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filed by November 21, 2022,3 and
should address whether the issuance of
a certificate of interim trail use in this
case would be consistent with the grant
of an adverse abandonment application.
All filings in response to this notice
must refer to Docket No. AB 857 (Sub–
No. 2) and must be filed with the Board
either via e-filing on the Board’s website
or in writing addressed to 395 E Street
SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading filed
with the Board must be served on the
Landowners’ representatives: Thomas F.
McFarland, Thomas F. McFarland, P.C.,
2230 Marston Lane, Flossmoor, IL
60422–1336; and Thomas S. Stewart,
Stewart, Wald & McCulley, 2100 Central
Street, Suite 22, Kansas City, MO 64108.
An environmental assessment (EA) (or
environmental impact statement (EIS), if
necessary) prepared by the Board’s
Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA)
will be served upon all parties of record
and upon any agencies or other persons
who commented during its
preparation.4 A copy of the EA (or EIS)
will be available to interested persons
on the Board’s website, by writing to
OEA, or by calling OEA at (202) 245–
0294. Assistance for the hearing
impaired is available through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
Persons seeking further information
concerning abandonment procedures
may contact the Board’s Rail Customer
and Public Assistance program at (202)
245–0238 or refer to the text of the
abandonment regulations at 49 CFR part
1152.
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: October 20, 2022.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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3 Filing fees for trail use requests can be found at
49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27).
4 On October 14, 2022, Great Western filed a reply
challenging, among other things, the sufficiency of
Landowners’ environmental and historic reports
submitted to date and the Landowners’ compliance
with certain service and publication requirements.
To the extent that these objections need to be
addressed, the Board will do so in a future decision
in this docket.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2022–0002–N–16]
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 Requests (ICRs)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. These ICRs
describe the information collections and
their expected burdens. On June 16,
2022, FRA published a notice providing
a 60-day period for public comment on
the ICRs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICRs
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 at email:
Hodan.Wells@dot.gov or telephone:
(202) 868–9412.
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 June 16, 2022, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register soliciting comment on the ICRs
for which it is now seeking OMB
approval. See 87 FR 36366. FRA
received no comments in response to
this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve the proposed collections 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
SUMMARY:
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1320.12(a); 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.
Comments are invited on the
following ICRs 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 summaries below describe the
ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Special Notice for Repairs.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0504.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 216, FRA
and State inspectors may issue a Special
Notice for Repairs to notify a railroad in
writing of an unsafe condition involving
a locomotive, car, or track. The railroad
must notify FRA in writing when the
equipment is returned to service or the
track is restored to a condition
permitting operations at speeds
authorized for a higher class, specifying
the repairs completed. FRA and State
inspectors use this information to
remove from service freight cars,
passenger cars, and locomotives until
they can be restored to a serviceable
condition. They also use this
information to reduce the maximum
authorized speed on a section of track
until repairs can be made.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.8; FRA F
6180.8A.
Respondent Universe: 754 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 7.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $194.
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Title: Bridge Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0586.1
Abstract: The Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)
(Pub. L. 114–94, Dec. 4, 2015), Section
11405, ‘‘Bridge Inspection Reports,’’
provides a means for a State or a
political subdivision of a State to obtain
a public version of a bridge inspection
report generated by a railroad for a
bridge located within its respective
jurisdiction. While the FAST Act
specifies that requests for such reports
are to be filed with the Secretary of
Transportation, the responsibility for
fulfilling these requests is delegated to
FRA.2 FRA developed a form titled
‘‘Bridge Inspection Report Public
Version Request Form’’ (FRA F
6180.167) to facilitate such requests by
States and their political subdivisions.
Additionally, the collection of
information set forth under 49 CFR
214.105(c) establishes standards and
practices for safety net systems. Safety
nets and net installations must be droptested at the job site after initial
installation and before being used as a
fall-protection system, after major
repairs, and at 6-month intervals if left
at one site. If a drop-test is not feasible
and is not performed, then the railroad
or railroad contractor, or a designated
certified person, must provide written
certification the net complies with the
safety standards under § 214.105. FRA
and State inspectors use the information
to enforce Federal regulations. The
information maintained at the job site
promotes safe bridge worker practices
while providing flexibility at bridge
work job sites.
