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docket/FRA-2022-0098. Interested
parties are invited to comment on the
PTCSP by submitting written comments
or data. During its review of the PTCSP,
FRA will consider any comments or
data submitted. See 49 CFR 236.1011(e).
However, FRA may elect not to respond
to any particular comment, and under
49 CFR 236.1009(d)(3), FRA maintains
the authority to approve or disapprove
the PTCSP at its 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. 2023–04832 Filed 3–8–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0011]

Notice of Request for Clearance of a
New Information Collection: Electric
Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
(eVIUS)
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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AGENCY:

In accordance with the
requirements 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 a new
information collection related to the
nation’s Battery Electric Vehicles
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be used to produce national statistics on
the characteristics and uses of BEVs. A
summary report of survey findings will
also be published by BTS on the BTS
web page: www.bts.gov.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before Friday, May 5, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
DOT–OST–2023–0011 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–2023–0011.’’ 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
(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:
Ryan Grube, (202) 734–1569, eVIUS
Program Manager, BTS, OST–R,
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, Room E32–317,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., E.T.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Electric Vehicle Inventory and
Use Survey (eVIUS).
Background: The BTS, with its
partners, the Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) and the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), is
planning to conduct the first Electric
Vehicle Inventory and Use Survey
(eVIUS).
Every 5 years from 1962 to 2002, as
a part of the Economic Census, the U.S.
Census Bureau conducted the Truck
Inventory and Use Survey (TIUS),
which was renamed the Vehicle
Inventory and Use Survey (VIUS) in
1997. The survey was conducted to
better understand the characterizes and
use of trucks on our nation’s roads.
Since its inception, the survey has been
used to guide investments in the
nation’s infrastructure, conduct size and
weight studies, track changes in vehicle
technologies, and more. In 2022, the
BTS, in partnership with the US Census
Bureau, FHWA, and DOE, conducted
the 2021 VIUS, the first VIUS in almost
two decades. The survey scope was
inclusive of all Class 1–8 trucks.
As the pace of electric vehicles
increases on the nation’s roadways, to
aid public planning for future
transportation systems and
infrastructure investments, BTS is
planning to conduct an electric vehicle
specific VIUS to better understand the
characteristics and uses of battery
electric vehicles, with an expanded
scope of vehicle types to include
passenger cars and buses. The data
collection will be administered to a
national sample of battery electric
vehicle owners. The sample will be
stratified on the vehicle registration
state and the class size of the vehicle.
The survey will request the respondents
to provide information such as: Vehicle
Miles Traveled (VMT) over the past 12
months, the average VMT in a typical
trip, the type of vehicle owner
(personal, commercial, lessee), the
number of other vehicles owned in the
household, charging behaviors, and type
of use. The survey will be limited to 10
questions and the data collection period
will be limited to 12-weeks to ensure
timely results.
Respondents: The target population
for the survey will be all registered
battery electric vehicle owners in the
U.S. The respondents will be sampled
proportionally by registration state and
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
class size.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The burden per respondent is
estimated to be an average of 10
minutes. This average is based on an

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estimate of 1 minute to answer each
question.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
total annual burden (in the year that the
survey is conducted) is estimated to be
between 1,666 and 3,333 hours
depending on the final sample size (that
is 10 minutes per respondent for
10,000–20,000 respondents, which
equals 100,000–200,000 minutes).
Frequency: One time.
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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on the 6th of
March 2023.
Cha-Chi Fan,
Director, Office of Data Development and
Standards, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Research and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2023–04812 Filed 3–8–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0568]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Submission of
School Catalog to the State Approving
Agency
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration
(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
PRA submission describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected cost and burden, and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.

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Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice by clicking on the following link
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain,
select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open
for Public Comments’’, then search the
list for the information collection by
Title or OMB Control No. 2900–0568.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0568’’
in any correspondence.
Authority: Title 38 U.S.C. 3675; 3676;
38 CFR 21.4253 and 21.4254.
Title: Submission of School Catalog to
the State Approving Agency.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0568.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: State Approving Agencies
and VA use the catalogs to determine
what courses can be approved for VA
training. VA receives catalogs when
institutions change their education
programs, tuition and fees and
calendars, etc. In general, the catalogs
are collected twice a year. Without the
catalogs, VA and SAAs cannot
determine what courses could be
approved. There was a decrease in
burden during this renewal period
because, unlike for the previous
submission, we now take the annual
average number of catalogs received
during periods 2019, 2020 and 2021,
rather than the actual grand total of the
number of catalogs received for those
periods.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 87 FR
247 on December 27, 2022, page 79449.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 891 hours.
Estimated Average Burden Time per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Twice
Annually.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0252]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Application for Authority To
Close Loans on an Automatic Basis
Nonsupervised Lenders; Request for
Agent Recognition
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.

The 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.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before May 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0252’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0252’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
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