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scope since the Line is only 1.04 miles
long and reinstitution of common
carrier service will merely connect
STR’s proposed line to the interstate rail
network.
Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board
may not use its exemption authority to
relieve a rail carrier of its statutory
obligation to protect the interests of its
employees. However, labor protective
conditions may not be imposed on
transactions under 49 U.S.C. 10901. See
49 U.S.C. 10901(c).
UP states that the proposed action
will not result in changes to existing rail
carrier operations or existing operations
on the Line that would exceed the
applicable thresholds of 49 CFR
1105.7(e)(4) or (5). Therefore, under 49
CFR 1105.6(c), this transaction is
categorically excluded from
environmental review. Similarly, under
49 CFR 1105.8(b)(1), no historic report
is required because the subject
transaction is for reinstituted rail
service, UP has indicated no plans to
alter railroad properties 50 years old or
older, and any abandonment of service
would be subject to Board jurisdiction.
It is ordered:
1. BNSF’s motion to institute a
proceeding and set a procedural
schedule is denied.
2. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the Board
exempts UP’s reinstitution of service
over the Line from the prior approval
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901.
3. Notice of the exemption will be
published in the Federal Register.
4. The exemption will be effective on
March 14, 2024.
5. Petitions to stay must be filed by
February 23, 2024. Petitions for
reconsideration and petitions to reopen
must be filed by March 4, 2024.
6. This decision is effective on its
service date.
By the Board, Board Members Fuchs,
Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and
Schultz.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2024–03305 Filed 2–15–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Federal Highway Administration
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
on Proposed Highway in California
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of limitation on claims
for judicial review of actions by the
AGENCY:
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California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans).
The FHWA, on behalf of
Caltrans, is issuing this notice to
announce actions taken by Caltrans that
are final. The actions relate to a
proposed highway project on State
Route 65, State Route 198 and State
Route 245 from post miles 29.0–R30.4,
R19.5–20.0 and 0.0–0.2 in Tulare
County, State of California. Those
actions grant licenses, permits, and
approvals for the project.
SUMMARY:
By this notice, the FHWA, on
behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public
of final agency actions subject to 23
U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking
judicial review of the Federal agency
actions on the highway project will be
barred unless the claim is filed on or
before July 15, 2024. If the Federal law
that authorizes judicial review of a
claim provides a time period of less
than 150 days for filing such claim, then
that shorter time period still applies.
DATES:
For
Caltrans: Jason Adair, Acting Senior
Environmental Scientist, 2015 East
Shields Avenue, Suite 100, Fresno,
California 93726, (559) 383–5939,
jason.adair@dot.ca.gov, Mon.–Fri. 9:00
a.m.–5:00 p.m.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective
July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) assigned, and
the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) assumed,
environmental responsibilities for this
project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327.
Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans,
has taken final agency actions subject to
23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses,
permits, and approvals for the following
highway project in the State of
California: Caltrans proposes to make
operational improvements on State
Route 65 from post miles 29.0 to R30.4,
State Route 198 from post miles R19.5
to 20.0, and State Route 245 from post
miles 0.0 to 0.2 in Tulare County.
The actions by the Federal agencies,
and the laws under which such actions
were taken, are described in the Final
Environmental Assessment(FEA)/
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for the project, approved on
December 29, 2023, and in other
documents in the project records. The
FEA, FONSI, and other project records
are available by contacting Caltrans at
the address provided above.
This notice applies to all Federal
agency decisions as of the issuance date
of this notice and all laws under which
such actions were taken, including but
not limited to:
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1. General: National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) [42 U.S.C.
4321–4335].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [23 U.S.C. 109(j)
and 42 U.S.C. 7521(a)].
3. Wildlife: Federal Endangered
Species Act [16 U.S.C. 1531–1543]; Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act [16
U.S.C. 661–666(C); Migratory Bird
Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 760c–760g].
4. Historic and Cultural Resources:
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.].
5. Wetlands and Water Resources:
Clean Water Act [33 U.S.C. 1344].
6. Hazardous Waste: Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act [42 U.S.C. 103];
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976 [42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.].
7. Social and Economic: NEPA
implementation [23 U.S.C. 109(h)]; Civil
Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–
2000(d)(1)].
