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contract service for universities, sports 

teams, and other business, as well as 

event-specific charter services for 

weddings, conventions and other events 

with service in Minnesota, Wisconsin, 

and neighboring states. (Id.) According 

to the application, approximately 70% 

of Ready Bus’s motorcoach service is 

conducted within Minnesota or 

Wisconsin; most of the remaining 

service is regionally concentrated in 

Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Indiana, 

and the rest is spread out nationally 

based on customer demand for special 

event service. (Id. at 15.) Applicants 

state that Ready Bus operates 

approximately 59 power units and 

employs approximately 56 drivers. (Id.) 

Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), the Board 

must approve and authorize a 

transaction that it finds consistent with 

the public interest, taking into 

consideration at least (1) the effect of the 

proposed transaction on the adequacy of 

transportation to the public, (2) the total 

fixed charges resulting from the 

proposed transaction, and (3) the 

interest of affected carrier employees. 

Applicants have submitted the 

information required by 49 CFR 1182.2, 

including information demonstrating 

that the proposed transaction is 

consistent with the public interest 

under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), see 49 CFR 

1182.2(a)(7), and a jurisdictional 

statement under 49 U.S.C. 14303(g) that 

the aggregate gross operating revenues 

of the involved carriers exceeded $2 

million during the 12-month period 

immediately preceding the filing of the 

application, see 49 CFR 1182.2(a)(5). 

(Appl. 16.) 

Applicants state that their proposed 

acquisition of control of the Subject 

Carriers will be consistent with the 

public interest. (Id. at 17.) Applicants 

assert that the adequacy of the 

transportation currently provided by the 

Subject Carriers will remain intact, as 

they have no plans to change the nature 

of the transportation services currently 

provided by the Subject Carriers or to 

terminate any of the student or transit 

transportation contracts currently in 

place. (Id. at 18.) Applicants also assert 

that neither they nor Tiger Infrastructure 

Fund LP (including any funds it 

manages) directly or indirectly control 

any other federally regulated motor 

passenger carriers operating in the 

United States and therefore own no 

businesses that would compete with the 

Subject Carriers. (Id. at 17.) Applicants 

further state that the Subject Carriers 

face significant competition to the 

school bus services and motorcoach 

services that they provide in the 

geographic areas in which they operate. 

(Id.) According to Applicants, they also 

plan to expand and modernize the fleet 

in order to provide reliable service to its 

current and future customers. (Id. at 18.) 

Applicants also state that they plan to 

retain the current management of each 

of the Subject Carriers, including their 

experienced safety managers at the 

corporate and local levels, and that the 

Seller will also retain a position in 

senior management and board 

representation, providing Applicants 

access to Seller’s years of knowledge 

and experience with respect to the 

Subject Carriers and the industry more 

broadly. (Id.) 

With respect to fixed charges, 

Applicants state that they are financing 

the cost of the proposed transaction 

with a combination of debt and equity 

capital. (Id. at 19.) According to 

Applicants, they do not expect that 

these fixed charges will impact the 

Subject Carriers’ ability to provide 

transportation services to the public 

because the debt used to finance the 

transaction is a secured credit facility 

based on customary terms appropriate 

for the asset value of Holdings; each of 

the Subject Carriers has a stable revenue 

stream from contracts with school 

districts, universities, and other 

institutional entities, which should be 

more than adequate to service existing 

and anticipated future debt; and the 

proposed transaction will enable the 

Subject Carriers to maintain future 

financial stability through access to 

considerable funds from Tiger 

Infrastructure Partners LP and its 

affiliates. (Id.) 

Applicants state that they do not 

expect the proposed transaction to 

adversely affect the interest of Subject 

Carrier employees, as they currently 

have no plans for employee layoffs or 

other staffing reductions, nor do they 

plan to adversely change any existing 

employee benefits. (Id.) 

Based on Applicants’ representations, 

the Board finds that the acquisition of 

control of the Subject Carriers is 

consistent with the public interest and 

should be tentatively approved and 

authorized. If any opposing comments 

are timely filed, these findings will be 

deemed vacated and, unless a final 

decision can be made on the record as 

developed, a procedural schedule will 

be adopted to reconsider the 

application. See 49 CFR 1182.6. If no 

opposing comments are filed by the 

expiration of the comment period, this 

notice will take effect automatically and 

will be the final Board action in this 

proceeding. 

