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1Changes to the total cost equivalent in U.S. 

dollars, a category not included in the OIRA 

inventory, are due to updated statistics from the 

2022 Surface Transportation Board (STB) Full Year 

Wage A&B data Series. 

2The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 

2022 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using 

employee group 200: (Professional & 

Administrative) hourly wage rate of $49.10 and 

employee group 600 (Transportation (Train & 

Engine)) hourly wage rate of $36.04. The total 

burden wage rate (straight time plus 75%) used for 

group 200 is $85.93 ($49.10 × 1.75 = $85.93). The 

total burden wage rate used for group 600 is $63.07 

($36.04 × 1.75 = $63.07). 

3Totals may not add up due to rounding. 

that handles railcars containing 

hazardous materials. Generally, the 

requirements of subparts C and E of part 

228 are intended to provide coveredservice employees an opportunity for 

rest free from the interruptions caused 

by noise under the control of the 

railroad. 

The information collected under this 

rule is used by FRA to ensure railroads 

operating camp cars comply with all the 

requirements mandated in this 

regulation to protect the health and 

safety of camp car occupants. FRA 

estimates that there is one railroad that 

may choose to use camp cars in the 

three-year period covered by this ICR. 

That estimate is unchanged from the last 

ICR submitted to OMB in 2021. Since 

March 2020, no railroads have used 

camp cars. However, camp cars were 

used by one railroad before the COVID– 

19 pandemic led to discontinuation of 

their use and it is possible the same 

railroad or another railroad may decide 

to again use camp cars in the next three 

years. Therefore, in this 60-day notice, 

FRA makes no adjustments to the 

previously approved burden hours in 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs (OIRA) inventory.1

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Respondent Universe: 1 railroad. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

REPORTING BURDEN

CFR section Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden 

hours 

Wage 

rate 

Total cost 

equivalent in 

U.S. dollars 

(A) (B) (C = A * B) (D = C * wage 

rates) 2

228.323(b)(4)—Water hydrants—Records of inspection.1 railroad ..................... 740 inspection records 2 minutes ............. 24.67 63.07 $1,555.94 

—Copy of records at central location ......... 1 railroad ..................... 740 record copies ....... 10 seconds .......... 2.06 63.07 129.92 

—(b)(6) Certification from State or local 

health authority.

1 railroad ..................... 666 certificates ............ 1 hour .................. 666.00 85.93 57,229.38 

—Certification by laboratory ....................... 1 railroad ..................... 74 certificates .............. 20 minutes ........... 24.67 85.93 2,119.89 

—Certification copies at central location .... 1 railroad ..................... 740 certificate copies .. 10 seconds .......... 2.06 63.07 129.92 

—(c)(4) Storage and distribution system— 

Flushing and draining—Records.

1 railroad ..................... 111 records ................. 30 minutes ........... 56.00 63.07 3,531.92 

—(c)(6) Lab report copies ........................... 1 railroad ..................... 10 lab report copies .... 2 minutes ............. 0.33 63.07 20.81 

—(d) Signage (for non-potable water) ........ 1 railroad ..................... 740 signs .................... 3 minutes ............. 30.83 63.07 1,944.45 

228.331(d)—First aid and life safety—Modified 

emergency preparedness plan.

1 railroad ..................... 740 modified plans ..... 15 minutes ........... 185.00 85.93 15,897.05 

—Modified emergency preparedness 

plan—copies.

1 railroad ..................... 1,560 plan copies ....... 3 seconds ............ 1.30 85.93 111.71 

228.333—Remedial action—A good faith notice 

of needed repair.

1 car occupant/employee labor organization.4 good faith notices .... 15 minutes ........... 1.00 63.07 63.07 

Total 3 ................................................... 1 railroad ..................... 6,125 responses ......... N/A ....................... 994 N/A 82,734 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

6,125. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 994. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $82,734. 

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. 2024–03479 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2024–0008] 

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, FRA seeks 

approval of the Information Collection 

Request (ICR) summarized below. 

