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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 74 / Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0043]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:
NHTSA invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for a new information
collection. Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the 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
reinstatements of previously approved
collections. The collection involves
recruitment material, participants’
eligibility, and debriefing
questionnaires. The information to be
collected will be used to describe the
study sample and gather information
about participant experience with
experiments related to the Pedestrian
Safety Enhancement Act of 2010
(PSEA).
SUMMARY:
Written comments should be
submitted by June 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. NHTSA–2012–
0043 through one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on the electronic docket site by clicking
on ‘‘Help’’ or ‘‘FAQ.’’
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
Regardless of how you submit
comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
You may call the Docket Management
Facility at 202–366–9826.
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 (65 FR
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19477–78) or you may visit https://
www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lisandra Garay-Vega, 202–366–1412,
Vehicle Safety Research, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590.
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 promulgated 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 of 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
collection of information for which the
agency is seeking approval from OMB:
OMB Control Number: Not assigned.
Title: Recruitment and debriefing of
human subjects for observational
experiments to test auditory perception
of vehicle sounds.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: New Information
Collection.
Abstract: The Pedestrian Safety
Enhancement Act of 2010 (PSEA)
requires NHTSA to conduct a
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rulemaking to establish a Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
requiring an alert sound for pedestrians
to be emitted by electric vehicles or
hybrid vehicles (EVs and HVs). The goal
is to establish performance requirements
for an alert sound that allows blind and
other pedestrians to reasonably detect a
nearby EV or HV.
Human factors observational
experiments in a laboratory setting are
proposed to examine participants’
response to different sound
characteristics. The Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center (Volpe
Center), which is an element of the U.S.
Department of Transportation (U.S.
DOT), Research and Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA),
would conduct this research under an
Inter-Agency Agreement (IAA) with the
NHTSA. The collection of information
consists of: (1) Recruitment material and
eligibility questionnaire, and (2)
debriefing questionnaire. Information
would be used to verify eligibility, to
describe the study sample, and to gather
information about participant
experience with the experiment.
Information to be collected includes, for
example; age, gender, whether
participant considers him/herself an
independent traveler and travels
regularly; whether the participant is
legally blind or sighted; whether the
participant self-reported to have normal
hearing in both ears without hearing
aids; whether they have normal manual
dexterity in both hands (for prompt
button pressing); and overall experience
while participating in the experiment.
Respondents: Legally blind and
sighted volunteers to be recruited in the
Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts.
Researchers would reach out to local
organizations that provide services to
the local blind community such as the
Carroll Center for the Blind, the Perkins
School for the Blind, and the Bay State
Council of the Blind. Participants would
also be recruited among federal
employees at the Volpe Center in
Cambridge, MA. Participants who are
not Volpe Center employees or members
of the blind community may also be
recruited from the general population
within the Greater Boston Area through
for example, university bulletin boards
and flyers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
90.
Estimated Number of Responses: One
response per person to each of 10–15
questions total.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1
minute per question per respondent (15
to 22.5 hours total).
Estimated Frequency: One time.
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 74 / Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / Notices
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
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.
Tim Johnson,
Chief, Electronic Systems Safety Division,
Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2012–9159 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Second Meeting: RTCA Special
Committee 227, Standards of
Navigation Performance
• Review of SC–227 Workspace
Changes/Process, and MASPS/
MOPS Workgroup Leadership
• Review Minutes and Action Items
• Update/approve minutes
• Review of NextGen PBN Integrated
Portfolio and Strategy Activities
• Review/Discussion/Approval of
MASPS Action Items and Proposed
Updates
• Subgroup breakouts to finalize
updates/changes to proposal
• Plenary discussion/update of
updates/changes
• Review of What’s Applicable to
MOPS
• Other Business
• Establish Agenda for Next Meeting.
Attendance is open to the interested
public but limited to space availability.
With the approval of the chairman,
members of the public may present oral
statements at the meeting. Persons
wishing to present statements or obtain
information should contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Members of the public
may present a written statement to the
committee at any time.
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
Notice of RTCA Special
Committee 227, Standards of Navigation
Performance.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11,
2012.
John Raper,
Manager, Business Operations Branch,
Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–9193 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am]
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The FAA is issuing this notice
to advise the public of the second
meeting of RTCA Special Committee
227, Standards of Navigation
Performance.
SUMMARY:
The meeting will be held May
7–11, 2012, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
DATES:
The
RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW.,
Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by
telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202)
833–9434, or Web site at https://
www.rtca.org.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pursuant
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby
given for a meeting of Special
Committee 227. The agenda will include
the following:
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• Welcome/Introductions/
Administrative Remarks
• Agenda Overview
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Passenger Facility Charge
(PFC) Approvals and Disapprovals
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Monthly Notice of PFC
Approvals and Disapprovals. In March
2012, there were four applications
approved. This notice also includes
information on three applications,
approved in February 2012,
inadvertently left off the February 2012
notice. Additionally, four approved
amendments to previously approved
applications are listed.