8. Executive Orders: E.O. 12898
Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice and Low-Income
Populations; E.O. 11988 Floodplain
Management.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Antonio Johnson,
Director of Planning, Environmental and
Right of Way, Federal Highway
Administration, California Division.
[FR Doc. 2024–03229 Filed 2–15–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0062]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
SUMMARY:
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the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public
comment. FMCSA requests approval to
extend an existing ICR titled, ‘‘Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.’’ This ICR allows for ongoing,
collaborative, and actionable
communication between FMCSA and its
customers and stakeholders. It also
allows feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program
management. The purpose of this notice
is to allow 60 days for public comment
before FMCSA submits its request to
OMB.
Comments on this notice must be
received on or before April 16, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket Number FMCSA–
2024–0062 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets
Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Ground
Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366–
9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. See the
‘‘Public Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Roxane Oliver, FMCSA, Office of
Analysis, DOT, FMCSA, West Building
6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; 202–385–
2324; Roxane.Oliver@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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Instructions
All submissions must include the
Agency name and docket number. For
detailed instructions on submitting
comments, see the Public Participation
heading below. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
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provided. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA–2024–0062), indicate
the specific section of this document to
which your comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. You may submit your
comments and material online or by fax,
mail, or hand delivery, but please use
only one of these means. FMCSA
recommends that you include your
name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a phone number in the body
of your document so FMCSA can
contact you if there are questions
regarding your submission. If you want
us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/
FMCSA-2024-0062/document, click on
this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type
your comment into the text box on the
following screen.
If you submit your comments by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing.
Comments received after the comment
closing date will be included in the
docket and will be considered to the
extent practicable.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
information collection activities. DOT
posts these comments, without edit,
including any personal information the
commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Background: Executive Order 12862,
‘‘Setting Customer Service Standards,’’
directs Federal agencies to provide
service to the public that matches or
exceeds the best service available in the
private sector (58 FR 48257, Sept. 11,
1993). To work continuously to ensure
that our programs are effective and meet
our customers’ needs, FMCSA seeks to
extend OMB approval of a generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback
from our customers on our service
delivery. The surveys covered in this
generic clearance provide a way for
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FMCSA to collect this data directly from
our customers.
The proposed future information
collection activity provides a means to
garner qualitative customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration’s commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback, we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences, and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training, or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. The information
collected from our customers and
stakeholders will help ensure that users
have an effective, efficient, and
satisfying experience with FMCSA’s
programs.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are
noncontroversial and do not raise issues
of concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
is collected only to the extent necessary
and is not retained;
• Information gathered will be used
only internally for general service
improvement and program management
purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the Agency;
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• Information gathered will not be
used for the purpose of substantially
informing influential policy decisions;
and
• Information gathered will yield
qualitative information; the collections
will not be designed or expected to
yield statistically reliable results or used
as though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance provides useful information,
but it does not yield data that can be
generalized to the overall population.
This type of generic clearance for
qualitative information will not be used
for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably
actionable results, such as monitoring
trends over time or documenting
program performance. Such data uses
require more rigorous designs that
address: the target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
As a general matter, information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0049.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents: State and local agencies,
the general public and stakeholders,
original equipment manufacturers and
suppliers to the commercial motor
vehicle (CMV) industry, CMV fleet
owners, CMV owner-operators, State
CMV safety agencies, research
organizations and contractors, news
organizations, safety advocacy groups,
and other Federal agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,270.
Estimated Time per Response: Range
from 5 to 30 minutes.
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Frequency of Response: Generally, on
an annual basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,233 hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The Agency will
summarize or include your comments in
the request for OMB’s clearance of this
ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0143]
Request for Information: Drivers’
Leasing Agreements for Commercial
Motor Vehicles (CMVs)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice; request for information.
