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Issued in Washington, DC, on November
18, 2008.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. E8–28049 Filed 11–24–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
programs and activities apply to the
program).
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 23 CFR 771.123;
49 CFR 1.48.
Robert F. Tally,
Division Administrator, Indianapolis,
Indiana.
[FR Doc. E8–27914 Filed 11–24–08; 8:45 am]
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Federal Highway Administration
Environmental Impact Statement; Knox
County, City of Vincennes, IN and
Lawrence County, IL
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Revised notice of intent.
Environmental Impact Statement:
Proposed Improvements to State
Route 126 (Memorial Boulevard) From
East Center Street in Kingsport, to
Interstate 81, Sullivan County, TN
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
revised notice to advise the public that
FHWA will not be preparing an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
for the proposed relocation of railroad
lines in Knox County, Indiana and
Lawrence County, Illinois. A ‘‘Notice of
Intent’’ to prepare an EIS was published
in the Federal Register on March 16,
2007.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janice Osadczuk, Planning and
Environmental Specialist, Federal
Highway Administration, Telephone:
(317) 226–7486; or Frank Litherland,
INDOT Project Manager, Telephone
812–882–8364.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the Indiana
Department of Transportation (INDOT)
and the Illinois Department of
Transportation (IDOT), will not prepare
an EIS as previously intended on a
proposal to evaluate alternative
alignments for the relocation of the two
CSXT railroad mainline tracks, the
north-south mainline and the east-west
mainline that traverses through the City
of Vincennes and portions of Knox
County, Indiana and Lawrence County,
Illinois. Based on further review of the
project and related impacts it was
determined that the scope of the project
would be reduced in scope from a
railroad relocation project requiring the
preparation of an environmental impact
statement to a series of spot
improvements where the roadway
bridges over the existing railroad. For
these improvements either an
environmental assessment or categorical
exclusions will be prepared.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program No. 20.205, Highway Planning and
Construction. The regulations implementing
Executive Order 12372 regarding
intergovernmental consultation on Federal
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Federal Highway Administration
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) is issuing this
notice to advise the public that an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
will be prepared for a proposed highway
project in Sullivan County, Tennessee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Charles J. O’Neill, Planning and
Program Management Team Leader,
Federal Highway Administration—
Tennessee Division Office, 640
Grassmere Park Road, Suite 112,
Nashville, TN 37211. 615–781–5772.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA in cooperation with the
Tennessee Department of
Transportation will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
on a proposal to improve State Route
126, also known as Memorial
Boulevard, from East Center Street in
Kingsport to Interstate 81, for a distance
of approximately 8.4 miles.
Alternatives to be considered include:
(1) No-build; (2) a Transportation
System Management (TSM) alternative
(3) one or more build alternatives that
could include constructing portions of
the roadway on new location, upgrading
existing SR 126, or a combination of
both, and (4) other alternatives that
might arise from public input. Public
scoping meetings have been conducted
for the project corridor. As part of the
scoping process, federal, state, and local
agencies and officials; private
organizations; citizens; and interest
groups met to identify issues of concern
and provide input on the purpose and
need for the project, range of
alternatives, methodology, and the
development of the Environmental
Impact Statement. A Coordination Plan
will be developed to include the public
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in the project development process. The
plan will utilize the following outreach
efforts to provide information and
solicit input: newsletters, an internet
Web site, e-mail and direct mail,
informational meetings and briefings,
public hearings, and other efforts as
necessary and appropriate. A public
hearing will be held upon completion of
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement, and public notice will be
given of the time and place of the
hearing. The Draft EIS will be available
for public and agency review and
comment prior to the public hearing.
To ensure that the full range of issues
related to this proposed action are
identified and taken into account,
comments and suggestions are invited
from all interested parties. Comments
and questions concerning the proposed
action should be directed to the FHWA
contact person identified above at the
address provided above.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
proposed program).
