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The scoping process for this EIS
includes a comment period for
interested agencies and members of the
public to submit comments with respect
to any potential environmental impacts
associated with the Proposed Action, or
comments representing the concerns,
issues, and alternatives they believe
should be addressed in the EIS.
During the ongoing scoping comment
period, the FAA received several
requests from members of the public for
an extension to the comment period. In
response, the FAA has agreed to extend
the scoping comment period by 12
additional days. The public comment
period on the scoping phase of the EIS
will now end at 5 p.m. eastern time on
November 29, 2022. Comments should
be addressed to the individual listed in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, or
by email to comments@
yeagerairporteis.com.
Issued in Beaver, West Virginia, November
7, 2022.
Matthew Digiulian,
Manager, Beckley Airport Field Office,
Airports Division, Eastern Region.
[FR Doc. 2022–24659 Filed 11–10–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2022–0002–N–17]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), 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 will
seek 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 January
13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2022–
0002–N–14. All comments received will
be posted without change to the docket,
including any personal information
provided. Please refer to the assigned

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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) 868–9412, or Ms. Senya Waas,
Attorney Adviser, at email:
[email protected] or telephone:
(202) 875–4158.
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 1320.8–1320.12.
Specifically, FRA invites interested
parties to comment on the following ICR
regarding: (1) whether the 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 statutes and 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: Positive Train Control (PTC)
and Other Signal Systems.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0553.
Abstract: FRA’s regulations require
that both railroads and PTC vendors and

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suppliers notify FRA of certain PTC
system errors and malfunctions. 49 CFR
236.1023. For example, railroads must
maintain a database of all safetyrelevant hazards identified in their PTC
Safety Plans (PTCSP) and those that had
not previously been identified in their
PTCSPs. 49 CFR 236.1023(e). If the
frequency of a safety-relevant hazard
exceeds the thresholds in a railroad’s
PTCSP, or such hazard has not been
previously identified in a railroad’s risk
analysis, then the railroad must notify
FRA of the failure, malfunction, or
defective condition that decreased or
eliminated the safety functionality of
the railroad’s PTC system. 49 CFR
236.1023(e)(1). In addition, FRA’s
regulations require PTC vendors and
suppliers to notify FRA of any safetyrelevant failure, defective condition, or
previously unidentified hazard
discovered by the vendor or supplier
and the identify of each affected and
notified railroad. 49 CFR 236.1023(h)(2).
Currently, each railroad or PTC vendor
and supplier that must submit
notifications of such a failure,
malfunction, or defective condition does
so by emailing the information to an
FRA inbox
([email protected]).
The information is sent in different
formats by each railroad or PTC supplier
and vendor because there is currently
no standardized form.
Therefore, FRA is hereby proposing to
standardize the reporting process
required by 49 CFR 236.1023(e)(1), (h),
and (f) by creating the Errors and
Malfunctions Notification Form (Form
FRA F 6180.179), which is one part of
the existing information collection
request under OMB Control No. 2130–
0553. This proposed Form FRA F
6180.179 will be in an Excel format and
will make it easier for the entities to
notify FRA of each applicable failure,
malfunction, or defective condition, and
for FRA to synthesize and act on the
reported failure. The Errors and
Malfunctions Notification Form would
not change the requirements that each
railroad or PTC supplier and vendor
currently must follow to notify FRA of
each reportable failure, malfunction, or
defective condition. See, e.g., 49 CFR
236.1023(e), (h), and (f). The proposed
Form FRA F 6180.179 would be
submitted to
[email protected]
within the 15-day deadline under 49
CFR 236.1023(f)(1).
With the current reporting process,
FRA estimated that each notification
would take 8 hours to prepare. With the
new standardized Form, FRA estimates
that, on average, each notification will
reduce to 7.5 hours to prepare if the

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railroad or PTC supplier or vendor uses
the FRA-provided Excel Form. This
estimate is based on the fact that the
proposed new Form FRA F 6180.179
offers drop-down menus that would
allow railroads or PTC suppliers and
vendors to select an answer from an
established list, instead of creating each

answer from scratch. The revised
burden would also account for the
review of the instructions in the FRAprovided Excel Form. Thus, FRA
estimates that by creating this Form, the
total annual burden hours will decrease
by 14 hours.1
Type of Request: Revision to a
currently approved collection.

