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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12263] 

Advisory Committee on Historical 

Diplomatic Documentation—Notice of 

Closed and Open Meetings for 2024 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation 

will meet on March 11–12, September 

9–10, and December 9–10, 2024, in open 

and closed sessions to discuss matters 

concerning declassification and transfer 

of Department of State records to the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration and the status of the 

Foreign Relations series. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions concerning the meeting 

should be directed to Adam M. Howard, 

Executive Secretary, Advisory 

Committee on Historical Diplomatic 

Documentation, Department of State, 

Office of the Historian, Washington, DC 

20372, telephone (202) 955–0214, (email 

history@state.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee will meet virtually, in open 

session only, on June 10. 

Open sessions for the meetings will 

take place from 10:00 a.m. until noon in 

SA–4D Conference Room 109, 

Department of State, 2300 E Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20372 (Potomac Navy 

Hill Annex), with a virtual option on 

March 11, September 9, and December 

9. RSVP and requests for reasonable 

accommodation for each meeting should 

be sent as directed below: 

• March 11, not later than March 4, 

2024. 

• June 10, not later than June 3, 2024 

(virtual only). 

• September 9, not later than 

September 2, 2024. 

• December 9, not later than 

December 2, 2024. 

Closed Sessions. The Committee’s 

sessions in the afternoon of Monday, 

March 11, 2023; in the morning of 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024; in the 

afternoon of Monday, September 9, 

2024; in the morning of Tuesday, 

September 10, 2024; in the afternoon of 

Monday, December 9, 2024; and in the 

morning of Tuesday, December 10, 

2024, will be closed in accordance with 

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463). The 

agenda calls for discussions of agency 

declassification decisions concerning 

the Foreign Relations series and other 

declassification issues. These are 

matters properly classified and not 

subject to public disclosure under 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and the public interest 

requires that such activities be withheld 

from disclosure. 

RSVP Instructions. Prior notification 

and a valid government-issued photo ID 

(such as driver’s license, passport, U.S. 

Government or military ID) are required 

for entrance into the Department of 

State building. Members of the public 

planning to attend the open meetings 

should RSVP, by the dates indicated 

above, to Julie Fort, Office of the 

Historian (202–955–0214). When 

responding, please provide date of birth, 

valid government-issued photo 

identification number and type (such as 

driver’s license number/state, passport 

number/country, or U.S. Government ID 

number/agency or military ID number/ 

branch), and relevant telephone 

numbers. If you cannot provide one of 

the specified forms of ID, please consult 

with Julie Fort for acceptable alternative 

forms of picture identification. 

Personal data is requested pursuant to 

Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus 

Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 

107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and 

Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 

the collection is to validate the identity 

of individuals who enter Department 

facilities. The data will be entered into 

the Visitor Access Control System 

(VACS–D) database. Please see the 

Security Records System of Records 

Notice (State-36) at https://

www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/ 

2019/05/Security-Records-STATE36.pdf, for additional information. Note 

that requests for reasonable 

accommodation received after the dates 

indicated in this notice will be 

considered but might not be possible to 

fulfill. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1009, 22 U.S.C. 2651a, 

and 41 CFR 102–3.150) 

Adam M. Howard, 

Executive Secretary, Advisory Committee on 

Historical Diplomatic Documentation, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24957 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–34–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 774] 

Establishment of the Passenger Rail 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment of a 

Federal advisory committee on 

passenger rail service. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board (Board) has determined that it is 

necessary and in the public interest to 

establish a Federal advisory committee 

on passenger rail service. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please direct any questions to Brian 

O’Boyle, Designated Federal Officer, at 

(202) 245–0364 or Brian.OBoyle@

stb.gov. If you require an 

accommodation under the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 

245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. Chapter 10, the Board 

intends to establish a new federal 

advisory committee, the Passenger Rail 

Advisory Committee (PRAC or 

Committee), to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Board on issues 

relating to passenger rail service. In 

accordance with FACA, a charter of a 

newly created Committee has been 

prepared and will be filed with the 

Board’s congressional oversight 

committees at least 15 days following 

the date of publication of this notice, 

after which the Board will issue a 

decision seeking nominations for 

individuals to serve on the new 

committee. 

Objectives and Duties of the Committee 

The purpose of the PRAC is to 

provide advice and guidance to the 

Board on passenger rail issues on a 

continuing basis to help the Board better 

fulfill its statutory responsibilities in 

overseeing certain aspects of passenger 

rail service. The Committee will provide 

a forum for the Board and stakeholders 

to discuss passenger rail issues in a 

manner that balances the interests of 

intercity and commuter rail passengers 

and operators, government entities, 

freight rail carriers and their customers, 

railway labor, and the general public. 

The Committee will function as a 

discretionary advisory body and will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and its implementing regulations. 

The Committee is essential to the 

conduct of agency business, as the 

Board’s responsibilities and duties 

relating to passenger rail have expanded 

and become more defined in recent 

years. The Committee would provide 

the Board with valuable insight to help 

it better carry out these responsibilities 

and duties. 

The scope of the Committee’s 

activities shall include providing 

information, advice, and 

recommendations to the Board on issues 

impacting the development and 

operation of railroad passenger services, 

including: improving efficiency on 

passenger rail routes; reducing disputes 

between passenger rail carriers and 

freight rail hosts regarding the use of 

freight rail carrier-owned facilities and 

infrastructure for passenger service, 

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performance issues; and improving 

regulatory processes related to intercity 

passenger rail to the benefit of the 

public, the communities served by 

passenger rail, and the environment. 

