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unnecessary delay in the transportation
of hazardous materials, and are
therefore preempted with respect to all
drivers of motor vehicles that are
transporting hazardous materials. The
agency also finds that the California
meal and rest break requirements are
preempted with respect to drivers of
motor vehicles that are transporting
Division 1.1, 1.2, or 1.3 explosive
material and are subject to the
attendance requirements of 49 CFR
397.5(a), because it is not possible for a
motor carrier employer’s drivers to
comply with the off-duty requirement of
the California rule and the federal
attendance requirement. Finally, the
California meal and rest break
requirements are preempted as to motor
carriers who are required to file a
security plan under 49 CFR 172.800,
and who have filed security plans
requiring constant attendance of
hazardous materials.
VI. Petition for Reconsideration/
Judicial Review
In accordance with 49 CFR
107.211(a), any person aggrieved by this
determination may file a petition for
reconsideration within 20 days of
publication of this determination in the
Federal Register. If a petition for
reconsideration is filed within 20 days
of publication in the Federal Register,
the decision by PHMSA’s Chief Counsel
on the petition for reconsideration
becomes PHMSA’s final agency action
with respect to the person requesting
reconsideration. See 49 CFR 107.211(d).
If a person does not request
reconsideration in a timely fashion, then
this determination is PHMSA’s final
agency action as to that person, as of the
date of publication in the Federal
Register.
Any person who wishes to seek
judicial review of a preemption
determination must do so by filing a
petition for review in the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit, or in the United
States Court of Appeals for the circuit in
which the petitioner resides or has its
principal place of business, within 60
days after the determination becomes
final with respect to the filing party. See
49 U.S.C. 5127(a).
The filing of a petition for
reconsideration is not a prerequisite to
seeking judicial review of this decision
under 49 U.S.C. 5127(a).
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
14, 2018.
Paul J. Roberti,
Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2018–0020 (Notice No.
2018–13)]
Hazardous Materials: Information
Collection Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
PHMSA invites comments on a new
information collection pertaining to
hazardous materials transportation for
which PHMSA intends to request from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). PHMSA received five comments
in response to the 60-Day Notice, all of
which were outside the scope of this
information collection request.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
regarding the burden estimate,
including suggestions for reducing the
burden, identified by Docket No.
PHMSA–2018–0020 (Notice No. 2018–
13), by any of the following methods:
• Mail: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Attention:
Desk Officer for DOT–PHMSA, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
• Fax: 202–395–5806.
• Email to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov.
We invite comments on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) 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.
Docket: For access to the dockets to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Andrews or Shelby Geller,
Standards and Rulemaking Division,
(202) 366–8553, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
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Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
Section
1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) requires PHMSA to
provide interested members of the
public and affected agencies an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests.
This notice identifies a new information
collect request that PHMSA will be
submitting to OMB. This information
collection will be contained in 49 CFR
171.6 of the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171–
180). PHMSA will revise burden
estimates, where appropriate, to reflect
current reporting levels or adjustments
based on changes in proposed or final
rules published once the information
collection is approved. The following
information is provided for this
information collection: (1) Title of the
information collection; (2) summary of
the information collection activity; (3)
description of affected public; (4)
estimate of total annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden; and (5)
frequency of collection. PHMSA will
request a 3-year approval for this
information collection activity and will
publish a notice in the Federal Register
upon OMB’s approval. PHMSA requests
comments on the following information
collection:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Department’s commitment to improving
service delivery. Qualitative feedback is
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insight into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
opinions, experiences, and expectations,
as well as an early warning of issues
with service or focus attention on areas
where communication, training, or
changes in operations might improve
delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing,
collaborative, and actionable
communications between PHMSA and
customers and stakeholders. It will also
allow feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program
management. Feedback or information
collected under this generic clearance
will provide useful information, but it
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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will not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
The Department will submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary.
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government.
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies.
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future.
• Personally identifiable information
is collected only to the extent necessary
and is not retained.
• Information gathered is intended to
be used only internally for general
service improvement and program
management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the
Department (if released, the Department
must indicate the qualitative nature of
the information).
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Type of Review: New.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,000.
Estimated Annual Responses: 6,000.
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
3,000.
Frequency of Collection: One-time
requirement.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
17, 2018.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator of Hazardous
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service
Prompt Payment Interest Rate;
Contract Disputes Act
Bureau of the Fiscal Service,
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
For the period beginning July
1, 2018, and ending on December 31,
2018, the prompt payment interest rate
is 31⁄2 per centum per annum.
