Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection, 11309-11310 [2011-4590]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2011 / Notices early as practicable before departure of the aircraft’’. The FAA and PHMSA are interested in investigating if current airline processes afford sufficient time for pilots in command to review the NOTOC, particularly taking into account the extensive demands of an aircrew prior to departure. How do Processes airlines implement this policy and how • While recognizing variance between can it be improved? air carriers, what are the process(es) leading to the generation of the NOTOC When the NOTOC is provided to Emergency Responders and its delivery to the pilot in command? • 49 CFR 175.33(c)(3) requires • What are the processes involved in NOTOCs to be readily accessible at the providing emergency responders the intended arrival airport. 49 CFR information they require? 175.33(c)(4) requires NOTOCs (or the information contained within NOTOC’s) What are each stakeholder’s unique to be issued to emergency responders at informational needs? reasonable times and locations. The • When an onboard incident/ FAA, PHMSA, and relevant emergency occurs not caused by or stakeholders are well aware of instances immediately associated with hazardous of unacceptable delay in providing materials how does (or how could) the required information to emergency information on the NOTOC impact a responders. What improvements to this pilot’s reaction? How does this compare process have been made or are being to when hazardous materials are the considered? How are airlines suspected cause of an onboard incident? considering leveraging new technologies • Are there notable instances where where someday even ‘‘unintended’’ the presence of information or lack of arrival airports would be aware of an information impacted an air carrier’s, aircraft’s hazardous materials? pilot’s, or emergency responder’s course Participation at the Public Meetings of action? • Should there be a distinction (i.e. Attendance is open to the public. format or information included) Speakers should be prepared to limit between passenger and cargo-only air their oral remarks to 10 minutes in the carriers? event the number of speakers exceeds the time allocated in the agenda. General Questions Goods Panel considers revisions to this document.1 The FAA and PHMSA are interested in acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the entire NOTOC system. Participants are encouraged to address the following issues: • For hazardous materials required to be listed on NOTOCs, is there additional information that would be useful? Is there certain information extraneous to NOTOC users? • Are there certain excepted hazardous materials not currently required to be on a NOTOC that should be included on the NOTOC? Are there hazardous materials currently required to be on the NOTOC that may not need to be included? • Can the format of the NOTOC be improved? Should different versions be considered for different users? • Should consumer commodities be addressed in an alternative manner? jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES When the NOTOC is provided to Flight Crews • 49 CFR 175.33(a) requires ‘‘accurate and legible written information’’ be provided to pilots in command, ‘‘as 1 Corresponding, but non-identical requirements for NOTOCs can be found in Part7;4.1 of the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO TI). The Department of Transportation has a history and statutory mandate to harmonize with the ICAO TI when safety considerations and the public interest are not compromised. 49 USC 5120(b). VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:42 Feb 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 Public Meeting Procedures A panel of representatives from the FAA and PHMSA will be present. An FAA representative will facilitate the meetings in accordance with the following procedures: (1) The meetings are designed to facilitate the public comment process. The meetings will be informal and nonadversarial. No individual will be subject to questioning by any other participant. Government representatives on the panel may ask questions to clarify statements. Any statement made during the meetings by a panel member should not be construed as an official position of the government. a. One exception is that, time permitting, attendees may be allowed to ask questions following the FAA Air Traffic Control Organization’s Briefing on the Flight Object Initiative. (2) There will be no admission fees or other charges to attend or to participate in the public meeting. The meeting will be open to all persons, subject to the capacity in the meeting room and the web-conferencing system. Every effort will be made to accommodate all persons wishing to attend. The FAA and PO 00000 Frm 00117 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11309 PHMSA will try to accommodate all speakers, subject to time constraints. The FAA and PHMSA reserve the right to exclude some speakers, if necessary, to obtain balanced viewpoints. (1) The FAA and PHMSA will review and consider all material presented by participants at the public meeting. If the speaker wishes to provide handouts to attendees, these materials shall be provided by speaker. (2) Presentations, supplemental data, and other information may be provided to FAA and PHMSA at the discretion of the participant. (3) Each person presenting comments is asked to submit data to support the comments. The FAA and PHMSA will protect from disclosure all proprietary data submitted in accordance with applicable laws. Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2011. Christopher Glasow, Director, Office of Hazardous Materials. [FR Doc. 2011–4237 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Highway Administration Docket No. FHWA–2011–0014 Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection. AGENCY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval of a new information collection that is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Please submit comments by May 2, 2011. