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on one or more Indian Tribes, on the 

relationship between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes, or on 

the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes. 

J. National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 

FMCSA analyzed this proposed rule 

pursuant to the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.) and determined this action is 

categorically excluded from further 

analysis and documentation in an 

environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement under 

FMCSA Order 5610.1 (69 FR 9680), 

Appendix 2, paragraphs 6(k)(1) and (2). 

The categorical exclusions (CEs) in 

paragraphs 6(k)(1) and (2) cover 

requirements pertaining to the duties 

and obligations of a broker, and the 

records a broker must keep. The 

proposed requirements in this rule are 

covered by these CEs. 

K. Rulemaking Summary 

As required by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a 

summary of this rule can be found in 

the Abstract section of the Department’s 

Unified Agenda entry for this 

rulemaking at https://www.reginfo.gov/

public/do/eAgendaViewRule?

pubId=202310&RIN=2126-AC63. 

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 371 

Brokers, Motor carriers, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Accordingly, FMCSA proposes to 

amend 49 CFR part 371 as follows: 

PART 371—BROKERS OF PROPERTY 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 371 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 13301, 13501, 13904, 

and 14122; subtitle B, title IV of Pub. L. 109– 

59; and 49 CFR 1.87. 

§ 371.2 [Amended] 

■ 2. Amend § 371.2 by removing the 

definition of ‘‘Non-brokerage service’’. 

■ 3. Revise and republish § 371.3 to read 

as follows: 

§ 371.3 Records to be kept by brokers. 

(a) A broker must keep a record of 

each transaction. Such records must be 

maintained in an electronic format as 

described in § 390.32(d). For purposes 

of this section, brokers may keep master 

lists of consignors and the address and 

registration number of the carrier, rather 

than repeating this information for each 

transaction. The record must show: 

(1) The name and address of the 

consignor; 

(2) The name, address, and 

registration number of the originating 

motor carrier; 

(3) The bill of lading or freight bill 

number; 

(4) The amount of compensation 

received by the broker for each service 

performed in connection with each 

shipment, including freight charges, 

surcharges, and accessorial fees; the 

date of payment; and the name of the 

payer, including any business aliases, if 

known; and 

(5) Any penalties assessed in 

connection with each shipment. 

(b) Brokers must keep the records 

required by this section for a period of 

3 years. 

(c) Brokers must provide, upon 

request by any party to a brokered 

transaction, a copy of the record of the 

transaction required to be kept by this 

section. Records must be provided 

electronically within 48 hours of the 

broker’s receipt of the request. 

Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.87. 

Vincent G. White, 

Deputy Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 571 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2024–0057] 

RIN 2127–AK98 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards; Pedestrian Head 

Protection, Global Technical 

Regulation No. 9; Incorporation by 

Reference 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA); 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: NHTSA received a request to 

extend the comment period for the 

September 19, 2024, Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing a new 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) to ensure passenger vehicles 

are designed to mitigate the risk of 

serious to fatal injury in pedestrian 

crashes. The NPRM is based on Global 

Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 9 on 

pedestrian safety, with focused 

enhancements to address safety 

problems. The comment period for the 

NPRM was scheduled to end on 

November 18, 2024. NHTSA is 

extending the comment period for the 

NPRM by 30 days. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NPRM published on September 19, 

2024, at 89 FR 27502, is extended to 

December 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

to the docket number identified in the 

heading of this document by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, between 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

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. We will consider all comments 

received before the close of business on 

the comment closing date indicated 

above. To the extent possible, we will 

also consider comments filed after the 

closing date. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

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 

decision-making 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.transportation.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. 

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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 49 CFR 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 him 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: For 

non-legal issues: Vincent Wu, Office of 

Crashworthiness Standards (telephone: 

(202) 366–1740, fax (202) 493–2990). 

For legal issues: Matthew Filpi, Office 

of the Chief Counsel (telephone: 202– 

366–3179). The mailing address for 

these officials is: National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

September 19, 2024, NHTSA published 

an NPRM proposing a new Federal 

Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 

which would establish a head-to-hood 

impact test and performance 

requirements to minimize the risk of 

pedestrian head injury. The comment 

period for the NPRM was scheduled to 

end on November 18, 2024. 

On October 17, 2024, NHTSA 

received a request for a 30-day 

extension of the comment period from 

the Alliance of Automotive Innovation 

(Auto Innovators). The requestor stated 

that additional time is necessary to 

conduct a detailed review of the NPRM 

and provide constructive feedback on 

the proposal. Auto Innovators also 

stated it would need to conduct a 

detailed review of the accompanying 

preliminary regulatory impact analysis 

(PRIA), which was published in the 

docket after the NPRM. Auto Innovators 

noted that the extension would be used 

to evaluate the practicability and 

complexity of the design changes (and 

corresponding lead time) needed to 

meet the proposed requirements, and 

more fully evaluate the regulatory 

impact and unanticipated costs. 

Agency Decision 

Pursuant to 49 CFR 553.19 and after 

thorough consideration of this request, 

NHTSA has determined that the 

requestor has provided sufficient 

justification for an extension, and that 

the extension is consistent with the 

public interest. NHTSA agrees that 

allowing additional time for the public 

and its stakeholders to provide robust 

and substantive comments on these 

complex issues will better inform 

NHTSA. The agency believes a 30-day 

extension will provide the public with 

sufficient time to review the docket and 

comment on the complex questions 

raised in the NPRM. Accordingly, 

NHTSA is granting the aforementioned 

request and extending the comment 

period by 30 days. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 

30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at 

49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator, Rulemaking. 

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