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written materials to be reviewed during 

the meeting must be received no later 

than October 6, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually. Virtual attendance 

information will be provided upon 

registration. A detailed agenda will be 

available on the REDAC internet website 

at http://www.faa.gov/go/redac at least 

one week before the meeting, along with 

copies of the meeting minutes after the 

meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chinita Roundtree-Coleman, REDAC 

PM/Lead, FAA/U.S. Department of 

Transportation, at chinita.roundtreecoleman@faa.gov or (609) 485–7149. 

Any committee related request should 

be sent to the person listed in this 

section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Research, Engineering, and 

Development Advisory Committee was 

created under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), in accordance 

with Public Law 100–591 (1988) and 

Public Law 101–508 (1990) to provide 

advice and recommendations to the 

FAA Administrator in support of the 

Agency’s Research and Development 

(R&D) portfolio. 

II. Agenda 

At the meeting, the agenda will cover 

the following topics: 

• FAA Research and Development 

Strategies, Initiatives and Planning, 

• Impacts of emerging technologies, 

new entrant vehicles and dynamic 

operations within the National Airspace 

System. 

III. Public Participation 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is committed to 

providing equal access to this meeting 

for all participants. If you need 

alternative formats or services because 

of a disability, such as sign language, 

interpretation, or other ancillary aids, 

please contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

There will be 45 minutes allotted for 

oral comments from members of the 

public joining the meeting. To 

accommodate as many speakers as 

possible, the time for each commenter 

may be limited. Individuals wishing to 

reserve speaking time during the 

meeting must submit a request at the 

time of registration, as well as the name, 

address, and organizational affiliation of 

the proposed speaker. If the number of 

registrants requesting to make 

statements is greater than can be 

reasonably accommodated during the 

meeting, the FAA may conduct a lottery 

to determine the speakers. Speakers are 

requested to submit a written copy of 

their prepared remarks for inclusion in 

the meeting records and for circulation 

to REDAC members before the deadline 

listed in the DATES section. All prepared 

remarks submitted on time will be 

accepted and considered as part of the 

meeting’s record. Any member of the 

public may present a written statement 

to the committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, this 17th day of 

September, 2021. 

Chinita Roundtree-Coleman, 

REDAC PM/Lead, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20576 Filed 9–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2021–0013] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Requirements (ICR) 

abstracted below have been forwarded 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICR describe the nature of the 

information collection and their 

expected burdens. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 25, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

Comments are Invited On: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia 

Swain, Office of Administration, 

Management Planning Division, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Mail Stop TAD– 

10, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366– 

0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2, 

109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised 

at 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. 

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On June 24, 2021, 

FTA published a 60-day notice (86 FR 

33473) in the Federal Register soliciting 

comments on the ICR for which the 

agency was seeking OMB approval. FTA 

received no comments after issuing this 

60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT 

announces that these information 

collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for 

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collections of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d). 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 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that 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. 5 

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. 

The summaries below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICR) and the expected 

burden. The requirements are being 

submitted for clearance by OMB as 

required by the PRA. 

Title: Transit COVID–19 Response 

Program. 

OMB Control Number: 2132–0581. 


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Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) is requesting 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) 3-year approval for this existing 

information collection previously 

authorized under emergency approval. 

FTA is collecting monthly data related 

to impacts from the coronavirus disease 

2019 (COVID–19) on public 

transportation agencies, including 

transit workforce counts; transit service 

levels; counts of COVID–19 positives, 

fatalities, recoveries, and unvaccinated 

employees; whether or not a transit 

agency has implemented the U.S. 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) Order and 

Transportation Security Administration 

(TSA) Security Directive requiring 

workers and passengers to wear masks; 

and whether or not the agency has used 

FTA funds to support vaccine access 

services. FTA uses this data to inform 

FTA’s COVID–19 response and recovery 

actions, including monitoring of safety 

measures and impacts, development of 

technical assistance and safety 

advisories, monitoring use of FTA grant 

funds to address COVID–19 

considerations, and monitoring 

compliance with Federal requirements. 

FTA began the Transit COVID–19 

Response Program Information 

Collection in April 2021 under OMB 

emergency approval and is seeking 

renewal of this approval through OMB’s 

standard PRA clearance process. On 

June 24, 2021, FTA issued a 60-day 

Federal Register Notice requesting the 

extension of the approved information 

collection. This subsequent 30-day 

Federal Register Notice for public 

comments follows OMB’s PRA 

clearance process. There have been no 

substantive changes to the information 

collection application and associated 

data since the initial request. FTA is 

requesting information collection 

approval for up to three years. COVID– 

19 continues to pose significant 

challenges for the transit industry. 

