82_FR_24877 82 FR 24775 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors

82 FR 24775 - Sunshine Act Meeting; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 102 (May 30, 2017)

Page Range24775-24775
FR Document2017-11179

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 30, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 24775]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11179]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration


Sunshine Act Meeting; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of 
Directors

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan board of directors 
meeting.

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TIME AND DATE: The meeting will be held on June 7, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. 
to 12:00 Noon, Mountain Daylight Time.

PLACE: The meetings will be open to the public at the Drury Plaza 
Hotel, 828 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501, and via conference 
call. Those not attending the meeting in person may call 1-877-422-
1931, passcode 2855443940, to listen and participate in the meeting.

STATUS: Open to the public.

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 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.

    Issued on: May 24, 2017.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017-11179 Filed 5-25-17; 11:15 am]
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                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            collect information on railroads’                     to the statutory mandate to implement
                                                                                                        implementation of positive train control              a positive train control (PTC) system is
                                                Federal Motor Carrier Safety                            (PTC) systems on a quarterly form                     complying with its Revised PTC
                                                Administration                                          entitled the Quarterly PTC Progress                   Implementation Plan (PTCIP). 49 U.S.C.
                                                                                                        Report Form (Form FRA F 6180.165).                    20157(c)(2). To enable FRA to meet this
                                                Sunshine Act Meeting; Unified Carrier                   On June 20, 2016, following the                       statutory mandate, the PTCEI Act
                                                Registration Plan Board of Directors                    required notice and comment period,                   requires railroads to provide
                                                AGENCY:  Federal Motor Carrier Safety                   including a public meeting with                       information to FRA that FRA
                                                Administration (FMCSA), DOT.                            industry stakeholders, OMB approved                   determines is necessary to adequately
                                                                                                        the Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form                conduct such compliance reviews. 49
                                                ACTION: Notice of Unified Carrier
                                                                                                        (Form FRA F 6180.165) for a period of                 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2).
                                                Registration Plan board of directors                                                                            Under its statutory and regulatory
                                                meeting.                                                12 months, expiring June 30, 2017. After
                                                                                                        OMB’s initial approval, FRA made three                investigative authorities, FRA currently
                                                                                                        minor modifications to Form FRA F                     requires, and seeks to continue
                                                TIME AND DATE:  The meeting will be held                                                                      requiring, each railroad subject to the
                                                on June 7, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00                6180.165, as described below. FRA
                                                                                                        sought public comment on the proposed                 PTC system mandate to submit
                                                Noon, Mountain Daylight Time.                                                                                 Quarterly PTC Progress Reports (Form
                                                                                                        revisions during a period of 60 days,
                                                PLACE: The meetings will be open to the                                                                       FRA F 6180.165) on its PTC system
                                                                                                        ending May 15, 2017. FRA requests
                                                public at the Drury Plaza Hotel, 828                                                                          implementation progress. See 49 U.S.C.
                                                                                                        regular processing and OMB
                                                Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, NM 87501,                                                                         20157(c)(2); see also 49 U.S.C. 20107; 49
                                                                                                        authorization for 3 years to collect the
                                                and via conference call. Those not                                                                            CFR 236.1009(h); 49 CFR 1.89.
                                                                                                        information on revised Form FRA F
                                                attending the meeting in person may                                                                           Specifically, in addition to the Annual
                                                                                                        6180.165, as identified below, beginning
                                                call 1–877–422–1931, passcode                                                                                 PTC Progress Report (Form FRA F
                                                                                                        30 days after publication of this notice.
                                                2855443940, to listen and participate in                                                                      6180.166) due each March 31 under 49
                                                the meeting.                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                                                                                                                                              U.S.C. 20157(c)(1), railroads must
                                                                                                        Robert Brogan, Office of Railroad Safety,
                                                STATUS: Open to the public.                                                                                   provide Quarterly PTC Progress Reports
                                                                                                        Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS–
                                                MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified                                                                         covering the preceding three-month
                                                                                                        21, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
                                                Carrier Registration Plan Board of                                                                            period and submit the completed Forms
                                                                                                        Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590                    to FRA on the dates in the following
                                                Directors (the Board) will continue its                 (telephone: (202) 493–6292) or Ms.
