87720 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 213 / Monday, November 4, 2024 / Notices 

1The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 

2023 Surface Transportation Board Full Year Wage 

A&B data series using employee group 200 

(Professional Administrative Staff) hourly wage rate 

of $50.93. The total burden wage rate (straight time 

plus 75%) used in the table is $89.13 ($50.93 × 1.75 

= $89.13). 

2Totals may not add up due to rounding. 

REPORTING BURDEN—Continued 

CFR Part 228 section Respondent universe Total annual responses 

Average time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total cost 

equivalent U.S.D 

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

rate) 1

—(f) RR Consultation with directly affected 

employees on: (i) RR Work schedules at 

risk for fatigue level possibly compromising safety; and (ii) Railroad’s selection 

of fatigue mitigation tools; and (iii) All RR 

Submissions required by this section 

seeking FRA approval.

36 railroads .................. 20 ................................. 40 ................................. 800.00 71,304.00 

228.409—Requirements for railroad-provided 

employee sleeping quarters during interim releases and other periods available for rest 

within a duty tour.

The paperwork burden for requirement is included under§ 228.407(f). 

228.411—Training programs on fatigue and related topics (e.g., rest, alertness, changes in 

rest cycles, etc.)..

36 railroads .................. 36 ................................. 2 ................................... 72 6,417.36 

—(e) Records of training on fatigue and related topics.36 railroads .................. 5,539 ............................ 1 minute ....................... 92 8,199.96 

228.411(f)—Conditional exclusion—Written declaration to FRA by tourist, scenic, historic, or 

excursion railroads seeking exclusion.

93 railroads .................. 1 ................................... 1 ................................... 1 89.13 

Totals 2 .................................................. 797 railroads signal 

contractors & subcontractors.

18,660,988 ................... N/A ............................... 1,284,832 114,517,098 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

18,660,988. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

1,284,832 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $114,517,098. 

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. 2024–25565 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2024–0006] 

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 January 

3, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2024– 

0006. 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–NEW) in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in 

response to this notice in a subsequent 

notice, made available to the public, and 

include them in its information 

collection submission to OMB for 

approval. 

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 

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 


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1Unless otherwise stated, the dollar cost 

equivalent throughout the burden table was derived 

using the wage rates from the May 2023 Department 

of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), classified 

within the NAICS 482000, Rail Transportation. This 

data source was also used to determine the 

respondent universe for all rail occupations. All 

benefit costs are calculated using the BLS June 2023 

Employer Costs for Employee Compensation. 

Student wage rates were calculated using SALARY 

TABLE 2023–GS (opm.gov). Benefit rates were not 

applied to student cost burdens. 

2 In order to get a representative sample of 

181,210 employees FRA must contact 

approximately 5.65% of the respondent universe, 

which equates to approximately 10,245 persons. 

3Totals may not add up due to rounding. 

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: Women of Rail (WoR) Gender 

Diversity Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–NEW. 

Abstract: This project is being 

conducted as a one-time effort to 

administer research that will inform 

development of resources to improve 

gender diversity outcomes for the rail 

industry. The information collected in 

this study will be used to develop a 

richer understanding of effective 

practices for promoting gender diversity 

at all levels of the rail industry and to 

obtain greater insight into challenges 

and barriers that currently exist to 

attracting and retaining a more gender 

diverse workforce. 

The study will also be used to address 

research needs as identified in FRA 

Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 

RSI–003 Workforce Recruitment: 

Attracting and Retaining Women of Rail 

and to inform development of a resource 

toolkit to support the rail industry in 

attracting and retaining a more genderdiverse workforce. The data collection 

effort will consist of surveys, interviews, 

and focus groups that are designed to (1) 

identify the current attitudes, genderspecific barriers, cultural norms, and 

beliefs (written and unwritten) 

regarding women in traditionally maledominated positions and (2) identify 

lessons learned, strategies, and practices 

that organizations are implementing to 

attract more women in the workplace. 

