80 FR 22263 - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Notice of Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 76 (April 21, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-09097 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 76 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 22263-22264] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09097] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology; Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Notice of Meeting AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, U.S. Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This notice announces, pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72-363; 5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS). The meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 19th from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. at the U.S. Department of Transportation, Room E37-302, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., [[Page 22264]] Washington, DC. Section 52011 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) directs the U.S. Department of Transportation to establish an Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., App. 2) to advise the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the quality, reliability, consistency, objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics and analyses collected, supported, or disseminated by the Bureau and the Department. The following is a summary of the draft meeting agenda: (1) USDOT Welcome and Introduction of Council Members; (2) Current BTS Activities and Issues; (3) BTS Portions of the GROW AMERICA Act; (4) BTS Research Activities; (5) Public Comments and Closing Remarks. Participation is open to the public. Members of the public who wish to participate must notify Annette Simpson at [email protected], not later than May 1, 2015. Members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting with the approval of Patricia Hu, Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Noncommittee members wishing to present oral statements or obtain information should contact Annette Simpson via email no later than May 1, 2015. Questions about the agenda or written comments may be emailed ([email protected]) or submitted by U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Attention: Annette Simpson, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room # E34-403, Washington, DC 20590, or faxed to (202) 366-3383. BTS requests that written comments be received by May 1, 2015. Access to the DOT Headquarters building is controlled therefore all persons who plan to attend the meeting must notify Annette Simpson at 202-366-0419 prior to May 1, 2015. Individuals attending the meeting must report to the main DOT entrance on New Jersey Avenue SE. for admission to the building. Attendance is open to the public, but limited space is available. Persons with a disability requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Annette Simpson at 202-366-0419 at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting. Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA and the General Services Administration regulations (41 CFR part 102-3) covering management of Federal advisory committees. Issued in Washington, DC, on the 15th day of April 2015. Rolf Schmitt, Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics. [FR Doc. 2015-09097 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P
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A Comment to OMB is most effective if Management Center, Room 10102 purging abandoned pipelines and
OMB receives it within 30 days of NEOB, 725 17th Street NW., require operators to notify PHMSA of
publication. Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: Desk each abandoned offshore pipeline
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of Officer for the U.S. Department of facility or each abandoned onshore
authority at 49 CFR 1.50. Transportation\PHMSA. pipeline facility that crosses over, under
• Email: Office of Information and or through a commercially navigable
Raymond R. Posten, Regulatory Affairs, OMB, at the waterway.
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. following email address: OIRA_ Affected Public: Operators of pipeline
[FR Doc. 2015–09081 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] Submission@omb.eop.gov. facilities (except master meter
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P Requests for a copy of the information operators).
collection should be directed to Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at Burden:
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 202–366–1319, by fax at 202–366–4566, Estimated number of responses: 92.
by email at cameron.satterthwaite@ Estimated annual burden hours:
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials dot.gov, or by mail at U.S. Department 1,372.
Safety Administration of Transportation, PHMSA, 1200 New Frequency of collection: On occasion.
[Docket No. PHMSA 2015–0003] Jersey Avenue SE., PHP–30, Comments are invited on:
Washington, DC 20590–0001. (a) The need for the renewal and
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
revision of these collections of
Activities 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal information for the proper performance
Regulations, requires PHMSA to provide of the functions of the agency, including
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
interested members of the public and whether the information will have
Materials Safety Administration
affected agencies an opportunity to practical utility;
(PHMSA), DOT. (b) The accuracy of the agency’s
ACTION: Notice and request for comment on information collection and
recordkeeping requests. This notice estimate of the burden of the proposed
comments. collection of information, including the
identifies an information collection
SUMMARY: On February 2, 2015, in request PHMSA will submit to OMB for validity of the methodology and
accordance with the Paperwork renewal. The following information is assumptions used;
Reduction Act of 1995, the Pipeline and (c) Ways to enhance the quality,
provided for each information
Hazardous Materials Safety utility, and clarity of the information to
collection: (1) Title of the information
Administration (PHMSA) published a be collected; and
collection; (2) OMB control number; (3)
notice in the Federal Register (80 FR (d) Ways to minimize the burden of
Current expiration date; (4) Type of
5617) inviting comments on an the collection of information on those
request; (5) Abstract of the information
information collection titled ‘‘Pipeline who are to respond, including the use
collection activity; (6) Description of
Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspection of appropriate automated, electronic,
affected public; (7) Estimate of total
and Notification of Abandoned mechanical, or other technological
annual reporting and recordkeeping
Underwater Pipelines’’ identified by collection techniques.
burden; and (8) Frequency of collection.
