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collection as part of a Federal
Government-wide effort to streamline
the process for seeking feedback from
the public on service delivery.
Under the auspices of Executive
Order 12862, Setting Customer Service
Standards, SSA conducts multiple
satisfaction surveys each year. This
proposed information collection activity
provides a means to garner qualitative
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner, in
accordance with SSA’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
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 SSA and our customers and
stakeholders.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: Timeliness;
appropriateness; accuracy of
information; courtesy; efficiency of
service delivery; and resolution of
issues with service delivery. We will
assess responses to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If we do not collect this information, we
would not have access to vital feedback
from customers and stakeholders on
SSA’s services.
We will only submit a collection for
approval under this generic clearance if
it meets the following conditions: (1)
The collections are voluntary; (2) 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; (3) the collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies; (4)
any collection 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; (5)
we collect personally identifiable
information (PII) only to the extent
necessary and we do not retain it; (6) we
will use information gathered only
internally for general service
improvement and program management
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purposes and we will not release it
outside of the agency; (7) we will not
use information we gather for the
purpose of substantially informing
influential policy decisions; and (8)
information we gather will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
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.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private. The respondents are
recipients of SSA services (including
most members of the public),
professionals, and individuals who
work on behalf of SSA beneficiaries.
Type of Request: Extension of an
OMB-approved information collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households, businesses and
organizations, State, Local or Tribal
government.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 5,454,212.
Below we provide projected average
estimates for the next three years:
Annual Respondents: 1,818,404.
Annual Responses: 1,818,404.
Frequency of Response: Once per
request.
Average Minutes per Response: 13
minutes (12.6912).
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Estimated Annual Burden: 384,629
hours.
Dated: September 4, 2020.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 167 (Sub–No. 1189X)]
Consolidated Rail Corporation—
Abandonment Exemption—in Hudson
County, N.J.
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice of Availability of the
Draft Supplemental Environmental
Assessment and request for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is hereby given of the
availability of the Draft Supplemental
Environmental Assessment.
DATES: The Draft Supplemental
Environmental Assessment will be
available for public review and
comment on September 10, 2020.
Comments are due on October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this Draft
Supplemental Environmental
Assessment should be submitted
electronically on the STB’s website:
https://prod.stb.gov. Please refer to
Docket No. AB 167 (Sub–No. 1189X) in
all comments submitted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adam Assenza, 202–245–0301,
Adam.Assenza@stb.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
September 10, 2020, the Surface
Transportation Board’s (Board) Office of
Environmental Analysis (OEA) issued a
Draft Supplemental Environmental
Assessment (DSEA) in the pending railline abandonment proceeding,
Consolidated Rail CorporationAbandonment Exemption-in Hudson
County, N.J., Docket No. AB 167 (Sub–
No. 1189X), in which Conrail seeks
authority to abandon the Harsimus
Branch, a 1.36-mile rail line in Jersey
City, N.J. Following the issuance of a
Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) in
2009, the Board stayed the
abandonment proceeding for several
years while the parties litigated
jurisdictional issues in court. The DSEA
updates and addresses changed
circumstances and new information
since the issuance of the Draft EA,
responds to comments on the Draft EA,
and provides further opportunity for
public comment on environmental
issues under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
SUMMARY:
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(historic issues are being considered in
a separate process). Comments on the
DSEA may be submitted electronically
through the Board’s website and are due
on October 19, 2020.
Following receipt of comments on
this DSEA, OEA will prepare and issue
a Final EA. The issuance of the Final EA
will conclude the NEPA review process
for this abandonment proceeding. Once
OEA completes both the Section 106
process and the NEPA review, the Board
will consider the recommendations
from OEA concerning the effects of the
proposed abandonment on the
environment and historic resources, will
balance that information with the
transportation merits of the proceeding,
and will issue a final decision
approving, denying, or approving with
the imposition of conditions a grant of
abandonment authority to Conrail.
Dated: September 8, 2020.
By the Board, Victoria Ruston, Director,
Office of Environmental Analysis.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Drone Advisory Committee (DAC);
Notice of Public Meeting
Federal Aviation
Administration, Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Drone Advisory
Committee.
The meeting will be held on
October 22, 2020, between 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Requests for reasonable
accommodations must be received by
October 8, 2020.
Requests to submit written materials
to be reviewed during the meeting must
be received no later than October 15,
2020.