A digital outreach strategy will be 

employed to solicit volunteer 

participants. Eligible participants 

include all rail industry workers, 

leaders in similar industries, middle 

and high school teachers and students, 

and college faculty and students. 

Surveys will be conducted via an online 

platform. The only data that will be 

collected through the survey is attitude 

and opinion data. Following the survey, 

interviews and focus groups will be 

conducted via established conferences, 

organization meetings, and through 

conference calls. Participants will only 

be asked to share opinions on the 

research topics. No personally 

identifying data will be collected with 

either the survey or interview/focus 

group activities. 

The results of this study will be 

published in an FRA research report 

and will be used to inform development 

of a resource toolkit to support the rail 

industry in attracting and retaining a 

more gender-diverse workforce. 

Type of Request: Approval of a new 

collection of information. 

Affected Public: Businesses. Rail 

stakeholders including those in labor 

positions, carrier management, research/ 

academia, professional association staff, 

Human Resource personnel, regulators, 

executive level staff, students, and 

faculty. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.280; FRA F 

6180.285; FRA F 6180.286; FRA F 

618.287. 

Respondent Universe: Rail 

Employees, Rail Leaders, Education 

Focus Groups, Industry Focus Groups. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

Survey methods Respondent universe 

Estimated # contacted 

(* using 20% response rate 

for online surveys and 

industry interviews; 5% for 

education focus groups) 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Wage 1

rates 

Total cost 

equivalent 

U.S. D 

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

FRA Rail Workers Form 

FRA F 6180.280 Survey 

#1 2.

All rail industry employees 

(N = 181,210).

10,245 ................................ 2,049 ................. 12 minutes ... 410 hours ...... 46.26 $18,966.60 

Senior Leadership & 

Human Resources Form 

FRA F 6180.287 Survey 

#2–.

Rail Companies (N = 654 

(approx.) Class I–III, 

commuter, Amtrak).

654 ..................................... 131 .................... 10 minutes ... 22 hours ........ 81.16 1,785.52 

Interviews Form FRA F 

6180.285 Survey #3.

Non-managerial (N = 

174,430).

250 ..................................... 50 ...................... 30 minutes ... 25 hours ........ 46.26 1,156.50 

Managerial (N = 7,780) ..... 250 ..................................... 50 ...................... 30 minutes ... 25 hours ........ 81.16 2,029.00 

Similar Industry Managerial 

(N >> 7,780).

125 ..................................... 25 ...................... 30 minutes ... 12.5 hours ..... 81.16 1,014.50 

FRA Focus Groups Form 

FRA F 6180.286 Survey 

#4.

Middle and High school 

students (N = 30 

schools).

1,500 students (min. 10 

schools to ensure demographic diversity.

75 responses ..... 1 hour ........... 75.00 hours ... 15.50 1,162.50 

College students (N = 40 

institutes of higher education (IHE)).

1,000 Students (min. 5 

IHEs to ensure demographic diversity).

50 responses .... 1 hour ........... 50.00 hours ... 16.54 827.00 

Middle and High school 

faculty (N = 40 schools).

400 faculty (min. 10 

schools to ensure demographic diversity).

20 responses ..... 1 hour ........... 20.00 hours ... 62.60 1,252.00 

College faculty (N = 40 institutes of higher education (IHE)).400 faculty (min. 5 IHEs to 

ensure demographic diversity).

20 responses ..... 1 hour ........... 20.00 hours ... 94.48 1,889.60 

Total 3 ........................... ............................................ ............................................ 2,470 responses N/A ............... 659.50 hours N/A 30,083.22 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

2,470. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

659.50 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $30,083.22. 


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1 49 U.S.C. 30112(a)(1). 

2 49 U.S.C. 30112(b); 49 U.S.C. 30113; 49 U.S.C. 

30114. 

3 49 U.S.C. 30113. 

