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comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2010–
0015) and may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by FRA before final action is
taken. Comments received after that
date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
document (or signing the document, 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 (65 FR
19477) or at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC on March 10,
2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) has
received a request for a waiver of
compliance with certain requirements of
its safety standards. The individual
petition is described below, including
the party seeking relief, the regulatory
provisions involved, the nature of the
relief being requested, and the
petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief
from the requirements of 49 CFR part
236, as detailed below.
Norfolk Southern Corporation
[Docket Number FRA–2010–0011]
The Norfolk Southern Corporation
(NS) seeks relief from the requirements
of the Rules, Standards, and
Instructions, Title 49 CFR 236.377
Approach Locking, 236.378 Time
Locking, 236.379 Route Locking,
236.380 Indication Locking, and
236.381 Traffic Locking, regarding
performance of locking test at intervals
not to exceed 2 years, on processorbased solid-state systems to the extent
that only the following be required
every 4 years after initial testing or
program change:
1. Performing appropriate test on
equipment external to the solid-state
interlocking at the interlocking site to
verify integrity of this equipment,
including verifying the integrity of
underground cable connecting the solidstate interlocking to the external
equipment. Equipment that would be
verified to the processor inputs would
include power switch control and
indication, track circuit indication,
signal aspect control, and if used,
searchlight signal control and
indication.
2. Verifying that the executive and
application software has not changed
since the previous locking test was
made. This verification includes
verifying accuracy of the check sum and
CRC values of all programmable
elements used in the solid-state
interlocking equipment at the
interlocking, as well as verifying the
correct version and revision levels of the
software being used. This verification is
done by comparing the parameters
found on all programmable elements at
the location with those parameters
found in the Software Management
System (SMS) for the location.
3. Verifying the run time of variable
run time elements employed at the
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solid-state interlocking and ensuring
that the run times of these are in
accordance with timings specified on
the design plans.
Applicant’s justification for relief: NS
feels that tests being performed on a 2year interval provide no real safety
benefit since the equipment operates
using programmed logic that once
installed does not change. FRA’s
Subpart H rule-making has resulted in
the invoking of a strict software change
and revision control process for
application and executive software of
solid-state systems, with the underlying
premise of this rule-making being that
safety is maintained when software
revision levels and software changes are
controlled and managed. NS believes
that architectural features inherent to
solid-state interlockings permit them to
consistently deliver enhanced safety as
compared to their relay-based
counterparts. The dual microprocessor
design of these systems where identical
processes are executed in parallel and
where these systems are able to
continuously monitor operational status
as well as status of ancillary
components enables solid-state systems
to deliver an overall superior level of
safety as compared to relay-based
counterparts. NS believes that these
attributes have contributed to the solidstate’s successful delivery of an
unparalleled track record in the areas of
safety and reliability. NS currently
employs 650 solid-state interlocking
systems, many of which have been in
service approaching 25 years. In the
years since first deployed, there have
been no recorded instances of these
systems experiencing unsafe-side failure
attributed to undetected system
hardware or executive software
malfunction.
Interested parties are invited to participate
in these proceedings by submitting written
views, data, or comments. FRA does not
anticipate scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since the
facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If
any interested party desires an opportunity
for oral comment, they should notify FRA, in
writing, before the end of the comment
period and specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver
Petition Docket Number FRA–2010–
0011) and may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
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New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received within 45
days of the date of this notice will be
considered by FRA before final action is
taken. Comments received after that
date will be considered as far as
practicable. All written communications
concerning these proceedings are
available for examination during regular
business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the
above facility. All documents in the
public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet
at the docket facility’s Web site at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
document (or signing the document, 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 (65 FR
19477) or at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10,
2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2010–5754 Filed 3–16–10; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies 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
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The OCC is
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soliciting comment concerning an
extension of OMB approval of the
information collection titled,
‘‘Interagency Guidance on Asset
Securitization Activities.’’
