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Group Chair.
The Secretary of Transportation
determined the formation and use of
ARAC is necessary and in the public
interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed on the
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Issued in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2012.
Brenda D. Courtney,
Acting Executive Director, Aviation
Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2012–0020]
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this document provides the public
notice that by a document dated March
8, 2012, the Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
has petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for a waiver of
compliance from certain provisions of
the Federal railroad safety regulations
contained at 49 CFR Part 234. FRA
assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA–2012–0020.
UP seeks a waiver from the portion of
49 CFR Section 234.223, Gate arm.
Section 234.223 requires that ‘‘each gate
arm shall start its downward motion not
less than three seconds after flashing
lights begin to operate * * *.’’
UP also requests that the normal
position of the gate arm down and the
flashing lights dark not be considered as
an activation failure, partial activation,
or a false activation under 49 CFR 234.5.
This waiver petition is related to the
Illinois high-speed passenger rail project
on the route between Chicago, IL, and
St. Louis, MO; on UP’s Joliet and
Springfield Subdivisions. This route is
owned and maintained by UP. Highspeed passenger operation will be
conducted by the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) or
another operator designated by the
Illinois Department of Transportation
(IDOT).
At farm private crossings (also known
as field access crossings), which are
currently not protected by active
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warning devices, IDOT has requested
UP install active warning devices that
operate differently than standard active
warning devices. Currently, there are 24
field access crossings proposed for the
installation of the nonconventional
crossing warning system.
At the field access crossings involved,
the normal operation would require the
gate arms to be in the lowered position
with no flashing lights activated. Upon
the train’s approach, the flashing lights
and bells would then activate. To allow
for the landowner to bring vehicles or
farm equipment across the crossing, it
would be necessary to unlock a
pushbutton box and operate the
pushbutton. The gate would then return
to the upright position and operate as a
conventional active warning system for
either 8 hours, or if ‘‘reset,’’ via
pushbutton within the box. If not
manually reset to the gate arm down
condition, at the end of 8 hours the gate
arms would then return to the down
position.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
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 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 by June 25,
2012 will be considered by FRA before
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final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered as far
as practicable.
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
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
online at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 7, 2012.
Ron Hynes,
Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for
Regulatory and Legislative Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
and the expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on November 16,
2011 (76 FR 71122–71123).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jessica Cicchino, Ph.D., Contracting
Officer’s Technical Representative,
Office of Behavioral Safety Research
(NTI–131), National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., W46–491, Washington, DC
20590. Dr. Cicchino’s phone number is
202–366–2752 and her email address is
jessica.cicchino@dot.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Instrumented On-Road Study of
Motorcycle Riders.
Type of Request: New information
collection request.
Abstract: Motorcycle crashes and
fatalities have become a rapidly
escalating traffic safety problem on our
Nation’s roads. In 2010, 4,502
motorcyclists were killed in the United
States, which is more than double the
2,106 motorcyclist fatalities that
occurred when fatalities reached a low
in 1997. Motorcycles made up 3% of the
registered vehicles in the United States
in 2010 but motorcyclists accounted for
14% of the total traffic fatalities.
Knowledge of both how riders
successfully avoid crashes and of
behaviors that correlate with and
contribute to crash risk is crucial to
developing effective countermeasures to
reduce motorcycle crashes and fatalities.
Data describing actual events are
difficult to collect. Riders and law
enforcement officers are not always
aware of what caused a crash after the
fact. It is even more difficult to identify
behavioral factors associated with safe
riding, and the actions of riders during
evasive maneuvers that did not result in
a police-reportable crash. Studies using
instrumented vehicles to collect data on
the real-world driving of passenger car
and truck drivers have provided
unprecedented information describing
actual events occurring for drivers as
they negotiate the roadway system. The
goal of this study is to collect similar
data from motorcycle operators using
instrumented motorcycles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) will be
conducting on-road instrumented
vehicle data collection with a total of
160 motorcycle riders to examine
motorcycle riders’ behaviors as they
typically ride. Volunteers will be
recruited to have their motorcycles
outfitted for one year with
instrumentation such as cameras, GPS,
and accelerometers that will capture
data on normal riding behavior
whenever their motorcycles are ridden.
Before participating in the on-road
portion of the study, participating
motorcycle riders will be asked to
complete intake questionnaires that will
ask about their demographics, riding
history, self-reported behavior, and
perceptions. After completing the onroad study, participants will be asked to
complete a short debriefing
questionnaire that will focus on their
experiences riding with the
instrumentation in the past year. This
subjective data will be combined with
the objective data from the
instrumentation on actual riding
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behavior to help NHTSA develop a
better understanding of if a rider’s
demographic characteristics, riding
history, self-reported behavior, and
perceptions are linked to his or her
behavior on the road.
Affected Public: Participation in the
study will be voluntary. Each of the 160
participants in the on-road
instrumented motorcycle portion of the
study will be asked to complete intake
questionnaires, capturing demographic
characteristics, riding history, selfreported behavior, and perceptions,
during his or her instrumentation
session and to complete a debriefing
questionnaire as the instrumentation is
being removed from his or her
motorcycle one year later.
