Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of Public Meeting, 62624-62625 [2023-19661]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 62624 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2023 / Notices regulations 2 that focus on preventing broken wheels and other wheel failures. WILD measurements are intended to focus more on the interaction between the wheels and the rail and prevent broken rails and other rail failures. WILDs are designed to measure the impact of a railcar’s wheels on the rail and alert the operating railroad and car owner when wheels have a high impact. WILDs measure this impact on the rail in KIPs (1,000 pounds-force). Highimpact wheels (generally considered to be more than 90 KIPs) are typically caused by a flat spot or other wheel defect. If not addressed, high-impact wheels can damage rail and track structures and cause a derailment. On February 21, 2023, 30 freight cars carrying coal derailed in a train in Gothenburg, Nebraska. FRA’s preliminary investigation indicates the derailment was likely caused by highimpact wheels breaking a track joint bar. Records from FRA’s investigation show one of the freight cars had a WILD measurement of 130.6 KIPs when it operated over the track joint bar that was found broken. Records also show this freight car continued to operate for several months prior to the derailment after its high-impact wheels were identified by WILDs. WILD measurements showed high-impact wheels in November and December 2022, and again in January 2023. During its investigation, FRA also identified eight other freight cars in the derailed train with high-impact wheels. greater than 100 KIPs. Replacement at such time will reduce or eliminate further damage to the freight car’s wheels, rails, and track structures. In addition, FRA recommends railroads and contractors review this Safety Advisory with employees to increase their awareness of the possible consequences of allowing freight cars with high-impact wheels to continue to operate. Recommendations In light of the Gothenburg, Nebraska, accident, FRA recommends railroads and contractors continue to use WILDs to help identify and replace high-impact wheels according to railroad current industry practices. Specifically, wheels with a WILD measurement greater than 80 KIPs should be replaced when in a repair shop, and wheels with a WILD measurement greater than 90 KIPs should be replaced when found in any other location in service. In addition, railroads should review procedures for identifying dynamic ratios to help predict high-impact wheels when cars are loaded. A dynamic ratio is the ratio of a WILD measurement of a loaded railcar compared to when it is empty. The peak impact is the highest WILD measurement recorded. The impact measurement varies during operation due to the changing operating environment, including changes in speed. Wheels should be replaced when an empty railcar with a dynamic ratio of 5 or higher has a preceding peak impact AGENCY: 2 See, e.g., 49 CFR 215.103, 229.73, 229.75. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:32 Sep 11, 2023 Jkt 259001 Conclusion FRA encourages all railroad industry members to take actions consistent with the recommendations of this Safety Advisory. FRA may modify this Safety Advisory, issue additional safety advisories, or take other appropriate action necessary to ensure the highest level of safety on the Nation’s railroads, including pursuing other corrective measures under its rail safety authority. Issued in Washington, DC. Amitabha Bose, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2023–19677 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary [DOT–OST–2023–0137] Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of Public Meeting Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. DOT OST announces a meeting of ACTE, which will take place via videoconference. DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, September 22, 2023, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Requests for accommodations because of a disability must be received by Friday, September 15. Requests to submit questions must be received no later than Friday, September 15. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via videoconference. Those members of the public who would like to participate virtually should go to https:// www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/ acte/meetinginfo to access the meeting, a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, meeting minutes, and additional information on ACTE and its activities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Norman, Senior Advisor, Departmental Office of Civil Rights and Warner Dixon, Special Assistant for Civil Rights, Departmental Office of SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00101 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 934–2380, ACTE@dot.gov. Any ACTE-related request or submissions should be sent via email to the points of contact listed above. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Purpose of the Committee ACTE was established to provide independent advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation about comprehensive, interdisciplinary issues related to civil rights and transportation equity in the planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy contexts from a variety of transportation equity practitioners and community leaders. Specifically, the Committee will provide advice and recommendations to inform the Department’s efforts to: Implement the Agency’s Equity Action Plan and Strategic Plan, helping to institutionalize equity into Agency programs, policies, regulations, and activities: Strengthen and establish partnerships with overburdened and underserved communities who have been historically underrepresented in the Department’s outreach and engagement, including those in rural and urban areas: Empower communities to have a meaningful voice in local and regional transportation decisions; and Ensure the compliance of Federal funding recipients with civil rights laws and nondiscrimination programs, policies, regulations, and activities. Meeting Agenda The agenda for the meeting will consist of: An inauguration of the ACTE members An overview of the ACTE charter An overview of the role and impact of ACTE members Remarks from Secretary Buttigieg An overview of ACTE focus areas A discussion on collaborative approaches and transparency Concluding remarks Meeting Participation Advance registration is required. Please register at https:// www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/ acte/meetinginfo by the deadline referenced in the DATES section. The meeting will be open to the public for its entirety. The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you need alternative formats or services because E:\FR\FM\12SEN1.SGM 12SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 175 / Tuesday, September 12, 2023 / Notices of a disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or other ancillary aids, please contact the points of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Questions from the public will be answered during the public comment period only at the discretion of the ACTE chair, vice chair, and designated Federal officer. Members of the public may submit written comments and questions to the points of contact listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section on the topics to be considered during the meeting by the deadline referenced in the DATES section. Dated: September 7, 2023. Irene Marion, Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights. 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DAGLO MUSA, Abdelrahim Hamdan; a.k.a. ‘‘DAGLO, Abdelraheem’’), Khartoum, Sudan; DOB 01 Jan 1972; nationality Sudan; citizen Sudan; Gender Male (individual) [SUDAN–EO14098]. Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(A) of Executive Order 14098 of May 4, 2023, ‘‘Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition,’’ for being a foreign person who is or has been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the Rapid Support Forces, an entity that has, or whose members have been responsible for, or complicit in, or to have directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of Sudan relating to the tenure of such leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors. 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Dated: September 6, 2023. Bradley T. Smith, Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. [FR Doc. 2023–19638 Filed 9–11–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00102 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62625 Notice of information collection; request for comment. ACTION: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests. DATES: Comments should be received on or before October 12, 2023 to be assured of consideration. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62624-62625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19661]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[DOT-OST-2023-0137]


Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (ACTE); Notice of 
Public Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: DOT OST announces a meeting of ACTE, which will take place via 
videoconference.

DATES: The meeting will be held Friday, September 22, 2023, from 2:30 
to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Requests for accommodations because of a 
disability must be received by Friday, September 15. Requests to submit 
questions must be received no later than Friday, September 15.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via videoconference. Those members 
of the public who would like to participate virtually should go to 
https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/acte/meetinginfo to access 
the meeting, a detailed agenda for the entire meeting, meeting minutes, 
and additional information on ACTE and its activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Norman, Senior Advisor, 
Departmental Office of Civil Rights and Warner Dixon, Special Assistant 
for Civil Rights, Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department 
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 
(202) 934-2380, [email protected]. Any ACTE-related request or submissions 
should be sent via email to the points of contact listed above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

Purpose of the Committee

    ACTE was established to provide independent advice and 
recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation about comprehensive, 
interdisciplinary issues related to civil rights and transportation 
equity in the planning, design, research, policy, and advocacy contexts 
from a variety of transportation equity practitioners and community 
leaders. Specifically, the Committee will provide advice and 
recommendations to inform the Department's efforts to:
    Implement the Agency's Equity Action Plan and Strategic Plan, 
helping to institutionalize equity into Agency programs, policies, 
regulations, and activities:
    Strengthen and establish partnerships with overburdened and 
underserved communities who have been historically underrepresented in 
the Department's outreach and engagement, including those in rural and 
urban areas:
    Empower communities to have a meaningful voice in local and 
regional transportation decisions; and
    Ensure the compliance of Federal funding recipients with civil 
rights laws and nondiscrimination programs, policies, regulations, and 
activities.

Meeting Agenda

    The agenda for the meeting will consist of:

An inauguration of the ACTE members
An overview of the ACTE charter
An overview of the role and impact of ACTE members
Remarks from Secretary Buttigieg
An overview of ACTE focus areas
A discussion on collaborative approaches and transparency
Concluding remarks

Meeting Participation

    Advance registration is required. Please register at https://www.transportation.gov/civil-rights/acte/meetinginfo by the deadline 
referenced in the DATES section. The meeting will be open to the public 
for its entirety. The U.S. Department of Transportation is committed to 
providing equal access to this meeting for all participants. If you 
need alternative formats or services because

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of a disability, such as sign language, interpretation, or other 
ancillary aids, please contact the points of contact listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
    Questions from the public will be answered during the public 
comment period only at the discretion of the ACTE chair, vice chair, 
and designated Federal officer. Members of the public may submit 
written comments and questions to the points of contact listed in the 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section on the topics to be considered 
during the meeting by the deadline referenced in the DATES section.

    Dated: September 7, 2023.
Irene Marion,
Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights.
[FR Doc. 2023-19661 Filed 9-11-23; 8:45 am]
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