Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 / Notices 71921 

1See Blackwell N. Gateway R.R.—Lease Renewal 

Exemption—Okla. Dept. of Transp., FD 35441 (STB 

served Nov. 17, 2010). 

2BNGR initially submitted its verified notice on 

September 29, 2023, but supplemented it by letter 

on October 2, 2023. The date of BNGR’s supplement 

will be considered the filing date for purposes of 

calculating the effective date of this exemption. 

private sector capital and expertise to 

achieve a variety of economic goals. 

The purpose of this collection is to 

gather the required details necessary to 

determine if applicants’ projects qualify 

to participate in the I2U2 initiative. This 

information is necessary to select 

participants and share information with 

I2U2 partners. The window to receive 

project proposals will remain open as 

long as the I2U2 initiative exists. 

I2U2 will consider projects and 

initiatives on an individual basis that 

meet the following criteria: 

1. Fall into at least one of these seven 

sectors: water, climate/energy, 

transportation, space, health, food 

security, or technology. 

2. Preferably operate in the Middle 

East, India, the United States, or Africa. 

However, the I2U2 Group will consider 

opportunities anywhere in the world. 

3. Allow each of the four partner 

countries to benefit from and/or 

contribute to the project. Priority will be 

given to projects based on cooperation 

and/or involvement of participants from 

all four I2U2 partner countries. 

Respondents will access to the form at 

www.state.gov/I2U2. Following these 

criteria, the form asks individuals to 

select the applicable sectors and explain 

the proposed role of/benefits to each 

partner country. The form also requests 

details about the project submitter, any 

monetary and nonmonetary requests, 

and a description of the project and 

timeline. I2U2 will utilize this form for 

vetting, review, and selection of project 

submissions. Submitters may also 

optionally provide additional 

supporting documentation, such as a 

detailed budget, marketing brochure, or 

other relevant materials. 

Methodology 

The collection will be completed 100 

percent electronically. The respondent 

will complete the form online and 

submit the form by email to I2U2@

state.gov. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy Director, Office of Directives 

Management, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22950 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12228] 

Notice of Determinations; Culturally 

Significant Objects Being Imported for 

Exhibition—Determinations: ‘‘The 

Heart of Zen’’ Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: I hereby 

determine that certain objects being 

imported from abroad pursuant to an 

agreement with their foreign owner or 

custodian for temporary display in the 

exhibition ‘‘The Heart of Zen’’ at the 

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 

California, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, are of cultural significance, 

and, further, that their temporary 

exhibition or display within the United 

States as aforementioned is in the 

national interest. I have ordered that 

Public Notice of these determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator, 

Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. 

Department of State (telephone: 202– 

632–6471; email: section2459@

state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. 

Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street 

NW (SA–5), Suite 5H03, Washington, 

DC 20522–0505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

foregoing determinations were made 

pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 

985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 

12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign 

Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 

1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 

6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of 

Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, 

Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of 

August 28, 2000, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 523 of December 22, 

2021. 

Nicole L. Elkon, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22999 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 35441 (Sub-No. 1)] 

Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad 

Company—Lease Exemption— 

Oklahoma Department of 

Transportation and Blackwell 

Industrial Authority 

Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad 

Company (BNGR), a Class III rail carrier, 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1150.41 to continue to 

lease approximately 37.26 miles of rail 

line, owned by the Oklahoma 

Department of Transportation (ODOT) 

and Blackwell Industrial Authority 

(BIA) and extending from milepost 0.09 

at Wellington, Kan., to milepost 35.35 at 

Blackwell, Okla., and from milepost 

127.0 at Blackwell to milepost 125.0 

also at Blackwell (the Line). ODOT 

owns the portions of the Line extending 

from milepost 18.32 at Hunnewell, Kan., 

to milepost 35.35 at Blackwell, and from 

milepost 127.0 to milepost 126.45 in 

Blackwell. BIA owns the portions of the 

Line extending from milepost 0.09 at 

Wellington to milepost 18.32 at 

Hunnewell, and from milepost 126.45 to 

milepost 125.0 in Blackwell. 

BNGR states that it currently operates 

the Line pursuant to a lease agreement 

with ODOT and BIA.1 According to 

BNGR, it, ODOT, and BIA have 

executed a new Track Lease and 

Operating Agreement, which will 

govern BNGR operation of the Line 

upon the effective date of this notice. 

