Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations, 15591-15592 [E9-7686]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 64 / Monday, April 6, 2009 / Notices pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention to request extension of approval (with modifications) for three years of a currently approved information collection. DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before June 5, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome Davis, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–0688; or e-mail: Jerome.davis@dot.gov. Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD). Title of Collection: ‘‘Request for Transfer of Ownership, Registry, and Flag, or Charter, Lease, or Mortgage of U.S. Citizen Owned Documented Vessels.’’ Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information collection. OMB Control Number: 2133–0006. Form Numbers: MA–29, MA–29A, and MA–29B. Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by the Office of Management and Budget. Summary of Collection of Information: This collection provides information necessary for MARAD to approve the sale, transfer, charter, lease, or mortgage of U.S. documented vessels to non-citizens; or the transfer of such vessels to foreign registry and flag; or the transfer of foreign flag vessels by their owners as required by various contractual requirements. Need and Use of the Information: The information will enable MARAD to determine whether the vessel proposed for transfer will initially require retention under the U.S.-flag statutory regulations. Description of Respondents: Respondents are vessel owners who have applied for foreign transfer of U.S.flag vessels. Annual Responses: 60 responses. Annual Burden: 120 hours. Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic means via the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. Specifically address whether this information collection is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the agency and will have practical utility, accuracy of the burden VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:48 Apr 03, 2009 Jkt 217001 estimates, ways to minimize this burden, and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. All comments received will be available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at https:// www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 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) or you may visit https://www.regulations.gov/ search/index.jsp. Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Dated: March 30, 2009. Leonard Sutter, Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. E9–7684 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [Docket No. MARAD 2009 0030] Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention to request extension of approval (with modifications) for three years of a currently approved information collection. DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before June 5, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome Davis, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–0688 or e-mail: Jerome.davis@dot.gov. Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD). Title of Collection: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA). PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15591 Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information collection. OMB Control Number: 2133–0532. Form Numbers: MA–1020. Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by the Office of Management and Budget. Summary of Collection of Information: This information collection is in accordance with Section 708, Defense Production Act, 1950, as amended, under which participants agree to provide commercial sealift capacity and intermodal shipping services and systems necessary to meet national defense requirements. In order to meet national defense requirements, the government must assure the continued availability of commercial sealift resources. Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is needed by MARAD and the Department of Defense (DOD), including representatives from the U.S. Transportation Command and its components, to evaluate and assess the applicants’ eligibility for participation in the VISA program. The information will be used by MARAD and the U.S. Transportation Command, and its components, to assure the continued availability of commercial sealift resources to meet the DOD’s military requirements. Description of Respondents: Operators of qualified dry cargo vessels. Annual Responses: 60 responses. Annual Burden: 200 hours. Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic means via the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. Specifically address whether this information collection is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the agency and will have practical utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this burden, and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. All comments received will be available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at https:// www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1 15592 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 64 / Monday, April 6, 2009 / Notices 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) or you may visit https://www.regulations.gov/ search/index.jsp. Authority: 49 CFR 1.66. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Dated: March 30, 2009. Leonard Sutter, Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. E9–7686 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34836] Arizona Eastern Railway— Construction and Operation—Graham County, AZ pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES AGENCIES: Lead: Surface Transportation Board. Cooperating: Federal Railroad Administration. ACTION: Notice of Availability of Post Environmental Assessment. SUMMARY: On August 4, 2006, the Arizona Eastern Railway (AZER) filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board (Board) seeking an exemption under 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 10502 from prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901 for authority to construct and operate 12 miles of new rail line in Graham County, Arizona (AZ). The Board, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10901, is the agency responsible for granting authority for the construction and operation of new rail line facilities. On February 25, 2008, the Board’s Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) and the Federal Railroad Administration, a cooperating agency, issued an Environmental Assessment (EA) in this proceeding. The EA was made available to agencies, the public, and interested parties for a 36-day public comment period. The Board extended the comment period by another 30 days to May 1, 2008 in response to stakeholders’ requests. SEA received 25 comments on the EA. The Post EA responds to those comments and makes final environmental recommendations to the Board. Based on its independent analysis of all information available to date, SEA concludes that the Applicant’s Proposed Action would not result in any significant environmental impacts if the VerDate Nov<24>2008 19:48 Apr 03, 2009 Jkt 217001 mitigation measures recommended in this Post