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TABLE 2—SUMMARY FOR ESTIMATED SDT BURDEN

Number of 

states Burden hours Labor cost ($) 

SDS Copying ............................................................................................................... 31 248 19,731 

SDS Packing and Sending .......................................................................................... 5 20 703 

Non-SEDC EDT Maintenance ..................................................................................... 15 75 4,270 

SEDC EDT Implementation ......................................................................................... 7 287,168 22,643,526 

SEDC EDT Maintenance ............................................................................................. 4 25,152 2,189,536 

Total ...................................................................................................................... ........................ 312,663 24,860,121 

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: 

$25,000,000. 

The SEDC grant, in compliance with 

BIL, requires a twenty (20) percent 

match from participating State 

respondents. NHTSA estimates about 

half of the program cost for the SEDC 

grants will be labor costs. NHTSA 

estimates the total annual burden cost 

for the SEDC program (beyond the labor 

costs discussed in question 12) will be 

about $25,000,000 to respondents. Since 

the Grant respondents only have to 

provide at least 20 percent of the total 

cost, the respondents will have to fund 

about $5,000,000 annually. 

NHTSA does not expect respondents 

to incur any additional costs for the SDS 

or non-SEDC States using EDT Protocol 

(beyond labor costs as discussed in 

question 12) as a result of this 

information collection. 

Public Comments Invited 

You are asked to comment on any 

aspects of this information collection, 

including (a) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Department, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

Department’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed information collection; (c) 

whether the States will use contractor(s) 

to help implement the SEDC grant or 

manage the implementation in-house 

with the State’s own IT department; (d) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (e) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 

1351.29. 

Chou Lin Chen, 

Associate Administrator, National Center for 

Statistics and Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19030 Filed 9–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[DOT–OST–2023–0133] 

Department of Transportation Advisory 

Committee on Human Trafficking: 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

hybrid meeting of the Department of 

Transportation Advisory Committee on 

Human Trafficking. Committee 

members are highly encouraged to 

attend in-person. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 3, 2023, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Any person 

requiring accessibility accommodations 

should contact the Official listed in the 

next section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maha Alkhateeb, Office of International 

Transportation and Trade, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, at 

trafficking@dot.gov or (202) 366–4398. 

Also visit the ACHT website at https:// 

www.transportation.gov/ 

stophumantrafficking/acht. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

ACHT was re-chartered on July 29, 

2022, using the Department’s authorities 

under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law 

(BIL) (Pub. L. 117–58). The ACHT was 

initially established as mandated by 

Sec. 5(a) of the 2018 Combating Human 

Trafficking in Commercial Vehicles Act 

(Pub. L. 115–99). Sec. 23020 of the BIL 

requires the Secretary of Transportation, 

acting through the ACHT and in 

coordination with the Attorney General, 

to submit a triennial counter-trafficking 

report with recommendations for 

countering human trafficking, an 

assessment of best practices by 

transportation stakeholders, and human 

trafficking violations involving 

commercial motor vehicles. 

II. Agenda 

At the October 3, 2023 meeting, the 

agenda will cover the following topics: 

• Welcome and Introductions 

• ACHT Overview and Requirements 

• DOT’s Counter-Trafficking Efforts 

• Public Participation 

• Subcommittees, Next Steps, and 

Timeline 

A final agenda that includes a virtual 

participation link will be posted on the 

ACHT internet website at https://

www.transportation.gov/ 

stophumantrafficking/acht at least one 

week in advance of the meeting. 

III. Public Participation 

The hybrid meeting will be open to 

the public in-person and virtually. 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend are asked to register, including 

name, affiliation, and whether they plan 

to attend in-person or virtually, to 

trafficking@dot.gov by September 25, 

2023. Individuals requesting 

accessibility accommodations, such as 

sign language, interpretation, or other 

ancillary aids, may do so via email at: 

trafficking@dot.gov by September 25, 

2023. 

There will be 30 minutes allotted for 

oral comments from members of the 

public joining the meeting. To 

accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, the time for public comments 

may be limited. Individuals wishing to 

reserve speaking time during the 

meeting must submit a request at the 

time of registration, as well as the name, 

address, and organizational affiliation of 

the proposed speaker. If the number of 

registrants requesting to make 

statements is greater than can be 

reasonably accommodated during the 

meeting, the Office of the Secretary may 

conduct a lottery to determine the 

speakers. Speakers are requested to 

submit a written copy of their prepared 

remarks by 5:00 p.m. EDT on September 

25, 2023, for inclusion in the meeting 

records and for circulation to ACHT 

members. Written comments timely 


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submitted from those participants not 

selected to speak will be accepted and 

considered as part of the meeting 

record. 

