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(6) An affirmative statement from the 

nominee of their willingness and ability 

to serve as the chairperson for the 

Advisory Board, which will require 

additional time commitment beyond 

simple membership. Chairperson duties 

are described in DOT Order 1120.3 D, 

‘‘Committee Management Policy and 

Procedures.’’ 

Please do not send company, trade 

association, or organization brochures or 

any other information. Materials 

submitted should total three pages or 

less, not including any letter(s) of 

support. Should more information be 

needed, DOT staff will contact the 

nominee, obtain information from the 

nominee’s past affiliations, or obtain 

information from publicly available 

sources, such as the internet. 

It is important to recognize that 

interested parties who are not selected 

to membership on the Advisory Board 

can make valuable contributions to the 

work of the Advisory Board in any of 

several ways. Interested persons shall be 

permitted to attend, appear before, or 

file statements with any advisory 

committee, subject to such reasonable 

rules or regulations as the FHWA 

Administrator may prescribe. 

Any member of the public is welcome 

to attend Advisory Board meetings, and, 

as provided in FACA, speak to the 

Advisory Board. Time will be set aside 

during each meeting for this purpose, 

consistent with the Advisory Board’s 

need for sufficient time to complete its 

deliberations. 

All nomination materials should be 

emailed to NVPMF@dot.gov, faxed to 

the attention of Angela Fogle at (202) 

366–0076, or mailed to Angela Fogle, 

Federal Highway Administration, Office 

of Operations Transportation 

Management, Room E86–204, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Nominations must be received 

by November 17, 2023. Nominees 

selected for appointment to the 

Advisory Board will be notified by 

return email and by a letter of 

appointment. 

A selection team comprising 

representatives from several DOT offices 

and, potentially, members of the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury will review 

the nomination packages. The selection 

team will make recommendations 

regarding membership to the Secretary 

through the FHWA Administrator based 

on evaluation criteria including: (1) 

professional or academic expertise, 

experience, and knowledge; (2) 

stakeholder representation; and (3) 

demonstrated skills working in 

committees and advisory panels. Some 

members may have qualifications 

permitting them to fill multiple member 

representation positions. The FHWA 

Administrator will submit a list of 

recommended candidates to the 

Secretary for review and selection of 

Advisory Board members. 

Nominations are open to all 

individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical handicap, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. To ensure 

that recommendations to the Secretary 

consider the needs of the diverse groups 

served by DOT, membership shall 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals with demonstrated ability to 

represent disadvantaged and underrepresented groups. 

Shailen P. Bhatt, 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21745 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0178] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of an Approved 

Information Collection: Financial 

Responsibility for Motor Carriers of 

Passengers and Motor Carriers of 

Property 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 an ICR titled, ‘‘Financial 

Responsibility for Motor Carriers of 

Passengers and Motor Carriers of 

Property.’’ The information collected 

will be used to help ensure that motor 

carriers of passengers and property 

maintain the statutorily mandated levels 

of financial responsibility to operate on 

public highways. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before December 4, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2023–0178 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets 

Operations, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Washington, DC, 20590–0001 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jeffrey Secrist, Office of Registration, 

Chief, Registration, Licensing and 

Insurance Division, DOT, FMCSA, West 

Building 6th Floor, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; 

(202) 385–2367; jeff.secrist@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions 

All submissions must include the 

Agency name and docket number. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments, see the Public Participation 

heading below. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2023–0178), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which your comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. If you want 

us to notify you that we received your 

comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard, or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 


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1Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 20157; title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 236.1005(b), 

236.1006(a). This requirement does not apply, 

however, to a railroad’s controlling locomotives that 

are subject to either a temporary or permanent 

exception under 49 U.S.C. 20157(j)–(k) or 49 CFR 

236.1006(b). 

To submit your comment online, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2023-0178/document, click on 

this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. 

