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II. Background 

On April 5, 2022, FMCSA published 

a notice announcing its decision to 

renew exemptions for 10 individuals 

from the hearing standard in 49 CFR 

391.41(b)(11) to operate a CMV in 

interstate commerce and requested 

comments from the public (87 FR 

19731). The public comment period 

ended on May 5, 2022, and no 

comments were received. 

FMCSA has evaluated the eligibility 

of these applicants and determined that 

renewing these exemptions would 

achieve a level of safety equivalent to, 

or greater than, the level that would be 

achieved by complying with 

§ 391.41(b)(11). 

The physical qualification standard 

for drivers regarding hearing found in 

§ 391.41(b)(11) states that a person is 

physically qualified to drive a CMV if 

that person first perceives a forced 

whispered voice in the better ear at not 

less than 5 feet with or without the use 

of a hearing aid or, if tested by use of 

an audiometric device, does not have an 

average hearing loss in the better ear 

greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1,000 

Hz, and 2,000 Hz with or without a 

hearing aid when the audiometric 

device is calibrated to American 

National Standard (formerly ASA 

Standard) Z24.5—1951. 

This standard was adopted in 1970 

and was revised in 1971 to allow drivers 

to be qualified under this standard 

while wearing a hearing aid, 35 FR 

6458, 6463 (Apr. 22, 1970) and 36 FR 

12857 (July 3, 1971). 

III. Discussion of Comments 

FMCSA received no comments in this 

proceeding. 

IV. Conclusion 

Based upon its evaluation of the 10 

renewal exemption applications, 

FMCSA announces its decision to 

exempt the following drivers from the 

hearing requirement in § 391.41(b)(11). 

As of May 15, 2022, and in 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315(b), the following 10 individuals 

have satisfied the renewal conditions for 

obtaining an exemption from the 

hearing requirement in the FMCSRs for 

interstate CMV drivers (87 FR 19731): 

Dustin Bemesderfer (FL) 

Marquarius Boyd (MS) 

Thomas Jensen (IA) 

William Larson (NC) 

Michael Paasch (NE) 

Jesus Perez (IL) 

Michael Quinonez (NM) 

Jonathan Ramirez (CA) 

Byron Smith (TX) 

Aldale Williamson (DC) 

The drivers were included in docket 

number FMCSA–2012–0332, FMCSA– 

2013–0124, FMCSA–2013–0125, 

FMCSA–2017–0057, FMCSA–2017– 

0058, or FMCSA–2020–0024. Their 

exemptions were applicable as of May 

15, 2022 and will expire on May 15, 

2024. 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b), each exemption will be valid 

for 2 years from the effective date unless 

revoked earlier by FMCSA. The 

exemption will be revoked if the 

following occurs: (1) the person fails to 

comply with the terms and conditions 

of the exemption; (2) the exemption has 

resulted in a lower level of safety than 

was maintained prior to being granted; 

or (3) continuation of the exemption 

would not be consistent with the goals 

and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315(b). 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12976 Filed 6–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2022–0002–N–10] 

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) and its 

implementing regulations, FRA seeks 

approval of the Information Collection 

Request (ICRs) abstracted below. Before 

submitting these ICRs to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval, FRA is soliciting public 

comment on specific aspects of the 

activities identified in the ICRs. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before August 

15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICRs 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2022– 

0002. All comments received will be 

posted without change to the docket, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please refer to the assigned 

OMB control number in any 

correspondence submitted. FRA will 

summarize comments received in 

response to this notice in a subsequent 

notice and include them in its 

information collection submission to 

OMB for approval. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hodan Wells, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

hodan.wells@dot.gov or telephone: (202) 

868–9412. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to 

provide 60-days’ notice to the public to 

allow comment on information 

collection activities before seeking OMB 

approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C. 

3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 

1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites 

interested parties to comment on the 

following ICRs regarding: (1) whether 

the information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities 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 for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). 

FRA believes that soliciting public 

comment may reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information that 

Federal regulations mandate. In 

summary, FRA reasons that comments 

received will advance three objectives: 

(1) reduce reporting burdens; (2) 

organize information collection 

requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format 

to improve the use of such information; 

and (3) accurately assess the resources 

expended to retrieve and produce 

information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 

3501. 

The summaries below describe the 

ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB 

clearance as the PRA requires: 

Title: Special Notice for Repairs. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0504. 

Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 216, FRA 

and State inspectors may issue a Special 

Notice for Repairs to notify a railroad in 

writing of an unsafe condition involving 

a locomotive, car, or track. The railroad 

must notify FRA in writing when the 

equipment is returned to service or the 

track is restored to a condition 

permitting operations at speeds 

authorized for a higher class, specifying 


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1The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 

Surface Transportation Board’s 2020 Full Year 

Wage A&B data series for railroad workers. The 

wage rate of $77.44 per hour includes a 75-percent 

overhead charge. 

2Totals may not add due to rounding. 3 49 CFR 1.89(a). 4 75 FR 41281 (July 15, 2010). 

the repairs completed. FRA and State 

inspectors use this information to 

remove from service freight cars, 

passenger cars, and locomotives until 

they can be restored to a serviceable 

condition. They also use this 

information to reduce the maximum 

authorized speed on a section of track 

until repairs can be made. 

In this 60-day notice, FRA made 

adjustments which decreased the 

previously approved burden hours from 

16 hours to 3 hours. For instance: 

• Under § 216.15(b), the burden 

decreased from 13 hours to .25 hour due 

to changes in the number of responses— 

from fifty (50) form replies to one (1) 

form reply per year. FRA’s estimate is 

based on how infrequently these replies 

have been submitted to date. 

• FRA anticipates zero submissions 

under § 216.25 as noted in the PRA table 

printed below. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.8; FRA F 

6180.8A. 

Respondent Universe: 754 railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

Section Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time per 

responses 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total cost 

equivalent in 

U.S. dollar 

(A) (B) (C = A * B) (D = C * wage 

rates) 1

216.13(b)—Special Notice for Repairs: 

Locomotive—RR reply to special notice for repair informing FRA that affected locomotive is returned to service—FRA Form F 6180.8.

754 railroads ........... 5 form replies .......... 15 minutes .............. 1.25 96.80 

216.15(b)—Special Notice for Repairs: 

Track—RR reply to special notice for 

repair informing FRA that affected 

track is restored to condition permitting 

operations at speeds authorized at 

higher speeds—FRA Form F 6180.8a.

754 railroads ........... 1 form reply ............ 15 minutes .............. .25 19.36 

216.21(b)—Notice of track conditions: 

Letter from railroad to FRA track engineer that affected track has been repaired and is ready for re-inspection.

754 railroads ........... 1 letter ..................... 1 hour ..................... 1.00 77.44 

216.25—Issuance of review and emergency order: Petition for review of 

order or letter stating track has been 

repaired.

FRA anticipates zero submissions in this 3-year ICR period. 

Total 2 ................................................ 754 railroads ........... 7 responses ............ N/A .......................... 3 194 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 7. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $194. 

Title: Bridge Safety Standards. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0586. 

Abstract: The Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) 

(Pub. L. 114–94, Dec. 4, 2015), Section 

11405, ‘‘Bridge Inspection Reports,’’ 

provides a means for a State or a 

political subdivision of a State to obtain 

a public version of a bridge inspection 

report generated by a railroad for a 

bridge located within its respective 

jurisdiction. While the FAST Act 

specifies that requests for such reports 

are to be filed with the Secretary of 

Transportation, the responsibility for 

fulfilling these requests is delegated to 

FRA.3 FRA developed a form titled 

‘‘Bridge Inspection Report Public 

Version Request Form’’ (FRA F 

6180.167) to facilitate such requests by 

States and their political subdivisions. 

Additionally, the collection of 

information set forth under 49 CFR 

214.105(c) establishes standards and 

practices for safety net systems. Safety 

nets and net installations must be droptested at the job site after initial 

installation and before being used as a 

fall-protection system, after major 

repairs, and at 6-month intervals if left 

at one site. If a drop-test is not feasible 

and is not performed, then the railroad 

or railroad contractor, or a designated 

certified person, must provide written 

certification the net complies with the 

safety standards under § 214.105. FRA 

and State inspectors use the information 

to enforce Federal regulations. The 

information maintained at the job site 

promotes safe bridge worker practices 

while providing flexibility at bridge 

work job sites. 

Furthermore, the collection of 

information set forth under 49 CFR part 

237 normalized and established Federal 

requirements for railroad bridges.4 In 

particular, the collection of information 

is used by FRA to confirm that 

railroads/track owners adopt and 

implement bridge management 

programs to properly inspect, maintain, 

modify, and repair all bridges that carry 

trains for which they are responsible. 