This action is categorically excluded 

from environmental review under 49 

CFR 1105.6(c). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

It is ordered: 

1. The proposed acquisition of control 

of the Subject Carriers is approved and 

authorized, subject to the filing of 

opposing comments. 

2. If opposing comments are timely 

filed, the findings made in this notice 

will be deemed vacated. 

3. This notice will be effective 

February 25, 2025, unless opposing 

comments are filed by February 24, 

2025. If any comments are filed, 

Applicants may file a reply by March 

10, 2025. 

4. A copy of this notice will be served 

on: (1) the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (2) 

the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust 

Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530; 

and (3) the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of the General 

Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Decided: January 2, 2025. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00200 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0255] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; New Information Collection: 

Study of Warning Devices for Stopped 

Commercial Motor Vehicles 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for its 

review and approval and invites public 

comment. This notice invites comments 

on a proposed information collection 

titled ‘‘Study of Warning Devices for 

Stopped Commercial Motor Vehicles.’’ 

It is an experimental study that requires 

data collection for evaluating whether 

warning devices meaningfully influence 


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crash-relevant aspects of human 

performance in the presence of a parked 

or disabled commercial motor vehicle 

(PDCMV), and if so, how and to what 

extent. These data collection efforts are 

expected to require the participation of 

256 drivers. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received on or before March 10, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2024–0255 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets 

Operations, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Washington, DC, 20590–0001 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

To be sure someone is there to help you, 

please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366– 

9826 before visiting Dockets Operations. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samuel White, Research Division, DOT, 

FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

West Building, 6th Floor, Washington, 

DC 20590; 202–366–3068; 

Samuel.White@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions 

All submissions must include the 

Agency name and docket number. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments, see the Public Participation 

heading below. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2024–0255), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which your comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2024-0255/document, click on 

this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. 

Comments received after the comment 

closing date will be included in the 

docket and will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its regulatory process. 

DOT posts these comments, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov as described in the 

system of records notice DOT/ALL 14 

(Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS)), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/ 

individuals/privacy/privacy-act-systemrecords-notices. The comments are 

posted without edits and are searchable 

by the name of the submitter. 

Background 

PDCMVs on the road negatively 

impact traffic operations and safety.1 To 

increase the conspicuity of PDCMVs 

and mitigate crash risk, FMCSA requires 

specific warning devices to be carried 2

on all commercial motor vehicles 

(CMVs) and, except in the case of 

necessary traffic stops, be deployed 3

near the vehicle whenever it is stopped 

on the road or shoulder. The Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 

(FMCSRs) prescribe specific rules 4

concerning how and where the warning 

devices must be placed, based on road 

and traffic attributes (e.g., whether the 

road is straight or curved, whether the 

vehicle is stopped in a business or 

residential district, whether the road is 

divided or undivided, etc.) as well as 

the presence of conditions affecting 

visibility (e.g., time of day, physical 

obstructions, etc.). These requirements 

follow from the basic notion that 

increasing the conspicuity of a PDCMV 

makes it easier to see and recognize, 

thereby reducing the risk of a crash 

involving passing motorists. 

In addition, the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 

prescribes performance and design 

specifications 5 for warning devices 

under 49 CFR 571.125 of the Federal 

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. For 

instance, this standard establishes 

minimum specifications for factors 

affecting the conspicuity (including 

reflectivity, color, luminance) of 

warning triangles, the most commonly 

utilized type of warning device (due to 

their reusability, shelf life, and fire-risk 

safety concerns compared to flares or 

fuses). The purpose of this standard is 

‘‘to assure that the warning devices can 

be readily observed during daytime and 

nighttime lighting conditions, have a 

standardized shape for quick message 

recognition, and perform properly when 

deployed.’’ 6

Public interest in warning device 

requirements for PDCMVs has increased 

in recent years for several reasons. For 

example, advances in automated driving 

system (ADS) technology have raised 

critical questions regarding potential 

barriers to regulatory compliance with 

warning device safety standards 7 and 

regulations 8 which reference or require 

a ‘‘driver.’’ In addition, alternative types 

of warning devices developed by 

industry, including those intended to 

increase driver safety during device 

deployment, have resulted in multiple 

applications for exemption from the 

corresponding safety regulations.9 10

These recent issues related to warning 

device requirements also call attention 

to the historically unresolved questions 

of whether the use of such devices 

improves traffic safety and, if so, how 

and to what extent. 

