Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for Public Comment and Submission to OMB for Information Collection: Confidential Close Call Transit Data for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), 21230-21231 [2023-07438]

Download as PDF 21230 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 68 / Monday, April 10, 2023 / Notices Transit Connector Project, City of Inglewood (City), Los Angeles County, California; and METRORapid Inner Katy Bus Rapid Transit Project West Valley, Houston, Harris County, Texas. The purpose of this notice is to publicly announce FTA’s environmental decisions on the subject projects and to activate the limitation on any claims that may challenge these final environmental actions. A claim seeking judicial review of FTA actions announced herein for the listed public transportation projects will be barred unless the claim is filed on or before September 7, 2023. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Loster, Assistant Chief Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 705–1269, or Saadat Khan, Environmental Protection Specialist, Office of Environmental Programs, (202) 366– 9647. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Notice is hereby given that FTA has taken final agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l) by issuing certain approvals for the public transportation projects listed below. The actions on the projects, as well as the laws under which such actions were taken, are described in the documentation issued in connection with the projects to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and in other documents in the FTA environmental project files for the projects. Interested parties may contact either the project sponsor or the relevant FTA Regional Office for more information. Contact information for FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at https://www.transit.dot.gov. This notice applies to all FTA decisions on the listed projects as of the issuance date of this notice and all laws under which such actions were taken, including, but not limited to, NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321–4375), Section 4(f) requirements (23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C. 303), Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C. 306108), Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531), Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251), Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act (42 U.S.C. 4601), and the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q). This notice does not, however, alter or extend the limitation period for challenges of project decisions subject to previous notices published in the Federal Register. The projects and actions that are the subject of this notice follow: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Apr 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 1. Project name and location: Inglewood Transit Connector Project, City of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California. Project Sponsor: The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA), Los Angeles, California. Project description: The Project includes construction of an approximately 1.6mile long, fully elevated automated transit system (ATS), primarily located within the public right-of-way along Market Street, Manchester Boulevard, and Prairie Avenue. The elevated dual track guideway will include railroad switches for train crossover and other operational- and safety-related infrastructure improvements. The Project consists of construction of three center-platform stations, elevated pedestrian bridges, public parking lots and associated infrastructure improvements to address mobility and ADA compliance. The Project also involves construction of a maintenance and storage facility for maintenance of the ATS trains, operating equipment, and storage of the fleet as well as the construction of two power distribution system substations to run the train on the guideway and power for auxiliary and housekeeping needs. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de minimis impact determination, dated March 06, 2023; Section 106 No Adverse Effect determination, dated March 06, 2023; and Inglewood Transit Connector Project Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), dated March 16, 2023. Supporting documentation: The Inglewood Transit Connector Project Environmental Assessment (EA), dated October 14, 2022. The FONSI, EA and associated documents can be viewed and downloaded from: https://envision inglewood.org/transportation-solutions/ itc/. 2. Project name and location: METRORapid Inner Katy Bus Rapid Transit Project, Houston, Harris County, Texas. Project Sponsor: Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), Houston, Texas. Project description: The project involves construction of a dedicated rapid transit route on the I-10 West Inner Katy corridor between I-610 and Downtown Houston. The project begins at Northwest Transit Center (NWTC) and continue east, south of I-10, on an approximately four-mile-long elevated guideway to Downtown Houston. Once in Downtown, the project will continue along the street pairings of Capitol and Rusk Streets to St. Emanuel Street. The project is divided into two segments: the Inner Katy Segment and Downtown Segment. The Inner Katy Segment will PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 be grade-separated on new and existing structures. The Downtown Segment will be street-running. The project includes five new stations—three in the Inner Katy Segment and two in the Downtown Segment. In addition to the new stations, the project would also utilize the existing NWTC and three existing METRORail Green and Purple Lines stations along Capitol and Rusk Streets in Downtown. Final agency actions: Section 4(f) No Use determination, dated January 23, 2023; Section 106 No Adverse Effect determination, dated October 17, 2022; and Determination of the applicability of a categorical exclusion pursuant to 23 CFR 771.118(d), dated January 23, 2023. Supporting documentation: Documented Categorical Exclusion (CE) and supporting materials, December 2022. The CE and associated documents can be viewed and downloaded from: https://www.ridemetro.org/about/ metronext/metrorapid/metrorapidinner-katy-corridor-project. Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). Megan Blum, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning and Environment. [FR Doc. 2023–07465 Filed 4–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–57–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Bureau of Transportation Statistics Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology [Docket Number: RITA–2008–002] Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for Public Comment and Submission to OMB for Information Collection: Confidential Close Call Transit Data for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST–R), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice to continue to collect confidential close call transit data. AGENCY: In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, BTS announces the intention of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to use the approved OMB Number 2138–0044, and to continue to collect the following information: Confidential Close Call Transit Data for the Washington SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10APN1.SGM 10APN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 68 / Monday, April 10, 2023 / Notices Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or the Authority), which includes but is not limited to the collection of data from Rail, Bus, Information Technology, and Command Center personnel. This data collection effort supports a multi-year program focused on improving the Authority in its entirety, by collecting and analyzing data and information on close calls and other unsafe occurrences within WMATA. The program is co-sponsored by WMATA and labor leadership including: the President/Business Agent of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 922 and Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 2. The Close Call program is designed to identify safety issues and propose preventive actions based on voluntary reports of a close call submitted confidentially to BTS, an Agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation. This information collection is necessary for systematically analyzing data to identify root causes of potentially unsafe events. On January 23, 2023, BTS published Federal Register notice, allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR. The comment period closed on March 24, 2023. The agency received no comments. The purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment to OMB on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 10, 2023. ADDRESSES: The agency seeks public comments on its proposed information collection. Comments should address whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Safety Data and Analysis, RTS–31, E36–302, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Apr 07, 2023 Jkt 259001 20590–0001; Phone No. (202) 366–1610; Fax No. (202) 366–3383; email: demetra.collia@dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of Close Call data is protected under the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307) and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018 (Pub. L. 115–435 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Title III). In accordance with these confidentiality statutes, only statistical (aggregated) and non-identifying data will be made publicly available by BTS through reports. BTS will not release to WMATA or any other public or private entity any information that might reveal the identity of individuals who have submitted a report. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. The Data Collection The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as amended) and 5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal agency to obtain OMB approval to continue an information collection activity. BTS is seeking OMB approval for the following BTS information collection activity: Title: Confidential Close Call Transit Data. OMB Control Number: 2138–0044. Type of Review: Continue to Collect. Respondents: WMATA employees. Number of Respondents: 150 (per annum). Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. Frequency: Intermittent for 3 years. (Reports are submitted when there is a qualifying event Total Annual Burden: 150 hours. Demetra V. Collia, Office Director. [FR Doc. 2023–07438 Filed 4–7–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one entity that has been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC’s determination that one or more SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 21231 applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this entity are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with it. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for effective date(s). DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.: 202–622–2490; Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202–622–2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855; or the Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622– 2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Availability The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC’s website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). Notice of OFAC Action On April 5, 2023, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following entity are blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below. Entity 1. GENESIS MARKET (a.k.a. ‘‘GENESIS MARKETPLACE’’; a.k.a. ‘‘GENESIS STORE’’), Russia; website genesis.market; alt. Website G3n3sis.org; alt. Website genesis7 zoveavupiiwnrycmaq6uro3kn5h2 be3el7wdnbjti2ln2wid.onion; alt. Website g3n3sis.pro; Secondary sanctions risk: Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 589.201; Organization Established Date 01 Mar 2018 [CYBER2]. Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(D) of Executive Order 13694 of April 1, 2015 ‘‘Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious CyberEnabled Activities,’’ 80 FR 18077, 3 C.F.R, 2015 Comp., p. 297, as amended by Executive Order 13757 of December 28, 2016, ‘‘Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities,’’ 82 FR 1, 3 C.F.R, 2016 Comp., p. 659 (E.O. 13694, as amended) for being responsible for or complicit in, or to have engaged in, directly or indirectly, an activity described in section 1(a)(ii) of E.O. 13694, as amended. Dated: April 5, 2023. Andrea Gacki, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. 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Agencies

