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within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda J. Shotto by email at: 

amanda.j.shotto@faa.gov; phone: 202– 

267–8744. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0557. 

Title: Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) 

Application. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 5500–1, 

5500–2, 5500–3, 5500–4. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on April 26, 2024 (89 FR 32521). The 

DOT/FAA will use any information 

submitted in response to this collection 

to carry out the intent of 49 U.S.C. 

40117. This statute authorizes public 

agencies controlling airports to impose 

PFCs and use PFC revenues. The 

information collected enables the FAA 

to approve the collection of PFC 

revenue for projects which preserve or 

enhance safety, security, or capacity of 

the national air transportation system, 

or which reduce noise or mitigate noise 

impacts resulting from an airport, or 

which furnish opportunities for 

enhanced competition between or 

among air carriers, and to provide 

oversight of the PFC program, as 

required by statute. 

Respondents: Approximately 615 

respondents annually. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 2 Hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

33,015 Hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 11, 

2024. 

David F. Cushing, 

Manager, Airports Financial Assistance 

Division, APP–500. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23928 Filed 10–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2024–0026] 

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 July 30, 2024, FRA 

published a notice providing a 60-day 

period for public comment on the ICR. 

FRA received no comments in response 

to the notice. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

November 18, 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. 

Arlette Mussington, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at email: 

arlette.mussington@dot.gov or 

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 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 July 30, 2024, FRA 

published a 60-day notice in the Federal 

Register soliciting public comment on 

the ICR for which it is now seeking 

OMB approval. See 89 FR 61230. 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. The 30-day notice 

informs the regulated community of its 

opportunity to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

consider public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 

29, 1995. Therefore, each respondent 

should submit their 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: Uniform Report of Small 

Business (SB) Commitments/Awards 

and Payments. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–New. 

Abstract: The Disadvantaged Business 

Enterprise (DBE) program is statutorily 

mandated and intended to assist small 

businesses owned and controlled by 

socially and economically 

disadvantaged individuals compete 

fairly in the Department of 

Transportation’s transportation funding 

programs for certain highway, transit, 

and aviation programs. The DBE 

program is implemented by recipients of 

DOT financial assistance. The DOT DBE 

directive does not include rail 

assistance programs and FRA does not 

have a mandated DBE program. Rather, 

FRA issues and manages rail assistance 

programs in compliance with the DOT 

regulations for implementing Title VI of 

the Civil Rights Act of 1964 found at 49 

CFR part 21 and the Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards found at 2 CFR part 

200. Specifically, 2 CFR 200.321 (a) 

through (b)(6) provides affirmative steps 

a non-Federal entity must take to assure 

that minority businesses, women’s 


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business enterprises, and labor surplus 

area firms are used when possible. 

In 2015, Congress instructed the 

Secretary of Transportation to conduct a 

nationwide disparity and availability 

study on the availability and use of 

small businesses owned and controlled 

by socially and economically 

disadvantaged individuals and veteranowned small businesses in publicly 

funded intercity rail passenger 

transportation projects. 

The report for the study was provided 

to Congress in 2022. The report noted a 

gap in data available for analysis to 

determine if there is any disparity in rail 

transportation grant awards. To address 

the data gap identified in the report, 

FRA is proposing to add new form, FRA 

F 6180.281 titled, Small Business (SB) 

Commitments/Awards and Payments. 

The proposed data collection will 

address this gap and aid future 

considerations of the application of the 

DBE program. 

The purpose of FRA F 6180.281 is to 

collect data from grant recipients to 

determine the amount of dollars from 

FRA grants and contracts that flow to 

small, women-owned and 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprises 

(DBE). This would identify all prime 

contractors, sub-contractors, 

consultants, and vendors that FRA grant 

recipients worked with and on which 

they spent grant funds. Additionally, 

the proposed new form, FRA F 6180.281 

‘‘SB Commitments/Awards and 

Payments’’ would be used by FRA to 

carry out its oversight responsibilities of 

non-Federal entities receiving grant 

funds. 

This collection of information aligns 

with DOT’s Strategic Goal of Equity as 

it supports establishing economic equity 

for small businesses owned by 

disadvantaged individuals and 

promoting development opportunities. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

collection of information. 

Affected Public: Generally, includes 

States and local governments and 

railroads. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.281. 

Respondent Universe: 140 grant 

recipients. 

Frequency of Submission: Annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

140. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

49,980 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,289,584. 

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, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23921 Filed 10–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0717] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Child Care 

Provider Information—For the Child 

Care Subsidy Program 

AGENCY: Human Resources and 

Administration/Operations, Security, 

and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Human Resources and Administration/ 

Operations, Security, and Preparedness 

(HRA/OSP), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, will submit the collection of 

information abstracted below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

PRA submission describes the nature of 

the information collection and its 

expected cost and burden, and it 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent by 

November 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection, please type the 

following link into your browser: 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’, then search the 

list for the information collection by 

Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0717.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA 

PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202– 

461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Child Care Provider 

Information—For the Child Care 

Subsidy Program. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0717 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement with 

change of a previously approved 

collection. 

Abstract: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) needs to collect 

information from child care providers to 

determine employee eligibility to 

participate in the VA Child Care 

Subsidy Program. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published at 89 FR 

56477, July 9, 2024. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 937 Hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 15 Minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On Occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,500. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23925 Filed 10–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation Cost of Living 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Veterans’ 

Compensation Cost-of-Living 

Adjustment Act of 2023, the Department 

of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving 

notice of Cost-of-Living Adjustments 

(COLA) in certain benefit rates. These 

COLAs affect the Dependency and 

Indemnity Compensation (DIC) 

Program. The rate of the adjustment is 

tied to the increase in Social Security 

benefits, effective December 1, 2023, as 

announced by the Social Security 

Administration (SSA). SSA has 

announced an increase of 3.2%. 

DATES: The increases in amounts 

became effective December 1, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gabrielle Mancuso, Lead Management 

and Program Analyst, Pension and 

Fiduciary Service, Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420; 202–632–8862. 

This is not a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of Public Law 118–6, VA is 

required to increase, effective December 

1, 2023, the benefit rates of DIC 

programs by the same percentage as 


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