Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 80983-80986 [2024-22953]
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on March 8,
2024. The collection is a request form,
and collection frequency is on occasion,
depending on how often requests for
National Airspace System (NAS) data
are submitted to the FAA. The
information to be collected will be used
to evaluate the validity of a user’s
request for NAS data from FAA systems
and equipment.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by November 4, 2024.
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:
David Heron by email at:
david.m.heron.@faa.gov; phone: 202–
267–8448.
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)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information.
OMB Control Number: 2120–0668.
Title: NAS Data Release Request.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 1200–5.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on March 8, 2024 (89 FR 16813).
This information collection is
required to obtain or retain a benefit,
which is to obtain NAS data from the
FAA. This submission includes
information about the entity requesting
the NAS data to determine their
rationale for making the NAS data
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request, details on the intended use of
the NAS data requested, whether the
request includes sensitive flight data
elements, and the scope and nature of
the work each specific individual will
perform who is requesting access to the
requested NAS data. These details are
necessary to establish the requestor’s
‘‘need to know’’ basis as part of NAS
Data Release evaluation process. The
information provided by the requestor is
used by the FAA NAS Data Release
Board (NDRB) to approve or disapprove
individual requests for NAS data,
consistent with FAA Order 1200.22E
External Requests for National Airspace
System (NAS) Data.
Respondents: Approximately 9
requests submitted annually to the FAA
by requestors of NAS data.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 9
hours total.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 1,
2024.
Jack Morris,
Group Manager, Strategic Operations
Security, AJR–22.
[FR Doc. 2024–23007 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2024–0007]
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, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) summarized below.
Before submitting this ICR to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on https://
www.regulations.gov/ to the docket,
Docket No. FRA–2024–0007. All
comments received will be posted
SUMMARY:
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without change to the docket, including
any personal information provided.
Please refer to the assigned OMB control
number (2130–0615) in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in a
subsequent 30-day notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone:
(757) 897–9908, or Ms. Arlette
Mussington, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
arlette.mussington@dot.gov or
telephone: (571) 609–1285.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested parties to comment on the
following ICR regarding: (1) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities 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 for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment may reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information that
Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) reduce
reporting burdens; (2) organize
information collection requirements in a
‘‘user-friendly’’ format to improve the
use of such information; and (3)
accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Grants Management
Requirements for Federal Railroad
Administration. Grant Awards and
Cooperative Agreements.
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OMB Control Number: 2130–0615.
Abstract: FRA solicits grant
applications through a multitude of
grant programs for projects including,
but not limited to, preconstruction
planning activities, safety
improvements, congestion relief,
improvement of grade crossings, rail
line relocation, as well as projects that
encourage development, expansion, and
upgrades to passenger and freight rail
infrastructure and services. FRA funds
projects that meet FRA and governmentwide evaluation standards and align
with the DOT Strategic Plan.
FRA requires systematic and uniform
collection and submission of
information, as approved by OMB, to
ensure accountability of Federal
assistance provided by FRA. Through
this information collection, FRA will
measure Federal award recipients’
performance and results, including
expenditures in support of agreed-upon
activities and allowable costs outlined
in the standard FRA Notice of Grant
Award sent to the recipients.
This information collection includes
OMB-required reports and
documentation, as well as additional
forms and submissions to compile data
relevant to addressing FRA’s important
policy challenges, promoting costeffectiveness in FRA programs, and
providing effective oversight of
programmatic and financial
performance. FRA issues and manages
awards in compliance with 2 CFR part
200; Uniform Administrative
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards.
Specifically, FRA is proposing to add
one new form; revise two existing forms;
and discontinue a form that is no longer
required, as outlined below.
Additionally, to conform with FRA’s
policy and Forms Management
Program,1 the required prefix, ‘‘6180’’, is
being added to the form number of all
existing FRA forms that are included in
this information collection, with the
exception of FRA F 33.2 This change
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Form name
1 FRA
1322.1A (May 19, 2010).
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Grant
activity/
Process
Form No.
Application for Federal Assistance .............................
Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs ..
Assurances for Non-Construction Programs ..............
Budget Information for Construction Programs ..........
Assurances for Construction Programs ......................
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities ................................
Applicant Financial Capability Questionnaire .............
SF 424 .....................
SF 424A ..................
SF 424B ..................
SF 424C ..................
SF 424D ..................
