October 29, 2026 FR Notice (30-Day)

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Rule on a Land
Release Request for Disposal of
Airport Property at the Fairbanks
International Airport, Fairbanks, AK

Authority for the Policy: This notice is
published under the authority described
in Title 49 of the United States Code,
Subtitle VII, part B, chapter 471, Section
47107(h)(2).
Issued in Anchorage, AK, on October 20,
2026.
Laurie J. Suttmeier,
Director, Alaska Airports District Office.

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

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ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: Notice is being given that the

FAA is considering a request from the
Fairbanks International Airport to
release 40 (±) acres of federally obligated
airport property at the Fairbanks
International Airport, Fairbanks, Alaska.
This acreage was acquired with federal
financial assistance via Airport
Improvement Program Federal Grants.
The release of property will allow the
Fairbanks International Airport to
dispose of the property for nonaeronautical purposes.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Documents are available for
review at the Fairbanks International
Airport, 6450 Airport Way, Fairbanks,
AK 99709, and the FAA Airports
District Office, 222 W 7th Avenue,
Anchorage, AK 99513. Written
comments on the Sponsor’s request
must be delivered or mailed to:
Nathaniel Zacharzewski, Leasing
Specialist, Fairbanks International
Airport, 6450 Airport Way, Fairbanks,
AK 99709.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Molly Fierro, Compliance Specialist,
Alaskan Regional Office, Federal
Aviation Administration, 222 W 7th
Ave., Anchorage, AK 99513.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
property is located northwest of South
Vanhorn and 5th Wheel Streets. The
anticipated use of the property will be
to facilitate expansion of a privately
owned gravel mining company. The
parcel is currently depicted on the
approved Airport Layout Plan as
undeveloped property with no planned
aeronautical development. The property
will be released of its federal obligations
given the land is no longer required by
the Fairbanks International Airport for
aeronautical purposes. The property
will be sold at the Fair Market Value
(FMV) based on appraisal. Section 125
of The Wendell H. Ford Aviation
Investment and Reform Act for the 21st
Century (AIR–21) requires the FAA to
provide an opportunity for public notice
and comment prior to the ‘‘waiver’’ or
‘‘modification’’ of a sponsor’s Federal
obligation to use certain airport land for
non-aeronautical purposes.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2026–1585]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On August 14, 2026,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR. FRA received one comment in
response to the notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to https://
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On August 14, 2026,

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FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting public
comment on the ICR for which it is now
seeking OMB approval. See 91 FR
52778. FRA received one comment
summarized below, related to the
proposed collection of information.
FRA received an anonymous
comment to the 60-day notice
requesting ‘‘detailed, empirical
justifications’’ for the reduced burden
estimate for safety outreach and the
reduced number of inadequate safety
performance (ISP) railroads. The
commenter also requested that FRA
explain how the absorbed Fatigue Risk
Management Program (FRMP) burdens
align with rail carrier administrative
workflows. FRA acknowledges the
commenter’s concern about the revised
estimates and provides the following
additional explanation. This
explanation is qualitative in nature
because FRA’s revised estimates of
future paperwork burdens correct a
categorical over-inclusion of certain
activities. FRA is also addressing an
anonymous comment submitted to
another ICR involving FRA’s System
Safety Program (SSP) regulation, which
requested clarification as to why FRA
was reducing the number of ISP
railroads and appears to have been
submitted by mistake to the docket for
the SSP ICR (FRA–2026–0039–0001).
This second comment repeats many of
the same ISP concerns as the comment
to the Risk Reduction Program (RRP)
ICR, but also specifically asks FRA to
explain why it determined 13
previously designated ISP operations no
longer meet the criteria.
As explained in the 60-day notice,
FRA determined that the previous
burden for safety outreach was overestimated because it included burdens
already accounted for in the rulemaking
economic analysis, such as the cost and
time associated with developing a safety
outreach program and developing
outreach materials to be used for
educating and training employees on
RRP safety information relevant to their
job. Employee training is generally not
a paperwork burden subject to the PRA,
and FRA’s downward revision does not
reflect any substantive change in FRA’s
expectations regarding railroad safety
outreach activities. Rather, the revised
estimate accurately isolates the actual
administrative paperwork burdens that
do fall under the PRA, such as time
spent maintaining outreach materials,
preparing briefings, revising and
updating content, and the ongoing
management of the program itself.
Regarding the reduced number of ISP
railroads, the revised estimate
accurately and transparently reflects

