
Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (STURAA) 
established in law a set of criteria that proposed projects had to meet 
in order to be eligible for federal funding. The requirement for 
summary project ratings has been in place since 1998. Thus, the 
requirements for project evaluation and data collection for New Starts 
projects are not new, nor have they changed extensively since their 
inception. One addition included in SAFETEA-LU is the Small Starts 
program. The Small Starts program enables projects with a lesser total 
capital cost and smaller requested share of New Starts funds to 
progress through a simplified and streamlined project evaluation and 
data collection process. In general, though, the information used by 
FTA for New and Small Starts project evaluation and rating purposes 
should arise as a part of the normal planning process.
    FTA has been collecting project evaluation information from project 
sponsors under the existing OMB approval for this program (OMB No. 
2132-0561). However, due to modifications in project evaluation 
criteria for the New Starts program and the addition of the Small 
Starts program, it became apparent that some information required under 
this proposed rule might be beyond the scope of ordinary planning 
activities.
    The proposed rule creates additional requirements for before-and-
after data collection for purposes of Government Performance and 
Results Act reporting as a condition of obtaining a Full Funding Grant 
Agreement (FFGA) or a Project Construction Grant Agreement (PCGA).
    Respondents: State and local government.
    Estimated Annual Burden on Respondents: Approximately 212 hours for 
each of the 178 respondents.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 38,760 hours.
    Frequency: Annual.

    Issued: September 25, 2007.
Ann M. Linnertz,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-19315 Filed 9-28-07; 8:45 am]
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