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were no longer protected due to
dispatcher error, FRA recommends that
railroads take the following actions to
promote the safety of roadway workers:
1. Increase monitoring of their
employees for compliance with existing
applicable rules and procedures,
particularly those involving the
establishment, removal, or verification
of track authority, and good faith
challenges.
2. Examine their train dispatching
systems, rules, and procedures to ensure
that appropriate safety redundancies are
in place.
3. If a railroad determines that
appropriate safety redundancies are not
in place, adopt electronic technology
that would provide appropriate safety
redundancies. At least until such
technology is in place, and as an
immediate first step to the adoption of
such technology, railroads should—
a. Stress the importance of
dispatchers being advised of the work
plans by the RWIC when securing track
occupancy authority;
b. Forbid student dispatchers by
general order or bulletin from removing
blocking devices until confirmation is
received by the dispatcher providing
supervision; and
c. Require student dispatchers to
secure confirmation from the
supervising dispatcher prior to the
removal of blocking devices.
d. With regard to inadvertent and
unauthorized hi-rail movement outside
the limits of authority, instruct roadway
workers that prior to passing any
absolute signal, a roadway worker
should verify the limits of his or her
authority as follows:
i. For roadway workers traveling with
other occupants in a vehicle, verify the
limits with another occupant within the
vehicle by verbally reviewing the
authority;
ii. For roadway workers acting in the
capacity of a lone worker (or otherwise
traveling alone in a vehicle that is the
first vehicle in the roadway work group
to pass the absolute signal), announce
over the radio the location and intent to
pass the absolute signal; and
iii. In either case, if the roadway
worker or roadway work group is
relying upon an electronic authority,
and the electronic device displaying
that authority malfunctions, the
roadway worker must either secure a
hard copy of the authority or vacate the
track until he or she can verify the
authority.
FRA encourages railroads to take
actions that are consistent with the
preceding recommendations and to take
other actions to help ensure the safety
of the Nation’s railroad employees and
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the general public. FRA may modify this
Safety Advisory 2014–02, issue
additional safety advisories, or take
other appropriate actions it deems
necessary to ensure the highest level of
safety on the Nation’s railroads,
including pursuing other corrective
measures under its rail safety authority.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Safety and Chief
Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board
of Visitors Notice of Meeting
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Meeting notice.
contact the Designated Federal Officer
for information on submitting comments
via fax. Written statements must be
received no later than three working
days prior to the next meeting in order
to provide time for member
consideration. By rule, no member of
the public attending open meetings will
be allowed to present questions from the
floor or speak to any issue under
consideration by the BoV.
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51312; 5 U.S.C. app.
552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 through 102–
3.165.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: November 20, 2014.
Thomas M. Hudson,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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AGENCY:
ACTION:
Under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act of
1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended),
the Government in Sunshine Act of
1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended) and
41 CFR 102–3.150, The U.S. Department
of Transportation, Maritime
Administration (MARAD) announces
that the following U.S. Merchant Marine
Academy (‘‘Academy’’) Board of
Visitors (BoV) meeting will take place:
1. Date: December 8, 2014.
2. Time: 1000. Members of the public
wishing to attend the meeting will need
to show photo identification in order to
gain access to the meeting location.
3. Location: The Crabtree Room of the
Library on the Academy campus, Kings
Point, New York.
4. Purpose of the Meeting: The
purpose of this meeting is to update
BoV members on Academy issues, and
for the BoV to review the progress of
ongoing capital and maintenance
improvements.
5. Public Access to the Meeting:
Pursuant to the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 552b and 41
CFR 102–3.140 through 102–3.165) and
the availability of space, this meeting is
open to the public. Seating is on a firstcome basis.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
BoV’s Designated Federal Officer or
Point of Contact is Brian Blower; 202
366–2765; Brian.Blower@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any
member of the public is permitted to file
a written statement with the Academy
BoV. Written statements should be sent
to the Designated Federal Officer at:
Brian Blower; 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
W28–313, Washington, DC 20590 or via
email at Brian.Blower@dot.gov. Please
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0033]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comments. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before December 26,
2014.
SUMMARY:
Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention
NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact Lisa
Gavin, Office of Crash Avoidance
Standards (NVS–121), U.S. Department
of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, West
Building, W43–432, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Email address: lisa.gavin@dot.gov. Ms.
ADDRESSES:
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Gavin’s telephone number is (202) 366–
9291.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before a
Federal agency can collect certain
information from the public, it must
receive approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). In
compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following
information collection request has been
forwarded to OMB. A Federal Register
notice soliciting comments on the
following information collection was
published on May 27, 2014 (79 FR
30230). No comments were received on
that notice.
Title: Recruitment and Debriefing of
Human Subjects for Research Related to
Motor Vehicle Gear Selection Controls.
OMB Control Number: 2127—New.
Type of Request: New information
collection.
Form Numbers: 1263 and 1264.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Abstract: The introduction of
electronically-controlled transmissions
has allowed much greater freedom in
the design of driver interfaces, with the
result that drivers are being confronted
with new and different types of gear
selector controls—joysticks, push
buttons, rotary knobs, etc. This
information collection is incidental to
the recruitment of participants for
human-factors studies designed to
measure the ability of drivers to adapt
to unfamiliar types of gear-selection
controls. There is no known published
usability research related to these new
types of driver interfaces.
