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1Available at: https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/ 

aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/ 

safo/all_safos/media/2020/SAFO20017.pdf. 

COVID–19 Vaccine Air Transport 

Team’s work with air carriers, and other 

aviation stakeholders to aid in the safe, 

expeditious, and efficient transport of 

the COVID–19 vaccines. This new 

collection would enable the FAA to 

collect voluntary information from air 

carriers authorized to operate under 

parts 121 and 135 of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) that 

participate or have participated in 

transport of the COVID–19 vaccines. 

The continuing mission of the FAA is 

to provide the safest, most efficient 

aerospace system in the world. The 

FAA’s authority on aviation safety is 

found in title 49, United States Code 

(U.S.C.). The authority described in 49 

U.S.C. 106(f) vests final authority in the 

Administrator to carry out all functions, 

powers, and duties of the 

Administration relating to the 

promulgation of regulations, rules, 

orders, circulars, bulletins, and other 

official publications of the 

Administration. Section 44701(a)(5) of 

title 49, U.S.C. also requires the 

Administrator to promulgate regulations 

and minimum standards for other 

practices, methods, and procedures the 

Administrator finds necessary for safety 

in air commerce and national security. 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44701(b)(1), the 

Administrator may prescribe minimum 

safety standards for an air carrier to 

whom an air carrier operating certificate 

is issued under 49 U.S.C. 44705. When 

prescribing a regulation or minimum 

standard under section 44701(a) or (b), 

the Administrator must consider the 

duty of an air carrier to provide service 

with the highest possible degree of 

safety in the public interest, as 

prescribed by 49 U.S.C. 44701(d). 

Regulations and minimum standards 

necessary for the safe and efficient air 

transport of the COVID–19 vaccines are 

within the scope of these authorities 

and are in the public interest. The safe 

and efficient distribution of COVID–19 

vaccines helps save lives, reduce the 

severity of COVID–19 illnesses and the 

associated strains on healthcare 

systems, and facilitate economic 

recovery. 

The FAA has worked closely with air 

carriers, industry associations, and other 

aviation stakeholders to address safety 

matters, such as changed packaging 

configurations, data loggers, and 

increased dry ice limits in the context 

of air carrier operations to support 

transport of the COVID–19 vaccines. For 

example, on December 10, 2020, the 

FAA issued ‘‘Safety Alert for Operators 

20017,’’ 1 which identifies specific 

considerations related to the air 

transport of dry ice. 

Since December 4, 2020, the 

Department of Transportation and the 

FAA have led a recurrent Vaccine 

Distribution Engagement Meeting 

(VDEM) to bring together government 

and industry to share ideas, successes, 

challenges, and ask questions related to 

transporting the COVID–19 vaccines. 

Aviation industry associations, air 

carriers, government partners, and other 

stakeholders have engaged to provide 

information and voice concerns—with 

no consensus recommendations sought 

for any governmental action—related to 

the logistics of transport by air of the 

COVID–19 vaccines. The entities 

represented at the recurrent VDEMs 

have collaborated to successfully 

transport the COVID–19 vaccines, while 

upholding the highest standards of 

aviation safety. 

During VDEMs, both FAA and 

industry stakeholders identified 

common interest in querying 

participants to capture lessons learned. 

Accordingly, the FAA seeks voluntary 

information from air carriers authorized 

to operate under 14 CFR parts 121 and 

135 that participate or have participated 

in transport of the COVID–19 vaccines. 

Information collected from these 

stakeholders may further enhance safety 

efforts and facilitate development of 

pertinent regulations, minimum 

standards, guidance, and other 

information. 

Questions 

1. Did the volume of vaccines 

transported per pound of dry ice 

increase over the duration of the 

COVID–19 pandemic? Please provide 

data that captures the change. 

2. Were there observed lower 

sublimation rates due to improved 

packaging technology or other factors, 

and to what factors do you attribute 

these lower sublimation rates? 

3. What risk mitigations have you 

utilized to enable safe and efficient air 

operations with larger than normal 

quantities of dry ice? 

4. Was there anything that limited 

your ability to transport COVID–19 

vaccines efficiently while maintaining 

aviation safety? If so, please describe. 