Railroads/track owners must conduct 

annual inspections of railroad bridges, 

as well as special inspections, which 

must be carried out if natural or 

accidental events cause conditions that 

warrant such inspections. Further, 

railroads/track owners must incorporate 

provisions for internal audits into their 

bridge management programs and must 

conduct internal audits of bridge 

inspection reports. FRA uses the 

information collected to ensure that 

railroads/track owners meet Federal 


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standards for bridge safety and comply 

with all the requirements of part 237. 

In this 60-day notice, FRA made 

several adjustments which increased the 

previously approved burden hours from 

4,858 hours to 34,616 hours. For 

instance: 

• Under § 237.31, the burden 

increased by 360 hours because FRA 

anticipates it will receive 15 bridge 

management programs. 

• Under § 237.109, FRA corrected the 

number of bridge inspection reports 

anticipated from 15,450 to 100,000 

reports which consequently increased 

the burden by 21,137 hours. 

• Under § 237.109, FRA updated this 

burden which added 8,333 hours. 

• FRA found that the burden 

associated with § 237.109(g) is covered 

under § 237.109. Thus, FRA removed 

the duplicative burden of 25 hours and 

included an explanatory note in the 

PRA table printed below. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses (railroads 

and track owners), States, the District of 

Columbia (DC), and political 

subdivisions of States. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.167. 

Respondent Universe: 784 track 

owners, 50 States and DC, and 200 

political subdivisions of States. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion and annual. 

Reporting Burden: 

Section 5 Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time per 

responses 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total cost 

equivalent in 

U.S. dollar 6

(A) (B) (C = A * B) (D = C * wage 

rates) 

FAST Act, Section 11405—Written request or filing of Form FRA F 

6180.167 ‘‘Bridge Inspection Report 

Public Version Request Form’’ by 

State or a political subdivision of a 

State.

50 states and DC 

and 200 state political subdivisions.

50 forms or written 

requests.

5 minutes ................ 4.17 340.73 

FAST Act, Section 11405—Submission 

of public version of bridge inspection 

report from railroads to FRA.

754 railroads ........... 47 reports ............... 1 hour ..................... 47.00 3,639.68 

214.105(c)(4)—Fall protection systems 

standards and practices—Safety net 

systems certification records.

754 railroads ........... 3 written certification 

records.

5 minutes ................ .25 19.36 

237.3(b)—Notifications to FRA of assignment of bridge responsibility and 

signed statement by assignee concerning bridge responsibility.

784 track owners .... 10 notifications ........ 2 hours .................... 20.00 1,548.80 

237.9—Waivers ........................................ 784 track owners .... .33 petition .............. 4 hours .................... 1.32 102.22 

237.31—Adoption of bridge management 

programs—Existing and new track 

owners.

784 track owners .... 15 programs ........... 24 hours .................. 360.00 27,878.40 

237.57—Designation of qualified individuals.784 track owners .... 200 records ............. 15 minutes .............. 50.00 3,872.00 

237.71—Determination of bridge load capacities.The burden associated with this requirement is covered above under § 237.31. 

237.73—Protection of bridges from overweight and over-dimension loads— 

Issuance of instructions to railroad personnel by track owner.

784 track owners .... 100 written instructions.2 hours .................... 200.00 15,488.00 

237.109—Bridge inspection records—Reports and records.784 track owners .... 100,000 inspection 

reports and 

records.

15 minutes .............. 25,000.00 1,936,000.00 

—(g) Report of deficient condition on a 

bridge.

The burden associated with this requirement is covered above under § 237.109. 

237.111—Review of bridge inspection reports by railroad bridge supervisors.784 track owners .... 100,000 reviews ..... 5 minutes ................ 8,333.33 645,333.08 

237.155—Documents & records—Establishment of information technology security systems for electronic recordkeeping.784 track owners .... 5 electronic recordkeeping systems.80 hours .................. 400.00 30,976.00 

—(a)(4) Training of track owner’s employees who use the system on the 

proper use of the electronic recordkeeping system.

784 track owners .... 50 information system trainings.4 hours .................... 200.00 15,488.00 

Total 7 ................................................ 784 track owners, 

50 States and 

DC, and 200 political subdivisions.

200,480 responses N/A .......................... 34,616 2,680,686 


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5The burden associated with § 214.105(c)(4), 

formerly covered under OMB Control No. 2130– 

0535, is now combined with the burden under OMB 

Control No. 2130–0586. 

