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1Filing fees for interim trail use/railbanking 

requests can be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27). 

an application under 49 U.S.C. 10903 

requesting that the Surface 

Transportation Board (the Board) 

authorize the third-party, or ‘‘adverse,’’ 

abandonment of an approximately 11.9- 

mile segment of a freight rail easement 

owned by GNP RLY, Inc. (GNP), and 

located between milepost 26.38 and 

milepost 38.25, in Snohomish County, 

Wash. (the Line or the Snohomish 

Segment of the Easement). The Line 

traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 

98290, 98296, and 98072. 

The County explains that in a series 

of transactions recorded on December 

21, 2009, under the Board’s line of 

precedent in Maine, Department of 

Transportation—Acquisition & 

Operation Exemption—Maine Central 

Railroad, 8 I.C.C.2d 835 (1991), BNSF 

Railway Company sold the physical 

assets of a rail line between milepost 

23.8 in Woodinville, Wash., and 

milepost 38.25 in Snohomish, Wash., to 

the Port of Seattle (the Port); GNP 

acquired a permanent freight rail 

easement for the entirety of that rail line 

(the Easement); and GNP entered into an 

operations and maintenance agreement 

with the Port. The County states that the 

Easement is subject to a covenant, 

binding on all successors, requiring the 

holder of the Easement, upon cessation 

of rail service, either to seek voluntary 

abandonment authority and, upon 

request, to cooperate in railbanking the 

rail line pursuant to the National Trails 

System Act (Trails Act), 16 U.S.C. 

1247(d), or to cooperate in an adverse 

abandonment proceeding and, upon 

request, railbanking of the rail line. 

According to the County, in 2015, it 

purchased the physical assets of the 

Snohomish Segment from the Port, and 

the City of Woodinville (Woodinville) 

purchased the physical assets of the 

segment of the rail line between 

milepost 23.8 and milepost 26.38 in 

Woodinville, Wash. (the Woodinville 

Segment). 

The County notes that GNP was 

authorized to abandon the Woodinville 

Segment of the Easement in Docket No. 

AB 1316X, and GNP and Woodinville 

subsequently entered an interim trail 

use/railbanking agreement covering that 

segment. The County explains that it is 

now seeking adverse abandonment of 

the Snohomish Segment of the 

Easement so that segment can also be 

railbanked, as required by the covenant 

in the deed from BNSF to the Port 

creating the Easement and by a 

settlement agreement the County and 

GNP entered prior to the County filing 

its application. The County states that 

GNP supports and does not oppose the 

County’s adverse abandonment 

application and agrees to cooperate with 

the County to pursue interim trail use/ 

railbanking of the Line under the Trails 

Act. 

In a decision served in this 

proceeding on May 23, 2023, the County 

was granted exemptions from several 

statutory provisions as well as waivers 

of certain Board regulations that the 

Board concluded were inapplicable and 

unneeded in connection with the 

County’s anticipated application. 

According to the County, the Line 

may contain federally granted rights of 

way. The County states that any 

documentation in its possession will be 

made available promptly to those 

requesting it. The County’s entire case 

in chief for adverse abandonment was 

filed with the application. 

The interests of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). 

Any interested person may file 

comments concerning the proposed 

adverse abandonment or protests 

(including protestant’s entire opposition 

case) by December 1, 2023. Persons who 

may oppose the proposed adverse 

abandonment but who do not wish to 

participate fully in the process by 

submitting verified statements of 

witnesses containing detailed evidence 

should file comments. Persons opposing 

the proposed adverse abandonment who 

wish to participate actively and fully in 

the process should file a protest, 

observing the filing, service, and content 

requirements of 49 CFR 1152.25. The 

County’s reply is due by December 18, 

2023. 

Any request for an interim trail use/ 

railbanking condition under 16 U.S.C. 

1247(d) and 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by December 1, 2023,1 and should 

address whether the issuance of a 

certificate of interim trail use or 

abandonment in this case would be 

consistent with the grant of an adverse 

abandonment application. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 1331, 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, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on the County’s 

representative, Charles H. Montagne, 

426 NW 162nd Street, Seattle, WA 

98177. Except as otherwise set forth in 

49 CFR part 1152, every document filed 

with the Board must be served on all 

parties to this adverse abandonment 

proceeding 49 CFR 1104.12(a). 

