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business operations, and functions by
leveraging digital technologies and a
broader use of digitized data;
3. The implementation of systems
allowing a member of the public to
submit any information or form to the
Registry and conduct any transaction
with the Registry by electronic or other
remote means; and
4. Allowing more efficient, broader,
and remote access to the Registry.
In response to The Act, the FAA has
initiated the creation of Civil Aviation
Registry Electronic Services (CARES).
CARES is intended to modernize and
streamline the way these forms are
submitted by providing online access to
users wishing to submit information
electronically. Public users will
continue to have the paper-based
submission option by providing the
same information that is accepted today,
along with the addition of an email
address.
To accommodate the public user with
these web-based services, a dedicated
online user account must first be
established. CARES will leverage an
existing FAA Single Sign-On (SSO)
capability known as MyAccess.
MyAccess will be used to generate
online public user accounts, and also
serve as part of the user account signon and authentication process after a
user account has been created.
As an alternative to the web-based
services, public users will still be
permitted to send in paper forms
directly to the Registry office via
conventional mail services. These paper
forms will be revised to collect the
email address of the public user to help
streamline processing of the public
users’ request. The modified paper
forms will supersede all prior forms.
Respondents: Approximately 162,176
applicants for 2120–0042; 3,670
applicants for 2120–0024; 22,370
applicants for 2120–0043; and 14,360
applicants for 2120–0697.
Frequency: Information is collected
on occasion for 2120–0042, 2120–0043
and 2120–0697; annually to maintain a
certificate for 2120–0024.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 32 minutes for 2120–0042; 45
minutes for 2120–0024; 1 hour for
2120–0043; and 30 minutes for 2120–
0697.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
135,457 hours for 2120–0042; 2753
hours for 2120–0024; 22,370 hours for
2120–0043; and 7,180 hours for 2120–
0697.

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Issued in Oklahoma City, OK, on January
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Bonnie Lefko,
Program Analyst, Civil Aviation Registry,
Aircraft Registration Branch, AFB–710.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–17]

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 November 8, 2021,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
28, 2022.
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 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer at email:
Hodan.Wells@dot.gov or telephone:
(202) 493–0440.
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 November 8, 2021,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 86 FR 61830. FRA
received no comments related to the
proposed collection of information.
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Before OMB decides whether to
approve the proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days 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)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(a); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983
(Aug. 29, 1995). OMB believes the 30day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest 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: Passenger Equipment Safety
Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0544.
Abstract: The information collection
under 49 CFR part 238 is used by FRA
to promote passenger train safety by
ensuring requirements are met for
railroad equipment design and
performance, fire safety, emergency
systems, inspection, testing, and
maintenance, and other provisions for
the safe operation of railroad passenger
equipment. For instance, the
information collected from daily
inspections is used to detect and correct
equipment problems in order to prevent,
to the extent that they can be prevented,
collisions, derailments, and other
occurrences involving railroad
passenger equipment that cause injury
or death to railroad employees, railroad
passengers, or to the general public.
Upon detailed review of part 238,
FRA made several adjustments to its
estimated paperwork burdens in this
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2021.1 FRA determined that many
estimated paperwork burdens were
either outdated or accounted for in other
regulatory sections. Additionally, FRA
found the associated burdens related to
train equipment inspection and testing,
as well as employee training and job
briefings have been addressed
previously when FRA calculated the
economic costs of the regulation. FRA
also notes below where it anticipates
zero railroad submissions during this 3year ICR period.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 34 railroads
and manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
4,860,940.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
95,946 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent (Total Cost
Equivalent): $7,173,483.2
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that a
respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of
information that does not display a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2021–0123]

Pipeline Safety: Informational Webinar
Addressing Inspection of Operators’
Plans To Eliminate Hazardous Leaks,
Minimize Releases of Methane, and
Remediate or Replace Leak-Prone Pipe
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public informational
webinar.
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AGENCY:

1 The adjustments to the estimated paperwork
burdens are also described within this ICR’s
Supporting Statement available for public review
after this 30-day notice is published in the Federal
Register at https://www.reginfo.gov/public/.
2 FRA updated the total cost equivalent from
$7,149,477 to $7,173,483 to correct a previous
calculation error in the 60-day notice.