6For State respondents, the dollar equivalent cost 

is derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics data 

for management occupations, NAICS 99920—State 

Government, excluding schools and hospitals, for 

State government employees. To calculate the mean 

hourly wage of $46.69 for this category of workers, 

FRA included a 75-percent charge for overhead 

costs. The calculation is $46.69 per hour * 1.75 = 

$81.71. The Web address for this data is: https://

www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_999200.htm#11- 

0000. Additionally, for railroad and track owner 

respondents, the dollar equivalent cost is derived 

from the Surface Transportation Board’s 2020 Full 

Year Wage A&B data series for railroad workers. 

The wage rate of $77.44 per hour includes a 75- 

percent overhead charge. 

7Totals may not add due to rounding. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

200,480. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

34,616 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,680,686. 

FRA informs all interested parties that 

it may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information that does 

not display a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520) 

Brett A. Jortland, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–12942 Filed 6–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0051] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; National Survey of 

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, 

Knowledge, and Behaviors 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on a reinstatement with 

modification of a previously approved 

collection of information. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below will be submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review. The ICR describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected burden. The ICR is for a 

reinstatement with modification of a 

previously approved collection of 

information for a one-time voluntary 

survey regarding knowledge, attitudes, 

and behaviors associated with speeding. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting public 

comments on the following information 

collection was published on April 4, 

2022. NHTSA received two comments, 

which we address below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 18, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing burden, should 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

To find this particular information 

collection, select ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or 

use the search function. Comments may 

also be sent by mail to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention: Desk Officer for Department 

of Transportation, National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, or by 

email at oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, 

or fax: 202–395–5806. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Kristie 

Johnson, Ph.D., Office of Behavioral 

Safety Research (NPD–310), (202) 366– 

2755, kristie.johnson@dot.gov, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

W46–498, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Please identify 

the relevant collection of information by 

referring to its OMB Control Number 

2127–0684. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal 

agency must receive approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) before it collects certain 

information from the public and a 

person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information by a Federal 

agency unless the collection displays a 

valid OMB control number. In 

compliance with these requirements, 

this notice announces that the following 

information collection request will be 

submitted to OMB. 

A Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day comment period soliciting public 

comments on the following information 

collection was published on April 4, 

2022 (Federal Register/Vol. 87, No. 64/ 

pp. 19576–19579). NHTSA received one 

comment and one letter in support. 

Steven Morris provided remarks about 

ebikes, but no mention of the proposed 

survey or general traffic safety. The 

letter in support of the survey was 

submitted by the National Association 

of Mutual Insurance Companies 

(NAMIC). 

Mr. Morris takes issue with the 

prohibition on using ebikes on an Ohio 

National Forest Service bicycle trail 

system. He also supplied a photo of his 

ebike contending that they do no more 

damage than regular bikes to the trails. 

His remarks did not mention the 

proposed survey. In NAMIC’s letter 

addressed to NHTSA Administrator 

Steven Cliff, ‘‘NAMIC supports 

NHTSA’s proposed collection of 

information as necessary and 

appropriate and believes that the 

information surveyed will have 

significant practical utility.’’ They 

further believe that the survey effort will 

provide valuable information to help 

their members work with NHTSA, State 

legislators and regulars, and law 

enforcement agencies to improve 

pedestrian and bicyclist safety. NAMIC 

recognizes the importance of the 

collection citing recent statistics from 

NHTSA and the Governors Highway 

Safety Administration of the rising 

number of vulnerable road user deaths. 

Comments on the proposed 

information collection are appreciated. 

Thank you to NAMIC for providing 

thoughtful commentary as to the 

importance of conducting the National 

Survey of Pedestrian and Bicyclist 

Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors. 

Title: National Survey of Pedestrian 

and Bicyclist Attitudes, Knowledge, and 

Behaviors. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0684. 

Form Numbers: NHTSA Forms 1148, 

1613, 1614, 1615, 1616, 1617, 1618. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement with 

modification of a previously approved 

information collection (OMB Control 

No. 2127–0684). 

Type of Review Requested: Regular. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: 3 years from date of approval. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: NHTSA is seeking 

approval to conduct a National Survey 

of Pedestrian and Bicyclist Attitudes, 

Knowledge, and Behaviors by web and 

mail among a national probability 

sample of 7,500 adults (and 150 adults 

for a pilot survey), age 18 and older to 

obtain up-to-date information about 

bicyclist and pedestrian attitudes and 

behaviors. Participation by respondents 

would be voluntary. Survey topics 

include the extent to which Americans 

engage in walking and bicycling 

activity, their attitudes toward and 

experience with various facilities, road 

conditions, and technologies, and their 

opinions on pedestrian and bicycling 

safety topics. 


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