Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 226 / Friday, November 22, 2024 / Notices 92733 

1 49 U.S.C. 20701 et seq. 

2 Johnson v. Southern Pac. Co., 196 U.S. 1, 19 

(1904); see Napier v. Atlantic Coast Line R.R., 272 

U.S. 605, 607–608 (1926). 

3Act of Feb. 17, 1911 (Act of 1911), ch. 103, 36 

Stat. 913 (known as the Boiler Inspection Act). 

4Act of 1911, sec. 2, 36 Stat. 913–914. 

5 49 CFR part 230. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 

19, 2024. 

Kim Merchant, 

Manager, Special Projects Branch, Unmanned 

Aircraft Systems Integration Office, Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27415 Filed 11–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2024–0007] 

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 August 5, 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 

December 23, 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 August 5, 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 

63469. 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) and (c); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 

44983, Aug. 29, 1995. The 30-day notice 

informs the regulated community of 

their 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, 

respondents should submit their 

respective 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: Inspection and Maintenance of 

Steam Locomotives. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0505. 

Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection 

Act (LIA) establishes safety and 

inspection requirements for locomotives 

in ‘‘use’’ on a ‘‘railroad line.’’ 1 The 

statute was first enacted in 1911 as part 

of a broad congressional effort to 

‘‘reduce the loss of life and the injuries’’ 

caused by the dangerous conditions that 

prevailed on the railroads in the late 

19th and early 20th centuries.2 In 1911, 

Congress enacted the first iteration of 

the LIA to address the harms posed by 

locomotive boilers,3 making it 

‘‘unlawful’’ for a common carrier ‘‘to 

use any locomotive engine propelled by 

steam power in moving interstate or 

foreign traffic unless the boiler of said 

locomotive and appurtenances thereof 

are in proper condition and safe to 

operate in the service to which the same 

is put.’’ 4 To help ensure the locomotive 

boilers and their appurtenances are in 

proper condition, the Steam Locomotive 

Inspection and Maintenance Standards 

require certain boiler pressure 

calculations and service-day inspections 

to be recorded and available to FRA.5

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): FRA F 1, FRA F 2, FRA F 3, 

FRA F 4, FRA F 5, and FRA F 19. 

Respondent Universe: 82 steam 

locomotive owners/operators. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion; annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

5,672. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

1,049 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $92,419. 

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. 2024–27338 Filed 11–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0144] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Collection: 

Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel 

Rescue (AMVER) System 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) invites public comments on 

our intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection in accordance with the 


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