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Attorney, Office of Chief Counsel, FRA,
RCC–11, Mail Stop 10, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590
(telephone: (202) 493–6038).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
In Safety Recommendation H–96–01,
the NTSB recommended that DOT
expand its DOT Crossing Inventory to
include vertical profile information on
all highway-rail grade crossings in the
United States. The NTSB advised that
this additional data, which could be
obtained in a cost-effective manner by
simply training the survey teams that
currently collect State grade crossing
data to make vertical profile
measurements, would facilitate the
identification of existing crossings that
do not meet the AASHTO Green Book
standard for vertical profile conditions.1
FRA determined, however, that
requiring States to take vertical profile
measurements of each highway-rail
grade crossing could be very
burdensome and costly on State
highway transportation departments
who would likely bear the brunt of
additional costs associated with
required training and/or employment of
additional personnel. Therefore, FRA
modified the DOT Crossing Inventory
Form in March 1999 to include a data
field that would identify crossings
equipped with Low Ground Clearance
signs (W10–5 in the Federal Highway
Administration’s Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control Devices). However,
based on a recent review of DOT
Crossing Inventory records, it appears
that States have not been submitting this
information, even though use of this
relatively new sign is understood to be
increasing.
FRA has been statutorily mandated by
the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
(RSIA08) to prescribe regulations that
would require States and railroads to
submit current information and periodic
updates for public, private, and
pedestrian crossings. Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 2008, 49 U.S.C.
20160, 23 U.S.C. 130 (2008). Therefore,
1 AASHTO’s Green Book standard for vertical
profile conditions states that the crossing surface
should be at the same plane as the top of the rails
for a distance of two feet outside the rails.
Additionally, the surface of the highway should not
be more than three inches higher or lower than the
top of the nearest rail at a point 30 feet from the
rail (except where track superelevation makes a
different level necessary). A copy of AASHTO’s
Green Book standard for vertical profile conditions
may be obtained from AASHTO at the following
address: 444 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 249,
Washington, DC 20001. A copy of AASHTO’s Green
Book standard for vertical profile conditions is also
available at the Federal Railroad Administration,
Docket Office, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
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given the lack of current data on the
prevalence of crossings with
substandard vertical profiles, FRA
intends to address this issue during the
course of the upcoming rulemaking. In
addition, FRA is currently funding a
pilot demonstration project that utilizes
LIDAR (light detection and ranging)
mounted on a track inspection vehicle
to determine if this technology is an
economical and efficient way to collect
vertical profile data at crossings. A
successful project could lead to an
automated method to collect the data,
thus reducing the potential burden on
State highway transportation
departments who would likely be
required to provide this information for
public highway-rail grade crossings.
In Safety Recommendation H–96–02,
the NTSB recommended that DOT
encourage and coordinate efforts
between the railroad industry and State
and local highway transportation
officials to identify crossings with
substandard vertical profiles and close
or take appropriate corrective action to
eliminate them. FRA believes that the
rulemaking mandated by RSIA08 will
play an important role in facilitating
joint efforts by the railroad industry and
State and local highway officials to
identify crossings with substandard
vertical profile conditions and take
appropriate corrective action to
eliminate them. As stated above, FRA
intends to address the absence of
current data on the prevalence of
crossings with substandard vertical
profiles in this upcoming rulemaking.
In Safety Recommendation H–96–04,
the NTSB recommended that DOT
develop procedures and processes that
will facilitate improved communication
and coordination between the railroad
industry and State and local highway
transportation officials regarding
crossing maintenance activities so as to
prevent the creation of crossings with
substandard vertical profile conditions.
FRA intends to comply with this Safety
Recommendation by participating in a
joint effort with the Federal Highway
Administration to develop and propose
guidance for inclusion in the next
revision of the AASHTO Green Book
that would require prior communication
and coordination of any changes in
highway approach elevation or roadway
width with appropriate railroad
personnel. FRA has been informed that
similar revisions have been proposed by
the American Railway Engineering and
Maintenance of Way Association
(AREMA) for the railroad industry. FRA
believes that revision of these AASHTO
and AREMA standards will facilitate
improved communication and
coordination between the railroad
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industry and State and local highway
transportation officials regarding
crossing maintenance activities, so as to
reduce and/or eliminate the creation of
new crossings with substandard vertical
profile conditions.
