Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Vacancies, 79412-79413 [2022-28109]

Download as PDF 79412 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 247 / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 / Notices Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the Commission’s internet website (https://www.sec.gov/ rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying information from comment submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–NYSEARCA–2022–83, and should be submitted on or before January 17, 2023. For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority.25 Sherry R. Haywood, Assistant Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–28081 Filed 12–23–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #17733; UTAH Disaster Number UT–00094 Declaration of Economic Injury] Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Utah U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of UTAH dated 12/20/2022. Incident: Severe Storm and Flooding. Incident Period: 08/19/2022 through 08/21/2022. TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 25 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:43 Dec 23, 2022 Jkt 259001 electric utilities; one representative from biofuel feedstock growers or providers and biofuel refiners, processors, and distributors; one representative from private car owners, car lessors, or car manufacturers; two representatives from renewable energy sources; and one representative from a labor organization. The Board is soliciting nominations from the public for candidates to fill these vacancies. DATES: Nominations for candidates for membership on RETAC are due January 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted either via the Board’s e-filing format or in paper format. Any person using e-filing should attach a document and otherwise comply with the instructions at the E–FILING link on the Board’s website, at https://www.stb.gov. Any person submitting a filing in paper format should send the original and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation Board, Attn: Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2), 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Nunnally at 202–245–0312. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Percent Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339.] Businesses and Small Agricultural SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board Cooperatives without Credit Available Elsewhere .................. 3.040 exercises broad authority over Non-Profit Organizations without transportation by rail carriers, including Credit Available Elsewhere ....... 1.875 rates and services (49 U.S.C. 10701– 10747, 11101–11124), construction, The number assigned to this disaster acquisition, operation, and for economic injury is 177330. abandonment of railroad lines (49 The States which received an EIDL U.S.C. 10901–10907), and Declaration #17733 are Colorado, Utah. consolidation, merger, or common control arrangements between railroads (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (49 U.S.C. 10902, 11323–11327). Number 59008) The Board established RETAC in 2007 Isabella Guzman, as a Federal advisory committee Administrator. consisting of a balanced cross-section of [FR Doc. 2022–28089 Filed 12–23–22; 8:45 am] energy and rail industry stakeholders to BILLING CODE 8026–09–P provide independent, candid policy advice to the Board and to foster open, effective communication among the SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD affected interests on issues such as rail performance, capacity constraints, [Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2)] infrastructure planning and development, and effective coordination Notice of Rail Energy Transportation among suppliers, railroads, and users of Advisory Committee Vacancies energy resources. RETAC operates AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2, 1–16). ACTION: Notice of vacancies on Federal RETAC’s membership is balanced and advisory committee and solicitation of representative of interested and affected nominations. parties, consisting of not less than: five SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation representatives from the Class I Board (Board) hereby gives notice of railroads; three representatives from nine vacancies on its Rail Energy Class II and III railroads; three Transportation Advisory Committee representatives from coal producers; (RETAC) for three representatives from five representatives from electric coal producers; one representative from utilities (including at least one rural Issued on 12/20/2022. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 09/20/2023. ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that as a result of the Administrator’s EIDL declaration, applications for economic injury disaster loans may be filed at the address listed above or other locally announced locations. The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster: Primary Counties: Grand. Contiguous Counties: Utah: Emery, San Juan, Uintah, Wayne Colorado: Garfield, Mesa, Montrose The Interest Rates are: DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00140 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1 TKELLEY on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 247 / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 / Notices electric cooperative and one state- or municipally-owned utility); four representatives from biofuel feedstock growers or providers and biofuel refiners, processors, and distributors; two representatives from private car owners, car lessors, or car manufacturers; one representative from the petroleum shipping industry; two representatives from renewable energy sources; and one representative from a labor organization. The Committee may also include up to two at large members with relevant experience but not necessarily affiliated with one of the aforementioned industries or sectors. Members are selected by the Chair of the Board with the concurrence of a majority of the Board. The Chair may invite representatives from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy, and Transportation and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to serve on RETAC in advisory capacities as ex officio (non-voting) members. The members of the Board serve as ex officio members of the Committee. RETAC meets at least twice per year. Meetings are typically held at the Board’s headquarters in Washington, DC, but may be held virtually or in other locations. Members of RETAC serve without compensation and without reimbursement of travel expenses. Further information about RETAC is available on the RETAC page of the Board’s website at https://www.stb.gov/ stb/rail/retac.html. The Board is soliciting nominations from the public for candidates to fill nine vacancies: three representatives from coal producers; one representative from electric utilities; one representative from biofuel feedstock growers or providers and biofuel refiners, processors, and