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Total annual
burden
hours
Total cost
equivalent 2
10 minutes ........................
10 minutes ........................
117
3
6,903
360
100 updated records ........
1 hour ...............................
100
7,700
222,386 responses ...........
N/A ....................................
49,761
4,303,437
Respondent universe
Total annual
responses
Average time per
response
—(f) Written waiver of right to hearing .................
—(g) Revocation of certification based on information that another railroad has done so.
—(j) Placing relevant information in record prior
to suspending certification/convening hearing.
48,500 conductors ...
765 railroads ............
700 written waivers ...........
15 revoked certifications ...
765 railroads ............
Totals .............................................................
765 railroads ............
CFR section 1
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
222,386.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
49,761 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $4,303,437.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that a
respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of
information that does not display a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020–28832 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–37]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), 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, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On October 16, 2020,
SUMMARY:
1 The current inventory exhibits a total burden of
856,406 hours while the total burden of this notice
is 49,761 hours. FRA determined some of the
burdens were outdated and already completed.
Other burdens were not derived from PRA
requirements, thus leading to the increased figures
in the current inventory, which were decreased
accordingly in this notice. Also, totals may not add
due to rounding.
2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
Surface Transportation Board’s Full Year Wage A&B
data series using the appropriate employee group
hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent
overhead charge.
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FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
Federal Railroad Administration,
telephone: (202) 493–0440, email:
Hodan.wells@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On October 16, 2020,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 85 FR 65899. FRA
received no comments related to the
proposed collection of information.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve the proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983
(Aug. 29, 1995). OMB believes the 30day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug.
29, 1995). Therefore, respondents
should submit their respective
comments to OMB within 30 days of
publication to best ensure having their
full effect.
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Comments are invited on the
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of
the burden of the information collection
activities, 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 to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Safety and Health Requirements
Related to Camp Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0595.
Abstract: Subparts C and E of 49 CFR
part 228 address the construction of
railroad-provided sleeping quarters
(camp cars) and set certain safety and
health requirements for such camp cars.
Specifically, subpart E of part 228
prescribes minimum safety and health
requirements for camp cars that a
railroad provides as sleeping quarters to
any of its train employees, signal
employees, and dispatching service
employees (covered-service employees)
and individuals employed to maintain
its right-of-way. Subpart E requires
railroad-provided camp cars to be clean,
safe, and sanitary, and be equipped with
indoor toilets, potable water, and other
features to protect the health of car
occupants. Subpart C of part 228
prohibits a railroad from positioning a
camp car intended for occupancy by
individuals employed to maintain the
railroad’s right-of-way in the immediate
vicinity of a switching or humping yard
that handles railcars containing
hazardous materials. Generally, the
requirements of subparts C and E of part
228 are intended to provide coveredservice employees an opportunity for
rest free from the interruptions caused
by noise under the control of the
railroad.
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The information collected under this
rule is used by FRA to ensure railroads
operating camp cars comply with all the
requirements mandated in this
regulation to protect the health and
safety of camp car occupants.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 1 railroad.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
6,125.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 994
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $74,440.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that a
respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of
information that does not display a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020–28830 Filed 12–29–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund
Notice of Information Collection and
Request for Public Comment
Notice and request for public
comment.
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of the
Treasury, as part of a continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995. Currently, the Community
Development Financial Institutions
(CDFI) Fund, Department of the
Treasury, is soliciting comments
concerning: The Capital Magnet Fund
(CMF) Application (Application), and
reporting and record retention
requirements of the CMF Annual
Performance Report (CMF Performance
Report). Both the Application and CMF
Performance Report are online forms
submitted through the CDFI Fund’s
Award Management Information System
(AMIS).
SUMMARY:
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Written comments must be
received on or before March 1, 2021 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments via
email to Daniel Aiello, Program
Manager for the Capital Magnet Fund,
CDFI Fund at cmf@cdfi.treas.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Aiello, CMF Program Manager,
CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the
Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20220, (202) 653–
0421 (not a toll-free number), or cmf@
cdfi.treas.gov. Other information
regarding the CDFI Fund and its
programs may be obtained on the CDFI
Fund website at https://
www.cdfifund.gov. Two documents are
provided to aid the public in providing
comments requested by this Notice. The
CMF Application Template, which
presents the questions that will
comprise the online Application,
includes substantive revisions relative
to the existing Application. The
proposed revisions relative to the
existing Application are highlighted in
yellow in the CMF Application
Template. The CMF Performance Report
Data Points presents the information
proposed to be collected in the online
CMF Performance Report. Substantive
changes being made to the CMF
Performance Report are highlighted in
blue in this document, and a list of
proposed deletions is also included.
