Notice of Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council Vacancy, 40823-40824 [2013-16224]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2013–
0176]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budge (OMB) for
review. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected burden. A Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting public comments on the
following information was published on
January 28, 2013 (Federal Register/Vol.
78, No. 18/pp. 5866–5867).
DATES: Submit comments to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) on or
before August 7, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carla Rush at the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of
Crashworthiness Standards, Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Mrs. Rush’s phone number is (202) 366–
4583 and her email address is
carla.rush@dot.gov.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: To be issued at
time of approval.
Title: National Survey of Principal
Drivers of Vehicles with a Rear Seat Belt
Reminder System
Type of Request: New collection.
Abstract: NHTSA seeks to collect data
from those who drive vehicles equipped
with a Rear Seat Belt Reminder System
(SBRS), which are currently available on
only a few vehicle models sold in the
U.S., the test group, and draw
comparisons to those who drive similar
vehicles without a rear SBRS (the
comparison group). To this end, NHTSA
will collect basic demographic
information from both groups and
information on their passengers seat belt
usage habits, as well as the
effectiveness, preferences and
acceptance of the rear SBRS. NHTSA
will use the findings from this proposed
collection of information in support of
an analysis of the potential benefits of
requiring a rear SBRS in new vehicles
sold in the United States.
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In conducting the proposed telephone
interviews, the interviewers would use
computer-assisted telephone
interviewing to reduce interview length
and minimize recording errors. No
personally identifiable information will
be collected during the telephone
interviews. NHTSA has decided not to
use a Spanish-language translation or
bilingual interviewers based on the
prevalence of the use of English in the
United States.
Respondents: Telephone interviews
will be administered to a national
sample of people 18 and older who are
primary drivers of vehicles with a
specific make and model.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,500 survey respondents.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes per interview.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 625
hours.
Frequency of Collection: The survey
will be administered a single time.
Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of
Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, or by
email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov,
or fax: 202–395–5806.
Comments Are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department of
Transportation, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the
information to be collected; and 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 of this notice.
ADDRESSES:
Issued on: June 27, 2013.
Lori K. Summers,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. EP 526 (Sub-No. 5)]
Notice of Railroad-Shipper
Transportation Advisory Council
Vacancy
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
Notice of vacancies on the
Railroad-Shipper Transportation
Advisory Council (RSTAC) and
solicitation of nominations.
ACTION:
The Board hereby gives notice
of two vacancies on RSTAC. One is for
a large shipper representative, and the
other is for an at-large (public interest)
representative. The Board is soliciting
suggestions for candidates to fill these
two vacancies.
DATES: Suggestions of candidates for
membership on RSTAC are due on July
31, 2013.
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 EFILING 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 526 (SubNo. 5), 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001 (if sending via express
company or private courier, please use
zip code 20024). 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 526 (Sub-No. 5).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gabriel Meyer at 202–245–0150.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Board, created in 1996 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).
SUMMARY:
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RSTAC was established upon the
enactment of the ICC Termination Act of
1995 (ICCTA), on December 29, 1995, to
advise the Board’s Chairman, the
Secretary of Transportation, the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and the
Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives with respect to rail
transportation policy issues RSTAC
considers significant. RSTAC focuses on
issues of importance to small shippers
and small railroads, including car
supply, rates, competition, and
procedures for addressing claims.
ICCTA directs RSTAC to develop
private-sector mechanisms to prevent,
or identify and address, obstacles to the
most effective and efficient
transportation system practicable. The
Secretary of Transportation and the
members of the Board cooperate with
RSTAC in providing research, technical,
and other reasonable support. RSTAC
also prepares an annual report
concerning its activities and
recommendations on whatever
regulatory or legislative relief it
considers appropriate. RSTAC is not
subject to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
RSTAC consists of 19 members. Of
this number, 15 members are appointed
by the Chairman of the Board, and the
remaining four members are comprised
of the Secretary of Transportation and
the Members of the Board, who serve as
ex officio, nonvoting members. Of the 15
members, nine members are voting
members and are appointed from senior
executive officers of organizations
engaged in the railroad and rail
shipping industries. At least four of the
voting members must be representatives
of small shippers as determined by the
Chairman, and at least four of the voting
members must be representatives of
Class II or III railroads. The remaining
six members to be appointed—three
representing Class I railroads and three
representing large shipper
organizations—serve in a nonvoting,
advisory capacity, but are entitled to
participate in RSTAC deliberations.
RSTAC is required by statute to meet
at least semi-annually. In recent years,
RSTAC has chosen to meet four times a
year, with the first meeting each
February. Meetings are generally held at
the Board’s headquarters in Washington,
DC, although some may be held in other
locations.
RSTAC members receive no
compensation for their services and are
required to provide for the expenses
incidental to their service, including
travel expenses, as the Board cannot
provide for these expenses. The RSTAC
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Chairman, however, may request
funding from the Department of
Transportation to cover travel expenses,
subject to certain restrictions in ICCTA.
RSTAC also may solicit and use private
funding for its activities, again subject to
certain restrictions in ICCTA. RSTAC
members currently have elected to
submit annual dues to pay for RSTAC
expenses.
RSTAC members must be citizens of
the United States and represent as
broadly as practicable the various
segments of the railroad and rail shipper
industries. They may not be full-time
employees of the United States. Further,
RSTAC members appointed or
reappointed after June 18, 2010, are
prohibited from serving as federally
registered lobbyists during their RSTAC
term.
The members of RSTAC are appointed
for a term of three years. A member may
serve after the expiration of his or her
term until a successor has taken office.
No member will be eligible to serve in
excess of two consecutive terms.