Before submitting this ICR to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval, FRA is soliciting public 

comment on specific aspects of the 

activities identified in the ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 22, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2024– 

0008. All comments received will be 

posted without change to the docket, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please refer to the assigned 

OMB control number (2130–0632) in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in a 

subsequent 30-day notice and include 

them in its information collection 

submission to OMB. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Arlette Mussington, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at email: 

arlette.mussington@dot.gov or 


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1See 85 FR 72971. 

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 

provide 60 days’ notice to the public to 

allow comment on information 

collection activities before seeking OMB 

approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C. 

3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 

1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites 

interested parties to comment on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities 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 for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). 

FRA believes that soliciting public 

comment may reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information that 

Federal regulations mandate. In 

summary, comments received will 

advance three objectives: (1) reduce 

reporting burdens; (2) organize 

information collection requirements in a 

‘‘user-friendly’’ format to improve the 

use of such information; and (3) 

accurately assess the resources 

expended to retrieve and produce 

information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 

3501. 

The summary below describes the ICR 

that FRA will submit for OMB clearance 

as the PRA requires: 

Title: Metrics and Minimum 

Standards for Intercity Passenger Train 

Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0632. 

Abstract: In November 2020, in 

connection with a Congressional 

mandate, FRA published a final rule 

titled Metrics and Minimum Standards 

for Intercity Passenger Train Operations. 

(49 CFR part 273). The final rule 

established metrics and a minimum 

standard for measuring the performance 

and service quality of intercity 

passenger train operations, including 

cost recovery, on-time performance and 

minutes of delay, ridership, on-board 

services, stations, facilities, equipment, 

and other services.1

In this 60-day notice, FRA makes 

adjustments that will reduce the 

currently approved burden hours from 

507 to 141 hours. The reduced burden 

hours are a result of 126 one-time startup burden hours required by Amtrak to 

initially create a system to process, 

prepare, and submit this data. Now that 

a system has been implemented, the 

estimated timeframe it takes to produce 

the data has been reduced and is 

reflected in the adjusted burden hours 

for each of the requirement that are 

being completed under the following 

sections: 

§ 273.5(b) Ridership data—10-hour 

start-up burden. 

§ 273.5(c) Certified schedule—26-hour 

start-up burden. 

§ 273.5(f) Station performance—20- 

hour start-up burden. 

§ 273.5(g) Host running time—40-hour 

start-up burden. 

§ 273.11(b) Missed connections—10- 

hour start-up burden. 

§ 273.11(c) Community access—10- 

hour start-up burden. 

§ 273.11(d) Service availability—10- 

hour start-up burden. 

Additionally, under § 273.5(c)(2), the 

estimated burden has been reduced 

from 300 to 60 hours to accurately 

reflect the number of anticipated 

responses for the next three-year 

information collection period, based on 

experience from the first three years this 

regulation was in effect. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Amtrak. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Respondent Universe: Amtrack and 

Host Railroad(s). 

Frequency of Submission: Varied. 

REPORTING BURDEN

CFR section Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per 

responses 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Wage 

rate 2

Total cost 

equivalent in 

U.S dollars 

(A) (B) (C = A * B) (E) (D = C * E) 

273.5(a)—Customer on-time performance .................. 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 $85.93 $343.72 

273.5(b)—Ridership data ............................................. 1 railroad ........................... 12 1 12 85.93 1,031.16

273.5(c)—Certified schedule ....................................... 1 railroad ........................... 1 1 1 85.93 85.93 

273.5(c)(2)—Monthly letter to U.S. Congress and 

other officials.

Amtrack and Host railroad 12 5 60 85.93 5,155.80 

273.5(d)—Train delays ................................................ 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.5(e)—Train delays per 10,000 train miles ............ 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.5(f)—Station performance ..................................... 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.5(g)—Host running time ........................................ 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.7(a)—Customer satisfaction ................................. 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.7(b)—Amtrak personnel ........................................ 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.7(c)—Information given ......................................... 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.7(d)—On-board comfort ........................................ 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.7(e)—On-board cleanliness .................................. 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.7(f)—On-board food service ................................. 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.9(a)—Cost recovery .............................................. 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.9(b)—Avoidable operating costs covered by passenger revenue.1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.9(c)—Fully allocated core operating costs covered by passenger revenue.1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.9(d)—Average ridership ........................................ 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.9(e)—Total ridership ............................................. 1 railroad ........................... 4 1 4 85.93 343.72 

