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immediately posted to the docket. 

Several business days may elapse after 

a comment has been submitted online 

before it is posted to the docket. 

Privacy Act: DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

regulatory process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice, DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS, accessible through 

www.dot.gov/privacy. To facilitate 

comment tracking and response, 

commenters are encouraged to provide 

their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. Whether 

or not commenters identify themselves, 

all timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments received, please visit 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for accessing the 

docket. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train 

Control, and Crossings Division, 

telephone: 816–516–7168, email: 

Gabe.Neal@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with part 236 of title 49, 

Code of Federal Regulations, and sec. 

20502(a) of title 49, United States Code, 

this document provides the public 

notice that Palmetto Railways has 

petitioned FRA for approval of a PSP for 

use of the RailSoft TrackAccess system 

in autonomous mode on its Charity 

Church Subdivision. FRA has assigned 

the petition Docket Number FRA–2022– 

0046. Palmetto Railways’ PSP has been 

placed in this docket and is available for 

public inspection and comment. 

The TrackAccess system is a 

processor-based dispatch system 

developed by RailSoft Systems to be 

operated in autonomous mode (without 

dispatcher intervention) for low-density 

rail lines. RailSoft indicates that the 

system provides a processor-based 

methodology of requesting and issuing 

track authority to either qualified train 

crew members or roadway workers, 

while increasing railroad productivity 

and significantly improving the safety of 

train operations, roadway workers, and 

other railway equipment. 

FRA is also providing public notice 

that Palmetto Railways’ RSPP has been 

placed in Docket Number FRA–2022– 

0046 and is available for public 

inspection. FRA is not, however, 

accepting public comment on the RSPP; 

notice regarding the availability of the 

RSPP is provided for information only. 

Palmetto Railways asserts that its PSP, 

dated August 18, 2021, contains the 

same information and analysis as the 

Alabama and Tennessee River Railway’s 

(ATN) PSP, Rev. 1, except that Palmetto 

Railways’ PSP has been conformed to 

reflect only Palmetto Railways 

operations. FRA approved ATN’s use of 

TrackAccess in autonomous mode when 

FRA approved ATN’s PSP, Rev. 1, on 

January 28, 2014, available in Docket 

FRA–2013–0088. Therefore, Palmetto 

Railways is seeking FRA approval to use 

the TrackAccess system in autonomous 

mode on its Charity Church 

Subdivision, through approval of 

Palmetto Railways’ PSP, dated August 

18, 2021. Currently, Palmetto Railways 

is using the TrackAccess system in 

dispatcher-assisted mode and has done 

so without incident since April 2007. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on Palmetto Railways’ PSP by 

submitting comments to the electronic 

docket. Please refer to the ADDRESSES

section above for guidance on how to 

submit comments to the electronic 

docket. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams, 

Director, Office of Railroad Systems and 

Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12640 Filed 6–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0109; Notice No. 

2022–10] 

Hazardous Materials: Frequently 

Asked Questions—Applicability of the 

Hazardous Materials Regulations; 

Extension of Comment Period and 

Notice of Public Informational Webinar 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period and informational webinar 

announcement. 

SUMMARY: On March 22, 2022, PHMSA 

announced an initiative to convert 

historical letters of interpretation 

applicable to the Hazardous Materials 

Regulations (HMR) that have been 

issued to specific stakeholders into 

broadly applicable frequently asked 

questions on its website. PHMSA 

requested comment on the initiative and 

input on the prioritization of future sets 

of frequently asked questions. In this 

notice, PHMSA is extending the 

comment period from May 23, 2022, 

until July 22, 2022. In addition, PHMSA 

plans to host a webinar to discuss the 

process and intent of this initiative with 

stakeholders on June 27, 2022. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before July 22, 

2022. Comments received after that date 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Docket Number 

PHMSA–2021–0109 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Routing Symbol M–30, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket Management 

System; Room W12–140 on the ground 

floor of the West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and Docket 

Number (PHMSA–2021–0109) for this 

notice. To avoid duplication, please use 

only one of these four methods. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) and will 

include any personal information you 

provide. 

Docket: For access to the dockets to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov or DOT’s Docket 

Operations Office (see ADDRESSES). 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

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

from the public. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, 

as described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI): CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this notice 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 


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1https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/ 

guidance?keywords=security&issued_date_

from=&field_issued_date_value_1=. 

2The HMIC can be reached at 1–800–467–4922 

and infocntr@dot.gov. For additional information 

visit: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/standardsrulemaking/hazmat/hazardous-materialsinformation-center. 

3To request a formal letter of interpretation, 

persons may also write to: Mr. Shane Kelley, 

Director, Standards and Rulemaking Division, U.S. 

