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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #18016 and #18017; 

VERMONT Disaster Number VT–00046] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for the State of 

Vermont 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 5. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Vermont 

(FEMA–4720–DR), dated 07/14/2023. 

Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, 

Landslides, and Mudslides. 

Incident Period: 07/07/2023 through 

07/17/2023. 

DATES: Issued on 08/31/2023. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 10/12/2023. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 04/15/2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for the State of Vermont, 

dated 07/14/2023, is hereby amended to 

extend the deadline for filing 

applications for physical damages as a 

result of this disaster to 10/12/2023. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Francisco Sa ́nchez, Jr., 

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19448 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2023–0035] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request and 

Comment Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages requiring clearance 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 

1, 1995. This notice includes revisions 

of OMB-approved information 

collections. 

SSA is soliciting comments on the 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimate; the need for the information; 

its practical utility; ways to enhance its 

quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to 

minimize burden on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Mail, email, or 

fax your comments and 

recommendations on the information 

collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer 

and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 

the following addresses or fax numbers. 

(OMB) Office of Management and 

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 

202–395–6974, Email address: OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Submit your comments online 

referencing Docket ID Number [SSA– 

2023–0035]. 

(SSA) Social Security Administration, 

OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance Director, 

Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 6401 Security 

Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 833– 

410–1631, Email address: 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. 

Or you may submit your comments 

online through https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket 

ID Number [SSA–2023–0035]. 

I. The information collections below 

are pending at SSA. SSA will submit 

them to OMB within 60 days from the 

date of this notice. To be sure we 

consider your comments, we must 

receive them no later than November 7, 

2023. Individuals can obtain copies of 

the collection instruments by writing to 

the above email address. 

1. Agreement to Sell Property—20 

CFR 416.1240—1245—0960—0127. 

Individuals or couples who are 

otherwise eligible for Supplemental 

Security Income (SSI) payments, but 

whose resources exceed the allowable 

limit, may receive conditional payments 

if they agree to dispose of the excess 

non-liquid resources and make 

repayments. SSA uses Form SSA–8060– 

U3 to document this agreement, and to 

ensure the individuals understand their 

obligations. Respondents are applicants 

for and recipients of SSI payments who 

will be disposing of excess non-liquid 

resources. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly 

cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

SSA–8060–U3 ..................................................................... 20,000 1 20 6,667 * $29.76 ** $198,410 

* We based this figures on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). 

** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

2. Work Activity Report (SelfEmployment)—20 CFR 404.1520(b), 

404.1571—404.1576, 404.1584— 

404.1593, and 416.971—416.976— 

0960–0598. SSA uses Form SSA–820– 

BK to determine initial or continuing 

eligibility for: (1) Title II Social Security 

disability benefits (SSDI); or (2) Title 

XVI SSI payments. Under Titles II and 

XVI of the Social Security Act, 

recipients receive disability benefits and 

SSI payments based on their inability to 

engage in substantial gainful activity 

(SGA) due to a physical or mental 

condition. Therefore, when the 

recipients resume work, they must 

report their work so SSA can evaluate 

and determine by law whether they 

continue to meet the disability 

requirements. SSA uses Form SSA–820– 

BK to obtain information on selfemployment activities of Social Security 

Title II and XVI disability applicants 

and recipients. We use the data we 

obtain to evaluate disability claims, and 

to help us determine if the claimant 

meets current disability provisions 

under Titles II and XVI. Since 

applicants for disability benefits or 

payments must prove an inability to 

perform any kind of SGA generally 

available in the national economy for 

which we expect them to qualify based 

on age, education, and work experience, 

any work an applicant performed until, 

or subsequent to, the date the disability 

allegedly began, affects our disability 

determination. The respondents are 


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1Equifax is a global information solutions 

provider. Equifax’s solutions help Social Security to 

manage risk and mitigate fraud. 

applicants and claimants for SSI 

payments or SSDI benefits. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly 

cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time 

in field 

office or for 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

SSA–820–BK (in Office) ......................... 12,144 1 30 6,072 * $12.81 ** 24 *** $140.013 

SSA–820–BK (phone) ............................. 36,428 1 30 18,214 * 12.81 ** 19 *** 381,085 

SSA–820–BK (paper) .............................. 48,571 1 30 24,286 *1 2.81 0 *** 311,104 

SSA–820–APP (online submission) ........ 2,857 1 30 1,429 * 12.81 0 *** 18,305 

* We based this figure on average DI payments, as reported in SSA’s disability insurance payment data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2023factsheet.pdf). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2022 wait times for field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA’s current management information data. 