                                                work in developing and implementing                                                                           table until full PTC system
                                                                                                        Kimberly Toone, Office of Information                 implementation is completed:
                                                the Unified Carrier Registration Plan                   Technology, RAD–20, FRA, 1200 New
                                                and Agreement and to that end, may                      Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,
                                                consider matters properly before the                                                                                                               Due dates for
                                                                                                        Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)                         Coverage period               quarterly
                                                Board.                                                  493–6132). These telephone numbers                                                            reports
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:     Mr.                are not toll-free. Comments or questions
                                                                                                        about any aspect of this ICR should be                Q1   January 1–March 31 ......       April 30.
                                                Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified                                                                             Q2   April 1–June 30 .............   July 31.
                                                Carrier Registration Board of Directors at              directed to OMB’s Office of Information               Q3   July 1–September 30 ....        October 31.
                                                (505) 827–4565.                                         and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB                 Q4   October 1–December 31           January 31.
                                                  Issued on: May 24, 2017.                              Desk Officer.
                                                Larry W. Minor,                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Each railroad must submit its quarterly
                                                Associate Administrator, Office of Policy,
                                                                                                                                                              progress reports on Form FRA F
                                                                                                        I. Public Participation                               6180.165 using FRA’s Secure
                                                Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
                                                                                                          On March 14, 2017, FRA published a                  Information Repository (SIR) at https://
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–11179 Filed 5–25–17; 11:15 am]
                                                                                                        notice in the Federal Register seeking                sir.fra.dot.gov.
                                                BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
                                                                                                        public comment on proposed revisions                     FRA has determined that quarterly
                                                                                                        to its Quarterly PTC Progress Report                  reporting is necessary for FRA to
                                                                                                        Form (Form FRA F 6180.165 or Form).                   effectively monitor industry’s
                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                        82 FR 13717. The PRA and its                          implementation of PTC systems and to
                                                Federal Railroad Administration                         implementing regulations require                      meet the statutory mandate to conduct
                                                                                                        Federal agencies to provide 60-days’                  compliance reviews at least annually to
                                                [Docket No. FRA 2017–0002–N–18]                         notice to the public to solicit comment               ensure each railroad is complying with
                                                                                                        on information collection activities                  its Revised PTCIP. See 49 U.S.C.
                                                Agency Request for Regular                                                                                    20157(c)(2). The annual reports (which
                                                Processing of Collection of                             before seeking OMB’s approval,
                                                                                                        reinstatement, or renewal of those                    contain five more sections than the
                                                Information by the Office of                                                                                  quarterly reports) are due by March 31
                                                Management and Budget                                   activities. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5
                                                                                                        CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1),                      each year under the PTCEI Act and
                                                AGENCY: Federal Railroad                                1320.12(a). The comment period closed                 retrospectively describe railroads’ PTC
                                                Administration (FRA), Department of                     on May 15, 2017. FRA did not receive                  system implementation progress for the
                                                Transportation (DOT).                                   any comments in response to its March                 entire preceding calendar year. The
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                         14, 2017 notice.                                      quarterly reports, on the other hand,
                                                                                                                                                              show FRA individual railroad’s PTC
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                                                SUMMARY:  Under the Paperwork                           II. Background on the Quarterly PTC                   system implementation progress in as
                                                Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its                     Reporting Requirement                                 close to real time as possible for the
                                                implementing regulations, this                            The Positive Train Control                          current calendar year, enabling FRA to
                                                document provides notice that FRA is                    Enforcement and Implementation Act of                 identify railroads not on track to meet
                                                submitting an Information Collection                    2015 (PTCEI Act) requires FRA to                      the core implementation milestones
                                                Request (ICR) to the Office of                          conduct compliance reviews at least                   they set in their Revised PTCIPs. FRA
                                                Management and Budget (OMB) to                          annually to ensure each railroad subject              specifically chose quarterly reports in


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Document Created: 2018-11-08 08:55:05
Document Modified: 2018-11-08 08:55:05
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Unified Carrier Registration Plan board of directors meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held on June 7, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon, Mountain Daylight Time.
ContactMr. Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified Carrier Registration Board of Directors at (505) 827-4565.
FR Citation82 FR 24775 

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