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current demonstration project. The
findings from the survey will provide
insight into the success of expanding
the high visibility enforcement effort
statewide.
Affected Public: NHTSA intends to
collect data from 24,000 licensed drivers
to conduct awareness surveys for the
distracted driving evaluation program
effort. The distracted driving program
will be conducted in two States—either
statewide or in a multi-jurisdictional
area in a State. Awareness surveys
would be administered in-person to a
licensed driver population 18 years and
older, before and after three program
waves. Over 3 waves (i.e., 6
measurement periods), 24,000 drivers
would be surveyed in both States
(12,000 in each State). Participation by
all respondents would be voluntary and
anonymous.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
NHTSA estimates interviews would
require an average of 5 minutes to
complete, or a total of 2,000 hours for
the 24,000 respondents.
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. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued in Washington, DC on: November
27, 2012.
Jeffrey Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2)]
Notice of Rail Energy Transportation
Advisory Committee Vacancies
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
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Notice of vacancies on federal
advisory committee and solicitation of
nominations.
ACTION:
The Surface Transportation
Board (Board), hereby gives notice of
four vacancies on the Board’s Rail
Energy Transportation Advisory
Committee for (1) a representative from
a state- or municipally-owned electric
utility, (2) a representative from a
biofuel refiner, processor, or distributor,
or biofuel feedstock grower or provider,
(3) a representative from a coal
producer, and (4) a representative from
a petroleum producer or shipper. The
Board is soliciting suggestions for
candidates to fill those vacancies.
DATES: Suggestions of candidates for
membership on RETAC are due
December 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Suggestions may be
submitted either via the Board’s e-filing
format or in the traditional paper
format. Any person using e-filing should
attach a document and otherwise
comply with the instructions at the E–
FILING link on the Board’s Web site, at
https://www.stb.dot.gov. Any person
submitting a filing in the traditional
paper format should send an original
and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation
Board, Attn: Docket No. EP 670 (SubNo. 2), 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott M. Zimmerman at 202–245–0386.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Board, established in 1996 by Congress
to take over many of the functions
previously performed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission, exercises broad
authority over transportation by rail
carriers, including regulation of railroad
rates and service (49 U.S.C. 10701–
10747, 11101–11124), as well as the
construction, acquisition, operation, and
abandonment of rail lines (49 U.S.C.
10901–10907), and railroad line sales,
consolidations, mergers, and common
control arrangements (49 U.S.C. 10902,
11323–11327).
In 2007, the Board established RETAC
as a federal advisory committee
consisting of a balanced cross-section of
energy and rail industry stakeholders to
provide independent, candid policy
advice to the Board and to foster open,
effective communication among the
affected interests on issues such as rail
performance, capacity constraints,
infrastructure planning and
development, and effective coordination
among suppliers, carriers, and users of
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energy resources. RETAC operates
subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
RETAC’s membership is balanced and
representative of interested and affected
parties, consisting of not less than: five
representatives from the Class I
railroads, three representatives from
Class II and III railroads, three
representatives from coal producers,
five representatives from electric
utilities (including at least one rural
electric cooperative and one state- or
municipally-owned utility), four
representatives from biofuel refiners,
processors, or distributors, or biofuel
feedstock growers or providers, and two
representatives from private car owners,
car lessors, or car manufacturers.
RETAC may also include up to three
members with relevant experience but
not necessarily affiliated with one of the
aforementioned industries or sectors.
Members are selected by the Chairman
of the Board with the concurrence of a
majority of the Board. The Chairman of
the Board may invite representatives
from the U.S. Departments of
Agriculture, Energy, and Transportation
and the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission to serve on RETAC in
advisory capacities as ex officio (nonvoting) members, and the three
members of the Board serve as ex officio
members of the Committee as well.
RETAC meets at least twice per year.
Meetings are generally held at the
Board’s headquarters in Washington,
DC, but may be held in other locations.
Members of RETAC serve without
compensation and without
reimbursement of travel expenses unless
reimbursement of such expenses is
authorized in advance by the Board’s
Managing Director. RETAC members
appointed or reappointed after June 18,
2010, are prohibited from serving as
federally registered lobbyists during
their RETAC term.
The Board is soliciting nominations
for candidates to fill four vacancies on
RETAC for representatives from (1) a
state- or municipally-owned electric
utility, for a three-year term ending
September 30, 2015, (2) a biofuel
refiner, processor, or distributor, or
biofuel feedstock grower or provider, for
a three-year term ending September 30,
2015, (3) a coal producer, for the
remainder of a three-year term ending
September 30, 2014, and (4) a petroleum
producer or shipper, for a three-year
term ending September 30, 2015. The
petroleum position is a new one, to be
established in light of the growing trend
of shipping petroleum by rail, and will
fill one of the three ‘‘at large’’ RETAC
seats.