Past attempts by the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) 11 12 and other 

researchers 13 to answer those questions 

yielded generally inconclusive or 

inconsistent results, which possibly 

influenced NHTSA’s past decision not 

to pursue conducting its own research 

on the topic.14 FMCSA (previously 

under FHWA) itself has never 

conducted experimental research on the 

impact of using warning devices. As the 

only regulatory authority which still 

requires CMV operators to use warning 

devices, the responsibility to answer 

these questions finally and definitively 

is best charged to FMCSA. 

Given the increasing focus on ADS, 

questions surrounding the safety of 

CMV drivers when deploying warning 

devices, and the availability of new 

technology and alternative devices since 

these questions were last explored in 

the 1980s, there is a need to thoroughly 

evaluate the effectiveness of warning 


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devices under current regulations. In 

addition, advanced research 

instruments unavailable or not in use at 

the time of all past research on this 

topic are now in common use and 

would permit far more sophisticated 

analyses of the effects of warning 

devices on driver behavior. This 

includes sensors which can precisely 

measure and record the location of 

vehicles (e.g., differential GPS), eyetracking devices which allow the 

researcher to determine the precise 

moment when a driver first glanced at 

a PDCMV, and instrumented vehicles 

which record accurate, high-frequency 

data related to drivers’ interactions with 

a vehicle’s controls. 

FMCSA plans to implement these 

modern tools in a controlled experiment 

at a closed-course, state-of-the-art 

driving research facility that will allow 

the most comprehensive examination of 

the effects of warning devices to date. 

The results of the study may support 

future rulemaking related to warning 

devices and provide baseline data 

necessary to inform Agency decisions 

on exemption applications for 

alternative warning device products. 

Title: Warning Devices for Stopped 

Commercial Motor Vehicles. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–00XX. 

Type of Request: New ICR. 

Respondents: Drivers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

256. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2.0 to 

2.5 hours. 

Expiration Date: This is a new ICR. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

614.40 hours. 

DEFINITIONS: N/A. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the performance of 

FMCSA’s 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. The Agency will 

summarize or include your comments in 

the request for OMB’s clearance of this 

ICR. 

Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87. 

Thomas P. Keane, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Registration. 

[FR Doc. 2025–00120 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0233] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Renewal of an Approved 

Information Collection: Electronic 

Logging Device (ELD) Vendor 

Registration 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for its 

review and approval and invites public 

comment. FMCSA requests approval to 

renew an ICR titled, ‘‘Electronic Logging 

Device (ELD) Vendor Registration.’’ This 

ICR is necessary for ELD vendors to 

register their ELDs with the Agency. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

on or before March 10, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Docket Number FMCSA– 

2024–0233 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. To be sure someone is there to 

help you, please call (202) 366–9317 or 

(202) 366–9826 before visiting Dockets 

Operations. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation and Request for 

Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose 

R. Cestero, Vehicle and Roadside 

Operations Division, DOT, FMCSA, 

West Building, 6th Floor, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001; (202)366–5541; 

jose.cestero@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Instructions 

All submissions must include the 

Agency name and docket number. For 

detailed instructions on submitting 

comments, see the Public Participation 

heading below. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to https://www.regulations.gov, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2024–0233), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which your comment applies, and 

provide a reason for each suggestion or 

recommendation. You may submit your 

comments and material online or by fax, 

mail, or hand delivery, but please use 

only one of these means. FMCSA 

recommends that you include your 

name and a mailing address, an email 

address, or a phone number in the body 

of your document so FMCSA can 

contact you if there are questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ 

FMCSA-2024-0233/document, click on 

this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type 

your comment into the text box on the 

following screen. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. 

Comments received after the comment 

closing date will be included in the 

docket and will be considered to the 

extent practicable. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its regulatory process. 

DOT posts these comments, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov as described in the 

system of records notice DOT/ALL 14 

(Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS)), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/ 

individuals/privacy/privacy-act-systemrecords-notices. The comments are 

posted without edits and are searchable 

by the name of the submitter. 

Background 

On December 16, 2015, FMCSA 

published a final rule titled ‘‘Electronic 

Logging Devices and Hours of Service 


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