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DATES: Effective January 1, 2009 through
December 31, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stanley Kastanas, Director, Office of
Substance Abuse Policy, Investigations
and Compliance, PHMSA, U.S.
Department of Transportation,
telephone 202–550–0629 or e-mail
stanley.kastanas@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Operators
of gas, hazardous liquid, and carbon
dioxide pipelines and operators of
liquefied natural gas facilities must
select and test a percentage of covered
employees for random drug testing.
Pursuant to 49 CFR 199.105(c)(2), (3),
and (4), the PHMSA Administrator’s
decision on whether to change the
minimum annual random drug testing
rate is based on the reported random
drug test positive rate for the pipeline
industry. The data considered by the
Administrator comes from operators’
annual submissions of Management
Information System (MIS) reports
required by 49 CFR 199.119(a). If the
reported random drug test positive rate
is less than one percent, the
Administrator may continue the
minimum random drug testing rate at 25
percent. In 2007, the random drug test
positive rate was less than one percent.
Therefore, the minimum random drug
testing rate will remain at 25 percent for
calendar year 2009.
In reference to the notice published in
70 FR 20800, PHMSA intends to publish
an Advisory Bulletin specifying the
methodology for reporting MIS
contractor data to PHMSA. Therefore,
operators must ensure records on
contract employees continue to be
maintained.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5103, 60102, 60104,
60108, 60117, and 60118; 49 CFR 1.53.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 23,
2009.
Alan Mayberry,
Director, Engineering and Emergency
Support.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
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[STB Docket No. AB–364 (Sub-No. 15X)]
Mid-Michigan Railroad, Inc.—
Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Kent and Ottawa
Counties, MI
On February 11, 2009, Mid-Michigan
Railroad, Inc. (MMRR) filed with the
Board a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502
for exemption from the provisions of 49
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U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue service over
a 6.94-mile line of railroad between
milepost 159.5 at Grand Rapids (Walker)
and milepost 166.44 at Marne, in Kent
and Ottawa Counties, MI.1 The line
traverses United States Postal Service
Zip Codes 49404, 49435, and 49544, and
includes the stations of Grand Rapids
and Marne.
MMRR states that the line does not
contain federally granted rights-of-way.
Any documentation in MMRR’s
possession will be made available
promptly to those requesting it.
The interest of railroad employees
will be protected by the conditions set
forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—
Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91
(1979).
By issuing this notice, the Board is
instituting an exemption proceeding
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final
decision will be issued by June 1, 2009.
Any offer of financial assistance
(OFA) for subsidy under 49 CFR
1152.27(b)(2) will be due no later than
10 days after service of a decision
granting the petition for exemption.
Each OFA must be accompanied by a
$1,500 filing fee. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).2
All filings in response to this notice
must refer to STB Docket No. AB–364
(Sub-No. 15X) and must be sent to: (1)
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001; and (2) Louis E. Gitomer, 600
Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD
21204. Replies to the petition are due on
or before March 23, 2009.
Persons seeking further information
concerning discontinuance procedures
may contact the Board’s Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs and
Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer
to the full abandonment and
discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR
part 1152. Questions concerning
1 As part of a corporate family transaction, Grand
Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc. (GRE) was merged
into MMRR in 1999. See RailTex, Inc., MidMichigan Railroad, Inc., Michigan Shore Railroad,
Inc., and Grand Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.—
Corporate Family Transaction, STB Finance Docket
No. 33693 (STB served Jan. 20, 1999). GRE had
leased the line from the Coopersville and Marne
Railway Company Line (C&M) in 1997. See Grand
Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc.—Lease and Operation
Exemption—Coopersville and Marne Railway
Company Line, STB Finance Docket No. 33344
(STB served Feb. 10, 1997). C&M had acquired the
line from the Central Michigan Railway Company
in 1996. See Coopersville & Marne Railway
Company—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—
Central Michigan Railway Company, STB Finance
Docket No. 32942 (STB served May 21, 1996).
2 Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and
not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and
public use conditions are not appropriate.
Similarly, no environmental or historic
documentation is required under 49 CFR
1105.6(c)(2) and 1105.8.
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environmental issues may be directed to
the Board’s Section of Environmental
Analysis (SEA) at (202) 245–0305.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339.]
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: February 20, 2009.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the
Treasury, 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 proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund (the ‘‘Fund’’), an
office within the Department of the
Treasury, is soliciting comments
concerning the CDFI Program
Application.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 4, 2009 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Ruth
Jaure, CDFI Program Manager, at the
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of
the Treasury, 601 13th Street, NW.,
Suite 200 South, Washington, DC 20005,
by e-mail to cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov or
by facsimile to (202) 622–7754. Please
note this is not a toll free number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
CDFI Program Application may be
obtained from the CDFI Program page of
the Fund’s Web site at https://
www.cdfifund.gov. Requests for
additional information should be
directed to Ruth Jaure, CDFI Program
Manager, Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund, U.S.
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Department of the Treasury, 601 13th
Street, NW., Suite 200 South,
Washington, DC 20005, or call (202)
622–9156. Please note this is not a toll
free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: CDFI Program Application.
OMB Number: 1559–0021.