The Board is interested in engaging with 

passenger rail stakeholders including 

the National Railroad Passenger 

Corporation (Amtrak), other intercity 

passenger rail operators, commuter rail 

operators, states that fund passenger 

rail, freight railroads, passenger rail 

advocacy groups, and railway labor on 

these passenger rail-related issues. Each 

Committee meeting will better inform 

the Board as to passenger rail matters. 

The duties of the Committee are 

solely advisory and will entail only the 

submission of non-binding advice and 

recommendations to the Board. No 

determinations of fact or policy will be 

made by the Committee, and the 

Committee will have no decisionmaking role or access to non-public 

Board information, including the 

Board’s decision-making process or 

other confidential information. 

Membership of the Committee 

The PRAC shall consist of 

approximately 18 voting members who 

will comprise a balanced representation 

of individuals knowledgeable regarding 

passenger rail transportation, freight rail 

transportation, commuter rail 

operations, and transportation public 

policy. The voting membership shall 

include no fewer than: 

• two representatives from Amtrak; 

• two representatives from commuter 

rail operators whose operations use 

facilities owned and/or utilized by (i) 

Amtrak, (ii) other intercity passenger 

rail operators, or (iii) rail freight 

operators (for purposes of ensuring 

geographic diversity within PRAC’s 

membership, these representatives 

cannot be from the same state as any of 

the state representatives described 

below and cannot be from the same state 

as each other); 

• two representatives from existing 

intercity passenger rail operators other 

than Amtrak, or developers of new 

intercity passenger rail lines other than 

Amtrak; 

• one representative from a state that 

provides funding for intercity passenger 

rail (for purposes of ensuring geographic 

diversity within PRAC’s membership, 

this representative cannot be from the 

same state as any of the representatives 

of the commuter rail operators described 

above, or the representative from a state 

in which the intercity passenger rail 

stations are served only by long-distance 

trains described below); 

• one representative from a state in 

which the intercity passenger rail 

stations are served only by long-distance 

trains, i.e., passenger trains serving the 

entirety of routes of more than 750 miles 

between endpoints (for purposes of 

ensuring geographic diversity within 

PRAC’s membership, this representative 

cannot be from the same state as any of 

the representatives of the commuter rail 

operators described above or the 

representative from the state that 

provides funding for intercity passenger 

rail described above); 

• two representatives from Class I 

freight railroads; 

• one representative from a Class II or 

Class III freight railroad; 

• one representative from an 

organized rail labor association; 

• two representatives from rail 

passenger advocacy organizations; 

• one representative from a rail 

shipper or customer advocacy 

organization or an individual shipper or 

customer; and 

• three at-large representatives with 

relevant experience (including, but not 

limited to, individuals involved in the 

design or construction of passenger rail 

equipment or infrastructure, in the 

provision of passenger rail analytic or 

consulting services, in transportation 

planning, or in transportation-related 

public policy work). 

All voting members of the Committee 

shall serve on the Committee in a 

representative capacity on behalf of 

their respective industry or stakeholder 

group. The Members of the Board shall 

serve as ex officio (non-voting) 

members. The Chair of the Board may 

also invite representatives from the U.S. 

Department of Transportation to serve 

on the PRAC in an advisory capacity. 

These federal governmental 

representatives will serve as ex officio 

(non-voting) members. 

The PRAC will meet at least twice a 

year, and meetings will be open to the 

public, consistent with the Government 

in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94 409 

(1976). Information about the PRAC will 

be posted on the Board’s website at: 

https://www.stb.gov/resources/ 

stakeholder-committees/prac/. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321; 49 U.S.C. 

24101. 

Decided: November 6, 2023. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24944 Filed 11–9–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–1138] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a New Approval of 

Information Collection: Computerized 

Neurocognitive Tests for Aeromedical 

Safety 

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 for a new information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on December 

16, 2021. The collection involves inperson sessions between researchers 

and certified pilots. Computerized 

neurocognitive tests are a non-invasive 

way to measure cognitive function (e.g., 

attention, working memory, information 

processing speed, reaction time) and are 

used as part of the FAA’s overall 

aeromedical physical exam process to 

determine if a pilot is safe to operate an 

aircraft within the National Airspace 

System (NAS). Neurocognitive tests are 

required only for pilots with certain 

medical conditions associated with 

aeromedically significant cognitive 

impairments (i.e., not all pilots are 

tested). The FAA needs to ensure that 

the tests and data used to maintain the 

safety of the NAS are based on the most 

current scientific knowledge. The 

purpose of this IC effort is to obtain 

updated pilot normative data for the 

neurocognitive tests under 

consideration. The information 

collection (IC) effort will be used to 

potentially revise the FAA’s Aviation 

Medical Examiners (AME) Guide, 

update clinical practices, and assure 

aeromedical safety. Information will be 

collected from representative pilots 

across the United States, who will 

complete two different 1-hour 

neurocognitive tests. Total IC effort/time 

per person will be approximately four 

hours (i.e., to include check-in 

processing, informed consent, 

neurocognitive test-taking, rest breaks, 

and participant debrief). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by December 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 


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