Invitation for Public Comment on Draft DOT Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan (2013-2018), 18674-18675 [2013-07024]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2013–0002–N–9]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describes the nature of the
information collections and their
expected burdens. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collections of information was
published on January 23, 2013.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 26, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292), or Ms. Kimberly Toone,
Office of Information Technology, RAD–
20, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6132). (These telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, § 2, 109 Stat.
163 (1995) (codified as revised at 44
U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On January 23,
2013, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on ICRs that the agency was seeking
OMB approval. 78 FR 4978. FRA
received no comments after issuing this
notice. Accordingly, DOT announces
that these information collection
activities have been re-evaluated and
certified under 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and
forwarded to OMB for review and
approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
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information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30 day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30
day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden. The revised requirements are
being submitted for clearance by OMB
as required by the PRA.
Title: Passenger Train Emergency
Preparedness.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0545.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Form(s): None.
Abstract: The collection of
information is due to the passenger train
emergency regulations set forth in 49
CFR parts 223 and 239 which require
railroads to meet minimum Federal
standards for the preparation, adoption,
and implementation of emergency
preparedness plans connected with the
operation of passenger trains, including
freight railroads hosting operations of
rail passenger service. The regulations
require luminescent or lighted
emergency markings so that passengers
and emergency responders can readily
determine where the closest and most
accessible exit routes are located and
how the emergency exit mechanisms are
operated. Windows and doors intended
for emergency access by responders for
extrication of passengers must be
marked with retro-reflective material so
that emergency responders, particularly
in conditions of poor visibility, can
easily distinguish them from the less
accessible doors and windows. Records
of the inspection, maintenance, and
repair of emergency windows and door
exits, as well as records of operational
efficiency tests, will be used to ensure
compliance with the regulations.
Annual Estimated Burden: 11,520
hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the
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Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA
Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
Department’s estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collections;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collections of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 21,
2013.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer, Federal Railroad
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration
[Docket RITA 2013–0002]
Invitation for Public Comment on Draft
DOT Research, Development and
Technology Strategic Plan (2013–2018)
Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice, request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Transportation (U.S. DOT) is providing
notice of request for public comment on
its draft strategic plan, U.S. Department
of Transportation, Research,
Development and Technology Strategic
Plan FY 2013–2018. The new five-year
strategic plan will guide the
Department’s research, development,
and technology activities as required by
Section 52013 of Moving Ahead for
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–
21), Public Law 112–141; July 6, 2012.
The new plan places its focus on the
U.S. DOT Strategic Goals: Safety; State
of Good Repair; Economic
Competitiveness; Livable Communities
and Environmental Sustainability, along
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with MAP–21 RD&T critical issues:
Promoting safety; reducing congestion
and improving mobility; preserving the
environment; preserving existing
transportation systems; improving the
durability and extending the life of
transportation infrastructure; and
improving goods movement. The
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration’s (RITA’s) Office of
Research, Development and Technology
(RD&T), has coordinated this effort in
collaboration with partner modal
administrations and offices across the
U.S. DOT. As recommended by the
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) and the National Research
Council (NRC), RITA and its partners
are seeking public stakeholder comment
to ensure RD&T resources are invested
wisely to achieve measurable
improvements in our Nation’s
transportation system.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by April 26, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
RITA 2013–0002 by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202–493–2251.
Instructions: Identify docket number,
RITA 2013–0002, at the beginning of
your comments, and send two copies.
To receive confirmation that DOT
received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet
users may access all comments received
by DOT at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments are posted electronically
without charge or edits, including any
personal information provided.
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://
DocketInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
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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: Dr.
Kevin Womack, Associate
Administrator, Office of Research
Development and Technology, Research
and Innovative Technology
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue Street SE., Washington, DC
20590–0001, telephone (202) 366–5447
or email Kevin.Womack@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
RITA was established as a separate
administration within the United States
Department of Transportation pursuant
to the Norman Y. Mineta Research and
Special Programs Improvement Act
(Pub. L. 108–426), November 30, 2004,
with the mandate to generate greater
efficiency and increase the effectiveness
of the U.S. DOT’s coordination,
analysis, and review of research
programs, progress and products and in
advancing innovative technology.
The new draft strategic plan, U.S.
Department of Transportation,
Research, Development and Technology
Strategic Plan FY 2013–2018, is the
Department’s second since RITA’s
inception. The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU)
enacted in 2005 called for the U.S. DOT
to develop a strategic plan to guide its
RD&T activities. The previous Plan was
published in 2006 and served as a
compendium of modal research pursuits
at that time. Section 52013 of Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
Act (MAP–21) enacted in 2012 called
for the Department to develop a new
five-year RD&T strategic plan. The new
draft Plan pursues a more cross-modal,
collaborative and strategic process to
cover the years 2013–2018, and
responds to feedback from the National
Research Council’s review (https://
onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/reports/
letterreport_usdotrd&tplan.pdf ), of the
earlier plan published in 2006,
‘‘Transportation Research, Development
and Technology Strategic Plan 2006–
2010’’, (https://www.rita.dot.gov/sites/
default/files/rita_archives/
rita_publications/transportation_rd_
t_strategic_plan/), and the
recommendations of the GAO report
published in 2006, ‘‘Transportation
Research: Opportunities for Improving
the Oversight of DOT’s Research
Programs and User Satisfaction with
Transportation Statistics’’ (https://
www.gao.gov/assets/260/251162.html).