CFR section

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236.905(a)—Railroad Safety Program Plan (RSPP)—New
railroads.
236.913(a)—Filing and approval of a joint Product Safety
Plan (PSP).
(c)(1)—Informational filing/petition for special approval ......
(c)(2)—Response to FRA’s request for further data after
informational filing.
(d)(1)(ii)—Response to FRA’s request for further information within 15 days after receipt of the Notice of Product
Development (NOPD).
(d)(1)(iii)—Technical consultation by FRA with the railroad
on the design and planned development of the product.
(d)(1)(v)—Railroad petition to FRA for final approval of
NOPD.
(d)(2)(ii)—Response to FRA’s request for additional information associated with a petition for approval of PSP or
PSP amendment.
(e)—Comments to FRA on railroad informational filing or
special approval petition.
(h)(3)(i)—Railroad amendment to PSP ...............................
(j)—Railroad field testing/information filing document ........
236.917(a)—Railroad retention of records: results of tests
and inspections specified in the PSP.
(b)—Railroad report that frequency of safety-relevant hazards exceeds threshold set forth in PSP.
(b)(3)—Railroad final report to FRA on the results of the
analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce the frequency of safety-relevant hazards.
236.919(a)—Railroad Operations and Maintenance Manual (OMM).
(b)—Plans for proper maintenance, repair, inspection, and
testing of safety-critical products.
(c)—Documented hardware, software, and firmware revisions in OMM.
236.921 and 236.923(a)—Railroad Training and Qualification Program.
236.923(b)—Training records retained in a designated location and available to FRA upon request.
1 The current inventory exhibits a total burden of
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Total annual responses

Average time per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent

(A)

(B)

(C) = A * B

(D) = C *
wage rates 2

5 hours ..............

50

$3,850

42 railroads ...................
42 railroads ...................

10 expedited applications.
10 copies ......................
1 letter ..........................

30 minutes .........
6 hours ..............

5
6

385
462

42 railroads ...................

1 application .................

5 hours ..............

5

385

42 railroads ...................
700 railroads .................

1 copy ...........................
25 plan changes ...........

30 minutes .........
15 minutes .........

0.5
6.25

39
481

700 railroads .................

10 timetable instructions

30 minutes .........

5

385

2 railroads .....................

2 plans ..........................

160 hours ..........

320

24,640

700 railroads .................

2 modifications .............

1 hour ................

2

154

742 railroads .................

5 seconds ..........

6,336.81

487,934

2 railroads .....................

4,562,500 train departures.
2 RSPPs .......................

40 hours ............

80

6,160

742 railroads .................

1 joint plan ....................

2,000 hours .......

2,000

240,000

742 railroads .................

0.5 filings/approval petitions.
0.25 data calls/documents.
0.25 data calls/documents.

50 hours ............

25

1,925

5 hours ..............

1.25

96

1 hour ................

0.25

19

5 hours ..............

1.25

96

742 railroads .................

0.25 technical consultations.
0.25 petitions ................

1 hour ................

0.25

19

742 railroads .................

1 request ......................

50 hours ............

50

3,850

742 railroads .................

0.5 comments/letters ....

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

5

385

742 railroads .................
742 railroads .................
13 railroads with PSP ...

2 amendments ..............
1 field test document ....
13 PSP safety results ...

20 hours ............
100 hours ..........
160 hours ..........

40
100
2,080

3,080
7,700
160,160

13 railroads ...................

1 report .........................

40 hours ............

40

3,080

13 railroads ...................

1 report .........................

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

10

770

13 railroads ...................

1 OMM update .............

40 hours ............

40

3,080

13 railroads ...................

1 plan update ...............

40 hours ............

40

3,080

13 railroads ...................

1 revision ......................

40 hours ............

40

3,080

13 railroads ...................

1 program .....................

40 hours ............

40

3,080

13 railroads ...................

350 records ..................

10 minutes .........

58.33

4,491

Respondent universe

235.6(c)—Expedited application for approval of certain
changes described in this section.
—Copy of expedited application to labor union ...........
—Railroad letter rescinding its request for expedited
application of certain signal system changes.
—Revised application for certain signal system
changes.
—Copy of railroad revised application to labor union
236.1—Railroad-maintained
signal
plans
at
all
interlockings, automatic signal locations, and controlled
points, and updates to ensure accuracy.
236.15—Designation of automatic block, traffic control,
train stop, train control, cab signal, and PTC territory in
timetable instructions.
236.18—Software management control plan—New railroads.
236.23(e)—The names, indications, and aspects of roadway and cab signals shall be defined in the carrier’s
Operating Rule Book or Special Instructions. Modifications shall be filed with FRA within 30 days after such
modifications become effective.
236.587(d)—Certification and departure test results ..........