AGENCY:
FMCSA requests information
from the public, including commercial
motor vehicle (CMV) drivers, to assist
the Agency’s Truck Leasing Task Force
(TLTF) in reviewing such leases to
identify terms and conditions that may
be unfair to drivers. The Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, (IIJA), or
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL),
requires the Secretary of Transportation,
in consultation with the Secretary of
Labor, to establish TLTF to examine the
terms, conditions, and equitability of
common truck leasing arrangements,
particularly as they impact owneroperators and trucking businesses
subject to such agreements. TLTF will
examine these issues and submit a
report to the Secretary of
Transportation, the Secretary of Labor,
and Congress on the TLTF’s identified
issues and conclusions regarding truck
leasing arrangements, including
recommended best practices. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
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be shared with the TLTF prior to its
next public meeting.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket Number FMCSA–
2023–0143 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/
FMCSA-2023-0143/document. Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets
Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Submissions Containing
Confidential Business Information (CBI):
Brian Dahlin, Chief, Regulatory
Evaluation Division, Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. See the
‘‘Confidential Business Information’’
portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for instructions on
submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor to
the Associate Administrator for Policy
and Deputy Designated Federal Officer,
Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF),
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001; (202) 360–2925; TLTF@dot.gov. If
you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket,
contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366–
9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
request for information (RFI) (FMCSA–
2023–0143), indicate the specific
section of this document to which your
comment applies, and provide a reason
for each suggestion or recommendation.
You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0062]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA
announces its plan to submit
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the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites
public comment. FMCSA requests approval to extend an existing ICR
titled, ``Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.'' This ICR allows for ongoing,
collaborative, and actionable communication between FMCSA and its
customers and stakeholders. It also allows feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program management. The purpose of this
notice is to allow 60 days for public comment before FMCSA submits its
request to OMB.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before April 16,
2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2024-0062 using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets Operations, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call (202) 366-9317 or (202) 366-9826 before
visiting Dockets Operations.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting
comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Roxane Oliver, FMCSA, Office of
Analysis, DOT, FMCSA, West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-385-2324; [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instructions
All submissions must include the Agency name and docket number. For
detailed instructions on submitting comments, see the Public
Participation heading below. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Public Participation and Request for Comments
If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA-2024-0062), indicate the specific section of this
document to which your comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online or by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone number in the body of your
document so FMCSA can contact you if there are questions regarding your
submission. If you want us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement page that appears after
submitting comments online.
To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA-2024-0062/document, click on this notice, click
``Comment,'' and type your comment into the text box on the following
screen.
If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing.
Comments received after the comment closing date will be included
in the docket and will be considered to the extent practicable.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its information collection activities.
DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Background: Executive Order 12862, ``Setting Customer Service
Standards,'' directs Federal agencies to provide service to the public
that matches or exceeds the best service available in the private
sector (58 FR 48257, Sept. 11, 1993). To work continuously to ensure
that our programs are effective and meet our customers' needs, FMCSA
seeks to extend OMB approval of a generic clearance to collect
qualitative feedback from our customers on our service delivery. The
surveys covered in this generic clearance provide a way for FMCSA to
collect this data directly from our customers.
The proposed future information collection activity provides a
means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an
efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's
commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback, we
mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and
opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative
results that can be generalized to the population of study. This
feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder
perceptions, experiences, and expectations, provide an early warning of
issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication,
training, or changes in operations might improve delivery of products
or services. The information collected from our customers and
stakeholders will help ensure that users have an effective, efficient,
and satisfying experience with FMCSA's programs.
The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery.
Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or
maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this
information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency's services will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:
The collections are voluntary;
The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or
burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents
and the Federal Government;
The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise
issues of concern to other Federal agencies;
Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions
from respondents who have experience with the program or may have
experience with the program in the near future;
Personally identifiable information is collected only to
the extent necessary and is not retained;
Information gathered will be used only internally for
general service improvement and program management purposes and is not
intended for release outside of the Agency;
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Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
substantially informing influential policy decisions; and
Information gathered will yield qualitative information;
the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically
reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the
population of study.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful
information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative
results.
As a general matter, information collections will not result in any
new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask
questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes,
religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered
private.
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Control Number: 2126-0049.
Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents: State and local agencies, the general public and
stakeholders, original equipment manufacturers and suppliers to the
commercial motor vehicle (CMV) industry, CMV fleet owners, CMV owner-
operators, State CMV safety agencies, research organizations and
contractors, news organizations, safety advocacy groups, and other
Federal agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,270.
Estimated Time per Response: Range from 5 to 30 minutes.
Expiration Date: August 31, 2024.
Frequency of Response: Generally, on an annual basis.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,233 hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including: (1) whether the proposed
collection is necessary for the performance of FMCSA's functions; (2)
the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA to enhance the
quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The Agency will summarize or include your
comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration.
[FR Doc. 2024-03257 Filed 2-15-24; 8:45 am]
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