*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

3. Social Security’s Public 

Credentialing and Authentication 

Process—20 CFR 401.45 and 402— 

0960–0789. 

Background 

Authentication is the foundation for 

secure, online transactions. Identity 

authentication is the process of 

determining, with confidence, that 

someone is who he or she claims to be 

during a remote, automated session. It 

comprises three distinct factors: 

something you know; something you 

have; and something you are. Singlefactor authentication uses one of the 

factors, and multi-factor authentication 

uses two or more of the factors. 

SSA’s Public Credentialing and 

Authentication Process 

SSA offers consistent authentication 

across SSA’s secured online services. 

We allow our users to request and 

maintain only one User ID, consisting of 

a self-selected username and password, 

to access multiple Social Security 

electronic services. Designed in 

accordance with the OMB 

Memorandum M–04–04 and the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) Special Publication 

800–63, this process provides the means 

of authenticating users of our secured 

electronic services and streamlines 

access to those services. 

SSA’s public credentialing and 

authentication process: 

• Issues a single User ID to anyone 

who wants to do business with the 

agency and meets the eligibility criteria; 

• Partners with an external Identity 

Services Provider (ISP) to help us verify 

the identity of our online customers; 

• Complies with relevant standards; 

• Offers access to some of SSA’s 

workloads online, while providing a 

high level of confidence in the identity 

of the person requesting access to these 

services; 

• Offers an in-person process for 

those who are uncomfortable with or 

unable to use the internet process; 

• Balances security with ease of use; 

and 

• Provides a user-friendly way for the 

public to conduct extended business 

with us online instead of visiting local 

servicing offices or requesting 

information over the phone. Individuals 

have real-time access to their Social 

Security information in a safe and 

secure web environment. 

Public Credentialing and 

Authentication Process Features 

We collect and maintain the users’ 

personally identifiable information (PII) 

in our Central Repository of Electronic 

Authentication Data Master File Privacy 

Act system of records, which we 

published in the Federal Register (75 

FR 79065). The PII may include the 

users’ name; address; date of birth; 

Social Security number (SSN); phone 

number; and other types of identity 

information [e.g., address information of 

persons from the W–2 and Schedule 

Self Employed forms we receive 

electronically for our programmatic 

purposes as permitted by 26 U.S.C. 

6103(l)(1)(A)]. We may also collect 

knowledge-based authentication data, 

which is information users establish 

with us or that we already maintain in 

our existing Privacy Act systems of 

records. 

We retain the data necessary to 

administer and maintain our eAuthentication infrastructure. This 

includes management and profile 

information, such as blocked accounts; 

failed access data; effective date of 

passwords; and other data allowing us 

to evaluate the system’s effectiveness. 

The data we maintain also may include 

archived transaction data and historical 

data. 

We use the information from this 

collection to identity proof and 

authenticate our users online, and to 

allow them access to their personal 

information from our records. We also 

use this information to provide second 

factor authentication. We are committed 

to expanding and improving this 

process so we can grant access to 

additional online services in the future. 

Offering online services is not only an 

important part of meeting SSA’s goals, 

but is vital to good public service. In 

increasing numbers, the public expects 

to conduct complex business over the 

internet. Ensuring SSA’s online services 

are both secure and user-friendly is a 

high priority. 

We awarded a competitively bid 

contract to an ISP, Equifax,1 to help us 

verify the identity of our online 

customers. We use this ISP, in addition 

to our other authentication methods, to 

help us prove, or verify, the identity of 

our customers when they are 

completing online or electronic 

transactions with us. 

Social Security’s Authentication 

Strategy 

We remain committed to enhancing 

our online services using authentication 

processes that balance usability and 

security. We will continue to research 

and develop new authentication tools 

while monitoring the emerging threats. 

The following are key components of 

our authentication strategy: 

• Enrollment and Identity 

Verification—Individuals who meet the 

following eligibility requirements may 

enroll: 

Æ Must have a valid email address; 

Æ Must have a valid Social Security 

number (SSN); 

Æ Must have a domestic address of 

record (includes military addresses); 

and 

Æ Must be at least 18 years of age. 

We collect identifying data and use 

SSA and ISP records to verify an 


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individual’s identity. Individuals have 

the option of obtaining an enhanced, 

stronger, User ID by providing certain 

financial information (e.g., Medicare 

wages, self-employed earnings, or the 

last eight digits of a credit card number) 

for verification. We also ask individuals 

to answer out-of-wallet questions so we 

can further verify their identities. 