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742 railroads .................
742 railroads .................

742 railroads .................

total burden in this notice is 51,979 hours and

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Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.152 (existing
form) and FRA F 6180.179 (new form).
Respondent Universe: 742 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:

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4,567,826 responses. The decrease in burden is due
to a program change.

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236.1001(b)—A railroad’s additional or more stringent
rules than prescribed under 49 CFR part 236, subpart I.

38 railroads ...................

236.1005(b)(4)(i)–(ii)—A railroad’s submission of estimated traffic projections for the next 5 years, to support
a request, in a PTC Implementation Plan (PTCIP) or a
request for amendment (RFA), not to implement a PTC
system based on reductions in rail traffic.
(b)(4)(iii)—A railroad’s request for a de minimis exception,
in a PTCIP or an RFA, based on a minimal quantity of
poisonous-by-inhalation materials traffic.

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Average time per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent

(A)

(B)

(C) = A * B

(D) = C *
wage rates 2

1 rule or instruction ......

40 hours ............

40

7 Class I railroads ........

1 exception request ......

40 hours ............

40

38 railroads ...................

45 rerouting extension
requests.

8 hours ..............

360

27,720

38 railroads ...................

45 written or telephonic
notices.

2 hours ..............

90

6,930

38 railroads ...................

720 requests .................

8 hours ..............

5,760

443,520

38 railroads ...................

10 requests ...................

2 hours ..............

20

1,540

38 railroads ...................

160 requests .................

8 hours ..............

1,280

98,560

262 railroads .................

5 reports .......................

16 hours ............

80

6,160

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.

236.1007(b)(1)—For any high-speed service over 90
miles per hour (mph), a railroad’s PTC Safety Plan
(PTCSP) must additionally establish that the PTC system was designed and will be operated to meet the failsafe operation criteria in appendix C.

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.

38 railroads ...................

1 HSR–125 document ..

3,200 hours .......

3,200

384,000

38 railroads ...................

0.33 requests ................

8,000 hours .......

2,640

203,280

38 railroads ...................

1 request ......................

1,000 hours .......

1,000

120,000

264 railroads .................

1 PTCIP ........................

535 hours ..........

535

64,200

264 railroads .................

1 joint PTCIP ................

267 hours ..........

267

32,040

264 railroads .................

1 document ...................

8 hours ..............

8

616

264 railroads .................

1 PTCDP ......................

2,000 hours .......

2,000

154,000

80

6,160

(d)—A host railroad’s submission of a PTCSP ...................
(e)(3)—Any request for full or partial confidentiality of a
PTCIP, Notice of Product Intent (NPI), PTCDP, or
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3,080

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and 236.1021.

(b)(5)(vii)—A railroad’s request to utilize different yard
movement procedures, as part of a freight yard movements exception.

(c)—An HSR–125 document accompanying a host railroad’s PTCSP, for operations over 125 mph.
(c)(1)—A railroad’s request for approval to use foreign
service data, prior to submission of a PTCSP.
(d)—A railroad’s request in a PTCSP that FRA excuse
compliance with one or more of this section’s requirements.
236.1009(a)(2)—A PTCIP if a railroad becomes a host
railroad of a main line requiring the implementation of a
PTC system, including the information under 49 U.S.C.
20157(a)(2) and 49 CFR 236.1011.
(a)(3)—Any new PTCIPs jointly filed by a host railroad
and a tenant railroad.
(b)(1)—A host railroad’s submission, individually or jointly
with a tenant railroad or PTC system supplier, of an unmodified Type Approval.
(b)(2)—A host railroad’s submission of a PTC Development Plan (PTCDP) with the information required under
49 CFR 236.1013, requesting a Type Approval for a
PTC system that either does not have a Type Approval
or has a Type Approval that requires one or more
variances.

4,800

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and 236.1021.