DATES:
The meeting will be held
virtually. Members of the public who
wish to observe the virtual meeting can
access the livestream from either of the
following FAA social media platforms
on the day of the event, https://
www.facebook.com/FAA or https://
www.youtube.com/FAAnews. For copies
of meeting minutes along with all other
information please visit the DAC
internet website at https://www.faa.gov/
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I. Background
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments on
the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection
The DAC was created under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), in accordance with Title 5 of
the United States Code (5 U.S.C. App.
2) to provide the FAA with advice on
key UAS integration issues by helping
to identify challenges and prioritize
improvements.
At the meeting, the agenda will cover
the following topics:
• Official Statement of the Designated
Federal Officer
• Approval of the Agenda and Previous
Meeting Minutes
• Opening Remarks
• FAA Update
• Industry-Led Technical Topics
• New Business/Agenda Topics
• Closing Remarks
• Adjourn
Additional details will be posted on
the DAC internet website address listed
in the ADDRESSES section at least 15
days in advance of the meeting.
III. Public Participation
SUMMARY:
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Erik W. Amend,
Manager, Executive Office, AUS–10, Federal
Aviation Administration.
II. Agenda
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ADDRESSES:
uas/programs_partnerships/drone_
advisory_committee/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Kolb, UAS Stakeholder & Committee
Liaison, Federal Aviation
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, at gary.kolb@faa.gov or
202–267–4441. Any committee related
request or request for reasonable
accommodations should be sent to the
person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The meeting will be open to the
public and livestreamed. Members of
the public who wish to observe the
virtual meeting can access the
livestream from either of the following
FAA social media platforms on the day
of the event, https://www.facebook.com/
FAA or https://www.youtube.com/
FAAnews. The U.S. Department of
Transportation is committed to
providing equal access to this meeting
for all participants. If you need
alternative formats or services because
of a disability, such as sign language,
interpretation, or other ancillary aids,
please contact the person listed in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section by October 8, 2020.
The FAA is not accepting oral
presentations at this meeting due to
time constraints. Written statements
submitted by the deadline will be
provided to the DAC members before
the meeting. Any member of the public
may submit a written statement to the
committee at any time.
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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2020–0013]
Correction
In Notice document 2020–15020,
appearing on pages 42065–42066, in the
issue of Monday July 13, 2020, make the
following correction:
On page 42065, in the second column,
in the heading ‘‘DATES:’’, the date
reading ‘‘July 13, 2020’’ should read
‘‘September 11, 2020’’.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–20]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before
submitting this ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
to Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer at email:
hodan.wells@dot.gov or telephone: (202)
493–0440. Please refer to the assigned
OMB control number in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2020-20081]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 167 (Sub-No. 1189X)]
Consolidated Rail Corporation--Abandonment Exemption--in Hudson
County, N.J.
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplemental Environmental
Assessment and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the availability of the Draft
Supplemental Environmental Assessment.
DATES: The Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment will be
available for public review and comment on September 10, 2020. Comments
are due on October 19, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment
should be submitted electronically on the STB's website: https://prod.stb.gov. Please refer to Docket No. AB 167 (Sub-No. 1189X) in all
comments submitted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Assenza, 202-245-0301,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 10, 2020, the Surface
Transportation Board's (Board) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA)
issued a Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (DSEA) in the
pending rail-line abandonment proceeding, Consolidated Rail
Corporation-Abandonment Exemption-in Hudson County, N.J., Docket No. AB
167 (Sub-No. 1189X), in which Conrail seeks authority to abandon the
Harsimus Branch, a 1.36-mile rail line in Jersey City, N.J. Following
the issuance of a Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) in 2009, the
Board stayed the abandonment proceeding for several years while the
parties litigated jurisdictional issues in court. The DSEA updates and
addresses changed circumstances and new information since the issuance
of the Draft EA, responds to comments on the Draft EA, and provides
further opportunity for public comment on environmental issues under
the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
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(historic issues are being considered in a separate process). Comments
on the DSEA may be submitted electronically through the Board's website
and are due on October 19, 2020.
Following receipt of comments on this DSEA, OEA will prepare and
issue a Final EA. The issuance of the Final EA will conclude the NEPA
review process for this abandonment proceeding. Once OEA completes both
the Section 106 process and the NEPA review, the Board will consider
the recommendations from OEA concerning the effects of the proposed
abandonment on the environment and historic resources, will balance
that information with the transportation merits of the proceeding, and
will issue a final decision approving, denying, or approving with the
imposition of conditions a grant of abandonment authority to Conrail.
Dated: September 8, 2020.
By the Board, Victoria Ruston, Director, Office of Environmental
Analysis.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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