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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 95 / Wednesday, May 17, 2023 / Notices

Metro-North Railroad (MNR) submitted
a request for amendment (RFA) to its
FRA-approved Positive Train Control
Safety Plan (PTCSP). As this RFA
involves a request for FRA’s approval of
proposed material modifications to an
FRA-certified positive train control
(PTC) system, FRA is publishing this
notice and inviting public comment on
the railroad’s RFA to its PTCSP.
DATES: FRA will consider comments
received by June 6, 2023. FRA may
consider comments received after that
date to the extent practicable and
without delaying implementation of
valuable or necessary modifications to a
PTC system.
ADDRESSES:
Comments: Comments may be
submitted by going to https://
www.regulations.gov and following the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the
applicable docket number. The relevant
PTC docket number for this host
railroad is Docket No. FRA–2010–0032.
For convenience, all active PTC dockets
are hyperlinked on FRA’s website at
https://railroads.dot.gov/researchdevelopment/program-areas/traincontrol/ptc/railroads-ptc-dockets. All
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov; this includes any
personal information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gabe Neal, Staff Director, Signal, Train
Control, and Crossings Division,
telephone: 816–516–7168, email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In general,
Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.)
section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify
that a host railroad’s PTC system
complies with Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 236, subpart I,
before the technology may be operated
in revenue service. Before making
certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC
system or the associated FRA-approved
PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and
obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its
PTCSP under 49 CFR 236.1021.
Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s
regulations provide that FRA will
publish a notice in the Federal Register
and invite public comment in
accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an
RFA includes a request for approval of
a material modification of a signal and
train control system. Accordingly, this
notice informs the public that, on May
9, 2023, MNR submitted an RFA to its
PTCSP for its Advanced Civil Speed
Enforcement System II (ACSES II),
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release of Safety Temporary Speed
Restriction Server (STS) Software,
Version 1.2.5. MNR state that the
software update is to address defects
and contains no new functionality. The
RFA is available in Docket No. FRA–
2010–0032.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on MNR’s RFA to its PTCSP
by submitting written comments or data.
During FRA’s review of this railroad’s
RFA, FRA will consider any comments
or data submitted within the timeline
specified in this notice and to the extent
practicable, without delaying
implementation of valuable or necessary
modifications to a PTC system. See 49
CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR
236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021,
FRA maintains the authority to approve,
approve with conditions, or deny a
railroad’s RFA to its PTCSP at FRA’s
sole discretion.
Privacy Act Notice
In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3,
FRA solicits comments from the public
to better inform its decisions. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to https://
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov. To facilitate comment
tracking, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their
organization; however, submission of
names is completely optional. If you
wish to provide comments containing
proprietary or confidential information,
please contact FRA for alternate
submission instructions.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Carolyn R. Hayward-Williams,
Director, Office of Railroad Systems and
Technology.
[FR Doc. 2023–10475 Filed 5–16–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0016]

30-Day Notice of Request for
Reinstatement With Change of a
Previously Approved Collection
Office of the Secretary (OST),
Department of Transportation
(Department) or (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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The OSDBU invites public
comments about our intention to request
the Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) approval to renew an
information collection. The collection
involves ‘‘SBTRC Regional Field Offices
Intake Form (DOT F 4500)’’ with OMB
Control Number 2105–0554.
DATES: Please submit comments by June
16, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST–
2023–0016 through one of the following
methods:
• Office of Management and Budget,
Attention: Desk Officer for U.S.
Department of Transportation, Office of
the Secretary of Transportation, 725
17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
• email: oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov.
• Fax: (202) 395–5806.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peter Kontakos, 202–366–1930 ext.
62253, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W56–444,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: SBTRC Regional Field Offices
Intake Form (DOT F 4500).
OMB Control Number: 2105–0554.
Background: In accordance with
Public Law 95–507, an amendment to
the Small Business Act and the Small
Business Investment Act of 1953,
OSDBU is responsible for the
implementation and execution of DOT
activities on behalf of small businesses,
in accordance with Section 8, 15 and 31
of the Small Business Act (SBA), as
amended. The Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization also
administers the provisions of Title 49, of
the United States Cole, Section 332, the
Minority Resource Center (MRC) which
includes the duties of advocacy,
outreach, and financial services on
behalf of small and disadvantaged
businesses and those certified under
CFR 49 parts 23 and or 26 as
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
(DBE). SBTRC’s Regional Field Offices
will collect information on small
businesses, which includes
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE), Women-Owned Small Business
(WOB), Small Disadvantaged Business
(SDB), 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran
Owned Business (SDVOB), Veteran
Owned Small Business (VOSB),
HubZone, and types of services they
seek from the Regional Field Offices.
Services and responsibilities of the
SUMMARY:

