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implementing regulations, this notice 

announces that FRA is forwarding the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

summarized below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On October 2, 2023, 

FRA published a notice providing a 60- 

day period for public comment on the 

ICR. FRA received no comments related 

to the proposed collection of 

information. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find the particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Arlette Mussington, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at email: 

arlette.mussington@dot.gov or 

telephone: (571) 609–1285, or Ms. 

Joanne Swafford, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone: 

(757) 897–9908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 

through 1320.12. On October 2, 2023, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting public 

comment on the ICR for which it is now 

seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR 

67864. FRA received no comments 

related to the proposed collection of 

information. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve this proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days’ 

notice for public comment. Federal law 

requires OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30-day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day 

notice informs the regulated community 

to file relevant comments and affords 

the agency adequate time to digest 

public comments before it renders a 

decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. 

Therefore, respondents should submit 

their respective comments to OMB 

within 30 days of publication to best 

ensure having their full effect. 

Comments are invited on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of 

the burden of the information collection 

activities, including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used to 

determine the estimates; (3) ways for 

FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information being 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of information collection 

activities on the public, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

The summary below describes the ICR 

that FRA will submit for OMB clearance 

as the PRA requires: 

Title: Safety Appliance Concern 

Recommendation Report, Safety 

Appliance Standards Guidance 

Checklist Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0565. 

Abstract: Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 231, Railroad 

Safety Appliance Standards, was 

supplemented and expanded in 2013 to 

include the industry standard 

established by the Association of 

American Railroads (AAR), Standard 

2044 or S–2044, which prescribed safety 

appliance arrangements for 11 new 

types of cars. As a result of the 

inclusion, FRA developed Forms FRA F 

6180.161(a)–(k) as guidance checklist 

forms to facilitate railroad, rail car 

owner, and rail equipment manufacturer 

compliance with S–2044 and 49 CFR 

part 231. AAR has since updated S– 

2044 to include seven new types of cars. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): 18 forms (FRA F 

6180.161(a)–(r)). 

Respondent Universe: Car 

manufacturers/State inspectors. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

142. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 142 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $13,061. 

FRA informs all interested parties that 

it may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information that does 

not display a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520) 

Christopher S. Van Nostrand, 

Acting Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00295 Filed 1–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service 

Notice of Rate To Be Used for Federal 

Debt Collection, and Discount and 

Rebate Evaluation 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of rate to be used for 

Federal debt collection, and discount 

and rebate evaluation. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Treasury 

is responsible for computing and 

publishing the percentage rate that is 

used in assessing interest charges for 

outstanding debts owed to the 

Government (The Debt Collection Act of 

1982, as amended). This rate is also 

used by agencies as a comparison point 

in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a 

cash discount. In addition, this rate is 

used in determining when agencies 

should pay purchase card invoices 

when the card issuer offers a rebate. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

applicable rate for calendar year 2024 is 

4.00 percent. 

DATES: January 1, 2024, through 

December 31, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of 

the Fiscal Service, Payment 

Management, E-Commerce Division 

(LC–RM 349B), 3201 Pennsy Drive, 

Building E, Landover, MD 20785 

(Telephone: 202–874–9428). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rate 

reflects the current value of funds to the 

Treasury for use in connection with 

Federal Cash Management systems, and 

is based on investment rates set for 

purposes of Public Law 95–147, 91 Stat. 

1227 (October 28, 1977), as calculated 

by the Department of the Treasury’s 

Office of Debt Management. The annual 

Interest Rate Factors used in 

determining the Current Value of Funds 

Rate are based on weekly average Fed 

funds less 25 basis points for the 12- 

month period ending every September 

30, rounded to the nearest whole 

percentage, for applicability effective 

each January 1. Quarterly revisions are 

made if the annual average, on a moving 

basis, changes by 2 percentage points. 

The rate for calendar year 2024 reflects 


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the average investment rates for the 12- 

month period that ended September 30, 

2023. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3717. 

Linda Claire Chero, 

Assistant Commissioner, Disbursing & Debt 

Management and Chief Disbursing Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00272 Filed 1–9–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 

of one or more persons that have been 

placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons List 

(SDN List) based on OFAC’s 

determination that one or more 

applicable legal criteria were satisfied. 

All property and interests in property 

subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these 

persons are blocked, and U.S. persons 

are generally prohibited from engaging 

in transactions with them. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for applicable date(s). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Bradley Smith, Director, tel.: 

202–622–2490; Associate Director for 

Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; 

Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 

202–622–2480; Assistant Director for 

Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855; 

or Assistant Director for Sanctions 

Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622– 

2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The SDN List and additional 

information concerning OFAC sanctions 

programs are available on OFAC’s 

website (https://www.treasury.gov/ofac). 

Notice of OFAC Action(s) 

On December 28, 2023, OFAC 

determined that the property and 

interests in property subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction of the following persons are 

blocked under the relevant sanctions 

authority listed below. 

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