AGENCY:
The meeting will be held at
RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street NW., Suite
910, Washington, DC 20036.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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The FAA publishes a monthly
notice, as appropriate, of PFC approvals
and disapprovals under the provisions
of the Aviation Safety and Capacity
Expansion Act of 1990 (Title IX of the
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1990) (Pub. L. 101–508) and Part 158 of
the Federal Aviation Regulations (14
CFR Part 158). This notice is published
pursuant to paragraph d of § 158.29.
SUMMARY:
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PFC Applications Approved
Public Agency: Pitt County—City of
Greenville Airport Authority,
Greenville, North Carolina.
Application Number: 12–05–U–00–
PGV.
Application Type: Use PFC revenue.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved for Use
in this Decision: $36,538.
Charge Effective Date: February 1,
2009.
Charge Expiration Date: September 1,
2010.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required To
Collect PFC’s: No change from previous
decision.
Brief Description of Project Approved
for Use: Jetway loading bridge.
Decision Date: February 7, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Rau, Atlanta Airports District
Office, (404) 305–7005.
Public Agency: City of Bangor, Maine.
Kevin Application Number: 12–03–C–
00–BGR.
Application Type: Impose and use a
PFC.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this
Decision: $2,576,497.
Earliest Charge Effective Date: May 1,
2012.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date:
June 1, 2015.
Class of Air Carriers Not Required to
Collect PFC’s: On demand air taxi
commercial operators.
Determination: Approved. Based on
information contained in the public
agency’s application, the FAA has
determined that the approved class
accounts for less than 1 percent of the
total annual enplanements at Bangor
International Airport.
Brief Description of Projects Approved
for Collection and USE:
Electrical improvement.
Terminal building renovations, phase I.
PFC application costs.
Decision Date: February 27, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Priscilla Scott, New England Region
Airports Division, (781) 238–7614.
Public Agency: City of Rock Springs/
County of Sweetwater, Rock Springs,
Wyoming.
Application Number: 12–04–C–00–
RKS.
Application Type: Impose and use a
PFC.
PFC Level: $4.50.
Total PFC Revenue Approved in this
Decision: $461,933.
Earliest Charge Effective Date:
September 1, 2012.
Estimated Charge Expiration Date:
December 1, 2017.
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[Notices]
[Pages 22834-22835]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-9159]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0043]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: NHTSA invites public comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for a new
information collection. Before a Federal agency can collect certain
information from the public, it must receive approval from the 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 reinstatements of previously approved collections. The collection
involves recruitment material, participants' eligibility, and
debriefing questionnaires. The information to be collected will be used
to describe the study sample and gather information about participant
experience with experiments related to the Pedestrian Safety
Enhancement Act of 2010 (PSEA).
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2012-
0043 through one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on
the electronic docket site by clicking on ``Help'' or ``FAQ.''
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Regardless of how you submit comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
You may call the Docket Management Facility at 202-366-9826.
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 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov, or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisandra Garay-Vega, 202-366-1412,
Vehicle Safety Research, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
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 promulgated 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 of 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 collection of information for which
the agency is seeking approval from OMB:
OMB Control Number: Not assigned.
Title: Recruitment and debriefing of human subjects for
observational experiments to test auditory perception of vehicle
sounds.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: New Information Collection.
Abstract: The Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 (PSEA)
requires NHTSA to conduct a rulemaking to establish a Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) requiring an alert sound for
pedestrians to be emitted by electric vehicles or hybrid vehicles (EVs
and HVs). The goal is to establish performance requirements for an
alert sound that allows blind and other pedestrians to reasonably
detect a nearby EV or HV.
Human factors observational experiments in a laboratory setting are
proposed to examine participants' response to different sound
characteristics. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
(Volpe Center), which is an element of the U.S. Department of
Transportation (U.S. DOT), Research and Innovative Technology
Administration (RITA), would conduct this research under an Inter-
Agency Agreement (IAA) with the NHTSA. The collection of information
consists of: (1) Recruitment material and eligibility questionnaire,
and (2) debriefing questionnaire. Information would be used to verify
eligibility, to describe the study sample, and to gather information
about participant experience with the experiment. Information to be
collected includes, for example; age, gender, whether participant
considers him/herself an independent traveler and travels regularly;
whether the participant is legally blind or sighted; whether the
participant self-reported to have normal hearing in both ears without
hearing aids; whether they have normal manual dexterity in both hands
(for prompt button pressing); and overall experience while
participating in the experiment.
Respondents: Legally blind and sighted volunteers to be recruited
in the Greater Boston Area, Massachusetts. Researchers would reach out
to local organizations that provide services to the local blind
community such as the Carroll Center for the Blind, the Perkins School
for the Blind, and the Bay State Council of the Blind. Participants
would also be recruited among federal employees at the Volpe Center in
Cambridge, MA. Participants who are not Volpe Center employees or
members of the blind community may also be recruited from the general
population within the Greater Boston Area through for example,
university bulletin boards and flyers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 90.
Estimated Number of Responses: One response per person to each of
10-15 questions total.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1 minute per question per respondent
(15 to 22.5 hours total).
Estimated Frequency: One time.
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Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the Department's
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized
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.
Tim Johnson,
Chief, Electronic Systems Safety Division, Vehicle Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 2012-9159 Filed 4-16-12; 8:45 am]
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