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Download as PDF 59244 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 26, 2012 / Notices in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section no later than October 12, 2011. Please provide the following information: Full legal name, country of citizenship, and name of your industry association, or applicable affiliation. If you are attending as a public citizen, please indicate so. The FAA will arrange for teleconference service for individuals wishing to join in by teleconference if we receive notice by October 12, 2011. For persons participating by telephone, please contact Ralen Gao by email or phone for the teleconference call-in number and passcode. Anyone calling from outside the Arlington, VA, metropolitan area will be responsible for paying long-distance charges. The public must make arrangements by October 12, 2011, to present oral statements at the meeting. 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ACTION: Notice of Intent. AGENCY: The FHWA, on behalf of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), is issuing this notice to advise the public that an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared for a proposed highway project in Riverside County, California. Caltrans will be responsible for production of the EIS in accordance with assignment of National Environmental Policy Act mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:27 Sep 25, 2012 Jkt 226001 (NEPA) responsibilities from DOT to Caltrans pursuant to Section 6005 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU, Pub. L. 109–59). DATES: Comments regarding the proposed action should be provided to Caltrans at the address listed below by no later than October 28, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Burton, Senior Environmental Planner, Environmental Studies ‘‘B,’’ California Department of Transportation, Division of Environmental Planning, 464 West 4th Street, 6th Floor, MS 829, San Bernardino, California 92401–1400; or call (909) 383–2841. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) assigned, and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, environmental responsibilities for this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans, as the assignee for NEPA compliance, will prepare an EIS on a proposal for a roadway widening project in Riverside County, California. The proposed project would widen Cajalco Road from two to four lanes between Harvill Avenue at the east end and Temescal Canyon Road at the west end, from four to five lanes between Temescal Wash and Temescal Canyon Road, and from four to six lanes between Interstate 215 (I–215) southbound ramps and Harvill Avenue. The purpose of the proposed project is to: (1) To improve the transportation facility to address anticipated growth and mobility needs, as identified in the County of Riverside General Plan Circulation Element Policy 1.5; (2) provide improved interregional travel by improving east-west mobility in Riverside County; and (3) to improve roadway alignment and intersection design to enhance safety along Cajalco Road. Alternatives under consideration include: (1) Widening existing Cajalco Road with minor alignment changes between I–215 and Temescal Canyon Road; (2) widening existing Cajalco Road between I–215 and Hollis Lane and between east of Eagle Canyon Road and Temescal Canyon Road, along with constructing a new segment of Cajalco Road between Hollis Lane and east of Eagle Canyon Road; and (3) taking no action. The project covers a length of approximately 16 miles. Anticipated federal approvals for the project include Air Quality Conformity, Section 7,Endangered Species Act, consultation for threatened and endangered species, and a Section 404, Clean Water Act individual permit. PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Letters describing the proposed action and soliciting comments will be sent to appropriate Federal, State, Participating Agencies, Tribal governments (as determined by the Native American Heritage Commission consultation), and local agencies, and to private organizations and citizens who have previously expressed or are known to have interest in this proposal. The environmental review process is anticipated to be started in late 2012. Public scoping meetings will be held to discuss the alternatives and the potential impacts of the proposed project. In addition, a public hearing will be held. Public notice will be given of the time and place of the meetings and hearing. The EIS will be available for public and agency review and comment prior to the public hearing. To ensure that the full range of issues related to this proposed action are addressed and all significant issues identified, comments and suggestions are invited from all interested parties. Comments or questions concerning this proposed action and the EIS should be directed to Caltrans at the address provided above. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning and Construction. The regulations implementing Executive Order 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on Federal programs and activities apply to this program.) Issued on: September 17, 2012. Rebecca Bennett, Director, Local Programs, Federal Highway Administration, Sacramento, California. [FR Doc. 2012–23679 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0048] Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of CurrentlyApproved Information Collection Request: Annual and Quarterly Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 187 / Wednesday, September 26, 2012 / Notices review and approval. FMCSA requests approval to revise an ICR entitled, ‘‘Annual and Quarterly Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers (formerly OMB 2139–0003),’’ which the Agency uses to ensure that motor carriers of passengers comply with its financial and operating statistics requirements in chapter III of title 49 CFR part 369 entitled, ‘‘Reports of Motor Carriers.’’ The Agency invites public comment on this ICR. On April 20, 2012, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR. FMCSA received one comment in response to the above notice. The comment did not address the burden or utility of the ICR. DATES: Please send your comments by October 26, 2012. OMB must receive your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR. ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA–2012–0048. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Ms. Vivian Oliver, Transportation Specialist, Office of Information Technology, Operations Division, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–2974; email Address: vivian.oliver@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Annual and Quarterly Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers (formerly OMB 2139–0003). OMB Control Number: 2126–0031. Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information collection. Respondents: Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 2 (per year). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:27 Sep 25, 2012 Jkt 226001 Estimated Time per Response: 18 minutes per response. Expiration Date: September 30, 2012. Frequency of Response: Annually and Quarterly. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3 hours [10 responses × 18 minutes per response/60 minutes]. Background: For-hire Class I motor carriers of passengers (including interstate and intrastate) 1 must file Motor Carrier Quarterly and Annual Reports (Form MP–1) that provide financial and operating data (see 49 U.S.C. 14123 and implementing FMCSA regulations in 49 CFR part 369). The Agency uses this information to assess the health of the industry and identify industry changes that may affect national transportation policy. The info also shows company financial stability and traffic patterns. Passengers carriers required to comply with the regulations are classified on the basis of their annual gross carrier operating revenues. Under the Financial & Operating Statistics (F&OS) program, FMCSA collects balance sheet and income statement data along with information on tonnage, mileage, employees, transportation equipment, and other related data. The Agency makes the data and information collected publicly available as prescribed in 49 CFR part 369. In the past, the former Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) issued these regulations pursuant to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. 11145, 49 U.S.C. 11343(d)(1) and the Bus Regulatory Act of 1982. Later, the authority was transferred to the U.S. Department of Transportation on January 1, 1996, by Chapter 141 of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA) (Pub. L. 104–88, 109 Stat. 803, 893 (Dec. 29, 1995)), now codified at 49 U.S.C. 14123. The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) transferred the authority to administer the F&OS program to the former Bureau of Transportation Statistics on September 30, 1998 (63 FR 1 For purposes of the Financial & Operating Statistics (F&OS) program, passenger carriers are classified into two groups: (1) Class I carriers are those having average annual gross transportation operating revenues (including interstate and intrastate) of $5 million or more from passenger motor carrier operations after applying the revenue deflator formula in the Note of section 369.3; (2) Class II passenger carriers are those having average annual gross transportation operating revenues (including interstate and intrastate) of less than $5 million from passenger motor carrier operations after applying the revenue deflator formula as shown in Note A of section 369.3. Only Class I carriers of passengers must file Annual and Quarterly Report Form MP–1, but Class II passenger carriers must notify the agency when there is a change in their classification or their revenues exceed the Class II limit. PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59245 52192). Pursuant to this authority, the BTS, now part of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), became the responsible DOT modal administration for implementing the F&OS program and requirements in 49 CFR part 1420. On September 29, 2004, the Secretary transferred the responsibility for the F&OS program from BTS to FMCSA (69 FR 51009). On August 10, 2006 (71 FR 45740), the Secretary published a final rule that transferred and redesignated the motor carrier financial and statistical reporting regulations of BTS formerly located in chapter XI of title 49 CFR to FMCSA, See 49 CFR part 369. Public Comments Invited: FMCSA requests comments on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary for FMCSA to perform its functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected information. Issued on: September 18, 2012. Kelly Leone, Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information Technology. [FR Doc. 2012–23677 Filed 9–25–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0214] Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of final disposition. AGENCY: FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 12 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the prescribed vision requirement in one eye. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemptions will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these CMV drivers. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26SEN1.SGM 26SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2012-0048]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Currently-
Approved Information Collection Request: Annual and Quarterly Report of 
Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA 
announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) 
described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its

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review and approval. FMCSA requests approval to revise an ICR entitled, 
``Annual and Quarterly Report of Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers 
(formerly OMB 2139-0003),'' which the Agency uses to ensure that motor 
carriers of passengers comply with its financial and operating 
statistics requirements in chapter III of title 49 CFR part 369 
entitled, ``Reports of Motor Carriers.'' The Agency invites public 
comment on this ICR. On April 20, 2012, FMCSA published a Federal 
Register notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR. FMCSA 
received one comment in response to the above notice. The comment did 
not address the burden or utility of the ICR.

