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America requirements; and have the 

cost of components manufactured in the 

United States be at least 55 percent of 

the cost of all components? What are the 

expected charger types (i.e., DCFC or 

ACL2 chargers) and specifications (e.g., 

maximum charging power, connector 

type)? 

6. For chargers expected to be ordered 

from now until June 30, 2024, what is 

the average expected time between 

when a charger is ordered and when its 

manufacture is complete? What is the 

average expected time between when a 

charger is ordered and when it is 

shipped? Do you expect that these times 

will vary? If so, why? 

7. How have Federal incentives for 

EVs and EV charging infrastructure 

(such as the EV tax credits included in 

the Inflation Reduction Act (Pub. L. 

117–169) and the Federal funding for 

EV charging infrastructure included in 

BIL) affected your business plans and 

models? To what extent have they 

supported or inhibited expansion or 

onshoring of your operations? 

8. Will you be able to supply EV 

chargers to all 50 States, as well as the 

District of Columbia and Puerto Rico? 

Have you experienced or do you expect 

to experience any limitations to 

distributing EV chargers to certain 

locations? If so, what are these 

limitations? 

9. What obstacles, if any, have you 

encountered in conducting final 

assembly of EV chargers in the United 

States? What obstacles do you expect to 

face in the future? 

10. What costs have you incurred in 

manufacturing EV chargers that comply 

with the Final Waiver? What costs do 

you expect to incur? 

11. What obstacles, if any, have you 

encountered in manufacturing EV 

chargers where the cost of components 

manufactured in the United States is at 

least 55 percent of the cost of all 

components? What obstacles do you 

expect to face in the future? 

12. What obstacles, if any, have you 

encountered in manufacturing EV 

chargers where the housing, if 

predominantly iron or steel, complies 

with FHWA’s existing Buy America 

requirements? 

13. What benefits have you achieved 

by producing EV chargers in the United 

States compared to abroad (e.g., jobs 

created, wages paid, innovations 

spurred, more reliable supply chains, 

lower transportation costs)? 

14. Are there any components 

currently manufactured outside of the 

United States that could be 

manufactured in the United States at 

reasonable cost but are not? If yes, what 

are those components, and why do you 

believe that they are not being 

manufactured in the United States? 

15. What steps can be taken to 

increase the number of EV chargers that 

have final assembly occur in the United 

States; have the cost of components 

manufactured in the United States be at 

least 55 percent of the cost of all 

components; and, if the housing is 

predominantly iron or steel, have 

housing that complies with FHWA’s 

existing Buy America requirements? 

How long might it take to undertake 

those steps? 

16. What is the volume of EV chargers 

that could be shifted to being 

manufactured to the specifications 

stated in question 15? How long would 

that shift take? How many EV chargers 

could be manufactured if that shift 

occurred and over what time period? 

For Recipients of Federal Financial 

Assistance 

17. Please identify all EV charger 

manufacturers currently selling, 

manufacturing, or operating EV chargers 

in the United States, of which you are 

aware. 

18. Which EV charger manufacturers 

are you aware of that produce an EV 

charger where final assembly occurs in 

the United States and where, if the 

housing is predominantly iron or steel, 

the housing complies with BABA’s iron 

and steel standards? Which EV 

manufacturers are you aware of that 

produce an EV charger where final 

assembly occurs in the United States; 

where the cost of components 

manufactured in the United States is at 

least 55 percent of the cost of all 

components; and where, if the housing 

is predominantly iron or steel, the 

housing complies with FHWA’s existing 

Buy America requirements? 

19. What sources of Federal financial 

assistance have you used to purchase 

EV chargers from the beginning of 

calendar year 2023 until now? For each 

source, please list the specific source of 

Federal financial assistance (e.g., FHWA 

NEVI funds, EPA Clean School Bus 

Program funds), include the number of 

EV chargers purchased using that source 

of funds, the charger types purchased 

(i.e., DCFC or ACL2 chargers) and their 

specifications (e.g., maximum charging 

power, connector type)? 

20. How many EV chargers do you 

expect to purchase from now until June 

30, 2024, using Federal financial 

assistance? Please list all sources of 

Federal funding used (e.g., FHWA NEVI 

funds, EPA Clean School Bus Program 

funds). For each source, please include 

the number of EV chargers purchased 

using that source of funds, the charger 

types purchased (i.e., DCFC or ACL2 

chargers) and their specifications (e.g., 

maximum charging power, connector 

type)? 

