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electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–493–2251.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to Internet users,
without change, to www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65
FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents and
comments received, go to
www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bus
Testing Program—Mr. Gregory Rymarz,
Office of Research, Demonstration and
Innovation (202) 366–6410, or email:
gregory.rymarz@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) The necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments
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submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: Bus Testing Program.
OMB Control No.: 2132–0550.
Background: 49 U.S.C. 5323(c)
provides that no Federal funds
appropriated or made available after
September 30, 1989, may be obligated or
expended for the acquisition of a new
bus model (including any model using
alternative fuels) unless the bus has
been tested at the Bus Testing Center in
Altoona, Pennsylvania. 49 U.S.C.
Section 5318(a) further specifies that
each new bus model is to be tested for
maintainability, reliability, safety,
performance (including braking
performance), structural integrity, fuel
economy, emissions, and noise. The
operator of the Bus Testing Center, the
Larson Transportation Institute of the
Penn State University (LTI), has entered
into a cooperative agreement with FTA.
LTI operates and maintains the Center,
and establishes and collects fees for the
testing of the vehicles at the facility.
Upon completion of the testing of the
vehicle at the Center, a test report is
provided to the manufacturer of the new
bus model. The bus manufacturer
certifies to an FTA grantee that the bus
the grantee is purchasing has been
tested at the Center. Also, grantees about
to purchase a bus use this report to
assist them in making their purchasing
decisions. LTI maintains a reference file
for all the test reports which are made
available to the public.
Respondents: Bus manufacturers and
FTA grantees.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: 28 partial testing
determination requests at 1.71 hours
each and 18 test requests at 9 hours
each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 210
hours.
Frequency: On occasion.
Dated: June 3, 2014.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA–2014–0015]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
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Notice of request for comments.
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As part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process to seek feedback from the
public on service delivery, the Federal
Transit Administration invites public
comment about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval to renew the following
information collection under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.):
SUMMARY:
Survey of FTA Stakeholders
The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on April 8,
2014 (79 FR 19414). No comments were
received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before July 10, 2014. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration, Office
of Management Planning, (202) 366–
0354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Survey of FTA Stakeholders
(OMB Number: 2132–0564).
Abstract: Executive Order 12862,
‘‘Streamlining Service Delivery and
Improving Customer Service,’’ requires
FTA to identify its stakeholders and
address how the agency will provide
services in a manner that seeks to
streamline service delivery and improve
the experience of its customers. The
survey covered in this request will
provide FTA with a means to gather
data directly from its stakeholders. The
information obtained from the survey
will be used to assess how FTA’s
services are perceived by stakeholders,
determine opportunities for
improvement and establish goals to
measure results. The survey will be
limited to data collections that solicit
voluntary opinions and will not involve
information that is required by
regulations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,200
hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725–17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is 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 estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
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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.
Dated: June 3, 2014.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Indexing the Annual Operating
Revenues of Railroads
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The Surface Transportation Board
(STB) is publishing the annual inflationadjusted index factors for 2013. These
factors are used by the railroads to
adjust their gross annual operating
revenues for classification purposes.
This indexing methodology insures that
railroads are classified based on real
business expansion and not from the
effects of inflation. Classification is
important because it determines the
extent to which individual railroads
must comply with STB reporting
requirements.
The STB’s annual inflation-adjusted
factors are based on the annual average
Railroad’s Freight Price Index which is
developed by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS). The STB’s deflator
factor is used to deflate revenues for
comparison with established revenue
thresholds.
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The base year for railroads is 1991.
The inflation index factors are presented
as follows:
STB RAILROAD INFLATION-ADJUSTED
INDEX AND DEFLATOR FACTOR TABLE
Year
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Index
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Deflator
1 100.00
409.50
411.80
415.50
418.80
418.17
417.46
419.67
424.54
423.01
428.64
436.48
445.03
454.33
473.41
522.41
567.34
588.30
656.78
619.73
652.29
708.80
740.61
764.19
99.45
98.55
97.70
97.85
98.02
97.50
96.38
96.72
95.45
93.73
91.92
90.03
86.40
78.29
72.09
69.52
62.28
66.00
62.71
57.71
55.23
53.53
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the
hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339]
By the Board,
William F. Huneke,
Director, Office of Economics.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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1 Ex Parte No. 492, Montana Rail Link, Inc.,
and Wisconsin Central Ltd., Joint Petition For
Rulemaking With Respect To 49 CFR 1201, 8
I.C.C. 2d 625 (1992), raised the revenue classification level for Class I railroads from $50
million (1978 dollars) to $250 million (1991
dollars), effective for the reporting year beginning January 1, 1992. The Class II threshold
was also raised from $10 million (1978 dollars)
to $20 million (1991 dollars).
Effective Date: January 1, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul
Aguiar 202–245–0323. [Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA-2014-0015]
Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the
process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery, the
Federal Transit Administration invites public comment about our
intention to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
approval to renew the following information collection under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.):
Survey of FTA Stakeholders
The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments was published on April 8, 2014 (79 FR 19414). No comments were
received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted before July 10, 2014. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia Swain, Office of Administration,
Office of Management Planning, (202) 366-0354.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Survey of FTA Stakeholders (OMB Number: 2132-0564).
Abstract: Executive Order 12862, ``Streamlining Service Delivery
and Improving Customer Service,'' requires FTA to identify its
stakeholders and address how the agency will provide services in a
manner that seeks to streamline service delivery and improve the
experience of its customers. The survey covered in this request will
provide FTA with a means to gather data directly from its stakeholders.
The information obtained from the survey will be used to assess how
FTA's services are perceived by stakeholders, determine opportunities
for improvement and establish goals to measure results. The survey will
be limited to data collections that solicit voluntary opinions and will
not involve information that is required by regulations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must refer to the docket number that
appears at the top of this document and be submitted to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725-17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Comments are Invited On: Whether the proposed collection of
information is 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 estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection;
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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.
Dated: June 3, 2014.
Matthew M. Crouch,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-13447 Filed 6-9-14; 8:45 am]
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