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23For purposes only of waiving the 30-day 

operative delay, the Commission has also 

considered the proposed rule’s impact on 

efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 

15 U.S.C. 78c(f). 24 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Waiver of the 30-day operative delay 

would allow the Exchange to 

immediately provide the protections 

included in this proposal in the event of 

a MWCB halt, which is consistent with 

the protection of investors and the 

public interest. Therefore, the 

Commission hereby waives the 30-day 

operative delay and designates the 

proposed rule change as operative upon 

filing.23

At any time within 60 days of the 

filing of the proposed rule change, the 

Commission summarily may 

temporarily suspend such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act. If the 

Commission takes such action, the 

Commission shall institute proceedings 

to determine whether the proposed rule 

should be approved or disapproved. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

PEARL–2022–13 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–PEARL–2022–13. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549, on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of the Exchange. All comments 

received will be posted without change. 

Persons submitting comments are 

cautioned that we do not redact or edit 

personal identifying information from 

comment submissions. 

You should submit only information 

that you wish to make available 

publicly. All submissions should refer 

to File Number SR–PEARL–2022–13 

and should be submitted on or before 

May 4, 2022. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.24

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07842 Filed 4–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11706] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: COVID–19 Vaccination 

Requests for Waiver 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to June 

13, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

internet may comment on this notice by 

going to www.Regulations.gov. You can 

search for the document by entering 

‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2022–0100’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

• Email: NicodemusAL@state.gov. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

COVID–19 Vaccination Request for 

Waiver. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0246. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: GTM. 

• Form Number: DS–1558, DS–1559. 

• Respondents: New employees at the 

Department of State who may request an 

exception to Executive Order 14043 

from this vaccination requirement based 

on a sincerely held religious belief or 

medical needs. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

100. 

• Average Time per Response: 75 

minutes per response. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 75 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The purpose of collecting this 

information is to provide an avenue for 

individuals to request an exception to 

the vaccination requirement as a 

medical/disability or religious 

accommodation, and to determine 

whether the request for an exception to 

Executive Order 14043 is valid and can 

be accommodated. 


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1See Honorable Thomas J. Vilsack, U.S. Dep’t of 

Agric. Letter, Mar. 30, 2022, Reciprocal Switching, 

EP 711 (Sub-No. 1); Letter from Honorable Shelley 

Moore Capito, to Board Members Martin J. 

Oberman, Michelle A. Schultz, Patrick J. Fuchs, 

Robert E. Primus, & Karen J. Hedlund (Mar. 29, 

2022), available at www.stb.gov (open tab ‘‘News & 

Communications’’ & select ‘‘Non-Docketed Public 

Correspondence’’); Letter from the Nat’l Grain & 

Feed Ass’n, to Board Members Martin J. Oberman, 

Michelle A. Schultz, Patrick J. Fuchs, Robert E. 

Primus, & Karen J. Hedlund (Mar. 24, 2022), 

available at www.stb.gov (open tab ‘‘News & 

Communications’’ & select ‘‘Non-Docketed Public 

Correspondence’’); Letter from SMART-Transp. 

Div., to Chairman Martin J. Oberman (Apr. 1, 2022), 

available at www.stb.gov (open tab ‘‘News & 

Communications’’ & select ‘‘Non-Docketed Public 

Correspondence’’). 

2 Data collected pursuant to 49 CFR part 1250 is 

available on the Board’s website at https://

www.stb.gov/reports-data/rail-service-data/. 

Methodology 

For prospective employees, both 

forms are PDFs that must be printed, 

completed, signed, and emailed to 

points of contact. The Medical 

Exception form has two parts: Part 2 of 

the form must be completed by a 

medical professional before the entire 

document is scanned and emailed. 

A Notice Regarding Injunctions 

The vaccination requirement issued 

pursuant to E.O. 14043, is currently the 

subject of a nationwide injunction. 