Recommended Action: Based on the
foregoing discussion and to promote the
safety of highway-rail grade crossings on
the Nation’s railroads, FRA recommends
that each State:
(1) Identify public highway-rail grade
crossings where Low Ground Clearance
signs have been installed and submit
updated data on these crossings to the
DOT Crossing Inventory; and
(2) implement policies and
procedures to identify public highwayrail grade crossings that do not satisfy
the AASHTO Green Book standard for
vertical profile conditions and take
corrective action to bring them into
compliance.
States are encouraged to take action
consistent with the preceding
recommendations and to take other
actions to help ensure the safety of
highway-rail grade crossings on the
Nation’s railroads. FRA may modify this
Safety Advisory 2009–03, issue
additional safety advisories, or take
other appropriate action necessary to
ensure the highest level of safety on the
Nation’s railroads.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
31, 2009.
Jo Strang,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety/
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency (OCC), 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, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, an information collection unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
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Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 14 / Friday, January 22, 2010 / Notices
number. The OCC is soliciting comment
concerning its information collection
titled, ‘‘Disclosure and Reporting of
CRA–Related Agreements (12 CFR part
35).’’
DATES: Comments must be received by
March 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Communications Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Mailstop 2–3, Attention:
1557–0219, 250 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20219. In addition,
comments may be sent by fax to (202)
874–5274, or by electronic mail to
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You may
personally inspect and photocopy the
comments at the OCC, 250 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC. For security
reasons, the OCC requires that visitors
make an appointment to inspect
comments. You may do so by calling
(202) 874–4700. Upon arrival, visitors
will be required to present valid
government-issued photo identification
and to submit to security screening in
order to inspect and photocopy
comments.
Additionally, you should send a copy
of your comments to: OCC Desk Officer,
[1557–0219], by mail to U.S. Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., #10235, Washington, DC
20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
can request additional information or a
copy of the collection from Mary H.
Gottlieb, OCC Clearance Officer, (202)
874–5090, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The OCC is proposing to extend OMB
approval of the following information
collection:
Title: Disclosure and Reporting of
CRA–Related Agreements (12 CFR part
35).
OMB Control No.: 1557–0219.
Description: This submission covers
an existing regulation and involves no
change to the regulation, the
information collection requirements, or
the burden estimates. The OCC requests
only that OMB extend its approval of
the information collection.
National banks and their affiliates
(hereinafter referred to collectively as
national banks) occasionally enter into
agreements with nongovernmental
entities or persons (NGEPs) that are
related to national banks’ Community
Reinvestment Act (CRA)
responsibilities. Section 48 of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act)
requires disclosure of certain of these
agreements, and imposes reporting
requirements on national banks and
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other insured depository institutions
(IDIs), their affiliates, and NGEPs. 12
U.S.C. 1831y. As mandated by the FDI
Act, the OCC, the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, the Federal
Reserve Board, and the Office of Thrift
Supervision issued regulations to
implement these disclosure and
reporting requirements. The reporting
provisions of these regulations
constitute collections of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). The regulation issued by the
OCC is codified at 12 CFR 35; the
collections of information contained in
that regulation are known as ‘‘CRA
Sunshine.’’
Section 48 of the FDI Act applies to
written agreements that: (1) Are made in
fulfillment of the CRA, (2) involve funds
or other resources of an IDI or affiliate
with an aggregate value of more than
$10,000 in a year, or loans with an
aggregate principal value of more than
$50,000 in a year, and (3) are entered
into by an IDI or affiliate of an IDI and
an NGEP. 12 U.S.C. 1831y(e).
The parties to a covered agreement
must make the agreement available to
the public and the appropriate agency.
The parties also must file a report
annually with the appropriate agency
concerning the disbursement, receipt,
and use of funds or other resources
under the agreement. The collections of
information in CRA Sunshine
implement these statutorily mandated
disclosure and reporting requirements.
The parties to the agreement may
request confidential treatment of
proprietary and confidential
information in an agreement or annual
report. 12 CFR 35.8. 12 U.S.C. 1831y(a)–
(c).
