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et seq.), promulgated a final rule that
required a motor carrier to verify the
accuracy of the HOS of each driver and
to ensure that drivers record their duty
status in a specified format (47 FR
53383).
The HOS rules provide two methods
of creating a RODS: A paper RODS that
provides a grid for the driver to record
his or her time and location throughout
the duty day, and an Automatic OnBoard Recording Device as defined by
section 395.15. The HOS regulations
exempt employers of certain ‘‘short
haul’’ CMV drivers from the RODS
requirement if they maintain the
employee’s U.S. Department of Labor
‘‘time card’’ at the place of business for
a period of six months (Section
395.1(e)).
The RODS is an important tool
because it provides the information the
carrier and enforcement personnel
require to determine the compliance of
a driver with the HOS rules. The
adherence of drivers and motor carriers
to the HOS requirements helps FMCSA
protect the public by reducing the
number of tired CMV drivers on the
highways.
Most States receive grants from
FMCSA under the Motor Carrier Safety
Assistance Program. As a condition of
receiving these grants, States agree to
adopt and enforce the FMCSRs,
including the HOS rules, as State law.
As a result, State enforcement
inspectors use the RODS and supporting
documents to determine whether CMV
drivers, in interstate or intrastate
commerce, are complying with the HOS
rules.
In addition, FMCSA uses the RODS
during on-site compliance reviews (CRs)
of motor carriers. The CR determines the
overall safety rating of a motor carrier,
and a negative review can be damaging
to a motor carrier’s CMV operations
because the results of CRs are public
information. Many shippers of property
use the results of these CRs, as well as
other records of a motor carrier’s crash
and violation history, in selecting a
motor carrier to transport their freight.
Finally, the RODS have traditionally
been the principal document accepted
by the judicial system as evidence of a
violation of the HOS regulations. This
information collection supports the
DOT’s Strategic Goal of Safety because
the information helps the Agency
ensure the safe operation of CMVs in
interstate commerce on our Nation’s
highways.
In this ICR, FMCSA proposes an
increase in the estimated number of
CMV drivers affected by the HOS
regulations. This reflects an increase in
the total number of CMV operators on
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the highways today, as compared to
2005 when OMB last approved the
Agency’s calculation of the IC burden.
The total number of interstate and
intrastate CMV drivers is currently
estimated to be 7.0 million. Of these, 4.6
million are required to complete RODS
and furnish supporting documents. The
remainder consists of the ‘‘short haul’’
drivers exempt from the RODS
requirement.
In this submission, the FMCSA also
provides greater specificity in its
calculation of the HOS paperwork
burden. To do so, the Agency has
reorganized its breakdown of the
various paperwork tasks performed by
drivers and motor carriers. The revised
organization allows the reader to
distinguish the paperwork burden of the
RODS from the paperwork burden of the
supporting documents, and the burden
of the driver from the burden of the
employer (motor carrier).
On November 26, 2007, the FMCSA
published a Federal Register notice on
this same topic and provided 60 days
for public comment (72 FR 66019). The
Agency received 38 comments to the
docket, including four that appear to
have been sent to this docket
inadvertently. None of the comments
addressed the paperwork burden of the
HOS rules. There was no discussion in
the comments of the necessity of the
paperwork burden, or the accuracy of
the information collected. The
comments offered no suggestions for
minimizing the burden of the IC, or for
improving the quality, usefulness, or
clarity of the information collected.
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 performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (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.
Issued on: March 12, 2008.
Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Research and
Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and its expected burden. The Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the
following collection of information was
published on January 11, 2008 (See 73
FR 2074).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 18, 2008.
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 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292), or Ms. Gina Christodoulou,
Office of Support Systems Staff, RAD–
43, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493–6139). (These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Pub. L. No. 104–13, § 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 issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On January 11,
2008, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on ICRs that the agency was seeking
OMB approval. 73 FR 2074. FRA
received no comments in response to
this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve this proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
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published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the
30-day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The revised requirements are
being submitted for clearance by OMB
as required by the PRA.
Title: Reflectorization of Freight
Rolling Stock.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0566.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.113.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) issued this
regulation to mandate the
reflectorization of freight rolling stock
(freight cars and locomotives) to
enhance the visibility of trains in order
to reduce the number and severity of
accidents at highway-rail grade
crossings in which train visibility acted
as a contributing factor. The information
collected is used by FRA to ensure that
railroads/car owners follow the
schedule established by the regulation
for placing retro-reflective material on
the sides of freight rolling stock (freight
cars and locomotives) in order to
improve the visibility of trains. The
information is also used by FRA to
confirm that railroads/car owners meet
the prescribed standards for the
application, inspection, and
maintenance of the required retroreflective material.
Annual Estimated Burden: 56,787
hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503; Attention: FRA
Desk Officer. Comments may also be
sent via e-mail to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) of the Office of Management and
Budget at the following address:
oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of FRA, including whether the
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information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the proposed information
collections; ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collections 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 of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13,
2008.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2008–0025]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Invitation for public comments
on a requested administrative waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel
LADY AND THE TRAMP.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As authorized by Pub. L. 105–
383 and Pub. L. 107–295, the Secretary
of Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirement of the coastwise laws
under certain circumstances. A request
for such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below. The complete application
is given in DOT docket MARAD–2008–
0025 at https://www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties may comment on the
effect this action may have on U.S.
vessel builders or businesses in the U.S.
that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD
determines, in accordance with Pub. L.
105–383 and MARAD’s regulations at 46
CFR Part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 30,
2003), that the issuance of the waiver
will have an unduly adverse effect on a
U.S.-vessel builder or a business that
uses U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state
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the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR Part 388.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
April 18, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2008–0025.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W21–203,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–5979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel LADY AND THE
TRAMP is:
Intended Use: ‘‘This vessel will
operate for short periods of time with
less than 12 passengers on harbor
cruises/sightseeing tours within Dana
Point Harbor, Newport Harbor, and the
Pacific Ocean between Newport Beach
and San Diego and out to Catalina.’’
Geographic Region: ‘‘Pacific Ocean
between Pt. Conception and San Diego
and out to Catalina Island.’’
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 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).
Dated: March 7, 2008.
By order of the Maritime Administrator.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on January 11, 2008 (See 73 FR 2074).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 18, 2008.
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 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6292), or Ms. Gina Christodoulou, Office of Support Systems
Staff, RAD-43, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6139).
(These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Pub. L. No. 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 issue two notices seeking public
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.12. On January 11, 2008, FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs that the agency was seeking
OMB approval. 73 FR 2074. FRA received no comments in response to this
notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve this proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C.
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30-day
notice is
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published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR
44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30-day notice
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the nature of the information
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden. The revised
requirements are being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by
the PRA.
Title: Reflectorization of Freight Rolling Stock.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0566.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.113.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued this
regulation to mandate the reflectorization of freight rolling stock
(freight cars and locomotives) to enhance the visibility of trains in
order to reduce the number and severity of accidents at highway-rail
grade crossings in which train visibility acted as a contributing
factor. The information collected is used by FRA to ensure that
railroads/car owners follow the schedule established by the regulation
for placing retro-reflective material on the sides of freight rolling
stock (freight cars and locomotives) in order to improve the visibility
of trains. The information is also used by FRA to confirm that
railroads/car owners meet the prescribed standards for the application,
inspection, and maintenance of the required retro-reflective material.
Annual Estimated Burden: 56,787 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding these information collections to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503;
Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent via e-mail to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) of the Office
of Management and Budget at the following address: oira_
submissions@omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of FRA, including whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden of the
proposed information collections; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collections 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 of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 13, 2008.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
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