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of Information Technology, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W34–212,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202–
493–6132).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
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.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On November 14,
2018, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on the ICRs for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 83 FR 56909. FRA
received no comments in response to
this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 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 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.
Comments are invited on the
following ICRs regarding: (1) Whether
the information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information 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 to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summaries below describe the
ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: State Safety Participation
Regulations and Reporting of Remedial
Actions.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0509.
Abstract: The collection of
information is set forth under 49 CFR
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inspectors to provide various reports to
FRA for monitoring and enforcement
purposes concerning state investigative,
inspection, and surveillance activities
regarding railroad compliance with
Federal railroad safety laws and
regulations. Additionally, under 49 CFR
part 209, subpart E, railroads are
required to report to FRA actions taken
to remedy certain alleged violations of
law.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved information collection.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.33/61/67/96/
96A/109/110/111/112/144.
Respondent Universe: States and
Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
82,402.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
49,047 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Hours Dollar
Equivalent Cost: $3,629,478.
Title: Use of Locomotive Horns at
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0560.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 222, FRA
seeks to collect information from
railroads and public authorities in order
to increase safety at public highway-rail
grade crossings nationwide by requiring
that locomotive horns be sounded when
trains approach and pass through these
crossings or by ensuring that a safety
level at least equivalent to that provided
by routine locomotive horn sounding
exists for quiet zone corridors in which
horns are silenced. FRA reviews
applications by public authorities
intending to establish new quiet zones
or, in some cases, continue pre-rule
quiet zones to ensure the necessary level
of safety is achieved.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved information collection.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 728 Railroads/
340 Public Authorities.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
4,362.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
9,236 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Hours Dollar
Equivalent Cost: $681,983.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), 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 unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019–03051 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2019–0028]

Notice of Request for Clearance of a
Revision a Currently Approved
Information Collection: National
Census of Ferry Operators
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice announces the intention of
the BTS to request the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
approval for new iterations of an ongoing biennial information collection
related to the nation’s ferry operations.
The information collected from each
Census will be used to produce a
descriptive database of existing ferry
operations. A summary report of survey
findings will also be published by BTS
on the BTS web page: www.bts.gov/ncfo.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 23, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
DOT–OST–2019–0028 to the U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT),
Dockets Management System (DMS).
You may submit your comments by mail
or in person to the Docket Clerk, Docket
No., U.S. Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, West Building
Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
Comments should identify the docket
number as indicated above. Paper
comments should be submitted in
duplicate. The DMS is open for
examination and copying, at the above
address, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments,
please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following
statement: ‘‘Comments on Docket DOT–
OST–2019–0028.’’ The Docket Clerk
will date stamp the postcard prior to
returning it to you via the U.S. mail.
Please note that due to delays in the
delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices
in Washington, DC, we recommend that
persons consider an alternative method
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(the internet, fax, or professional
delivery service) to submit comments to
the docket and ensure their timely
receipt at U.S. DOT. You may fax your
comments to the DMS at (202) 493–
2251. Comments can also be viewed
and/or submitted via the Federal
Rulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov.
Please note that anyone is able to
electronically search all comments
received into our docket management
system by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
comment if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000
(Volume 65, Number 70; pages 19475–
19570) or you may review the Privacy
Act Statement at http://
www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Janine L. McFadden, (202) 366–2468,
NCFO Project Manager, BTS, OST–R,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E32–316,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., E.T.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: National Census of Ferry
Operators (NCFO)
Background: The Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–
21) (Pub. L. 105–178), section 1207(c),
directed the Secretary of Transportation
to conduct a study of ferry
transportation in the United States and
its possessions. In 2000, the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) Office
of Intermodal and Statewide Planning
conducted a survey of approximately
250 ferry operators to identify: (1)
Existing ferry operations including the
location and routes served; (2) source
and amount, if any, of funds derived
from Federal, State, or local
governments supporting ferry
construction or operations; (3) potential
domestic ferry routes in the United
States and its possessions and to
develop information on those routes;
and (4) potential for use of high speed
ferry services and alternative-fueled
ferry services. The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity
Act—A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–
LU) Pub. L. 109–59, Section 1801(e))
required that the Secretary, acting
through the BTS, shall establish and
maintain a national ferry database
containing current information
regarding routes, vessels, passengers
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Secretary considers useful. MAP–21
legislation [Moving Ahead for Progress
in the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. 112–
141),] continued the BTS mandate to
conduct the NCFO and also required
that the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) use the NCFO
data to set the specific formula for
allocating federal ferry funds. The
funding allocations were based on a
percentage of the number of passenger
boardings, vehicle boardings, and route
miles served.
BTS conducted the first Census of
Ferry Operators in 2006, and again in
2008, 2010, 2014, 2016 and 2018, and
plans are underway for the conduct of
the next NCFO in the Spring of 2020.
These information collections were
originally approved by OMB under
Control Number 2139–0009.
The recently enacted FAST Act
legislation [Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114–94, sec.
1112)] continues the BTS mandate to
conduct the NCFO on a biennial basis,
and extended the requirement that the
Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) use the NCFO data to set the
specific formula for allocating federal
ferry funds based on a percentage of the
number of passenger boardings, vehicle
boardings, and route miles served. The
overall length of the revised
questionnaire for the 2020 NCFO will
remain consistent with that of previous
years.
The survey will be administered to
the entire population of ferry operators
(estimate of 250 or less). The survey will
request the respondents to provide
information such as: the points served;
the type of ownership; the number of
passengers and vehicles carried in the
past 12 months; vessel descriptions
(including type of fuel), federal, state
and local funding sources, and
intermodal connectivity. All data
collected in 2020 will be added to the
existing NCFO database.
Respondents: The target population
for the survey will be all of the
approximately 250 ferry operators
existing in the United States.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The burden per respondent is
estimated to be an average of 30
minutes. This average is based on an
estimate of 20 minutes to answer new
questions and an additional 10 minutes
to review (and revise as needed)
previously submitted data that will be
pre-populated for each ferry operation.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
total annual burden (in the year that the
survey is conducted) is estimated to be
just under 125 hours (that is 30 minutes
per respondent for 250 respondents
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Frequency: This survey will be
updated every other year.
Public Comments Invited: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including, but not limited to:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the functions of the
DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, clarity and content of the
collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB’s clearance of this
information collection.
Authority: The Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century, P.L. 105–178, section
1207(c), The Safe, Accountable, Flexible
Efficient Transportation Equity Act—A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU), P.L. 109–
59, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st
Century Act (MAP–21), P.L. 112–141, 49 CFR
1.46, and Fixing America’s Surface
Transportation Act (FAST Act), P.L. 114–94,
sec. 1112.
Issued in Washington, DC on the 14th of
February 2019.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Technology.
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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0358]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Supplemental Information for
Change of Program or Reenrollment
After Unsatisfactory Attendance,
Conduct, or Progress
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.

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