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Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2008–
0066) and may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by FRA before final action is
taken. Comments received after that
date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and 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).
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 3,
2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) received
a request for temporary waiver of
compliance with certain requirements of
its safety standards. The individual
petition is described below, including
the parties seeking relief, the regulatory
provisions involved, the nature of the
relief being requested, and the
petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief.
Norfolk Southern Railway
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2008–
0083]
The Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
has submitted a temporary waiver
petition to support field testing of its
processor-based train control system
identified as NS Optimized Train
Control (OTC) system, pursuant to 49
CFR 211.7 and 211.51.
An informational filing, as required
under 49 CFR Part 236, Subpart H, has
also been prepared and submitted in
conjunction with this waiver petition,
and can be found in the same docket as
this waiver petition.
The NS OTC Positive Train Control
(PTC) system is designed to assist train
crews in situational awareness, prevent
authority limit and over-speed
violations, provide open switch
protection in non-signaled Track
Warrant Control (TWC) territory, and to
prevent equipped trains from entering
the limits, without authorization, of ontrack authority granted to employees.
NS desires to commence field testing
of the NS OTC PTC system on or after
September 1, 2008, or as soon as
practicable thereafter, contingent upon
FRA’s acceptance and approval of the
informational filing and waiver petition.
NS intends to test and develop the NS
OTC PTC system on it’s Charleston
district between milepost SC7.0
(Charleston Station) and milepost
SC128.9 (Andrews Yard Station, as well
as on it’s Columbia district between
milepost R0.0 Charlotte Junction
station) and milepost R108.5 (Andrews
Yard station). During this initial test
phase, NS does not intend to activate
the NS OTC PTC system’s locomotive
enforcement functionality.
NS is seeking regulatory relief for
development testing and demonstration
purposes only. Specifically, NS is
requesting regulatory relief from the
following FRA requirements:
49 CFR 216.13 (Special Notice for
Repairs—Locomotive);
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49 CFR 217.9 (Program of Operational
Tests and Inspections—Recordkeeping);
49 CFR 217.11 (Program of Instruction
on Operating Rules—Recordkeeping,
Electronic Recordkeeping);
49 CFR Part 218 [Subpart D]
(Prohibition against tampering with
safety devices);
49 CFR 229.7 (Prohibited Acts);
49 CFR 229.135 (Event Recorders);
49 CFR 233.9 (Annual Reports);
49 CFR 235.5 (Changes Requiring
Filing of Application);
49 CFR 240.127 (Criteria for
Examining Skill Performance); and
49 CFR 240.129 (Criteria for
Monitoring Operational Performance of
Certified Engineers).
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. All communications
concerning these proceedings should
identify the appropriate docket number
(Docket Number FRA–2008–0083) and
may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FRA does not anticipate scheduling a
public hearing in connection with these
proceedings since the facts do not
appear to warrant a hearing. If any
interested party desires an opportunity
for oral comment, they should notify
FRA, in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
Communications received within 30
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by FRA before final action
being taken. Comments received after
this period will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12–
140, in Washington DC. All documents
in the public docket are also available
for inspection and copying on the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by
name of the individual submitting the
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comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review the DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).
Issued in Washington, DC on September 3,
2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. E8–20708 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Open Meeting of the Advisory
Committee on the Auditing Profession
Office of the Undersecretary for
Domestic Finance, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury’s Advisory Committee on the
Auditing Profession will convene a
telephone conference meeting on
Friday, September 26, 2008, beginning
at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Members of the
public may take part in the meeting by
listening to the Webcast accessible on
the Department’s Web site at https://
www.treas.gov/offices/domesticfinance/acap/index.shtml or by calling
telephone number (866) 780–1271 and
using access code number 62607180.
Persons needing special
accommodations to take part because of
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DATES: The meeting will be held on
Friday, September 26, 2008, at 10 a.m.
Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: The public is invited to
submit written statements with the
Advisory Committee by any of the
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• Send paper statements in triplicate
to Advisory Committee on the Auditing
Profession, Office of Financial
Institutions Policy, Room 1418,
Department of the Treasury, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
In general, the Department will post
all statements on its Web site (https://
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change, including any business or
personal information provided such as
names, addresses, e-mail addresses, or
telephone numbers. The Department
will also make such statements available
for public inspection and copying in the
Department’s Library, Room 1428, Main
Department Building, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220, on official
business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time. You can
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0990. All statements, including
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materials, received are part of the public
record and subject to public disclosure.
