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According to WNRR, 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: December 30, 2021. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00069 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Membership in the National Parks 

Overflights Advisory Group 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Solicitation of applications. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) and the National 

Park Service (NPS) invite interested 

persons to apply to fill one current and 

two upcoming vacancies on the 

National Parks Overflights Advisory 

Group (NPOAG). This notice invites 

interested persons to apply for the 

openings. The current opening is for a 

representative of Native American 

tribes. The upcoming openings are for 

another representative of Native 

American tribes and a representative of 

general aviation concerns. 

DATES: Persons interested in these 

membership openings will need to 

apply by February 7, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 

777 S Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El 

Segundo, CA 90245, telephone: (424) 

405–7017, email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was 

enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 

106–181, and subsequently amended in 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012. The Act required the 

establishment of the advisory group 

within one year after its enactment. The 

NPOAG was established in March 2001. 

The advisory group is comprised of 

representatives of general aviation, 

commercial air tour operators, 

environmental concerns, and Native 

American tribes. The Administrator of 

the FAA and the Director of NPS (or 

their designees) serve as ex officio 

members of the group. Representatives 

of the Administrator and Director serve 

alternating 1-year terms as chairman of 

the advisory group. 

In accordance with the Act, the 

advisory group provides ‘‘advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

the Administrator and the Director— 

(1) On the implementation of this title 

[the Act] and the amendments made by 

this title; 

(2) On commonly accepted quiet 

aircraft technology for use in 

commercial air tour operations over a 

national park or tribal lands, which will 

receive preferential treatment in a given 

air tour management plan; 

(3) On other measures that might be 

taken to accommodate the interests of 

visitors to national parks; and 

(4) At the request of the Administrator 

and the Director, safety, environmental, 

and other issues related to commercial 

air tour operations over a national park 

or tribal lands.’’ 

Membership 

The current NPOAG is made up of 

one member representing general 

aviation, three members representing 

the commercial air tour industry, four 

members representing environmental 

concerns, and two members 

representing Native American tribes. 

Members serve three year terms. Current 

members of the NPOAG are as follows: 

Melissa Rudinger representing general 

aviation; Eric Lincoln, James Viola, and 

John Becker representing commercial air 

tour operators; Robert Randall, Dick 

Hingson, Les Blomberg, and John 

Eastman representing environmental 

interests; and Carl Slater representing 

Native American tribes, with one 

current opening. The three-year term of 

Mr. Slater expires on February 18, 2022 

and the three-year term of Ms. Rudinger 

expires on April 3, 2022. 

Selections 

In order to retain balance within the 

NPOAG, the FAA and NPS are seeking 

candidates interested in filling the one 

current vacant seat and one upcoming 

opening representing Native American 

tribes and the one upcoming seat 

representing general aviation concerns. 

The FAA and NPS invite persons 

interested in these openings on the 

NPOAG to contact Mr. Keith Lusk 

(contact information is written above in 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Requests to serve on the NPOAG must 

be made to Mr. Lusk in writing and 

postmarked or emailed on or before 

February 7, 2022. Any request to fill one 

of these seats must describe the 

requestor’s affiliation with general 

aviation or federally-recognized Native 

American tribes, as appropriate. The 

request should also explain what 

expertise the requestor would bring to 

the NPOAG as related to issues and 

concerns with aircraft flights over 

national parks or tribal lands. The term 

of service for NPOAG members is 3 

years. Members may re-apply for 

another term. 

On August 13, 2014, the Office of 

Management and Budget issued revised 

guidance regarding the prohibition 

against appointing or not reappointing 

federally registered lobbyists to serve on 

advisory committees (79 FR 47482). 

Therefore, before appointing an 

applicant to serve on the NPOAG, the 

FAA and NPS will require the 

prospective candidate to certify that 

they are not a federally registered 

lobbyist. 

Issued in El Segundo, CA, on January 4, 

2022. 

Keith Lusk, 

Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, 

Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00098 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2022–0002] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Emergency Approval of a 

New Information Collection Request: 

Apprenticeship Pilot Program 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of request for emergency 

OMB approval. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

new Information Collection Request 

(ICR) discussed below has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

emergency approval. FMCSA requests 

that OMB approve this collection by 

January 13, 2021. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 12, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within by January 12, 2022 to 

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

All comments received are part of the 

public record. Comments will generally 


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be posted without change. Upon 

receiving the requested emergency 

approval by OMB, FMCSA will follow 

the normal PRA procedures to renew 

the information collection at its 

expiration date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nicole Michel, Mathematical 

Statistician, Research Division, 

Department of Transportation, FMCSA, 

West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001; 202–366–4354; 

Nicole.michel@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Apprenticeship Pilot Program. 

