Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 72209-72210 [2023-23068]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 201 / Thursday, October 19, 2023 / Notices under the advisory process. Statements may concern the issues and agenda items mentioned above and/or additional issues that may be relevant to the U.S. commercial space transportation industry. Interested parties wishing to submit written statements should contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section in writing (mail or email) by November 5, 2023, so that the information is available to COMSTAC members for their review and consideration before the meeting. Written statements should be in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature and/or one electronic copy via email. The preference for email submissions is Portable Document Format (PDF) attachments. A detailed agenda will be posted on the FAA website at https://www.faa.gov/space/ additional_information/comstac/. Issued in Washington, DC. Brian A. Verna, Designated Federal Officer, Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation. [FR Doc. 2023–23086 Filed 10–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–32] 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) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. These ICRs describes the information collection and its expected burden. On August 8, 2023, FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the two ICRs. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICRs should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:05 Oct 18, 2023 Jkt 262001 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find the particular ICR by selecting ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Arlette Mussington, Information Collection Clearance Officer, at email: arlette.mussington@dot.gov or telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms. Joanne Swafford, Information Collection Clearance Officer, at email: joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone: (757) 897–9908. 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 August 8, 2023, FRA published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting public comment on the ICRs for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR 53581. FRA has received no comments related to the proposed collections of information. Before OMB decides whether to approve the proposed collections of information, it must provide 30-days’ notice 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(d); 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. PO 00000 Frm 00169 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 72209 The summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB clearance as the PRA requires: Title: Passenger Train Emergency Procedures. OMB Control Number: 2130–0545. Abstract: The railroad passenger train emergency preparedness regulations under 49 CFR part 239, set forth FRA’s requirements for railroads to meet Federal standards for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of emergency preparedness plans connected with the operation of passenger trains, including freight railroads hosting passenger rail service operations. Part 239 also requires each affected railroad to instruct its employees on the provisions of its plan. The information collected is necessary for compliance with the regulation. Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in estimates) of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads). Form(s): N/A. Respondent Universe: 34 railroads. Frequency of Submission: On occasion. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1,572. Total Estimated Annual Burden: 353 hours. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $30,342. Title: Passenger Train Emergency Systems. OMB Control Number: 2130–0576. Abstract: This information collection is related to passenger train emergency systems regulations under 49 CFR part 238. The purpose of this part is to prevent collisions, derailments, and other occurrences involving railroad passenger equipment that cause injury or death to railroad employees, railroad passengers, or the general public, and to mitigate the consequences of such occurrences to the extent they cannot be prevented. Some of the regulations FRA established under this part include requirements for emergency passage through vestibule and other interior passageway doors and enhanced emergency egress and rescue signage; 1 requirements for low-location emergency exit path markings to assist occupants in reaching and operating emergency exits, particularly under conditions of limited visibility; and standards to ensure emergency lighting systems are provided in all passenger cars and enhanced requirements for the survivability of emergency lighting systems in new passenger cars. 1 78 E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM FR 71785 (Nov. 29, 2013). 19OCN1 72210 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 201 / Thursday, October 19, 2023 / Notices Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in estimates) of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Businesses (railroads). Form(s): N/A. Respondent Universe: 34 railroads. Frequency of Submission: On occasion. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 8,335. Total Estimated Annual Burden: 755. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $64,841. 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. Christopher S. Van Nostrand, Acting Deputy Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 2023–23068 Filed 10–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0077] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for Comment; Alcohol-Impaired Driving Segmentation Study National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a request for approval of a new information collection. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden. This document describes a new information collection for consumer research purposes regarding a one-time online voluntary study to better understand attitudes and behaviors related to alcohol-impaired driving that will enhance and refine communication strategy and tactics. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on June 7, 2023, Document 2023–12102. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:48 Oct 18, 2023 Jkt 262001 Two (2) comments were received before the closing date of August 7, 2023. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden, should be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To find this particular information collection, select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or use the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access to background documents, contact Kil-Jae Hong, Marketing Specialist, Office of Communications and Consumer Information (NCO–200), 202–493–0524, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Please identify the relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control Number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal agency must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before it collects certain information from the public and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a Federal agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control number. In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces that the following information collection request will be submitted OMB. Title: Alcohol-Impaired Driving Segmentation Study. OMB Control Number: 2127–New. Form Number: NHTSA Form 1710, NHTSA Form 1711. Type of Request: Request for approval of a new information collection. Type of Review Requested: Regular. Length of Approval Requested: Three years from approval date. Summary of the Collection of Information: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), under the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), was established to reduce the number of deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes on the nation’s highways. In keeping with this mission and to fulfill a congressional mandate to improve highway traffic safety, NHTSA’s Office of Communications and Consumer Information (OCCI) is dedicated to eliminating risky behaviors on our nation’s roads through public awareness PO 00000 Frm 00170 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 campaigns. One of the most significant NHTSA’s OCCI seeks to address through these efforts is drunk driving. Drunk driving is a significant cause of highway fatalities, injuries and economic losses. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities totaled 11,654 in 2020, accounting for 30% of all motor-vehiclecrash fatalities.1 On average, in 2020, there was an alcohol-impaired driving fatality every 45 minutes.2 Among motorcycle riders, in particular, 27% of riders in fatal crashes were legally drunk—a rate exceeding that of passenger car drivers (23%) and the highest among all vehicle types measured.3 Aside from the fatalities, alcohol-impaired driving crashes carried an economic cost of an estimated $44 billion in 2010 (the most recent year for which cost data is available).4 In order for NHTSA’s public awareness campaigns on drunk driving to be effective, they must effectively ‘‘compete’’ for audience attention in the public domain among hundreds of other major marketers, including those in the alcoholic beverage industry that strategically target messages to particular groups of the public marketplace. In the consumer marketing context and environment, NHTSA must work to convince members of the driving/riding public not to operate vehicles when impaired by alcohol. Accordingly, NHTSA finds that it is necessary to conduct research, as authorized by the National Traffic Motor Vehicle Safety Act, to conduct research that will allow NHTSA to better tailor its communication strategies. Specifically, NHTSA believes a segmentation analysis would be especially useful to NHTSA. More closely understanding and segmenting drunk drivers and motorcycle riders will enable more effective communications programs. Insights about drunk drivers’/motorcycle riders’ lifestyle characteristics, alcoholconsumption behaviors and attitudes towards drunk driving will provide useful, pragmatic information for NHTSA’s continuing efforts to address the drunk driving/motorcycle riding issue responsible for so many deaths. Accordingly, NHTSA is seeking approval to conduct a one-time voluntary study to obtain information to better understand attitudes and 1 2020 Alcohol Impaired Driving (Traffic Safety Facts. Report No. DOT HS 813 294). 2 Ibid. 3 Ibid. 4 National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2015, July). Overview: 2013 data. (Traffic Safety Facts. Report No. DOT HS 812 169). Washington, DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. E:\FR\FM\19OCN1.SGM 19OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 201 (Thursday, October 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72209-72210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23068]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-32]