Although some transit providers have 

suspended service and a greater number 

have reduced service throughout the 

COVID–19 public health emergency, 

transit agencies across the country 

continue to provide millions of trips to 

lifeline services, including transporting 

healthcare personnel and other essential 

workers on the front line of the Nation’s 

COVID–19 response. Transit agencies 

also offer additional essential services to 

support communities during the public 

health emergency, such as meal delivery 

and Wi-Fi access in underserved areas, 

and offer a range of COVID–19 vaccine 

access services. Accordingly, the 

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 

Security Agency designates transit 

workers as essential critical 

infrastructure workers. 

Transit agencies and other 

stakeholders have expressed concerns 

about the risk of COVID–19 to the 

transit industry and, along with the 

FTA, have taken steps to address these 

concerns. To support the transit 

industry’s COVID–19 response, FTA 

allocated $25 billion in emergency relief 

funding to the U.S. transit industry 

through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and 

Economic Security (CARES) Act (Pub. L. 

116–136) and another $14 billion 

through the Coronavirus Response and 

Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act 

of 2021 (CRRSAA) (Pub. L. 116–260). 

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 

(ARP), enacted on March 11, 2021, 

includes an additional $30.5 billion in 

Federal funding to support the nation’s 

public transportation systems as they 

continue to respond to the COVID–19 

pandemic and support vaccination of 

the U.S. population. Funding through 

the ARP Act and CRRSAA, like the 

CARES Act, is at 100-percent Federal 

share with no local match required. In 

addition, for Fiscal Year 2020, FTA 

apportioned over $12.5 billion in 

funding authorized under the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation Act 

(FAST Act) (Pub. L. 114–94) and the 

Further Consolidated Appropriations 

Act, 2020 (Pub. L. 116–94). 

Numerous transit agencies have 

implemented mitigations to limit the 

transmission of SARS–CoV–2, the virus 

that causes COVID–19, among their 

workers and within their systems. 

Despite these efforts, frontline transit 

workers remain at high risk for workrelated exposure to SARS–CoV–2 

because their work-related duties must 

be performed on-site and involve being 

in close proximity (<6 feet) to the public 

or to coworkers. In addition, many 

transit workers fall within racial and 

socioeconomic demographics that are at 

increased risk of getting sick and dying 

from COVID–19. 

On January 29, 2021, CDC issued an 

Order requiring the wearing of masks by 

persons using or working in certain 

transportation services, including on 

public transportation, to prevent spread 

of the virus that causes COVID–19. 

Pursuant to the CDC Order, which 

implements Presidential Executive 

Order 13998, transportation operators 

must require that all persons wear 

masks when boarding, disembarking, 

and for the duration of travel, with 

certain exemptions. Operators of 

transportation hubs, which include bus 

terminals and subway stations, must 

require all persons wear a mask when 

entering or on the premises of a 

transportation hub. Since June 10, 2021, 

CDC is not enforcing the wearing of 

masks by persons while outdoors on 

transportation vehicles or while 

outdoors in transportation hubs. TSA 

issued a Security Directive on February 

1, 2021 that implements the CDC Order. 

On August 20, 2021, TSA extended the 

Security Directive through January 18, 

2022 to curb the spread of COVID–19. 

This information collection allows FTA 

to assess compliance with the Federal 

mask mandates. 

According to data from the CDC, 70 

percent of adult Americans had received 

at least one vaccination shot by August 

2, 2021. Continued concerns regarding 

vaccine access and hesitancy among 

transit workers and the U.S. public 

present challenges to increasing this 

percentage further. FTA’s information 

collection captures the number of transit 

workers that have reported that they 

have been vaccinated. The communities 

served by transit agencies continue to 

rely on them to provide critical 

transportation services every day— 

including transportation to vaccination 

sites. This information collection allows 

FTA to monitor the number of 

vaccinated transit workers and captures 

information on transit agencies’ efforts 

to use Federal resources, including ARP, 

CARES, and CRRSAA funds, to support 

vaccine access for their communities— 

both critical data points to support FTA 

response activity. 

New, more transmissible variants of 

the virus have recently emerged, 

including the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant. 

Between June 30, 2021 and July 31, 

2021, after five months of decreasing 

trends in COVID–19 cases and 

hospitalizations, data show that cases 

and hospitalizations have increased 

substantially. In light of the Delta 

variant and increased spread and 

hospitalizations, CDC reversed its May 

recommendations that fully vaccinated 

individuals do not need to wear masks 

indoors and now recommends that all 

Americans in areas of surging COVID– 

19 transmission should wear masks 

while indoors, regardless of their 

vaccination status. FTA plays a critical 

role in providing risk-based guidance 

and support for the COVID–19 recovery 

efforts of the transit industry. 

