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to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households, businesses and 

organizations, State, local or Tribal 

governments. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Number of Respondents: 6,000. 

Total Annual Responses: 6,000. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,000. 

Frequency of Collection: One-time 

requirement. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on 

September 28, 2023, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.97. 

T. Glenn Foster, 

Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention 

Branch, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21870 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[PHMSA–2019–0098] 

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Lithium Battery Air 

Safety Advisory Committee 

(Committee). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 2, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m. EDT. Requests to attend the 

meeting must be sent by October 18, 

2023, to the point of contact identified 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Persons requesting to 

speak during the meeting must submit 

a written copy of their remarks to DOT 

by October 18, 2023. Requests to submit 

written materials to be reviewed during 

the meeting must be received no later 

than October 18, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

DOT Headquarters, West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. A remote participation 

option will also be available and the 

meeting will be webcast. Specific details 

on location and access to this meeting 

will be posted on the Committee 

website at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ 

hazmat/rulemakings/lithium-batterysafety-advisory-committee. The E-Gov 

website is located at https://

www.regulations.gov. Mailed written 

comments intended for the Committee 

should be sent to Docket Management 

Facility, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Webb or Aaron Wiener, PHMSA, 

U.S. Department of Transportation. 

Telephone: 202–366–8553. Email: 

lithiumbatteryFACA@dot.gov. Any 

Committee-related request should be 

sent to the email address listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Lithium Battery Air Safety 

Advisory Committee was created under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA, Pub. L. 92–463), in accordance 

with section 333(d) of the FAA 

Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 

115–254). 

II. Agenda 

The meeting agenda will address the 

following duties of the Committee as 

specifically outlined in section 333(d) of 

the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018: 

(a) Facilitate communication among 

manufacturers of lithium batteries and 

products containing lithium batteries, 

air carriers, and the federal government. 

(b) Discuss the effectiveness and the 

economic and social impacts of lithium 

battery transportation regulations. 

(c) Provide the Secretary with 

information regarding new technologies 

and transportation safety practices. 

(d) Provide a forum to discuss 

departmental activities related to 

lithium battery transportation safety. 

(e) Advise and recommend activities 

to improve the global enforcement of 

U.S. regulations and the International 

Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 

Technical Instructions relevant to air 

transportation of lithium batteries, and 

the effectiveness of those regulations. 

(f) Provide a forum for feedback on 

potential positions to be taken by the 

United States at international forums. 

(g) Guide activities to increase 

awareness of relevant requirements. 

(h) Review methods to decrease risks 

posed by undeclared hazardous 

materials. 

A final agenda will be posted on the 

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory 

Committee website at least 15 days in 

advance of the meeting. 

III. Public Participation 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. DOT is committed to providing 

equal access to this meeting for all 

participants. If you need alternative 

formats or services because of a 

disability, such as sign language, 

interpretation, or other ancillary aids, 

please contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section no later than October 18, 2023. 

To accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, time for each commenter may 

be limited. There will be five minutes 

allotted for oral comments from 

members of the public joining the 

meeting. 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, PHMSA may conduct a lottery 

to determine the speakers. Speakers are 

requested to submit a written copy of 

their prepared remarks for inclusion in 

the meeting records and for circulation 

to Committee members. All prepared 

remarks submitted on time will be 

accepted and considered as part of the 

record. Any member of the public may 

present a written statement to the 

Committee at any time. Copies of the 

meeting minutes and Committee 

presentations will be available on the 

Lithium Battery Air Safety Advisory 

Committee website. Presentations will 

also be posted on the E-Gov website in 

docket number [PHMSA–2019–0098] 

within 30 days following the meeting. 

Written comments: Persons who wish 

to submit written comments on the 

meetings may submit them to docket 

[PHMSA–2019–0098] in the following 

ways: 

1. E-Gov Website: This site allows the 

public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

2. Mail: Dockets Management System; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Dockets Operations, M–30, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number [PHMSA–2019–0098] at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to the E-Gov website, 

including any personal information 

provided. Anyone can search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 


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comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). Consider 

reviewing DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000, (65 FR 

19477), or view the Privacy Notice on 

the E-Gov website before submitting 

comments. 

Docket: For docket access or to read 

background documents or comments, go 

to the E-Gov website at any time or visit 

the DOT dockets facility listed in the 

ADDRESSES category, between 9:00 a.m. 

and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except federal holidays. 