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that FRA has identified fewer ISP
railroads than initially estimated. It does
not reflect that FRA has determined that
13 previous ISP railroads are no longer
ISP, which is a concern raised by the
comment submitted to the SSP ICR. The
revised estimate also does not reflect
any change in FRA enforcement
discretion, but merely estimates the
future number of ISP railroads based on
FRA’s experience implementing the
overall RRP rule. For example, the
lower-than-expected number of ISP
railroads is due in part to a
corresponding increase in the number of
railroads that proactively volunteered to
comply with the RRP rule, as provided
for in 49 CFR 271.15. Specifically, the
information collection notice highlights
that while the estimated number of ISP
railroads decreased from 15 to 2, the
estimated number of voluntarily
compliant railroads concurrently
increased from 0 to 10. The decrease in
the estimated number of ISP railroads is,
therefore, substantially offset by the
increase in the estimated number of
voluntarily compliant railroads. FRA
will reevaluate its estimates for the
number of ISP and voluntarily
compliant railroads during the next ICR
renewal cycle to ensure that future
burden estimates continue to be
accurate and transparent.
Finally, the incorporation of FRMP
hours into this ICR does not shift
administrative tasks into
uncompensated operational overhead;
rather, it is an administrative action to
more effectively manage FRA’s
paperwork collections. Because the two
programs are legally and operationally
intertwined, FRA consolidated the
burden hours previously reported under
OMB Control Number 2130–0633 into
the central RRP ICR (OMB Control
Number 2130–0610). The consolidated
table explicitly accounts for all
recurring FRMP administrative
workflows, allocating specific,
compensated burden hours for the
development of new FRMP plans,
analysis of fatigue risk, mitigation
strategies, implementation evaluation,
consultation with affected employees,
initial review meetings with FRA, and
subsequent plan amendments.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve this proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days’
notice for public comment. Federal law
requires OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b) and (c); 5
CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978,
44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). The 30-day
notice informs the regulated community
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comments and affords the agency
adequate time to consider public
comments before it renders a decision.
60 FR 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). Therefore,
respondents should submit their
respective comments to OMB within 30
days of publication to best ensure
having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the
following ICR regarding: (1) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of
the burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Risk Reduction Program.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0610.
Abstract: In 2020, FRA issued a final
rule 1 that requires each Class I freight
railroad and each freight railroad with
ISP to develop and implement an RRP
to improve the safety of its operations.
Other railroads may also voluntarily
comply with the RRP rule by
establishing and implementing an RRP
meeting the regulatory requirements.2 A
railroad that volunteers for RRP must
continue to comply with the rule’s
requirements for a minimum period of
five years.3
An RRP is a comprehensive, systemoriented approach to safety that
determines a railroad operation’s level
of risk by identifying and analyzing
applicable hazards, and develops plans
to mitigate, if not eliminate, that risk.
An RRP must also include an FRMP
component, as required by a final rule
FRA issued in 2022.4 The purpose of an
FRMP is to improve railroad safety
through structured, systematic, and
proactive processes and procedures that
a railroad develops and implements to
identify and mitigate the effects of
fatigue on its employees.5 The
information collected under this
regulation will be used by railroads, and
FRA, to improve safety through
1 85 FR 9262 (Feb. 18, 2020).
2 49 CFR 271.15 and 49 U.S.C. 20156(a)(4).
3 49 CFR 271.15.
4 87 FR 35660 (June 13, 2022).
5 49 CFR 271.603.

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structured, proactive processes that
systematically evaluate railroad safety
hazards on their systems and manage
the risks associated with those hazards
to help reduce the number and rates of
railroad accidents/incidents, injuries,
and fatalities. Each railroad has
flexibility to tailor an RRP to its specific
railroad operations. Each railroad must
implement its RRP under a written,
FRA-approved RRP plan and conduct an
annual internal assessment of its RRP,
with FRA also auditing railroads’ RRPs.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: Businesses
(Railroads).
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
426.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
31,192 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,812,135.77.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2026–0039]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On August 14, 2026,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR. FRA received two comments in
response to the notice.

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