(b)(5)—A railroad’s request to remove a line from its
PTCIP based on the sale of the line to another railroad
and any related request for FRA review from the acquiring railroad.
(g)(1)(i)—A railroad’s request to temporarily reroute trains
not equipped with a PTC system onto PTC-equipped
tracks and vice versa during certain emergencies.
(g)(1)(ii)—A railroad’s written or telephonic notice of the
conditions necessitating emergency rerouting and other
required information under 236.1005(i).
(g)(2)—A railroad’s temporary rerouting request due to
planned maintenance not exceeding 30 days.
(h)(1)—A response to any request for additional information from FRA, prior to commencing rerouting due to
planned maintenance.
(h)(2)—A railroad’s request to temporarily reroute trains
due to planned maintenance exceeding 30 days.
236.1006(b)(4)(iii)(B)—A progress report due by December 31, 2020, and by December 31, 2022, from any
Class II or III railroad utilizing a temporary exception
under this section.

Total annual responses

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015.
38 railroads ...................

10 confidentiality requests.

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Total annual responses

Average time per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent

(A)

(B)

(C) = A * B

(D) = C *
wage rates 2

38 railroads ...................

36 interviews and documents.

4 hours ..............

144

11,088

38 railroads ...................

1 set of additional information.

400 hours ..........

400

30,800

Respondent universe

(h)—Any responses or documents submitted in connection with FRA’s use of its authority to monitor, test, and
inspect processes, procedures, facilities, documents,
records, design and testing materials, artifacts, training
materials and programs, and any other information
used in the design, development, manufacture, test, implementation, and operation of the PTC system, including interviews with railroad personnel.
(j)(2)(iii)—Any additional information provided in response
to FRA’s consultations or inquiries about a PTCDP or
PTCSP.
236.1011(a)–(b)—PTCIP content requirements .................
(e)—Any public comment on PTCIPs, NPIs, PTCDPs, and
PTCSPs.
236.1013—PTCDP and NPI content requirements ............
236.1015—Any new host railroad’s PTCSP meeting all
content requirements under 49 CFR 236.1015.
(g)—A PTCSP for a PTC system replacing an existing
certified PTC system.
(h)—A quantitative risk assessment, if FRA requires one
to be submitted.
236.1017(a)—An independent third-party assessment, if
FRA requires one to be conducted and submitted.
(b)—A railroad’s written request to confirm whether a specific entity qualifies as an independent third party.
—Further information provided to FRA upon request
(d)—A request not to provide certain documents otherwise required under Appendix F for an independent,
third-party assessment.
(e)—A request for FRA to accept information certified by
a foreign regulatory entity for purposes of 49 CFR
236.1017 and/or 236.1009(i).
236.1019(b)—A request for a passenger terminal main
line track exception (MTEA).
(c)(1)—A request for a limited operations exception
(based on restricted speed, temporal separation, or a
risk mitigation plan).
(c)(2)—A request for a limited operations exception for a
non-Class I, freight railroad’s track.
(c)(3)—A request for a limited operations exception for a
Class I railroad’s track.
(d)—A railroad’s collision hazard analysis in support of an
MTEA, if FRA requires one to be conducted and submitted.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and (e) and 236.1021.
38 railroads ...................

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1,232

1 PTCSP ......................

8,000 hours .......

8,000

616,000

38 railroads ...................

0.33 PTCSPs ................

3,200 hours .......

1,056

81,312

38 railroads ...................

0.33 assessments ........

800 hours ..........

264

20,328

38 railroads ...................

0.33 assessments ........

1,600 hours .......

528

63,360

38 railroads ...................

0.33 written requests ....

8 hours ..............

2.64

203

38 railroads ...................

20 hours ............

6.6

508

38 railroads ...................

0.33 sets of additional
information.
0.33 requests ................

20 hours ............

6.6

508

38 railroads ...................

0.33 requests ................

32 hours ............

10.56

813

38 railroads ...................

1 MTEA ........................

160 hours ..........

160

12,320

38 railroads ...................

1 request and/or plan ...

160 hours ..........

160

12,320

10 railroads ...................

1 request ......................

160 hours ..........

160

12,320

7 railroads .....................

1 request ......................

160 hours ..........

160

12,320

38 railroads ...................

0.33 collision hazard
analysis.

50 hours ............

16.5

1,271

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1019(c)(1).

38 railroads ...................

10 RFAs .......................

160 hours ..........

1,600

123,200

5 interested parties .......

10 RFA public comments.

16 hours ............

160

12,320

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1021(a)–(d) and (m).
38 railroads ...................
38 railroads ...................

(b)(1)—All contractual arrangements between a railroad
and its hardware and software suppliers or vendors for
certain immediate notifications.
(b)(2)–(3)—A vendor’s or supplier’s notification, upon receipt of a report of any safety-critical failure of its product, to any railroads using the product.

16

264 railroads .................