SF LLL .....................
FRA F 6180.251 ......
Application
Application
Application
Application
Application
Application
Application
Respondent
universe
Average
time per
responses
in hours
Total
annual
burden
hours
Total cost
equivalent in
U.S. dollar
(A)
(B)
(C = A * B)
(D = C *
wage rates) 3
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
...............
2 Updating this form with a 6180 prefix would
create a duplication form number as FRA F 6180.33
is an existing public FRA form. To avoid
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the following edits: Added a
certification checkbox after Field 10 for
the grantee to mark. The updated FRA
F 6180.34 also removes questions 11,
19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26a, and 26b.
In addition, FRA is requesting to
discontinue the use of FRA F 6180.35
Grant Application Form. After careful
review, FRA has determined that this
form has not been used in several years
and applications are currently received
by SF–424 Application for Federal
Assistance. Continuing to use FRA F
6180.35 creates duplicative burden for
applicants.
In this 60-day notice, FRA has made
program changes and adjustments that
have decreased the previously approved
burden hours from 31,811 hours to
28,869 hours. Additional grant funding
authorized by the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL) has
significantly increased grant
applications and FRA has made
adjustments that more accurately reflect
the estimated number of submissions
over this three-year collection period.
These adjustments, and the proposed
new form, FRA F 6180.288 Pre-Award
Authority Request, created an increase
in burden hours of 5,558 hours,
however the discontinuance of FRA F
6180.35 Grant Application Form
reduced the burden by 8,500 hours. This
resulted in an overall reduction in
burden of 2,942 hours.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.30; FRA F
6180.31(revised); FRA F 6180.32; FRA F
6180.33; FRA F 6180.34 (revised); FRA
F 6180.217; FRA F 6180.229; FRA F
6180.251; FRA F 6180.252; FRA F
6180.288 (new); SF 270; SF 424; SF
424A; SF 424B; SF 424C; SF 424D; SF
425; SF LLL.
Affected Public: Generally, includes
States, local governments, and railroads.
Frequency of Submission: Varied; on
occasion/monthly.
Reporting Burden:
complies with the formatting
requirement issued by FRA Order
1322.1A that all required public forms
include the number 6180 as a prefix as
part of the form number.
FRA is proposing to add new form,
FRA F 6180.288 titled, Pre-Award
Authority Request Form. Currently, FRA
accepts requests for pre-award authority
via a letter from the award recipient.
The purpose of FRA F 6180.288 is to
allow recipients who would like to
incur eligible pre-award costs to request
pre-award authority from FRA by
submitting a standardized form. This
form streamlines the information
collection processes and FRA’s
subsequent review of the request. The
form also directs the recipient to
confirm that they understand pre-award
costs are considered at-risk until the
grant agreement has been executed, and
that FRA will authorize such pre-award
costs only to the extent they are
allowable under the terms of the grant
agreement.
FRA is updating existing FRA F
6180.31 Grant Adjustment Request
Form (GARF) to make the following
edits: The term ‘‘Grantee’’ has been
changed to ‘‘Recipient’’. On page 1, the
first use of ‘‘NGA’’ has been defined
(Notice of Grant Award). At the top of
page 3—changing ‘‘regional manager ‘‘to
‘‘project manager’’; page 5.—box F, the
prompt has been updated to, ‘‘If this is
an OST program (e.g., INFRA, MEGA,
RAISE), has OST approved the
adjustment? If no, do not proceed until
you have obtained OST approval’’;
added ‘‘N/A’’ checkbox; changed footer
date to ‘‘(03/2023)’’; an ‘‘N/A’’ checkbox
was added; and page 5, Section V, a
financial field has been added next to
‘‘If yes, denote the amount of needed
Federal funds:’’, and changed the first
signature required on top of page 6 from
‘‘RFM’’ to ‘‘RCFO’’. These revisions are
all items that FRA completes, and not
the recipient.
FRA is updating existing form FRA F
6180.34 Quarterly Progress Report with
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1000
500
500
500
500
1000
1000
1.10
3.00
0.25
3.00
0.25
0.17
2.00
1,100
1,500
125
1,500
125
170
2,000
$50,391.00
68,715.00
5,726.25
68,715.00
5,726.25
7,787.70
91,620.00
duplication, FRA is not updating this form to
include the 6180 prefix.
