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of the maritime community near to
which the shipyard is located.
14. Certification in accordance with
the Department of Transportation’s
regulation restricting lobbying, 49 CFR
part 20, that the applicant has not, and
will not, make any prohibited payments
out of the requested grant.
Additional information may be
requested as deemed necessary by the
Maritime Administration in order to
facilitate and complete its review of the
application. If such information is not
provided, the Maritime Administration
may deem the application incomplete
and cease processing it.
Where to File Application: An original
copy of the application together with
seven additional copies shall be
submitted to Jean E. McKeever,
Associate Administrator for Business
and Workforce Development, Room
W21–318, Maritime Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
Evaluation of Applications: The
Administrator will evaluate the
applications on the basis of the
economic information provided and in
terms of how well the project for which
a grant is requested would be effective
in fostering efficiency, competitive
operations, and quality ship
construction, repair, and
reconfiguration. The Administrator will
award grants in his sole discretion in
such amounts and under such
conditions for those projects he
determines will best further the
statutory purposes of the small shipyard
grant program.
Conditions Attached To Awards: The
grant agreement will set out the records
to be maintained by the awardee which
must be available for review and audit
by the Administrator, as well as any
other conditions and requirements.
Please note that the awardee will be
required to submit periodic reports to
include, among other things, the
number of direct, on-project jobs created
or sustained by the award, and to the
extent possible, the estimated indirect
jobs created or sustained in the
associated supplying industries,
including the number of job-years
created and the total increase in
employment since the date of enactment
of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 54101; 49 CFR 1.66)
By Order of the Acting Deputy Maritime
Administrator.
Dated: February 26, 2009.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2009–
0044]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and
reinstatement of previously approved
collections.
This document describes one
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the
docket notice numbers cited at the
beginning of this notice and be
submitted to Docket Management
Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590–0001. Please identify the
proposed collection of information for a
comment is provided, by referencing its
OMB clearance Number. It is requested,
but not required, that 2 copies of the
comment be provided. The Docket
Section is open on weekdays from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Complete copies of each request for
collection of information may be
obtained at no charge from Sean H.
McLaurin, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W55–123, NVS–420,
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. McLaurin’s
telephone number is (202) 366–4800.
Please identify the relevant collection of
information by referring to its OMB
Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and
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otherwise consult with members of the
public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information.
The OMB has regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulation (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following:
(i.) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii.) The accuracy the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(iii.) How to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(iv.) How to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collections of information:
Title: Extension of Clearance.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0001.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal
Government.
Form Number: This collection of
information uses no standard form.
Abstract: The purpose of the NDR is
to assist States and other authorized
users in obtaining information about
problem drivers. State motor vehicle
agencies submit and use the information
for driver licensing purposes. Other
users obtain the information for
transportation safety purposes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4157.
Number of Respondents: The number
of respondents is 51—the fifty States
and the District of Columbia.
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 respondent, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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Issued on February 26, 2009.
Dennis Utter,
Office Director for the Office of Traffic
Records and Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 466X)]
BNSF Railway Company—
Discontinuance of Trackage Rights
Exemption—in Kootenai County, ID
On February 12, 2009, BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF) filed with the Surface
Transportation Board (Board) a petition
under U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to
discontinue trackage rights over
approximately 1.39 miles of rail line
owned by Union Pacific Railroad
Company, between milepost 7.40 at
Gibb and milepost 8.79 at Coeur
d’Alene, in Kootenai County, ID. The
line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip
Code 83814.
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 issuance of 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 2, 2009.
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(b).
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 the
filing fee, which is currently set at
$1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
All filings in response to this notice
must refer to STB Docket No. AB–6
(Sub-No. 466X) and must be sent to: (1)
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001; and (2) Karl Morell, 1455 F Street,
NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.
Replies to the petition are due on or
before March 24, 2009.
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Persons seeking further information
concerning discontinuance procedures
may contact the Board’s Office of
Congressional and Public Services at
(202) 245–0238 or refer to the full
abandonment and discontinuance
regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.
Questions concerning 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 24, 2009.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service
Financial Management Service;
Proposed Collection of Information:
States Where Licensed for Surety
AGENCY: Financial Management Service,
Fiscal Service, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
comments.
SUMMARY: The Financial Management
Service, 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 collection. By
this notice, the Financial Management
Service solicits comments concerning
the form ‘‘States Where Licensed for
Surety.’’
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Financial Management Service, 3700
East West Highway, Records and
Information Management Branch, Room
135, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form(s) and instructions
should be directed to Rose Miller,
Manager, Surety Bond Branch, Room
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Hyattsville, MD 20782, (202) 874–6850.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial
Management Service solicits comments
on the collection of information
described below:
Title: States Where Licensed for
Surety.
OMB Number: 1510–0013.
Form Number: FMS 2208.
Abstract: Information is collected
from insurance companies in order to
provide Federal bond approving officers
with this information. The listing of
states, by company, appears in
Treasury’s Circular 570, ‘‘Surety
Companies Acceptable on Federal
Bonds.’’
Current Actions: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
318.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 318.
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.
Comments are invited on: (a) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’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 automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance and purchase of services to
provide information.
Dated: February 25, 2009.
David Rebich,
Acting Assistant Commissioner Management
(CFO).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2009-0044]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections.
This document describes one collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket notice numbers cited at
the beginning of this notice and be submitted to Docket Management
Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. Please identify the proposed collection of information for a
comment is provided, by referencing its OMB clearance Number. It is
requested, but not required, that 2 copies of the comment be provided.
The Docket Section is open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Sean H.
McLaurin, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W55-123, NVS-420,
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. McLaurin's telephone number is (202) 366-
4800. Please identify the relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. The OMB has regulations describing what must be included
in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an
agency must ask for public comment on the following:
(i.) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii.) The accuracy the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii.) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
(iv.) How to minimize the burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed collections of information:
Title: Extension of Clearance.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0001.
Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard form.
Abstract: The purpose of the NDR is to assist States and other
authorized users in obtaining information about problem drivers. State
motor vehicle agencies submit and use the information for driver
licensing purposes. Other users obtain the information for
transportation safety purposes.
Estimated Annual Burden: 4157.
Number of Respondents: The number of respondents is 51--the fifty
States and the District of Columbia.
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 respondent, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
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Issued on February 26, 2009.
Dennis Utter,
Office Director for the Office of Traffic Records and Analysis.
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