The proposed studies will examine
driver response to non-traditional gear
selector configurations in routine and
emergency simulated driving scenarios,
noting driver confusion, distraction and
unintended consequences due to the
unconventional gear selector
configuration. The research method
consists of driving simulations to collect
objective and subjective data about six
different gear selector types.
Approximately 500 drivers will respond
to the request for participants. It is
estimated that of the 500 respondents,
360 will ultimately be recruited and
participate. The estimated burden hours
were calculated for the pre- and postexperiment questionnaires and for
performing the driving tasks for the 500
respondents accordingly.
Participants will be tested
individually in a driving simulator
located at the Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center (Volpe
Center), which will conduct this
research under an Intra-Agency
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Agreement (IAA) with NHTSA. The
information being collected consists of
that required for scheduling
appointments and for balancing the
subject sample across age groups,
gender, and previous driving experience
with various motor vehicle gear selector
configurations. The experimental data
will contain the demographic and pastexperience descriptors for each
participant, but no personally
identifiable information. During or after
the experimental sessions, participants
may be queried regarding their
perceptions and preferences about
various aspects of gear-selection
controls.
Affected Public: Participants for the
driving simulator experiment will be
selected from a list of eligible
individuals who reside in the Boston
area and have indicated to Volpe Center
staff that they would like to participate
in this experiment. All participants will
be asked the same recruitment
questions.
Respondents: Drivers with a valid
driver license.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Number of Respondents
Selected: 360.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 595
hours (1 hour and 38 minutes per
selected respondent and 3 minutes per
respondent not selected.)
Frequency of Collection: One time.
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 Departments 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.95.
R. Ryan Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2014–
0116]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
extension of a currently approved
collection of information.
AGENCY:
Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and
reinstatement of previously approved
collections. This document describes an
existing collection of information for 49
CFR part 574, Tire Identification and
Recordkeeping, for which NHTSA
intends to seek renewed OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the
docket number cited at the beginning of
this notice, and may be submitted 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,
M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
Holidays. Telephone: 1–800–647–2251.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the docket number for this
document. Please identify the collection
of information for which a comment is
provided by referencing the OMB
Control Number, 2127–0050. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0033]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden.
DATES: Written comments must be received on or before December 26,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Lisa Gavin, Office of Crash Avoidance
Standards (NVS-121), U.S. Department of Transportation, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, West Building, W43-432, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Email address:
lisa.gavin@dot.gov. Ms.
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Gavin's telephone number is (202) 366-9291.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Before a Federal agency can collect certain
information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). In compliance with these requirements,
this notice announces that the following information collection request
has been forwarded to OMB. A Federal Register notice soliciting
comments on the following information collection was published on May
27, 2014 (79 FR 30230). No comments were received on that notice.
Title: Recruitment and Debriefing of Human Subjects for Research
Related to Motor Vehicle Gear Selection Controls.
OMB Control Number: 2127--New.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Form Numbers: 1263 and 1264.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Abstract: The introduction of electronically-controlled
transmissions has allowed much greater freedom in the design of driver
interfaces, with the result that drivers are being confronted with new
and different types of gear selector controls--joysticks, push buttons,
rotary knobs, etc. This information collection is incidental to the
recruitment of participants for human-factors studies designed to
measure the ability of drivers to adapt to unfamiliar types of gear-
selection controls. There is no known published usability research
related to these new types of driver interfaces.
The proposed studies will examine driver response to non-
traditional gear selector configurations in routine and emergency
simulated driving scenarios, noting driver confusion, distraction and
unintended consequences due to the unconventional gear selector
configuration. The research method consists of driving simulations to
collect objective and subjective data about six different gear selector
types. Approximately 500 drivers will respond to the request for
participants. It is estimated that of the 500 respondents, 360 will
ultimately be recruited and participate. The estimated burden hours
were calculated for the pre- and post-experiment questionnaires and for
performing the driving tasks for the 500 respondents accordingly.
Participants will be tested individually in a driving simulator
located at the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (Volpe
Center), which will conduct this research under an Intra-Agency
Agreement (IAA) with NHTSA. The information being collected consists of
that required for scheduling appointments and for balancing the subject
sample across age groups, gender, and previous driving experience with
various motor vehicle gear selector configurations. The experimental
data will contain the demographic and past-experience descriptors for
each participant, but no personally identifiable information. During or
after the experimental sessions, participants may be queried regarding
their perceptions and preferences about various aspects of gear-
selection controls.
Affected Public: Participants for the driving simulator experiment
will be selected from a list of eligible individuals who reside in the
Boston area and have indicated to Volpe Center staff that they would
like to participate in this experiment. All participants will be asked
the same recruitment questions.
Respondents: Drivers with a valid driver license.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Number of Respondents Selected: 360.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 595 hours (1 hour and 38 minutes per
selected respondent and 3 minutes per respondent not selected.)
Frequency of Collection: One time.
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 Departments 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.95.
R. Ryan Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
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