Charles J. O’Neill,
Planning and Program Mgmt. Team Leader
Nashville, TN.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking an
extension of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. These information collection
activities received a six-month
emergency approval from OMB. FRA
seeks this extension while it works on
developing a proposed rule related to
the same topic of inappropriate cell
phone use and other electronic/
electrical devices by railroad employees
while on-duty. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for
clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting
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public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than January 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Nakia
Jackson, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590. Commenters requesting FRA to
acknowledge receipt of their respective
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments
on OMB control number 2130–0579.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6170, or via e-mail to
Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov, or
to Ms. Jackson at
nakia.jackson@dot.gov. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Safety,
Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS–
21, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop
17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493–6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson,
Office of Information Technology, RAD–
20, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493–6073). (These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, section 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
provide 60-days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval for
reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(i)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)–(iv). FRA believes that
soliciting public comment will promote
its efforts to reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information mandated
by Federal regulations. In summary,
FRA reasons that comments received
will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce
reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (iii) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of currently
approved information collection
activities that FRA will submit for
clearance by OMB as required under the
PRA:
OMB Control Number: 2130–0579.
Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 26,
Notice No. 1.
Abstract: Emergency Order No. 26—
and its associated collection of
information—is FRA’s direct and
proactive response to the September 12,
2008, Chatsworth, California, collision
of a Union Pacific (UP) freight train and
a Metrolink commuter train, which
resulted in the deaths of 25 people and
numerous injuries to train occupants, as
well as to other train accidents/
incidents involving cell phone use and
use of electronic/electrical devices that
have occurred throughout the country
recently. The collection of information
under Emergency Order No. 26 is aimed
at ensuring that railroads revise their
programs of operational tests and
inspections, as necessary, to include the
requirements of E.O. 26 and specifically
include a minimum number of
operational tests and inspections; and at
ensuring railroads instruct each of their
operating employees and supervisors of
railroad operating employees
concerning the requirements of E.O. 26
and implementing railroad rules and
instructions. The collection of
information under E.O. 26 also contains
a provision that allows railroads to
petition for relief from this Order by
adopting other means of ensuring that
railroad operating employees are not
distracted from their duties by use of
electronic or electrical devices or by
implementing technology that will
prevent inappropriate acts and
omissions from resulting in injury to
persons.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 718 railroads;
130,000 Railroad Employees.
Frequency of Submission: One-time;
on occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
(1)—Revision of Railroad’s Program of
Operational Tests and Inspections Under
49 CFR 217 to Include Requirements of
E.O. 26.
(2) Employee Training in Requirements of
E.O. 26 and Implementing Railroad Rules
and Instructions.
(3) Petitions of Relief from E.O. 26 ...............
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Emergency order item No. 26
718 Railroads 20 New
Railroads.
718 amended programs.
20 amended programs
1 hour ........................
1 hour ........................
718
20
130,000 RR Employees.
130,000 Trained Employees.
15 minutes .................
32,500
718 Railroads ............
Zero (0) Petitions .........
Zero (0) minutes/
hours.
Zero (0)
Total Responses: 130,738.
Total Annual Estimated Burden:
33,238 hours.
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Status: Regular review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
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informs all interested parties that it may
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respondent is not required to respond
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to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November
19, 2008.
Kimberly Orben,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. E8–27908 Filed 11–24–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
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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 a waiver of compliance
with certain requirements of its safety
standards. The individual petition is
described below, including the party
seeking relief, the regulatory provisions
involved, the nature of the relief being
requested, and the petitioner’s
arguments in favor of relief.
Union Pacific Railroad Company
(Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–
2007–28454)
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP) seeks a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of 49 CFR Part 232,
Brake System Safety Standards for
Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains
and Equipment. Specifically, UP seeks
relief from the requirement in
§ 232.305(b)(2) to perform a single car
air brake test (SCABT) when a ‘‘car is on
a shop or repair track, as defined in
§ 232.303(a), for any reason and has not
received a single car air brake test
within the previous 12-month period.’’