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 68 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21230-21231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07438]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

[Docket Number: RITA-2008-002]


Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for 
Public Comment and Submission to OMB for Information Collection: 
Confidential Close Call Transit Data for the Washington Metropolitan 
Area Transit Authority (WMATA)

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), Department of 
Transportation.

ACTION: Notice to continue to collect confidential close call transit 
data.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) 
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, BTS announces the intention of 
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) to use the approved OMB Number 2138-0044, 
and to continue to collect the following information: Confidential 
Close Call Transit Data for the Washington

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Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or the Authority), which 
includes but is not limited to the collection of data from Rail, Bus, 
Information Technology, and Command Center personnel. This data 
collection effort supports a multi-year program focused on improving 
the Authority in its entirety, by collecting and analyzing data and 
information on close calls and other unsafe occurrences within WMATA. 
The program is co-sponsored by WMATA and labor leadership including: 
the President/Business Agent of the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) 
Local 689, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 922 
and Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 
2. The Close Call program is designed to identify safety issues and 
propose preventive actions based on voluntary reports of a close call 
submitted confidentially to BTS, an Agency within the U.S. Department 
of Transportation. This information collection is necessary for 
systematically analyzing data to identify root causes of potentially 
unsafe events. On January 23, 2023, BTS published Federal Register 
notice, allowing for a 60-day comment period on the ICR. The comment 
period closed on March 24, 2023. The agency received no comments. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow 30 days for public comment to OMB on 
this collection from all interested individuals and organizations.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by May 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The agency seeks public comments on its proposed information 
collection. Comments should address whether the information will have 
practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, 
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, 
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. Send comments to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street 
NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of 
Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Research and Technology, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of 
Safety Data and Analysis, RTS-31, E36-302, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC 20590-0001; Phone No. (202) 366-1610; Fax No. (202) 366-
3383; email: [email protected]. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m., EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of Close Call 
data is protected under the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 
6307) and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical 
Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-435 Foundations for 
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Title III). In accordance with 
these confidentiality statutes, only statistical (aggregated) and non-
identifying data will be made publicly available by BTS through 
reports. BTS will not release to WMATA or any other public or private 
entity any information that might reveal the identity of individuals 
who have submitted a report.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. The Data Collection

    The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as 
amended) and 5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal agency to obtain OMB 
approval to continue an information collection activity. BTS is seeking 
OMB approval for the following BTS information collection activity:
    Title: Confidential Close Call Transit Data.
    OMB Control Number: 2138-0044.
    Type of Review: Continue to Collect.
    Respondents: WMATA employees.
    Number of Respondents: 150 (per annum).
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: Intermittent for 3 years. (Reports are submitted when 
there is a qualifying event
    Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.

Demetra V. Collia,
Office Director.
[FR Doc. 2023-07438 Filed 4-7-23; 8:45 am]
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