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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathryn Loster, Assistant Chief Counsel,
Office of Chief Counsel, (312) 705–1269,
or Saadat Khan, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of
Environmental Programs, (202) 366–
9647. FTA is located at 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that FTA has taken final
agency actions subject to 23 U.S.C.
139(l) by issuing certain approvals for
the public transportation project listed
below. The actions on the project, as
well as the laws under which such
actions were taken, are described in the
documentation issued in connection
with the project to comply with the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) and in other documents in the
FTA environmental project files for the
project. Interested parties may contact
either the project sponsor or the relevant
FTA Regional Office for more
information. Contact information for
FTA’s Regional Offices may be found at
https://www.transit.dot.gov.
This notice applies to all FTA
decisions on the listed project as of the
issuance date of this notice and all laws
under which such actions were taken,
including, but not limited to, NEPA (42
U.S.C. 4321–4375), section 4(f)
requirements (23 U.S.C. 138, 49 U.S.C.
303), section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act (54 U.S.C.
306108), Endangered Species Act (16
U.S.C. 1531), Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.
1251), and the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7401–7671q). This notice does not,
however, alter or extend the limitation
period for challenges of project
decisions subject to previous notices
published in the Federal Register. The
project and actions that are the subject
of this notice follow:
Project name and location: Chicago
Red Line Extension (RLE) Project,
Chicago, Illinois.
Project sponsor: The Chicago Transit
Authority (CTA), Chicago, Illinois.
Project description: The Chicago RLE
Project is a 5.6-mile heavy rail transit
line extension from the existing 95th/
Dan Ryan terminal to 130th Street. The
RLE Project involves construction of
four (4) new stations near 103rd Street,
111th Street, Michigan Avenue, and
130th Street consisting of multimodal
connections at each station including
bus, bicycle, pedestrian, and park-andride facilities with approximately 1,340
parking spaces along the corridor. The
project also includes construction of a
modern, efficient railcar storage yard
and shop facility at 120th Street.

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Final agency actions: Section 4(f) de
minimis impact determination, dated
July 28, 2022; Section 106 No Adverse
Effect determination, dated August 10,
2021; and Chicago Red Line Extension
(RLE) Project Final Environmental
Impact Statement (FEIS)/Record of
Decision (ROD), dated July 28, 2022.
Supporting documentation: Chicago Red
Line Extension (RLE) Project Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS),
dated October 6, 2016, and Chicago Red
Line Extension (RLE) Project
Supplemental Environmental
Assessment (SEA), dated January 4,
2022. The ROD/FEIS, DEIS, SEA and
associated documents can be viewed
and downloaded from: https://
www.transitchicago.com/rle/.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Mark A. Ferroni,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Planning
and Environment.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0032]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Strategies To Improve DRE
Officers’ Performance and Law
Enforcement Agencies’ DRE Programs
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments on a new information
collection.
AGENCY:

The National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites
public comments about our intention to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for a
new information collection to study
ways to help improve Officers’
performance and Law Enforcement
programs for Drug Recognition Experts
(DRE). Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
OMB. Under procedures established by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before seeking OMB approval, Federal
agencies must solicit public comment
on proposed collections of information,
including extensions and reinstatement
of previously approved collections. This
document describes a collection of
information for which NHTSA intends
to seek OMB approval on Strategies to

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Improve DRE Officers’ Performance and
Law Enforcement Agencies’ DRE
Programs.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 31, 2022.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the Docket No. NHTSA–
2022–0032 through any of the following
methods:
• Electronic submissions: Go to the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays. To
be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9322 before
coming.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets 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 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets
via internet.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or access to
background documents, contact:
Jacqueline Milani, NPD220 (routing
symbol), (202) 913–3925, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Enforcement and Justice Services
Division, Room number: W44–206, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), before an agency
submits a proposed collection of
information to OMB for approval, it
must first publish a document in the