distributors; one representative from private car owners, car lessors, or car manufacturers; two representatives from renewable energy sources; and one representative from a labor organization. All the vacancies are for three-year terms ending September 30, 2026. According to revised guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget, it is permissible for federally registered lobbyists to serve on advisory committees, such as RETAC, as long as they do so in a representative capacity, rather than an individual capacity. See Revised Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists to Fed. Advisory Comms., Bds., & Comm’ns, 79 FR 47,482 (Aug. 13, 2014). Members of RETAC are appointed to serve in a representative capacity. Nominations for candidates to fill the vacancies should be submitted in letter form and should include: (1) the name of the candidate; (2) the interest the VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:43 Dec 23, 2022 Jkt 259001 candidate will represent; (3) a summary of the candidate’s experience and qualifications for the position; (4) a representation that the candidate is willing to serve as a member of RETAC; and, (5) a statement that the candidate agrees to serve in a representative capacity. Candidates may nominate themselves. The Chair is committed to having a committee reflecting diverse communities and viewpoints and strongly encourages the nomination of candidates from diverse backgrounds. Nominations for candidates for membership on RETAC should be filed with the Board by January 26, 2023. Please note that submissions will be posted on the Board’s website under Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2). Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321; 49 U.S.C. 11101; 49 U.S.C. 11121. Decided: December 20, 2022. By the Board, Cynthia T. Brown, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Stefan Rice, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2022–28109 Filed 12–23–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. EP 290 Sub–No. 5; 2023–1] Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor; Decision In Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures, 1 I.C.C.2d 207 (1984), the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) outlined the procedures for calculating the allinclusive index of railroad input prices and the method for computing the rail cost adjustment factor (RCAF). Under the procedures, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) is required to calculate the index on a quarterly basis and submit it to the agency on the fifth day of the last month of each calendar quarter. In Railroad Cost Recovery Procedures—Productivity Adjustment, 5 I.C.C.2d 434 (1989), aff’d sub nom. Edison Electric Institute v. ICC, 969 F.2d 1221 (D.C. Cir. 1992), the ICC adopted procedures that require the adjustment of the quarterly index for a measure of productivity. The provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10708 direct the Surface Transportation Board (Board) to continue to publish both an unadjusted RCAF and a productivityadjusted RCAF. In Productivity Adjustment—Implementation, 1 S.T.B. 739 (1996), the Board decided to publish a second productivity-adjusted RCAF called the RCAF–5. Consequently, three indices are now filed with the Board: the RCAF (Unadjusted); the RCAF (Adjusted); and PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 79413 the RCAF–5. The RCAF (Unadjusted) is an index reflecting cost changes experienced by the railroad industry, without reference to changes in rail productivity. The RCAF (Adjusted) is an index that reflects national average productivity changes as originally developed and applied by the ICC, the calculation of which is currently based on a five-year moving average. The RCAF–5 is an index that also reflects national average productivity changes; however, those productivity changes are calculated as if a five-year moving average had been applied consistently from the productivity adjustment’s inception in 1989. As required by statute, the denominator of the RCAF is to be rebased every five years. See 49 U.S.C 10708(a). The Board has verified AAR’s proposed rebasing calculations, and they comply with the statute. The rebasing calculations are shown in Table C of the Appendix. The index of railroad input prices, RCAF (Unadjusted), RCAF (Adjusted), and RCAF–5 for the first quarter of 2023 are shown in Table A of the Appendix to this decision. Table B shows the third quarter 2022 index and the RCAF calculated on both an actual and a forecasted basis. The difference between the actual calculation and the forecasted calculation is the forecast error adjustment. AAR’s calculations have been examined by the Board’s Office of Economics, and the Board finds that AAR has complied with agency procedures. The Board finds that the first quarter 2023 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.010, an increase of 1.0% from the fourth quarter 2022 RCAF (Unadjusted) of 1.000. The RCAF (Adjusted) is calculated, in part, using the RCAF (Unadjusted) and a five-year moving geometric average of productivity change for U.S. Class I railroads from 2016–2020, which is 1.025 (2.5% per year). The first quarter 2023 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.408, an increase of 0.2% from the fourth quarter 2022 RCAF (Adjusted) of 0.407.1 In accordance with Productivity Adjustment—Implementation, 1 S.T.B. at 748–49, the RCAF–5 for this quarter will use a productivity trend for the years 2016–2020, which is 1.025 (2.5% per year). The RCAF–5 for the first quarter of 2023 is 0.390, an increase of 1 The first quarter 2023 RCAF Adjusted (0.408) is calculated by dividing the first quarter 2023 RCAF Unadjusted (1.010) by the first quarter productivity adjustment factor (PAF) of 2.4740. The first quarter 2023 PAF is calculated by multiplying the fourth quarter 2022 productivity adjustment of 2.4588 by the fourth root (1.0062) of the 2016–2020 annual average productivity growth rate of 2.5%. E:\FR\FM\27DEN1.SGM 27DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79412-79413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28109]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2)]


Notice of Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee Vacancies

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of vacancies on Federal advisory committee and 
solicitation of nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) hereby gives notice 
of nine vacancies on its Rail Energy Transportation Advisory Committee 
(RETAC) for three representatives from coal producers; one 
representative from electric utilities; one representative from biofuel 
feedstock growers or providers and biofuel refiners, processors, and 
distributors; one representative from private car owners, car lessors, 
or car manufacturers; two representatives from renewable energy 
sources; and one representative from a labor organization. The Board is 
soliciting nominations from the public for candidates to fill these 
vacancies.

