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hours for 397 police chiefs. From pilot
testing the survey instruments with six
former law enforcement officers who
work at NHTSA, the agency estimates
that it will take the law enforcement
officers one hour to complete the
cost for law enforcement officers to be
$85,942.56 ($54.12 × 1,588 hours). Table
1 provides a summary of the estimated
burden hours and labor costs associated
with those respondents.
survey. Therefore, 1,588 hours for 1,588
law enforcement officers. NHTSA
estimates the total hourly compensation
cost for police chiefs to be $5,069.17
($75.11 × 67.49 hours). NHTSA
estimates the total hourly compensation
TABLE 1—BURDEN ESTIMATES
Estimated
burden per
response
Responses
Labor cost
per
response
Total
burden
hours
Total labor
costs
Police Chiefs nomination of law enforcement officer for study
participation.
Survey of Law Enforcement Officers ..........................................
397
0.17 hour (10 minutes) ....
$75.11
$12.76
67.49
$5,069.17
1,588
1 hour ..............................
54.12
54.12
1,588.00
85,942.56
Total .....................................................................................
1,985
..........................................
....................
....................
1,655.49
91,011.73
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
This collection is not expected to result
in any increase in costs to respondents
other than the opportunity cost
associated with the burden hours. Both
the police chiefs who will nominate
respondents and the law enforcement
officers completing the survey on
MMUCC possess the information
needed to complete each survey.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29A.
Chou-Lin Chen,
Associate Administrator for the National
Center for Statistics and Analysis.
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hourly
labor cost
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2022–0043; Notice No.
2022–06]
Hazardous Materials: Request for
Information on Electronic Hazard
Communication Alternatives;
Extension of Comment Period
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Request for information;
extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
On July 11, 2022, PHMSA
announced a request for information
seeking input on the potential use of
electronic communication as an
alternative to current, physical
documentation requirements for hazard
communication. In this notice, PHMSA
is extending the comment period from
September 9, 2022, until October 24,
2022.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
24, 2022. Comments received after that
date will be considered to the extent
practicable.
DATES:
You may submit comments
identified by the Docket Number
PHMSA–2022–0043 by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management System;
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
• Hand Delivery: Docket Management
System; Room W12–140 on the ground
ADDRESSES:
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floor of the West Building, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and Docket
Number (PHMSA–2022–0043) for this
notice. To avoid duplication, please use
only one of these four methods. All
comments received will be posted
without change to the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) and will
include any personal information you
provide.
Docket: For access to the dockets to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov or DOT’s Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to https://www.regulations.gov,
as described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.
Confidential Business Information
(CBI): CBI is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and
actually treated as private by its owner.
Under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt
from public disclosure. If your
comments responsive to this notice
contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, that you actually treat as
private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this notice, it is important
that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each
page of your submission containing CBI
as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ PHMSA will treat such
marked submissions as confidential
under FOIA. Submissions containing
CBI should be sent to Eamonn Patrick,
Standards and Rulemaking Division,
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(202) 366–8553, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001. PHMSA will place any
commentary not specifically designated
as CBI into the public docket for this
notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eamonn Patrick, 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: PHMSA
recently published a notice requesting
information 1 on the subject of
electronic hazard communication. The
notice informed the public that the
agency is considering revisions to the
Hazardous Materials Regulations and
requested information to support
development of performance-based
standards for electronic communication
alternatives to the existing physical,
paper-based hazard communication
requirements.2 PHMSA received a
request to extend the comment period to
allow for additional time for interested
persons to respond more fully to the
questions presented in the notice. In
response to that request, PHMSA is
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FR 41179 (Jul. 11, 2022).
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granting the request for an extension
and is extending the comment period of
the notice by forty-five (45) days, until
October 24, 2022. This extension
provides the public additional time to
provide extensive comments on the
request for information.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 23,
2022, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator of Hazardous
Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
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Veterans Rural Health Advisory
Committee, Notice of Meeting
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act that the
Veterans Rural Health Advisory
Committee will hold a teleconference
meeting Monday through Wednesday,
September 12–14, 2022.
The teleconference zoom link https://
us06web.zoom.us/j/83288267809 and
phone number is 1–646–931–3860,
Participant Code #: 832 8826 7809. The
meeting will convene at 11:00 a.m.
(EST) each day and adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
(EST). The meeting sessions are open to
the public.
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The purpose of the Committee is to
advise the Secretary of VA on rural
health care issues affecting Veterans.
The Committee examines programs and
policies that impact the delivery of VA
rural health care to Veterans and
discusses ways to improve and enhance
VA access to rural health care services
for Veterans.
The agenda will include updates from
Department leadership; the Acting
Executive Director, VA Office of Rural
Health; and the Committee Chair; as
well as presentations by subject matter
experts on general rural health care
access.
Public comments will be received at
3:00 p.m. on September 14, 2022.
Interested parties should contact Ms.
Judy Bowie, by email at VRHAC@
va.gov, or by mail at 810 Vermont
Avenue NW (12POP7), Washington, DC
20420. Individuals wishing to speak are
invited to submit a 1–2-page summary
of their comment for inclusion in the
official meeting record. Any member of
the public seeking additional
information should contact Ms. Bowie
at the phone number or email address
noted above.
Dated: August 24, 2022.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2022-0043; Notice No. 2022-06]
Hazardous Materials: Request for Information on Electronic Hazard
Communication Alternatives; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for information; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On July 11, 2022, PHMSA announced a request for information
seeking input on the potential use of electronic communication as an
alternative to current, physical documentation requirements for hazard
communication. In this notice, PHMSA is extending the comment period
from September 9, 2022, until October 24, 2022.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 24, 2022. Comments received after that date will be considered
to the extent practicable.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket Number
PHMSA-2022-0043 by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management System; U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: Docket Management System; Room W12-140 on
the ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
Docket Number (PHMSA-2022-0043) for this notice. To avoid duplication,
please use only one of these four methods. All comments received will
be posted without change to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)
and will include any personal information you provide.
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public. DOT posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the commenter provides, to https://www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/privacy.
Confidential Business Information (CBI): CBI is commercial or
financial information that is both customarily and actually treated as
private by its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5
U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments
responsive to this notice contain commercial or financial information
that is customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as
private, and that is relevant or responsive to this notice, it is
important that you clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI.
Please mark each page of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.''
PHMSA will treat such marked submissions as confidential under FOIA.
Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Eamonn Patrick, Standards
and Rulemaking Division,
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(202) 366-8553, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590-0001. PHMSA will place any commentary not
specifically designated as CBI into the public docket for this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eamonn Patrick, 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: PHMSA recently published a notice requesting
information \1\ on the subject of electronic hazard communication. The
notice informed the public that the agency is considering revisions to
the Hazardous Materials Regulations and requested information to
support development of performance-based standards for electronic
communication alternatives to the existing physical, paper-based hazard
communication requirements.\2\ PHMSA received a request to extend the
comment period to allow for additional time for interested persons to
respond more fully to the questions presented in the notice. In
response to that request, PHMSA is granting the request for an
extension and is extending the comment period of the notice by forty-
five (45) days, until October 24, 2022. This extension provides the
public additional time to provide extensive comments on the request for
information.
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\1\ 87 FR 41179 (Jul. 11, 2022).
\2\ See https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-11/pdf/2022-14655.pdf.
Signed in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2022, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
William S. Schoonover,
Associate Administrator of Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2022-18514 Filed 8-26-22; 8:45 am]
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