5. What are key takeaways or 

accomplishments from the COVID–19 

vaccine transportation effort over the 

past year that show the value of working 

closely with shippers, airframe 

manufacturers, and the FAA for datadriven safe and efficient operations? 

6. What additional regulations, 

minimum standards, guidance, or other 

information would you like to see 

concerning the air transport of dry ice? 

Respondents: The FAA estimates that 

a total of 39 entities will voluntarily 

submit responses for this information 

collection request. 

Frequency: The FAA expects the 

submissions warrant a one-time burden 

to take place over the next three to six 

months for entities that choose to 

comply. The FAA may conduct this 

survey additional times, depending 

upon the duration of the COVID–19 

pandemic, any significant developments 

in COVID–19 vaccine logistics and 

transport, and interest from VDEM 

participants. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 5 hours reporting and 0 hours 

recordkeeping. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 195 

hours reporting and 0 hours 

recordkeeping. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27, 

2022. 

Daniel Benjamin Supko, 

Executive Director, FAA, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02017 Filed 2–1–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2022–0002–N–2] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), U.S. 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) abstracted 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 April 4, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2022– 

0002. All comments received will be 

posted without change to the docket, 


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including any personal information 

provided. Please refer to the assigned 

OMB control number in any 

correspondence submitted. FRA will 

summarize comments received in 

response to this notice in a subsequent 

notice and include them in its 

information collection submission to 

OMB for approval. 

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 

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, FRA reasons that comments 

received will advance three objectives: 

(1) Reduce 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 summaries below describe the 

ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB 

clearance as the PRA requires: 

Title: Certification of Glazing 

Materials. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0525. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information is set forth under 49 CFR 

part 223, which requires the 

certification and permanent marking of 

glazing materials by the manufacturer. 

The manufacturer is also responsible for 

making available test verification data to 

railroads and to FRA upon request. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses (railroads 

and manufacturers of glazing materials). 

Form(s): N/A. 

Respondent Universe: 704 railroads 

and 5 manufacturers. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

CFR section 1 Respondent 

universe Total annual responses Average time per response 

Total annual burden 

hours 

Total cost 

equivalent 

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

wage rate 2

223.3(c)—Application—Locomotives, passenger 

cars, and cabooses less than 50 years old 

and not used exclusively for excursion, educational, recreational, or private transportation 

purposes.

704 railroads ........ 400 marked tools (small 

hammers with instructions).

30 minutes ................... 200.00 hours ................ $11,978.00 

223.11(c)—Requirements for existing locomotives built or rebuilt prior to July 1, 1980, 

equipped with certified glazing in all locomotive cab windows.

704 railroads ........ 10 renewal waivers ...... 4 hours ......................... 40.00 hours .................. 4,609.60 

—(d)(1) Locomotive placed in designated 

service due to a damaged or broken cab 

window—Stenciled ‘‘Designated Service—DO NOT OCCUPY’’.

704 railroads ........ 15 stencilings ............... 3 minutes ..................... .75 hour ....................... 44.92 

—(d)(2) Locomotives removed from service 

until broken or damaged windows are replaced with certified glazing.

Glazing certification for locomotive replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently, there 

is no additional burden associated with this requirement. 

223.13(c)—Requirements for existing cabooses 

built or rebuilt prior to July 1, 1980, equipped 

with certified glazing in all windows.

704 railroads ........ 2 renewal waivers ........ 4 hours ......................... 8.00 hours .................... 921.92 

—(d) Cabooses removed from service until 

broken or damaged windows are replaced with certified glazing.

Glazing certification for caboose replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently, there is 

no additional burden associated with this requirement. 

223.15(c)—Requirements for existing passenger cars built or rebuilt prior to July 1, 

1980, equipped with certified glazing in all 

windows plus four emergency windows.

704 railroads ........ 2 renewal waivers ........ 4 hours ......................... 8 hours ......................... 922 

—(d) Passenger cars removed from service 

until broken/damaged windows are replaced with certified glazing.

Glazing certification for passenger car replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently, 

there is no additional burden associated with this requirement. 

Appendix A—(b)(16)—Certification of glazing 

materials—Manufacturers to certify in writing 

that glazing material meets the requirements 

of this section.

