National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of Transportation, 23523-23524 [E8-9525]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 84 / Wednesday, April 30, 2008 / Notices C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program ACTION: Notice of change in meeting location. Section 224(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. 424a(h)(1), requires any Federal Agency to provide SSA with information in its possession that SSA may require for purposes of making a timely determination of the amount of reduction required under section 224 of the Act; e.g., workers’ compensation offset. SUMMARY: This notice provides a new location for the eleventh meeting of the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John V. Wells, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Transportation, (202) 366–9224, jack.wells@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By Federal Register Notice dated March 12, 2007, and in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (‘‘FACA’’) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (‘‘SAFETEA–LU’’) (Pub. L. 109–59, 119 Stat. 1144), the U.S. Department of Transportation (the ‘‘Department’’) issued a notice of intent to form the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission (the ‘‘Financing Commission’’). Section 11142(a) of SAFETEA–LU established the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission and charged it with analyzing future highway and transit needs and the finances of the Highway Trust Fund and with making recommendations regarding alternative approaches to financing surface transportation infrastructure. D. Categories of Records and Individuals Covered by the Matching Program DOL will provide a file each month in a format defined by SSA. This file will contain the necessary identifying and payment information for all live miners, under age 65, entitled to Part C BL payments. This file contains records of approximately 89,000 individuals whose DOL records SSA will need to run against the MBR. SSA will match the Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), SSA/OEEAS 60–0090, which contains all data pertinent to the payment of SSA beneficiaries, with an extract from DOL, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs BL Benefit Payments File, DOL/ESA–30. DOL has published an appropriate routine use to permit the disclosures necessary to conduct this match. E. Inclusive Dates of the Matching Program The matching program will become effective upon signing of the agreement by all parties to the agreement and approval of the agreement by the Data Integrity Boards of the respective agencies, but no sooner than 40 days after notice of the matching program is sent to Congress and the Office of Management and Budget, or 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register, whichever date is later. The matching program will continue for 18 months from the effective date and may be extended for an additional 12 months thereafter, if certain conditions are met. [FR Doc. E8–9465 Filed 4–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191–02–P rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION [Docket No. OST–2007–27407] National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT). VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 29, 2008 Jkt 214001 Notice of Change in Meeting Location By Federal Register Notice dated March 19, 2008, the Department listed the time and location of the Financing Commission’s eleventh meeting as being from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, at the Department’s headquarters building, located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, in Conference Room W82– 302. The Commissioners have agreed to change the location of their eleventh meeting. The meeting will not be held at the Department’s headquarters building, as listed in the Federal Register Notice dated March 19, 2008, but rather will be held at the office of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), at 1666 K Street, NW., Eleventh Floor, Washington, DC 20006. The time of the meeting was not changed and will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, as listed in the Federal Register Notice dated March 19, 2008. If you need accommodations because of a disability or require additional information to attend this meeting, please contact John V. Wells, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Transportation, (202) 366–9224, jack.wells@dot.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23523 Issued on this 24th day of April, 2008. John V. Wells, Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Transportation, Designated Federal Official. [FR Doc. E8–9527 Filed 4–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting of advisory committee. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This document announces the scheduling of a teleconference by the National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of Transportation. The purpose of the Task Force is to advise the Secretary of Transportation, through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety, on strategies to advance Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programs nationwide and to encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school pursuant to section 1404(h) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub. L. 109–59, Aug. 10, 2005). During this teleconference, the Task Force will discuss their draft report to the Secretary. A teleconference meeting of the Task Force is scheduled for 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., e.t., on May 29, 2008. ADDRESSES: This teleconference will originate at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. Room E71–124 will be available to the public to listen to this teleconference, but visitors must first report to the DOT reception desk to receive a visitor’s badge and call (202) 366–2288 for a security escort. Members of the public will not be permitted to participate in the conference call via telephone. DATES: Mr. Tim Arnade, the Designated Federal Official, Safe Routes to School Program Manager, FHWA Office of Safety Programs, (202) 366–2205, Tim.Arnade@dot.gov; Federal Highway Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 23524 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 84 / Wednesday, April 30, 2008 / Notices Background Section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU required the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program. The purpose of the program is to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school and to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative. Section 1404(h) requires the establishment of a National SRTS Task Force. This teleconference is the seventh meeting of the Task Force. Complete meeting minutes from the previous meetings are posted on the Web site listed below. The agenda for this teleconference will include discussion of a draft report to the Secretary of Transportation about national strategies to advance SRTS programs nationwide. Further information about the Task Force can be found at: https:// www.saferoutesinfo.org/task_force/. Once a detailed agenda is developed, it will be posted on this Web site. Please note that agenda items are subject to change as priorities dictate. Conclusion A teleconference by National Safe Routes to School Task Force will be held at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Room E71–124, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590, from 1 p.m.–3 p.m., e.t., on May 29, 2008. Members of the public will not be permitted to participate in the conference call via telephone, but are invited to listen to the teleconference at the address listed above. Authority: Section 1404(h), Pub. L. 109–59; 5 U.S.C., App. II § 1. Issued on: April 21, 2008. James D. Ray, Acting Federal Highway Administrator. [FR Doc. E8–9525 Filed 4–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 29, 2008 Jkt 214001 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (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 collections and their expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was published on February 22, 2008 at Vol. 73, No. 36 p. 9853–54. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 30, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Hershman at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Integrity Division, NVS–212, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, phone 202–366– 4929. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Title: Record Retention. OMB Number: 2127—0042. Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information collection. Abstract: Under 49 U.S.C. 30166(e), NHTSA ‘‘reasonably may require a manufacturer of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment to keep records, and a manufacturer, distributor or dealer to make reports, to enable [NHTSA] to decide whether the manufacturer, distributor, or dealer has complied or is complying with this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter.’’ To ensure that NHTSA will have access to this type of information, the agency exercised the authority granted in 49 U.S.C. Section 30166(e) and promulgated 49 CFR Part 576 Record Retention, initially published on August 20, 1974 and most recently amended on July 10, 2002 (67 FR 45873), requiring manufacturers to retain one copy of all records that contain information concerning malfunctions that may be related to motor vehicle safety for a period of five calendar years after the record is generated or acquired by the manufacturer. Manufacturers are also required to retain for ten years (five years for manufacturers of child seats and tires) the underlying records related to early warning reporting (EWR) information submitted under 49 CFR Part 579. Affected Public: Businesses or other for profit. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 40,020 annual hours burden (20 respondents times 1 hour, plus 1,000 respondents times 40 hours). PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. 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 estimate of the 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. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. ADDRESSES: Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2008. Kathleen C. DeMeter, Director, Office of Defects Investigation. [FR Doc. E8–9206 Filed 4–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 32023 (Sub-No. 1)] BNSF Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation Pursuant to a written amendment to a trackage rights agreement, the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation (DM&E) has agreed to modify an existing trackage rights agreement 1 to grant overhead trackage rights to BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) between milepost 145.00 and milepost 148.50, a distance of approximately 3.5 miles, in Yale, SD.2 1 The original trackage rights extended between milepost 160.33, in Huron, and milepost 148.50, in Yale, in Beadle County, SD, and were exempted by the Interstate Commerce Commission, the predecessor to the Board, in Burlington Northern Railroad Company—Trackage Rights Exemption— Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation, Finance Docket No. 32023 (ICC served Apr. 14, 1992). 2 This transaction is predicated upon the Board’s approval of the petition for exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 35125, Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation—Acquisition Exemption—Line of BNSF Railway Company, filed March 25, 2008, in which DM&E seeks to acquire from BNSF the same 3.5-mile line at issue in the present matter. The instant transaction would constitute a grant back to BNSF of trackage rights over the line following the proposed line sale to DM&E. E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 84 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration


National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of 
Transportation

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting of advisory committee.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the scheduling of a teleconference by 
the National Safe Routes to School Task Force to the Secretary of 
Transportation. The purpose of the Task Force is to advise the 
Secretary of Transportation, through the Federal Highway Administration 
(FHWA) Office of Safety, on strategies to advance Safe Routes to School 
(SRTS) Programs nationwide and to encourage children, including those 
with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school pursuant to section 
1404(h) of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation 
Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Pub. L. 109-59, Aug. 10, 
2005). During this teleconference, the Task Force will discuss their 
draft report to the Secretary.

DATES: A teleconference meeting of the Task Force is scheduled for 1 
p.m. to 3 p.m., e.t., on May 29, 2008.

ADDRESSES: This teleconference will originate at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Safety, 1200 
New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. Room E71-124 will be 
available to the public to listen to this teleconference, but visitors 
must first report to the DOT reception desk to receive a visitor's 
badge and call (202) 366-2288 for a security escort. Members of the 
public will not be permitted to participate in the conference call via 
telephone.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Tim Arnade, the Designated Federal 
Official, Safe Routes to School Program Manager, FHWA Office of Safety 
Programs, (202) 366-2205, Tim.Arnade@dot.gov; Federal Highway 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    Section 1404 of SAFETEA-LU required the Secretary of Transportation 
to establish a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program. The purpose of the 
program is to enable and encourage children, including those with 
disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school and to make bicycling and 
walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation 
alternative. Section 1404(h) requires the establishment of a National 
SRTS Task Force. This teleconference is the seventh meeting of the Task 
Force. Complete meeting minutes from the previous meetings are posted 
on the Web site listed below.
    The agenda for this teleconference will include discussion of a 
draft report to the Secretary of Transportation about national 
strategies to advance SRTS programs nationwide.
    Further information about the Task Force can be found at: https://
www.saferoutesinfo.org/task_force/.
    Once a detailed agenda is developed, it will be posted on this Web 
site. Please note that agenda items are subject to change as priorities 
dictate.

Conclusion

    A teleconference by National Safe Routes to School Task Force will 
be held at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Room E71-124, Federal 
Highway Administration, Office of Safety, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, from 1 p.m.-3 p.m., e.t., on May 29, 2008. 
Members of the public will not be permitted to participate in the 
conference call via telephone, but are invited to listen to the 
teleconference at the address listed above.

    Authority: Section 1404(h), Pub. L. 109-59; 5 U.S.C., App. II 
Sec.  1.

    Issued on: April 21, 2008.
James D. Ray,
Acting Federal Highway Administrator.
 [FR Doc. E8-9525 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
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