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 2011–0014 by any of the following methods: Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 11310 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2011 / Notices West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kuehn, 202–493–3414, Office of Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program sponsored project titled ‘‘Effects of Automated Transit and Pedestrian/Bicycling Facilities on Urban Travel Patterns.’’ Type of request: New information collection requirement. Background: The Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program was established to conduct longer term, higher risk research that will result in a potentially dramatic breakthrough for improving the durability, efficiency, environmental impact, productivity, and safety of highway and intermodal transportation systems. FHWA awarded a research project titled ‘‘Effects of Automated Transit and Pedestrian/ Bicycling Facilities on Urban Travel Patterns’’ that was submitted in response to a solicitation in 2009 and supports the EAR Program focus area of new technology and advanced policies for energy and resource conservation. The project conducted by the University of Michigan with support from the University of Illinois at Chicago has the potential to lead to applications for evidence-based policies and approaches that could substantially reduce the percentage and total number of short trips using private vehicles and increase the percentage and number of trips using current and future transit technology and non-motorized trips, which would reduce use and dependence on fossil fuels and associated pollution impacts. The research project is attempting to gauge potential travel-behavior response to far-reaching improvements in the pedestrian, cycling, and transit environments of neighborhoods. The transit improvements are inspired by the frequency and quality of service that might be made possibility of future technologies. The project is studying the capacity of these improvements to VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:42 Feb 28, 2011 Jkt 223001 generate the following kinds of shifts: (1) Modal shift of neighborhood trips from auto to other modes; (2) Increased use of regional public transit based on improved station access; and (3) Shift of more remote non-work destinations to destinations within the neighborhood. To explore these issues, the research team is building a model that integrates activity-based and agent-based components. The models in turn will be based on a survey of residents in four neighborhoods of metropolitan Chicago. As part of the survey, respondents will be presented with images representing potential improvements to the pedestrian, cycling, and transit environments of their neighborhoods and will respond to scenarios regarding their travel under these altered conditions. We will mail 7,700 invitations with an expectation of 1,400 residents responding. From that pool, 800 will be selected for the study, which includes a survey packet, travel diary and phone interview. Respondents: We estimate that 1,400 residents will respond to the initial invitation and 800 residents will participate in the study. Frequency: This is a one-time collection. Estimated Average Burden per Response: The invitation portion takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. 1400 residents × 15 minutes = 350 hours. The research study takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes (30 minutes for the survey packet and travel diary and 1 hour for the phone interview). 800 residents × 90 minutes = 1,200 hours. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The total burden for this onetime information collection would be approximately 1,550 hours. Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT’s performance, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. DOT’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for OMB’s clearance of this information collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. Issued on: February 24, 2011. Juli Huynh, Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division. [FR Doc. 2011–4590 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration Alternatives Analysis Program Discretionary Funding Allocations Federal Transit Administration (FTA), DOT. ACTION: Alternatives Analysis Program Announcement of Project Selections. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the selection of projects funded with unallocated Section 5339 Alternatives Analysis Program funds in support of DOT’s Livability Initiative, which was announced in the Alternatives Analysis Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on May 28, 2010. The Alternatives Analysis Program assists potential sponsors of major transit capital investments (‘‘New Starts’’ and ‘‘Small Starts’’ projects) in the evaluation of all reasonable modal and multimodal alternatives and general alignment options to address transportation needs in a defined travel corridor. Through these funding awards, FTA will support a limited number of alternatives analyses, or technical work conducted as part of proposed or on-going alternatives analyses, that seek to advance major transit investments that foster the six livability principles of the DOT–HUD–EPA Partnership for Sustainable Communities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Successful applicants should contact the appropriate FTA Regional office (Appendix A) for specific information regarding applying for the funds. For general information on the Alternatives Analysis Program, contact Kenneth Cervenka, Office of Planning and Environment, at (202) 493–0512 or Kenneth.Cervenka@dot.gov. SUMMARY: A total of $25,700,000 was available for FTA’s Alternatives Analysis Program. A total of $73,027,950 was requested for 67 projects, indicating significant demand for funds. Project proposals were SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\01MRN1.SGM 01MRN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Docket No. FHWA-2011-0014


Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for 
Approval of a New Information Collection

AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Request for Approval of a New Information Collection.

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SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to 
request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of a new 
information collection that is summarized below under SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal 
Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by May 2, 2011.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 
2011-0014 by any of the following methods:
    Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of 
Transportation,

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West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590.
    Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 
Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Kuehn, 202-493-3414, Office of 
Corporate Research, Technology, and Innovation Management, Federal 
Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program sponsored 
project titled ``Effects of Automated Transit and Pedestrian/Bicycling 
Facilities on Urban Travel Patterns.''
    Type of request: New information collection requirement.
    Background: The Exploratory Advanced Research (EAR) Program was 
established to conduct longer term, higher risk research that will 
result in a potentially dramatic breakthrough for improving the 
durability, efficiency, environmental impact, productivity, and safety 
of highway and intermodal transportation systems. FHWA awarded a 
research project titled ``Effects of Automated Transit and Pedestrian/
Bicycling Facilities on Urban Travel Patterns'' that was submitted in 
response to a solicitation in 2009 and supports the EAR Program focus 
area of new technology and advanced policies for energy and resource 
conservation. The project conducted by the University of Michigan with 
support from the University of Illinois at Chicago has the potential to 
lead to applications for evidence-based policies and approaches that 
could substantially reduce the percentage and total number of short 
trips using private vehicles and increase the percentage and number of 
trips using current and future transit technology and non-motorized 
trips, which would reduce use and dependence on fossil fuels and 
associated pollution impacts.
    The research project is attempting to gauge potential travel-
behavior response to far-reaching improvements in the pedestrian, 
cycling, and transit environments of neighborhoods. The transit 
improvements are inspired by the frequency and quality of service that 
might be made possibility of future technologies. The project is 
studying the capacity of these improvements to generate the following 
kinds of shifts: (1) Modal shift of neighborhood trips from auto to 
other modes; (2) Increased use of regional public transit based on 
improved station access; and (3) Shift of more remote non-work 
destinations to destinations within the neighborhood.
    To explore these issues, the research team is building a model that 
integrates activity-based and agent-based components. The models in 
turn will be based on a survey of residents in four neighborhoods of 
metropolitan Chicago. As part of the survey, respondents will be 
presented with images representing potential improvements to the 
pedestrian, cycling, and transit environments of their neighborhoods 
and will respond to scenarios regarding their travel under these 
altered conditions.
    We will mail 7,700 invitations with an expectation of 1,400 
residents responding. From that pool, 800 will be selected for the 
study, which includes a survey packet, travel diary and phone 
interview.
    Respondents: We estimate that 1,400 residents will respond to the 
initial invitation and 800 residents will participate in the study.
    Frequency: This is a one-time collection.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: The invitation portion takes 
approximately 15 minutes to complete.

1400 residents x 15 minutes = 350 hours.

    The research study takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes (30 
minutes for the survey packet and travel diary and 1 hour for the phone 
interview).

800 residents x 90 minutes = 1,200 hours.

    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The total burden for this one-
time information collection would be approximately 1,550 hours.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT's performance, 
including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the U.S. DOT's estimate of the burden of the proposed 
information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, 
and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden 
could be minimized, including the use of electronic technology, without 
reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will 
summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.

    Issued on: February 24, 2011.
Juli Huynh,
Chief, Management Programs and Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-4590 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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