5 manufacturers ... 10 certifications ............ 30 minutes ................... 5.00 hours .................... 387.20 

—(c) Identification and marking of each unit 

of glazing material.

5 manufacturers ... 25,000 marked pieces .. 480 pieces per hour .... 52.08 hours .................. 3,119.07 


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1The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 

269 hours while the total burden of this notice is 

314 hours. As part of its review of this ICR renewal, 

FRA determined some of the previous estimates 

were outdated. 

2Throughout this notice, the dollar equivalent 

cost is derived from the Surface Transportation 

Board’s 2020 Full Year Wage A&B data series using 

the appropriate employee group hourly wage rate 

that includes a 75-percent overhead charge. 3The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 

5 hours while the total burden of this notice is 41 

hours. As part of its review of this ICR renewal, 

FRA determined some of the previous estimates 

were outdated. Additionally, the requirements 

under §§ 209.311 through 209.327 are exempted 

from the PRA under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2). Since these 

provisions pertain to an administrative action or 

investigation, there is no PRA burden associated 

with these requirements. 

CFR section 1 Respondent 

universe Total annual responses Average time per response 

Total annual burden 

hours 

Total cost 

equivalent 

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

wage rate 2

Total ...................................................... 704 railroads + 5 

manufacturers.

25,439 responses ......... N/A ............................... 314 hours ..................... 21,983 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

25,439. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 314 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $21,983. 

Title: Disqualification Proceedings. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0529. 

Abstract: FRA regulations at 49 CFR 

part 209, subpart D, explain FRA’s 

responsibilities, and the rights and 

responsibilities of railroads and railroad 

employees, regarding disqualification 

procedures. For example, § 209.331, 

enforcement of a disqualification order, 

requires: (a) A railroad employing or 

formerly employing a disqualified 

individual to disclose the terms and 

conditions of the order to the 

individual’s new or prospective 

employer railroad; (b) a railroad 

considering hiring an individual in a 

safety-sensitive position to inquire from 

the individual’s prior employer railroad 

whether the individual is serving under 

a disqualification order; and (c) a 

disqualified individual to inform the 

individual’s employer of the 

disqualification order, provide a copy of 

the order to the employer, inform a 

prospective employer railroad of the 

disqualification order, and provide a 

copy of the order. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Respondent Universe: 86,000 railroad 

employees and 754 railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

CFR section 3 Respondent universe Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual burden 

hours 

Total cost 

equivalent 

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

wage rate 

209.307(a)—Reply—Within 30 days after receipt of the notice of proposed disqualification issued under § 209.305, the respondent 

shall reply in writing to the charges.

86,000 employees ....... 12 replies .................... 3 hours ....................... 36.00 hours ................ $2,224.44 

—(b) Reply—Request for an extension ... 86,000 employees ....... 2 requests ................... 30 minutes ................. 1.00 hour .................... 61.79 

209.309(a)–(b)—Informal response by railroad 

employee to a notice of proposed disqualification.

The estimated paperwork burden associated with this regulatory requirement is covered under § 209.307. 

—(h) Informal response—Request for an 

extension.

86,000 employees ....... 4 requests ................... 30 minutes ................. 2.00 hours .................. 123.58 

209.331(a)—Enforcement of disqualification 

order—A railroad that employs or formerly 

employed an individual serving under a disqualification order must inform other prospective employers.

754 railroads ................ 1 notification letter + 1 

information letter.

30 minutes + 30 minutes.1 hour ......................... 77.44 

—(b) Enforcement of disqualification 

order—Personnel background check.

This is a common practice for the railroad industry to do routine personnel checks on individuals whom they are planning on hiring. Thus, there is no burden associated with this requirement. 

—(c) Enforcement of disqualification 

order—Individual subject to disqualification order to inform employer and 

provide copy to employer within 5 days 

after receipt of such order.

86,000 employees ....... 1 disqualification letter 

+ 1 copy of disqualification letter.

30 minutes + 30 minutes.1 hour ......................... 61.79 

Total ................................................... 86,000 employees + 

754 railroads.

22 responses .............. N/A ............................. 41.00 hours ................ 2,549 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

22. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 41 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,549. 

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. 2022–02108 Filed 2–1–22; 8:45 am] 

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