OMB Control Number: N/A; this is a 

new ICR. 

Type of Request: Request for 

emergency approval of a new 

information collection. 

Respondents: Motor carriers; drivers. 

Estimated Total Respondents: 44,945 

total (4,500 motor carriers and 40,445 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers); 16,482 annually (3,000 carriers 

and 13,482 CMV drivers). 

Estimated Total Responses: 

Applications: 44,945 total, or 14,982 

annually; Data collection for 

participating carriers: 486,000 total, or 

162,000 annually. 

Estimated Burden Hours: 571,047 

total, or 190,349 annually (Motor 

carriers: 557,250 hours total, or 185,750 

hours annually; Drivers: 13,797 hours 

total, or 4,599 hours annually). 

Estimated Burden per Response: 20 

minutes per response for carrier, 

apprentice, and experienced driver 

application forms; 15 minutes per 

response for safety benchmark 

certifications; 60 minutes per month per 

driver for monthly driving and safety 

data; 90 minutes per month for 

miscellaneous data submission. 

Frequency: Once for carrier, 

apprentice, and experienced driver 

application forms; twice for safety 

benchmark certifications; monthly per 

number of participating drivers for 

driving and safety data; and monthly for 

miscellaneous monthly data. 

Background: Current regulations on 

driver qualifications (49 CFR part 

391.11(b)(1)) state that a driver must be 

21 years of age or older to operate a 

CMV in interstate commerce. Currently, 

drivers under the age of 21 may operate 

CMVs only in intrastate commerce 

subject to State laws and regulations. 

Section 23022 of the Infrastructure 

Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), requires 

the Secretary of Transportation to 

conduct a commercial driver 

Apprenticeship Pilot Program. An 

‘‘apprentice’’ is defined as a person 

under the age of 21 who holds a 

commercial driver’s license (CDL). 

Under this program, these apprentices 

will complete two probationary periods, 

during which they may operate in 

interstate commerce only under the 

supervision of an experienced driver in 

the passenger seat. An experienced 

driver is defined in Section 23022 as a 

driver who is not younger than 26 years 

old, who has held a CDL and been 

employed for at least the past 2 years, 

and who has at least 5 years of interstate 

CMV experience and meets the other 

safety criteria defined in the IIJA. 

The first probationary period must 

include at least 120-hours of on duty 

time, of which at least 80 hours are 

driving time in a CMV. To complete this 

probationary period, the employer must 

determine competency in: 

1. Interstate, city traffic, rural 2-lane, and 

evening driving; 

2. Safety awareness; 

3. Speed and space management; 

4. Lane control; 

5. Mirror scanning; 

6. Right and left turns; and 

7. Logging and complying with rules 

relating to hours of service. 

The second probationary period must 

include at least 280 hours of on-duty 

time, including not less than 160 hours 

driving time in a CMV. To complete this 

probationary period, the employer must 

determine competency in: 

1. Backing and maneuvering in close 

quarters; 

2. Pre-trip inspections; 

3. Fueling procedures; 

4. Weighing loads, weight distribution, and 

sliding tandems; 

5. Coupling and uncoupling procedures; 

and 

6. Trip planning, truck routes, map 

reading, navigation, and permits. 

After completion of the second 

probationary period the apprentice may 

begin operating CMVs in interstate 

commerce unaccompanied by an 

experienced driver. 

In addition to data regarding 

successful completion of the 

probationary periods, the IIJA requires 

data collection for data relating to any 

incident in which a participating 

apprentice is involved as well as other 

data relating to the safety of apprentices. 

Additional data will include crash data 

(incident reports, police reports, 

insurance reports), inspection data, 

citation data, safety event data (as 

recorded by all safety systems installed 

on vehicles, to include advanced driver 

assistance systems, automatic 

emergency braking systems, onboard 

monitoring systems, and forward-facing 

and in-cab video systems) as well as 

exposure data (record of duty status 

logs, on-duty time, driving time, and 

time spent away from home terminal). 

This data will be submitted monthly 

through participating motor carriers. 

The data collected will be used to 

report on the following items, as 

required by section 23022: 

1. The findings and conclusions on the 

ability of technologies or training provided to 

apprentices as part of the pilot program to 

successfully improve safety; 

2. An analysis of the safety record of 

participating apprentices as compared to 

other CMV drivers; 

3. The number of drivers that discontinued 

participation in the apprenticeship program 

before completion; 

4. A comparison of the safety records of 

participating drivers before, during, and after 

each probationary period; and 

5. A comparison of each participating 

driver’s average on-duty time, driving time, 

and time spent away from home terminal 

before, during, and after each probationary 

period. 