(l)—Any jointly filed RFA to a PTCDP or PTCSP ...............
(m)—Any RFA to a railroad’s PTCSP .................................
236.1023(a)—A railroad’s PTC Product Vendor List, which
must be continually updated.

8 hours ..............

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(b), (c), and (e) and 236.1021.

(e)—Any temporal separation procedures utilized under
the 49 CFR 236.1019(c)(1)(ii) exception.
236.1021(a)–(d)—Any RFA to a railroad’s PTCIP or
PTCDP.
(e)—Any public comments, if an RFA includes a request
for approval of a discontinuance or material modification
of a signal or train control system and a Federal Register notice is published.

2 public comments .......

15 RFAs .......................
2 updated lists ..............

80 hours ............
8 hours ..............

1,200
16

92,400
1,232

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.

10 vendors or suppliers

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(c)(1)–(2)—A railroad’s process and procedures for taking
action upon being notified of a safety-critical failure or a
safety-critical upgrade, patch, revision, repair, replacement, or modification, and a railroad’s configuration/revision control measures, set forth in its PTCSP.
(d)—A railroad’s submission, to the applicable vendor or
supplier, of the railroad’s procedures for action upon
notification of a safety-critical failure, upgrade, patch, or
revision to the PTC system and actions to be taken
until it is adjusted, repaired, or replaced.
(e)—A railroad’s database of all safety-relevant hazards,
which must be maintained after the PTC system is
placed in service.
(e)(1)—A railroad’s notification to the vendor or supplier
and FRA if the frequency of a safety-relevant hazard
exceeds the threshold set forth in the PTCDP and
PTCSP, and about the failure, malfunction, or defective
condition that decreased or eliminated the safety
functionality—Form FRA F 6180.179—Errors and Malfunctions Notification (Revised requirement).
(e)(2)—Continual updates about any and all subsequent
failures.

(k)—A report of a failure of a PTC system resulting in a
more favorable aspect than intended or other condition
hazardous to the movement of a train, including the reports required under part 233.
236.1029(b)(4)—A report of an en route failure, other failure, or cut out to a designated railroad officer of the
host railroad.
Form FRA F 6180.152—49 U.S.C. 20157(m) and 49 CFR
236.1029(h)—Quarterly Report of PTC System Performance (*Revised requirement and updated form*).

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Total annual
burden hours

Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent

(A)

(B)

(C) = A * B

(D) = C *
wage rates 2

38 railroads ...................

2.5 notifications ............

16 hours ............

40

3,080

38 railroads ...................

38 database updates ....

16 hours ............

608

46,816

38 railroads ...................

8 notifications ...............

7.5 hours ...........

60

4,620

38 railroads ...................

1 update .......................

8 hours ..............

8

616

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h).
38 railroads ...................

0.5 reports ....................

40 hours ............

20

1,540

10 vendors or suppliers

20 reports .....................

7.5 hours ...........

150

11,550

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h) and 49 CFR part 233.

150 host and tenant
railroads.

1,000 reports ................

30 minutes .........

500

38,500

38 railroads ...................

146 reports ...................

32 hours ............

4,672

359,744

236.1033—Communications and security requirements ....
236.1035(a)–(b)—A railroad’s request for authorization to
field test an uncertified PTC system and any responses
to FRA’s testing conditions.

Average time per
response

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.

(f)—Any notifications that must be submitted to FRA
under 49 CFR 236.1023.
(g)—A railroad’s and vendor’s or supplier’s report, upon
FRA request, about an investigation of an accident or
service difficulty due to a manufacturing or design defect and their corrective actions.
(h)—A PTC system vendor’s or supplier’s reports of any
safety-relevant failures, defective conditions, previously
unidentified hazards, recommended mitigation actions,
and any affected railroads—Form FRA F 6180.179—Errors and Malfunctions Notification (Revised requirement).

Total annual responses

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.
38 railroads ...................

10 requests ...................

40 hours ............

400

236.1037(a)(1)–(2)—Records retention ..............................

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.

(a)(3)–(4)—Records retention .............................................

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1039 and 236.1043(b).

