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By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–22988 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. WB 23–54]
Release of Waybill Data
The Surface Transportation Board has
received a request from Washington
State University (WB23–54—10/9/23)
for permission to use data from the
Board’s annual 2000–2021 unmasked
Carload Waybill Sample. A copy of this
request may be obtained from the
Board’s website under docket no.
WB23–54.
The waybill sample contains
confidential railroad and shipper data;
therefore, if any parties object to these
requests, they should file their
objections with the Director of the
Board’s Office of Economics within 14
calendar days of the date of this notice.
The rules for release of waybill data are
codified at 49 CFR 1244.9.
Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202)
245–0319.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval of Collection:
Statutory Licensing Authority
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
approval for the information collection
required from those seeking statutory
licensing authority, as described below.
Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
November 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board, Statutory Licensing Authority.’’
Written comments for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted via www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. This information
collection can be accessed by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. As an alternative,
written comments may be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus,
Surface Transportation Board Desk
Officer: via email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–1743;
or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Please also direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to
PRA@stb.gov. When submitting
comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface
Transportation Board: Statutory
Licensing Authority.’’ For further
information regarding this collection,
contact Michael Higgins, Deputy
Director, Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance,
at (202) 245–0284 or michael.higgins@
stb.gov. If you require an
accommodation under the Americans
with Disabilities Act, please call (202)
245–0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
previously published a notice about this
collection in the Federal Register (88 FR
52237 (August 7, 2023)). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments are requested concerning:
(1) the accuracy of the Board’s burden
estimates; (2) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (3) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
DATES:
information technology, when
appropriate; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Statutory Licensing Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0023.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Rail carriers and noncarriers seeking statutory licensing or
consolidation authority, an exemption
from filing an application for such
authority, or interchange commitments.
Number of Respondents: 85.
Estimated Time per Response:
ESTIMATED HOURS PER RESPONSE
Number of
hours per
response
under
49 U.S.C.
10901–03 and
11323–26
Type of filing
Applications ..........................
Petitions * ..............................
Notices * ................................
Interchange commitments ....
575
75
25
10
Frequency: On occasion.
AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF
RESPONSES FOR FY 2020–2022
Average
number of
filings per year
under
49 U.S.C.
10901–03 and
11323–26
Type of filing
Applications ..........................
Petitions * ..............................
Notices * ................................
Interchange commitments ....
7
15
88
5
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 7,300 hours
(sum of estimated hours per response x
number of responses for each type of
filing).
TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Hours per
response
Type of filing
Applications ..................................................................................................................................
Petitions * .....................................................................................................................................
Notices * .......................................................................................................................................
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Annual
number of
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7
15
88
Total annual
burden hours
4,025
1,125
2,200
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TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Annual
number of
filings
Hours per
response
Type of filing
Total annual
burden hours
Interchange commitments ...........................................................................................................
10
5
50
Total annual burden hours ...................................................................................................
........................
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7,300
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* Under section 10502, petitions for exemption and notices of exemption are permitted in lieu of an application.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board. However, for
some filings, respondents are sometimes
required to send documentation or
consultation letters to various other
governmental agencies or parties, some
of which may involve limited mailing
costs, which staff estimates in total to be
approximately $2,100.
Needs and Uses: As mandated by
Congress, an application for prior
approval and authority must be filed
with the Board by persons seeking to
construct, acquire, or operate a line of
railroad; by railroads seeking to
abandon or discontinue operations over
a line of railroad; and, in the case of two
or more railroads, by railroads seeking
to consolidate their interests through
merger or a common-control
arrangement. See 49 U.S.C. 10901–03,
11323–26. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502,
persons may seek an exemption from
many of the application requirements of
sections 10901–03 and 11323–26 by
filing with the Board a petition for
exemption or notice of exemption in
lieu of an application. The collection by
the Board of these applications,
petitions, and notices (including
collection of disclosures of rail
‘‘interchange commitments’’ under 49
CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h),
and 1180.4(g)(4)) enables the Board to
meet its statutory duty to regulate the
referenced rail transactions. If the
actions for which authority is sought
create agreements with interchange
commitments that limit the future
interchange of traffic with third parties,
then certain information must be
disclosed to the Board about those
commitments. 49 CFR 1121.3(d),
1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), 1180.4(g)(4). The
collection of this information facilitates
the case-specific review of interchange
commitments and enables the Board’s
monitoring of their usage generally.
Under the PRA, a federal agency that
conducts or sponsors a collection of
information must display a currently
valid OMB control number. A collection
of information, which is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
includes agency requirements that
persons submit reports, keep records, or
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provide information to the agency, third
parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of
the PRA requires, concurrent with an
agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
for approval, a 30-day notice and
comment period through publication in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: October 13, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Availability of a Final
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact/Record of Decision
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The Federal Aviation
Administration announces the
availability of a Final Programmatic
Environmental Assessment and Finding
of No Significant Impact/Record of
Decision for the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law-funded Airport
Traffic Control Tower Replacement
Program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical questions concerning this
notice, contact Aaron W. Comrov,
Environmental Team Lead, FAA CSA
ES EOSH Center (AJW–2C16E), 2300
East Devon Avenue, Room 450, Des
Plaines, IL 60018; telephone: (847) 294–
7665; email: aaron.comrov@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final
Programmatic Environmental
Assessment (PEA) considers the
conditions and potential environmental
impacts from the Proposed Action to
replace numerous FAA-owned airport
traffic control towers (ATCT) with
modern facilities under the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL)-funded ATCT
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Replacement Program. Many existing
ATCTs at municipal or general aviation
airports are outdated and operating past
their design life. The purpose and need
for the proposed program is to replace
select FAA-owned ATCTs with modern
ATCTs while providing uninterrupted
air traffic control services. The FAA has
prepared the Final PEA and Finding of
No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record
of Decision (ROD) in conformance with
the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1F,
Environmental Impacts: Policies and
Procedures. The Final PEA analyzes the
potential environmental impacts that
may result from construction and
operation of the proposed new ATCTs
and decommissioning and removal of
the existing ATCTs (the Proposed
Action), as well as the No Action
Alternative (i.e., not constructing and
operating the proposed new ATCTs).
