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submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Website: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by
September 7, 2021 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken.
Comments received after that date will
be considered if practicable. Anyone
can search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety
Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2021–16441 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–9]
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), 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 May 17, 2021, 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
September 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
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should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Ms.
Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email: Kim.Toone@
dot.gov or telephone: (202) 493–6132.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 May 17, 2021, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register soliciting comment on the ICR
for which it is now seeking OMB
approval. See 86 FR 26771. FRA
received no comments in response to
this 60-day notice.
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
1320.10(b); 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:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Grants Management
Requirements for Federal Railroad
Administration. Grants Awards and
Cooperative Agreements.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0615.
Abstract: This ICR is a revision of a
currently approved collection, Grant
Management Requirements for Federal
Railroad Administration. Specifically,
FRA is revising FRA Form 217
(Categorical Exclusion Worksheet) with
this submission. All other forms
associated with this collection, which
OMB re-approved on January 7, 2021,
remain unchanged. The forms for which
FRA seeks renewal of its currently
approved collection are listed below.
Form(s): All FRA forms (Fs) are
located at FRA’s public website; all
Standard Forms (SFs) are located at
Grants.gov. The FRA forms are: 30 (FRA
Assurance and Certifications Regarding
Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and
Other Responsibility Matters and DrugFree Workplace Requirements), 31
(Grant Adjustment Require Form), 32
(Service Outcome Agreement Annual
Reporting), 33 (Final Performance
Report), 34 (Quarterly Progress Report),
35 (Application Form), 217 (Categorical
Exclusion Worksheet), 229 (NIST
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Supplier Scouting—FRA Item
Opportunity Synopsis), 251 (Applicant
Financial Capability Questionnaire),
and 252 (Payment Summary
Spreadsheet). The SFs are: 270 (Request
for Advance or Reimbursement), 424
(Application for Federal Assistance),
424A (Budget Information for NonConstruction Programs), 424B
(Assurance for Non-Construction
Programs), 424C (Budget Information for
Construction Programs), 424D
(Assurances for Construction Programs),
425 (Federal Financial Report), and LLL
(Disclosure of Lobbying Activities).
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Generally includes
States and local governments and
railroads.
Frequency of Submission: Varied; on
occasion/monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
6,570.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
20,184.50 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $827,362.66.
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 unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021–16429 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2019–0099]
Petition for Approval Extension:
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of petition for extension
of approval of track inspection test
program.
AGENCY:
This document provides the
public notice that on July 19, 2021,
Norfolk Southern Railway Company
(NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) to extend an
existing temporary suspension of some
visual track inspections to allow for a
continuation of a previously approved
Test Program designed to test track
inspection technologies (i.e., an
autonomous track geometry
measurement system) and new
operational approaches to track
inspections (i.e., combinations of
autonomous inspection and traditional
visual inspections).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: YuJiang Zhang, Staff Director, Track and
Structures Division, at (202) 493–6460
or yujiang.zhang@dot.gov; or Aaron
Moore, Attorney, Office of the Chief
Counsel, at (202) 493–7009 or
aaron.moore@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 27, 2020, FRA conditionally
approved the Test Program and NS’s
petition under 49 CFR 211.51 to
suspend §§ 213.233(b)(3) and 213.233(c)
as applied to operations under the Test
Program. A copy of the Test Program,
FRA’s conditional approval of the Test
Program, and a previously published
Federal Register notice explaining
FRA’s rationale for approving the Test
Program and related suspension are
available for review in the docket.1
As approved, the Test Program
included three separate phases over 12
months as outlined in Exhibit C of the
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1 https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2019-0099-0003 (Test Program); https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2019-00990001 (FRA’s approval decision); https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2019-00990004 (FRA’s published notice of approval).
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Program.2 Accordingly, NS began the
Test Program on March 16, 2020.
However, FRA has approved extending
the Test Program twice as requested by
NS. Thus, the Test Program is currently
set to expire on September 31, 2021.
On March 22, 2021, NS submitted a
waiver petition 3 to permit a reduced
frequency of manual track inspections
where an automated track geometry
measurement system (ATGMS) is used
at specific frequencies. The petition,
which is similar to and based on
information collected by Norfolk
Southern during the Test Program, is
pending FRA review.
NS is requesting to extend the Test
Program until FRA issues a decision on
the pending waiver petition or
December 31, 2021, whichever is later.
In support of its request, NS states that
it will continue to comply with all other
conditions and requirements of FRA’s
January 27, 2020, approval letter.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, if any, are available for review
online at www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Website: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by
September 7, 2021 will be considered by
FRA before final action is taken.
Comments received after that date will
be considered if practicable. Anyone
can search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). Under 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
processes. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
2 See https://www.regulations.gov/document/
FRA-2019-0099-0003.
3 https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2021-0044-0001.
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Issued in Washington, DC.
John Karl Alexy,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: 35% Exemption Request From
85/15 Reporting Requirement
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
new collection, and allow 60 days for
public comment in response to the
notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before October 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2021-0006-N-9]
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), 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 May 17, 2021, 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
September 1, 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 this particular ICR by
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments''
or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or telephone: (202) 493-
6132.
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 May 17, 2021, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 86 FR 26771. FRA
received no comments in response to this 60-day notice.
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 1320.10(b); 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: Grants Management Requirements for Federal Railroad
Administration. Grants Awards and Cooperative Agreements.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0615.
Abstract: This ICR is a revision of a currently approved
collection, Grant Management Requirements for Federal Railroad
Administration. Specifically, FRA is revising FRA Form 217 (Categorical
Exclusion Worksheet) with this submission. All other forms associated
with this collection, which OMB re-approved on January 7, 2021, remain
unchanged. The forms for which FRA seeks renewal of its currently
approved collection are listed below.
Form(s): All FRA forms (Fs) are located at FRA's public website;
all Standard Forms (SFs) are located at Grants.gov. The FRA forms are:
30 (FRA Assurance and Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment,
Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters and Drug-Free Workplace
Requirements), 31 (Grant Adjustment Require Form), 32 (Service Outcome
Agreement Annual Reporting), 33 (Final Performance Report), 34
(Quarterly Progress Report), 35 (Application Form), 217 (Categorical
Exclusion Worksheet), 229 (NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Supplier Scouting--FRA Item Opportunity Synopsis), 251 (Applicant
Financial Capability Questionnaire), and 252 (Payment Summary
Spreadsheet). The SFs are: 270 (Request for Advance or Reimbursement),
424 (Application for Federal Assistance), 424A (Budget Information for
Non-Construction Programs), 424B (Assurance for Non-Construction
Programs), 424C (Budget Information for Construction Programs), 424D
(Assurances for Construction Programs), 425 (Federal Financial Report),
and LLL (Disclosure of Lobbying Activities).
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Generally includes States and local governments
and railroads.
Frequency of Submission: Varied; on occasion/monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6,570.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 20,184.50 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$827,362.66.
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 unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-16429 Filed 7-30-21; 8:45 am]
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