Office of Management and Budget PHMSA will request a 3-year term of Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16,
(OMB) control number 2137–0618. This approval for this information collection 2015, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
information collection will be expiring activity. PHMSA requests comments on 1.97.
on August 31, 2015. PHMSA will the following information collection: John A. Gale,
request an extension with no change for 1. Title: Pipeline Safety: Periodic Director, Office of Standards and
this information collection. Underwater Inspection and Notification Rulemaking.
PHMSA received no comments in of Abandoned Underwater Pipelines. [FR Doc. 2015–09094 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am]
response to that notice. PHMSA is OMB Control Number: 2137–0618. BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
publishing this notice to provide the Current Expiration Date: 8/31/2015.
public with an additional 30 days to Type of Request: Renewal of a
comment on the renewal of this currently approved information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
information collection and announce collection.
that the Information Collection will be Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Abstract: The Federal pipeline safety
submitted to OMB for approval. Research and Technology; Advisory
regulations at 49 CFR 192.612 and
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
Council on Transportation Statistics;
195.413 require operators to conduct
submit comments on or before May 21, Notice of Meeting
appropriate periodic underwater
2015 to be assured of consideration. inspections in the Gulf of Mexico and AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: its inlets. If an operator discovers that Statistics, U.S. Department of
Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366– its underwater pipeline is exposed or Transportation.
1246, by email at angela.dow@dot.gov, poses a hazard to navigation, among ACTION: Notice.
by fax at 202–366–4566, or by mail at other remedial actions such as marking
U.S. Department of Transportation, and reburial in some cases, the operator This notice announces, pursuant to
PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., must contact the National Response section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
PHP–30, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Center by telephone within 24 hours of Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72–363;
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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments discovery and report the location of the 5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the
identified by the docket number exposed pipeline. Advisory Council on Transportation
PHMSA–2015–0003 by any of the PHMSA’s regulations for reporting the Statistics (ACTS). The meeting will be
following methods: abandonment of underwater pipelines held on Tuesday, May 19th from 8:30
• Fax: 1–202–395–5806. can be found at §§ 192.727 and 195.59. a.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. at the U.S.
• Mail: Office of Information and These provisions contain certain Department of Transportation, Room
Regulatory Affairs, Records requirements for disconnecting and E37–302, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
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Washington, DC. Section 52011 of the Issued in Washington, DC, on the 15th day Instructions: Identify docket number,
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st of April 2015. DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning
Century Act (MAP–21) directs the U.S. Rolf Schmitt, of your comments, and send two copies.
Department of Transportation to Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation To receive confirmation that DOT
establish an Advisory Council on Statistics. received your comments, include a self-
Transportation Statistics subject to the [FR Doc. 2015–09097 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am] addressed stamped postcard. Internet
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P users may access all comments received
U.S.C., App. 2) to advise the Bureau of by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov.
Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the All comments are posted electronically
quality, reliability, consistency, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION without charge or edits, including any
objectivity, and relevance of personal information provided.
transportation statistics and analyses Bureau of Transportation Statistics Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
collected, supported, or disseminated by the electronic form of all comments
the Bureau and the Department. The [Docket DOT–OST–2014–0031 BTS
received into any of our dockets by the
following is a summary of the draft Paperwork Reduction Notice]
name of the individual submitting the
meeting agenda: (1) USDOT Welcome Agency Information Collection; comment (or signing the comment, if
and Introduction of Council Members; Activity Under OMB Review; submitted on behalf of an association,
(2) Current BTS Activities and Issues; Submission of Audit Reports—Part 248 business, labor union, etc.). You may
(3) BTS Portions of the GROW review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
AMERICA Act; (4) BTS Research AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statement in the Federal Register
Activities; (5) Public Comments and Statistics (BTS), DOT. published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
Closing Remarks. Participation is open ACTION: Notice. 19477–78) or you may visit http://
to the public. DocketInfo.dot.gov.