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Form name
Respondent
universe
Average
time per
responses
in hours
Total
annual
burden
hours
Total cost
equivalent in
U.S. dollar
(A)
(B)
(C = A * B)
(D = C *
wage rates) 3
FRA Assurances and Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements.
Pre-Award Authority Request—Project Sponsors that
wish to incur pre-award expenses can apply for
pre-award authority. (New Form).
Federal Financial Report 4 (SF 425; new awards) .....
FRA F 6180.30 ........
Application ...............
1000
0.25
250
11,452.50
FRA F 6180.288 ......
Pre-Award ................
100
3.00
300
13,743.00
SF 425 .....................
500
1.50
750
34,357.50
Federal Financial Report 5 (SF 425; existing grantees).
Request for Advance or Reimbursement ...................
SF 425 .....................
864
1.50
1,296
59,369.76
SF 270 .....................
860
1.00
860
39,396.60
Payment Summary Spreadsheet ................................
SF 252 .....................
Awards & Maintenance.
Awards & Maintenance.
Awards & Maintenance.
Awards & Maintenance.
Awards & Maintenance.
Awards & Maintenance.
Awards & Maintenance.
Awards & Maintenance.
Buy America Component.
860
0.50
430
19,698.30
500
2.00
1,000
45,810.00
864
2.00
1,728
79,159.68
212
1.00
212
9,711.72
24
1.00
24
1,099.44
15
4.00
60
2,748.60
Com-
1
62.00
62
2,840.22
Com-
15
80.00
1,200
54,972.00
Com-
15
18.00
270
12,368.70
Com-
3
333.00
999
45,764.19
Com-
2
1.00
2
91.62
Com-
1
4.00
4
183.24
Com-
1
4.00
4
183.24
Com-
1
8.00
8
366.48
Com-
1
4.00
4
183.24
Narrative Request ...
Buy America Component.
1
8.00
8
366.48
Narrative Request ...
Buy America Component.
1
40.00
40
1,832.40
Narrative Request ...
Buy America Component.
Buy America Component.
1
1.00
1
45.81
1
80.00
80
3,664.80
1
33.00
33
1,511.73
1
16.00
16
732.96
1
256.00
256
11,727.36
1
120.00
120
5,497.20
75
156.00
11,700
535,977.00
79
8.00
632
28,951.92
11,001
responses
....................
28,869
hours
1,322,489
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Grant
activity/
Process
Form No.
Quarterly Progress
(FRA F 34; new awards)
Revised form.
Quarterly Progress Report 7 (FRA F 34; existing
grantees) Revised form.
Grant Adjustment Request Form (GARP) Revised
form.
Service Outcome Agreement (SOA) Annual Reporting.
Certification of Compliance or Non-Compliance with
Buy America Requirements for Steel, Iron, Construction Materials, and Manufactured Products
being produced by Awardee (narrative request).
Certification of Compliance with Buy America for
Rolling Stock (narrative request).
Waivers—Requests/Applications for Waivers, excluding FRA Form 229 (narrative request).
NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Supplier
Scouting—FRA—Item Opportunity Synopsis.
Awardee Investigations (including FRA initiated investigations).
Awardee direct reply to FRA after request to conduct
investigation of bidder/offeror (narrative request).
Additional Documents to FRA from Awardee/Investigated Party (narrative request).
Transmission of Awardee/Bidder/Offeror Reply to
Petitioner (narrative request).
Awardee/Investigated Bidder/Offeror response to Petitioner Comment (narrative request).
Written request to FRA for information bearing on
substance of investigation which has been submitted by petitioner, interested parties, or awardees (narrative request).
Detailed Statement to FRA Regarding Confidentiality
of Previously Submitted Information to Agency
(narrative request).
Awardee Determination to make award before resolution of investigation one of these sections specified reasons (narrative request).
Notification to FRA by Awardee to make award during pendency of investigation (narrative request).
Request to FRA for Reconsideration of Initial Decision by Party Involved in Investigations (narrative
request).
Pre-Award Audit (narrative request) ...........................
FRA F 6180.34 ........
Final Contract between Awardee and Bidder/Offeror
(narrative request).
Post Award Audit (narrative request) .........................
Narrative Request ...
FRA F 6180.34 ........
FRA F 6180.31 ........
FRA F 6180.32 ........
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
FRA F 6180.229 ......
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
Rolling Stock Domestic Content Improvement Plans
(narrative request).