UP submitted a similar request in
2007, which was assigned Docket
Number FRA–2007–28454. On
September 12, 2008, FRA issued a letter
to UP denying the 2007 waiver request
because, ‘‘[t]he petition was ambiguous
regarding the scope of the relief
requested’’ and it lacked sufficient
information to support the relief sought.
Subsequently, UP petitioned for
reconsideration of FRA’s decision to
deny its 2007 request. On October 30,
2008, UP withdrew its request that FRA
reconsider its denial and at the same
time, UP submitted a new waiver
petition, requesting similar relief as in
2007, but including new information
and data supporting its request. Because
this new waiver petition involves the
same subject matter as UP’s previous
request, FRA is utilizing the same
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docket number (FRA–2007–28454), and
publishing this new public notice of the
request. In light of the new data
provided by UP, FRA will conduct a
new investigation of the facts and the
merits of the request. Accordingly,
comments submitted to the docket prior
to UP’s October 30, 2008 petition, will
not be considered in FRA’s evaluation
of this new request.
UP seeks relief from the regulation to
the extent necessary to permit the
replacement of non FRA-condemnable
wheelsets on railcars as part of an intrain wheelset replacement program,
without the need to also perform
SCABTs required by § 232.305(b)(2). UP
seeks relief such that only railcars with
FRA-condemnable wheels and cars due
for 5-year SCABTs within 6 months
would require and receive SCABTs. UP
requests that this relief apply to all UP
unit trains.
In its petition, UP explains that it
implemented the in-train wheelset
replacement program beginning in
August 2006, as a means to aggressively
identify and replace wheelsets with
irregularities, thereby reducing the
number of derailments due to broken
rails, joint bars, defective wheels and
bearings. In-train wheelset replacements
can be done by UP mechanical forces in
as little as 15 minutes with no need to
remove the cars from trains. This in turn
reduces the number of switching events
that would otherwise be required to
affect the repairs, further reducing the
risk of injury and derailment. In North
Platte, UP estimates that switching
moves have been reduced by at least
20,000 annually (conservative estimate).
Further, UP notes that this in-train
wheelset replacement program permits
UP to replace approximately 25 percent
more wheelsets than it did using
traditional wheelset placement
techniques.
UP explains that cars with defective
wheelsets are identified by wayside
defect detectors at various locations
before the trains reach the terminal.
These wayside detectors identify the
following conditions requiring wheelset
replacements: (1) Wheels causing
excessive impacts, which are measured
in kips, or units of 1,000 pounds
(currently, AAR allows carriers to
replace wheels exerting impacts of 90
kips or more); (2) wheels with high
flanges, thin flanges, or other
geometrical irregularities; and (3)
defective bearings. If left unchecked,
any of these conditions can develop into
more advanced defects posing higher
risks of wheel or axle failures, along
with undue forces on track structures
leading to rail breaks.
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UP states that since the program has
been in effect, wheelset related
derailments have decreased. Bearingrelated derailments have also decreased.
UP concludes from their data that if the
in-train wheelset program were to stop,
there would be four to five additional
wheelset related derailments annually.
Moreover, UP believes that most
SCABTs do not reveal any defects.
According to UP, a sample of 2008 data
indicated that only 12.08 percent of all
railcars undergoing SCABTs on UPs rail
network were found to have brakerelated defects. UP notes that for coal
cars, the defect was lower yet, at 3.05
percent. Accordingly, UP asserts that
given the low number of defects
revealed by SCABTs and the high safety
benefits of in-train wheelset
replacements, there is no justification
for requiring SCABTs for the in-train
wheelset replacement program.
While UP seeks relief from performing
the many SCABTs associated with intrain wheelset replacements, UP
understands the importance of
complying with the 5-year SCABT
requirement. To address this, during
recent years UP has upgraded its
information systems to automatically
flag railcars that are due for a 5-year
SCABT within 90 days. On January 1,
2009, the system will flag cars within 6
months of a 5-year SCABT. UP states
that if FRA grants this waiver request,
UP will perform a SCABT on any railcar
undergoing an in-train wheelset
replacement that is due for a 5-year
SCABT in the following 6 months.