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Nominations for candidates to fill
these vacancies should be submitted in
letter form and should include: (1) The
name of the candidate, (2) the interest
the candidate will represent, (3) a
summary of the candidate’s experience
and qualifications for the position, (4) a
representation that the candidate is
willing to serve as a member of RETAC,
and (5) a representation that the
candidate is not a federally registered
lobbyist. Suggestions for candidates for
membership on RETAC should be filed
with the Board by December 27, 2012.
Please note that submissions will be
available to the public at the Board’s
offices and posted on the Board’s Web
site under Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No.
2).
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 721, 49 U.S.C. 11101;
49 U.S.C. 11121.
By the Board.
Decided: November 26, 2012.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund
Tribal Consultation Consistent With
Executive Order 13175; Request for
Public Comment
Community Development
Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI
Fund), U.S. Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Request for public comment;
Tribal consultation consistent with
Executive Order 13175.
AGENCY:
This notice invites comments
from the public on issues regarding the
CDFI Fund’s proposed report to assess
the state of access to capital and credit
in Native Communities as consistent
with Executive Order 13175. The CDFI
Fund will offer three opportunities to
engage the public on this topic: (1)
Through written comment; and (2)
through two virtual meetings conducted
as webcasts. All material submitted will
be available for public inspection and
copying.
DATES: For the three opportunities, the
dates are listed below.
1. All written public comments and
submissions must be received by the
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Comments may be sent by
mail to: Amber Kuchar, Associate
Program Manager, CDFI Fund, U.S.
Department of the Treasury, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20005, or by email to
cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information regarding the CDFI Fund
and its programs may be downloaded
from the CDFI Fund’s Web site at https://
www.cdfifund.gov.
The CDFI
Fund was created for the purpose of
promoting economic revitalization and
community development through
investment in and assistance to
Community Development Financial
Institutions (CDFIs). Its vision is to
economically empower America’s
underserved and distressed
communities through the provision of
low-cost capital to certified CDFIs. The
CDFI Fund was established by the
Riegle Community Development
Banking and Financial Institutions Act
of 1994.
In 2001, the CDFI Fund produced the
Native American Lending Study
(NALS), which analyzed lending and
investment practices on Indian
reservations and other lands held in
trust by the United States government.
Specifically, the NALS attempted to
provide a baseline of information on
access to capital and credit for Native
Communities, identify barriers to
private financing, analyze the impact on
access to capital and to credit for Native
people, and provide options to address
these barriers.
The CDFI Fund is now building upon
the original study and will assess to
what extent Native Americans have
access to capital and credit in Native
Communities in today’s economy. The
CDFI Fund will produce a report that
will be presented to the Department of
the Treasury, United States Congress,
Tribal governments, Tribal
organizations, stakeholders, and the
public. The new report will be a
publicly available document to guide
the CDFI Fund’s continued outreach to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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CDFI Fund no later than February 28,
2013.
2. The CDFI Fund’s first webcast will
be held at 1:00 p.m. ET, January 15,
2013. Please RSVP for the event by
emailing cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov and we
will provide the call in information.
3. The CDFI Fund’s second webcast
will be held at 4:00 p.m. ET, January 17,
2013. Please RSVP for the event by
emailing cdfihelp@cdfi.treas.gov and we
will provide the call in information.
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Native Communities 1 and provide
baseline information on the current state
of access to credit and capital in Native
Communities. The research will provide
policy-makers, Tribal governments,
Tribal community organizations, and
economic development practitioners
with detailed analysis and quantitative
research that can lead to actionable
recommendations for improving access
to capital and credit in Native
Communities.
On November 6, 2000, President
Clinton signed Executive Order 13175
(Consultation and Coordination With
Indian Tribal Governments) in order to
‘‘establish regular and meaningful
consultation and collaboration with
Tribal officials in the development of
Federal policies that have Tribal
implications, to strengthen the United
States government-to-government
relationships with Indian Tribes, and to
reduce the imposition of unfunded
mandates upon Indian Tribes * * *’’
The Executive Order was further
supported on November 5, 2009 when
President Obama signed the
Memorandum on Tribal Consultation,
pronouncing Tribal consultations a
critical ingredient of a sound and
productive Federal-Tribal relationship.
The CDFI Fund fully embraces the
Executive Order and is taking this initial
step to engage Tribes and the public in
meaningful consultation.
The CDFI Fund invites and
encourages comments and suggestions
germane to the mission, purpose,
content, and implementation of the
new, proposed report. The CDFI Fund is
particularly interested in comments that
will help determine the focus and
mission of the report, as well as
influence its methodology. Specifically,
the CDFI Fund is interested in
comments that address the following
questions:
1. What should the access to capital
and credit report accomplish?