FMCSA will monitor the monthly 

data being reported by the motor 

carriers and will identify drivers or 

carriers that may pose a risk to public 

safety. While removing unsafe drivers or 

carriers may bias the dataset, it is a 

necessary feature for FMCSA to comply 

with 49 CFR 381.505, which requires 

development of a monitoring plan to 

ensure adequate safeguards to protect 

the health and safety of pilot program 

participants and the general public. 

Knowing that a driver or carrier was 

removed from the pilot program for 

safety reasons will help FMCSA 

minimize bias in the final data analysis. 

FMCSA and the Department of 

Labor’s Employment and Training 

Agency (DOL/ETA) will be partnering in 

the implementation of the Safe Driver 

Apprenticeship Pilot Program. All 

motor carriers who are approved for the 

program by FMCSA will also be 

required to become Registered 

Apprenticeships (RAs) under 29 CFR 

part 29 before they can submit 

information on their experienced 

drivers and apprentices. The 

information collection burden for the 

DOL/ETA RA Program can be found in 

approved ICR 1205–0223. 

The statutory mandate for this pilot 

program is contained in Section 23022 

of the Infrastructure Investment and 

Jobs Act. FMCSA’s regulatory authority 

for initiation of a pilot program is 49 

CFR 381.400. The Apprentice Pilot 

Program supports the USDOT strategic 

goal of economic strength while 

maintaining USDOT and FMCSA’s 

commitment to safety. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for FMCSA to perform its 


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functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA 

to enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. 

Issued under the authority delegated in 49 

CFR 1.87. 

Thomas P. Keane, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Registration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00063 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–18] 

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) 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On October 22, 2021, 

FRA published a notice providing a 60- 

day period for public comment on the 

ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

7, 2022. 

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 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hodan Wells, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer at email: 

Hodan.Wells@dot.gov or telephone: 

(202) 493–0440. 

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 October 22, 2021, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting comment on 

the ICR for which it is now seeking 

OMB approval. See 86 FR 58721. FRA 

received no comments in response to 

this 60-day notice. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve the proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days 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 

1320.10(b); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983 

(Aug. 29, 1995). OMB believes the 30- 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest 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: Railroad Signal System 

Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0006. 

Abstract: The information collected 

under 49 CFR parts 233, 235, and 236 

is used by FRA to monitor compliance 

with FRA’s inspection and testing 

requirements for signal systems, as well 

as to review and approve requests to 

discontinue or materially modify 

existing signal systems. The information 

collected is also used by FRA to monitor 

signal failures (e.g., failure of a signal 

appliance, device, method, or system to 

function or indicate as required by 49 

CFR part 236 that results in an incorrect 

signal or other condition hazardous to 

the movement of a train). 

For instance: 

• § 233.5 requires each railroad to 

report to FRA within 24 hours after 

learning of an accident or incident 

arising from signal failure. 

• § 233.7 requires each railroad to 

report signal failures within 15 days in 

accordance with the instructions 

printed on Form FRA F 6180.14. 

• § 235.5 requires railroads to apply 

for FRA approval to discontinue or 

materially modify railroad signal 

systems. 

• § 235.8 allows railroads to seek 

relief from the requirements in 49 CFR 

part 236. 

• § 235.20 describes the protest 

process, including essential information 

that must be included in the protest, the 

address for filing the protest, the time 

limit for filing the protest, and the 

requirement that a protestant requesting 

a public hearing explain why written 

statements cannot be used to explain his 

or her position. 

• § 236.110 requires that the results of 

signal system tests required under 

§§ 236.102 through 236.109; §§ 236.376 

through 236.387; §§ 236.576 and 

236.577; and §§ 236.586 through 

236.589 be recorded on pre-printed 

forms provided by the railroad or by 

electronic means, subject to FRA 

approval. 

• § 236.590 requires railroads to clean 

and inspect the automatic train stop, 

train control, or cab signal pneumatic 

apparatus on locomotives and then 

record the results of the inspection as 

required by § 229.29(a) of this chapter. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.14.1

Respondent Universe: 754 railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

943,412. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

222,747 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $13,330,408. 

Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 

1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA 

informs all interested parties that a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of 

information that does not display a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Brett A. Jortland, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00108 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] 

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