Categorical Exclusion Worksheet) ..............................
FRA F 6180.217 ......
Final Performance Report ...........................................
FRA F 33 .................
Buy America Component.
Buy America Component.
Buy America Component.
Buy America Component.
Awards & Maintenance.
Closeout ..................
Total 8 ...................................................................
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Narrative Request ...
Buy America
ponent.
Buy America
ponent.
Buy America
ponent.
Buy America
ponent.
Buy America
ponent.
Buy America
ponent.
Buy America
ponent.
Buy America
ponent.
Buy America
ponent.
Narrative Request ...
Narrative Request ...
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Total Estimated Annual Responses:
11,001.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
28,869 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $1,322,489.
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
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2024–22953 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0073; Notice 1]
Comoto Holdings, Inc., Receipt of
Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
AGENCY:
Comoto Holdings, Inc.,
(Comoto), has determined that certain
Street & Steel Oakland motorcycle
helmets do not fully comply with
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 218, Motorcycle Helmets.
On July 6, 2022, Comoto filed a
noncompliance report and submitted a
petition, for a decision that the subject
noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety. This
document announces receipt of
Comoto’s petition.
DATES: Send comments on or before
November 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written data, views,
and arguments on this petition.
Comments must refer to the docket and
notice number cited in the title of this
notice and may be submitted by any of
the following methods:
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SUMMARY:
3 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
May 2022 Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), using the median hourly wage rate
for a Management Analyst 13–1111 of $45.81.
4 An estimated 125 new awardees submit each
quarter—125 × 4 = 500 respondents.
5 An estimated 216 existing awardees submit each
quarter—216 × 4 = 864 respondents.
6 An estimated 125 new awardees submit each
quarter—125 × 4 = 500 respondents.
7 An estimated 216 existing awardees submit each
quarter—216 × 4 = 864 respondents.
8 Total cost equivalent was rounded.
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• Mail: Send comments by mail
addressed to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments
by hand to the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Section is open on weekdays from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal
holidays.
• Electronically: Submit comments
electronically by logging onto the
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) website at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Comments may also be faxed to
(202) 493–2251.
Comments must be written in the
English language, and be no greater than
15 pages in length, although there is no
limit to the length of necessary
attachments to the comments. If
comments are submitted in hard copy
form, please ensure that two copies are
provided. If you wish to receive
confirmation that comments you have
submitted by mail were received, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard with the comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
All comments and supporting
materials received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated
above will be filed in the docket and
will be considered. All comments and
supporting materials received after the
closing date will also be filed and will
be considered to the fullest extent
possible.
When the petition is granted or
denied, notice of the decision will also
be published in the Federal Register
pursuant to the authority indicated at
the end of this notice.
All comments, background
documentation, and supporting
materials submitted to the docket may
be viewed by anyone at the address and
times given above. The documents may
also be viewed on the internet at https://
www.regulations.gov by following the
online instructions for accessing the
dockets. The docket ID number for this
petition is shown in the heading of this
notice.
DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement is available for review in a
Federal Register notice published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paloma Lampert, Safety Compliance
Engineer, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, NHTSA, (202) 366–5299.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Overview: Comoto determined that
certain Street & Steel Oakland
motorcycle helmets do not fully comply
with paragraph S5.1(b) of FMVSS No.
218, Motorcycle Helmets (49 CFR
571.218).
Comoto filed a noncompliance report
dated July 6, 2022, pursuant to 49 CFR
part 573, Defect and Noncompliance
Responsibility and Reports. Comoto
petitioned NHTSA on July 6, 2022, for
an exemption from the notification and
remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C.
Chapter 301 on the basis that this
noncompliance is inconsequential as it
relates to motor vehicle safety, pursuant
to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and
49 CFR part 556, Exemption for
Inconsequential Defect or
Noncompliance.
This notice of receipt of Comoto’s
petition is published under 49 U.S.C.
30118 and 30120 and does not represent
any agency decision or another exercise
of judgment concerning the merits of the
petition.
II. Equipment Involved:
Approximately 408 size XL Street &
Steel Oakland motorcycle helmets,
manufactured between August 1, 2021,
and August 31, 2021, were reported by
the manufacturer.
