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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0143]
Agency Information Collection
Request Concerning Certain Motor
Carrier Activities When Responding to
Emergency Declarations Under OMB
Review
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of request for emergency
OMB approval.
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AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
new Information Collection Request
(ICR) discussed below has been
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forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and an
emergency approval of a new
information collection. FMCSA would
collect this information from motor
carriers engaged in providing direct
assistance in response to certain
emergency declarations issued by the
Agency to provide regulatory relief for
such carriers in continued support of
the Nation’s coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID–19) recovery efforts. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and their expected paperwork
burdens. FMCSA requests that OMB
approve this collection within 7 days.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent by
August 30, 2021, to www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. All comments
received are part of the public record.
Comments will generally be posted
without change. Upon receiving the
requested 6-month emergency approval
by OMB, FMCSA will follow the normal
PRA procedures to obtain extended
approval for this proposed information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry W. Minor, Associate
Administrator, Office of Policy,
Department of Transportation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001; 202–366–4012;
larry.minor@dot.gov. Office hours are
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Acknowledgement of use of
COVID–19 Emergency Declaration
Relief.
OMB Control Number: 2126–TBD.
Type of Request: Request for
emergency approval of an information
collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers that
operate under the terms of the extended
COVID–19 Emergency Declaration No.
2020–002.
Estimated Total Respondents:
203,894.
Estimated Total Responses: 1,223,364
for 6 months.
Estimated Burden Hours: 305,841 for
6 months.
Estimated Burden per Response: 15
minutes per response.
Frequency: Monthly for 6 months.
Background
FMCSA issued Emergency
Declaration No. 2020–002 in response to
the March 13, 2020, declaration of a
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national emergency under 42 U.S.C.
5191(b) related to COVID–19, and the
immediate risk COVID–19 presents to
public health and welfare. FMCSA
modified Emergency Declaration 2020–
002 to expand and remove categories of
supplies, equipment, and persons
covered by the Emergency Declaration
to respond to changing needs for
emergency relief. On May 26, 2021,
FMCSA extended the modified
Emergency Declaration No. 2020–002
and associated regulatory relief through
August 31, 2021, in accordance with 49
CFR 390.25. FMCSA continued the
exemption and associated regulatory
relief in accordance with 49 CFR 390.25,
because the presidentially declared
emergency remained in place and
because a continued exemption was
needed to support direct emergency
assistance for some supply chains. This
extension of the expanded modified
Emergency Declaration addresses
conditions that create a need for
immediate transportation of essential
supplies and provides necessary relief
from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (FMCSRs) for motor carriers
and drivers.
In accordance with the expanded
modified Emergency Declaration No.
2020–002, motor carriers and drivers
providing direct assistance in support of
relief efforts related to the COVID–19
public health emergency are granted
emergency relief from certain portions
of 49 CFR parts 390 through 399 of the
FMCSRs, except as restricted in the
Emergency Declaration. Direct
assistance means transportation and
other relief services provided by a motor
carrier or its driver(s) incident to the
immediate restoration of essential
services (such as medical care) or
essential supplies related to COVID–19
during the emergency. The notice
extending the declaration provides a list
of relief services and essential supplies.
Neither the Emergency Declaration
nor the regulations covering Emergency
Declarations (found in 49 CFR 390.23
and 390.25) require that motor carriers
or drivers operating under the
Emergency Declaration report their
operation to FMCSA. As a result,
FMCSA does not know how many
motor carriers or drivers are relying on
the Emergency Declaration. Given the
unprecedented period that the
expanded modified Emergency
Declaration No. 2020–0022 has now
been in place, FMCSA has determined
that it is necessary to seek information
on the number of motor carriers and
drivers relying upon Emergency
Declaration No. 2020–002, and any
subsequent extension currently in effect,
to evaluate the need for future
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extensions or modifications if that
Agency determines that additional
extensions are needed.
Public Comments Invited
You are asked to comment on any
aspect of this information collection,
including: (1) Whether the proposed
collection is necessary for FMCSA to
perform its functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued under the authority delegated
in 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2018–0100]
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Petition for Extension of Waiver of
Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on July 27, 2021, Norfolk Southern
Corporation (NS) petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an
amendment of a waiver of compliance
from certain provisions of the Federal
railroad safety regulations contained at
49 CFR part 232, Brake System Safety
Standards for Freight and Other NonPassenger Trains and Equipment; Endof-Train Devices. The relevant FRA
Docket Number is FRA–2018–0100.
Specifically, NS requests to amend an
existing waiver from the requirements of
49 CFR 232.203, Training requirements,
to allow electronic air brake test
refresher training via customized
simulation software in place of handson training. The current waiver applies
to conductors and supervisors and is
limited to an 18-month pilot program
for freight car repair personnel reporting
for duty at Birmingham, Alabama;
Elkhart, Indiana; Enola, Pennsylvania;
Kansas City, Missouri; Macon, Georgia;
Norfolk, Virginia; and Portsmouth,
Ohio.
As the pilot period has concluded, NS
requests to amend the waiver to allow
electronic air brake test training as an
optional replacement for hands-on
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car repair personnel on the entire NS
system. In support of its request, NS
states that (1) all personnel intended for
inclusion have already received
electronic training; (2) feedback from
electronically-trained personnel has
been positive; (3) delivering training
electronically achieves safety benefits;
and (4) NS has improved the training
since the original pilot waiver was
granted.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Communications received by October
12, 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), the U.S. Department of
Transportation (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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2018–0049]
Petition for Extension of Waiver of
Compliance
Under part 211 of title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on August 18, 2021, BNSF Railway
(BNSF) petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for an expansion
of a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part
232, Brake System Safety Standards for
Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains
and Equipment; End-Of-Train Devices.