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. 2024–25597 Filed 11–1–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0068] 

Receipt of Petition for Temporary 

Exemption From Shoulder Belt 

Requirement for Side-Facing Seats on 

Motorcoaches 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

temporary exemption; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: Legacy Limousines and 

Luxury Coaches has petitioned NHTSA 

for a temporary exemption from the 

requirement to install Type 2 seat belts 

(i.e., shoulder belts) at side-facing 

locations in the company’s 

motorcoaches. The petitioner is a finalstage manufacturer of entertainer-type 

motorcoaches, seeking temporary 

exemption from the shoulder belt 

requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, 

‘‘Occupant crash protection,’’ for sidefacing seats on motorcoaches. The 

petitioner seeks to install Type 1 seat 

belts (lap belt only) at side-facing 

seating positions, instead of the Type 2 

seat belts (lap and shoulder belts) 

required by FMVSS No. 208. The 

petitioner states that, absent the 

requested exemption, it will otherwise 

be unable to sell a vehicle whose overall 

level of safety or impact protection is at 

least equal to that of a nonexempted 

vehicle. NHTSA is publishing this 

document to notify the public of the 

receipt of the petition and to request 

comment on it, in accordance with 

statutory and administrative provisions. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: NHTSA invites you to 

submit comments on the petition 

described herein and the questions 

posed below. You may submit 

comments identified by docket number 

in the heading of this notice by any of 

the following methods: 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act discussion 

below. NHTSA will consider all 

comments received before the close of 

business on the comment closing date 

indicated above. To the extent possible, 

NHTSA will also consider comments 

filed after the closing date. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to https://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. Telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. 

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, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS, accessible through 

www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to 

facilitate comment tracking and 

response, we encourage commenters to 

provide their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. Whether 

or not commenters identify themselves, 

all timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

Confidential Business Information: If 

you wish to submit any information 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

must submit your request directly to 

NHTSA’s Office of the Chief Counsel. 

Requests for confidentiality are 

governed by part 512. NHTSA is 

currently treating electronic submission 

as an acceptable method for submitting 

confidential business information to the 

agency under part 512. If you would like 

to submit a request for confidential 

treatment, you may email your 

submission to Dan Rabinovitz in the 

Office of the Chief Counsel at 

Daniel.Rabinovitz@dot.gov or you may 

contact Dan for a secure file transfer 

link. At this time, you should not send 

a duplicate hardcopy of your electronic 

CBI submissions to DOT headquarters. If 

you claim that any of the information or 

documents provided to the agency 

constitute confidential business 

information within the meaning of 5 

U.S.C. 552(b)(4), or are protected from 

disclosure pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1905, 

you must submit supporting 

information together with the materials 

that are the subject of the confidentiality 

request, in accordance with part 512, to 

the Office of the Chief Counsel. Your 

request must include a cover letter 

setting forth the information specified in 

our confidential business information 

regulation (49 CFR 512.8) and a 

certificate, pursuant to § 512.4(b) and 

part 512, appendix A. In addition, you 

should submit a copy, from which you 

have deleted the claimed confidential 

business information, to the Docket at 

the address given above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

R. Bennett, Office of the Chief Counsel, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: (202) 366–2992; Fax: (202) 

366–3820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

II. Authority and Procedures for Temporary 

Exemption 

III. FMVSS No. 208 

IV. Legacy Limousine and Luxury Coaches’ 

Petition 

V. Public Participation 

I. Background 

NHTSA is responsible for 

promulgating and enforcing Federal 

motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) 

designed to improve motor vehicle 

safety. Generally, a manufacturer may 

not manufacture for sale, sell, offer for 

sale, or introduce or deliver for 

introduction into interstate commerce a 

vehicle that does not comply with all 

applicable FMVSS.1 There are limited 

exceptions to this general prohibition.2

One path permits manufacturers to 

petition NHTSA for an exemption for 

noncompliant vehicles under a 

specified set of statutory bases.3 The 


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