Individuals who are unable to complete 

the process online can present 

identification at a field office to obtain 

a User ID. 

• Establishing the User Profile—The 

individual self-selects a username and 

password, both of which can be of 

variable length and alphanumeric. We 

provide a password strength indicator to 

help the individual select a strong 

password. We also ask the individual to 

choose challenge questions for use in 

restoring a lost or forgotten username or 

password. 

• Provide a Second Factor—We ask 

the individual to provide a text message 

enabled cell phone number or an email 

address. We consider the cell phone 

number or email address the second 

factor of authentication. We send a 

security code to the individual’s 

selected second factor. We require the 

individual to confirm its receipt by 

entering the security code online. 

Subsequently, each time the individual 

attempts to sign in to his or her online 

account, we will also send a message 

with a one-time security code to the 

individual’s selected second factor. The 

individual must enter the security code 

along with his or her username and 

password. The code is valid for only 10 

minutes. If the individual does not enter 

the code within 10 minutes, the code 

expires, and the individual must request 

another code. 

• Enhancing the User ID—If 

individuals opt to enhance or upgrade 

their User IDs, they must provide 

certain financial information for 

verification. We mail a one-time-use 

upgrade code to the individual’s 

verified residential address. When the 

individual receives the upgrade code in 

the mail, he or she can enter this code 

online to enhance the security of the 

account. With extra security, we 

continue to require the individuals to 

sign in using their username, password, 

and a one-time security code we send to 

their second factor email address or cell 

phone number (whichever the users 

listed in their account). 

• Sign in and Use—Our 

authentication process provides an 

individual with a User ID for access to 

our sensitive online Social Security 

services. Second factor authentication 

requires the individual to sign in with 

a username, password, and a one-time 

security code sent to the individual’s 

selected second factor. SSA expanded 

its existing capabilities to require 

second factor authentication for every 

online sign in. We also allow for 

maintenance of the second factor 

options. An individual who forgets the 

password can reset it automatically 

without contacting SSA. 

Social Security’s Enrollment Process 

The enrollment process is a one-time 

only activity. SSA requires the 

individuals to agree to the ‘‘Terms of 

Service’’ detailed on our website before 

we allow them to begin the enrollment 

process. The ‘‘Terms of Service’’ inform 

the individuals what we will and will 

not do with their personal information, 

and the privacy and security protections 

we provide on all data we collect. These 

terms also detail the consequences of 

misusing this service. 

To verify the individual’s identity, we 

ask the individual to give us minimal 

personal information, which may 

include: 

• Name; 

• SSN; 

• Date of birth; 

• Address—mailing and residential; 

• Telephone number; 

• Email address; 

• Financial information; 

• Cell phone number; and 

• Selecting and answering password 

reset questions. 

We send a subset of this information 

to the ISP, who then generates a series 

of out-of-wallet questions back to the 

individual. The individual must answer 

all or most of the questions correctly 

before continuing in the process. The 

exact questions generated are unique to 

each individual. 

This collection of information, or a 

subset of it, is mandatory for 

respondents who want to do business 

with SSA via the internet. We collect 

this information via the internet, on 

SSA’s public-facing website. We also 

offer an in-person identification 

verification process for individuals who 

cannot, or are not willing, to register 

online. For this process, the individual 

must go to a local SSA field office and 

provide identifying information. We do 

not ask for financial information with 

the in-person process. 

We only collect the identity 

verification information one time, when 

the individual registers for a credential. 

We ask for the User ID (username and 

password) every time an individual 

signs in to our automated services. If 

individuals opt for the enhanced or 

upgraded account, they also either 

receive an email message or a text 

message on their cell phones (this serves 

as the second factor for authentication) 

each time they sign in. 

The respondents are individuals who 

choose to use the internet or Automated 

Telephone Response System to conduct 

business with SSA. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly 

cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time 

in field 

office 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

Internet Registrations .............................. 11,788,914 1 8 1,571,855 * $29.76 ........................ *** $46,778,405 

Internet Sign-Ins ...................................... 124,989,089 1 1 2,083,151 * 29.76 ........................ *** 6,194,574 

Intranet Registration (RCS) ..................... 54,908 1 8 7,321 * 29.76 ** 24 *** 871,492 

Totals ............................................... 136,832,911 ........................ ........................ 3,662,327 ........................ ........................ ** 53,844,471 

* We based this figure on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00- 

0000). 

** We based these figures on the average FY 2022 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data. 

*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

II. SSA submitted the information 

collection below to OMB for clearance. 