Persons who wish to submit written 

comments for consideration by ACHT 

during the meeting must submit them 

no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on 

September 25, 2023, to ensure 

transmission to ACHT prior to the 

meeting. Comments received after that 

date and time will be distributed to the 

members but may not be reviewed prior 

to the meeting. 

Copies of the meeting minutes will be 

available on the ACHT internet website 

at https://www.transportation.gov/ 

stophumantrafficking/acht. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 29, 

2023. 

Carol Annette Petsonk, 

Assistant Secretary, Aviation and 

International Affairs, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19061 Filed 9–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

[Docket ID Number: DOT–OST–2014–0031] 

Agency Information Collection: 

Activity Under OMB Review; Report of 

Passengers Denied Confirmed 

Space—BTS Form 250 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Research and Technology 

(OST–R), Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics (BTS), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

invites the general public, industry and 

other governmental parties to comment 

on the continuing need for and 

usefulness of DOT collecting reports on 

the number of passengers holding 

confirmed reservations that voluntarily 

or involuntarily give up their seats 

when the airline oversells the flight. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

DOT–OST–2014–0031 by any of the 

following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Mail: Docket Services: 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: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Fax: 202–366–3383. 

Instructions: Identify docket number, 

DOT–OST–2014–0031, at the beginning 

of your comments, and send two copies. 

To receive confirmation that DOT 

received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may access all comments received 

by DOT at https://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments are posted electronically 

without charge or edits, including any 

personal information provided. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78) or you may visit https://

DocketInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov or the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Electronic Access: You may access 

comments received for this notice at 

https://www.regulations.gov, by 

searching docket DOT–OST–2014–0031. 

Comments: Comments should identify 

the associated OMB approval # 2138– 

0018 and Docket ID Number DOT–OST– 

2014–0031. Persons wishing the 

Department to acknowledge receipt of 

their comments must submit with those 

comments a self-addressed stamped 

postcard on which the following 

statement is made: Comments on OMB 

# 2138–0018, Docket—DOT–OST–2014– 

0031. The postcard will be date/time 

stamped and returned. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cecelia Robinson, Office of Airline 

Information, RTS–42, Room E34–410, 

OST–R, BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, Washington, DC 20590–0001, 

Telephone Number (202) 366–4405, Fax 

Number (202) 366–3383 or Email 

cecelia.robinson@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are requested concerning whether (a) 

the collection is still needed by the 

Department of Transportation, (b) BTS 

accurately estimated the reporting 

burden; (c) there are other ways to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collected; and (d) 

there are ways to minimize reporting 

burden, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

OMB Approval No. 2138–0018. 

Title: Report of Passengers Denied 

Confirmed Space. 

Form No.: BTS Form 250. 

Type Of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Large certificated air 

carriers. 

Number of Respondents: 15. 

Number of Responses: 60. 

Number of Hours per Response: 10. 

Total Annual Burden: 600 hours. 

Codeshare Flights Marketed by 

Reporting Carrier 

Form 250 for Codeshare Flights They 

Market 

Number of Respondents: 4. 

Number of Responses: 16. 

Number of Hours per Response: 6. 

Total Annual Burden: 96. 

Needs and Uses: BTS Form 250 is a 

one-page report submitted four times 

per year, on the number of passengers 

denied seats either voluntarily or 

involuntarily, whether these bumped 

passengers were provided alternate 

transportation and/or compensation, 

and the amount of the payment. On 

November 3, 2016, the Department 

published a Final Rule (see 81 FR 

76800) that changed the number of U.S. 

air carriers that account for at least 1 

percent to half of one percent of 

domestic scheduled-service passenger 

revenues who must report oversales on 

all operations with 30 seats or larger 

aircraft that depart a U.S. airport. 

Carriers do not report data from 

inbound international flights to the 

United States because the protections of 

14 CFR part 250 Oversales do not apply 

to these flights. The report allows the 

Department to monitor the effectiveness 

of its oversales rule and take 

enforcement action when necessary. 

The involuntarily denied-boarding rate 

has decreased from 4.38 per 10,000 

passengers in 1980; this rate has been 

reduced to 0.24 per 10,000 passengers in 

2019. Without Form 250, determining 

the effectiveness of the Department’s 

oversales rule would be impossible. The 

publishing of the carriers’ individual 

denied boarding rates has diminished 

the need for more intrusive regulation. 

The rate of denied boarding can be 

examined as a continuing fitness factor. 

This rate provides an insight into a 

carrier’s customer service practices. A 

rapid sustained increase in the rate of 

denied boarding may indicate 

operational difficulties. Because the rate 

of denied boarding is released quarterly, 

travelers and travel agents can select 


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