III. Noncompliance: Comoto explains
that the noncompliance is that when the
subject helmets are subjected to the low
temperature conditioning procedure, as
specified in paragraph S6.4.1(b), and
then tested in accordance with
paragraph S7.1, they do not meet the
requirements provided in paragraph
S5.1(b) of FMVSS No. 218. Specifically,
Comoto found that during its own
FMVSS No. 218 testing, a single helmet
failed the impact attenuation dwell time
requirement because a cumulative dwell
time of 2.07 ms was measured during
the second impact onto the flat anvil, at
the right location of the helmet
conditioned to the low temperature
procedure.
IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph
S5.1(b), of FMVSS No. 218 includes the
requirements relevant to this petition.
Each helmet must meet the
requirements of paragraph S5.1 when
subjected to any conditioning procedure
specified in S6.4.1(b) and tested in
accordance with S7.1. When an impact
attenuation test is conducted in
accordance with paragraph S7.1, among
other requirements, accelerations in
excess of 200g shall not exceed a
cumulative duration of 2.0 milliseconds
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80983-80986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22953]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2024-0007]
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, FRA seeks approval of the Information
Collection Request (ICR) summarized below. Before submitting this ICR
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is
soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities
identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 3, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on https://www.regulations.gov/ to the docket,
Docket No. FRA-2024-0007. All comments received will be posted without
change to the docket, including any personal information provided.
Please refer to the assigned OMB control number (2130-0615) in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in a
subsequent 30-day notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Joanne Swafford, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or
telephone: (757) 897-9908, or Ms. Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or
telephone: (571) 609-1285.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days' notice to the public to allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB approval of the activities.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 1320.12. Specifically,
FRA invites interested parties to comment on the following ICR
regarding: (1) whether the information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether
the activities 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
for FRA to minimize the burden of information collection activities on
the public, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5
CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public comment may reduce the
administrative and paperwork burdens associated with the collection of
information that Federal regulations mandate. In summary, comments
received will advance three objectives: (1) reduce reporting burdens;
(2) organize information collection requirements in a ``user-friendly''
format to improve the use of such information; and (3) accurately
assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce information
requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
The summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Grants Management Requirements for Federal Railroad
Administration. Grant Awards and Cooperative Agreements.
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OMB Control Number: 2130-0615.
Abstract: FRA solicits grant applications through a multitude of
grant programs for projects including, but not limited to,
preconstruction planning activities, safety improvements, congestion
relief, improvement of grade crossings, rail line relocation, as well
as projects that encourage development, expansion, and upgrades to
passenger and freight rail infrastructure and services. FRA funds
projects that meet FRA and government-wide evaluation standards and
align with the DOT Strategic Plan.
FRA requires systematic and uniform collection and submission of
information, as approved by OMB, to ensure accountability of Federal
assistance provided by FRA. Through this information collection, FRA
will measure Federal award recipients' performance and results,
including expenditures in support of agreed-upon activities and
allowable costs outlined in the standard FRA Notice of Grant Award sent
to the recipients.
This information collection includes OMB-required reports and
documentation, as well as additional forms and submissions to compile
data relevant to addressing FRA's important policy challenges,
promoting cost-effectiveness in FRA programs, and providing effective
oversight of programmatic and financial performance. FRA issues and
manages awards in compliance with 2 CFR part 200; Uniform
Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements
for Federal Awards.
Specifically, FRA is proposing to add one new form; revise two
existing forms; and discontinue a form that is no longer required, as
outlined below. Additionally, to conform with FRA's policy and Forms
Management Program,\1\ the required prefix, ``6180'', is being added to
the form number of all existing FRA forms that are included in this
information collection, with the exception of FRA F 33.\2\ This change
complies with the formatting requirement issued by FRA Order 1322.1A
that all required public forms include the number 6180 as a prefix as
part of the form number.
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\1\ FRA 1322.1A (May 19, 2010).
\2\ Updating this form with a 6180 prefix would create a
duplication form number as FRA F 6180.33 is an existing public FRA
form. To avoid duplication, FRA is not updating this form to include
the 6180 prefix.
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FRA is proposing to add new form, FRA F 6180.288 titled, Pre-Award
Authority Request Form. Currently, FRA accepts requests for pre-award
authority via a letter from the award recipient. The purpose of FRA F
6180.288 is to allow recipients who would like to incur eligible pre-
award costs to request pre-award authority from FRA by submitting a
standardized form. This form streamlines the information collection
processes and FRA's subsequent review of the request. The form also
directs the recipient to confirm that they understand pre-award costs
are considered at-risk until the grant agreement has been executed, and
that FRA will authorize such pre-award costs only to the extent they
are allowable under the terms of the grant agreement.