Both documents may be obtained from
the CMF program page of the CDFI Fund
website at https://www.cdfifund.gov/
cmf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Capital Magnet Fund
Application; Capital Magnet Fund
Performance Report.
OMB Number: 1559–0036.
Abstract: The Capital Magnet Fund
was established through the Housing
and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
(Pub. L. 110–289) or HERA, as a
competitive grant program administered
by the CDFI Fund. Through CMF, the
CDFI Fund provides financial assistance
grants to Certified Community
Development Financial Institutions
(CDFIs) and qualified Nonprofit
Organizations with the development or
management of Affordable Housing, as
defined in 12 CFR part 1807, as one of
their principal purposes. Capitalized
terms not defined in this Notice (other
than titles) have the meaning set forth
in the CMF Interim Rule (12 CFR part
1807). CMF awards must be used to
attract private financing for and increase
investment in: (i) The Development,
Preservation, Rehabilitation, and
Purchase of Affordable Housing for
primarily Extremely Low-, Very Low-,
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and Low-Income Families; and (ii)
Economic Development Activities
which, in conjunction with Affordable
Housing Activities will implement a
Concerted Strategy to stabilize or
revitalize a Low-Income Area or an
Underserved Rural Area.
CMF Award Recipients are selected
through a competitive process involving
a careful review of their Application for
program funding. The Application
requires the submission of quantitative
data and narrative responses for three
parts: (1) Business and Leveraging
Strategy, (2) Community Impact, and (3)
Organizational Capacity. The Award
selection process is defined in the
Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
for each funding round.
CMF Award Recipients enter into
Assistance Agreements with the CDFI
Fund that set forth required terms and
conditions of the Award, including
reporting and data collection
requirements. The Assistance
Agreement requires the submission of
an annual CMF Performance Report.
The information collected in the CMF
Performance Report is reviewed to
ensure the Recipient’s compliance with
its Performance Goals and contractual
obligations, as well as the overall
performance of the program.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
130 (Application); 250 (CMF
Performance Report).
Estimated Annual Time per
Respondent: 120 hours (Application); 20
hours (CMF Performance Report).
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
15,600 hours (Application); 5,000 hours
(CMF Performance Report).
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this Notice
will be summarized and/or included in
the request for Office of Management
and Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record and
may be published on the CDFI Fund
website at https://www.cdfifund.gov.
CMF Application
The CDFI Fund is seeking input on
the content of the proposed Application
with regard to the following: (a) Is the
collection of information as proposed
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility in evaluating
Applications; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden related
to the collection of information; (c) ways
to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of technology; and (e) estimates of
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 86647-86648]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-28830]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2020-0027-N-37]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding
the Information Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the information collection and its expected burden. On
October 16, 2020, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for
public comment on the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
January 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find the particular ICR by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory
Analysis Division, Federal Railroad Administration, telephone: (202)
493-0440, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
issue two notices seeking public comment on information collection
activities before OMB may approve paperwork packages. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 1320.12. On October 16, 2020, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 85 FR 65899. FRA
received no comments related to the proposed collection of information.
Before OMB decides whether to approve the proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. Federal law
requires OMB to approve or disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and
60 days after the 30-day notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5
CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). OMB
believes the 30-day notice informs the regulated community to file
relevant comments and affords the agency adequate time to digest public
comments before it renders a decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995).
Therefore, respondents should submit their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the following ICR regarding: (1) Whether
the information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden of
the information collection activities, 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 to minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
The summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Safety and Health Requirements Related to Camp Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0595.
Abstract: Subparts C and E of 49 CFR part 228 address the
construction of railroad-provided sleeping quarters (camp cars) and set
certain safety and health requirements for such camp cars.
Specifically, subpart E of part 228 prescribes minimum safety and
health requirements for camp cars that a railroad provides as sleeping
quarters to any of its train employees, signal employees, and
dispatching service employees (covered-service employees) and
individuals employed to maintain its right-of-way. Subpart E requires
railroad-provided camp cars to be clean, safe, and sanitary, and be
equipped with indoor toilets, potable water, and other features to
protect the health of car occupants. Subpart C of part 228 prohibits a
railroad from positioning a camp car intended for occupancy by
individuals employed to maintain the railroad's right-of-way in the
immediate vicinity of a switching or humping yard that handles railcars
containing hazardous materials. Generally, the requirements of subparts
C and E of part 228 are intended to provide covered-service employees
an opportunity for rest free from the interruptions caused by noise
under the control of the railroad.
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The information collected under this rule is used by FRA to ensure
railroads operating camp cars comply with all the requirements mandated
in this regulation to protect the health and safety of camp car
occupants.
Type of Request: Extension with change (estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 1 railroad.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6,125.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 994 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $74,440.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi),
FRA informs all interested parties that a respondent is not required to
respond to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-28830 Filed 12-29-20; 8:45 am]
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