273.11(a)—Connectivity ............................................... 1 railroad ........................... 1 1 1 85.93 85.93 

273.11(b)—Missed connections .................................. 1 railroad ........................... 1 1 1 85.93 85.93 


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2The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 

2022 Surface Transportation Board Full Year Wage 

A&B data series using employee group 200 

(Professional & Administrative) hourly wage rate of 

$49.10. The total burden wage rate (straight time 

plus 75%) used in the table is $85.93 ($49.10 × 1.75 

= $85.93). 

3Totals may not add up due to rounding. 

REPORTING BURDEN—Continued 

CFR section Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per 

responses 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Wage 

rate 2

Total cost 

equivalent in 

U.S dollars 

(A) (B) (C = A * B) (E) (D = C * E) 

273.11(c)—Community access .................................... 1 railroad ........................... 1 1 1 85.93 85.93 

273.11(d)—Service availability .................................... 1 railroad ........................... 1 1 1 85.93 85.93 

Total 3 .................................................................... Amtrak and host railroad .. 93 N/A 141 ................ 12,116

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

93. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 141 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $12,116. 

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. 2024–03478 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0019] 

Coastwise Endorsement Eligibility 

Determination for a Foreign-Built 

Vessel: UNTETHERED (Sail); Invitation 

for Public Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of 

Transportation, as represented by the 

Maritime Administration (MARAD), is 

authorized to issue coastwise 

endorsement eligibility determinations 

for foreign-built vessels which will carry 

no more than twelve passengers for hire. 

A request for such a determination has 

been received by MARAD. By this 

notice, MARAD seeks comments from 

interested parties as to any effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. Information about the 

requestor’s vessel, including a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 22, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket Number 

MARAD–2024–0019 by any one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Search 

MARAD–2024–0019 and follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility is in the West 

Building, Ground Floor of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation. The 

Docket Management Facility location 

address is U.S. Department of 

Transportation, MARAD–2024–0019, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 

Building, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except on 

Federal holidays. 

Note: If you mail or hand-deliver your 

comments, we recommend that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a telephone number in the body 

of your document so that we can contact you 

if we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

specific docket number. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to the docket at www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments, or to submit 

comments that are confidential in 

nature, see the section entitled Public 

Participation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Hagerty, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W23–461, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

(202) 366–0903. Email: 

patricia.hagerty@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described in the application, the 

intended service of the vessel 

UNTETHERED is: 

—Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

Requester intends to use for charters 

of six passengers or less. 

—Geographic Region Including Base of 

Operations: South Carolina. Base of 

Operations: Charleston, SC. 

—Vessel Length and Type: 39′ Sail 

Catamaran 

The complete application is available 

for review identified in the DOT docket 

as MARAD 2024–0019 at https://

www.regulations.gov. Interested parties 

may comment on the effect this action 

may have on U.S. vessel builders or 

businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag 

vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the employment of the vessel 

in the coastwise trade to carry no more 

than 12 passengers will have an unduly 

adverse effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or 

a business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, MARAD will not issue an 

approval of the vessel’s coastwise 

endorsement eligibility. Comments 

should refer to the vessel name, state the 

commenter’s interest in the application, 

and address the eligibility criteria given 

in section 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

Public Participation 

How do I submit comments? 

Please submit your comments, 

including the attachments, following the 

instructions provided under the above 

heading entitled ADDRESSES. Be advised 

that it may take a few hours or even 

days for your comment to be reflected 

on the docket. In addition, your 

comments must be written in English. 

We encourage you to provide concise 

comments and you may attach 

additional documents as necessary. 

There is no limit on the length of the 

attachments. 

Where do I go to read public comments, 

and find supporting information? 

Go to the docket online at https://

www.regulations.gov, keyword search 

MARAD–2024–0019 or visit the Docket 

Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 

hours of operation). We recommend that 


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