Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 92733 [2024-27338]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 226 / Friday, November 22, 2024 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC, on November
19, 2024.
Kim Merchant,
Manager, Special Projects Branch, Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Integration Office, Federal
Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024–27415 Filed 11–21–24; 8:45 am]
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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, 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 August 5, 2024,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR. FRA received no comments in
response to the notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 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
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
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through 1320.12. On August 5, 2024,
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 89 FR
63469. FRA has received no comments
related to the proposed collection of
information.
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) and (c); 5
CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978,
44983, Aug. 29, 1995. The 30-day notice
informs the regulated community of
their opportunity to file relevant
comments and affords the agency
adequate time to consider 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: Inspection and Maintenance of
Steam Locomotives.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0505.
Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection
Act (LIA) establishes safety and
inspection requirements for locomotives
in ‘‘use’’ on a ‘‘railroad line.’’ 1 The
statute was first enacted in 1911 as part
of a broad congressional effort to
‘‘reduce the loss of life and the injuries’’
caused by the dangerous conditions that
prevailed on the railroads in the late
19th and early 20th centuries.2 In 1911,
Congress enacted the first iteration of
1 49
U.S.C. 20701 et seq.
v. Southern Pac. Co., 196 U.S. 1, 19
(1904); see Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line R.R., 272
U.S. 605, 607–608 (1926).
2 Johnson
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the LIA to address the harms posed by
locomotive boilers,3 making it
‘‘unlawful’’ for a common carrier ‘‘to
use any locomotive engine propelled by
steam power in moving interstate or
foreign traffic unless the boiler of said
locomotive and appurtenances thereof
are in proper condition and safe to
operate in the service to which the same
is put.’’ 4 To help ensure the locomotive
boilers and their appurtenances are in
proper condition, the Steam Locomotive
Inspection and Maintenance Standards
require certain boiler pressure
calculations and service-day inspections
to be recorded and available to FRA.5
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 1, FRA F 2, FRA F 3,
FRA F 4, FRA F 5, and FRA F 19.
Respondent Universe: 82 steam
locomotive owners/operators.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; annually.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
5,672.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
1,049 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $92,419.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0144]
Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Collection:
Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel
Rescue (AMVER) System
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection in accordance with the
SUMMARY:
3 Act of Feb. 17, 1911 (Act of 1911), ch. 103, 36
Stat. 913 (known as the Boiler Inspection Act).
4 Act of 1911, sec. 2, 36 Stat. 913–914.
5 49 CFR part 230.
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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, 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 August
5, 2024, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public
comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 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 August 5, 2024, 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 89 FR
63469. FRA has received no comments related to the proposed collection
of information.
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) and (c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. The 30-day notice informs the regulated community of their
opportunity to file relevant comments and affords the agency adequate
time to consider 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: Inspection and Maintenance of Steam Locomotives.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0505.
Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection Act (LIA) establishes safety
and inspection requirements for locomotives in ``use'' on a ``railroad
line.'' \1\ The statute was first enacted in 1911 as part of a broad
congressional effort to ``reduce the loss of life and the injuries''
caused by the dangerous conditions that prevailed on the railroads in
the late 19th and early 20th centuries.\2\ In 1911, Congress enacted
the first iteration of the LIA to address the harms posed by locomotive
boilers,\3\ making it ``unlawful'' for a common carrier ``to use any
locomotive engine propelled by steam power in moving interstate or
foreign traffic unless the boiler of said locomotive and appurtenances
thereof are in proper condition and safe to operate in the service to
which the same is put.'' \4\ To help ensure the locomotive boilers and
their appurtenances are in proper condition, the Steam Locomotive
Inspection and Maintenance Standards require certain boiler pressure
calculations and service-day inspections to be recorded and available
to FRA.\5\
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\1\ 49 U.S.C. 20701 et seq.
\2\ Johnson v. Southern Pac. Co., 196 U.S. 1, 19 (1904); see
Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line R.R., 272 U.S. 605, 607-608 (1926).
\3\ Act of Feb. 17, 1911 (Act of 1911), ch. 103, 36 Stat. 913
(known as the Boiler Inspection Act).
\4\ Act of 1911, sec. 2, 36 Stat. 913-914.
\5\ 49 CFR part 230.
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Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 1, FRA F 2, FRA F 3, FRA F 4, FRA F 5, and FRA F 19.
Respondent Universe: 82 steam locomotive owners/operators.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 5,672.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,049 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $92,419.
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. 2024-27338 Filed 11-21-24; 8:45 am]
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