Furthermore, the collection of
information set forth under 49 CFR part
237 normalized and established Federal
requirements for railroad bridges.3 In
particular, the collection of information
is used by FRA to confirm that
railroads/track owners adopt and
implement bridge management
programs to properly inspect, maintain,
modify, and repair all bridges that carry
trains for which they are responsible.
Railroads/track owners must conduct
annual inspections of railroad bridges,
as well as special inspections that must
be carried out if natural or accidental
events cause conditions that warrant
such inspections. Further, railroads/
track owners must incorporate
provisions for internal audits into their
bridge management programs and must
conduct internal audits of bridge
1 The burden associated with § 214.105(c)(4),
formerly covered under OMB Control No. 2130–
0535, is now combined with the burden under OMB
Control No. 2130–0586.
2 49 CFR 1.89(a).
3 75 FR 41281 (July 15, 2010).
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inspection reports. FRA uses the
information collected to ensure that
railroads/track owners meet Federal
standards for bridge safety and comply
with all the requirements of part 237.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (railroads
and track owners), States, the District of
Columbia (DC), and political
subdivisions of States.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.167.
Respondent Universe: 784 track
owners, 50 States and DC, and 200
political subdivisions of States.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion and annual.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
200,480.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
34,616 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,680,686.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA–2022–0013]
Notice of Partial Buy America Waiver
for Vans and Minivans
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of Buy America Waiver.
AGENCY:
In response to multiple
individual requests for a Buy America
nonavailability waiver for non-ADAaccessible vans or minivans that can be
used in federally funded vanpool
programs, and because the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) has been
unable to identify any manufacturer of
non-ADA-accessible vans or minivans
that fully comply with Buy America,
FTA is issuing a partial, time-limited,
general nonavailability waiver from the
requirements of Buy America as
described in this notice.
DATES: This waiver is effective October
25, 2022 and expires two years from this
date, or upon publication of a rescission
notice if FTA determines that a fully
Buy America-compliant vehicle has
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become available, whichever occurs
first.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Luebbers, FTA Attorney-Advisor,
at (202) 366–8864 or Jason.Luebbers@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under FTA’s Buy America statute,
FTA may obligate funds for a project to
procure rolling stock only if the cost of
components and subcomponents
produced in the United States is more
than 70 percent of the cost of all
components of the rolling stock, and if
final assembly of the rolling stock
occurs in the United States. 49 U.S.C.
5323(j)(2)(C). A manufacturer of rolling
stock must submit to pre-award and
post-delivery audits and independent
inspections to verify its compliance
with Buy America on a per-procurement
basis. Id. Section 5323(m).
FTA may waive Buy America
requirements for a product if, among
other reasons, a compliant version of the
product is not produced in a sufficient
and reasonably available amount or is
not of a satisfactory quality. Id. Section
5323(j)(2)(B). If FTA denies a request for
a nonavailability waiver, FTA must
provide the waiver applicant with a
written certification that: the item is
produced in the United States in a
sufficient and reasonably available
amount; the item produced in the
United States is of a satisfactory quality;
and includes a list of known
manufacturers in the United States from
which the item can be obtained. Id.
Section 5323(j)(6).
On October 20, 2016, FTA granted a
general public interest waiver for massproduced, unmodified non-ADAaccessible vans and minivans, only from
its domestic content requirement, for
three years or until a compliant
manufacturer came forward, whichever
came first. (81 FR 72667). At that time
FTA had identified some models of van
or minivan for which final assembly
occurred in the United States but could
not identify a van or minivan that also
satisfied the domestic content
requirement. The waiver expired on
September 30, 2019. Since expiration,
FTA has received requests to reissue the
2016 waiver from grant recipients, the
American Public Transportation
Association (APTA), and turnkey
vanpool service provider Enterprise.