The Final PEA reflects consideration of
comments received during the public
comment period for the Draft PEA,
which was open from June 28, 2023
through July 31, 2023.
The Proposed Action would provide
for modern, operationally efficient
ATCTs, which would be designed to
meet the energy and sustainability
requirements of FAA’s Terminal
Facilities Design Standard while
adhering to the Council on
Environmental Quality’s Guiding
Principles for Sustainable Federal
Buildings and Associated Instructions.
The proposed replacement ATCTs
would enable the installation of modern
air traffic control equipment, provide
adequate space and an enhanced work
environment for FAA personnel, lower
operating costs, and improve
environmental performance resulting in
energy savings, water efficiency,
reduced carbon emissions, and
improved indoor air quality while
meeting applicable FAA requirements.
Based on this analysis, the FAA
determined there will not be a
significant impact to the human
environment from implementation of
the Proposed Action and an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
is not required. The FAA intends for
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of
Collection: Statutory Licensing Authority
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent
to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an
extension of approval for the information collection required from
those seeking statutory licensing authority, as described below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
November 17, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board, Statutory
Licensing Authority.'' Written comments for the proposed information
collection should be submitted via www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
This information collection can be accessed by selecting ``Currently
under Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function. As an alternative, written comments may be directed to the
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus, Surface Transportation Board
Desk Officer: via email at [email protected]; by fax at (202)
395-1743; or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503.
Please also direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer,
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-
0001, or to [email protected]. When submitting comments, please refer to
``Paperwork Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board:
Statutory Licensing Authority.'' For further information regarding this
collection, contact Michael Higgins, Deputy Director, Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance, at (202) 245-0284 or
[email protected]. If you require an accommodation under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 245-0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board previously published a notice
about this collection in the Federal Register (88 FR 52237 (August 7,
2023)). That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment
period. No comments were received.
Comments are requested concerning: (1) the accuracy of the Board's
burden estimates; (2) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; (3) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, when appropriate; and (4) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Board, including whether the collection has practical utility.
Submitted comments will be summarized and included in the Board's
request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Statutory Licensing Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0023.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Rail carriers and non-carriers seeking statutory
licensing or consolidation authority, an exemption from filing an
application for such authority, or interchange commitments.
Number of Respondents: 85.
Estimated Time per Response:
Estimated Hours per Response
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of
hours per
response under
Type of filing 49 U.S.C.
10901-03 and
11323-26
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Applications............................................ 575
Petitions *............................................. 75
Notices *............................................... 25
Interchange commitments................................. 10
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frequency: On occasion.
Average Annual Number of Responses for FY 2020-2022
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average
number of
filings per
Type of filing year under 49
U.S.C. 10901-
03 and 11323-
----------------------------------------------------------------26------
Applications............................................ 7
Petitions *............................................. 15
Notices *............................................... 88
Interchange commitments................................. 5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 7,300
hours (sum of estimated hours per response x number of responses for
each type of filing).
Total Annual Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hours per Annual number Total annual
Type of filing response of filings burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Applications.................................................... 575 7 4,025
Petitions *..................................................... 75 15 1,125
Notices *....................................................... 25 88 2,200
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Interchange commitments......................................... 10 5 50
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Total annual burden hours................................... .............. .............. 7,300
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* Under section 10502, petitions for exemption and notices of exemption are permitted in lieu of an application.
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are
submitted electronically to the Board. However, for some filings,
respondents are sometimes required to send documentation or
consultation letters to various other governmental agencies or parties,
some of which may involve limited mailing costs, which staff estimates
in total to be approximately $2,100.
Needs and Uses: As mandated by Congress, an application for prior
approval and authority must be filed with the Board by persons seeking
to construct, acquire, or operate a line of railroad; by railroads
seeking to abandon or discontinue operations over a line of railroad;
and, in the case of two or more railroads, by railroads seeking to
consolidate their interests through merger or a common-control
arrangement. See 49 U.S.C. 10901-03, 11323-26. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502,
persons may seek an exemption from many of the application requirements
of sections 10901-03 and 11323-26 by filing with the Board a petition
for exemption or notice of exemption in lieu of an application. The
collection by the Board of these applications, petitions, and notices
(including collection of disclosures of rail ``interchange
commitments'' under 49 CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), and
1180.4(g)(4)) enables the Board to meet its statutory duty to regulate
the referenced rail transactions. If the actions for which authority is
sought create agreements with interchange commitments that limit the
future interchange of traffic with third parties, then certain
information must be disclosed to the Board about those commitments. 49
CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), 1180.4(g)(4). The collection of
this information facilitates the case-specific review of interchange
commitments and enables the Board's monitoring of their usage
generally.
Under the PRA, a federal agency that conducts or sponsors a
collection of information must display a currently valid OMB control
number. A collection of information, which is defined in 44 U.S.C.
3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), includes agency requirements that persons
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to the agency,
third parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of the PRA requires,
concurrent with an agency's submitting a collection to OMB for
approval, a 30-day notice and comment period through publication in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information.
Dated: October 13, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-22973 Filed 10-17-23; 8:45 am]
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