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Computation
Under the formula, the election
official and election worker coverage
threshold for 2022 is equal to the 1999
amount of $1,000 multiplied by the ratio
of the national average wage index for
2020 to that for 1997. If the amount we
determine is not a multiple of $100, we
round it to the nearest multiple of $100.
Election Official and Election Worker
Coverage Threshold Amount
Multiplying the 1999 coverage
threshold amount ($1,000) by the ratio
of the national average wage index for
2020 ($55,628.60) to that for 1997
($27,426.00) produces $2,028.32. We
then round this amount to $2,000.
Therefore, the election official and
election worker coverage threshold
amount is $2,000 for 2022.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance:
Program Nos. 96.001 Social SecurityDisability Insurance; 96.002 Social SecurityRetirement Insurance; 96.004 Social SecuritySurvivors Insurance; 96.006 Supplemental
Security Income)

The Acting Commissioner of the
Social Security Administration, Kilolo
Kijakazi, having reviewed and approved
this document, is delegating the
authority to electronically sign this
document to Faye I. Lipsky, who is the
primary Federal Register Liaison for
SSA, for purposes of publication in the
Federal Register.
Faye I. Lipsky,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of Legislation
and Congressional Affairs, Social Security
Administration.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36547]

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BNSF Railway Company—Trackage
Rights Exemption—Union Pacific
Railroad Company
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), a
Class I rail carrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(7) for overhead trackage rights
over a rail line owned by Union Pacific
Railroad Company (UP), specifically,
UP’s Jefferson City Subdivision,
between milepost 34.66 near Pacific,
Mo., and milepost 46.22 near Labadie,
Mo. (the Line).
Pursuant to a written trackage rights
agreement,1 UP has agreed to grant
1A

redacted version of the draft trackage rights
agreement between UP and BNSF was filed with the
verified notice. An unredacted version of the
agreement was submitted to the Board under seal

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overhead trackage rights to BNSF over
the Line. According to the verified
notice, the agreement is pursuant to the
Restated and Amended BNSF
Settlement Agreement (RASA) between
BNSF and UP in connection with the
transaction authorized in Union Pacific
Corp.—Control & Merger—Southern
Pacific Rail Corp., FD 32760, Decision
No. 44 (STB served Aug. 12, 1996). The
purpose of this transaction is to allow
BNSF to serve Ameren Corporation’s
facility at Labadie as well as the right to
serve all ‘‘2-to-1’’ Shipper Facilities,
New Shipper Facilities, and Existing
Transload Facilities at Labadie as those
terms are defined in the RASA.
The transaction may be consummated
on November 6, 2021, the effective date
of the exemption (30 days after the
verified notice was filed).
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees affected by the acquisition of
the trackage rights will be protected by
the conditions imposed in Norfolk &
Western Railway—Trackage Rights—
Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 I.C.C. 605
(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast
Railway—Lease & Operate—California
Western Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).
If the notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions for stay must
be filed by October 29, 2021 (at least
seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
All pleadings, referring to Docket No.
FD 36547, should be filed with the
Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on BNSF’s representative,
Peter W. Denton, Steptoe & Johnson
LLP, 1330 Connecticut Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20036.
According to BNSF, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c)(3) and from historic
preservation reporting requirements
under 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(3).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
Decided: October 19, 2021.
concurrently with a motion for protective order,
which was granted on October 14, 2021. BNSF
states that it will submit an executed copy of the
agreement within 10 days of its execution, pursuant
to 49 CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii).

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By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–14]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before
submitting this ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 21, 2021].
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2021–
0006. 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:
[email protected] or telephone: (202)
493–0440.
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 ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
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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 summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Railroad Signal System.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0006.
Abstract: The information collected
under 49 CFR parts 233, 235, and 236
is used by FRA to monitor railroad
compliance with FRA’s inspection and
testing requirements for signal systems,
as well as to review and approve
railroad requests to discontinue or
materially modify existing signal
systems. The information collected is
also used by FRA to monitor signal
failures (e.g., failure of a signal
appliance, device, method, or system to
function or indicate as required by 49
CFR part 236 that results in a more
favorable aspect than intended or other
condition hazardous to the movement of
a train).
For instance:
• § 233.5 requires each railroad to
report to FRA within 24 hours after
learning of an accident or incident
arising from signal failure.
• § 233.7 requires each railroad to
report signal failures within 15 days in
accordance with the instructions
printed on Form FRA F 6180.14.
• § 235.5 requires railroads to apply
for FRA approval to discontinue or
materially modify railroad signal
systems.

