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proposed waiver, FRA explained that
the Project is expected to support
approximately 35,000 domestic jobs
across the construction period and
includes a project labor agreement. As
noted in the proposed waiver, Brightline
West has reached an agreement with rail
labor which may result in ongoing
operations and maintenance work being
performed by union labor.11
D. Comments Generally Supporting or
Opposing the Proposed Waiver
FRA received 527 comments from the
public generally in favor of the issuance
of the waiver. Additionally, several
commenters noted that the completion
of a high-speed rail project could
increase domestic manufacturing and
help reduce the need for waivers in the
future. FRA received 29 comments from
the public generally opposing the
proposed waiver and emphasizing the
need to develop domestic
manufacturing in the high-speed rail
industry.
FRA Response: FRA appreciates these
comments and expects that the
successful deployment of high-speed
rail technology in the United States will
facilitate and encourage domestic
manufacturing capacity to meet
increased demand. FRA further clarifies
that the proposed waiver was narrowly
tailored and limited to include only
those components that are not produced
in the United States, and the waiver is
limited only to the Project and does not
apply to other projects or project
sponsors.

VIII. Final Waiver
Based on its review of the waiver
request and DSWP, and in consideration
of comments received on the proposed
waiver, FRA is waiving its Buy America
requirements for the following
components:
• First Two Complete Trainsets; and
• Car Shells for All 10 Trainsets (shell
structure, frame, vehicle paintwork).
• Eurobalises and Euroloops;
• Counting Heads and Axle Counter
Sensors;
• Truck Press (test stand);
• Turnout Systems including
Derailers; and
• Fire Alarm Systems.
The waiver applies only to
components listed above for use in the
Project. However, FRA concludes that
Alstom’s proposal would have also met
the criteria for a waiver if Brightline
West had selected Alstom. FRA is not
waiving any applicable requirements
under BABA, and the waiver does not
apply to any construction materials
used in the Project. The waiver does not
apply to other FRA recipients or to other
grants that might be made to NDOT or
Brightline West for other projects
(including any future phases related to
the Project). This waiver will expire
upon the end of the period of
performance and closeout of the grant
agreement for the Project.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Amitabha Bose,
Administrator.
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VII. NIST–MEP Supplier Scouting
Results
Consistent with section 70916(c) of
BABA, FRA requested that the project
sponsor, Brightline West, engage with
the NIST–MEP through the NIST–MEP’s
supplier scouting program. The NIST–
MEP supplier scouting opportunity
allows agencies, manufacturers, and
project sponsors to identify potential
manufacturers from across the Nation to
assist in market research on domestic
availability. Brightline West was not
able to identify a domestic manufacturer
for the components listed in the
proposed waiver through the NIST–MEP
supplier scouting program. This further
supports FRA’s conclusion that the
components listed in the proposed
waiver are not produced in the United
States.
11 In March 2023, 13 rail unions representing
more than 160,000 workers signed a Memorandum
of Understanding with Brightline West, establishing
a commitment for the use of highly skilled union
labor required to operate and maintain the System.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Comment Request; Fair
Credit Reporting: Affiliate Marketing
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comment.
AGENCY:

The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites
comment on a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In
accordance with the requirements of the
PRA, the OCC may not conduct or
sponsor, and the respondent is not
required to respond to, an information
collection unless it displays a currently

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valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The OCC is
soliciting comment concerning the
renewal of its information collection
titled, ‘‘Fair Credit Reporting: Affiliate
Marketing.’’
Comments must be received by
July 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged
to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Email: [email protected].
• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office,
Attention: Comment Processing, Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency,
Attention: 1557–0230, 400 7th Street
SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, DC
20219.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th
Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington,
DC 20219.
• Fax: (571) 293–4835.
Instructions: You must include
‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557–
0230’’ in your comment. In general, the
OCC will publish comments on
www.reginfo.gov without change,
including any business or personal
information provided, such as name and
address information, email addresses, or
phone numbers. Comments received,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the
public record and subject to public
disclosure. Do not include any
information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider
confidential or inappropriate for public
disclosure.
Following the close of this notice’s
60-day comment period, the OCC will
publish a second notice with a 30-day
comment period. You may review
comments and other related materials
that pertain to this information
collection beginning on the date of
publication of the second notice for this
collection by the method set forth in the
next bullet.
• Viewing Comments Electronically:
Go to www.reginfo.gov. Hover over the
‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab
and click on ‘‘Information Collection
Review’’ from the drop-down menu.
From the ‘‘Currently under Review’’
drop-down menu, select ‘‘Department of
Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This
information collection can be located by
searching OMB control number ‘‘1557–
0230’’ or ‘‘Fair Credit Reporting:
Affiliate Marketing.’’ Upon finding the
appropriate information collection, click
on the related ‘‘ICR Reference Number.’’
On the next screen, select ‘‘View
Supporting Statement and Other
Documents’’ and then click on the link
DATES:

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to any comment listed at the bottom of
the screen.
• For assistance in navigating
www.reginfo.gov, please contact the
Regulatory Information Service Center
at (202) 482–7340.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer,
(202) 649–5490, Chief Counsel’s Office,
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, 400 7th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf,
hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access
telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
OMB for each collection of information
that they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) to include agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 generally
requires Federal agencies to provide a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information, before submitting the
collection to OMB for approval. To
comply with this requirement, the OCC
is publishing notice of the renewal/
revision of this collection.
Title: Fair Credit Reporting: Affiliate
Marketing.
OMB Control No.: 1557–0230.
Type of Review: Regular.
Description: Section 214 of the Fair
and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of
2003 (FACT Act),1 which added section
624 to the Fair Credit Reporting Act
(FCRA),2 generally prohibits a person
from using certain information received
from an affiliate to solicit a consumer
for marketing purposes, unless the
consumer is given notice and an
opportunity and simple method to opt
out of such solicitations.
Twelve CFR 1022.20–1022.27 require
financial institutions to issue notices
informing consumers about their rights
under section 214 of the FACT Act.
Consumers use the notices to decide if
they want to receive solicitations for
marketing purposes or opt out.
Financial institutions use consumers’
opt-out responses to determine the
permissibility of making a solicitation
for marketing purposes.
If a person receives certain consumer
eligibility information from an affiliate,
1 Public Law 108–159, 117 Stat. 1952 (December
4, 2003).
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the person may not use that information
to solicit the consumer about its
products or services, unless the
consumer is given notice and a simple
method to opt out of such use of the
information, and the consumer does not
opt out. Exceptions include a person
using eligibility information: (1) to make
solicitations to a consumer with whom
the person has a pre-existing business
relationship; (2) to perform services for
another affiliate subject to certain
conditions; (3) in response to a
communication initiated by the
consumer; or (4) to make a solicitation
that has been authorized or requested by
the consumer. A consumer’s affiliate
marketing opt-out election must be
effective for a period of at least five
years. Upon expiration of the opt-out
period, the consumer must be given a
renewal notice and an opportunity to
renew the opt-out before information
received from an affiliate may be used
to make solicitations to the consumer.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit.
Estimated Frequency of Response: On
occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
97,723.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
10,281 hours.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
included in the request for OMB
approval. All comments will become a
matter of public record. Comments are
invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
OCC, including whether the information
has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the OCC’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and
(e) Estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Patrick T. Tierney,
Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0073]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: VA Enrollment Certification
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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
revision of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 23, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted through
www.Regulations.gov. Instead of a
physical address.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Program-Specific information: [Nancy
Kessinger], 202–632–8924,
[email protected].
VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte,
202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@
va.gov.
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
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Title: VA Enrollment Certification, VA
Form 22–1999.
SUMMARY:

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