30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval for Information Collection: Rail Service Data, 499-501 [2023-28992]
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Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the information collections of the Joint
Notice of Intent to Arbitrate and Notice
of Availability for Arbitrator Roster, as
described separately below.
DATES: Comments on these information
collections should be submitted by
February 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Arbitration Procedures
under 49 CFR 1108.’’ Written comments
for this 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, Arbitration
Procedures under 49 CFR 1108.’’ For
further information regarding this
collection, contact Michael Higgins,
Deputy Director, Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance, at (202) 245–0284 or at
RCPA@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
73388 (Oct. 25, 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
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whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Information Collections
OMB Control Number: 2140–0038.
Information Collection 1
Title: Joint Notice of Intent to
Arbitrate.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Parties seeking to
submit to arbitration certain matters
before the Board.
Number of Respondents: One.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): One hour.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1108.5, arbitration commences with a
written complaint that contains a
statement that the relevant parties are
participants in the Board’s arbitration
program, or that the complainant is
willing to arbitrate the dispute pursuant
to the Board’s arbitration procedures.
The respondent’s answer to the written
complaint must then indicate the
respondent’s participation in the
Board’s arbitration program or its
willingness to arbitrate the dispute at
hand pursuant to the Board’s arbitration
procedures.
As an alternative to filing a written
complaint, parties may submit a joint
notice to the Board, indicating the
consent of both parties to submit an
issue in dispute to the Board’s
arbitration program. In the joint notice,
parties state the issue(s) that they are
willing to submit to arbitration. The
notice must contain a statement that
would indicate that all relevant parties
are participants in the Board’s
arbitration program pursuant to
§ 1108.3(a), or that the relevant parties
are willing to arbitrate voluntarily a
matter pursuant to the Board’s
arbitration procedures, and the relief
requested. The notice must also indicate
whether parties have agreed to a threemember arbitration panel or a single
arbitrator and must indicate whether the
parties have mutually agreed to a lower
amount of potential liability in lieu of
the monetary award cap that would
otherwise be applicable. The joint
notice encourages greater use of
arbitration to resolve disputes at the
Board.
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Information Collection 2
Title: Notice of Availability for
Arbitrator Roster.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Potential arbitrators.
Number of Respondents: 23.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 23 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1108.6(b), an arbitration roster is
compiled by the Chairman, and
potential interested, qualified persons
who wish to be placed on the Board’s
arbitration roster must submit notice of
their availability to be added to the
roster. The Chairman may augment the
roster at any time to include eligible
arbitrators and remove from the roster
any arbitrators who are no longer
available or eligible. Potential arbitrators
must also update their availability and
information annually, if they wish to
remain available for the arbitration
roster. The arbitration rosters are
available to the public on the Board’s
website at https://www.stb.gov/
resources/litigation-alternatives/
arbitration/#arbitration-procedures.
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: December 29, 2023.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval for Information
Collection: Rail Service Data
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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
the information collection of Rail
Service Data, as described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
February 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Rail Service Data.’’
Written comments for this 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
SUMMARY:
comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Rail Service
Data.’’ For further information regarding
this collection, contact Michael Higgins,
Deputy Director, Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance (OPAGAC), at (202) 245–
0284 and at 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
73389 (Oct. 25, 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: Rail Service Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0033.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Class I railroads (on
behalf of themselves and the Chicago
Transportation Coordination Office
(‘‘CTCO’’)).
Number of Respondents: Seven.
Estimated Time per Response: The
collection seeks three related responses,
as indicated in the table below.
TABLE—ESTIMATED TIME PER
RESPONSE
Estimated time
per response
(hours)
Type of responses
Weekly ..................................
Semi-annual ..........................
On occasion ..........................
1.5
7
7
Frequency: The frequencies of the
collection are set forth in the table
below.
TABLE—FREQUENCY OF RESPONSES
Type of responses
Weekly ......................
Semi-annual ..............
On occasion ..............
Frequency of
responses
52/year.
2/year.
1/year.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): The total
annual burden hours are estimated to be
no more than 651 hours per year, as
indicated in the table below.
TABLE—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS (PER YEAR)
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Estimated time
per response
(hours)
Number of
respondents
Type of responses
Frequency of responses
Total yearly
burden hours
Weekly ............................................................
Semi-annual ....................................................
On occasion ....................................................
7
7
1
1.5
7
7
52/year ...........................................................
2/year .............................................................
1/year .............................................................
546
98
7
Total .........................................................
........................
........................
.........................................................................
651
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: There
are no other costs identified because
filings are submitted electronically to
the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR part
1250, the Board requires the nation’s
seven Class I (large) railroads and the
Chicago Transportation Coordination
Office (CTCO), through its Class I
members, to report certain railroad
service performance metrics on a
weekly basis and certain other
information on a semi-annual and
occasional basis. This collection of rail
service data aids the Board in
identifying rail service issues, allowing
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the Board to better understand current
service issues and to identify and
address potential future regional and
national service disruptions more
quickly. The transparency resulting
from this collection also benefits rail
shippers and other stakeholders by
helping them to better plan operations
and make informed decisions based on
publicly available, near real-time data
and their own analysis of performance
trends over time.
Under the PRA, a Federal agency that
conducts or sponsors a collection of
information must display a currently
valid OMB control number. A collection
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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.