• § 235.8 allows railroads to seek
relief from the requirements in 49 CFR
part 236.
• § 235.20 describes the protest
process, including essential information
that must be included in the protest, the
address for filing the protest, the time
limit for filing the protest, and the
requirement that a protestant requesting
a public hearing explain why written
statements cannot be used to explain his
or her position.
• § 236.110 requires that the results of
signal system tests required under
§§ 236.102–109; §§ 236.376–387;
§§ 236.576–577; and §§ 236.586–589 be
recorded on pre-printed forms provided
by the railroad or by electronic means,
subject to FRA approval.
• Finally, § 236.590 requires railroads
to clean and inspect the automatic train
stop, train control, or cab signal
pneumatic apparatus on locomotives
and then record the results of the
inspection as required by § 229.29(a).
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.14.
Respondent Universe: 754 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Total
annual
burden
hours

CFR section 1

Respondent
universe

Total annual
responses

Average
time per
responses

233.5—Accidents resulting from signal failure—
Telephone report to FRA.
233.7—Signal failure reports—Form FRA F 6180.14
‘‘False Proceed Signal Report‘‘.
235.5—Changes requiring filing of application—Signal systems.
235.8—Relief from the requirements of part 236 of
this title.
235.20—Protests—Protestant shall file with FRA
against application for relief from part 236 requirements.
236.110—Results of tests made in compliance with
§§ 236.102–109; 236.376–387; 236.576; 236.577;
236.586–589; and 236.917(a)—Records.

754 railroads .....

1 telephone call

30 minutes ........

0.50

$38.72

754 railroads .....

10 reports ..........

15 minutes ........

2.50

193.60

80 railroads .......

24 applications ..

10 hours ............

240.00

18,585.60

80 railroads .......

10 relief requests.
10 protest letters

10 hours ............

100.00

7,744.00

30 minutes ........

5.00

387.20
13,122,915.84

18 railroads .......

27 minutes
(paper) + 8
minutes (electronic).
22.50 minutes ...

219,888.00

236.590—Pneumatic apparatus—Inspection, cleaning, and results of inspection—Record.

300,000 (paper
records) +
636,660 (electronic records).
6,697 stenciling
or tags.

2,511.38

180,543.11

Total 3 .................................................................

754 railroads .....

943,412 responses.

N/A ....................

222,747

13,330,408

Railroads and
public.
80 railroads .......

Total cost
equivalent 2

1 The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 444,820 hours while the total burden of this notice is 222,747 hours. As part of its review of
this ICR renewal, FRA determined some of the previous estimates were preliminary, outdated, or duplicative.
2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the Surface Transportation Board’s 2020 Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate
employee group hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent overhead charge.
3 Totals may not add due to rounding.

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
943,412.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
222,747 hours.

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Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $13,330,408.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA

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respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of

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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. 2021–23104 Filed 10–21–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2021–0015]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the extension
of a currently approved information
collection.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before December 21, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Website: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
electronic docket is no longer accepting
electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–366–7951.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
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your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to internet users,
without change, to www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65
FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access
to the docket to read background
documents and comments received, go
to www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tawanna Glover (202) 493–0229 or
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) The necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
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 approval of this
information collection.
Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5320 Paul S.
Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program
(OMB Number: 2132–0574).
Background: Section 3021 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy
for Users (SAFETEA–LU), as amended,
established the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit
in Parks Program (Transit in Parks
Program—49 U.S.C. 5320). The program
was administered by FTA in partnership
with the Department of the Interior
(DOI) and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Forest Service. The
program provided grants to Federal land
management agencies that manage an
eligible area, including but not limited
to the National Park Service, the Fish
and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of
Land Management, the Forest Service,
the Bureau of Reclamation; and State,
tribal and local governments with
jurisdiction over land in the vicinity of
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alone or in partnership with a Federal
land management agency or other
governmental or non-governmental
participant. The purpose of the program
was to provide for the planning and
capital costs of alternative
transportation systems that will enhance
the protection of national parks and
Federal lands; increase the enjoyment of
visitors’ experience by conserving
natural, historical, and cultural
resources; reduce congestion and
pollution; improve visitor mobility and
accessibility; enhance visitor
experience; and ensure access to all,
including persons with disabilities. The
Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks
program was repealed under the Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
Act (MAP–21). However, funding
previously authorized for programs
repealed by MAP–21 remain available
for their originally authorized purposes
until the period of availability expires,
the funds are fully expended, the funds
are rescinded by Congress, or the funds
are otherwise reallocated.
Respondents: Transit agencies, States,
and Metropolitan Planning
Organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: Approximately 2 hours for
each of the 2 remaining respondents.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Cost: $255.32.
Frequency: Annually.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director Office of Management Planning.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request; Libor
Self-Assessment
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury. ACTION:
Notice and request for comment.
SUMMARY: The OCC, 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 a new information
collection as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In
accordance with the requirements of the
PRA, the OCC may not conduct or
sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
AGENCY:

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