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 17, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Communications Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Mailstop 2–3, Attention:
1557–0217, 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 20219. 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
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Management and Budget, 725 17th
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20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
may request additional information or a
copy of the collection and supporting
documentation submitted to OMB by
contacting: Mary H. Gottlieb, (202) 874–
5090, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Interagency Guidance on Asset
Securitization Activities.
OMB Control No.: 1557–0217.
Type of Review: Extension, without
revision, of a currently approved
collection.
Description: This information
collection applies to institutions
engaged in asset securitization and
consists of a written asset securitization
policy, the documentation of fair value
of retained interests, and a management
information system to monitor
securitization activities. Institution
management uses the collection as the
basis for the safe and sound operation
of their asset securitization activities.
The OCC uses the information to
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risk management practices.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
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Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
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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: March 11, 2010.
Michele Meyer,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2010–5759 Filed 3–16–10; 8:45 am]
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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 (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies 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
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The OCC is
soliciting comment concerning a
continuing information collection titled,
‘‘Survey of Minority Owned National
Banks.’’
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) has received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain
requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is
described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory
provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the
petitioner's arguments in favor of relief from the requirements of 49
CFR part 236, as detailed below.
Norfolk Southern Corporation
[Docket Number FRA-2010-0011]
The Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) seeks relief from the
requirements of the Rules, Standards, and Instructions, Title 49 CFR
236.377 Approach Locking, 236.378 Time Locking, 236.379 Route Locking,
236.380 Indication Locking, and 236.381 Traffic Locking, regarding
performance of locking test at intervals not to exceed 2 years, on
processor-based solid-state systems to the extent that only the
following be required every 4 years after initial testing or program
change:
1. Performing appropriate test on equipment external to the solid-
state interlocking at the interlocking site to verify integrity of this
equipment, including verifying the integrity of underground cable
connecting the solid-state interlocking to the external equipment.
Equipment that would be verified to the processor inputs would include
power switch control and indication, track circuit indication, signal
aspect control, and if used, searchlight signal control and indication.
2. Verifying that the executive and application software has not
changed since the previous locking test was made. This verification
includes verifying accuracy of the check sum and CRC values of all
programmable elements used in the solid-state interlocking equipment at
the interlocking, as well as verifying the correct version and revision
levels of the software being used. This verification is done by
comparing the parameters found on all programmable elements at the
location with those parameters found in the Software Management System
(SMS) for the location.
3. Verifying the run time of variable run time elements employed at
the solid-state interlocking and ensuring that the run times of these
are in accordance with timings specified on the design plans.
Applicant's justification for relief: NS feels that tests being
performed on a 2-year interval provide no real safety benefit since the
equipment operates using programmed logic that once installed does not
change. FRA's Subpart H rule-making has resulted in the invoking of a
strict software change and revision control process for application and
executive software of solid-state systems, with the underlying premise
of this rule-making being that safety is maintained when software
revision levels and software changes are controlled and managed. NS
believes that architectural features inherent to solid-state
interlockings permit them to consistently deliver enhanced safety as
compared to their relay-based counterparts. The dual microprocessor
design of these systems where identical processes are executed in
parallel and where these systems are able to continuously monitor
operational status as well as status of ancillary components enables
solid-state systems to deliver an overall superior level of safety as
compared to relay-based counterparts. NS believes that these attributes
have contributed to the solid-state's successful delivery of an
unparalleled track record in the areas of safety and reliability. NS
currently employs 650 solid-state interlocking systems, many of which
have been in service approaching 25 years. In the years since first
deployed, there have been no recorded instances of these systems
experiencing unsafe-side failure attributed to undetected system
hardware or executive software malfunction.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these
proceedings by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does
not anticipate scheduling a public hearing in connection with these
proceedings since the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If
any interested party desires an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period
and specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2010-0011) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Web site: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200
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New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above
facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web
site at https://www.regulations.gov.
Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, 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 (65 FR 19477) or at
https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 2010.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
[FR Doc. 2010-5754 Filed 3-16-10; 8:45 am]
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