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) summarized below to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. These 
ICRs describes the information collection and its expected burden. On 
August 8, 2023, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for 
public comment on the two ICRs.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 20, 2023.

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 Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the 
search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Arlette Mussington, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or 
telephone: (571) 609-1285 or Ms. Joanne Swafford, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or 
telephone: (757) 897-9908.

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 August 8, 2023, FRA 
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting public 
comment on the ICRs for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR 
53581. FRA has received no comments related to the proposed collections 
of information.
    Before OMB decides whether to approve the proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30-days' notice 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(d); 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: Passenger Train Emergency Procedures.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0545.
    Abstract: The railroad passenger train emergency preparedness 
regulations under 49 CFR part 239, set forth FRA's requirements for 
railroads to meet Federal standards for the preparation, adoption, and 
implementation of emergency preparedness plans connected with the 
operation of passenger trains, including freight railroads hosting 
passenger rail service operations. Part 239 also requires each affected 
railroad to instruct its employees on the provisions of its plan. The 
information collected is necessary for compliance with the regulation.
    Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in 
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 34 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1,572.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 353 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $30,342.
    Title: Passenger Train Emergency Systems.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0576.
    Abstract: This information collection is related to passenger train 
emergency systems regulations under 49 CFR part 238. The purpose of 
this part is to prevent collisions, derailments, and other occurrences 
involving railroad passenger equipment that cause injury or death to 
railroad employees, railroad passengers, or the general public, and to 
mitigate the consequences of such occurrences to the extent they cannot 
be prevented. Some of the regulations FRA established under this part 
include requirements for emergency passage through vestibule and other 
interior passageway doors and enhanced emergency egress and rescue 
signage; \1\ requirements for low-location emergency exit path markings 
to assist occupants in reaching and operating emergency exits, 
particularly under conditions of limited visibility; and standards to 
ensure emergency lighting systems are provided in all passenger cars 
and enhanced requirements for the survivability of emergency lighting 
systems in new passenger cars.
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    \1\ 78 FR 71785 (Nov. 29, 2013).

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    Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in 
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (railroads).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 34 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 8,335.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 755.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $64,841.
    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.

Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-23068 Filed 10-18-23; 8:45 am]
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