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Dated: December 29, 2023.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–28992 Filed 1–3–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2023–2554]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a Renewal of an
Information Collection: Operational
Waivers for Small Unmanned Aircraft
Systems
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Renewal notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for a renewal of information
collection. The FAA must continue
collecting information about requests for
waivers from certain operational rules
that apply to small unmanned aircraft
systems (sUAS). The FAA will continue
to use the collected information to make
determinations whether to authorize or
deny the requested operations of sUAS.
The information collected is necessary
to issue such authorizations or denials
consistent with the FAA’s mandate to
ensure safe and efficient use of national
airspace.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by March 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field).
By mail: Dwayne C. Morris, 800
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20591.
By fax: (202) 267–1078.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Ridgeway by email at:
Dan.Ridgeway@faa.gov; or phone at:
(360) 605–9425.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
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ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0796.
Title: Operational Waivers for Small
Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Form Numbers: N/A (Online Portal).
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: The FAA is seeing
increased complexity of small
unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS)
operation flying under 14 CFR part 107.
Under 14 CFR 107.205, operators of
small UAS continue to request waivers
from certain operational rules. In 2018,
the FAA updated and modernized the
process for applying for such waivers by
introducing the FAADroneZone
website. These improvements have
facilitated the process of collecting and
submitting the information required as
part of a waiver application. In 2021,
recognizing the demand to expedite the
integration of unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS) into the National
Airspace System (NAS), the FAA
revised the regulatory framework for
safely integrating UAS into routine NAS
operations. The was accomplished by
publishing the ‘‘Operation of Small
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Over
People’’ rule in January, 2021, which
permitted routine operations of small
unmanned aircraft over people and at
night under certain conditions. This
change significantly decreased the
waiver requests for such operations by
over 55%. The reporting burdens for
operational waiver applications are
currently covered by Information
Collection Request (ICR) 2120–0768. As
part of this effort, the FAA is renewing
this ICR, for operational waiver
applications only. In order to process
operational waiver requests, the FAA
requires the operator’s name, the
operator’s contact information, and
information related to the date, place,
and time of the requested small UAS
operation. Additional information is
required related to the proposed waiver
and any necessary mitigations. The FAA
will use the requested information to
determine if the proposed UAS
operation can be conducted safely. This
information is necessary for the FAA to
meet its statutory mandate of
maintaining a safe and efficient national
airspace. See 49 U.S.C. 40103, 44701
and 44807.
Respondents: sUAS 107 Waiver
Applications: 3,565 per year.
Frequency: On occasion. For
operational waivers requests, a
respondent provides the information
once, at the time of the request for a
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waiver. If granted, operational waivers
may be valid for up to four (4) years.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 0.65 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,317 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
29, 2023.
Daniel Ridgeway,
Aviation Safety Inspector, Flight Standards
Service, Emerging Technologies Division
(AFS–700).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Carbon
Dioxide Sequestration Credit
Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning Form
8933, Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Credit.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before February 5, 2024 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Melody Braswell by
emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling
(202) 622–1035, or viewing the entire
information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Title: Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Credit.
OMB Number: 1545–2132.
Form Number: 8933.
Abstract: Use Form 8933 to claim the
carbon oxide sequestration credit. The
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval for
Information Collection: Rail Service Data
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 the information collection of Rail Service Data, as
described below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
February 5, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Rail Service Data.'' Written comments for this
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, Rail Service Data.'' For further
information regarding this collection, contact Michael Higgins, Deputy
Director, Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance (OPAGAC), at (202) 245-0284 and at [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 73389 (Oct. 25,
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: Rail Service Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0033.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Class I railroads (on behalf of themselves and the
Chicago Transportation Coordination Office (``CTCO'')).
Number of Respondents: Seven.
Estimated Time per Response: The collection seeks three related
responses, as indicated in the table below.
Table--Estimated Time per Response
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Estimated time
Type of responses per response
(hours)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weekly.................................................. 1.5
Semi-annual............................................. 7
On occasion............................................. 7
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frequency: The frequencies of the collection are set forth in the
table below.
Table--Frequency of Responses
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Type of responses Frequency of responses
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weekly.................................... 52/year.
Semi-annual............................... 2/year.
On occasion............................... 1/year.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): The total
annual burden hours are estimated to be no more than 651 hours per
year, as indicated in the table below.
Table--Total Burden Hours (per Year)
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Estimated time
Type of responses Number of per response Frequency of responses Total yearly
respondents (hours) burden hours
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Weekly................................ 7 1.5 52/year................. 546
Semi-annual........................... 7 7 2/year.................. 98
On occasion........................... 1 7 1/year.................. 7
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Total............................. .............. .............. ........................ 651
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Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: There are no other costs identified
because filings are submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR part 1250, the Board requires the
nation's seven Class I (large) railroads and the Chicago Transportation
Coordination Office (CTCO), through its Class I members, to report
certain railroad service performance metrics on a weekly basis and
certain other information on a semi-annual and occasional basis. This
collection of rail service data aids the Board in identifying rail
service issues, allowing the Board to better understand current service
issues and to identify and address potential future regional and
national service disruptions more quickly. The transparency resulting
from this collection also benefits rail shippers and other stakeholders
by helping them to better plan operations and make informed decisions
based on publicly available, near real-time data and their own analysis
of performance trends over time.
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.
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Dated: December 29, 2023.
Brendetta Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-28992 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]
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