Your comments regarding this 

information collection would be most 

useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 

days from the date of this publication. 

To be sure we consider your comments, 

we must receive them no later than 

October 10, 2023. Individuals can obtain 


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copies of this OMB clearance package 

by writing to the 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. 

1. Authorization for the Social 

Security Administration to Obtain Wage 

and Employment Information from 

Payroll Data Providers—0960–0807. 

Section 824 of the Bipartisan Budget Act 

(BBA) of 2015, Public Law 114–74, 

authorizes SSA to enter into information 

exchanges with payroll data providers 

for the purposes of improving program 

administration and preventing improper 

payments in the SSDI and SSI programs. 

SSA uses Form SSA–8240, 

‘‘Authorization for the Social Security 

Administration to Obtain Wage and 

Employment Information from Payroll 

Data Providers,’’ to secure the 

authorization needed from the relevant 

members of the public to obtain their 

wage and employment information from 

payroll data providers. Ultimately, SSA 

uses this wage and employment 

information to help determine program 

eligibility and payment amounts. 

The public can complete Form SSA– 

8240 using the following modalities: a 

paper form; the internet; and an inoffice or telephone interview, during 

which an SSA employee documents the 

wage and employment information 

authorization information on one of 

SSA’s internal systems (the Modernized 

Claims System (MCS); the SSI Claims 

System; eWork; or iMain). The 

individual’s authorization will remain 

effective until one of the following four 

events occurs: 

• SSA makes a final adverse decision 

on the application for benefits, and the 

applicant has filed no other claims or 

appeals under the Title for which SSA 

obtained the authorization; 

• the individual’s eligibility for 

payments ends, and the individual has 

not filed other claims or appeals under 

the Title for which SSA obtained the 

authorization; 

• the individual revokes the 

authorization verbally or in writing; or 

• the deeming relationship ends (for 

SSI purposes only). 

SSA requests authorization on an asneeded basis as part of the following 

processes: (a) SSDI and SSI initial 

claims; (b) SSI redeterminations; and (c) 

SSDI Work Continuing Disability 

Reviews. The respondents are 

individuals who file for, or are currently 

receiving, SSDI or SSI payments, and 

any person whose income and resources 

SSA counts when determining an 

individual’s SSI eligibility or payment 

amount. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMB 

approved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly 

cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time 

in field 

office or for 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

SSA–8240 (paper) .................................. 150,000 1 8 20,000 * $12.81 ........................ *** $256,200 

Web Title II & Title XVI Electronic (MCS, 

MSSICS, and eWork) .......................... 697,580 1 3 34,879 * 12.81 * 21 *** 3,574,400 

Internet .................................................... 147,820 1 3 7,391 * 12.81 0 *** 94,679 

Totals ............................................... 995,400 ........................ ........................ 62,270 ........................ ........................ *** 3,925,279 

* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2023 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2023factsheet.pdf). 

** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2023 wait times for field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA’s current management information 

data. 

*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

2. Notice to Electronic Information 

Exchange Partners to Provide Contractor 

List—0960–0820. The Federal standards 

Privacy Act of 1974; E-Government act 

of 2002; and the National Institute of 

Standard Special Publications 800–53– 

4, requires SSA to maintain oversight of 

the information it provides to Electronic 

Information Exchange Partners (EIEPs). 

EIEPs obtain SSA data for the 

administration of federally funded and 

state-administered programs. SSA has a 

responsibility to monitor and protect the 

personally identifiable information SSA 

shares with other Federal and State 

agencies, and private organizations 

through the Computer Matching and 

Privacy Protection Act, and the 

Information Exchange Agreements 

(IEA). Under the terms of the State 

Transmission Component IEA, and 

agency IEA, EIEPs agree to comply with 

Electronic Information Exchange 

security requirements and procedures 

for State and local Agencies exchanging 

electronic information with SSA. SSA’s 

Technical Systems Security 

Requirements document provides all 

agencies using SSA data ensure SSA 

information is not processed; 

maintained; transmitted; or stored in; or 

by means of data communications 

channel; electronic devices; computers; 

or computer networks located in 

geographic or virtual areas not subject to 

U.S. law. SSA conducts tri-annual 

compliance reviews of all State and 

local agencies, and Tribes with whom 

we have an IEA, to verify appropriate 

security safeguards remain in place to 

protect the confidentiality of 

information SSA supplies. SSA requires 

any organization with an electronic data 

exchange agreement, to provide the SSA 

Regional Office contact a current list of 

contractors, or agents who have access 

to SSA data upon request. SSA uses 

Form SSA–731, Notice to Electronic 

Information Exchange Partners to 

Provide Contractor List to collect this. 