DATES: July 1, 2018 to December 31,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may
be mailed to: E-Commerce Division,
Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 401 14th
Street SW, Room 306F, Washington, DC
20227. Comments or inquiries may also
be emailed to PromptPayment@
fiscal.treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas M. Burnum, E-Commerce
Division, (202) 874–6430; or Thomas
Kearns, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the
Chief Counsel, (202) 874–7036.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agency
that has acquired property or service
from a business concern and has failed
to pay for the complete delivery of
property or service by the required
payment date shall pay the business
concern an interest penalty. 31 U.S.C.
3902(a). The Contract Disputes Act of
1978, Sec. 12, Public Law 95–563, 92
Stat. 2389, and the Prompt Payment Act,
31 U.S.C. 3902(a), provide for the
calculation of interest due on claims at
the rate established by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury has the
authority to specify the rate by which
the interest shall be computed for
interest payments under section 12 of
the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 and
under the Prompt Payment Act. Under
the Prompt Payment Act, if an interest
penalty is owed to a business concern,
the penalty shall be paid regardless of
whether the business concern requested
payment of such penalty. 31 U.S.C.
SUMMARY:
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3902(c)(1). Agencies must pay the
interest penalty calculated with the
interest rate, which is in effect at the
time the agency accrues the obligation
to pay a late payment interest penalty.
31 U.S.C. 3902(a). ‘‘The interest penalty
shall be paid for the period beginning
on the day after the required payment
date and ending on the date on which
payment is made.’’ 31 U.S.C. 3902(b).
Therefore, notice is given that the
Secretary of the Treasury has
determined that the rate of interest
applicable for the period beginning July
1, 2018, and ending on December 31,
2018, is 31⁄2 per centum per annum.
David A. Lebryk,
Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–20535 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (OFAC) is publishing an update
to the identifying information of a
person currently included in the
Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons List. All property and
interests in property subject to U.S.
jurisdiction of this person are blocked,
and U.S. persons are generally
prohibited from engaging in transactions
with this person.
SUMMARY:
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: 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; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202–622–4855;
or the Department of the Treasury’s
Office of the General Counsel: Office of
the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets
Control), tel.: 202–622–2410.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and additional
information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC’s
website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2018-0020 (Notice No. 2018-13)]
Hazardous Materials: Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA
invites comments on a new information collection pertaining to
hazardous materials transportation for which PHMSA intends to request
from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). PHMSA received five
comments in response to the 60-Day Notice, all of which were outside
the scope of this information collection request.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments regarding the burden estimate,
including suggestions for reducing the burden, identified by Docket No.
PHMSA-2018-0020 (Notice No. 2018-13), by any of the following methods:
Mail: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for DOT-PHMSA, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Fax: 202-395-5806.
Email to [email protected].
We invite comments on: (1) 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; (2) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) 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.
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Andrews or Shelby Geller,
Standards and Rulemaking Division, (202) 366-8553, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) requires PHMSA to provide interested members of the
public and affected agencies an opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests. This notice identifies a new
information collect request that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB. This
information collection will be contained in 49 CFR 171.6 of the
Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171-180). PHMSA will
revise burden estimates, where appropriate, to reflect current
reporting levels or adjustments based on changes in proposed or final
rules published once the information collection is approved. The
following information is provided for this information collection: (1)
Title of the information collection; (2) summary of the information
collection activity; (3) description of affected public; (4) estimate
of total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden; and (5) frequency
of collection. PHMSA will request a 3-year approval for this
information collection activity and will publish a notice in the
Federal Register upon OMB's approval. PHMSA requests comments on the
following information collection:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Abstract: The information collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Department's commitment to improving
service delivery. Qualitative feedback is information that provides
useful insights on perceptions and opinions, not statistical surveys
that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the
population of study. This feedback will provide insight into customer
or stakeholder perceptions, opinions, experiences, and expectations, as
well as an early warning of issues with service or focus attention on
areas where communication, training, or changes in operations might
improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow
for ongoing, collaborative, and actionable communications between PHMSA
and customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to
contribute directly to the improvement of program management. Feedback
or information collected under this generic clearance will provide
useful information, but it
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will not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population.
The Department will submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary.
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government.
The collections are non-controversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies.
Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future.
Personally identifiable information is collected only to
the extent necessary and is not retained.
Information gathered is intended to be used only
internally for general service improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release outside of the Department (if
released, the Department must indicate the qualitative nature of the
information).
This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not
be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to
yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time
or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more
rigorous designs that address: The target population to which
generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements
or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the
expected response rate, methods for assessing potential nonresponse
bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study. Depending
on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, such
collections may still be eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
Type of Review: New.
Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and
organizations, State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Estimated Annual Responses: 6,000.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,000.
Frequency of Collection: One-time requirement.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September 17, 2018.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-20521 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am]
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