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6. Hazardous Waste: Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation
and Liability Act [42 U.S.C. 103];
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976 [42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.].
7. Social and Economic: NEPA
implementation [23 U.S.C. 109(h)]; Civil
Rights Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–
2000(d)(1)].
8. Executive Orders: E.O. 12898
Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice and Low-Income
Populations; E.O. 11988 Floodplain
Management.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Antonio Johnson,
Director of Planning, Environmental and
Right of Way, Federal Highway
Administration, California Division.
[FR Doc. 2024–01053 Filed 1–19–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0180]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection: Practices of
Household Goods Brokers
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for its
review and approval and invites public
comment. FMCSA requests OMB’s
renewed approval to the ICR titled
‘‘Practices of Household Brokers,’’
which applies to household goods
(HHG) brokers who are procured by the
public (HHG shippers) to arrange the
transportation of the shipper’s
household goods by HHG motor
carriers. This renewal updates wage
related costs that have changed since
the last approval and revises the
previous information collection total
respondent hourly and cost burden.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before March 22, 2024.

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You may submit comments
identified by Docket Number FMCSA–
2023–0180 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590–
0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Dockets
Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Ground
Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
To be sure someone is there to help you,
please call (202) 366–9317 or (202) 366–
9826 before visiting Dockets Operations.
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
To avoid duplication, please use only
one of these four methods. See the
‘‘Public Participation and Request for
Comments’’ portion of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
instructions on submitting comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donnice Wagoner, Commercial
Enforcement and Investigations
Division, DOT, FMCSA, West Building
6th Floor MC–SEI, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590–
0001; (202) 366–8045;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

Instructions
All submissions must include the
Agency name and docket number. For
detailed instructions on submitting
comments, see the Public Participation
heading below. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act
heading below.
Public Participation and Request for
Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA–2023–0180), indicate
the specific section of this document to
which your comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. You may submit your
comments and material online or by fax,
mail, or hand delivery, but please use
only one of these means. FMCSA
recommends that you include your
name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a phone number in the body
of your document so FMCSA can

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contact you if there are questions
regarding your submission. If you want
us to notify you that we received your
comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or
postcard, or print the acknowledgement
page that appears after submitting
comments online.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/
FMCSA-2023-0180/document, click on
this notice, click ‘‘Comment,’’ and type
your comment into the text box on the
following screen.
If you submit your comments by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing.
Comments received after the comment
closing date will be included in the
docket and will be considered to the
extent practicable.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
DOT solicits comments from the public
to better inform its rulemaking process.
DOT posts these comments, without
edit, including any personal information
the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Background
As a result of Title IV, Subtitle B of
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) (Pub.
L. 109–59) and a petition for rulemaking
from the American Moving and Storage
Association (AMSA), FMCSA amended
then-existing regulations for brokers in
a final rule titled, ‘‘Brokers of
Household Goods Transportation by
Motor Vehicles,’’ (75 FR 72987, Nov. 29,
2010), amending 49 CFR part 371 by
providing additional consumer
protection responsibilities for brokers of
HHG.
Section 4212 of SAFETEA–LU directs
the Secretary of Transportation to
require HHG brokers to provide
shippers with information throughout
the various stages of their interactions
with shippers. The following phases
summarize the information collection
required by the HHG broker at the
various contractual stages by 49 CFR
371.
I. First Phase: ‘‘Prospecting’’
When a HHG shipper is looking to
procure a HHG broker’s services, the
broker must collect the following
information and display it on its
websites and solicitation materials:

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• Its physical address (§ 371.107a);
• Its U.S. DOT license numbers
(§ 371.107b);
• A statement indicating it will not
transport the shipper’s goods but will
only arrange for goods to be transported
by a registered motor carrier
(§ 371.107c);
• If the broker chooses to publish
rates on its website or solicitation
materials, the broker must also publish
a statement that the rates are based on
a motor carrier’s publicly available rates
(§ 371.107d);
• If broker chooses to publish a list of
motor carriers it works with, the list
must be a list only of carriers with
which brokers have agreements
(§ 371.107e); and
• Brokers must publish information
regarding their cancellation policies,
including information on deposits and
refunds (§ 371.117a).
For the exact text of regulations see
section 12 part I of this document.
II. Second Phase: ‘‘Contact’’
When an HHG shipper makes a
reasonable request seeking additional
information about broker services, the
HHG broker must collect the following
information and distribute it to the HHG
shipper:
• A list of carriers it has agreements
with (§ 371.109a); and
• A statement indicating the broker is
not a carrier and that the broker is only
arranging transportation of shipper’s
goods (§ 371.109b).
For the exact text of regulations see
Section 12 Part II.

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III. Third Phase: ‘‘Estimate’’
When an HHG shipper requests an
estimate, the broker must collect the
following information and provide it to
the shipper:
• FMCSA’s published information
material: (1) ‘‘Ready to Move? Tips for
a Successful Interstate Move’’ and (2)
‘‘Your Rights and Responsibilities When
You Move (2022 Update)’’ (§ 371.111a1,
2, and 3);
• A written estimate based on a
physical survey of household items
(§ 371.113a) and published carrier rates
(§ 371.113b); and
• If applicable, a ‘‘Waiver’’ receipt
showing shipper waived their right to a
physical survey of their household
items (§ 371.113b).
The broker must obtain a signed
document showing that FMCSA’s
published information material was
received by the shipper (§ 371.111c). For
the exact text of regulations see section
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IV. Fourth Phase: ‘‘Agreement’’
Should the shipper find the
estimate(s) and broker services
reasonable and wish to book the
broker’s services, the two parties must
enter into an agreement. At this point it
is standard practice for shippers to pay
a deposit or full payment. Before a
deposit is collected, the broker must
collect the following information and
distribute it to the HHG shipper:
• An agreement document with
required specifications as laid out by
regulation § 371.115; and
• An agreement document which
highlights the broker’s and/or motor
carrier’s refund policy for cancelation of
agreements (§ 371.117a).
For the exact text of regulations see
section 12 part IV.
V. Fifth Phase: ‘‘Delivery’’
After the broker confirms delivery of
the household goods by the carrier, the
broker must collect the following
information and distribute it to the HHG
shipper:
• A receipt with transaction data,
including cancelation details if the
agreement was canceled as laid out by
49 CFR 371.3.
The complete collection of
information, required by the referenced
regulations, assists shippers in their
business dealings with interstate HHG
brokers. The information collected is
used by prospective shippers to make
informed decisions about contracts,
services ordered, executed, and settled.
The HHG broker is often the primary
contact for individual shippers and in
the best position to educate shippers
and prepare them for a successful move.
The information collection is intended
to combat deceptive business practices;
the information helps enforcement
personnel better protect consumers by
verifying that shippers are receiving
information as required by regulations.
FMCSA revises the total annual
burden to 86,488 hours. This is an
increase of 13,680 annual burden hours
from the currently approved 72,808
burden estimate. The increase is due to
the following:
(1) FMCSA’s records for household
goods brokers increased from 652
brokers to 1,256 brokers.
Title: Practices of Household Goods
Brokers.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0048.
Type of Request: Renewal of currently
approved collection.
Respondents: Brokers of Household
Goods.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,256.
Estimated Time per Response: Varies.

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Expiration Date: May 31, 2024.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
86,488.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The Agency will
summarize or include your comments in
the request for OMB’s clearance of this
ICR.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR
1.87.
Thomas P. Keane,
Associate Administrator, Office of Research
and Registration.
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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–24]

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, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On July 21, 2023, FRA
published a notice providing a 60-day
period for public comment on the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
21, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
SUMMARY:

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