If you wish to receive confirmation of 

receipt of your written comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard with the following 

statement: ‘‘Comments on [PHMSA– 

2019–0098].’’ The docket clerk will date 

stamp the postcard prior to returning it 

to you via U.S. mail. 

Privacy Act Statement: DOT may 

solicit comments from the public 

regarding certain general notices. DOT 

posts these comments, without edit, 

including any personal information the 

commenter provides, to the E-Gov 

website, as described in the system of 

records notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

28, 2023. 

William S. Schoonover, 

Associate Administrator for Hazardous 

Materials Safety Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21883 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[DOT–OST–2023–0118] 

Commercial eLoran Capability 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Research and Technology 

(OST–R), U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for Information (RFI). 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) is issuing this 

Request for Information (RFI) to 

determine if there is interest from 

private entities in offering a U.S. 

commercial enhanced Long Range 

Navigation (eLoran) service to the 

general public in the United States on 

a fee-for-service basis without any 

Federal investment, subsidy, 

procurement commitment or other 

commitment of credit or budgetary 

resources. If respondent has an interest 

in offering a U.S.-based commercial 

eLoran service on a fee-for-service basis, 

identify what impediments stand in the 

way of respondent offering a U.S. 

commercial eLoran service. If lack of 

access to any federally-controlled assets 

and non-budgetary assistance related to 

utilizing such federally-controlled assets 

are identified as impediments to 

offering such a service, a subsequent 

Request for Information may be issued 

to obtain additional data. 

DATES: Responses should be filed by 

November 2, 2023. All questions 

concerning this RFI shall be emailed to 

PNT_RFI@dot.gov within 7 days of 

publication of this RFI. Questions and 

comments are highly encouraged, but 

DOT cannot commit to answering any 

question(s) received by DOT more than 

7 calendar-days after the date on which 

this RFI is published. 

ADDRESSES: You may file responses 

identified by the docket number DOT– 

OST–2023–0118 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave., 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 Ave. SE, between 9 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

When submitting questions and 

comments, please refer to the specific 

relevant text of this RFI. Each question 

submitted to DOT should be stated in 

such a way that there would be no 

objection to DOT’s publishing that 

precise question (and its answer) in a 

formal Amendment to the RFI. That is, 

each question should be worded in such 

a way that the publication of that 

question (and its answer) would not 

divulge any information that would be 

considered proprietary or confidential. 

Further, any question concerning any 

apparent error, omission, or ambiguity 

in this RFI shall include the questioner’s 

supporting rationale as well as a 

description of the remedies that the 

questioner is asking DOT to consider. 

All questions that DOT decides to 

answer will be collectively answered in 

writing. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number DOT– 

OST–2023–0118 at the beginning of 

your submission. All submissions 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided, 

unless proprietary and other sensitive 

information is so marked with requested 

disposition instructions. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all submissions 

received in any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

document (or signing the submission, 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 http://

DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket and 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or to the street 

address listed above. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the docket. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Overview 

The primary and most recognizable 

Positioning, Navigation, and Timing 

(PNT) service supporting critical 

infrastructure is the United States’ 

Global Positioning System (GPS). 

However, because GPS relies on signals 

broadcast from satellites in Medium 

Earth Orbit (MEO), signal strength at the 

receiver is low and thus vulnerable to 

intentional and unintentional 

disruptions. In 2020, the U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s Volpe 

National Transportation Systems Center 

(Volpe Center) conducted field 

demonstrations of candidate PNT 

technologies that could offer 

complementary service in the event of 

GPS disruptions. The purpose of the 

demonstrations was to gather 

information on PNT technologies at a 

high Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 

that can work in the absence of GPS. 

Such PNT technologies complement 

GPS and increase PNT robustness to 

enhance national and homeland 

security by making critical 

infrastructure more resilient, and to 

improve efficiency of U.S. commercial 

transportation, telecommunications, 

energy, financial and industrial systems. 

The culmination of the Demonstration 

was the 2021 Report to Congress on 

Complementary PNT and GPS Backup 

Technologies Demonstration Report to 

Congress: https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/ 

dot/55765. 

As a result of the 2021 DOT Report to 

Congress, DOT finds that: 

(1) No single solution for the 

provision of Complementary PNT 

services can meet the diversity of 

critical infrastructure application 

requirements, and 

(2) It would be inefficient and anticompetitive for the Federal Government 

to procure or otherwise fund a specific 


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