BNGR certifies that its projected 

annual freight revenues will not result 

in the creation of a Class I or Class II rail 

carrier and will not exceed $5 million. 

BNGR also certifies that the agreement 

does not include an interchange 

commitment. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after November 1, 2023,2 the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

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 October 25, 2023 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 35441 (Sub-No. 1), must 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, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on BNGR’s representative, 

Bradon J. Smith, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 

29 North Wacker Drive, Suite 800, 

Chicago, IL 60606. 

According to BNGR, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic preservation 

reporting requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: October 13, 2023. 


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71922 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2023 / Notices 

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

of Proceedings. 

Stefan Rice, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22988 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. WB 23–54] 

Release of Waybill Data 

The Surface Transportation Board has 

received a request from Washington 

State University (WB23–54—10/9/23) 

for permission to use data from the 

Board’s annual 2000–2021 unmasked 

Carload Waybill Sample. A copy of this 

request may be obtained from the 

Board’s website under docket no. 

WB23–54. 

The waybill sample contains 

confidential railroad and shipper data; 

therefore, if any parties object to these 

requests, they should file their 

objections with the Director of the 

Board’s Office of Economics within 14 

calendar days of the date of this notice. 

The rules for release of waybill data are 

codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. 

Contact: Alexander Dusenberry, (202) 

245–0319. 

Eden Besera, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22914 Filed 10–17–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek 

Extension of Approval of Collection: 

Statutory Licensing Authority 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 

Surface Transportation Board (STB or 

Board) gives notice of its intent to seek 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for an extension of 

approval for the information collection 

required from those seeking statutory 

licensing authority, as described below. 

DATES: Comments on this information 

collection should be submitted by 

November 17, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 

Act Comments, Surface Transportation 

Board, Statutory Licensing Authority.’’ 

Written comments for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted via www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain. This information 

collection can be accessed by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. As an alternative, 

written comments may be directed to 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus, 

Surface Transportation Board Desk 

Officer: via email at oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–1743; 

or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. 

Please also direct all comments to 

Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to 

PRA@stb.gov. When submitting 

comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act Comments, Surface 

Transportation Board: Statutory 

Licensing Authority.’’ For further 

information regarding this collection, 

contact Michael Higgins, Deputy 

Director, Office of Public Assistance, 

Governmental Affairs, and Compliance, 

at (202) 245–0284 or michael.higgins@

stb.gov. If you require an 

accommodation under the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 

245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

previously published a notice about this 

collection in the Federal Register (88 FR 

52237 (August 7, 2023)). That notice 

allowed for a 60-day public review and 

comment period. No comments were 

received. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

(1) the accuracy of the Board’s burden 

estimates; (2) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; (3) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, when 

appropriate; and (4) whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Board, including 

whether the collection has practical 

utility. Submitted comments will be 

summarized and included in the 

Board’s request for OMB approval. 

Description of Collection 

Title: Statutory Licensing Authority. 

OMB Control Number: 2140–0023. 

STB Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

Respondents: Rail carriers and noncarriers seeking statutory licensing or 

consolidation authority, an exemption 

from filing an application for such 

authority, or interchange commitments. 

Number of Respondents: 85. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

ESTIMATED HOURS PER RESPONSE

Type of filing 

Number of 

hours per 

response 

under 

49 U.S.C. 

10901–03 and 

11323–26 

Applications .......................... 575 

Petitions * .............................. 75 

Notices * ................................ 25 

Interchange commitments .... 10 

Frequency: On occasion. 

AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF

RESPONSES FOR FY 2020–2022 

Type of filing 

Average 

number of 

filings per year 

under 

49 U.S.C. 

10901–03 and 

11323–26 

Applications .......................... 7 

Petitions * .............................. 15 

Notices * ................................ 88 

Interchange commitments .... 5 

Total Burden Hours (annually 

including all respondents): 7,300 hours 

(sum of estimated hours per response x 

number of responses for each type of 

filing). 

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS

Type of filing Hours per 

response 

Annual 

number of 

filings 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Applications .................................................................................................................................. 575 7 4,025 

Petitions * ..................................................................................................................................... 75 15 1,125 

Notices * ....................................................................................................................................... 25 88 2,200 


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