While that injunction remains in place, 

the Department will not process 

requests for a medical exception from 

the COVID–19 vaccination requirement 

pursuant to E.O. 14043. The Department 

will also not request the submission of 

any medical information related to a 

request for an exception from the 

vaccination requirement pursuant to 

E.O. 14043 while the injunction remains 

in place. But the Department may 

nevertheless receive information 

regarding a medical exception. That is 

because, if the Department were to 

receive a request for an exception from 

the COVID–19 vaccination requirement 

pursuant to E.O. 14043 during the 

pendency of the injunction, the 

Department will accept the request, 

hold it in abeyance, and notify the 

employee who submitted the request 

that implementation and enforcement of 

the COVID–19 vaccination requirement 

pursuant to E.O. 14043 is currently 

enjoined and that an exception therefore 

is not necessary so long as the 

injunction is in place. In other words, 

during the pendency of the injunction, 

any information collection related to 

requests for medical exception from the 

COVID–19 vaccination requirement 

pursuant to E.O. 14043 is not 

undertaken to implement or enforce the 

COVID–19 vaccination requirement. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy Director, Office of Directives 

Management, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2022–07879 Filed 4–12–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 770] 

Urgent Issues in Freight Rail Service 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board (Board) will hold a public hearing 

on April 26 and 27, 2022, on recent rail 

service problems and recovery efforts 

involving several Class I carriers. The 

hearing will be held in the Hearing 

Room of the Board’s headquarters, 

located at 395 E Street SW, Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. The Board will direct 

executive-level officials, including 

operating and human resources officials, 

of BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), CSX 

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), Norfolk 

Southern Railway Company (NSR), and 

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) to 

appear to discuss the recent rail service 

problems, each carrier’s ongoing and 

planned efforts to improve service, and 

each carrier’s estimated timeline for 

recovery of normal service levels. The 

Board will also invite and welcome the 

attendance of executive-level officials, 

including operating and human 

resources officials, of Canadian National 

Railway Company (CN), Kansas City 

Southern Railway Company (KCS), and 

Canadian Pacific Railway Company 

(CP). In addition, the Board will provide 

other carriers, rail customers, labor 

organizations, and other interested 

parties the opportunity to report on 

recent service issues and service 

recovery efforts. 

DATES: The hearing will be held on 

April 26 and 27, 2022, beginning at 9:30 

a.m. each day, in the Hearing Room of 

the Board’s headquarters and will be 

open for public observation. The 

hearing will be available for viewing on 

the Board’s website. Any person 

wishing to speak at the hearing should 

file with the Board a notice of intent to 

participate (identifying the party, 

proposed speaker, and amount of time 

requested) as soon as possible but no 

later than April 14, 2022. Submission of 

written testimony by hearing 

participants is optional; any such 

written testimony, and written 

comments by any other interested 

persons, may be submitted by April 22, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: All filings should be 

submitted via e-filing on the Board’s 

website at www.stb.gov. Filings will be 

posted to the Board’s website and need 

not be served on the other hearing 

participants, written commenters, or 

any other party to the proceeding. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathaniel Bawcombe at (202) 245–0376. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rail 

network reliability is essential to the 

Nation’s economy and is a foremost 

priority of the Board. In recent weeks, 

the Board has heard informally from a 

broad range of stakeholders about 

inconsistent and unreliable rail service. 

These challenges include tight car 

supply and unfilled car orders, delays in 

transportation for carload and bulk 

traffic, increased origin dwell time for 

released unit trains, missed switches, 

and ineffective customer assistance. 

Moreover, the Board has received 

several recent reports, from the 

Secretary of Agriculture, Senator 

Shelley Moore Capito, and other 

stakeholders, about the serious impact 

of these service trends on rail users, 

particularly with respect to shippers of 

agricultural and energy products.1

At the same time, the Board has been 

closely monitoring weekly rail service 

performance data submitted pursuant to 

49 CFR part 1250.2 The data validate the 

anecdotal information reported to the 

Board, as many key performance 

indicators, such as system average train 

speed and average number of trains 

holding per day, suggest performance is 

below historical norms. While the Board 

appreciates that the pandemic has 

caused significant volume fluctuations, 

which have created great uncertainty 

and other challenges, these trends 

demonstrate that service has continued 

to deteriorate. Since the beginning of 

2022, and through the data for the week 

ending March 25, 2022, there has been 

no material, sustained decline in trains 

held per day due to crew or locomotive 

availability for BNSF, CSXT, NSR, or 

UP. Recognizing large reductions in 

railroad employment over the past 

several years (including prior to the 

pandemic), as reported to the Board 

under 49 CFR 1246.1, and 

understanding that carriers have 

reported hiring difficulties—difficulties 

that are not restricted to the rail 

industry—the Board is concerned that 

crew shortages have contributed to these 

recent service trends and affected 

carriers’ recovery efforts. For these 

reasons, the Board has determined that 

the service issues may have reached a 

level that requires action by the Board, 

and it is imperative that the Board hear 

from carriers, rail customers, labor 


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