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an end-of-track bumper post at the
Chicago-O’Hare International Airport
Station. The lead car derailed and struck
a station escalator used by the public to
access the airport terminals. The train
operator and 32 train passengers were
transported to hospitals. The damage to
the equipment and the station was
estimated to be $9.1 million.
On April 7, 2014, the NTSB issued
‘‘Preliminary Railroad Report
DCA14FR007,’’ which describes initial
findings from the ongoing investigation
into this collision and derailment. The
NTSB determined that seconds before
the derailment, the train was traveling
about 26 mph as it crossed a fixed trip
stop that activated the train emergency
braking system. Due to the train speed,
the distance from the fixed trip stop to
the track bumper post was too short to
stop the train, and it collided with the
bumper post.
This accident confirms the critical
importance of ensuring the appropriate
configuration of the systems, technology
and procedures designed to guarantee
safe stopping for a train in emergency
braking at a terminal station. Results of
analysis from the accident scene
indicate a discrepancy between the
original safe braking design for ChicagoO’Hare International Airport Station and
its sufficiency during the actual
emergency event. This discrepancy
resulted in a lack of stopping space
available for the passenger train, which
entered the station at authorized speed
but failed to slow as required.
Based on this information, FTA is
issuing Safety Advisory 14–2 to urge
each rail transit agency to ensure that
enough space is available for trains in
emergency braking to stop in terminal
stations before collision with bumper
posts or other end-of-the-line
equipment.
Over time, changes made to
authorized train speeds, the design or
layout of the terminal station, or the
placement of signals and trip stops can
affect the minimum safe stopping
distance required for trains in
emergency braking. To protect rail
transit passengers and employees, FTA’s
advisory recommends each rail transit
agency to immediately review the
performance of its automatic signals and
trip stops under the actual operating
speeds and conditions present for each
terminal station.
If insufficient stopping space is
identified, FTA’s advisory requests the
rail transit agency to undertake an
analysis to evaluate and resolve the
deficiency. Speed restrictions, reconfiguring automatic signals and trip
stops, modifying the placement and
performance of bumping posts and
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installations, and recalculating safe
braking rates are all steps that rail
transit agencies can take to address this
critical safety concern.
Further, FTA is directing the SSO
agencies to confirm actions taken to
address Safety Advisory 14–2 and
approve any required corrective actions
to be implemented by rail transit
agencies by August 12, 2014. FTA is
also directing SSO agencies to provide
a summary of actions taken by each rail
transit agency in their jurisdiction when
providing their annual report to FTA’s
Office of Safety and Oversight.
NTSB’s initial investigative findings
necessitated issuing this safety advisory.
FTA is calling for immediate action
from the rail transit agencies and
subsequent follow-up verification from
the SSO agencies to execute the
recommendations in Safety Advisory
14–2.
FTA’s issuance of Safety Advisory
14–2 is in accordance with the Federal
Transit Administrator’s authority to
‘‘investigate public transportation
accidents and incidents and provide
guidance to recipients regarding
prevention of accident and incidents.’’
49 U.S.C. 5329(f)(5). The requests for
information and data from the SSOAs
and the rail transit agencies within their
jurisdiction are based on FTA’s
authority to request program
information pertinent to rail transit
safety under the State Safety Oversight
rule, 49 CFR 659.39(d).
Issued in Washington, DC, this 6th day of
June 2014.
Dorval R. Carter, Jr.,
Chief Counsel, Federal Transit
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0601]
Agency Information Collection
(Requirements for Interest Rate
Reduction Refinancing Loans) Activity
Under OMB Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, VA.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs, will submit the
collection of information abstracted
below to the Office of Management and
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Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
The PRA submission describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected cost and burden; it includes
the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0601’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632–
7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0601.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Requirements for Interest Rate
Reduction Refinancing Loans.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0601.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Veterans may refinance an
outstanding VA guaranteed, insured, or
direct loan with a new loan at a lower
interest rate provided that the veteran
still owns the property used as security
for the loan. The new loan will be
guaranteed only if VA approves it in
advance after determining that the
borrower, through the lender, has
provided reasons for the loan
deficiency, and has provided
information to establish that the cause
of the delinquency has been corrected,
and qualifies for the loan under the
credit standard provisions.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published on
January 16, 2014, at page 2939.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Dated: June 9, 2014.
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By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–13808 Filed 6–12–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0394]
Agency Information Collection
Activities (Certification of School
Attendance—REPS) Under OMB
Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs, will submit the
collection of information abstracted
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
The PRA submission describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected cost and burden; it includes
the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0394’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632–
7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0394.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certification of School
Attendance—REPS, VA Form 21–8926.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0394.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21–8926 is used to
verify beneficiaries receiving REPS
benefits based on schoolchild status are
in fact enrolled full-time in an approved
school and is otherwise eligible for
continued benefits. The program pays
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benefits to certain surviving spouses
and children of Veterans who died in
service prior to August 13, 1981 or who
died as a result of a service-connected
disability incurred or aggravated prior to
August 13, 1981. Beneficiaries over age
18 and under age 23 must be enrolled
full-time in an approved post-secondary
school at the beginning of the school
year to continue receiving REPS
benefits.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published on
January 3, 2014, at pages 426–427.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,200.
Dated: June 9, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–13812 Filed 6–12–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0114]
Agency Information Collection
(Statement of Marital Relationship)
Activity Under OMB Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs, will submit the
collection of information abstracted
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
The PRA submission describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected cost and burden; it includes
the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0114’’
in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632–
7492 or email crystal.rennie@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0114.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Statement of Marital
Relationship, VA Form 21–4170.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0114.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21–4170 is
completed by individuals claiming to be
common law widows/widowers of
deceased Veterans and by Veterans and
their claimed common law spouses to
establish marital status. VA uses the
information collected to determine
whether a common law marriage was
valid under the law of the place where
the parties resided at the time of the
marriage or under the law of the place
where the parties resided when the right
to benefits accrued.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published on
January 3, 2014, at page 427.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 2,708
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 25 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,500.
Dated: June 9, 2014.
By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of
Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014–13811 Filed 6–12–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900-0601]
Agency Information Collection (Requirements for Interest Rate
Reduction Refinancing Loans) Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, VA.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the
collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and
burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information
through www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attn: VA Desk Officer; 725
17th St. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or sent through electronic mail to
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-
0601'' in any correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Crystal Rennie, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-7492 or email
crystal.rennie@va.gov. Please refer to ``OMB Control No. 2900-0601.''
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Requirements for Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans.
OMB Control Number: 2900-0601.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Veterans may refinance an outstanding VA guaranteed,
insured, or direct loan with a new loan at a lower interest rate
provided that the veteran still owns the property used as security for
the loan. The new loan will be guaranteed only if VA approves it in
advance after determining that the borrower, through the lender, has
provided reasons for the loan deficiency, and has provided information
to establish that the cause of the delinquency has been corrected, and
qualifies for the loan under the credit standard provisions.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of
information was published on January 16, 2014, at page 2939.
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours.
Estimated Annual Burden per Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
Dated: June 9, 2014.
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By direction of the Secretary.
Crystal Rennie,
Department Clearance Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-13808 Filed 6-12-14; 8:45 am]
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