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1Title corrected to reflect the full name in OMB’s 

database. 

2 85 FR 63362, Oct. 7, 2020. 

3 76 FR 18073, Apr. 1, 2011. 

4To more effectively manage FRA’s ICRs, the 

concrete crosstie ICR, OMB Control No. 2130–0592, 

has been combined with that of track safety 

standards, OMB Control No. 2130–0010, in this 

renewal cycle. 

5The 60-day notice incorrectly categorized the 

type of request as an ‘‘Extension without change 

(with changes in estimates) of a currently approved 

collection.’’ Since OMB Control Nos. 2130–0010 

and 2130–0592 are combined in this ICR, the type 

of request, corrected in this 30-day notice, is a 

‘‘Revision of a currently approved collection.’’ 

(OMB Control No. 2130–0592 will be discontinued 

once OMB Control No. 2130–010 is cleared.) 

comment on the ICR for which it is now 

seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR 

65765. FRA has 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: Rail Integrity and Track Safety 

Standards.1

OMB Control Number: 2130–0010. 

Abstract: The Track Safety Standards 

regulations under 49 CFR part 213 

prescribes minimum safety 

requirements for railroad track that is 

part of the general railroad system of 

transportation. FRA uses this 

information collection to ensure and 

enhance rail safety by monitoring 

complete compliance with all regulatory 

requirements. While the requirements 

prescribed in this part generally apply 

to specific track conditions existing in 

isolation, a combination of track 

conditions, none of which individually 

amounts to a deviation from the 

requirements in this part, may require 

remedial action to provide safe 

operations over that track. Qualified 

persons inspect track and take action to 

allow safe passage of trains and ensure 

compliance with the prescribed 

standards. 

In 2020, FRA published a final rule 2

revising the minimum safety 

requirements for railroad track. The 

changes included allowing inspection of 

rail using continuous rail testing; 

allowing the use of flange-bearing frogs 

in crossing diamonds; relaxing the 

guard check gage limits on heavy-point 

frogs used in Class 5 track; removing an 

inspection-method exception for high 

density commuter lines; and other 

miscellaneous revisions. 

In addition, in 2011, FRA 

promulgated a rule 3 mandating specific 

requirements for effective concrete 

crossties, for rail fastening systems 

connected to concrete crossties, and for 

automated inspections of track 

constructed with concrete crossties. 

These requirements supplement visual 

inspections by Class I and Class II 

railroads, intercity passenger railroads, 

and commuter railroads.4

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection.5

Affected Public: Businesses 

(railroads). 

Form(s): 

Respondent Universe: 784. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

1,432,181. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

234,294 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $20,131,107. 

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. 2023–26956 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2010–0045] 

New Mexico Rail Runner Express’s 

Request To Amend Its Positive Train 

Control System 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public with notice that, on November 

28, 2023, the New Mexico Rail Runner 

Express (NMRX) submitted a request for 

amendment (RFA) to its FRA-certified 

positive train control (PTC) system. FRA 

is publishing this notice and inviting 

public comment on the railroad’s RFA 

to its PTC system. 

DATES: FRA will consider comments 

received by December 28, 2023. FRA 

may consider comments received after 

that date to the extent practicable and 

without delaying implementation of 

valuable or necessary modifications to a 

PTC system. 

ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments may 

be submitted by going to https://

www.regulations.gov and following the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and the 

applicable docket number. The relevant 

PTC docket number for this host 

railroad is Docket No. FRA–2010–0045. 

For convenience, all active PTC dockets 

are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at 

https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov; this includes any 

personal information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train 

Control, and Crossings Division, 

telephone: 816–516–7168, email: 

Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general, 

Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.) 

Section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify 

that a host railroad’s PTC system 

complies with Title 49 Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I, 

before the technology may be operated 

in revenue service. Before making 

certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC 

system or the associated FRA-approved 

PTC Safety Plan (PTCSP), a host railroad 

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of, an RFA to its PTC system or PTCSP 

under 49 CFR 236.1021. 

Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s 

regulations provide that FRA will 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

and invite public comment in 

accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an 

RFA includes a request for approval of 

a material modification of a signal or 

train control system. Accordingly, this 

notice informs the public that, 

November 28, 2023, NMRX submitted 

an RFA to its Interoperable Electronic 

Train Management System (I–ETMS), 

which seeks FRA’s approval to 

temporarily disable I–ETMS to facilitate 

the removal and upgrade of outdated 

relay logic equipment. That RFA is 

available in Docket No. FRA–2010– 

0045. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on NMRX’s RFA by 

submitting written comments or data. 

During FRA’s review of this railroad’s 

RFA, FRA will consider any comments 

or data submitted within the timeline 

specified in this notice and to the extent 

practicable, without delaying 

implementation of valuable or necessary 

modifications to a PTC system. See 49 

CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR 

236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021, 

FRA maintains the authority to approve, 

approve with conditions, or deny a 

railroad’s RFA at FRA’s sole discretion. 

Privacy Act Notice 

In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3, 

FRA solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its decisions. DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to https://

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 https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. To facilitate comment 

tracking, we encourage commenters to 

provide their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. If you 

wish to provide comments containing 

proprietary or confidential information, 

please contact FRA for alternate 

submission instructions. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, 

Director, Office of Railroad Systems and 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27002 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0100; Notice 1] 

Ford Motor Company, Receipt of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Ford Motor Company (Ford) 

has determined that certain model year 

(MY) 2018–2020 Ford F–150 motor 

vehicles do not fully comply with 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective 

Devices, and Associated Equipment. 

Ford filed a noncompliance report dated 

September 8, 2022, and subsequently 

petitioned NHTSA (the ‘‘Agency’’) on 

September 30, 2022, for a decision that 

the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This document 

announces receipt of Ford’s petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

January 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal 

Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Comments may also be faxed to 

(202) 493–2251. 

Comments must be written in the 

English language, and be no greater than 

15 pages in length, although there is no 

limit to the length of necessary 

attachments to the comments. If 

comments are submitted in hard copy 

form, please ensure that two copies are 

provided. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leroy Angeles, General Engineer, 

NHTSA, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, (202) 366–5304. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: Ford determined that 

certain MY 2018–2020 Ford F–150 

motor vehicles do not fully comply with 

paragraph S14.2.1.6 of FMVSS No. 108, 

Lamps, Reflective Devices, And 

Associated Equipment (49 CFR 

571.108). 

Ford filed a noncompliance report 

dated September 8, 2022, pursuant to 49 

CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports. Ford petitioned NHTSA on 

September 30, 2022, for an exemption 

from the notification and remedy 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 

on the basis that this noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 

556, Exemption for Inconsequential 

Defect or Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of Ford’s 

petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and 30120 and does not represent 


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