Due to the unanticipated resignation
of RSTAC members, two vacancies
currently exist. One is for a large
shipper representative, and the other is
for an at-large (public interest)
representative. Upon appointment by
the Chairman, both representatives will
serve for three years, and may be
eligible to serve a second three-year
term following the end of their first
term.
Suggestions for candidates to fill the
two vacancies should be submitted in
letter form, identify the name of the
candidate, provide a summary of why
the candidate is qualified to serve on
RSTAC, and contain a representation
that the candidate is willing to serve as
a member of RSTAC effective
immediately upon appointment. RSTAC
candidate suggestions should be filed
with the Board by July 31, 2013.
Members selected to serve on RSTAC
are chosen at the discretion of the
Board’s Chairman. 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 526 (Sub-No. 5).
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 726.
Decided: July 1, 2013.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 8038–TC
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning Form
8038–TC, Information Return for Tax
Credit Bonds.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 6, 2013
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvette Lawrence, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of notice should be directed to
Allan Hopkins, at (202) 622–6665, or at
Internal Revenue Service, room 6129,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet, at Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Information Return for Tax
Credit Bonds.
OMB Number: 1545–2160.
Notice Number: Form 8038–TC.
Abstract: Form 8038–TC will be used
by issuers of qualified tax-exempt credit
bonds, including tax credit bonds
enacted under American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, to capture
information required by IRC section
149(e) using a schedule approach. For
applicable types of bond issues, filers
will this form instead of Form 8038,
Information Return for Tax-Exempt
Private Activity Bond Issues.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Not for profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
540.
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: 28 hrs., 44 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,520 hrs.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. EP 526 (Sub-No. 5)]
Notice of Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council
Vacancy
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of vacancies on the Railroad-Shipper Transportation
Advisory Council (RSTAC) and solicitation of nominations.
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SUMMARY: The Board hereby gives notice of two vacancies on RSTAC. One
is for a large shipper representative, and the other is for an at-large
(public interest) representative. The Board is soliciting suggestions
for candidates to fill these two vacancies.
DATES: Suggestions of candidates for membership on RSTAC are due on
July 31, 2013.
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 526 (Sub-No. 5), 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-
0001 (if sending via express company or private courier, please use zip
code 20024). 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 526 (Sub-No. 5).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabriel Meyer at 202-245-0150.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board, created in 1996 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).
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RSTAC was established upon the enactment of the ICC Termination Act
of 1995 (ICCTA), on December 29, 1995, to advise the Board's Chairman,
the Secretary of Transportation, the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives with respect to rail
transportation policy issues RSTAC considers significant. RSTAC focuses
on issues of importance to small shippers and small railroads,
including car supply, rates, competition, and procedures for addressing
claims. ICCTA directs RSTAC to develop private-sector mechanisms to
prevent, or identify and address, obstacles to the most effective and
efficient transportation system practicable. The Secretary of
Transportation and the members of the Board cooperate with RSTAC in
providing research, technical, and other reasonable support. RSTAC also
prepares an annual report concerning its activities and recommendations
on whatever regulatory or legislative relief it considers appropriate.
RSTAC is not subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
RSTAC consists of 19 members. Of this number, 15 members are
appointed by the Chairman of the Board, and the remaining four members
are comprised of the Secretary of Transportation and the Members of the
Board, who serve as ex officio, nonvoting members. Of the 15 members,
nine members are voting members and are appointed from senior executive
officers of organizations engaged in the railroad and rail shipping
industries. At least four of the voting members must be representatives
of small shippers as determined by the Chairman, and at least four of
the voting members must be representatives of Class II or III
railroads. The remaining six members to be appointed--three
representing Class I railroads and three representing large shipper
organizations--serve in a nonvoting, advisory capacity, but are
entitled to participate in RSTAC deliberations.
RSTAC is required by statute to meet at least semi-annually. In
recent years, RSTAC has chosen to meet four times a year, with the
first meeting each February. Meetings are generally held at the Board's
headquarters in Washington, DC, although some may be held in other
locations.
RSTAC members receive no compensation for their services and are
required to provide for the expenses incidental to their service,
including travel expenses, as the Board cannot provide for these
expenses. The RSTAC Chairman, however, may request funding from the
Department of Transportation to cover travel expenses, subject to
certain restrictions in ICCTA. RSTAC also may solicit and use private
funding for its activities, again subject to certain restrictions in
ICCTA. RSTAC members currently have elected to submit annual dues to
pay for RSTAC expenses.
RSTAC members must be citizens of the United States and represent
as broadly as practicable the various segments of the railroad and rail
shipper industries. They may not be full-time employees of the United
States. Further, RSTAC members appointed or reappointed after June 18,
2010, are prohibited from serving as federally registered lobbyists
during their RSTAC term.
The members of RSTAC are appointed for a term of three years. A
member may serve after the expiration of his or her term until a
successor has taken office. No member will be eligible to serve in
excess of two consecutive terms.
Due to the unanticipated resignation of RSTAC members, two
vacancies currently exist. One is for a large shipper representative,
and the other is for an at-large (public interest) representative. Upon
appointment by the Chairman, both representatives will serve for three
years, and may be eligible to serve a second three-year term following
the end of their first term.
Suggestions for candidates to fill the two vacancies should be
submitted in letter form, identify the name of the candidate, provide a
summary of why the candidate is qualified to serve on RSTAC, and
contain a representation that the candidate is willing to serve as a
member of RSTAC effective immediately upon appointment. RSTAC candidate
suggestions should be filed with the Board by July 31, 2013. Members
selected to serve on RSTAC are chosen at the discretion of the Board's
Chairman. 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 526 (Sub-No. 5).
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 726.
Decided: July 1, 2013.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of
Proceedings.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
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