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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
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AGENCY: Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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
approval of the following information
collection activities. Before submitting
these information collection
requirements for clearance by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA
is soliciting public comment on specific
aspects of the activities identified
below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than February 17, 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
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acknowledge receipt of their respective
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments
on OMB control number 2130–New.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6497, 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 and
the title of the information collection 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 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 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
provide 60-days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval of
such activities 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
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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 the
proposed information collection
activities that FRA will submit for
clearance by OMB as required under the
PRA:
Title: Notice Requesting Expressions
of Interest in Implementing a HighSpeed Inter-city Passenger Rail Corridor.
(Please see the other FRA Notice in
today’s Federal Register that provides
details of this proposed information
collection.)
OMB Control Number: 2130–New.
Abstract: Section 502 of the Passenger
Rail Investment and Improvement Act
of 2008, Public Law 110–432 (October
16, 2008), requires the Secretary of
Transportation to ‘‘issue a request for
proposals for projects for the financing,
design, construction, operation, and
maintenance of a high-speed intercity
passenger rail system operating within’’
either the Northeast Corridor or a
Federally-designated high-speed rail
(HSR) corridor. To satisfy this
requirement, FRA is soliciting and
encouraging the submission of
Expressions of Interest for potential
projects to finance, design, construct,
operate, and maintain an improved HSR
intercity passenger system in the
Northeast Corridor or in one of ten
Federally-designated corridors. FRA
envisions this as the first phase of a
qualification process that Congress may
follow with more specific actions
regarding particular concepts in one or
more corridors. Section 502 prescribes
that Expressions of Interest received
will be considered by FRA and possibly
by commissions, representing affected
and involved governors, mayors, freight
railroads, transit authorities, labor
organizations, and Amtrak. The results
of these reviews will be summarized in
one or more reports to Congress, which
will make recommendations for further
action regarding no more than one
project concept for each corridor. FRA
envisions this as the first phase of a
qualification process that Congress may
follow with more specific actions
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regarding particular concepts in one or
more corridors.
Although authorized, no funds have
been appropriated to support
implementation of HSR under this
program, and the availability of such
funds in the future is not known.
Respondents to the request in today’s
Federal Register acknowledge, by virtue
of their response, that the likelihood of
future funding and implementation of
the projects covered by that notice is
unknown, and that the Federal
Government will not be liable for any
costs incurred in the preparation of
responses to this notice.
The information collected will be
used by the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), commissions to
be formed in accordance with Section
502, and Congress. The collection of
information—responses that describe
high speed rail proposals—will be used
to inform the Department and Congress
about the benefits to the public and the
national transportation system from
high speed rail proposals received.
Upon receipt of responses and after the
close of the Expression of Interest
solicitation, FRA will evaluate them and
determine if each Expression of Interest
is complete and if there is evidence
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provided in the response that would
support conclusions, based on criteria
specified in Section 502. If FRA
determines that one or more
Expressions of Interest satisfy this
screening evaluation, FRA would form a
commission for each relevant corridor to
review and consider the response(s).
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses, States,
Individuals, Entities.
Respondent Universe: 50 Individuals
or Entities.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; annually.
REPORTING BURDEN
Total annual
burden hours
RFEI notice
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
—Responses to Notice ..........
—Identifying Letters to FRA
regarding RFEI questions.
—RFEI Informational Sessions with FRA.
50 Individuals or Entities .......
50 Individuals or Entities .......
10 responses .........................
25 letters ................................
3,400 hours ............................
30 minutes .............................
34,000
13
50 Individuals or Entities .......
25 sessions ............................
2 hours ...................................
50
Total Responses: 60.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
34,063 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
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 December 11,
2008.
Kimberly Orben,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
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Notice Requesting Expressions of
Interest in Implementing a High-Speed
Intercity Passenger Rail Corridor
AGENCY: Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice Requesting Expressions
of Interest.
SUMMARY: Section 502 of the Passenger
Rail Investment and Improvement Act
of 2008, Public Law 110–432 (October
16, 2008), requires the Secretary of
Transportation to ‘‘issue a request for
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proposals for projects for the financing,
design, construction, operation, and
maintenance of a high-speed intercity
passenger rail system operating within’’
either the Northeast Corridor or a
Federally designated high-speed rail
(HSR) corridor. To satisfy this
requirement, the FRA is soliciting and
encouraging the submission of
Expressions of Interest for potential
projects to finance, design, construct,
operate, and maintain an improved HSR
intercity passenger system in the
Northeast Corridor or in one of ten
Federally designated corridors. FRA
envisions this as the first phase of a
qualification process that Congress may
follow with more specific actions
regarding particular proposals in one or
more corridors.