Abstract: The Community
Development Financial Institutions
(CDFI) Program was established by the
Riegle Community Development and
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to
use Federal resources to invest in and
build the capacity of CDFIs to serve lowincome people and communities lacking
adequate access to affordable financial
products and services. Through the
CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides:
(1) Financial Assistance (FA) awards to
CDFIs that have Comprehensive
Business Plans for creating
demonstrable community development
impact through the deployment of
credit, capital, and financial services
within their respective Target Markets
or the expansion into new Investment
Areas, Low-Income Targeted
Populations, or Other Targeted
Populations, and (ii) Technical
Assistance (TA) grants to CDFIs and
entities proposing to become CDFIs in
order to build their capacity to better
address the community development
and capital access needs of their
existing or proposed Target Markets
and/or to become certified CDFIs. The
regulations governing the CDFI Program
are found at 12 CFR part 1805 and
provide guidance on evaluation criteria
and other requirements of the CDFI
Program. The questions that the
application contains, and the
information generated thereby, will
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enable the Fund to evaluate applicants’
activities and determine the extent of
applicants’ eligibility for a CDFI
Program award. Failure to collect this
information could result in improper
uses of Federal funds.
Current Actions: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Regular review.
Affected Public: Certified CDFIs and
entities seeking CDFI Certification.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Annual Time per
Respondent: 100 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 20,000 hours.
Requests for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record and
may be published on the Fund Web site
at https://www.cdfifund.gov. Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Fund, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Fund’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of technology; and (e) estimates of
capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of services to provide information.
The Fund specifically requests
comments concerning the following: (1)
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Whether offering separate applications
for the FA and TA components would
reduce the burden on applicants; (2)
whether the distinct business models
followed by different types of CDFIs
(such as banks, credit unions, and
venture capital funds) merit
individualized applications; (3) if an
applicant eligibility screen should be
applied before the application deadline,
allowing applicants to determine
beforehand if they would be qualified to
receive an award; (4) if detailed
Matching Funds documentation should
be collected later in the application
review process, and a reasonable
amount of time to expect an applicant
to provide this data; (5) the merit of
further reducing the narrative page
limits in the application; (6) the
potential burden of requiring specific
documents to support proposed uses of
TA funds, namely Statements of Work
´
´
for professional services, and resumes
and/or position descriptions for
personnel; and (7) the potential burden
of requiring additional documentation
to support the application, namely tax
returns (Form 990), Certificates of Good
Standing, operating budgets, lists of
sources of capital, rate sheets for
products and services, and borrower
characteristic profiles.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1834a, 4703, 4703
note, 4713, 4717; 31 U.S.C 321; 12 CFR part
1806.
Dated: February 25, 2009.
Donna J. Gambrell,
Director, Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury, 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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund (the ``Fund''), an office within the Department of
the Treasury, is soliciting comments concerning the CDFI Program
Application.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 4, 2009 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Ruth Jaure, CDFI Program Manager, at
the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department
of the Treasury, 601 13th Street, NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC
20005, by e-mail to cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov or by facsimile to (202)
622-7754. Please note this is not a toll free number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The CDFI Program Application may be
obtained from the CDFI Program page of the Fund's Web site at https://
www.cdfifund.gov. Requests for additional information should be
directed to Ruth Jaure, CDFI Program Manager, Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund, U.S.
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Department of the Treasury, 601 13th Street, NW., Suite 200 South,
Washington, DC 20005, or call (202) 622-9156. Please note this is not a
toll free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: CDFI Program Application.
OMB Number: 1559-0021.
Abstract: The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI)
Program was established by the Riegle Community Development and
Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 to use Federal resources to invest
in and build the capacity of CDFIs to serve low-income people and
communities lacking adequate access to affordable financial products
and services. Through the CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund provides: (1)
Financial Assistance (FA) awards to CDFIs that have Comprehensive
Business Plans for creating demonstrable community development impact
through the deployment of credit, capital, and financial services
within their respective Target Markets or the expansion into new
Investment Areas, Low-Income Targeted Populations, or Other Targeted
Populations, and (ii) Technical Assistance (TA) grants to CDFIs and
entities proposing to become CDFIs in order to build their capacity to
better address the community development and capital access needs of
their existing or proposed Target Markets and/or to become certified
CDFIs. The regulations governing the CDFI Program are found at 12 CFR
part 1805 and provide guidance on evaluation criteria and other
requirements of the CDFI Program. The questions that the application
contains, and the information generated thereby, will enable the Fund
to evaluate applicants' activities and determine the extent of
applicants' eligibility for a CDFI Program award. Failure to collect
this information could result in improper uses of Federal funds.
Current Actions: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Regular review.
Affected Public: Certified CDFIs and entities seeking CDFI
Certification.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Annual Time per Respondent: 100 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,000 hours.
Requests for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this
notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval. All comments will become a matter of
public record and may be published on the Fund Web site at https://
www.cdfifund.gov. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions
of the Fund, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Fund's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
through the use of technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to
provide information.
The Fund specifically requests comments concerning the following:
(1) Whether offering separate applications for the FA and TA components
would reduce the burden on applicants; (2) whether the distinct
business models followed by different types of CDFIs (such as banks,
credit unions, and venture capital funds) merit individualized
applications; (3) if an applicant eligibility screen should be applied
before the application deadline, allowing applicants to determine
beforehand if they would be qualified to receive an award; (4) if
detailed Matching Funds documentation should be collected later in the
application review process, and a reasonable amount of time to expect
an applicant to provide this data; (5) the merit of further reducing
the narrative page limits in the application; (6) the potential burden
of requiring specific documents to support proposed uses of TA funds,
namely Statements of Work for professional services, and
r[eacute]sum[eacute]s and/or position descriptions for personnel; and
(7) the potential burden of requiring additional documentation to
support the application, namely tax returns (Form 990), Certificates of
Good Standing, operating budgets, lists of sources of capital, rate
sheets for products and services, and borrower characteristic profiles.
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1834a, 4703, 4703 note, 4713, 4717; 31
U.S.C 321; 12 CFR part 1806.
Dated: February 25, 2009.
Donna J. Gambrell,
Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
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