The relevant FRA Docket Number is
FRA–2018–0049.
The existing waiver provides BNSF
certain relief from 49 CFR 232.15,
Movement of defective equipment; 49
CFR 232.103(f), General requirements
for all train brake systems; and 49 CFR
232.213, Extended haul trains; and a
statutory exemption from the
requirements of title 49, United States
Code section 20303. BNSF renews its
request to expand the scope of the
waiver to include coal trains operating
over the Pikes Peak Subdivision in
Colorado and across the Sand Hills
Subdivision in Nebraska.1
On April 12, 2019, FRA granted BNSF
a test waiver to conduct a pilot program
on a segment of its system to
‘‘demonstrate that the use of wheel
temperature detectors to prove brake
health effectiveness (BHE) will improve
safety, reduce risks to employees, and
provide cost savings to the industry.’’
BNSF asserts the expansion would
improve train braking performance and
safety by reducing brake pipe air losses
on all BNSF coal trains (particularly
important during winter operations),
and accomplish the following goals:
• Validation of braking performance
of BNSF coal trains moving south
through Colorado and east through
Alliance, Nebraska;
• Improvement of the braking
performance of individual cars
identified with cold or hot wheels;
• Increased testing of car brake
systems with Automatic Single Car Test
(ASCT) devices;
1 BNSF initially requested expansion of the
waiver on March 18, 2021. See https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2018-00490018. Public notice of the request was issued on
April 5, 2021. See https://www.regulations.gov/
document/FRA-2018-0049-0021. By letter dated
May 5, 2021, BNSF requested an initial 30-day hold
on processing the petition. See https://
www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2018-00490022.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2021-0143]
Agency Information Collection Request Concerning Certain Motor
Carrier Activities When Responding to Emergency Declarations Under OMB
Review
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of request for emergency OMB approval.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
this notice announces that the new Information Collection Request (ICR)
discussed below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and an emergency approval of a new information
collection. FMCSA would collect this information from motor carriers
engaged in providing direct assistance in response to certain emergency
declarations issued by the Agency to provide regulatory relief for such
carriers in continued support of the Nation's coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) recovery efforts. The ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and their expected paperwork burdens. FMCSA
requests that OMB approve this collection within 7 days.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent by August 30, 2021, to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. All comments received are part of
the public record. Comments will generally be posted without change.
Upon receiving the requested 6-month emergency approval by OMB, FMCSA
will follow the normal PRA procedures to obtain extended approval for
this proposed information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry W. Minor, Associate
Administrator, Office of Policy, Department of Transportation, Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 6th Floor, West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-4012;
[email protected]. Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Acknowledgement of use of COVID-19 Emergency Declaration
Relief.
OMB Control Number: 2126-TBD.
Type of Request: Request for emergency approval of an information
collection.
Respondents: Motor carriers that operate under the terms of the
extended COVID-19 Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002.
Estimated Total Respondents: 203,894.
Estimated Total Responses: 1,223,364 for 6 months.
Estimated Burden Hours: 305,841 for 6 months.
Estimated Burden per Response: 15 minutes per response.
Frequency: Monthly for 6 months.
Background
FMCSA issued Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002 in response to the
March 13, 2020, declaration of a national emergency under 42 U.S.C.
5191(b) related to COVID-19, and the immediate risk COVID-19 presents
to public health and welfare. FMCSA modified Emergency Declaration
2020-002 to expand and remove categories of supplies, equipment, and
persons covered by the Emergency Declaration to respond to changing
needs for emergency relief. On May 26, 2021, FMCSA extended the
modified Emergency Declaration No. 2020-002 and associated regulatory
relief through August 31, 2021, in accordance with 49 CFR 390.25. FMCSA
continued the exemption and associated regulatory relief in accordance
with 49 CFR 390.25, because the presidentially declared emergency
remained in place and because a continued exemption was needed to
support direct emergency assistance for some supply chains. This
extension of the expanded modified Emergency Declaration addresses
conditions that create a need for immediate transportation of essential
supplies and provides necessary relief from the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) for motor carriers and drivers.
In accordance with the expanded modified Emergency Declaration No.
2020-002, motor carriers and drivers providing direct assistance in
support of relief efforts related to the COVID-19 public health
emergency are granted emergency relief from certain portions of 49 CFR
parts 390 through 399 of the FMCSRs, except as restricted in the
Emergency Declaration. Direct assistance means transportation and other
relief services provided by a motor carrier or its driver(s) incident
to the immediate restoration of essential services (such as medical
care) or essential supplies related to COVID-19 during the emergency.
The notice extending the declaration provides a list of relief services
and essential supplies.
Neither the Emergency Declaration nor the regulations covering
Emergency Declarations (found in 49 CFR 390.23 and 390.25) require that
motor carriers or drivers operating under the Emergency Declaration
report their operation to FMCSA. As a result, FMCSA does not know how
many motor carriers or drivers are relying on the Emergency
Declaration. Given the unprecedented period that the expanded modified
Emergency Declaration No. 2020-0022 has now been in place, FMCSA has
determined that it is necessary to seek information on the number of
motor carriers and drivers relying upon Emergency Declaration No. 2020-
002, and any subsequent extension currently in effect, to evaluate the
need for future
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extensions or modifications if that Agency determines that additional
extensions are needed.
Public Comments Invited
You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection is necessary
for FMCSA to perform its functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing the quality of the collected
information.
Issued under the authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2021-18442 Filed 8-26-21; 8:45 am]
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