The respondents are Federal agencies; 

State, local, or tribal agencies; who 

exchange electronic information with 

SSA. 

Type of Request: Revision to an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

total 

annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly 

cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

SSA–731 ............................................................................. 300 1 20 100 * $29.76 ** $2,976 

* We based this figure on average State, local and tribal government worker’s salaries (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). 


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1On September 1, 2023, RRVW filed an errata to 

its verified notice of exemption to note that the Line 

is an approximately 0.4-mile rail segment, rather 

than a 0.5-mile rail segment as previously indicated 

in its notice filed on August 23, 2023. 

2RRVW states that, in 1987, it received authority 

from the agency to acquire the tracks, physical 

assets, and common carrier obligation for 656 miles 

of various rail lines from BNSF. See Red River 

Valley & W. R.R.—Acquis. & Operation 

Exemption—Certain Lines of Burlington N. R.R., FD 

31071 (ICC served July 22, 1987). According to 

RRVW, the Line was not part of that original 

transaction but provides a connection from the lines 

acquired in 1987 to one of RRVW’s customers, 

Tharaldson Ethanol. 

3RRVW is not seeking retroactive effectiveness 

for the exemption. 

** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

Dated: September 1, 2023. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19371 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36719] 

Red River Valley & Western Railroad 

Company—Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Rail Line of BNSF Railway 

Company 

Red River Valley & Western Railroad 

Company (RRVW), a Class III rail 

carrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to 

acquire from BNSF Railway Company 

(BNSF) and to operate an approximately 

0.4-mile rail line, extending from 

milepost 54.55 to milepost 54.95 in 

Casselton, Cass County, N.D. (the Line).1

According to the verified notice, 

RRVW reached an agreement with BNSF 

in 2006 for acquisition and operation of 

the Line. RRVW states that the parties’ 

transaction was consummated in 2006 

and that RRVW has been operating over 

the Line since that time.2 RRVW states, 

however, that it recently discovered that 

it inadvertently neglected to seek 

acquisition and operation authority for 

the Line from the Board when it 

acquired the Line from BNSF. RRVW 

now seeks after-the-fact Board 

authorization for its prior acquisition 

and operation of the Line.3

RRVW certifies that the proposed 

acquisition of the Line does not involve 

any interchange commitments. RRVW 

further certifies that its projected 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not (and did not) result in the 

creation of a Class II or Class I rail 

carrier. Pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.42(e), 

if a carrier’s projected annual revenues 

will exceed $5 million, it must, at least 

60 days before the exemption becomes 

effective, post a notice of its intent to 

undertake the proposed transaction at 

the workplace of the employees on the 

affected lines, serve a copy of the notice 

on the national offices of the labor 

unions with employees on the affected 

lines, and certify to the Board that it has 

done so. However, RRVW has filed a 

request for partial waiver of the 60-day 

advance labor notice requirements to 

allow the exemption to take effect as 

soon as its waiver request is granted, but 

no earlier than 30 days after the filing 

of RRVW’s notice of exemption. 

RRVW’s waiver request will be 

addressed in a separate decision. The 

Board will establish the effective date of 

the exemption in its separate decision 

on the waiver request. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than September 15, 

2023. 

All pleadings referring to Docket No. 

FD 36719 should be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board either via 

e-filing on the Board’s website or in 

writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on RRVW’s 

representative, William A. Mullins, 

Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 

20037. 

According to RRVW, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c)(1)(i) and from historic 

reporting requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b)(1). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: September 5, 2023. 

By the Board, Mai T. Dinh, Director, Office 

of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–19443 Filed 9–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2023–0038] 

Initial Decision That Certain Frontal 

Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators 

Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. 

and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC 

Contain a Safety Defect; and 

Scheduling of a Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of initial decision and 

public meeting. 

SUMMARY: NHTSA will hold a public 

meeting regarding its initial decision 

that certain frontal and passenger air bag 

inflators manufactured by ARC and 

Delphi through January 2018 contain a 

defect related to motor vehicle safety 

and should be recalled. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

at DOT headquarters in Washington, 

DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on October 

5, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

submissions to the docket number 

identified in the heading of this 

document by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

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: 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. Note that all written 

submissions received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act discussion below. 

We will consider all written 

submissions received before the close of 

business on Friday, October 20, 2023. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or written 

submissions received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 


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