2105-0552 30-Day Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 168 / Wednesday, August 29, 2018 / Notices
Federal Register for Federal-aid project
NCPD–PE02(910), the I–85 Extension, in
multiple counties in Alabama is being
rescinded. A final environmental impact
statement (EIS) will not be prepared for
this project.
Mr.
Mark D. Bartlett, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, 9500 Wynlakes Place,
Montgomery, Alabama 36117; Email:
[email protected]; Telephone: (334)
274–6350.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The
FHWA, in cooperation with the
Alabama Department of Transportation,
is rescinding the NOI to prepare an EIS
for Federal-aid project NCPD–
PE02(910). The proposed project was to
construct a multi-lane, limited access
roadway to provide a connecting link in
the freeway/Interstate system between
Interstate 59/Interstate 20 (I–59/I–20)
near the Mississippi state line and I–85
in Montgomery, Alabama. The study
area included large parts of six Black
Belt Counties (Dallas, Hale, Lowndes,
Marengo, Perry, and Sumter), as well as
Autauga and Montgomery Counties.
The NOI for the project was published
in the Federal Register on September
20, 2005. A draft EIS was released in
April 2010. The FHWA has determined,
in conjunction with ALDOT, the NOI for
the project shall be rescinded due to
changes in economic projections and
the lack of available funding. ALDOT
has reassessed the needs and timing for
the completion of this project and
indefinitely postponed development.
Any future Federal-aid actions within
this corridor will comply with
environmental review requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), FHWA
environmental regulations (23 CFR 771)
and related authorities, as appropriate.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: August 20, 2018.
Mark Bartlett,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, Montgomery, Alabama.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Rescinding the Notice of Intent for an
Environmental Impact Statement;
Multiple Counties, Alabama
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Rescind Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:

The FHWA is issuing this
notice to advise the public that the 2006
Record of Decision (ROD) and the Final
Environmental Impact Statements
(FEISs) for Federal-aid projects DPS–
A002(002) and DPS–A002(003), the
Memphis to Atlanta transportation
corridor, in multiple counties in
Alabama is rescinded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Mark D. Bartlett, Division
Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, 9500 Wynlakes Place,
Montgomery, Alabama 36117; Email:
[email protected]; Telephone: (334)
274–6350.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
FHWA, in cooperation with the
Alabama Department of Transportation
(ALDOT), is rescinding the ROD and
FEISs for projects DPS–A002(002) and
DPS–A002(003) [previously DPS–
A002(001)]. The proposed projects were
to construct a multi-lane, limited access
roadway that would function as a major
segment of the Memphis to Atlanta
transportation corridor. The roadway
would have proved a direct link
between the two metropolitan areas.
DPS–A002(002) contained the western
portion of the corridor between
interstate 65 (I–65) and the Mississippi
state line and located in Colbert,
Lawrence, Morgan and Limestone
Counties. DPS–A002(003) contained the
eastern portion of the corridor between
I–65 and the Georgia state line and
located in Cherokee, Dekalb, Marshall,
Madison, and Limestone Counties.
The ROD for the projects was issued
August 31, 2006. The FHWA has
determined, in conjunction with
ALDOT, the ROD and the FEIS for the
projects shall be rescinded due to
objections raised by Redstone Arsenal.
The Arsenal objected to a public
roadway passing through Arsenal
property due to increased security
concerns.
Any future Federal-aid actions within
this corridor will comply with
environmental review requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), FHWA
environmental regulations (23 CFR 771)
and related authorities, as appropriate.
SUMMARY:

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: August 20, 2018.
Mark Bartlett,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, Montgomery, Alabama.
[FR Doc. 2018–18668 Filed 8–28–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2010–0211]
RIN 2105–AE07

Notice of Submission of Proposed
Information Collection to OMB Agency
Request for Renewal of a Previously
Approved Information Collection
Request: Reports by Air Carriers on
Incidents Involving Animals During Air
Transport
Office of the Secretary (OST),
Department of Transportation
(Department or DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), this notice announces that the
request to renew the previously
approved information collection request
(ICR) OMB No. 2105–0552, ‘‘Reports by
Air Carriers on Incidents Involving
Animals During Air Transport,’’ has
been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
current ICR approved by OMB expires
August 31, 2018. DOT published a
Federal Register notice with a 60-day
comment period soliciting comments on
the collection of information on May 21,
2018.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received by September 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
(identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2010–0211) through one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590,
SUMMARY:

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between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal
Holidays. The telephone number is 202–
366–9329.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Vinh Q. Nguyen, Senior Trial Attorney,
Office of the General Counsel, Office of
the Secretary, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, 20590,
202–366–9342 (Voice), 202–366–7152
(Fax), or [email protected] (Email).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA
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. On May 21, 2018,
the Department published a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register 1
soliciting comment on the renewal of
the previously approved ICR OMB No.
2105–0552, ‘‘Reports by Air Carriers on
Incidents Involving Animals During Air
Transport.’’ 2 The Department received
two comments in response to the notice.
The Pet Industry Joint Advisory
Council (PIJAC) states that the current
reporting requirements should be
retained and renewed. PIJAC explains
that there are an increased number of
people traveling with, or shipping, their
pets. PIJAC states even though the
number of incidents involving the loss,
injury, or death of an animal is small,
the publicity of such incidents is
growing. PIJAC believes that
transparency is the best method for
confirming that incidents involving the
loss, injury, or death of an animal are in
fact extremely rare.
The American Veterinary Medical
Association (AVMA) also supports the
renewal of the ICR. AVMA states that
the information collected and provided
in the reports is vital for ongoing
analysis of adverse events and effective
identification of areas of focus for
prevention of future incidents. AMVA
states that public access to these reports
is important for animal owners
researching and deciding whether air
travel is a responsible option for their
animal, as well as for veterinarians
whose clients often approach them for
recommendations regarding
transportation options. AVMA suggests
expanding the reporting requirement to
include the following information:
incidents involving the loss, injury, or
death of an animal transported within
the cabin; standard names for dog
breeds; results of internal investigations
and necropsies; and additional details

on the nature, extent, and conditions of
the animal’s travel. AVMA also suggests
a number of ways the reporting burden
could be minimized, such as a creating
a simplified reporting interface with
drop-down selections, allowing an
option to import veterinary health
certificate information, reducing the
frequency of the reports from monthly
to quarterly, and providing covered
carriers an option to update records
with pertinent information after the
filing deadline.
We carefully considered all of the
comments filed in response the notice
requesting the renewal of the previously
approved ICR OMB No. 2105–0552,
‘‘Reports by Air Carriers on Incidents
Involving Animals During Air
Transport.’’ Accordingly, the
Department announces that this ICR has
been re-evaluated 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.3 Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published.4 OMB believes that the 30day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision.5 Therefore,
respondents should submit their
respective comments to OMB within 30
days of publication to best ensure their
full consideration. The summaries
below describe the nature of the ICR and
the expected burden. The unchanged
requirements are being submitted for
clearance by OMB as required by the
PRA.
Title: Reports by Air Carriers on
Incidents Involving Animals During Air
Transport.
OMB Control Number: 2105–0552.
Type of Request: Renewal of currently
approved Information Collection
Request.
Background: The Wendell H. Ford
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for
the 21st Century or ‘‘AIR–21’’ (Pub. L.
106–181), which was signed into law on
April 5, 2000, includes section 710,
‘‘Reports by Carriers on Incidents
Involving Animals During Air
Transport.’’ This provision was codified
as 49 U.S.C. 41721. The statute requires
air carriers that provide scheduled
passenger air transportation to submit
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U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d).
U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d).
5 60 FR 44978, 44983 (August 29, 1995).