(b)—Results of inspections and tests specified in a railroad’s PTCSP and PTCDP.
(c)—A contractor’s records related to the testing, maintenance, or operation of a PTC system maintained at a
designated office.
(d)(3)—A railroad’s final report of the results of the analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce the frequency of safety-related hazards below the threshold
set forth in the PTCSP.
236.1039(a)–(c), (e)—A railroad’s PTC OMM, which must
be maintained and available to FRA upon request.
(d)—A railroad’s identification of a PTC system’s safetycritical components, including spare equipment.
236.1041(a)–(b) and 236.1043(a)—A railroad’s PTC
Training and Qualification Program (i.e., a written plan).
236.1043(b)—Training records retained in a designated
location and available to FRA upon request.

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30,800

38 railroads ...................

800 records ..................

1 hour ................

800

61,600

20 contractors ...............

1,600 records ...............

10 minutes .........

266.67

20,534

38 railroads ...................

8 final reports ...............

160 hours ..........

1,280

98,560

38 railroads ...................

2 OMM updates ............

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

20

1,540

38 railroads ...................

1 hour ................

1

77

38 railroads ...................

1 identified new component.
2 programs ...................

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

20

1,540

150 host and tenant
railroads.

150 PTC training record
databases.

1 hour ................

150

11,550

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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 218 / Monday, November 14, 2022 / Notices
CFR section

Respondent universe

Total .............................................................................

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
4,567,826.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
51,979 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $4,328,077.
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 that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520; 49
U.S.C. 20157.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022–24723 Filed 11–10–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2022–0082]

Notice of Funding Opportunity To
Establish Cooperative Agreements
With Technical Assistance Providers
for the Fiscal Year 2022 Thriving
Communities Program; Correction
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity,
correction.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Transportation is correcting a notice
published on October 19, 2022 issue of
the Federal Register entitled ‘‘Notice of
Funding Opportunity to Establish
Cooperative Agreements with Technical
Assistance Providers for the Fiscal year
2022 Thriving Communities Program’’.
This notice extends the deadline date
and makes minor technical corrections
to the NOFO document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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SUMMARY:

2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
2019 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using the
appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that
includes a 75-percent overhead charge. For
Executives, Officials, and Staff Assistants, this cost
amounts to $120 per hour. For Professional/
Administrative staff, this cost amounts to $77 per
hour.

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

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent

(A)

(B)

(C) = A * B

(D) = C *
wage rates 2

4,567,826 responses ....

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

Corrections
In the Federal Register Notice of
October 19, 2022, on page 63572, in the
first column in the DATES section, the
sentence, ‘‘The deadline for application
submission is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
on November 22, 2022.’’ is corrected to
read: ‘‘The deadline for application
submission is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
on November 29, 2022.’’
In the Federal Register Notice of
October 19, 2022, on page 63572, in the
first column in the ACTION section,
‘‘Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO), Assistance Listing # 20.942
(tentative)’’, is corrected to remove the
word ‘‘tentative’’ since the Assistance
Listing # 20.942 is no longer tentative
and is confirmed in SAM.gov.
In the Federal Register Notice of
October 19, 2022, on page 63572, in the
first column in the ADDRESSES section,
the sentence, ‘‘Applications must be
submitted through https://
www.grants.gov. Opportunity number
DOT–TCP–FY22–01 (expected live date
is the week of October 17, 2022).’’ is
corrected to remove the wording
‘‘expected live date is the week of
October 17, 2022’’, since the
Opportunity number is live on
grants.gov.
In the Federal Register Notice of
October 19, 2022, on page 63576, in the
third column in section 2. Content and
Form of Application Submission, in the
table under Forms and Supporting
Documentation, ‘‘Unique Identifier and
System for Award Management (SAM)’’
is corrected to read, ‘‘Unique Entity
Identifier and System for Award
Management (SAM).’’
In the Federal Register Notice of
October 19, 2022, on page 63577, in the
third column in section c. Applicant
Expertise, Staffing, and Project
Management Plan, in the second
paragraph, the sentence, ‘‘Resumes do
not count against the page limit.’’ is
corrected to read, ‘‘Resumes and the
one-page organization or company
profile do not count against the page
limit.’’

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4,328,077

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2022.
Christopher Coes,
Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy,
Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2022–24654 Filed 11–10–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–9P–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Comment Request
Relating to Electronic Payee
Statements
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning the
requirements relating to electronic
payee statements.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before January 13, 2023
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Andre´s Garcia, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
by email to [email protected].
Please include, ‘‘OMB Number: 1545–
1729—Public Comment Request Notice’’
in the Subject line.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Ronald J. Durbala,
at (202) 317–5746, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Electronic Payee Statements.
OMB Number: 1545–1729.
Regulatory Number: TD 9114.
SUMMARY:

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