You should submit only information
that you wish to make available
publicly.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen E. Jaconi, Senior Policy Advisor
to the Under Secretary for Domestic
Finance, Department of the Treasury,
Main Department Building, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 927–
6618.
In
accordance with section 10(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. 2 and the regulations
thereunder, David G. Nason, Designated
Federal Officer of the Advisory
Committee, has ordered publication of
this notice that the Advisory Committee
will convene a telephone conference
meeting on Friday, September 26, 2008,
beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern Time.
Members of the public may take part in
the meeting by listening to the Webcast
accessible on the Department’s Web site
at https://www.treas.gov/offices/
domestic-finance/acap/index.shtml or
by calling telephone number (866) 780–
1271 and using access code number
62607180. The agenda for this meeting
includes adoption of the Advisory
Committee’s final report to the
Department.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 2, 2008.
Taiya Smith,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
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Currency (OCC), Treasury.
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SUMMARY: The OCC, 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 a continuing information
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Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, an information collection unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OCC is soliciting comment
concerning its information collection
titled, ‘‘Fair Housing Home Loan Data
System Regulation—12 CFR 27.’’ The
OCC is also giving notice that it has
submitted the collection to OMB for
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comments by October 8, 2008.
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the Currency, Public Information Room,
Mailstop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0159,
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) received a request for temporary waiver of compliance with
certain requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition
is described below, including the parties seeking relief, the
regulatory provisions involved, the nature of the relief being
requested, and the petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.
Norfolk Southern Railway
[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-2008-0083]
The Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) has submitted a temporary waiver
petition to support field testing of its processor-based train control
system identified as NS Optimized Train Control (OTC) system, pursuant
to 49 CFR 211.7 and 211.51.
An informational filing, as required under 49 CFR Part 236, Subpart
H, has also been prepared and submitted in conjunction with this waiver
petition, and can be found in the same docket as this waiver petition.
The NS OTC Positive Train Control (PTC) system is designed to
assist train crews in situational awareness, prevent authority limit
and over-speed violations, provide open switch protection in non-
signaled Track Warrant Control (TWC) territory, and to prevent equipped
trains from entering the limits, without authorization, of on-track
authority granted to employees.
NS desires to commence field testing of the NS OTC PTC system on or
after September 1, 2008, or as soon as practicable thereafter,
contingent upon FRA's acceptance and approval of the informational
filing and waiver petition. NS intends to test and develop the NS OTC
PTC system on it's Charleston district between milepost SC7.0
(Charleston Station) and milepost SC128.9 (Andrews Yard Station, as
well as on it's Columbia district between milepost R0.0 Charlotte
Junction station) and milepost R108.5 (Andrews Yard station). During
this initial test phase, NS does not intend to activate the NS OTC PTC
system's locomotive enforcement functionality.
NS is seeking regulatory relief for development testing and
demonstration purposes only. Specifically, NS is requesting regulatory
relief from the following FRA requirements:
49 CFR 216.13 (Special Notice for Repairs--Locomotive);
49 CFR 217.9 (Program of Operational Tests and Inspections--
Recordkeeping);
49 CFR 217.11 (Program of Instruction on Operating Rules--
Recordkeeping, Electronic Recordkeeping);
49 CFR Part 218 [Subpart D] (Prohibition against tampering with
safety devices);
49 CFR 229.7 (Prohibited Acts);
49 CFR 229.135 (Event Recorders);
49 CFR 233.9 (Annual Reports);
49 CFR 235.5 (Changes Requiring Filing of Application);
49 CFR 240.127 (Criteria for Examining Skill Performance); and
49 CFR 240.129 (Criteria for Monitoring Operational Performance of
Certified Engineers).
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. All communications
concerning these proceedings should identify the appropriate docket
number (Docket Number FRA-2008-0083) and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Web site: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FRA does not anticipate scheduling a public hearing in connection
with these proceedings since the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires an opportunity for oral
comment, they should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis for their request.
Communications received within 30 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA before final action being taken. Comments
received after this period will be considered as far as practicable.
All written communications concerning these proceedings are available
for examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the
DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-
140, in Washington DC. All documents in the public docket are also
available for inspection and copying on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by name of
the individual submitting the
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comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78).
Issued in Washington, DC on September 3, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. E8-20708 Filed 9-5-08; 8:45 am]
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