Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Road Test Requirement, 104605-104606 [2024-30517]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2024 / Notices Frequency of Response: The information on some DQ documents is only provided one time, such as that furnished at the time the individual applies for employment as a driver. Other information must be obtained by the motor carrier within 30 days of the date the driver begins to drive a CMV for the employer. Other information, such as the driver’s motor vehicle record, is only updated once a year. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 18.39 million hours. Definitions: N/A. 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 delegated in 49 CFR 1.87. Thomas P. Keane, Associate Administrator, Office of Research and Registration. [FR Doc. 2024–30516 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0178] Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved Information Collection: Road Test Requirement 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 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 renew the ICR titled ‘‘Road Test Requirement.’’ This ICR estimates the information burden incurred by motor carriers associated with the road test requirements in two circumstances. The khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Dec 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 first is when the motor carrier hires a new driver. The second is when the road test is required for individuals physically qualified under the Agency’s alternative vision standard for the first time. In each circumstance, motor carriers are required to rate the performance of the driver during the test on a road test form provided by the motor carrier. If the road test is successfully completed, the motor carrier completes a certificate of driver’s road test and provides a copy to the driver. The motor carrier retains the original signed road test form and the original, or a copy, of the signed certificate in the driver qualification file. DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before January 22, 2025. 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 information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001; 202–366–4225; pearlie.robinson@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Road Test Requirement. OMB Control Number: 2126–0072. Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Motor carriers. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,187,668. Estimated Time per Response: 33 minutes. Expiration Date: March 31, 2025. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Burden: 584,408. Background This ICR supports the DOT strategic goal of safety. Public interest in highway safety dictates that employers hire drivers who can safely operate CMVs amid the various physical and mental demands of truck and bus driving. Subject to some exceptions, 49 CFR 391.31 requires a motor carrier to conduct a road test when the motor carrier hires a new driver. The motor carrier is required to rate the performance of the driver during the test on a road test form provided by the motor carrier. If the road test is successfully completed, the motor PO 00000 Frm 00095 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 104605 carrier completes a certificate of driver’s road test and provides a copy to the driver. The motor carrier retains the original signed road test form and the original, or a copy, of the signed certificate in the driver qualification file. Motor carriers may maintain the required road test form and certificate electronically or via paper copy. The information collected by the motor carrier is needed to document the motor carrier conducted the road test as required and determined the driver can operate a CMV safely. The information also assists Federal and State safety investigators in determining that motor carriers fulfilled their regulatory requirements when deciding who may drive CMVs on their behalf and in assessing the qualifications of drivers. The ICR estimates the informationcollection (IC) burden incurred by motor carriers associated with the § 391.31 road test in two circumstances. The first is when the road test is required by § 391.31 (IC–1); the second is when the road test is required as part of the alternative vision standard in § 391.44 (IC–2). However, individuals are excepted from the road test requirement if they have 3 years of intrastate or specific excepted interstate CMV driving experience with the vision deficiency, hold a valid Federal vision exemption, or are medically certified under § 391.64(b). Most of the motor carrier burden hours and cost for the information collection relates to IC–1. Renewal of This IC The current burden estimate associated with this IC, approved by OMB on March 28, 2022, is 273,888 hours. The expiration date of the current ICR is March 31, 2025. Through this ICR renewal, the Agency requests an increase in the burden hours from 273,888 hours to 584,408 hours. The increase is the result of an increase in the estimated driver population as well as an increase in the expected industry growth rate for drivers from 2022 to 2032. On September 13, 2024, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice allowing for a 60-day comment period on this ICR (89 FR 75011). The comment period closed on November 12, 2024. There were no comments submitted in response to that notice. 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 E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 104606 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2024 / Notices 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. 2024–30517 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket Number FRA–2010–0029] The National Railroad Passenger Corporation’s Request for Amendment to Its Positive Train Control Type Approval and System Certification Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments. AGENCY: This document provides the public with notice that, on December 11, 2024, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its Positive Train Control Type Approval and System Certification in order to add Amtrak AMT–27, which includes instructions for testing signal apparatuses and signal systems. As this RFA may involve a request for FRA’s approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on Amtrak’s RFA to its Positive Train Control Type Approval and System Certification. DATES: FRA will consider comments received by January 13, 2025. FRA may consider comments received after that date to the extent practicable and without delaying implementation of valuable or necessary modifications to a PTC system. ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments may be submitted by going to https:// www.regulations.gov and following the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and the applicable docket number. The relevant PTC docket number for this host railroad is Docket No. FRA–2010–0029. For convenience, all active PTC dockets are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Dec 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets. All comments received will be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov; this includes any personal information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train Control, and Crossings Division, telephone: 816–516–7168, email: Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general, title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify that a host railroad’s PTC system complies with title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I, before the technology may be operated in revenue service. Before making certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC system or the associated FRA-approved PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its PTCSP under 49 CFR 236.1021. Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s regulations provide that FRA will publish a notice in the Federal Register and invite public comment in accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an RFA includes a request for approval of a material modification of a signal or train control system. Accordingly, this notice informs the public that, on December 11, 2024, Amtrak submitted an RFA to its Positive Train Control Type Approval and System Certification in order to add Amtrak AMT–27, which includes instructions for testing signal apparatuses and signal systems. That RFA is available in Docket No. FRA– 2010–0029. Interested parties are invited to comment on Amtrak’s RFA to its Positive Train Control Type Approval and System Certification by submitting written comments or data. During FRA’s review of Amtrak’s RFA, FRA will consider any comments or data submitted within the timeline specified in this notice and to the extent practicable, without delaying implementation of valuable or necessary modifications to a PTC system. See 49 CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR 236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, FRA maintains the authority to approve, approve with conditions, or deny a railroad’s RFA to its PTCSP at FRA’s sole discretion. Privacy Act Notice In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, FRA solicits comments from the public to better inform its decisions. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to https:// PO 00000 Frm 00096 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See https://www.regulations.gov/ privacy-notice for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. To facilitate comment tracking, we encourage commenters to provide their name, or the name of their organization; however, submission of names is completely optional. If you wish to provide comments containing proprietary or confidential information, please contact FRA for alternate submission instructions. Issued in Washington, DC John Karl Alexy, Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety & Chief Safety Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–30601 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. 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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