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Federal Register providing a 60-day
comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulation (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following: (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed collection
of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(c) how to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) how to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collection of information for which the
agency is seeking approval from OMB.
Title: Strategies to Improve DRE
Officers’ Performance and Law
Enforcement Agencies’ DRE Programs.
OMB Control Number: New.
Form Number(s): 1662, 1663, 1680.
Type of Request: New Request.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: 3 years from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information
NHTSA seeks approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a new information collection.
Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) are law
enforcement officers trained and
certified through the International Drug
Evaluation and Classification (DEC)
program to recognize impairment in
drivers under the influence of drugs
other than, or in addition to, alcohol.
Although there is a standardized
process for the Drug Influence
Evaluation (DIE) performed by DREs,
there are differences in how each State
DRE program, as well as local DREs,
collect evidence, record data, and
determine who will respond when a
DRE is needed. These differences are
due to a variety of reasons, including
funding, the number of trained DREs,
individual laws, and other factors. Some
States have strengthened their programs
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technologies, such as tablets and
software that aid in the accurate and
efficient collection of data. There has,
however, been no research to document
best practice strategies that other
agencies could use with fidelity to
replicate what some have done to
improve their DRE officers’ performance
and law enforcement agencies’ DRE
programs. This project is a one-time
demonstration project to study the
strategies needed to improve the ability
of DRE officers and effectiveness of DRE
programs to address drug-impaired
driving by consistently gathering and
reporting evidence of drivers suspected
of impaired driving. Participation in the
program is voluntary; the process and
information collected is described
below.
• Application information (Form
1663) will be collected to enroll Law
Enforcement Agencies with DRE
programs. The application will include
fields for the agency name, address,
point of contact name, email address,
and phone number. It will request
information about existing DRE
processes and procedures, tools and
strategies used, and how the agency
plans to implement new or enhance
existing processes and procedures. A
supporting Equipment, Technology and
Supplies Order Form (Form 1680) will
also need to be completed and
submitted by participating agencies.
• Selected agencies will be required
to submit via email, monthly reports
(Form 1662) documenting activities
conducted in the reporting month and
planned for the next month. The
monthly reports will also include
information on equipment/technology
received as of the date of the report.
• Quarterly reports will be required
and will be collected through telephone
conversations between the selected
agencies and the support contractor.
These calls will serve to discuss what
has occurred within the past quarter in
relation to the project, such as how the
tools and technologies have been
implemented, any challenges faced and
how they were or will be addressed, any
successes to date, and lessons learned.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information
NHTSA was established by the
Highway Safety Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–
605, section 202(a), 84 Stat. 1713, 1739–
40). Its mission is to reduce the number
of deaths, injuries, and economic losses
resulting from motor vehicle crashes on
our nation’s highways. To further this
mission, NHTSA conducts research on
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bringing about safety improvements.
Impaired driving resulting from
cannabis or other drug use poses
challenges for our nation’s law
enforcement officers, prosecutors,
toxicologists, highway safety offices,
and others. As the number of States
legalizing marijuana continues to
increase, the need for effective strategies
to address the growing concerns about
impaired driving is imperative. Law
enforcement agencies are eager for
strategies to improve their efficiency,
consistency, and completeness of their
DRE programs. This program will play
a critical role in a State’s efforts to
reduce impaired driving. This project
will allow NHTSA to provide
participating law enforcement agencies
with information and resources to
improve their DRE officers’ performance
and enforcement programs overall. This
collection of information is necessary to
allow interested enforcement agencies
with DRE programs to submit an
application that shares information
about their current DRE program. This
is a demonstration project. Agency
applications will be collected and used
as baseline data. This information will
be compiled and used to better
understand process outcomes that other
law enforcement agencies could use to
replicate and improve their programs.
Affected Public: Selected law
enforcement agencies with DRE
programs willing to participate.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
15.
Frequency: 1 application to share
information about their Law
Enforcement Agency, monthly reports
and quarterly calls to share information
on process measures on how the project
is going.
Number of Responses: Approximately
15 agencies will apply. Each agency will
submit 1 application, 36 monthly
reports, and 12 quarterly calls.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 440 hours.
Data collection will require the
following activities for participating
agencies: completing an application,
reviewing and signing a memorandum
of understanding, participating in a
kickoff call, preparing and submitting
monthly reports and participating in
quarterly phone calls. Agencies that are
not selected for participation will spend
time only on completing the
application.
The total estimated burden hours for
each participating agency is 88 hours.
Assuming 15 agencies respond and are
selected, the total estimated burden
hours for all agencies is 1,320 hours.
The estimated total burden hours for
any agency that submits an application

