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ESTIMATED TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN—Continued
Number of
respondents

Category of respondent

Burden
(hours)

Piloting the survey .......................................................................................................................
Self-administered survey .............................................................................................................

50
1,000

10
10

8.33
166.66

Totals ....................................................................................................................................
Average Mean Hourly Wage—$21.92 .........................................................................................

1,060
........................

10
........................

176.65
$3,872.17

Definitions: N/A.
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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2024–0097]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Renewal of an Approved
Information Collection Request: Safe
Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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 approval to renew an ICR
titled, ‘‘Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot
Program.’’ This ICR was previously
approved under emergency procedures
on April 4, 2024, and expires on

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September 30, 2024. The ICR is
necessary for FMCSA to continue data
collection under a pilot program which
seeks to determine the safety impacts of
allowing 18- to 20-year-old commercial
driver’s license (CDL) holders to operate
commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in
interstate commerce. The ICR covers
data collected on drivers and carriers
participating in the pilot program.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before August 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Docket
Number FMCSA–2024–0097 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:
Nicole Michel, Mathematical
Statistician, Research Division, DOT,
FMCSA, West Building, 6th Floor, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590–0001; 202–366–4354;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Instructions
All submissions must include the
Agency name and docket number. For
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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–2024-0097), 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
contact you if there are questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/
FMCSA-2024-0097/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
Current regulations on driver
qualifications (49 CFR part 391.11(b)(1))

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state that a driver must be 21 years of
age or older to operate a CMV in
interstate commerce. Currently, drivers
under the age of 21 may operate CMVs
only in intrastate commerce subject to
State laws and regulations.
Section 23022 of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), requires
the Secretary of Transportation to
conduct a commercial driver
Apprenticeship Pilot Program. An
apprentice is defined as a person under
the age of 21 who holds a CDL. Under
this program, these apprentices will
complete two probationary periods,
during which they may operate in
interstate commerce only under the
supervision of an experienced driver in
the passenger seat. An experienced
driver is defined in section 23022 as a
driver who is not younger than 26 years
old, has held a CDL and been employed
for at least the past 2 years, and has at
least 5 years of interstate CMV
experience and meets the other safety
criteria defined in the IIJA.
The first probationary period must
include at least 120-hours of on duty
time, of which at least 80 hours are
driving time in a CMV. To complete this
probationary period, the employer must
determine competency in:
1. Interstate, city traffic, rural twolane, and evening driving;
2. Safety awareness;
3. Speed and space management;
4. Lane control;
5. Mirror scanning;
6. Right and left turns; and
7. Logging and complying with rules
relating to hours of service.
The second probationary period must
include at least 280 hours of on-duty
time, including not less than 160 hours
driving time in a CMV. To complete this
probationary period, the employer must
determine competency in:
1. Backing and maneuvering in close
quarters;
2. Pre-trip inspections;
3. Fueling procedures;
4. Weighing loads, weight
distribution, and sliding tandems;
5. Coupling and uncoupling
procedures; and
6. Trip planning, truck routes, map
reading, navigation, and permits.
After completion of the second
probationary period the apprentice may
begin operating CMVs in interstate
commerce unaccompanied by an
experienced driver.
In addition to data regarding
successful completion of the
probationary periods, the IIJA requires
collection of data relating to any
incident in which a participating
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Additional information collected will
include crash data (e.g., incident
reports, police reports, insurance
reports), inspection data, citation data,
safety event data (as recorded by all
safety systems installed on vehicles, to
include advanced driver assistance
systems, automatic emergency braking
systems, onboard monitoring systems,
required forward-facing video systems,
and optional in-cab video systems, if a
carrier chooses to provide this data) as
well as exposure data (e.g., record of
duty status logs, on-duty time, driving
time, and time spent away from home
terminal). This data will be submitted
monthly through participating motor
carriers.
The data collected will be used to
report on the following items, as
required by section 23022 of the IIJA:
1. The findings and conclusions on
the ability of technologies or training
provided to apprentices as part of the
pilot program to successfully improve
safety;
2. An analysis of the safety record of
participating apprentices as compared
to other CMV drivers;
3. The number of drivers that
discontinued participation in the
apprenticeship program before
completion;
4. A comparison of the safety records
of participating drivers before, during,
and after each probationary period; and
5. A comparison of each participating
driver’s average on-duty time, driving
time, and time spent away from home
terminal before, during, and after each
probationary period.
FMCSA will monitor the monthly
data being reported by the motor
carriers and will identify drivers or
carriers that may pose a risk to public
safety. While removing unsafe drivers or
carriers may bias the dataset, it is a
necessary feature for FMCSA to comply
with 49 CFR 381.505, which requires
development of a monitoring plan to
ensure adequate safeguards to protect
the health and safety of pilot program
participants and the general public.
Knowing that a driver or carrier was
removed from the pilot program for
safety reasons will help FMCSA
minimize bias in the final data analysis.
The statutory mandate for this pilot
program is contained in section 23022
of the IIJA. FMCSA’s regulatory
authority for initiation of a pilot
program is 49 CFR 381.400. The
Apprentice Pilot Program supports the
DOT strategic goal of economic strength
while maintaining DOT’s and FMCSA’s
commitment to safety.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act
of 2024 (Pub. L. 118–42) revised
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Driver Apprenticeship Pilot (SDAP)
Program. Section 422 of that Act states
that FMCSA may not require the use of
inward facing cameras or require a
motor carrier to register an
apprenticeship program with the
Department of Labor as a condition for
participation in the SDAP program. As
such, the application and monthly
report forms have been revised to
remove those two elements as
mandatory requirements. However, the
Agency will continue to ask carriers
whether they use inward facing cameras
and whether they have a Registered
Apprenticeship program approval
number and will give carriers the option
of providing that information.
Therefore, FMCSA does not expect to
see any change in the number of
respondents, responses, or the overall
burden of this information collection. In
accordance with the PRA and OMB’s
implementing regulations at 5 CFR
1320.13, this information is necessary to
the mission of the Agency and is needed
prior to the ordinary time periods
established for revision of an approved
collection of information (found within
5 CFR 1320).
Definitions: N/A.
Title: Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot
Program.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0075.
Type of Request: Renewal of an
information collection previously
approved under emergency authority.
Expiration Date: September 30, 2024.
Respondents: Motor carriers; drivers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
14,830 total (1,600 motor carriers and
13,230 CMV drivers); 5,410 annually
(1,000 carriers and 4,410 CMV drivers).
Estimated Total Responses: 168,430
total, or 56,143 annually (applications:
14,830 total, or 4,943 annually; plus
data collection for participating carriers:
153,600 total, or 51,200 annually).
Estimated Burden per Response: 20
minutes per response for carrier,
apprentice, and experienced driver
application forms; 15 minutes per
response for safety benchmark
certifications; 60 minutes per month per
driver for monthly driving and safety
data; 90 minutes per month for
miscellaneous data submission.
Frequency of Response: Application
(motor carrier, apprentice driver, and
experienced driver): once; safety
benchmark certifications: twice per
apprentice driver; monthly driving and
safety data: carrier submits monthly
data on each apprentice driver;
miscellaneous data submissions:
monthly.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 169,343 hours total, or 56,448
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hours total, or 54,978 hours annually;
drivers: 4,410 hours total, or 1,470 hours
annually).
Frequency: Once for carrier,
apprentice, and experienced driver
application forms; twice per apprentice
for safety benchmark certifications;
monthly per number of participating
drivers for driving and safety data; and
monthly for miscellaneous monthly
data.
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.
[FR Doc. 2024–13020 Filed 6–12–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2024–0076]

