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consummation of the control
transaction. (Pet. 10–11.) New York
Dock requires a railroad to give notice
of ‘‘proposed changes to be effected by
[a] transaction’’ when a railroad is
‘‘contemplating a change or changes in
its operations, services, facilities, or
equipment as a result of a transaction’’
that may affect employees. 360 I.C.C. at
77. The requirement under New York
Dock to provide such notice presumes,
however, that the carrier is capable of
making a ‘‘full and adequate statement’’
of the expected labor changes before the
transaction is consummated. Norfolk S.
Ry—Joint Control & Operating/Pooling
Agreements—Pan Am S. LLC (Pan Am
S.), FD 35147, slip op. at 16–17 (STB
served Mar. 10, 2009) (‘‘Because we see
no basis for negotiation of an
implementing agreement until
Applicants decide to implement labor
changes that are related to the
Transaction, we will not require that
Applicants commence negotiations
now.’’).
GWI states that it has not yet
determined whether or which
employees may be adversely affected,
but acknowledges that it would be
required to give 90-days’ notice and
negotiate before making changes in
operations, services, facilities, or
equipment,4 but that it would not
immediately terminate or displace any
HOG covered employees as a result of
the proposed transaction, and that HOG
would continue to honor all current
employment terms and conditions. (Pet.
10–11.) The Board will hold GWI to
these representations. Accordingly, GWI
will be required to proceed in good faith
under the notification and negotiation
provision of Article I, section 4 of the
New York Dock conditions before
implementing employment changes, but
it need not commence those
negotiations until it is capable of
making a full and adequate statement of
the expected changes. See Pan Am S.,
FD 35147, slip op. at 16–17. See also
Genesee & Wyo., Inc.—Acquis. of
Control Exemption—Providence &
Worcester R.R., FD 36064, slip op at 7
(STB served Dec. 16, 2016).
Environmental and Historical Reporting
This transaction is categorically
excluded from environmental review
under 49 CFR 1105.6(c)(2)(i) because it
will not result in any significant change
in carrier operations. Similarly, the
4 GWI states that none of HOG’s 15 current
employees are subject to collective bargaining
agreements, and thus there are no unions with
which to negotiate implementing agreements. (Id. at
10.) The Board notes that GWI will still be required
to complete any New York Dock negotiations
directly with affected HOG employees.
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transaction is exempt from the historic
reporting requirements under 49 CFR
1105.8(b)(3) because it will not
substantially change the level of
maintenance of railroad properties.
It is ordered:
1. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board
exempts GWI’s acquisition of control of
AWT and HOG from the prior approval
requirements of sections 11323–24
subject to the employee protective
conditions in New York Dock Railway—
Control—Brooklyn Eastern District
Terminal, 360 I.C.C. 60 (1979).
2. GWI must adhere to its statement
that existing joint line movements
between HOG and the GWI-affiliated
railroads will not be used to foreclose
vertical competition over efficient joint
line routes with unaffiliated carriers.
3. Notice will be published in the
Federal Register.
4. This exemption will be effective on
May 18, 2017.
and Agreement and to that end, may
consider matters properly before the
Board.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified
Carrier Registration Board of Directors at
(505) 827–4565.
Decided: April 12, 2017.
By the Board, Board Members Begeman,
Elliott, and Miller.
Rena Laws-Byrum,
Clearance Clerk.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
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Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier
Registration Plan Board of Directors
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier
Registration Plan Board of Directors
meeting.
AGENCY:
The meeting will be
held on April 28, 2017, from 1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
PLACE: The meetings will be open to the
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and via conference call. Those not
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STATUS: Open to the public, however,
the Board may vote to close portions of
the meeting to the public to deliberate
on matters involving confidential
commercial or financial information.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board
of Directors (the Board) will continue its
work in developing and implementing
the Unified Carrier Registration Plan
TIME AND DATE:
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Issued on: April 14, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2017–0002–N–13]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the proposed information
collection activity below. Before
submitting this information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than June 19, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the information collection activities
by mail to: Ms. Kim Toone, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Information Technology, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590. Commenters
requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt
of their respective comments must
include a self-addressed stamped
postcard stating, ‘‘Comments on OMB
Control Number 2130–XXXX,’’ and
should also include the title of the ICR.
Alternatively, comments may be faxed
to (202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–6497, or
emailed to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@
dot.gov. Please refer to the assigned
OMB control number in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
SUMMARY:
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Ms.
Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6132).
(This telephone number is not toll free.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested parties to
comment on the following summary of
the proposed information collection
activity regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activity is
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activity will have practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activity, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of the information
collection activity on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques and other forms of
information technology (e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses). See
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment will promote its efforts to
reduce the administrative and
paperwork burdens associated with the
collection of information that Federal
regulations mandate. In summary, FRA
reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) Reduce
reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (3) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of the
information collection activity FRA will
submit for OMB clearance:
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Title: Information and
Communications Technology Needs
Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 2130–XXXX.
