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submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

September 7, 2021 will be considered by 

FRA before final action is taken. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if practicable. Anyone 

can search the electronic form of any 

written communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

processes. 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 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16441 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–9] 

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), 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 May 17, 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 

September 1, 2021. 

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 this particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Kim Toone, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: Kim.Toone@

dot.gov or telephone: (202) 493–6132. 

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 May 17, 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 26771. 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: Grants Management 

Requirements for Federal Railroad 

Administration. Grants Awards and 

Cooperative Agreements. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0615. 

Abstract: This ICR is a revision of a 

currently approved collection, Grant 

Management Requirements for Federal 

Railroad Administration. Specifically, 

FRA is revising FRA Form 217 

(Categorical Exclusion Worksheet) with 

this submission. All other forms 

associated with this collection, which 

OMB re-approved on January 7, 2021, 

remain unchanged. The forms for which 

FRA seeks renewal of its currently 

approved collection are listed below. 

Form(s): All FRA forms (Fs) are 

located at FRA’s public website; all 

Standard Forms (SFs) are located at 

Grants.gov. The FRA forms are: 30 (FRA 

Assurance and Certifications Regarding 

Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and 

Other Responsibility Matters and DrugFree Workplace Requirements), 31 

(Grant Adjustment Require Form), 32 

(Service Outcome Agreement Annual 

Reporting), 33 (Final Performance 

Report), 34 (Quarterly Progress Report), 

35 (Application Form), 217 (Categorical 

Exclusion Worksheet), 229 (NIST 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

Supplier Scouting—FRA Item 

Opportunity Synopsis), 251 (Applicant 

Financial Capability Questionnaire), 

and 252 (Payment Summary 

Spreadsheet). The SFs are: 270 (Request 

for Advance or Reimbursement), 424 

(Application for Federal Assistance), 

424A (Budget Information for NonConstruction Programs), 424B 

(Assurance for Non-Construction 

Programs), 424C (Budget Information for 

Construction Programs), 424D 

(Assurances for Construction Programs), 

425 (Federal Financial Report), and LLL 

(Disclosure of Lobbying Activities). 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Generally includes 

States and local governments and 

railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: Varied; on 

occasion/monthly. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

6,570. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

20,184.50 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $827,362.66. 

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 unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 


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41536 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 145 / Monday, August 2, 2021 / Notices 

1https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2019-0099-0003 (Test Program); https://

www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2019-0099- 

0001 (FRA’s approval decision); https://

www.regulations.gov/document/FRA-2019-0099- 

0004 (FRA’s published notice of approval). 

2See https://www.regulations.gov/document/ 

FRA-2019-0099-0003. 

3https://www.regulations.gov/document/FRA2021-0044-0001. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Brett A. Jortland, 

Acting Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16429 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2019–0099] 

Petition for Approval Extension: 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of petition for extension 

of approval of track inspection test 

program. 

SUMMARY: This document provides the 

public notice that on July 19, 2021, 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NS) petitioned the Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) to extend an 

existing temporary suspension of some 

visual track inspections to allow for a 

continuation of a previously approved 

Test Program designed to test track 

inspection technologies (i.e., an 

autonomous track geometry 

measurement system) and new 

operational approaches to track 

inspections (i.e., combinations of 

autonomous inspection and traditional 

visual inspections). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: YuJiang Zhang, Staff Director, Track and 

Structures Division, at (202) 493–6460 

or yujiang.zhang@dot.gov; or Aaron 

Moore, Attorney, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, at (202) 493–7009 or 

aaron.moore@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

January 27, 2020, FRA conditionally 

approved the Test Program and NS’s 

petition under 49 CFR 211.51 to 

suspend §§ 213.233(b)(3) and 213.233(c) 

as applied to operations under the Test 

Program. A copy of the Test Program, 

FRA’s conditional approval of the Test 

Program, and a previously published 

Federal Register notice explaining 

FRA’s rationale for approving the Test 

Program and related suspension are 

available for review in the docket.1

As approved, the Test Program 

included three separate phases over 12 

months as outlined in Exhibit C of the 

Program.2 Accordingly, NS began the 

Test Program on March 16, 2020. 

However, FRA has approved extending 

the Test Program twice as requested by 

NS. Thus, the Test Program is currently 

set to expire on September 31, 2021. 

On March 22, 2021, NS submitted a 

waiver petition 3 to permit a reduced 

frequency of manual track inspections 

where an automated track geometry 

measurement system (ATGMS) is used 

at specific frequencies. The petition, 

which is similar to and based on 

information collected by Norfolk 

Southern during the Test Program, is 

pending FRA review. 

NS is requesting to extend the Test 

Program until FRA issues a decision on 

the pending waiver petition or 

December 31, 2021, whichever is later. 

In support of its request, NS states that 

it will continue to comply with all other 

conditions and requirements of FRA’s 

January 27, 2020, approval letter. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, if any, are available for review 

online at www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Website: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

September 7, 2021 will be considered by 

FRA before final action is taken. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if practicable. Anyone 

can search the electronic form of any 

written communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). Under 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

processes. 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 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16440 Filed 7–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: 35% Exemption Request From 

85/15 Reporting Requirement 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

new collection, and allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before October 1, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M33), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–NEW’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 


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