Accordingly, FTA will continue to 

require that respondents provide the 

following information using a fillable 

electronic online application: 

• Transit Worker Counts: Total 

number of transit operators, other 


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frontline essential personnel, and other 

workers during the reporting period. 

• COVID–19 Impacts on Transit 

Agency Service Levels: Yes or no 

responses to indicate if the agency 

suspended service, reduced service, or 

operated at normal levels during the 

reporting period. 

• COVID–19 Impacts on Transit 

Workforce: Cumulative counts of transit 

worker COVID–19 positives, fatalities, 

recoveries, and unvaccinated employees 

during the reporting period, and yes or 

no responses on whether the agency is 

requiring workers to be vaccinated, 

whether the agency has implemented 

the CDC Order and TSA Security 

Directive requiring workers and 

passengers to wear masks, and whether 

or not the agency has used FTA funds 

to support vaccine access services and 

the types of vaccine access services the 

agency provides. 

Respondents: FTA will require this 

information, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5334, 

from recipients and sub-recipients of 

FTA funds under the Urbanized Area 

Formula Funding program (49 U.S.C. 

5307) or the Formula Grants for Rural 

Areas program (49 U.S.C. 5311) that 

operate transit systems or pass-through 

funds to sub-recipients that operate 

transit systems. Recipients of FTA funds 

under the Enhanced Mobility of Seniors 

and Individuals with Disabilities 

program (49 U.S.C. 5310) may be 

requested to provide this information on 

a voluntary basis in the future. 

Estimated Average Total Annual 

Respondents: 2,390 respondents. 

Estimated Average Total Responses: 

28,680. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

10,356. 

Estimated Annual Burden per 

Response: 10 minutes per Section 5307 

or 5311 respondent, 400 minutes per 

Section 5311 State respondent, and 16 

minutes per Section 5310 transit 

operator respondent. 

Frequency: Monthly. 

Nadine Pembleton, 

Director Office of Management Planning. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20559 Filed 9–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No.: PHMSA–2021–0095; Notice No. 

2021–08] 

Hazardous Materials: Public Meeting 

Notice for the Research, Development 

& Technology Forum 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration’s 

(PHMSA) Office of Hazardous Materials 

Safety (OHMS) will hold a public 

Research, Development & Technology 

Forum October 12-15, 2021, virtually on 

Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) to present 

the results of recently completed 

projects, brief new project plans, and 

obtain stakeholder input on the 

direction of current and future research 

projects on topics including mitigation 

of climate change, risk management and 

mitigation, packaging integrity, 

emerging technology, and technical 

analysis to aid risk assessment. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

virtually on MS Teams from October 12 

to 15, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time on each day. 

ADDRESSES: DOT requests that attendees 

pre-register for these meetings by 

completing the form, at: https://

forms.office.com/Pages/Response

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Conference call-in and ‘‘live meeting’’ 

capability will be provided. Specific 

information about conference call-in 

and live meeting access will be posted 

at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ 

research-and-development/hazmat/rdmeetings-and-events under ‘‘Upcoming 

Events.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andy Leyder or Britain Bruner, Ph.D., 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, 

Research, Development & Technology, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Washington, DC. 

Telephone: (202) 360–0664 and (202) 

366–8830. Email: Andrew.Leyder@

dot.gov or Britain.Bruner@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 

meeting, OHMS will solicit comments 

related to new research topics that may 

be considered for inclusion in its future 

work. OHMS is particularly interested 

in the research gaps associated with 

energetic materials (explosives) 

characterization and transport, safe 

transportation of energy products (e.g., 

crude oil), safe containment and 

transportation of compressed gases, and 

safe packaging and transportation of 

charge storage devices (e.g., lithium ion 

batteries), and how these might aid in 

mitigation of climate change. The forum 

will also include an opportunity for 

stakeholder input that identifies other 

research gaps related to the 

transportation of hazardous materials. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

20, 2021, under authority delegated in 49 

CFR 1.97. 

William S. Schoonover, 

Associate Administrator for Hazardous 

Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20599 Filed 9–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 

of one or more persons that have been 

placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons List 

(SDN List) based on OFAC’s 

determination that one or more 

applicable legal criteria were satisfied. 

All property and interests in property 

subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these 

persons are blocked, and U.S. persons 

are generally prohibited from engaging 

in transactions with them. 

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section for effective date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Andrea Gacki, Director, tel.: 

202–622–2480; Associate Director for 

Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; 

Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 

202–622–2480; Assistant Director for 

Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855; 

or the Assistant Director for Sanctions 

Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622– 

2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The Specially Designated Nationals 

and Blocked Persons List and additional 

information concerning OFAC sanctions 

programs are available on OFAC’s 

website (www.treasury.gov/ofac). 


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