DATES: Nominations for candidates for membership on RETAC are due 
January 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Nominations may be submitted either via the Board's e-filing 
format or in paper format. Any person using e-filing should attach a 
document and otherwise comply with the instructions at the E-FILING 
link on the Board's website, at https://www.stb.gov. Any person 
submitting a filing in paper format should send the original and 10 
copies to: Surface Transportation Board, Attn: Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-
No. 2), 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Nunnally at 202-245-0312. 
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board exercises broad authority over 
transportation by rail carriers, including rates and services (49 
U.S.C. 10701-10747, 11101-11124), construction, acquisition, operation, 
and abandonment of railroad lines (49 U.S.C. 10901-10907), and 
consolidation, merger, or common control arrangements between railroads 
(49 U.S.C. 10902, 11323-11327).
    The Board established RETAC in 2007 as a Federal advisory committee 
consisting of a balanced cross-section of energy and rail industry 
stakeholders to provide independent, candid policy advice to the Board 
and to foster open, effective communication among the affected 
interests on issues such as rail performance, capacity constraints, 
infrastructure planning and development, and effective coordination 
among suppliers, railroads, and users of energy resources. RETAC 
operates under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2, 1-
16).
    RETAC's membership is balanced and representative of interested and 
affected parties, consisting of not less than: five representatives 
from the Class I railroads; three representatives from Class II and III 
railroads; three representatives from coal producers; five 
representatives from electric utilities (including at least one rural

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electric cooperative and one state- or municipally-owned utility); four 
representatives from biofuel feedstock growers or providers and biofuel 
refiners, processors, and distributors; two representatives from 
private car owners, car lessors, or car manufacturers; one 
representative from the petroleum shipping industry; two 
representatives from renewable energy sources; and one representative 
from a labor organization. The Committee may also include up to two at 
large members with relevant experience but not necessarily affiliated 
with one of the aforementioned industries or sectors.
    Members are selected by the Chair of the Board with the concurrence 
of a majority of the Board. The Chair may invite representatives from 
the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Energy, and Transportation and the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to serve on RETAC in advisory 
capacities as ex officio (non-voting) members. The members of the Board 
serve as ex officio members of the Committee.
    RETAC meets at least twice per year. Meetings are typically held at 
the Board's headquarters in Washington, DC, but may be held virtually 
or in other locations. Members of RETAC serve without compensation and 
without reimbursement of travel expenses. Further information about 
RETAC is available on the RETAC page of the Board's website at https://www.stb.gov/stb/rail/retac.html.
    The Board is soliciting nominations from the public for candidates 
to fill nine vacancies: three representatives from coal producers; one 
representative from electric utilities; one representative from biofuel 
feedstock growers or providers and biofuel refiners, processors, and 
distributors; one representative from private car owners, car lessors, 
or car manufacturers; two representatives from renewable energy 
sources; and one representative from a labor organization. All the 
vacancies are for three-year terms ending September 30, 2026. According 
to revised guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget, it 
is permissible for federally registered lobbyists to serve on advisory 
committees, such as RETAC, as long as they do so in a representative 
capacity, rather than an individual capacity. See Revised Guidance on 
Appointment of Lobbyists to Fed. Advisory Comms., Bds., & Comm'ns, 79 
FR 47,482 (Aug. 13, 2014). Members of RETAC are appointed to serve in a 
representative capacity.
    Nominations for candidates to fill the vacancies should be 
submitted in letter form and should include: (1) the name of the 
candidate; (2) the interest the candidate will represent; (3) a summary 
of the candidate's experience and qualifications for the position; (4) 
a representation that the candidate is willing to serve as a member of 
RETAC; and, (5) a statement that the candidate agrees to serve in a 
representative capacity. Candidates may nominate themselves. The Chair 
is committed to having a committee reflecting diverse communities and 
viewpoints and strongly encourages the nomination of candidates from 
diverse backgrounds. Nominations for candidates for membership on RETAC 
should be filed with the Board by January 26, 2023. Please note that 
submissions will be posted on the Board's website under Docket No. EP 
670 (Sub-No. 2).
    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321; 49 U.S.C. 11101; 49 U.S.C. 11121.


    Decided: December 20, 2022.
    By the Board, Cynthia T. Brown, Acting Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2022-28109 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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