75010 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 178 / Friday, September 13, 2024 / Notices 

See Iowa N. Ry.—Operation 

Exemption—N. Cent. Rail Corridor, LLC, 

FD 35508 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served 

December 15, 2023). IANR states that it 

and NCIRC have agreed to a second 

amendment to renew the lease for an 

additional three years, to September 30, 

2027. IANR states that the agreement 

does not include any provision that 

would limit the future interchange of 

traffic with a third-party connecting 

carrier. 

IANR represents that the transaction 

involves a renewal of a lease that the 

Board previously authorized, and only 

an extension in time is involved. 

Therefore, the transaction is exempt 

from the prior approval requirements of 

49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(4). 

This transaction may be 

consummated on or after September 29, 

2024, the effective date of the exemption 

(30 days after the verified notice was 

filed). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. However, 49 U.S.C. 11326(c) 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under 49 U.S.C. 11324 and 

11325 that involve only Class III rail 

carriers. Because this transaction 

involves Class III rail carriers only, the 

Board, under the statute, may not 

impose labor protective conditions for 

this transaction. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than September 20, 

2024. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 35508 (Sub-No. 2), must be filed 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

either via e-filing on the Board’s website 

or in writing addressed to 395 E Street 

SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on IANR’s 

representative, Kevin M. Sheys, Law 

Offices of Kevin M. Sheys, 42 Brush Hill 

Rd., Sherborn, MA 01770. 

According to IANR, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic reporting 

requirements under 49 CFR 1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina White, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20855 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2024–0062] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve a new information collection. 

We are required to publish this notice 

in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

October 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0062 by any of the following methods: 

Website: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chip Millard, Reduction of Truck 

Emissions at Port Facilities Grant 

Program Manager, 202–366–4415, Office 

of Transportation Management (HOTM), 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We 

published a Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day public comment period 

on this information collection on July 

11, 2024, at [89 FR 56921]. There were 

no comments received. 

Title: Reduction of Truck Emissions at 

Port Facilities Grant Program. 

Background: The Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law (BIL) created the 

Reduction of Truck Emissions at Port 

Facilities (RTEPF), which includes a 

discretionary grant program that was 

allocated up to $400 million over the 

five-year life of the BIL. The BIL 

provides the RTEPF Grant Program 

funding to test, evaluate, and deploy 

projects that reduce port-related 

emissions from idling trucks, including 

through the advancement of port 

electrification and improvements in 

efficiency, focusing on port operations, 

including heavy-duty commercial 

vehicles, and other related projects. 

Respondents: Eligible applicants for 

RTEPF Grant Program funds are entities 

that (1) have authority over, operate, or 

utilize port facilities and/or intermodal 

port transfer facilities, (2) have authority 

over areas within or adjacent to ports 

and intermodal port transfer facilities, 

or (3) will test and/or evaluate 

technologies that reduce truck 

emissions at port facilities and/or 

intermodal port transfer facilities. 

Frequency: RTEPF Grant Program 

Notices of Funding Opportunity 

(NOFOs) will be issued annually during 

the life of the BIL, though some years of 

funding created for the program may be 

combined, resulting in a multi-year 

NOFO. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 86 hours per respondent per 

application. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: The total annual burden hours 

are 3,300 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 178 / Friday, September 13, 2024 / Notices 75011 

Issued on: September 10, 2024. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20809 Filed 9–12–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0178] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of an Approved 

Information Collection: Road Test 

Requirement 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for its 

review and approval and invites public 

comment. FMCSA requests approval to 

renew the ICR titled ‘‘Road Test 

Requirement.’’ This ICR estimates the 

information burden incurred by motor 

carriers associated with the road test 

requirements in two circumstances. The 

first is when the motor carrier hires a 

new driver. The second is when the 

road test is required for individuals 

physically qualified under the Agency’s 

alternative vision standard for the first 

time. In each circumstance, motor 

carriers are required to rate the 

performance of the driver during the test 

on a road test form provided by the 

motor carrier. If the road test is 

successfully completed, the motor 

carrier completes a certificate of driver’s 

road test and provides a copy to the 

driver. The motor carrier retains the 

original signed road test form and the 

original, or a copy, of the signed 

certificate in the driver qualification 

file. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before November 12, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2024–0178 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets 

Operations, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Washington, DC, 20590–0001 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Pearlie Robinson, Driver and Carrier 

Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 202–366– 

4225; pearlie.robinson@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions 

All submissions must include the 

Agency name and docket number. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments, see the Public Participation 

heading below. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2024–0178), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which the comment applies and provide 

a reason for suggestions or 

recommendations. You may submit 

your comments and material online or 

by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but 

please use only one of these means. 

FMCSA recommends that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an 

email address, or a phone number in the 

body of your document so the Agency 

can contact you if it has questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2024-0178/document, click on 

this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. 

Comments received after the comment 

closing date will be included in the 

docket and will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

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 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Background 

This ICR supports the DOT strategic 

goal of safety. Public interest in highway 

safety dictates that employers hire 

drivers who can safely operate CMVs 

amid the various physical and mental 

demands of truck and bus driving. 

Subject to some exceptions, § 391.31 

requires a motor carrier to conduct a 

road test when the motor carrier hires a 

new driver. The motor carrier is 

required to rate the performance of the 

driver during the test on a road test form 

provided by the motor carrier. If the 

road test is successfully completed, the 

motor carrier completes a certificate of 

driver’s road test and provides a copy to 

the driver. The motor carrier retains the 

original signed road test form and the 

original, or a copy, of the signed 

certificate in the driver qualification 

file. Motor carriers may maintain the 

required road test form and certificate 

electronically or via paper copy. The 

information collected by the motor 

carrier is needed to document the motor 

carrier conducted the road test as 

required and determined the driver can 

operate a CMV safely. The information 

also assists Federal and State safety 

investigators in determining that motor 

carriers fulfilled their regulatory 

requirements when deciding who may 

drive CMVs on their behalf and in 

assessing the qualifications of drivers. 

The ICR estimates the informationcollection burden incurred by motor 

carriers associated with the § 391.31 

road test in two circumstances. The first 

is when the road test is required by 

§ 391.31 (IC–1); the second is when the 

road test is required as part of the 

alternative vision standard in § 391.44 

(IC–2). However, individuals are 

excepted from the road test requirement 

if they have 3 years of intrastate or 

specific excepted interstate CMV 

driving experience with the vision 

deficiency, hold a valid Federal vision 

exemption, or are medically certified 

under § 391.64(b). Most of the motor 


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