Estimated Total Burden: The intake
questionnaires are estimated to take 75
minutes to complete, and the debriefing
questionnaire is estimated to last 15
minutes. Intake questionnaires will be
completed during the time when the
respondent’s motorcycle is being
instrumented, and the debriefing
questionnaire will be completed while
the instrumentation is being removed
from the respondent’s motorcycle after
the one-year period of on-road data
collection. This results in an estimated
burden of 200 hours of burden for the
intake questionnaires (160 respondents
× 75 minutes), and 40 hours of burden
for the debriefing questionnaires (160
respondents × 15 minutes).
The total estimated information
collection burden for this project is 240
hours over one year: 200 hours for the
intake questionnaires and 40 hours for
the debriefing interviews. The
respondents will not incur any recordkeeping burden or record-keeping cost
from the information collection.
Comments are invited 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 information collection; (iii)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is most effective
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
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Issued on: May 7, 2012.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Information Collection Activities
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
30-Day notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
(PRA), the Surface Transportation Board
(Board) gives notice that it is requesting
from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) reinstatement without
change of the seven previously
approved collections described below.
Comments are requested concerning
each collection as to (1) whether the
particular collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Board’s
burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, when
appropriate.
DATES: Written comments are due on
June 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board,’’ and should refer to the title of
the specific collection(s) commented
upon. These comments should be
directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Patrick
Fuchs, Surface Transportation Board
Desk Officer, by fax at (202) 395–5167;
by mail at Room 10235, 725 17th Street
NW., Washington, DC 20500; or by
email at
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection(s) send your
request to
accounting_and_reporting@stb.dot.gov
or call Paul Aguiar at (202) 245–0323.
[Federal Information Relay Service
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and the expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on November 16, 2011 (76 FR 71122-71123).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 11, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Cicchino, Ph.D., Contracting
Officer's Technical Representative, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NTI-131), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., W46-491, Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Cicchino's
phone number is 202-366-2752 and her email address is
jessica.cicchino@dot.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Instrumented On-Road Study of Motorcycle Riders.
Type of Request: New information collection request.
Abstract: Motorcycle crashes and fatalities have become a rapidly
escalating traffic safety problem on our Nation's roads. In 2010, 4,502
motorcyclists were killed in the United States, which is more than
double the 2,106 motorcyclist fatalities that occurred when fatalities
reached a low in 1997. Motorcycles made up 3% of the registered
vehicles in the United States in 2010 but motorcyclists accounted for
14% of the total traffic fatalities.
Knowledge of both how riders successfully avoid crashes and of
behaviors that correlate with and contribute to crash risk is crucial
to developing effective countermeasures to reduce motorcycle crashes
and fatalities. Data describing actual events are difficult to collect.
Riders and law enforcement officers are not always aware of what caused
a crash after the fact. It is even more difficult to identify
behavioral factors associated with safe riding, and the actions of
riders during evasive maneuvers that did not result in a police-
reportable crash. Studies using instrumented vehicles to collect data
on the real-world driving of passenger car and truck drivers have
provided unprecedented information describing actual events occurring
for drivers as they negotiate the roadway system. The goal of this
study is to collect similar data from motorcycle operators using
instrumented motorcycles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will be
conducting on-road instrumented vehicle data collection with a total of
160 motorcycle riders to examine motorcycle riders' behaviors as they
typically ride. Volunteers will be recruited to have their motorcycles
outfitted for one year with instrumentation such as cameras, GPS, and
accelerometers that will capture data on normal riding behavior
whenever their motorcycles are ridden.
Before participating in the on-road portion of the study,
participating motorcycle riders will be asked to complete intake
questionnaires that will ask about their demographics, riding history,
self-reported behavior, and perceptions. After completing the on-road
study, participants will be asked to complete a short debriefing
questionnaire that will focus on their experiences riding with the
instrumentation in the past year. This subjective data will be combined
with the objective data from the instrumentation on actual riding
behavior to help NHTSA develop a better understanding of if a rider's
demographic characteristics, riding history, self-reported behavior,
and perceptions are linked to his or her behavior on the road.
Affected Public: Participation in the study will be voluntary. Each
of the 160 participants in the on-road instrumented motorcycle portion
of the study will be asked to complete intake questionnaires, capturing
demographic characteristics, riding history, self-reported behavior,
and perceptions, during his or her instrumentation session and to
complete a debriefing questionnaire as the instrumentation is being
removed from his or her motorcycle one year later.
Estimated Total Burden: The intake questionnaires are estimated to
take 75 minutes to complete, and the debriefing questionnaire is
estimated to last 15 minutes. Intake questionnaires will be completed
during the time when the respondent's motorcycle is being instrumented,
and the debriefing questionnaire will be completed while the
instrumentation is being removed from the respondent's motorcycle after
the one-year period of on-road data collection. This results in an
estimated burden of 200 hours of burden for the intake questionnaires
(160 respondents x 75 minutes), and 40 hours of burden for the
debriefing questionnaires (160 respondents x 15 minutes).
The total estimated information collection burden for this project
is 240 hours over one year: 200 hours for the intake questionnaires and
40 hours for the debriefing interviews. The respondents will not incur
any record-keeping burden or record-keeping cost from the information
collection.
Comments are invited 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 information collection; (iii) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30
days of publication.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued on: May 7, 2012.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2012-11338 Filed 5-9-12; 8:45 am]
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