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Field Offices include business analysis,
general management & technical
assistance and training, business
counseling, outreach services/
conference participation, short-term
loan and bond assistance. The
cumulative data collected will be
analyzed by the OSDBU to determine
the effectiveness of services provided,
including counseling, outreach, and
financial services. Such data will also be
analyzed by the OSDBU to determine
agency effectiveness in assisting small
businesses to enhance their
opportunities to participate in
government contracts and subcontracts.
We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13.
Title: Small Business Transportation
Resource Center Regional Field Office
Intake Form (DOT F 4500).
Form Numbers: DOT F 4500.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
The Regional Field Offices Intake
Form, (DOT F 4500) is used to enroll
small business clients into the program
in order to create a viable database of
firms that can participate in government
contracts and subcontracts, especially
those projects that are transportation
related. Each area on the fillable pdf
form must be filled in electronically by
the Field Offices and submitted every
quarter to OSDBU. The Offices will
retain a copy of each Intake Form for
their records. The completion of the
form is used as a tool for making
decisions about the needs of the
business, such as; referral to technical
assistance agencies for help, identifying
the type of profession or trade of the
business, the type of certification that
the business holds, length of time in
business, and location of the firm. This
data can assist the Field Offices in
developing a business plan or adjusting
their business plan to increase its ability
to market its goods and services to
buyers and potential users of their
services.
Respondents: SBTRC Regional Field
Offices.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100.
Frequency: The information will be
collected quarterly.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 600 hours 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 proper
performance of the functions of the
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information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Department’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, by the use of electronic
means, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. The agency will
summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 11,
2023.
Peter Kontakos,
Manager, Regional Assistance Division, Office
of Small and Disadvantaged, Business
Utilization.
[FR Doc. 2023–10461 Filed 5–16–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0079]

Request for Information on Advanced
Air Mobility
Office of the Secretary, DOT.
Notice and request for
information.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of
Transportation (DOT) is seeking public
input on the development of a national
strategy on Advanced Air Mobility as
required by the Advanced Air Mobility
Coordination and Leadership Act. DOT
has formed a team composed of
multiple executive agencies that is
seeking input on a variety of topics as
outlined below.
DATES: Respondents are invited to
submit comments no later than July 17,
2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit responses
and other comments identified by ‘‘RFI
Response: Advanced Air Mobility’’ and
Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0079, by
any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: AdvAirMobility_IWG@
dot.gov. Include ‘‘RFI Response:
Advanced Air Mobility’’ and Docket No.
DOT–OST–2023–0079 in the subject
line of the email.
• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Docket
Operations Office, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE, West Building Room W12–140,
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Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday,
except on Federal holidays. Include
‘‘RFI Response: Advanced Air Mobility’’
and Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0079
on the cover page of the submission.
Because paper mail in the Washington,
DC, area is subject to delay, commenters
are strongly encouraged to submit
comments electronically.
Any submissions received after the
deadline may not be accepted or
considered.
Instructions: DOT encourages the
early submission of comments. All
submissions should include the docket
number for this request for information.
All comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov. All comments,
including attachments and other
supporting material, will become part of
the public record and subject to public
disclosure. Comments generally will not
be edited to remove any identifying or
contact information.
Confidential Business Information
(CBI): CBI is commercial or financial
information that is 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 in response to this RFI
contain commercial or financial
information that is customarily treated
as private, that you actually treat as
private, and that is relevant or
responsive to this RFI, it is important
that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each
page of your submission containing CBI
as ‘‘PROPIN’’ to indicate that it contains
proprietary information. DOT will treat
such marked submissions as
confidential under FOIA and not place
them in the public docket of this RFI.
Submissions containing CBI should be
sent to the name and physical or email
address listed below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lauralyn Jean Remo Temprosa,
Associate Director, Office of Aviation
Analysis, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building
Room W86–310, Washington, DC 20590.
[email protected], (202)
366–5903.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an
emerging field in which novel aircraft
currently in design and testing could
provide new levels of accessibility,
convenience, and connectivity for
people and cargo—and thus transform

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