Comments received after the comment 

closing date will be included in the 

docket and will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

DOT posts these comments, without 

edit, including any personal information 

the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Background 

The Secretary of Transportation is 

responsible for implementing 

regulations which establish minimum 

levels of financial responsibility for: (1) 

for-hire motor carriers of property to 

cover public liability, property damage, 

and environmental restoration, and (2) 

for-hire motor carriers of passengers to 

cover public liability and property 

damage. The Endorsement for Motor 

Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public 

Liability (Forms MCS–90/90B) and the 

Motor Carrier Public Liability Surety 

Bond (Forms MCS–82/82B) contain the 

minimum amount of information 

necessary to document that a motor 

carrier of property or passengers has 

obtained, and has in effect, the 

minimum levels of financial 

responsibility as set forth in applicable 

regulations (49 CFR 387.9 (motor 

carriers of property) and 49 CFR 

387.33T (motor carriers of passengers)). 

FMCSA and the public can verify that 

a motor carrier of property or passengers 

has obtained, and has in effect, the 

required minimum levels of financial 

responsibility by reviewing the 

information enclosed within these 

documents. 

Title: Financial Responsibility for 

Motor Carrier of Passengers and Motor 

Carriers of Property. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0008. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved ICR. 

Respondents: Insurance underwriters 

for insurance companies and financial 

specialists for surety companies of 

motor carriers of property (Forms MCS– 

90 and MCS–82) and passengers (Forms 

MCS–90B and MCS–82B), and motor 

carrier compliance officers employed by 

motor carriers to store and maintain 

insurance and/or surety bond 

documentation in motor carrier 

vehicles. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

413,948. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

FMCSA estimates that it takes 2 minutes 

to complete the Endorsement for Motor 

Carrier Policies of Insurance for Public 

Liability (Forms MCS–90 for property 

carriers and MCS–90B for passenger 

carriers) or the Motor Carrier Public 

Liability Surety Bond (Forms MCS–82 

for property carriers and MCS–82B for 

passenger carriers); 1 minute to store/ 

maintain documents at the motor 

carrier’s principal place of business (49 

CFR 387.7(d); 49 CFR 387.31(d)); and 1 

minute per vehicle to place the 

respective document on board the 

vehicle as required for non-U.S.- 

domiciled carriers (49 CFR 387.7(f); 49 

CFR 387.31(f)). 

Expiration Date: May 31, 2024. 

Frequency of Response: Upon 

creation, change, or replacement of an 

insurance policy or surety bond. 

Approximately one time per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

12,249. 

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 of 49 CFR 

1.87. 

Thomas P. Keane, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Registration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–21766 Filed 10–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Positive Train Control Regulations 

About Emergency Rerouting 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this notice is 

to inform the public about FRA’s 

regulations permitting railroads to 

temporarily reroute a train equipped 

with a positive train control (PTC) 

system onto a track not equipped with 

a PTC system, in the event an 

emergency prevents usage of the 

regularly used track. This notice 

contains information about the process 

a railroad must follow to notify FRA 

and/or obtain FRA’s approval, 

depending on the duration of the 

rerouting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions, please contact Gabe 

Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train 

Control, and Crossings Division, 

telephone: 816–516–7168, email: 

Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. For legal questions, 

please contact Stephanie Anderson, 

Attorney Adviser, telephone: 202–834– 

0609, email: Stephanie.Anderson@

dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By law, 

PTC systems must govern operations on 

PTC-mandated main lines, which 

currently encompass approximately 

58,000 route miles, and include Class I 

railroads’ main lines over which poisonor toxic-by-inhalation hazardous 

materials are transported and any 

railroads’ main lines over which 

intercity or commuter rail passenger 

transportation is regularly provided.1

FRA’s PTC regulations recognize, 

however, that certain emergencies— 

including events such as a derailment, 

flood, fire, tornado, hurricane, 

earthquake, or other similar 

circumstance outside of the railroad’s 

control—may occur and prevent usage 

of the regularly used track. Specifically, 

49 CFR 236.1005(g)(1) enables railroads 

to temporarily reroute PTC-equipped 

trains onto track not equipped with a 

PTC system, in the event an emergency 

prevents usage of the regularly used 

track. 

Pursuant to 49 CFR 236.1005(g)(1)(ii) 

and 236.1005(i), a railroad must provide 

written or telephonic notification to 

FRA of the following information within 

one business day of the beginning of the 

emergency rerouting: 

(1) The dates that such temporary 

rerouting will occur; 

(2) The number and types of trains 

that will be rerouted; 


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