21. What is the average time between 

when EV chargers are purchased and 

when they are delivered? What is the 

average time between when EV chargers 

are purchased and when they are 

installed and operational? Have you 

found these times to vary? If so, why do 

you believe this is the case? 

22. Have you received different cost 

estimates for EV chargers manufactured 

before and after the publication of the 

Final Waiver on February 21, 2023? If 

so, what is the difference? 

23. Have you received different 

delivery time estimates for EV chargers 

manufactured before and after the 

publication of the Final Waiver on 

February 21, 2023? If so, what is the 

difference? 

24. Has any difficulty in procuring 

chargers that are compliant with the 

Final Waiver caused you to slow your 

implementation of EV charging? If so, 

how many chargers were affected and 

how long was the delay? 

General 

25. The FHWA also requests 

comments on the FAQs on Buy America 

requirements for EV chargers that are 

posted at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ 

construction/contracts/buyam_qaev/ 

buyam_qaev.pdf, as well as any 

additional issues or topics that you 

believe would be useful for FHWA to 

address in subsequent guidance. In 

providing such comments, please refer 

to the specific question number in the 

FAQs that you are commenting on. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR 1.85. 

Shailen P. Bhatt, 

Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24696 Filed 11–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2015–0036] 

Petition for Extension of Waiver of 

Compliance 

Under part 211 of title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), this 

document provides the public notice 

that on October 13, 2023, Union Pacific 

Railroad Company (UPRR) petitioned 

the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) for an extension of a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

the Federal railroad safety regulations 

contained at 49 CFR part 232 (Brake 


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System Safety Standards for Freight and 

Other Non-Passenger Trains and 

Equipment; End-of-Train Devices). The 

relevant Docket Number is FRA–2015– 

0036. 

Specifically, UPRR requests to 

continue operating extended haul trains 

for distances of up to 1,680 miles, 

beyond the limit of 1,500 miles stated in 

49 CFR 232.213, Extended haul trains. 

In support of its request, UPRR states 

that it reviews with FRA ‘‘the list of 

trains associated with this waiver at a 

frequency of no less than once per 

quarter’’ and ‘‘adjustments are made 

accordingly.’’ UPRR further explains 

that ‘‘over a 56-month period, the 

incident rate has been no more than 

.055%[, which were] four events 

comprised of wheelset, axle, and journal 

bearing defects.’’ UPRR also notes that 

for the eight-year history of this waiver, 

UPRR ‘‘has not identified any adverse 

effect on the safety of operations’’ and 

that the waiver extension would 

‘‘continue to support personnel safety, 

reduce critical resource idle time, and 

have a positive impact on the 

environment.’’ 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by January 

8, 2024 will be considered by FRA 

before final action is taken. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered if practicable. 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

document, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

solicits comments from the public to 

better inform its processes. 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 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24643 Filed 11–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request Relating to Affordable Care 

Act Notice of Rescissions 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

as part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The IRS is soliciting comments 

concerning affordable care act notice of 

rescissions. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 8, 2024 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Include OMB control number 1545– 

2180 or Affordable Care Act Notice of 

Rescissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Kerry Dennis at (202) 317– 

5751, or at Internal Revenue Service, 

Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the internet, at Kerry.L.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Affordable Care Act Notice of 

Rescissions. 

OMB Number: 1545–2180. 

Regulation Project Numbers: TD 9744. 

Abstract: This document contains 

final regulations regarding 

grandfathered health plans, preexisting 

condition exclusions, lifetime and 

annual dollar limits on benefits, 

rescissions, coverage of dependent 

children to age 26, internal claims and 

appeal and external review processes, 

and patient protections under the 

Affordable Care Act. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to the regulation or burden. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,533. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 20 hours. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

the collections of information covered 

by this notice. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained if their 

contents may become material in the 

administration of any internal revenue 

law. Generally, tax returns and tax 

return information are confidential, as 

required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) whether the collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: November 1, 2023. 

Kerry L. Dennis, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24656 Filed 11–7–23; 8:45 am] 

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