However, UP states that if this relief is
not granted, it would be forced to
reduce the number of wheelset
replacements it makes, or even
eliminate the in-train wheelset
replacement program in some locations.
UP asserts that this would negate the
derailment prevention and safety gains
associated with the in-train wheelset
replacement program. UP asserts that
the delays and disruption of performing
a SCABT on every car that has not
received such a test in the previous 12
months (roughly 50 percent) would be
intolerable. UP also asserts that many of
the mechanical forces that currently
perform in-train wheelset replacements
could be displaced. Finally, UP asserts
that requiring the railroad to perform
time-consuming and unnecessary
SCABTs on railcars that do not contain
FRA-condemnable defects would
improperly penalize UP for its
innovative and safety-enhancing in-train
wheelset replacement program, as well
as discourage further investment in
emerging technologies including
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its
implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking an extension of the following
currently approved information collection activities. These information
collection activities received a six-month emergency approval from OMB.
FRA seeks this extension while it works on developing a proposed rule
related to the same topic of inappropriate cell phone use and other
electronic/electrical devices by railroad employees while on-duty.
Before submitting these information collection requirements for
clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is
soliciting
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public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than January 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590, or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB control number 2130-0579.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or (202) 493-6170, or via e-mail to Mr. Brogan at
robert.brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Jackson at nakia.jackson@dot.gov.
Please refer to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Safety,
Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office of
Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6073). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, section 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 provide 60-days notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities before seeking
approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A);
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA
invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the activities will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden
of the information collection activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (iii) ways
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of
information collection activities on the public by automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)-(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will
promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens
associated with the collection of information mandated by Federal
regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
that it organizes information collection requirements in a ``user
friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and (iii)
accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
Below is a brief summary of currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
OMB Control Number: 2130-0579.
Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 26, Notice No. 1.
Abstract: Emergency Order No. 26--and its associated collection of
information--is FRA's direct and proactive response to the September
12, 2008, Chatsworth, California, collision of a Union Pacific (UP)
freight train and a Metrolink commuter train, which resulted in the
deaths of 25 people and numerous injuries to train occupants, as well
as to other train accidents/incidents involving cell phone use and use
of electronic/electrical devices that have occurred throughout the
country recently. The collection of information under Emergency Order
No. 26 is aimed at ensuring that railroads revise their programs of
operational tests and inspections, as necessary, to include the
requirements of E.O. 26 and specifically include a minimum number of
operational tests and inspections; and at ensuring railroads instruct
each of their operating employees and supervisors of railroad operating
employees concerning the requirements of E.O. 26 and implementing
railroad rules and instructions. The collection of information under
E.O. 26 also contains a provision that allows railroads to petition for
relief from this Order by adopting other means of ensuring that
railroad operating employees are not distracted from their duties by
use of electronic or electrical devices or by implementing technology
that will prevent inappropriate acts and omissions from resulting in
injury to persons.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 718 railroads; 130,000 Railroad Employees.
Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Respondent Total annual Average time per Total annual
Emergency order item No. 26 universe responses response burden hours
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(1)--Revision of Railroad's 718 Railroads 20 718 amended 1 hour............ 718
Program of Operational Tests New Railroads. programs. 1 hour............ 20
and Inspections Under 49 CFR 20 amended
217 to Include Requirements of programs.
E.O. 26.
(2) Employee Training in 130,000 RR 130,000 Trained 15 minutes........ 32,500
Requirements of E.O. 26 and Employees. Employees.
Implementing Railroad Rules and
Instructions.
(3) Petitions of Relief from 718 Railroads..... Zero (0) Petitions Zero (0) minutes/ Zero (0)
E.O. 26. hours.
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Total Responses: 130,738.
Total Annual Estimated Burden: 33,238 hours.
Status: Regular review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b),
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond
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to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 19, 2008.
Kimberly Orben,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-27908 Filed 11-24-08; 8:45 am]
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