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information, it must provide 30 days 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 30day
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 ICR 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 summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Locomotive Crashworthiness.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0564.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 229,
subpart D, FRA prescribes minimum
crashworthiness standards for
locomotives. These crashworthiness
standards are intended to help protect
locomotive cab occupants in the event
of a train collision or derailment. FRA
uses this collection of information to
ensure railroads operate locomotives
that meet the prescribed minimum
performance standards and design load
requirements for newly manufactured
and re-manufactured locomotives.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses/Public/
Interested Parties.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 783 railroads, 4
locomotive manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
554.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 407
hours.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $34,960.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–43]
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 Request (ICR)
summarized below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On November 2, 2023,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR. FRA did not receive any
substantive comment on this ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
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:
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
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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 November 2, 2023,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting public
comment on the ICR for which it is now
seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR
75367. FRA received one comment filed
under this docket number. However, the
comment does not refer to this ICR, or
any activity involving FRA, and appears
to have been filed under this docket
number by mistake.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve this proposed collection 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 ICR 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 summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Reflectorization of Rail Freight
Rolling Stock.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0566.
Abstract: FRA issued this regulation
to mandate the reflectorization of freight
rolling stock (properly installing
retroreflective material on freight cars
and locomotives) to enhance the
visibility of trains to help reduce the
number and severity of accidents at
highway-rail grade crossings when
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visibility is low.1 FRA uses the
information collected to verify that the
person responsible for the car reporting
mark is notified after the required visual
inspection if the freight rail stock has
less than 80 percent of the required
retroreflective sheeting present,
undamaged, or unobscured.
Moreover, FRA uses the information
collected to verify that the required
locomotive records of retroreflective
sheeting defects found during required
locomotive inspections are kept in the
locomotive cab or in an electronic
database that FRA can access upon
request. Finally, FRA uses the
information collected to help confirm
railroads/car owners meet the
prescribed standards for the inspection
and maintenance of the required
retroreflective material.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 783 railroads
and freight car owners.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion/monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
36,001.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
3,159 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $215,017.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2023–0232]
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Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility
Determination for a Foreign-Built
Vessel: BUTTERCUP (Motor);
Invitation for Public Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
SUMMARY:
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70 FR 144, Jan. 3, 2005.
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Submit comments on or before
February 23, 2024.
DATES:
You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket Number
MARAD–2023–0232 by any one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Search
MARAD–2023–0232 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility is in the West
Building, Ground Floor of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. The
Docket Management Facility location
address is U.S. Department of
Transportation, MARAD–2023–0232,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West
Building, Room W12–140, Washington,
DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except on
Federal holidays.
ADDRESSES:
Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your
comments, we recommend that you include
your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a telephone number in the body
of your document so that we can contact you
if we have questions regarding your
submission.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
specific docket number. All comments
received will be posted without change
to the docket at www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments, or to submit
comments that are confidential in
nature, see the section entitled Public
Participation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
AGENCY:
ACTION:
authorized to issue coastwise
endorsement eligibility determinations
for foreign-built vessels which will carry
no more than twelve passengers for hire.
A request for such a determination has
been received by MARAD. By this
notice, MARAD seeks comments from
interested parties as to any effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.flag vessels. Information about the
requestor’s vessel, including a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–461,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
(202) 366–0903. Email:
patricia.hagerty@dot.gov.
As
described in the application, the
intended service of the vessel
BUTTERCUP is:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
Requester intends to use boat for
cruises on Lake Champlain.
—Geographic Region Including Base of
Operations: Vermont, New York. Base
of Operations: Burlington, VT.
—Vessel Length and Type: 26′ Motor.
The complete application is available
for review identified in the DOT docket
as MARAD 2023–0232 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Interested parties
may comment on the effect this action
may have on U.S. vessel builders or
businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag
vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388, that the employment of the vessel
in the coastwise trade to carry no more
than 12 passengers will have an unduly
adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or
a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in
that business, MARAD will not issue an
approval of the vessel’s coastwise
endorsement eligibility. Comments
should refer to the vessel name, state the
commenter’s interest in the application,
and address the eligibility criteria given
in section 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR part 388.
Public Participation
How do I submit comments?
Please submit your comments,
including the attachments, following the
instructions provided under the above
heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised
that it may take a few hours or even
days for your comment to be reflected
on the docket. In addition, your
comments must be written in English.
We encourage you to provide concise
comments and you may attach
additional documents as necessary.
There is no limit on the length of the
attachments.
Where do I go to read public comments,
and find supporting information?
Go to the docket online at https://
www.regulations.gov, keyword search
MARAD–2023–0232 or visit the Docket
Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for
hours of operation). We recommend that
you periodically check the Docket for
new submissions and supporting
material.
Will my comments be made available to
the public?
Yes. Be aware that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, will be made
publicly available.
May I submit comments confidentially?
If you wish to submit comments
under a claim of confidentiality, you
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[FR Doc No: 2024-01320]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-43]
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 Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the information collection and its expected burden. On
November 2, 2023, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for
public comment on the ICR. FRA did not receive any substantive comment
on this ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
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 November 2, 2023, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting public
comment on the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR
75367. FRA received one comment filed under this docket number.
However, the comment does not refer to this ICR, or any activity
involving FRA, and appears to have been filed under this docket number
by mistake.
Before OMB decides whether to approve this proposed collection 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 ICR 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 summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0566.
Abstract: FRA issued this regulation to mandate the
reflectorization of freight rolling stock (properly installing
retroreflective material on freight cars and locomotives) to enhance
the visibility of trains to help reduce the number and severity of
accidents at highway-rail grade crossings when
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visibility is low.\1\ FRA uses the information collected to verify that
the person responsible for the car reporting mark is notified after the
required visual inspection if the freight rail stock has less than 80
percent of the required retroreflective sheeting present, undamaged, or
unobscured.
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Moreover, FRA uses the information collected to verify that the
required locomotive records of retroreflective sheeting defects found
during required locomotive inspections are kept in the locomotive cab
or in an electronic database that FRA can access upon request. Finally,
FRA uses the information collected to help confirm railroads/car owners
meet the prescribed standards for the inspection and maintenance of the
required retroreflective material.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 783 railroads and freight car owners.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion/monthly.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 36,001.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3,159 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$215,017.
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. 2024-01320 Filed 1-23-24; 8:45 am]
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