Members of the public who wish to SUMMARY: In compliance with the Docket: For access to the docket to
participate must notify Annette Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, read background documents or
Simpson at annette.simpson.@dot.gov, Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of comments received, go to http://
not later than May 1, 2015. Members of Transportation Statistics invites the www.regulations.gov. or the street
the public may present oral statements general public, industry and other address listed above. Follow the online
at the meeting with the approval of governmental parties to comment on the instructions for accessing the dockets.
Patricia Hu, Director of the Bureau of continuing need for and usefulness of
Transportation Statistics. Noncommittee BTS requiring U.S. large certificated air Electronic Access
members wishing to present oral carriers to submit two true and complete You may access comments received
statements or obtain information should copies of its annual audit that is made for this notice at http://
contact Annette Simpson via email no by an independent public accountant. If www.regulations.gov, by searching
later than May 1, 2015. a carrier does not have an annual audit, docket DOT–OST–2014–0031.
Questions about the agenda or written the carrier must file a statement that no FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comments may be emailed audit has been performed. Comments
(Annette.Simpson@dot.gov) or Jeff.gorham@dot.gov, Office of Airline
are requested concerning whether (1) Information, RTS–42, Room E34, Bureau
submitted by U.S. Mail to: U.S. the audit reports are needed by BTS and
Department of Transportation, Office of of Transportation Statistics, 1200 New
DOT; (2) BTS accurately estimated the Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
the Assistant Secretary for Research and reporting burden; (3) there are other
Technology, Bureau of Transportation 20590–0001.
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
Statistics, Attention: Annette Simpson, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
clarity of the information collected; and OMB Approval No. 2138–0004.
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room # (4) there are ways to minimize reporting
E34–403, Washington, DC 20590, or Title: Submission of Audit Reports—
burden, including the use of automated Part 248.
faxed to (202) 366–3383. BTS requests collection techniques or other forms of
that written comments be received by Form No.: None.
information technology. Type of Review: Extension of a
May 1, 2015. Access to the DOT
DATES: Written comments should be currently approved collection.
Headquarters building is controlled
therefore all persons who plan to attend submitted by June 22, 2015. Respondents: Large certificated air
the meeting must notify Annette ADDRESSES: You may submit comments carriers.
Simpson at 202–366–0419 prior to May identified by DOT Docket ID Number Number of Respondents: 63.
1, 2015. Individuals attending the DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the Number of Responses: 63.
meeting must report to the main DOT following methods: Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
entrance on New Jersey Avenue SE. for Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Needs and Uses: BTS collects
admission to the building. Attendance is http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the independent audited financial reports
open to the public, but limited space is online instructions for submitting from U.S. certificated air carriers.
available. Persons with a disability comments. Carriers not having an annual audit
requiring special services, such as an Mail: Docket Services: U.S. must file a statement that no such audit
interpreter for the hearing impaired, Department of Transportation, 1200 has been performed. In lieu of the audit
should contact Annette Simpson at 202– New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building report, BTS will accept the annual
366–0419 at least seven calendar days Ground Floor, Room W12–140, report submitted to the stockholders.
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prior to the meeting. Washington, DC 20590–0001. The audited reports are needed by the
Notice of this meeting is provided in Hand Delivery or Courier: West Department of Transportation as (1) a
accordance with the FACA and the Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, means to monitor an air carrier’s
General Services Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between continuing fitness to operate, (2)
regulations (41 CFR part 102–3) 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,Monday through reference material used by analysts in
covering management of Federal Friday, except Federal holidays. examining foreign route cases (3)
advisory committees. Fax: 202–366–3383. reference material used by analyst in
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