2. What should be the scope and focus
of the report?
3. What are the top three desired
outcomes of the report?
4. Who are the key users of the report?
5. Are there emerging trends,
innovative concepts, and promising
solutions that could significantly
improve capital access and availability
and quality of credit in Native
Communities that the report should
focus on or address?
6. How did you or your organization
use the NALS?
1 Native American, Alaska Native, and Native
Hawaiian communities are collectively referred to
as ‘‘Native Communities’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2)]
Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Vacancies
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of vacancies on federal advisory committee and
solicitation of nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board), hereby gives notice
of four vacancies on the Board's Rail Energy Transportation Advisory
Committee for (1) a representative from a state- or municipally-owned
electric utility, (2) a representative from a biofuel refiner,
processor, or distributor, or biofuel feedstock grower or provider, (3)
a representative from a coal producer, and (4) a representative from a
petroleum producer or shipper. The Board is soliciting suggestions for
candidates to fill those vacancies.
DATES: Suggestions of candidates for membership on RETAC are due
December 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Suggestions may be submitted either via the Board's e-filing
format or in the traditional paper format. Any person using e-filing
should attach a document and otherwise comply with the instructions at
the E-FILING link on the Board's Web site, at https://www.stb.dot.gov.
Any person submitting a filing in the traditional paper format should
send an original and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation Board, Attn:
Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2), 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-
0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott M. Zimmerman at 202-245-0386.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board, established in 1996 by Congress
to take over many of the functions previously performed by the
Interstate Commerce Commission, exercises broad authority over
transportation by rail carriers, including regulation of railroad rates
and service (49 U.S.C. 10701-10747, 11101-11124), as well as the
construction, acquisition, operation, and abandonment of rail lines (49
U.S.C. 10901-10907), and railroad line sales, consolidations, mergers,
and common control arrangements (49 U.S.C. 10902, 11323-11327).
In 2007, the Board established RETAC as a federal advisory
committee consisting of a balanced cross-section of energy and rail
industry stakeholders to provide independent, candid policy advice to
the Board and to foster open, effective communication among the
affected interests on issues such as rail performance, capacity
constraints, infrastructure planning and development, and effective
coordination among suppliers, carriers, and users of energy resources.
RETAC operates subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
RETAC's membership is balanced and representative of interested and
affected parties, consisting of not less than: five representatives
from the Class I railroads, three representatives from Class II and III
railroads, three representatives from coal producers, five
representatives from electric utilities (including at least one rural
electric cooperative and one state- or municipally-owned utility), four
representatives from biofuel refiners, processors, or distributors, or
biofuel feedstock growers or providers, and two representatives from
private car owners, car lessors, or car manufacturers. RETAC may also
include up to three members with relevant experience but not
necessarily affiliated with one of the aforementioned industries or
sectors. Members are selected by the Chairman of the Board with the
concurrence of a majority of the Board. The Chairman of the Board may
invite representatives from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture,
Energy, and Transportation and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
to serve on RETAC in advisory capacities as ex officio (non-voting)
members, and the three members of the Board serve as ex officio members
of the Committee as well.
RETAC meets at least twice per year. Meetings are generally held at
the Board's headquarters in Washington, DC, but may be held in other
locations. Members of RETAC serve without compensation and without
reimbursement of travel expenses unless reimbursement of such expenses
is authorized in advance by the Board's Managing Director. RETAC
members appointed or reappointed after June 18, 2010, are prohibited
from serving as federally registered lobbyists during their RETAC term.
The Board is soliciting nominations for candidates to fill four
vacancies on RETAC for representatives from (1) a state- or
municipally-owned electric utility, for a three-year term ending
September 30, 2015, (2) a biofuel refiner, processor, or distributor,
or biofuel feedstock grower or provider, for a three-year term ending
September 30, 2015, (3) a coal producer, for the remainder of a three-
year term ending September 30, 2014, and (4) a petroleum producer or
shipper, for a three-year term ending September 30, 2015. The petroleum
position is a new one, to be established in light of the growing trend
of shipping petroleum by rail, and will fill one of the three ``at
large'' RETAC seats.
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Nominations for candidates to fill these vacancies should be
submitted in letter form and should include: (1) The name of the
candidate, (2) the interest the candidate will represent, (3) a summary
of the candidate's experience and qualifications for the position, (4)
a representation that the candidate is willing to serve as a member of
RETAC, and (5) a representation that the candidate is not a federally
registered lobbyist. Suggestions for candidates for membership on RETAC
should be filed with the Board by December 27, 2012. Please note that
submissions will be available to the public at the Board's offices and
posted on the Board's Web site under Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2).
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 721, 49 U.S.C. 11101; 49 U.S.C. 11121.
By the Board.
Decided: November 26, 2012.
Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
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