DOT/PHMSA (PHH–10), 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, East Building, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 

20590. To obtain information and answers 

pertaining to statute compliance and preemption, 

persons must, as prescribed by 49 CFR 105.20(b), 

contact the office of the Chief Counsel at: Office of 

the Chief Counsel, U.S. DOT/PHMSA (PHC–10), 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, East Building, 

Washington, DC 20590, or at (202) 366–4400. 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this notice, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as ‘‘CBI.’’ Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ Submissions containing 

CBI should be sent to Arthur Pollack, 

Standards and Rulemaking Division, 

(202) 366–8553, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. Any commentary that 

PHMSA receives which is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arthur Pollack, Standards and 

Rulemaking Division, (202) 366–8553, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Webinar Details and Public 

Participation 

The webinar will take place on June 

27, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. EST and will be 

open to the public. Attendees must 

register on the meeting website at 

https://opsweb.phmsa.dot.gov/hm_

seminars/faq_webinar.asp. 

II. Background 

Federal hazardous materials 

transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5101 et 

seq.) directs the Secretary of 

Transportation (‘‘the Secretary’’) to 

establish regulations for the safe and 

secure transportation of hazardous 

materials in commerce. The Secretary is 

authorized to apply those regulations to 

(1) persons who transport hazardous 

materials in commerce, (2) persons who 

cause hazardous materials to be 

transported in commerce, (3) persons 

who manufacture or maintain a 

packaging or a component of a 

packaging that is represented, marked, 

certified, or sold as qualified for use in 

the transportation of a hazardous 

material in commerce, (4) persons who 

indicate by marking or other means that 

a hazardous material being transported 

in commerce is present in a package or 

transport conveyance when it is not, 

and (5) persons who tamper with a 

package or transport conveyance used to 

transport hazardous materials in 

commerce or a required marking, label, 

placard, or shipping description. 

In 49 CFR 1.97, the Secretary 

delegated authority to issue regulations 

for the safe and secure transportation of 

hazardous materials in commerce to the 

PHMSA Administrator. The PHMSA 

Administrator issues the HMR under 

that delegated authority. The HMR 

prescribes requirements for the safe 

transportation in commerce of 

hazardous materials, including 

provisions for classification, packaging, 

and hazard communication. 

To facilitate its safety mission and 

promote better awareness of its 

programs and compliance requirements, 

the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety 

(OHMS) periodically issues agency 

guidance in the Federal Register and on 

its publicly available website 1 for use 

by the regulated community, PHMSA 

staff, and federal, state, and local 

partners. This information is nonbinding material given to the public 

pertaining to information and resources 

useful to comply with the HMR and is 

also used to make the public aware of 

safety issues or best practices. PHMSA 

issues this information through posted 

frequently asked questions (FAQs), 

advisory bulletins, publications, and 

policy manuals. PHMSA also answers 

questions from stakeholders through its 

staff and the Hazardous Materials 

Information Center (HMIC) 2 and by 

issuing letters of interpretation (LOIs). 

As provided in 49 CFR 105.20 

(Guidance and Interpretations), a 

member of the public may request 

information and answers to questions 

on HMR compliance by contacting the 

OHMS Standards and Rulemaking 

Division or the HMIC.3 OHMS receives 

an average of 250 requests for LOIs each 

year. Some of these requests for 

interpretations have previously been 

asked, answered, and published on 

PHMSA’s Online Code of Federal 

Regulations (oCFR) website at https://

www.phmsa.dot.gov/standardsrulemaking/hazmat/phmsas-online-cfrocfr. 

The purpose of the FAQ initiative is 

to optimize the effectiveness, reach, and 

impact of the OHMS LOI process. 

Through publishing FAQs, PHMSA will 

memorialize in broadly applicable 

guidance its historical LOIs for, and 

applicable to, specific stakeholders 

regulated by the HMR. Specifically, this 

initiative adapts currently available 

stakeholder engagement functions to 

more directly appeal to a broader 

regulated community, develop a 

systematic process in managing/curating 

agency information that can be 

incorporated conveniently into existing 

workflows, and create helpful tools for 

current stakeholders. The success of this 

initiative will be measurable by 

monitoring PHMSA’s website 

engagement, the rate of incoming calls 

to the HMIC, and the volume of 

incoming LOI requests. A successful 

project should see an increase in 

website engagement with either static or 

reduced rates of calls to the HMIC and 

a reduced volume of incoming LOI 

requests. In addition, the interpretation 

workflow should reflect more efficient 

processing and productivity. 