The U.S. DOT, with leadership from
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RITA engaged in a collaborative process
involving all of the U.S. DOT operating
administrations. Two cross-modal
bodies participated in the process: the
RD&T Planning Team Council
(composed of the heads of the operating
administrations, the Under Secretary for
Policy, and other senior U.S. DOT
leaders) and the RD&T Planning Team
which includes the Associate
Administrators for RD&T in each
operating administration. Through this
Notice, the U.S. DOT is seeking input
from stakeholders including individual
citizens, members of the private sector,
the academic community, nongovernmental organizations, and other
interested parties.
Stakeholder’s comments should be
aligned, if possible, with the U.S. DOT
Strategic Goals, the RD&T critical issues
as outlined in MAP–21 and combined in
the draft Plan as well as listed in the
Summary section of this notice. All
comments will be considered that are
received by the deadline that appears in
the DATES section.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15,
2013.
Gregory D. Winfree,
Deputy Administrator, Research and
Innovative Technology Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Information Collection Activities
Surface Transportation Board,
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation
Board (Board or STB), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, and as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3501–3519 (PRA), is submitting a
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval of the
information collections required under
49 U.S.C. 11301 and 49 CFR 1177 (rail
or water carrier equipment liens
(recordations)); under 49 U.S.C. 10747
and 49 CFR 1313 (rail agricultural
contract summaries); and under 49
U.S.C. 13702(b) and 49 CFR 1312 (water
carrier tariffs). The Board previously
published a notice about this collection
in the Federal Register on October 19,
2012, at 77 Fed. Reg. 64376. That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received. The relevant information
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
[Docket RITA 2013-0002]
Invitation for Public Comment on Draft DOT Research, Development
and Technology Strategic Plan (2013-2018)
AGENCY: Research and Innovative Technology Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice, request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) is providing
notice of request for public comment on its draft strategic plan, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Research, Development and Technology
Strategic Plan FY 2013-2018. The new five-year strategic plan will
guide the Department's research, development, and technology activities
as required by Section 52013 of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141; July 6, 2012. The new plan
places its focus on the U.S. DOT Strategic Goals: Safety; State of Good
Repair; Economic Competitiveness; Livable Communities and Environmental
Sustainability, along
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with MAP-21 RD&T critical issues: Promoting safety; reducing congestion
and improving mobility; preserving the environment; preserving existing
transportation systems; improving the durability and extending the life
of transportation infrastructure; and improving goods movement. The
Research and Innovative Technology Administration's (RITA's) Office of
Research, Development and Technology (RD&T), has coordinated this
effort in collaboration with partner modal administrations and offices
across the U.S. DOT. As recommended by the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) and the National Research Council (NRC), RITA and its
partners are seeking public stakeholder comment to ensure RD&T
resources are invested wisely to achieve measurable improvements in our
Nation's transportation system.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 26, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
RITA 2013-0002 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Instructions: Identify docket number, RITA 2013-0002, at the
beginning of your comments, and send two copies. To receive
confirmation that DOT received your comments, include a self-addressed
stamped postcard. Internet users may access all comments received by
DOT at https://www.regulations.gov. All comments are posted
electronically without charge or edits, including any personal
information provided.
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://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
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: Dr. Kevin Womack, Associate
Administrator, Office of Research Development and Technology, Research
and Innovative Technology Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue Street
SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001, telephone (202) 366-5447 or email
Kevin.Womack@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
RITA was established as a separate administration within the United
States Department of Transportation pursuant to the Norman Y. Mineta
Research and Special Programs Improvement Act (Pub. L. 108-426),
November 30, 2004, with the mandate to generate greater efficiency and
increase the effectiveness of the U.S. DOT's coordination, analysis,
and review of research programs, progress and products and in advancing
innovative technology.
The new draft strategic plan, U.S. Department of Transportation,
Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan FY 2013-2018, is
the Department's second since RITA's inception. The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU) enacted in 2005 called for the U.S. DOT to develop a
strategic plan to guide its RD&T activities. The previous Plan was
published in 2006 and served as a compendium of modal research pursuits
at that time. Section 52013 of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century Act (MAP-21) enacted in 2012 called for the Department to
develop a new five-year RD&T strategic plan. The new draft Plan pursues
a more cross-modal, collaborative and strategic process to cover the
years 2013-2018, and responds to feedback from the National Research
Council's review (https://onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/reports/letterreport_usdotrd&tplan.pdf ), of the earlier plan published in
2006, ``Transportation Research, Development and Technology Strategic
Plan 2006-2010'', (https://www.rita.dot.gov/sites/default/files/rita_archives/rita_publications/transportation_rd_t_strategic_plan/), and the recommendations of the GAO report published in
2006, ``Transportation Research: Opportunities for Improving the
Oversight of DOT's Research Programs and User Satisfaction with
Transportation Statistics'' (https://www.gao.gov/assets/260/251162.html). The U.S. DOT, with leadership from RITA engaged in a
collaborative process involving all of the U.S. DOT operating
administrations. Two cross-modal bodies participated in the process:
the RD&T Planning Team Council (composed of the heads of the operating
administrations, the Under Secretary for Policy, and other senior U.S.
DOT leaders) and the RD&T Planning Team which includes the Associate
Administrators for RD&T in each operating administration. Through this
Notice, the U.S. DOT is seeking input from stakeholders including
individual citizens, members of the private sector, the academic
community, non-governmental organizations, and other interested
parties.
Stakeholder's comments should be aligned, if possible, with the
U.S. DOT Strategic Goals, the RD&T critical issues as outlined in MAP-
21 and combined in the draft Plan as well as listed in the Summary
section of this notice. All comments will be considered that are
received by the deadline that appears in the DATES section.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2013.
Gregory D. Winfree,
Deputy Administrator, Research and Innovative Technology
Administration.
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