DATES: All Expressions of Interest
submitted in response to this notice
shall be submitted by 5 p.m. e.t. on
Monday, September 14, 2009, in
accordance with the instructions in
ADDRESSES below. In order to gauge
possible interest in this process, FRA is
requesting that participants considering
filing a response to this notice provide
a letter with names and contact
information by Friday, January 30, 2009.
The initial letter will help FRA gauge
interest in the Request for Expressions
of Interest (RFEI) process and will
facilitate future communications to
participants, including invitation to a
possible information session in the
spring of 2009 to further invite
questions from participants and to
provide information and guidance
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regarding the RFEI process. Failure to
provide a letter will not prevent
participants from submitting an
Expression of Interest in accordance
with this notice.
ADDRESSES: Any questions, responses or
Expressions of Interest in response to
this notice shall be submitted under the
docket number FRA–2008–0140 by any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number (FRA–2008–0140) for this RFEI
process. Note that all comments
received will be posted, without change,
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information. Please see the
Privacy Act heading in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document for Privacy Act
information related to any submitted
comments or materials. Internet users
may access comments received by DOT
at https://www.regulations.gov.
If you wish to submit any information
under a claim of confidentiality, submit
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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 approval of the following
information collection activities. Before submitting these information
collection requirements for clearance by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than February 17, 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-New.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or (202) 493-6497, 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 and the title of the
information collection 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 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 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 provide 60-days notice to
the public for comment on information collection activities before
seeking approval of such activities 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 the proposed information collection
activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as required under
the PRA:
Title: Notice Requesting Expressions of Interest in Implementing a
High-Speed Inter-city Passenger Rail Corridor. (Please see the other
FRA Notice in today's Federal Register that provides details of this
proposed information collection.)
OMB Control Number: 2130-New.
Abstract: Section 502 of the Passenger Rail Investment and
Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 110-432 (October 16, 2008),
requires the Secretary of Transportation to ``issue a request for
proposals for projects for the financing, design, construction,
operation, and maintenance of a high-speed intercity passenger rail
system operating within'' either the Northeast Corridor or a Federally-
designated high-speed rail (HSR) corridor. To satisfy this requirement,
FRA is soliciting and encouraging the submission of Expressions of
Interest for potential projects to finance, design, construct, operate,
and maintain an improved HSR intercity passenger system in the
Northeast Corridor or in one of ten Federally-designated corridors. FRA
envisions this as the first phase of a qualification process that
Congress may follow with more specific actions regarding particular
concepts in one or more corridors. Section 502 prescribes that
Expressions of Interest received will be considered by FRA and possibly
by commissions, representing affected and involved governors, mayors,
freight railroads, transit authorities, labor organizations, and
Amtrak. The results of these reviews will be summarized in one or more
reports to Congress, which will make recommendations for further action
regarding no more than one project concept for each corridor. FRA
envisions this as the first phase of a qualification process that
Congress may follow with more specific actions
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regarding particular concepts in one or more corridors.
Although authorized, no funds have been appropriated to support
implementation of HSR under this program, and the availability of such
funds in the future is not known. Respondents to the request in today's
Federal Register acknowledge, by virtue of their response, that the
likelihood of future funding and implementation of the projects covered
by that notice is unknown, and that the Federal Government will not be
liable for any costs incurred in the preparation of responses to this
notice.
The information collected will be used by the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), commissions to be formed in accordance with
Section 502, and Congress. The collection of information--responses
that describe high speed rail proposals--will be used to inform the
Department and Congress about the benefits to the public and the
national transportation system from high speed rail proposals received.
Upon receipt of responses and after the close of the Expression of
Interest solicitation, FRA will evaluate them and determine if each
Expression of Interest is complete and if there is evidence provided in
the response that would support conclusions, based on criteria
specified in Section 502. If FRA determines that one or more
Expressions of Interest satisfy this screening evaluation, FRA would
form a commission for each relevant corridor to review and consider the
response(s).
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses, States, Individuals, Entities.
Respondent Universe: 50 Individuals or Entities.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually.
Reporting Burden
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Total annual Average time per Total annual
RFEI notice Respondent universe responses response burden hours
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--Responses to Notice............ 50 Individuals or 10 responses....... 3,400 hours........ 34,000
Entities.
--Identifying Letters to FRA 50 Individuals or 25 letters......... 30 minutes......... 13
regarding RFEI questions. Entities.
--RFEI Informational Sessions 50 Individuals or 25 sessions........ 2 hours............ 50
with FRA. Entities.
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Total Responses: 60.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 34,063 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 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 December 11, 2008.
Kimberly Orben,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-29788 Filed 12-15-08; 8:45 am]
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