FRA is updating existing FRA F 6180.31 Grant Adjustment Request
Form (GARF) to make the following edits: The term ``Grantee'' has been
changed to ``Recipient''. On page 1, the first use of ``NGA'' has been
defined (Notice of Grant Award). At the top of page 3--changing
``regional manager ``to ``project manager''; page 5.--box F, the prompt
has been updated to, ``If this is an OST program (e.g., INFRA, MEGA,
RAISE), has OST approved the adjustment? If no, do not proceed until
you have obtained OST approval''; added ``N/A'' checkbox; changed
footer date to ``(03/2023)''; an ``N/A'' checkbox was added; and page
5, Section V, a financial field has been added next to ``If yes, denote
the amount of needed Federal funds:'', and changed the first signature
required on top of page 6 from ``RFM'' to ``RCFO''. These revisions are
all items that FRA completes, and not the recipient.
FRA is updating existing form FRA F 6180.34 Quarterly Progress
Report with the following edits: Added a certification checkbox after
Field 10 for the grantee to mark. The updated FRA F 6180.34 also
removes questions 11, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26a, and 26b.
In addition, FRA is requesting to discontinue the use of FRA F
6180.35 Grant Application Form. After careful review, FRA has
determined that this form has not been used in several years and
applications are currently received by SF-424 Application for Federal
Assistance. Continuing to use FRA F 6180.35 creates duplicative burden
for applicants.
In this 60-day notice, FRA has made program changes and adjustments
that have decreased the previously approved burden hours from 31,811
hours to 28,869 hours. Additional grant funding authorized by the
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) has significantly increased grant
applications and FRA has made adjustments that more accurately reflect
the estimated number of submissions over this three-year collection
period. These adjustments, and the proposed new form, FRA F 6180.288
Pre-Award Authority Request, created an increase in burden hours of
5,558 hours, however the discontinuance of FRA F 6180.35 Grant
Application Form reduced the burden by 8,500 hours. This resulted in an
overall reduction in burden of 2,942 hours.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.30; FRA F 6180.31(revised); FRA F 6180.32; FRA
F 6180.33; FRA F 6180.34 (revised); FRA F 6180.217; FRA F 6180.229; FRA
F 6180.251; FRA F 6180.252; FRA F 6180.288 (new); SF 270; SF 424; SF
424A; SF 424B; SF 424C; SF 424D; SF 425; SF LLL.
Affected Public: Generally, includes States, local governments, and
railroads.
Frequency of Submission: Varied; on occasion/monthly.
Reporting Burden:
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Average Total
Respondent time per annual Total cost
Form name Form No. Grant activity/ Process universe responses burden equivalent in
in hours hours U.S. dollar
.......................... ......................... (A) (B) (C = A * B) (D = C *
wage rates) \3\
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Application for Federal Assistance..... SF 424.................... Application.............. 1000 1.10 1,100 $50,391.00
Budget Information for Non-Construction SF 424A................... Application.............. 500 3.00 1,500 68,715.00
Programs.
Assurances for Non-Construction SF 424B................... Application.............. 500 0.25 125 5,726.25
Programs.
Budget Information for Construction SF 424C................... Application.............. 500 3.00 1,500 68,715.00
Programs.
Assurances for Construction Programs... SF 424D................... Application.............. 500 0.25 125 5,726.25
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities...... SF LLL.................... Application.............. 1000 0.17 170 7,787.70
Applicant Financial Capability FRA F 6180.251............ Application.............. 1000 2.00 2,000 91,620.00
Questionnaire.
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FRA Assurances and Certifications FRA F 6180.30............. Application.............. 1000 0.25 250 11,452.50
Regarding Lobbying; Debarment,
Suspension and Other Responsibility
Matters and Drug-Free Workplace
Requirements.
Pre-Award Authority Request--Project FRA F 6180.288............ Pre-Award................ 100 3.00 300 13,743.00
Sponsors that wish to incur pre-award
expenses can apply for pre-award
authority. (New Form).
Federal Financial Report \4\ (SF 425; SF 425.................... Awards & Maintenance..... 500 1.50 750 34,357.50
new awards).
