Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
| Published date | 18 August 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 46309 |
| Record Number | 2021-17720 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration,Transportation Department |
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 / Notices
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BILLING CODE 4710–06–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Senior Executive Service Performance
Review Board (PRB) and Executive
Resources Board (ERB) Membership
AGENCY
: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION
: Notice of Senior Executive
Service Performance Review Board
(PRB) and Executive Resources Board
(ERB) Membership.
SUMMARY
: Effective immediately, the
membership of the PRB and ERB is as
follows:
Performance Review Board
William Brennan, Chairman
Rachel Campbell, Member
Craig M. Keats, Member
Executive Resources Board
Rachel Campbell, Chairman
William Brennan, Member
Craig M. Keats, Member
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: If
you have any questions, please contact
Jennifer Layne at jennifer.layne@stb.gov
or 202–245–0340.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of
Information Collection: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery
AGENCY
: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION
: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our
intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of a new information
collection. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on March
21, 2021.
DATES
: Written comments should be
submitted by September 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA 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
:
Barbara Hall at (940) 594–5913, or by
email at: Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
OMB Control Number: 2120–0746.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Form Numbers: There are no FAA
forms associated with this generic
information collection.
Type of Review: Renewal of a generic
information collection.
Background: The information
collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential non-
response bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Respondents: Approximately 110,000
Individuals and Households, Businesses
and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Frequency: Once per request.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
18,330 hours.
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Issued in Fort Worth, TX on August 13,
2021.
Barbara Hall,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services
Division, ASP–110.
[FR Doc. 2021–17720 Filed 8–17–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0118]
Commercial Driver’s License
Standards: Application for Exemption;
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
AGENCY
: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation.
ACTION
: Notice of application for
exemption; request for comments.
SUMMARY
: FMCSA announces that
Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Werner) has
applied for an exemption to allow
commercial learner’s permit (CLP)
holders who have successfully passed
the commercial driver’s license (CDL)
skills test to be able to drive a
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
without having a CDL holder seated
beside them in the CMV. The Agency
requests public comment on the
exemption application.
DATES
: Comments must be received on
or before September 17, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: You may submit comments
identified by Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Number
FMCSA–2021–0118 by any of the
following methods:
•Federal eRulemaking Portal:
www.regulations.gov. See the Public
Participation and Request for Comments
section below for further information.
•Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
•Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–
140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
•Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Each submission must include the
Agency name and the docket number for
this notice (FMCSA–2021–0118). Note
that DOT posts all comments received
without change to www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
included in a comment. Please see the
Privacy Act heading below.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments, go to www.regulations.gov at
any time or visit Room W12–140 on the
ground level of the West Building, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington,
DC, 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.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
exemptions 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: Ms.
Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and
Carrier Operations Division; Office of
Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety
Standards; (202–366–4225); MCPSD@
dot.gov. If you have questions on
viewing or submitting material to the
docket, contact Dockets Operations,
(202) 366–9826.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Public Participation and Request for
Comments
FMCSA encourages you to participate
by submitting comments and related
materials.
Submitting Comments
If you submit a comment, please
include the docket number for this
notice (FMCSA–2021–0118), indicate
the specific section of this document to
which the comment applies, and
provide a reason for suggestions or
recommendations. 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 the Agency
can contact you if it has questions
regarding your submission.
To submit your comments online, go
to www.regulations.gov and put the
docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2021–0118’’
in the ‘‘Search’’ box, and click ‘‘Search.’’
When the new screen appears, click on
‘‘Documents’’ button, then click
‘‘Comment’’ button associated with the
latest notice posted. Another screen will
appear, insert the required information.
Choose whether you are submitting your
comment as an individual, an
organization, or anonymous. Click
‘‘Submit Comment.’’
If you submit your comments by mail
or hand delivery, submit them in an
unbound format, no larger than 8
1
⁄
2
by
11 inches, suitable for copying and
electronic filing. If you submit
comments by mail and would like to
know that they reached the facility,
please enclose a stamped, self-addressed
postcard or envelope. FMCSA will
consider all comments and material
received during the comment period.
II. Legal Basis
FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions
from certain parts of the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA must
publish a notice of each exemption
request in the Federal Register (49 CFR
381.315(a)). The Agency must provide
the public an opportunity to inspect the
information relevant to the application,
including any safety analyses that have
been conducted. The Agency must also
provide an opportunity for public
comment on the request.
The Agency reviews safety analyses
and public comments submitted, and
determines whether granting the
exemption would likely achieve a level
of safety equivalent to, or greater than,
the level that would be achieved by the
current regulation (49 CFR 381.305).
The decision of the Agency must be
published in the Federal Register (49
CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for
denying or granting the application and,
if granted, the name of the person or
class of persons receiving the
exemption, and the regulatory provision
from which the exemption is granted.
The notice must also specify the
effective period (up to 5 years) and
explain the terms and conditions of the
exemption. The exemption may be
renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)).
III. Background
Current Regulation Requirements
Under 49 CFR 383.25(a)(1) a CLP
holder must be accompanied at all times
by the holder of a valid CDL who has
the proper CDL group and
endorsement(s) necessary to operate the
CMV. The CDL holder must at all times
be physically present in the front seat of
the vehicle next to the CLP holder while
operating a CMV on public roads or
highways and must have the CLP holder
under observation and direct
supervision.
Applicant’s Request
Werner requests the exemption to
allow CLP holders who have
successfully passed a CDL skills test and
are thus eligible to receive a CDL, be
able to drive without having a CDL
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