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This notice announces a
public informational webinar on the
scope of Section 114 of the Protecting
our Infrastructure of Pipelines and
Enhancing Safety Act of 2020 (PIPES
Act of 2020). The webinar will also
cover PHMSA and state inspection
plans to ensure compliance of operators’
inspection and maintenance procedures
to eliminate hazardous leaks, minimizes
releases of methane (the predominant
component of natural gas), and the
replacement or remediation of facilities
known to leak.
DATES: The informational public
webinar will be held on February 17,
2022, from 10:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.,
ET. Members of the public who wish to
attend this webinar must register no
later than February 11, 2022.
Individuals requiring accommodations,
such as sign language interpretation or
other aids, are asked to notify PHMSA
no later than February 11, 2022. For
additional information, please see the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
ADDRESSES: The informational public
webinar will be held virtually. The
agenda and instructions on how to
attend will be available on the meeting
website at https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/
meetings/MtgHome.mtg?mkey=0913558
304&mtg=159 once they are finalized.
Presentations from the informational
public webinar will be available on the
meeting website no later than 5 business
days following the webinar.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Byron Coy, Senior Technical Advisor,
Program Development Division, by
phone at (609) 771–7810 or by email at
byron.coy@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Background
The mission of PHMSA is to protect
people and the environment by
advancing the safe transportation of
energy products and other hazardous
materials that are essential to our daily
lives. PHMSA’s mission includes
prevention of the release of natural gas
that can release methane into the
atmosphere. According to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
methane is a potent greenhouse gas with
a global warming potential (GWP) of 28–
36 times greater than that of carbon
dioxide over a 100-year period.
Compared to carbon dioxide, methane
gas has a stronger warming effect, but a
shorter lifespan in the atmosphere. Due
to the high GWP, minimizing releases of
methane (both fugitive and vented
emissions) has near-term benefits to
mitigating the consequences of climate
change. Likewise, remediation or
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are known to leak based on material,
design, or past operating and
maintenance history can result in
enhanced public safety, environmental
protection, and economic benefits.
The PIPES Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116–
260, Division R) was signed into law on
December 27, 2020. This law contains
several provisions that specifically
address the elimination of hazardous
leaks and minimization of releases of
natural gas from pipeline facilities.
Section 114(b) of the PIPES Act of 2020
contains self-executing provisions that
apply directly to pipeline operators.
This section requires each pipeline
operator to update its inspection and
maintenance plan required under 49
U.S.C. 60108(a) no later than one year
after the date of enactment of the PIPES
Act of 2020 (i.e., by December 27, 2021)
to address the elimination of hazardous
leaks and minimization of releases of
natural gas (including, and not limited
to, intentional venting during normal
operations and maintenance) from the
operators’ pipeline facilities (49 U.S.C.
60108(a)(2)(D)). The PIPES Act of 2020
also requires those plans to address the
replacement or remediation of pipelines
that are known to leak due to their
material (including cast iron,
unprotected steel, wrought iron, and
historic plastics with known issues),
design, or past operating and
maintenance history (49 U.S.C.
60108(a)(2)(E)). In addition, 49 U.S.C.
60108(a)(2) requires that operators
continue updating these plans to meet
the requirements of any future
regulations related to leak detection and
repair that are promulgated under 49
U.S.C. 60102(q). Pursuant to the PIPES
Act of 2020, operators must have
completed updates to their plans by
December 27, 2021, and PHMSA (along
with our state partners) is required to
inspect these plans in 2022.
The PIPES Act of 2020 further directs
the Comptroller General of the United
States to conduct a study to evaluate the
procedures used by PHMSA and states
in reviewing plans prepared by pipeline
operators under section 60108(a) and
provide recommendations for how to
further minimize releases of methane
from pipeline facilities without
compromising pipeline safety. No later
than 90 days after the date the
Comptroller General’s report is
published, the Secretary of
Transportation is required to submit to
Congress a report that includes a
response to the results of the study and
the recommendations contained in the
report.
On June 10, 2021, PHMSA published
an advisory bulletin in the Federal
Register titled ‘‘Statutory Mandate to

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