In 2021, FTA received three
applications for waivers of the domestic
content requirement, but not the final
assembly requirement, for non-ADAaccessible vans and minivans to be used
in vanpool service, based on the
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-16]
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 Requests (ICRs) abstracted below to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. These
ICRs describe the information collections and their expected burdens.
On June 16, 2022, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for
public comment on the ICRs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
November 25, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICRs
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 at email: [email protected] or
telephone: (202) 868-9412.
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 June 16, 2022, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICRs for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 87 FR 36366. FRA
received no comments in response to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve the proposed collections 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(a); 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 ICRs 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 summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Special Notice for Repairs.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0504.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 216, FRA and State inspectors may issue
a Special Notice for Repairs to notify a railroad in writing of an
unsafe condition involving a locomotive, car, or track. The railroad
must notify FRA in writing when the equipment is returned to service or
the track is restored to a condition permitting operations at speeds
authorized for a higher class, specifying the repairs completed. FRA
and State inspectors use this information to remove from service
freight cars, passenger cars, and locomotives until they can be
restored to a serviceable condition. They also use this information to
reduce the maximum authorized speed on a section of track until repairs
can be made.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.8; FRA F 6180.8A.
Respondent Universe: 754 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 7.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $194.
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Title: Bridge Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0586.\1\
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\1\ The burden associated with Sec. 214.105(c)(4), formerly
covered under OMB Control No. 2130-0535, is now combined with the
burden under OMB Control No. 2130-0586.
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Abstract: The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST
Act) (Pub. L. 114-94, Dec. 4, 2015), Section 11405, ``Bridge Inspection
Reports,'' provides a means for a State or a political subdivision of a
State to obtain a public version of a bridge inspection report
generated by a railroad for a bridge located within its respective
jurisdiction. While the FAST Act specifies that requests for such
reports are to be filed with the Secretary of Transportation, the
responsibility for fulfilling these requests is delegated to FRA.\2\
FRA developed a form titled ``Bridge Inspection Report Public Version
Request Form'' (FRA F 6180.167) to facilitate such requests by States
and their political subdivisions.
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\2\ 49 CFR 1.89(a).
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Additionally, the collection of information set forth under 49 CFR
214.105(c) establishes standards and practices for safety net systems.
Safety nets and net installations must be drop-tested at the job site
after initial installation and before being used as a fall-protection
system, after major repairs, and at 6-month intervals if left at one
site. If a drop-test is not feasible and is not performed, then the
railroad or railroad contractor, or a designated certified person, must
provide written certification the net complies with the safety
standards under Sec. 214.105. FRA and State inspectors use the
information to enforce Federal regulations. The information maintained
at the job site promotes safe bridge worker practices while providing
flexibility at bridge work job sites.
Furthermore, the collection of information set forth under 49 CFR
part 237 normalized and established Federal requirements for railroad
bridges.\3\ In particular, the collection of information is used by FRA
to confirm that railroads/track owners adopt and implement bridge
management programs to properly inspect, maintain, modify, and repair
all bridges that carry trains for which they are responsible.
Railroads/track owners must conduct annual inspections of railroad
bridges, as well as special inspections that must be carried out if
natural or accidental events cause conditions that warrant such
inspections. Further, railroads/track owners must incorporate
provisions for internal audits into their bridge management programs
and must conduct internal audits of bridge inspection reports. FRA uses
the information collected to ensure that railroads/track owners meet
Federal standards for bridge safety and comply with all the
requirements of part 237.
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\3\ 75 FR 41281 (July 15, 2010).
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Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (railroads and track owners), States,
the District of Columbia (DC), and political subdivisions of States.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.167.
Respondent Universe: 784 track owners, 50 States and DC, and 200
political subdivisions of States.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion and annual.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 200,480.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 34,616 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$2,680,686.
FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or
sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, 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.
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