Federal Financial Report \5\ (SF 425; SF 425.................... Awards & Maintenance..... 864 1.50 1,296 59,369.76
existing grantees).
Request for Advance or Reimbursement... SF 270.................... Awards & Maintenance..... 860 1.00 860 39,396.60
Payment Summary Spreadsheet............ SF 252.................... Awards & Maintenance..... 860 0.50 430 19,698.30
Quarterly Progress Report \6\ (FRA F FRA F 6180.34............. Awards & Maintenance..... 500 2.00 1,000 45,810.00
34; new awards) Revised form.
Quarterly Progress Report \7\ (FRA F FRA F 6180.34............. Awards & Maintenance..... 864 2.00 1,728 79,159.68
34; existing grantees) Revised form.
Grant Adjustment Request Form (GARP) FRA F 6180.31............. Awards & Maintenance..... 212 1.00 212 9,711.72
Revised form.
Service Outcome Agreement (SOA) Annual FRA F 6180.32............. Awards & Maintenance..... 24 1.00 24 1,099.44
Reporting.
Certification of Compliance or Non- Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 15 4.00 60 2,748.60
Compliance with Buy America
Requirements for Steel, Iron,
Construction Materials, and
Manufactured Products being produced
by Awardee (narrative request).
Certification of Compliance with Buy Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 62.00 62 2,840.22
America for Rolling Stock (narrative
request).
Waivers--Requests/Applications for Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 15 80.00 1,200 54,972.00
Waivers, excluding FRA Form 229
(narrative request).
NIST Manufacturing Extension FRA F 6180.229............ Buy America Component.... 15 18.00 270 12,368.70
Partnership Supplier Scouting--FRA--
Item Opportunity Synopsis.
Awardee Investigations (including FRA Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 3 333.00 999 45,764.19
initiated investigations).
Awardee direct reply to FRA after Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 2 1.00 2 91.62
request to conduct investigation of
bidder/offeror (narrative request).
Additional Documents to FRA from Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 4.00 4 183.24
Awardee/Investigated Party (narrative
request).
Transmission of Awardee/Bidder/Offeror Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 4.00 4 183.24
Reply to Petitioner (narrative
request).
Awardee/Investigated Bidder/Offeror Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 8.00 8 366.48
response to Petitioner Comment
(narrative request).
Written request to FRA for information Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 4.00 4 183.24
bearing on substance of investigation
which has been submitted by
petitioner, interested parties, or
awardees (narrative request).
Detailed Statement to FRA Regarding Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 8.00 8 366.48
Confidentiality of Previously
Submitted Information to Agency
(narrative request).
Awardee Determination to make award Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 40.00 40 1,832.40
before resolution of investigation one
of these sections specified reasons
(narrative request).
Notification to FRA by Awardee to make Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 1.00 1 45.81
award during pendency of investigation
(narrative request).
Request to FRA for Reconsideration of Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 80.00 80 3,664.80
Initial Decision by Party Involved in
Investigations (narrative request).
Pre-Award Audit (narrative request).... Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 33.00 33 1,511.73
Final Contract between Awardee and Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 16.00 16 732.96
Bidder/Offeror (narrative request).
Post Award Audit (narrative request)... Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 256.00 256 11,727.36
Rolling Stock Domestic Content Narrative Request......... Buy America Component.... 1 120.00 120 5,497.20
Improvement Plans (narrative request).
Categorical Exclusion Worksheet)....... FRA F 6180.217............ Awards & Maintenance..... 75 156.00 11,700 535,977.00
Final Performance Report............... FRA F 33.................. Closeout................. 79 8.00 632 28,951.92
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Total \8\.......................... .......................... ......................... 11,001 ........... 28,869 1,322,489
responses hours
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 11,001.
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\3\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the May 2022
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), using the
median hourly wage rate for a Management Analyst 13-1111 of $45.81.
\4\ An estimated 125 new awardees submit each quarter--125 x 4 =
500 respondents.
\5\ An estimated 216 existing awardees submit each quarter--216
x 4 = 864 respondents.
\6\ An estimated 125 new awardees submit each quarter--125 x 4 =
500 respondents.
\7\ An estimated 216 existing awardees submit each quarter--216
x 4 = 864 respondents.
\8\ Total cost equivalent was rounded.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 28,869 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$1,322,489.
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
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2024-22953 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]
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