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monthly to the Secretary of
Transportation a report on any incidents
involving the loss, injury, or death of an
animal (as defined by the Secretary of
Transportation) during air transport
provided by the air carrier.
On August 11, 2003, DOT, through its
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
issued a final rule implementing section
710 of AIR–21.6 The rule required air
carriers that provide scheduled
passenger air transportation to submit a
report to APHIS on any incident
involving the loss, injury, or death of an
animal during air transportation
provided by the air carrier. Due to issues
regarding whether APHIS had the
capability to accept such information
directly from the carriers, DOT made a
technical change in the rule on February
14, 2005, to require air carriers to
submit the required information directly
to DOT’s Aviation Consumer Protection
Division (ACPD) rather than APHIS and
to make the rule part of DOT’s economic
regulations.7
On July 3, 2014, DOT published a
final rule amending the requirement
that air carriers file reports with DOT on
the loss, injury, or death of animals
during air transport.8 The rule (1)
expanded the reporting requirement
from the largest U.S. carriers (i.e., U.S.
carriers that account for at least 1
percent of domestic scheduled
passenger revenue) to U.S. carriers that
operate scheduled service with at least
one aircraft with a design capacity of
more than 60 seats; (2) expanded the
definition of ‘‘animal’’ from only a pet
in a family household to include all cats
and dogs transported by covered
carriers, regardless of whether the cat or
dog is transported as a pet by its owner
or as part of a commercial shipment
(e.g., shipped by a breeder); (3) required
covered carriers to file a calendar-year
report in December, even if the carrier
did not have any reportable incidents
during the calendar year; (4) required
covered carriers to provide in their
December reports the total number of
animals that were lost, injured, or died
during air transport in the calendar year;
and (5) required covered carriers to
provide in their December reports the
total number of animals transported in
the calendar year. On August 25, 2015,
OMB approved the information
collection request, ‘‘Reports by Air
6 Reporting Directive Regarding Incidents
Involving Animals During Air Transport, 68 FR
47798 (August 11, 2003).
7 Reports by Air Carriers on Incidents Involving
Animals During Air Transport, 70 FR 7392
(February 14, 2005).
8 Reports by Air Carriers on Incidents Involving
Animals During Air Transport, 79 FR 37938 (July
3, 2014) (codified at 14 CFR part 235).

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Carriers on Incidents Involving Animals
During Air Transport,’’ through August
31, 2018.
As noted earlier, on May 21, 2018,
DOT published a Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period to
renew this ICR. The comment period
closed July 20, 2018.
In order to reduce burden to covered
carriers, the ACPD established a website
and online system for filing the required
reports, http://animalreport.ost.dot.gov.
This system enables covered carriers to
easily and efficiently submit their
reports through the internet rather than
sending the reports to the Department
by mail or email.
Respondents: U.S. carriers that
operate scheduled passenger service
with at least one aircraft having a
designed seating capacity of more than
60 seats.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
32.
Frequency: For each respondent, one
information set for the month of
December, plus one information set
during some other months (1 to 12).
Estimated Total Burden on
Respondents: (1) Monthly reports of
incidents involving the loss, injury, or
death of animals during air transport: 0
to 384 hours (Respondents [32] × Time
to Prepare One Monthly Report [1 hour]
× Frequency [0 to 12 per year]). (2)
December report containing the total
number of animals that were lost,
injured, or died during air transport in
the calendar year and the total number
of animals that were transported in the
calendar year: 16 hours (Respondents
[32] × Time to Prepare One December
Report [0.5 hour] × Frequency [1 per
year]).
Public comments invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. All comments
will become a matter of public record.

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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.27(n).
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 23,
2018
Blane A. Workie,
Assistant General Counsel for Aviation
Enforcement and Proceedings.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Solicitation of
Proposal Information for Award of
Public Contracts
Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on this
continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. The public is invited to
submit comments on the collection(s)
listed below.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before October 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected].
The subject line should contain the
OMB number and title for which you
are commenting.
Mail: Thomas O’Linn, Office of the
Procurement Executive, Department of
the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW, Metropolitan Square, Suite 6B113,
Washington DC 20220.
All responses to this notice will be
included in the request for OMB’s
approval. All comments will also
become a matter of public record.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or a
copy of the information collection can
be directed to the addresses provided
above.
SUMMARY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Solicitation of Proposal
Information for Award of Public
Contracts.
OMB Control Number: 1505–0081.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: Treasury Bureaus and the
Office of the Procurement Executive
collect information when inviting firms
to submit proposals for public contracts
for supplies and services. The
information collection is necessary for
compliance with the Federal Property
and Administrative Services Act (41
U.S.C. 251 et seq.), the Federal
Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (48 CFR
Chapter 1) and applicable acquisition
regulations. Information requested of
offerors is specific to each procurement
solicitation, and is required for Treasury
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experience of potential contractors who
desire to provide the supplies or
services to be acquired.
Form: None.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
23,781.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 1.
Estimated Hours per Response: 9.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 214,029.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of technology; and (e) estimates of
capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of services required to provide
information.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: August 24, 2018.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Mint
2018 Pricing of Numismatic Gold,
Commemorative Gold, Platinum, and
Palladium Products Grid
United States Mint, Department
of the Treasury.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Notice.

The United States Mint announces
2018 revisions to include palladium
pricing within the Numismatic Gold,
Commemorative Gold, Platinum, and
Palladium Products Grid.
An excerpt of the grid with a recent
price range for palladium appears
below:
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