EA are imposed and implemented. Accordingly, SEA recommends that any decision by the Board approving the proposed construction and operation of the Proposed Action should be contingent upon AZER complying with the mitigation set forth in Chapter 1 of the Post EA. SEA recommends 40 mitigation measures in the Post EA that are either new mitigation measures based on SEA’s additional analysis or modifications of the 39 mitigation measures previously proposed in the EA. These conditions, which SEA developed in response to comments and additional analysis, address a broad range of issues including traffic safety, flooding impacts, and the transportation and handling of hazardous materials. Because the Proposed Action, as mitigated, would not have the potential for significant environmental effects, preparation of an EA for this case is appropriate and the full Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process is unnecessary. The Board will now consider the entire environmental record, including SEA’s final recommended mitigation measures and all environmental comments received in this proceeding, in making its final decision as to whether to approve the Proposed Action, and if so, what mitigation to impose. Copies of the Post EA have been served on all interested parties and will be made available to additional parties upon request. The entire EA is also available for review on the Board’s Web site (https://www.stb.dot.gov) by clicking on the ‘‘Decisions and Notices’’ link, then ‘‘E-LIBRARY’’ and searching by the Service Date (February 25, 2008 and April 6, 2009) or Docket Number (FD 34836). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Wood, SEA Project Manager, at (202) 245–0302; e-mail: woodd@stb.dot.gov. Federal Information Relay Service for the hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339. Decided: April 6, 2009. By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Chief, Section of Environmental Analysis. Kulunie L. Cannon, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. E9–7561 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Ex Parte No. 519 (Sub-No. 4)] Notice of National Grain Car Council Meeting Surface Transportation Board. Notice of National Grain Car Council meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the National Grain Car Council (NGCC), pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law No. 92–463, as amended (5 U.S.C., App. 2). DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, beginning at 10 a.m. and is expected to conclude at 3 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Headquarters of Bunge North America, Inc., 11701 Borman Drive— 2nd Floor, St. Louis, MO 63146. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Brugman at (202) 245–0281. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: (800) 877–8339]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NGCC arose from a proceeding instituted by the Surface Transportation Board’s (Board) predecessor agency, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), in National Grain Car Supply— Conference of Interested Parties, Ex Parte No. 519. The NGCC was formed as a working group to facilitate privatesector solutions and recommendations to the ICC (and now the Board) on matters affecting grain transportation. The general purpose of this meeting is to discuss rail carrier preparedness to transport the 2009 Fall grain harvest. Agenda items include the following: Remarks by Board Chairman Frank Mulvey and Vice-Chairman Charles Nottingham (who serves as CoChairman for the NGCC), member and new member introductions, reports by rail carriers and shippers on grainservice related issues, a report by rail car manufacturers and lessors on current and future availability of various grain-car types, and an open forum on the impact of current Federal regulation on grain car supply. A more detailed agenda for this meeting will be posted on the Board’s Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. The meeting, which is open to the public, will be conducted pursuant to the NGCC’s charter and Board procedures. Further communications about this meeting may be announced E:\FR\FM\06APN1.SGM 06APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 64 (Monday, April 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15591-15592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7686]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD 2009 0030]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intention to 
request extension of approval (with modifications) for three years of a 
currently approved information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before June 5, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerome Davis, Maritime Administration, 
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-
0688 or e-mail: Jerome.davis@dot.gov. Copies of this collection also 
can be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Maritime Administration (MARAD).
    Title of Collection: Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA).
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0532.
    Form Numbers: MA-1020.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: This information collection 
is in accordance with Section 708, Defense Production Act, 1950, as 
amended, under which participants agree to provide commercial sealift 
capacity and intermodal shipping services and systems necessary to meet 
national defense requirements. In order to meet national defense 
requirements, the government must assure the continued availability of 
commercial sealift resources.
    Need and Use of the Information: The information collection is 
needed by MARAD and the Department of Defense (DOD), including 
representatives from the U.S. Transportation Command and its 
components, to evaluate and assess the applicants' eligibility for 
participation in the VISA program. The information will be used by 
MARAD and the U.S. Transportation Command, and its components, to 
assure the continued availability of commercial sealift resources to 
meet the DOD's military requirements.
    Description of Respondents: Operators of qualified dry cargo 
vessels.
    Annual Responses: 60 responses.
    Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp. 
Specifically address whether this information collection is necessary 
for proper performance of the functions of the agency and will have 
practical utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize 
this burden, and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected. All comments received will be 
available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 
p.m. EDT (or EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. An 
electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web 
at https://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the

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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) or you may visit https://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.

    Authority:  49 CFR 1.66.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: March 30, 2009.
Leonard Sutter,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-7686 Filed 4-3-09; 8:45 am]
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