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committee meeting must be held on
October 30, due to the schedules of
senior officials whose attendance is
required.
Kevin E. Bryant,
Deputy Director, Office of Directives
Management, Department of State.
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BILLING CODE 4710–26–P

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval of Collection:
Household Goods Movers’ Disclosure
Requirements
Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

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AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, the Surface
Transportation Board (STB or Board)
gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the information collection (here, thirdparty disclosures), as described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
November 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board, Household Goods Movers’
Disclosure Requirements.’’ Written
comments for the proposed information
collection should be submitted via
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
This information collection can be
accessed by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. As an
alternative, written comments may be
directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Michael J.
McManus, Surface Transportation Board
Desk Officer: via email at oira_
[email protected]; by fax at
(202) 395–1743; or by mail to Room
10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.
Please also direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to
[email protected]. When submitting
comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface
Transportation Board: Household Goods
Movers’ Disclosure Requirements.’’ For
further information regarding this
collection, contact Michael Higgins,
Deputy Director, Office of Public
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Compliance, at (202) 245–0284 or
[email protected]. If you require
an accommodation under the Americans
with Disabilities Act, please call (202)
245–0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
previously published a notice about this
collection in the Federal Register (88 FR
52238 (August 7, 2023)). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments are requested concerning:
(1) the accuracy of the Board’s burden
estimates; (2) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (3) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology when
appropriate; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Household Goods Movers’
Disclosure Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0027.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Household goods
movers (HHG Movers) that desire to
offer a rate limiting their liability on
interstate moves to anything less than
replacement value of the goods.
Number of Respondents: 5,273
(approximate number of active
household goods carriers in the United
States according to the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA)). See 2022 Pocket Guide to
Large Truck and Bus Statistics
(December 2022) section 1–7 Household
Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in
the United States, 2017–2021.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: 101 hours.
Household goods movers provide
prospective clients with a prescribed
form estimating the charges for the
anticipated move and providing various
warnings and disclosures, including a
disclosure of the availability of two
levels of recovery for loss and damage
incurred during the move. The Board’s
request for approval of the initial
estimate form contained a cost analysis
indicating that inclusion of the loss-anddamage information was a one-time,
start-up cost, and that an estimated 15
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large firms that print their own forms
and that had already produced modified
forms to meet the new requirement. The
original request for approval also
indicated that only a relatively small
number of new entrants would have to
create the required notice forms each
year. Using 2022 Pocket Guide to Large
Truck and Bus Statistics (section 1–7) to
determine the latest three-year increase
in the number of HHG Movers, Board
staff estimates that there are
approximately 202 of these new carriers
that have entered the business annually
over the last three reported years. Each
of these new entrants would require
approximately one hour to review the
released rate decision and to cut and
paste the warnings/disclosures into a
general electronic form, but only a
portion of that time (about half) would
be allotted to the Board’s released rate
disclosure requirement. Therefore, the
Board estimates that the annual hourly
burden for this collection is 101 hours
per year for the industry (202 responses
annually × 1⁄2 × 1 hour = 101 burden
hours).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: No
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection have been
identified. HHG Movers may provide
these forms to shippers electronically.
Needs and Uses: In the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users, § 4215, Public Law 109–59, 119
Stat. 1144, 1760 (2005), Congress
directed the Board to review consumer
protection regulations concerning the
loss or damage to property that occurs
during interstate household goods
moves. In Docket No. RR 999, the Board
required household goods motor carriers
and freight forwarders wishing to offer
a rate limiting their liability on
interstate moves to anything less than
replacement value of the goods to
provide their customers with clear
written information concerning the two
available cargo-liability options (a full
replacement-value protection option
and a lower, released-rate protection
option). HHG Movers are required to
provide this information on the
standard written estimate form that the
FMCSA requires HHG Movers to
provide to their household goods
moving customers. See 49 CFR 375.213
and 375.401(g). As provided on the
form, this information allows for early
notice to household goods moving
customers regarding the two liability
options, as well as adequate time and
information to help consumers decide
which option to choose. In doing so,
this collection enables the Board to meet
its statutory duty.

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Under the PRA, a federal agency that
conducts or sponsors a collection of
information must display a currently
valid OMB control number. A collection
of information, which is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
includes agency requirements that
persons submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to the agency, third
parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of
the PRA requires, concurrent with an
agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
for approval, a 30-day notice and
comment period through publication in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: October 6, 2023.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–22564 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval of Collection:
System Diagram Maps
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the collection of system diagram maps,
described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
November 13, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board, System Diagram Maps.’’ Written
comments for the proposed information
collection should be submitted via
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
This information collection can be
accessed by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. As an
alternative, written comments may be
directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Michael J.
McManus, Surface Transportation Board
Desk Officer: via email at oira_
[email protected]; by fax at
(202) 395–1743; or by mail to Room
10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.
Please also direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface

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Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to
[email protected]. When submitting
comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, System
Diagram Maps.’’ For further information
regarding this collection, contact Pedro
Ramirez at (202) 245–0333 or
[email protected]. Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
previously published a notice about this
collection in the Federal Register (88 FR
16514 (March 17, 2023)). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments are requested concerning
each collection as to (1) whether the
particular collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Board’s
burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, when
appropriate. Submitted comments will
be included and summarized in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: System Diagram Maps (or, in the
case of Class III carriers, the alternative
narrative description of rail system).
OMB Control Number: 2140–0003.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Common carrier freight
railroads that are either new or reporting
changes in the status of one or more of
their rail lines.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 5 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: No
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection have been
identified. The information may be
submitted electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1152.10–1152.13, railroads subject to
the Board’s jurisdiction must keep
current system diagram maps on file, or
alternatively, in the case of a Class III
carrier, must submit the same
information in narrative form. The
information sought in this collection
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railroad’s system, categorized to
indicate the likelihood that service on a
particular line will be abandoned and/
or whether service on a line is currently
provided under the financial assistance
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10904. Carriers
are obligated to amend these maps as
the need to change the category of any
particular line arises.
Under the PRA, a federal agency that
conducts or sponsors a collection of
information must display a currently
valid OMB control number. A collection
of information, which is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
includes agency requirements that
persons submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to the agency, third
parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of
the PRA requires, concurrent with an
agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
for approval, a 30-day notice and
comment period through publication in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: October 6, 2023.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–22559 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36723 (Sub–No. 2)]

OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc.,
and HGS Railway Holdings, Inc.—
Continuance in Control Exemption—
Savannah Industrial Logistics, LLC
OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc.
(OmniTRAX), and HGS Railway
Holdings, Inc. (HGS) (collectively,
Omni-HGS), both noncarriers, have filed
a verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control
of Savannah Industrial Logistics, LLC
(SIL), a noncarrier currently controlled
by OmniTRAX, once SIL is authorized
to commence common carrier
operations.
This notice of exemption is related to
a concurrently filed petition for
exemption in Savannah Industrial
Transportation, LLC—Construction
Exemption—in Effingham County, Ga.,
Docket No. FD 36723. In that
proceeding, SIL seeks an after-the-fact
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(a),
from the prior approval requirements of
49 U.S.C. 10901(a), for the construction
of a rail line (the Track) located in an
industrial park sited near Rincon, in

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