2710 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2024 / Notices 

1The respondent universe in the published 60- 

day FR notice reflected 967. In this 30-day notice 

the respondent universe is 818. The change reflects 

the current number of short-line and regional 

railroads. 

Communications received by March 

18, 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. 2024–00664 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–44] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

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 November 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 

15, 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. 

Joanne Swafford, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone: 

(757) 897–9908 or arlette.mussington@

dot.gov or telephone: (571) 609–1285. 

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 November 2, 2023, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting comment on 

the ICR for which it is now seeking 

OMB approval. See 88 FR 75368. FRA 

received no comments related to the 

proposed collection of information. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve the proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days 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: Workforce Development Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0621. 

Abstract: FRA has statutory 

responsibility to ensure the safety of 

railroad operations under 49 U.S.C. 

20103. To conduct safe railroad 

operations, the workforce must have the 

requisite knowledge and skills to 

operate equipment and utilize 

technologies. FRA therefore seeks to 

promote workforce development 

policies and standards to ensure that the 

workforce has the necessary knowledge 

and skills to conduct safe railroad 

operations. Due to an increasingly 

dynamic and maturing workforce, 

combined with continual changes in 

knowledge and skills required to use 

new technologies, there is an increasing 

risk of not having the necessary talent 

pools to fill critical railroad operational 

positions. FRA uses this information 

collection to survey a select group of 

railroad industry personnel to gain 

insight into the current workforce 

development strategies. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Class I freight and 

passenger railroads, short line and 

regional railroads, labor unions, railroad 

associations, academia, and specialty 

experts. 

Form(s): FRA F240. 

Respondent Universe: 818.1

Frequency of Submission: One-time. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

258. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 107 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $4,924. 

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. 2024–00620 Filed 1–12–24; 8:45 am] 

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