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but is not selected is 1 hour. This is a
36-month effort, assuming agencies are
selected by March 2023 and provide

monthly reports through March 2026.
The average annual burden for all
agencies is 440 hours or 29.33 hour per

respondent. Table 1 provides more
details about the total estimated burden
hours.

TABLE 1—ESTIMATED TOTAL AND ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS FOR PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
Activity

Number of
respondents

Number of
times
completed

Est. burden
hours per
activity

Complete Application ..............................................................
Prepare Equipment Request ...................................................
Review and Sign MOU ............................................................
Participate in Kickoff Call ........................................................
Complete and Submit Monthly Reports and Invoices ............
Participate in Quarterly Phone Calls .......................................
Total Burden Hours ..........................................................
Total Annual Burden Hours .............................................
Total Burden Hours Per Respondent ..............................
Average Annual Burden Hours Per Respondent .............

15
15
15
15
15
15
........................
........................
........................
........................

1
1
1
1
36
12
........................
........................
........................
........................

1
1
1
1
2
1
........................
........................
........................
........................

Estimated Annualized Labor Costs for
Selected Agencies
The burden hour labor cost associated
with this collection of information for
selected agencies is derived by
multiplying the appropriate mean wage
published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (weighted for total

compensation) by the estimated burden
hours for selected agencies. The mean
wage is estimated to be $37.67 per hour
for ‘‘Police and Sheriff’s Patrol
Officers’’.1 This is estimated to be 62%
of total compensation costs.2 Therefore,
NHTSA estimates the hourly labor costs
to be $61.03. The estimated total labor

Total est. burden hours
15
15
15
15
1,080
180
1,320 hours.
440 hours/year.
88 hours.
29.33 hours/year.

cost for selected agencies to participate
in the project is $1,790.21 per selected
agency and $26,853.20 for all selected
agencies.
The estimated annual labor cost
associated with the burden hours per
selected agency and all agencies is
shown in Table 2.

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TABLE 2—ESTIMATED ANNUAL LABOR COST FOR SELECTED AGENCIES

Annual respondents

Average
hourly labor
cost

Annual
average
burden hours
per
respondent

Annual
labor cost
per agency

Total annual
average
burden hours

Total annual
labor cost

15 .........................................................................................

$61.03

29.33

$1,790.21

440

$26,853.20

Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost:
There is no cost to participating Law
Enforcement Agencies beyond the time
associated with submitting reports and
participating in quarterly calls.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspects of this
information collection, including (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the
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 to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
1 National estimates for Police and Sheriff’s Patrol
Officers, available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/
current/oes333051.htm (accessed May 5, 2022).

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amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order
1351.29.

The Internal Revenue Service
Advisory Council will hold a public
meeting.

The meeting will be held
Wednesday, Sept.14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via conference call.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Stephanie Burch, Office of National
Public Liaison, at 202–317–4219 or send
an email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given pursuant to section 10(a)
(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, 5 U.S.C. app. (1988), that a public
meeting of the Internal Revenue Service
Advisory Council (IRSAC) will be held
on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, to
discuss topics that may be
recommended for inclusion in a future
report of the Council. The meeting will
take place 1:00–2:00 p.m. EDT.
The meeting will be held via
conference call. To register and obtain
attendee instructions, members of the
public may contact Ms. Stephanie Burch
at 202–317–4219 or send an email to

2 Employer costs for employee compensation by
ownership, state and local government workers,

available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/
ecec.t01.htm (accessed May 5, 2022).

Issued in Washington, DC.
Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service Advisory
Council; Meeting
Internal Revenue Service,
Department of Treasury.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

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