[Docket No. FMCSA-2024-0178]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Renewal of an Approved 
Information Collection: Road Test Requirement

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 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 renew the ICR titled ``Road Test Requirement.'' This ICR estimates 
the information burden incurred by motor carriers associated with the 
road test requirements in two circumstances. The first is when the 
motor carrier hires a new driver. The second is when the road test is 
required for individuals physically qualified under the Agency's 
alternative vision standard for the first time. In each circumstance, 
motor carriers are required to rate the performance of the driver 
during the test on a road test form provided by the motor carrier. If 
the road test is successfully completed, the motor carrier completes a 
certificate of driver's road test and provides a copy to the driver. 
The motor carrier retains the original signed road test form and the 
original, or a copy, of the signed certificate in the driver 
qualification file.

DATES: Comments on this notice must be received on or before January 
22, 2025.

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 information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Pearlie Robinson, Driver and 
Carrier Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001; 202-366-4225; 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Road Test Requirement.
    OMB Control Number: 2126-0072.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Motor carriers.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,187,668.
    Estimated Time per Response: 33 minutes.
    Expiration Date: March 31, 2025.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 584,408.

Background

    This ICR supports the DOT strategic goal of safety. Public interest 
in highway safety dictates that employers hire drivers who can safely 
operate CMVs amid the various physical and mental demands of truck and 
bus driving. Subject to some exceptions, 49 CFR 391.31 requires a motor 
carrier to conduct a road test when the motor carrier hires a new 
driver. The motor carrier is required to rate the performance of the 
driver during the test on a road test form provided by the motor 
carrier. If the road test is successfully completed, the motor carrier 
completes a certificate of driver's road test and provides a copy to 
the driver. The motor carrier retains the original signed road test 
form and the original, or a copy, of the signed certificate in the 
driver qualification file. Motor carriers may maintain the required 
road test form and certificate electronically or via paper copy. The 
information collected by the motor carrier is needed to document the 
motor carrier conducted the road test as required and determined the 
driver can operate a CMV safely. The information also assists Federal 
and State safety investigators in determining that motor carriers 
fulfilled their regulatory requirements when deciding who may drive 
CMVs on their behalf and in assessing the qualifications of drivers.
    The ICR estimates the information-collection (IC) burden incurred 
by motor carriers associated with the Sec.  391.31 road test in two 
circumstances. The first is when the road test is required by Sec.  
391.31 (IC-1); the second is when the road test is required as part of 
the alternative vision standard in Sec.  391.44 (IC-2). However, 
individuals are excepted from the road test requirement if they have 3 
years of intrastate or specific excepted interstate CMV driving 
experience with the vision deficiency, hold a valid Federal vision 
exemption, or are medically certified under Sec.  391.64(b). Most of 
the motor carrier burden hours and cost for the information collection 
relates to IC-1.

Renewal of This IC

    The current burden estimate associated with this IC, approved by 
OMB on March 28, 2022, is 273,888 hours. The expiration date of the 
current ICR is March 31, 2025. Through this ICR renewal, the Agency 
requests an increase in the burden hours from 273,888 hours to 584,408 
hours. The increase is the result of an increase in the estimated 
driver population as well as an increase in the expected industry 
growth rate for drivers from 2022 to 2032.
    On September 13, 2024, FMCSA published a Federal Register notice 
allowing for a 60-day comment period on this ICR (89 FR 75011). The 
comment period closed on November 12, 2024. There were no comments 
submitted in response to that notice.
    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

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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. 2024-30517 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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