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of the Committee. The PRAC will meet
at least twice a year, and meetings are
open to the public, consistent with the
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public
Law 94–409 (1976).
The PRAC was officially formed on
November 29, 2023, and currently has
no members. The Board is therefore
soliciting nominations from the public
for candidates to fill every PRAC
vacancy. The members of the PRAC will
regularly serve a term of three years.
However, under the PRAC charter,1 half
of the initial PRAC members will serve
a term of two years as designated by the
Chair of the Board at the time of
appointment. See PRAC Charter art.
12.a.vii.2 By letter dated December 28,
2023, the Chair of the Board has
designated which initial PRAC members
will serve for three-year and two-year
terms. A copy of this letter is available
on the PRAC website. Members of the
PRAC are appointed to serve in a
representative capacity.
The vacancies and initial term lengths
are as follows:
• Two representatives from the
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak).
Æ One representative will serve an
initial three-year term. The other
representative will serve an initial twoyear term.
• Two representatives from commuter
rail operators whose operations use
facilities owned and/or utilized by (i)
Amtrak, (ii) other intercity passenger
rail operators, or (iii) rail freight
operators (for purposes of ensuring
geographic diversity within PRAC’s
membership, these representatives
cannot be from the same state as any of
the state representatives described
below and cannot be from the same state
as each other).
Æ One representative will serve an
initial three-year term. The other
representative will serve an initial twoyear term.
• Two representatives from existing
intercity passenger rail operators other
than Amtrak, or developers of new
intercity passenger rail lines other than
Amtrak.
Æ One representative will serve an
initial three-year term. The other
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copy of the PRAC charter is available on the
Board’s website at: https://www.stb.gov/resources/
stakeholder-committees/prac/.
2 Under the PRAC charter, members may serve an
additional term with approval from the Chair of the
Board, without needing to be renominated for that
additional term. See PRAC Charter art. 12.a.viii.
Any member of the PRAC who has served for two
consecutive terms will be required to be
renominated for membership and appointed by the
Chair of the Board should they wish to serve for
additional terms. If reappointed, that individual
may serve two additional terms before being
required to be renominated. See id., art. 12.a.ix.
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representative will serve an initial twoyear term.
• One representative from a state that
provides funding for intercity passenger
rail (for purposes of ensuring geographic
diversity within PRAC’s membership,
this representative cannot be from the
same state as any of the representatives
of the commuter rail operators described
above, or the representative from a state
in which the intercity passenger rail
stations are served only by long-distance
trains described below).
Æ This representative will serve an
initial three-year term.
• One representative from a state in
which the intercity passenger rail
stations are served only by long-distance
trains, i.e., passenger trains serving the
entirety of routes of more than 750 miles
between endpoints (for purposes of
ensuring geographic diversity within
PRAC’s membership, this representative
cannot be from the same state as any of
the representatives of the commuter rail
operators described above or the
representative from the state that
provides funding for intercity passenger
rail described above).
Æ This representative will serve an
initial two-year term.
• Two representatives from Class I
freight railroads.
Æ One representative will serve an
initial three-year term. The other
representative will serve an initial twoyear term.
• One representative from a Class II
or Class III freight railroad.
Æ This representative will serve an
initial three-year term.
• One representative from an
organized rail labor association.
Æ This representative will serve an
initial three-year term.
• Two representatives from rail
passenger advocacy organizations.
Æ One representative will serve an
initial three-year term. The other
representative will serve a two-year
term.
• One representative from a rail
shipper or customer advocacy
organization or an individual shipper or
customer.
Æ This representative will serve an
initial two-year term.
• Three at-large representatives with
relevant experience (including, but not
limited to, individuals involved in the
design or construction of passenger rail
equipment or infrastructure, in the
provision of passenger rail analytic or
consulting services, in transportation
planning, or in transportation-related
public policy work).
Æ One representative will serve an
initial three-year term. The other two
representatives will each serve an initial
two-year term.
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According to revised guidance issued
by the Office of Management and
Budget, it is permissible for federally
registered lobbyists to serve on advisory
committees, such as the PRAC, as long
as they do so in a representative
capacity, rather than an individual
capacity. See Revised Guidance on
Appointment of Lobbyists to Fed.
Advisory Comms., Bds., & Comm’ns, 79
FR 47,482 (Aug. 13, 2014). No
honoraria, salaries, travel or per diem
are available to members of the PRAC;
however, reimbursement for travel
expenses may be sought from the Board
in cases of hardship.
Nominations for candidates to fill the
vacancies should be submitted in letter
form and should include: (1) the name,
position, and business contact
information of the candidate to include
email address and phone number; (2)
the interest the candidate will represent;
(3) a summary of the candidate’s
experience and qualifications for the
position; (4) a representation that the
candidate is willing to serve as a
member of the PRAC; and, (5) a
statement that the candidate agrees to
serve in a representative capacity.
Candidates may nominate themselves.
The Chair is committed to having a
committee reflecting diverse
communities and viewpoints and
strongly encourages the nomination of
candidates from diverse backgrounds.
Nominations for candidates for
membership on the PRAC should be
filed with the Board by February 5,
2024. Please note that submissions will
be posted publicly on the Board’s
website under Docket No. EP 774 (SubNo. 1).
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321; 49 U.S.C.
24101.
Decided: December 29, 2023.
By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office
of Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Approval for Information Collections:
Joint Notice of Intent To Arbitrate and
Notice of Availability for Arbitrator
Roster
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
SUMMARY:
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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 Approval for Information
Collections: Joint Notice of Intent To Arbitrate and Notice of
Availability for Arbitrator Roster
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
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
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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
[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, 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
[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 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 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 Sec. 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 three-member
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.
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.
[FR Doc. 2023-28993 Filed 1-3-24; 8:45 am]
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