DATES: Please send your comments by October 26, 2012. OMB must receive 
your comments by this date in order to act quickly on the ICR.

ADDRESSES: All comments should reference Federal Docket Management 
System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA-2012-0048. Interested persons are 
invited to submit written comments on the proposed information 
collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention 
of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration, and sent via electronic mail to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395-6974, or mailed to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Vivian Oliver, Transportation 
Specialist, Office of Information Technology, Operations Division, 
Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2974; email Address: 
vivian.oliver@dot.gov. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Annual and Quarterly Report of Class 
I Motor Carriers of Passengers (formerly OMB 2139-0003).
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0031.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently-approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Class I Motor Carriers of Passengers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2 (per year).
    Estimated Time per Response: 18 minutes per response.
    Expiration Date: September 30, 2012.
    Frequency of Response: Annually and Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3 hours [10 responses x 18 minutes 
per response/60 minutes].
    Background: For-hire Class I motor carriers of passengers 
(including interstate and intrastate) \1\ must file Motor Carrier 
Quarterly and Annual Reports (Form MP-1) that provide financial and 
operating data (see 49 U.S.C. 14123 and implementing FMCSA regulations 
in 49 CFR part 369). The Agency uses this information to assess the 
health of the industry and identify industry changes that may affect 
national transportation policy. The info also shows company financial 
stability and traffic patterns. Passengers carriers required to comply 
with the regulations are classified on the basis of their annual gross 
carrier operating revenues. Under the Financial & Operating Statistics 
(F&OS) program, FMCSA collects balance sheet and income statement data 
along with information on tonnage, mileage, employees, transportation 
equipment, and other related data.
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    \1\ For purposes of the Financial & Operating Statistics (F&OS) 
program, passenger carriers are classified into two groups: (1) 
Class I carriers are those having average annual gross 
transportation operating revenues (including interstate and 
intrastate) of $5 million or more from passenger motor carrier 
operations after applying the revenue deflator formula in the Note 
of section 369.3; (2) Class II passenger carriers are those having 
average annual gross transportation operating revenues (including 
interstate and intrastate) of less than $5 million from passenger 
motor carrier operations after applying the revenue deflator formula 
as shown in Note A of section 369.3. Only Class I carriers of 
passengers must file Annual and Quarterly Report Form MP-1, but 
Class II passenger carriers must notify the agency when there is a 
change in their classification or their revenues exceed the Class II 
limit.
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    The Agency makes the data and information collected publicly 
available as prescribed in 49 CFR part 369. In the past, the former 
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) issued these regulations pursuant 
to the Interstate Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. 11145, 49 U.S.C. 11343(d)(1) 
and the Bus Regulatory Act of 1982. Later, the authority was 
transferred to the U.S. Department of Transportation on January 1, 
1996, by Chapter 141 of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 (ICCTA) (Pub. 
L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803, 893 (Dec. 29, 1995)), now codified at 49 
U.S.C. 14123. The Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) transferred 
the authority to administer the F&OS program to the former Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics on September 30, 1998 (63 FR 52192). Pursuant 
to this authority, the BTS, now part of the Research and Innovative 
Technology Administration (RITA), became the responsible DOT modal 
administration for implementing the F&OS program and requirements in 49 
CFR part 1420. On September 29, 2004, the Secretary transferred the 
responsibility for the F&OS program from BTS to FMCSA (69 FR 51009). On 
August 10, 2006 (71 FR 45740), the Secretary published a final rule 
that transferred and redesignated the motor carrier financial and 
statistical reporting regulations of BTS formerly located in chapter XI 
of title 49 CFR to FMCSA, See 49 CFR part 369.
    Public Comments Invited: FMCSA requests comments on any aspect of 
this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed 
collection is necessary for FMCSA to perform its functions; (2) the 
accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the 
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) 
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of 
the collected information.

    Issued on: September 18, 2012.
Kelly Leone,
Associate Administrator for Office of Research and Information 
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2012-23677 Filed 9-25-12; 8:45 am]
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