III. Federal Register Notice 

On March 22, 2022, PHMSA 

published Notice No. 2022–02 [87 FR 

16308] announcing an initiative to 

publish FAQs on its website to facilitate 

better public understanding and 

awareness of the hazardous materials 

regulations (HMR; 49 CFR parts 171 

through 180). The FAQs in the notice 

are intended to clarify, explain, and 

promote better understanding of the 

HMR. FAQs are not substantive rules, 

and do not create legally enforceable 

rights, assign duties, or impose new 

obligations not otherwise contained in 

the existing regulations and standards, 

but are provided to help the regulated 

community understand how to comply 

with the regulations. 

PHMSA is creating a repository of 

these questions, which will reduce the 

need for issuing duplicative LOIs to 

multiple stakeholders and will assist 

PHMSA in streamlining the use of its 

resources by significantly reducing 

frequently asked LOIs. This initiative 

will provide additional value to 

PHMSA’s oCFR tool found at https://

www.phmsa.dot.gov/standardsrulemaking/hazmat/phmsas-online-cfrocfr. The oCFR tool is an interactive 

web-based application that allows users 

to navigate with a single click between 

all content, including LOIs connected to 

an HMR citation. The oCFR tool 

includes the ability to sort, filter, and 

export search results. 

PHMSA expects this initiative to 

ultimately allow the agency to devote 

resources to other hazardous materials 

transportation safety projects such as 

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outreach and engagement, and 

regulatory and policy improvements. 

IV. Comment Period Extension 

PHMSA initially provided a 60-day 

comment period for the March 22, 2022, 

Federal Register notice with a May 23, 

2022, closing date. In response to a 

request to extend the comment period 

from the Dangerous Goods Advisory 

Council, PHMSA is extending the 

comment period an additional 60 days. 

The comment period will now close on 

July 22, 2022. This extension provides 

the public additional time to provide 

comment on the FAQ initiative. In 

addition, PHMSA will host a webinar to 

provide detailed information on the 

process and intent of the FAQ initiative. 

The webinar will be held on June 27, 

2022. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on June 8, 

2022, 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. 2022–12720 Filed 6–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer 

Communications Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Taxpayer 

Communications Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. This meeting will be held via 

teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, July 13, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Conchata Holloway at 1–888–912–1227 

or 214–413–6550. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer 

Communications Project Committee will 

be held Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at 

12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited time and 

structure of meeting, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Conchata Holloway. For more 

information, please contact Conchata 

Holloway at 1–888–912–1227 or 214– 

413–6550, or write TAP Office, 1114 

Commerce St MC 1005 Dallas, TX, 

75242 or contact us at the website: 

http://www.improveirs.org. The agenda 

will include various IRS issues. 

Dated: June 7, 2022. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12633 Filed 6–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Electronic Tax Administration 

Advisory Committee; Meetings 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Electronic Tax 

Administration Advisory Committee 

(ETAAC) will hold a public meeting on 

Wednesday, June 29, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Sean Parman, Office of National Public 

Liaison, at 202–317–6247 or send an 

email to PublicLiaison@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988), 

that a public meeting of the ETAAC will 

be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, 

from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. EDT at 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC, 20224. The purpose of the ETAAC 

is to provide continuing advice 

regarding the development and 

implementation of the IRS 

organizational strategy for electronic tax 

administration. ETAAC is an organized 

public forum for discussion of 

electronic tax administration issues 

such as prevention of identity theft and 

refund fraud. It supports the overriding 

goal that paperless filing should be the 

preferred and most convenient method 

of filing tax and information returns. 

ETAAC members convey the public’s 

perceptions of IRS electronic tax 

administration activities, offer 

constructive observations about current 

or proposed policies, programs and 

procedures, and suggest improvements. 

Due to limited seating and security 

requirements, call or email Sean Parman 

to confirm your attendance. Mr. Parman 

can be reached at 202–317–6247 or 

PublicLiaison@irs.gov. Should you wish 

the ETAAC to consider a written 

statement, please call 202–317–6247 or 

email: PublicLiaison@irs.gov. 

Dated: June 8, 2022 

Nina M. Lachin, 

Acting Branch Chief, National Public Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12705 Filed 6–10–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. This meeting will be held via 

teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, July 12, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Rosalia at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(718) 834–2203. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. (1988) that 

an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be held Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at 12:00 

p.m. Eastern Time. The public is invited 

to make oral comments or submit 

written statements for consideration. 

Due to limited time and structure of 

meeting, notification of intent to 

participate must be made with Robert 

Rosalia. For more information, please 

contact Robert Rosalia at 1–888–912– 

1227 or (718) 834–2203, or write TAP 

Office, 2 Metrotech Center, 100 Myrtle 

Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201 or contact 

us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

Dated: June 8, 2022. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12629 Filed 6–10–22; 8:45 am] 

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