A Draft Environmental Assessment 

(EA) (or environmental impact 

statement (EIS), if necessary) prepared 

by the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) will be served upon all 

parties of record and upon any agencies 

or other persons who commented 

during its preparation. Any other 

persons who would like to obtain a copy 

of the Draft EA (or EIS) may contact 

OEA by phone at the number listed 

below. Draft EAs normally will be made 

available within 33 days of the filing of 

the application, and the deadline for 

submission of comments on the Draft 

EA will generally be within 30 days of 

its service. The comments received will 

be addressed in a Final EA (or EIS) and 

the Board’s decision. A Supplemental 

Final EA (or EIS) may be issued where 

appropriate. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment regulations at 

49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

OEA at (202) 245–0305. If you require 

an accommodation under the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 

245–0245. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: November 1, 2023. 

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

of Proceedings. 

Tammy Lowery, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24479 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 

Extension of the Agency’s Current 

Approval for Information Collection 

AGENCY: United States Trade and 

Development Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the U.S. Trade and 

Development Agency’s (USTDA’s) 

intention to request an extension for a 

currently approved information 

collection for Evaluation of USTDA 

Performance. USTDA invites the public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on the proposed extension of USTDA’s 

current approval for information 

collection. All comments received will 


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be available for public inspection during 

regular business hours. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before January 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To access and review all of 

the documents related to the data 

collection listed in this notice, please 

use http://www.regulations.gov by 

searching the agency name. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice 

should be submitted electronically 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at http://www.regulations.gov or via 

postal mail, commercial delivery, or 

hand delivery. All submissions received 

must include the agency name. Please 

note that comments submitted by fax or 

email and those submitted after the 

comment period will not be accepted. 

Written requests for information or 

comments submitted by postal mail or 

delivery should be addressed to the 

Administrative Officer, U.S. Trade and 

Development Agency, 1101 Wilson 

Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, VA 22209– 

3901. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Shenee ́ Turner, Administrative 

Officer, Attn: PRA, U.S. Trade and 

Development Agency, 1101 Wilson 

Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, VA 22209– 

3901; Tel.: (703) 875–4357, Fax: (703) 

775–4037; Email: comments@ustda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Summary Collection Under Review 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Expiration Date of Previous Approval: 

01/31/2024. 

Title: Evaluation of USTDA 

Performance. 

Form Number: USTDA 1000E–2014a. 

Frequency of Use: Annually for 

duration of projects. 

Type of Respondents: Business or 

other for profit; not-for-profit 

institutions; farms; Federal, State, and 

local government. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,000 to 1,300 per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 334 to 434 hours per year. 

Federal Cost: $402,523. 

Authority for Information Collection: 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 Public Law 103–62 or 

GPRA; 107 Stat. 285, the Foreign Aid 

Transparency and Accountability Act 

(Pub. L. 114–191) or FATAA, the 

Information Quality Act (IQA) of 2000 

(Pub. L. 106–554), and Foundations for 

Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 

2018 Public Law 115–435. 

Abstract: USTDA will collect 

information from various stakeholders 

on USTDA-funded activities regarding 

development and/or commercial 

benefits as well as evaluate success 

regarding GPRA objectives and support 

evidence-based policymaking. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Dated: October 31, 2023. 

Shenee ́ Turner, 

Administrative Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24426 Filed 11–3–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–34–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–2211] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Identification of 

Foreign-Registered Civil Unmanned 

Aircraft Operating in the United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The collection involves 

identifying information regarding 

foreign-registered civil unmanned 

aircraft operated in the airspace of the 

United States. The information to be 

collected will be used to associate a 

foreign-registered unmanned aircraft 

operating in the United States with 

Remote Identification to the unmanned 

aircraft operator. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by January 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field) 

By mail: Benjamin Walsh, FAA Flight 

Standards Service, Emerging 

Technologies Division, AFS–700, 800 

Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 

20591 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin Walsh by email at: 

ben.walsh@faa.gov; phone: 202–267– 

8233 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0782. 

Title: Identification of ForeignRegistered Civil Unmanned Aircraft 

Operating in the United States. 

Form Numbers: N/A. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The unmanned aircraft 

remote identification operating 

requirements in title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations, part 89 apply to persons 

operating foreign civil unmanned 

aircraft in the United States. The FAA 

must be able to correlate the remote 

identification message elements 

broadcast by foreign civil unmanned 

aircraft operated in the United States 

against information that helps FAA and 

law enforcement identify a person 

responsible for the operation of the 

foreign civil unmanned aircraft. Where 

unmanned aircraft are registered in a 

foreign jurisdiction, the FAA may not 

have access to information regarding the 

unmanned aircraft or its registered 

owner. Thus, the FAA is allowing a 

person to operate foreign-registered civil 

unmanned aircraft with remote 

identification in the United States only 

if the person submits a notice of 

identification to the Administrator in 

accordance with title 14 Code of Federal 

Regulations § 89.130. The notice can be 

submitted online using the notice of 

identification form in FAA Drone Zone 

(https://faadronezone.faa.gov/). The 


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