Abstract: The purpose of this
information collection is to conduct a
needs assessment that will provide
information about how the railroading
worker population uses information and
communications technology (ICT). FRA
periodically conducts such context
assessments of the social, legal, and
policy barriers related to its mission. For
purposes of this study, ICT is defined as
technology and tools that people use to
share, distribute, and gather
information, and to communicate with
one another, one on one, or in groups.
FRA uses ICT to disseminate research
findings and to increase awareness of
safety education programs and other
FRA sponsored innovation projects. The
data gathered in this study will help
FRA and DOT attain the strategic goal
of improving safety in transportation by
providing information that will improve
and inform strategic communication
dissemination efforts to reach the
railroading population more efficiently
and successfully.
The proposed study is a needs
assessment designed to understand the
current state of railroading industry use
and application of ICT. As such, this
study asks broad questions about ICT.
The information will be useful to FRA’s
efforts to design how FRA uses ICT. The
main objectives in this study are to: (1)
Determine how Transportation, Yard,
and Engineer railroaders use ICT; (2)
identify ways to reach this population
with future ICT based education and
communication efforts; and (3) develop
baseline awareness data for FRA’s
research, development and technology
programs.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.169.
Affected Public: Railroad Union
Members.
Frequency of Submission: One time.
Reporting Burden:
Maximum number
of respondents
Time per
response
(minutes)
Total
annual
burden
in hours
1,533 .....................
20
511
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
1,533.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 511
hours.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs
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all interested parties that it may not
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is
not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Sarah L. Inderbitzin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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Office of Foreign Assets
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ACTION: Notice.
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The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
of one individual and one entity whose
property and interests in property are
blocked pursuant to Executive Order
13553 of September 28, 2010, ‘‘Blocking
Property of Certain Persons With
Respect to Serious Human Rights
Abuses by the Government of Iran and
Taking Certain Other Actions.’’
DATES: OFAC’s actions described in this
notice were effective on April 13, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Associate Director for Global Targeting,
tel.: 202–622–2420, Assistant Director
for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation,
tel.: 202–622–2490, Assistant Director
for Licensing, tel.: 202–622–2480, Office
of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief
Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.:
202–622–2410, Office of the General
Counsel, Department of the Treasury
(not toll free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Person List and additional
information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available from OFAC’s
Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac).
Notice of OFAC Actions
On April 13, 2017, OFAC blocked the
property and interests in property of the
following persons pursuant to Executive
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2017-0002-N-13]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the proposed
information collection activity below. Before submitting this
information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific
aspects of the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than June 19, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the information collection
activities by mail to: Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt of their
respective comments must include a self-addressed stamped postcard
stating, ``Comments on OMB Control Number 2130-XXXX,'' and should also
include the title of the ICR. Alternatively, comments may be faxed to
(202) 493-6216 or (202) 493-6497, or emailed to Ms. Toone at
Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Please refer to the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its
information collection submission to OMB for approval.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6132). (This telephone
number is not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days' notice to the public to allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB approval of the activities.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1),
1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA invites interested parties to comment on
the following summary of the proposed information collection activity
regarding: (1) Whether the information collection activity is necessary
for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether the
activity will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FRA's
estimates of the burden of the information collection activity,
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for FRA to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (4) ways
for FRA to minimize the burden of the information collection activity
on the public by automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques and other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses). See
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public comment will promote its
efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens associated
with the collection of information that Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments received will advance three
objectives: (1) Reduce reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it organizes
information collection requirements in a ``user-friendly'' format to
improve the use of such information; and (3) accurately assess the
resources expended to retrieve and produce information requested. See
44 U.S.C. 3501.
Below is a brief summary of the information collection activity FRA
will submit for OMB clearance:
Title: Information and Communications Technology Needs Assessment.
OMB Control Number: 2130-XXXX.
Abstract: The purpose of this information collection is to conduct
a needs assessment that will provide information about how the
railroading worker population uses information and communications
technology (ICT). FRA periodically conducts such context assessments of
the social, legal, and policy barriers related to its mission. For
purposes of this study, ICT is defined as technology and tools that
people use to share, distribute, and gather information, and to
communicate with one another, one on one, or in groups. FRA uses ICT to
disseminate research findings and to increase awareness of safety
education programs and other FRA sponsored innovation projects. The
data gathered in this study will help FRA and DOT attain the strategic
goal of improving safety in transportation by providing information
that will improve and inform strategic communication dissemination
efforts to reach the railroading population more efficiently and
successfully.
The proposed study is a needs assessment designed to understand the
current state of railroading industry use and application of ICT. As
such, this study asks broad questions about ICT. The information will
be useful to FRA's efforts to design how FRA uses ICT. The main
objectives in this study are to: (1) Determine how Transportation,
Yard, and Engineer railroaders use ICT; (2) identify ways to reach this
population with future ICT based education and communication efforts;
and (3) develop baseline awareness data for FRA's research, development
and technology programs.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.169.
Affected Public: Railroad Union Members.
Frequency of Submission: One time.
Reporting Burden:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
Time per annual
Maximum number of respondents response burden in
(minutes) hours
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1,533......................................... 20 511
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1,533.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 511 hours.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, and
a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Sarah L. Inderbitzin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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