Request for Comments on the Renewal
of a Previously Approved Information
Collection: Schedule of Current
Orderbook Construction
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) invites public comments on
our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval to renew an information
collection in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
proposed collection OMB 2133–0029
(Schedule of Current Orderbook
Construction) is used to collect
information on the current construction
orderbook at U.S. Shipyards. We are
required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register to obtain comments
from the public and affected agencies.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 12, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by Docket No. MARAD–

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2024–0076 through one of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. Search using the
above DOT docket number and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket
Management Facility, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number for this rulemaking.

Frequency of Response: Once
Annually.

Note: All comments received will be
posted without change to
www.regulations.gov including any personal
information provided.

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel’s Special Projects
Committee

Comments are invited on: (a) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the Department’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for the
Department to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information
collection; and (d) ways that the burden
could be minimized without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Gearhart, 202–366–1867,
Maritime Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Schedule of Current Orderbook
Construction.
OMB Control Number: 2133–0029.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a Previously Approved
Collection.
Abstract: In compliance with 46
U.S.C. 50102 (2007), the Merchant
Marine Act of 1936, as amended,
MARAD conducts this survey to obtain
information from the shipbuilding and
ship repair industry to be used
primarily to determine if an adequate
mobilization base exists for national
defense and for use in a national
emergency.
Respondents: Owners of U.S.
shipyards who agree to complete the
requested information.
Affected Public: Business or other for
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5.
Annual Estimated Total Annual
Burden Hours: 100.

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(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and
49 CFR 1.49.)
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

An open meeting of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Special
Projects Committee will be conducted.
The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is
soliciting public comments, ideas, and
suggestions on improving customer
service at the Internal Revenue Service.
This meeting will be held via
teleconference.

SUMMARY:

The meeting will be held
Wednesday, July 10, 2024.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Antoinette Ross at 1–888–912–1227 or
202–317–4110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. (1988) that
an open meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel’s Special Projects
Committee will be held Wednesday,
July 10, 2024, at 11 a.m. eastern time.
The public is invited to make oral
comments or submit written statements
for consideration. Due to limited time
and structure of meeting, notification of
intent to participate must be made with
Antoinette Ross. For more information
please contact Antoinette Ross at 1–
888–912–1227 or 202–317–4110, or
write TAP Office, 1111 Constitution
Ave. NW, Room 1509, Washington, DC
20224 or contact us at the website:
http://www.improveirs.org. The agenda
will include TAP 2024 committee
project focus areas.
Dated: June 5, 2024.
Shawn Collins,
Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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