The information collections are found
in 12 CFR 35.4(b); 35.6(b)(1); 35.6(c)(1);
35.6(d)(1)(i) and (ii); 35.6(d)(2); 35.7(b);
and 35.7(f)(2)(ii).
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals;
Businesses or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
573.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1,161.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,206.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized,
included in the request for OMB
approval, and 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 has practical utility;
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(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 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: January 15, 2010.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division.
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Office of Foreign Assets Control
Unblocking of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons
Pursuant to Executive Order 12978
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of
four individuals and one entity whose
property and interests in property have
been unblocked pursuant to Executive
Order 12978 of October 21, 1995,
Blocking Assets and Prohibiting
Transactions with Significant Narcotics
Traffickers.
DATES: The unblocking and removal
from the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons (‘‘SDN
List’’) of the four individuals and one
entity identified in this notice whose
property and interests in property were
blocked pursuant to Executive Order
12978 of October 21, 1995, is effective
on January 8, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Outreach & Implementation, Office of
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the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220,
tel.: 202/622–2490.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), 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, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, an
information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control
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number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning its information
collection titled, ``Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements
(12 CFR part 35).''
DATES: Comments must be received by March 23, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Mailstop 2-3, Attention: 1557-0219, 250 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by fax to (202)
874-5274, or by electronic mail to regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You may
personally inspect and photocopy the comments at the OCC, 250 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC. For security reasons, the OCC requires that
visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by
calling (202) 874-4700. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to
present valid government-issued photo identification and to submit to
security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments.
Additionally, you should send a copy of your comments to: OCC Desk
Officer, [1557-0219], by mail to U.S. Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street, NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax
to (202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information
or a copy of the collection from Mary H. Gottlieb, OCC Clearance
Officer, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory Activities
Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval of the following
information collection:
Title: Disclosure and Reporting of CRA-Related Agreements (12 CFR
part 35).
OMB Control No.: 1557-0219.
Description: This submission covers an existing regulation and
involves no change to the regulation, the information collection
requirements, or the burden estimates. The OCC requests only that OMB
extend its approval of the information collection.
National banks and their affiliates (hereinafter referred to
collectively as national banks) occasionally enter into agreements with
nongovernmental entities or persons (NGEPs) that are related to
national banks' Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) responsibilities.
Section 48 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act) requires
disclosure of certain of these agreements, and imposes reporting
requirements on national banks and other insured depository
institutions (IDIs), their affiliates, and NGEPs. 12 U.S.C. 1831y. As
mandated by the FDI Act, the OCC, the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of Thrift
Supervision issued regulations to implement these disclosure and
reporting requirements. The reporting provisions of these regulations
constitute collections of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). The regulation issued by the OCC is codified at 12 CFR 35; the
collections of information contained in that regulation are known as
``CRA Sunshine.''
Section 48 of the FDI Act applies to written agreements that: (1)
Are made in fulfillment of the CRA, (2) involve funds or other
resources of an IDI or affiliate with an aggregate value of more than
$10,000 in a year, or loans with an aggregate principal value of more
than $50,000 in a year, and (3) are entered into by an IDI or affiliate
of an IDI and an NGEP. 12 U.S.C. 1831y(e).
The parties to a covered agreement must make the agreement
available to the public and the appropriate agency. The parties also
must file a report annually with the appropriate agency concerning the
disbursement, receipt, and use of funds or other resources under the
agreement. The collections of information in CRA Sunshine implement
these statutorily mandated disclosure and reporting requirements. The
parties to the agreement may request confidential treatment of
proprietary and confidential information in an agreement or annual
report. 12 CFR 35.8. 12 U.S.C. 1831y(a)-(c).
The information collections are found in 12 CFR 35.4(b);
35.6(b)(1); 35.6(c)(1); 35.6(d)(1)(i) and (ii); 35.6(d)(2); 35.7(b);
and 35.7(f)(2)(ii).
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals; Businesses or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 573.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,161.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,206.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized,
included in the request for OMB approval, and 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 has 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 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: January 15, 2010.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-1135 Filed 1-21-10; 8:45 am]
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