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by Royal under the same name and from
the same locations as prior to the
transaction. (Id. at 7.) Further,
Applicants assert that bringing Royal
under the control of Fischer, who is
experienced in the same market
segments served by Royal (i.e., private
charter transportation and employee
shuttle operations), will result in
improved operating efficiencies,
increased equipment utilization rates,
and cost savings derived from
economies of scale, which will help
ensure the provision of adequate service
to the public. (Id.) Applicants state that
the transaction will increase fixed
charges in the form of interest expense
because funds will be borrowed by
TKRG to assist in the funding of the
transaction but that such an increase
will not impact the provision of
transportation to the public. (Id.)
Applicants further state that they intend
to continue existing operations of Royal
and as such, the transaction will not
materially impact employees or labor
conditions. (Id. at 8.) Applicants assert
that that neither competition nor the
public interest will be adversely affected
by the proposed transaction, as Royal’s
operations consist primarily of charter
bus transportation, as well as limited
employee commuter services, which are
markets that are very competitive in the
geographic areas served by Royal. (Id. at
9.) Applicants note that all charter
service providers, including Royal,
compete with other modes of passenger
transportation. (Id. at 10.) Lastly,
Applicants state the Royal’s services are
geographically dispersed from the
service areas of TCS. (Id.)
The Board finds that the acquisition
as proposed in the application is
consistent with the public interest and
should be tentatively approved and
authorized. If any opposing comments
are timely filed,2 these findings will be
deemed vacated, and, unless a final
decision can be made on the record as
developed, a procedural schedule will
be adopted to reconsider the
application. See 49 CFR 1182.6. If no
opposing comments are filed by
expiration of the comment period, this
notice will take effect automatically and
will be the final Board action.
This action is categorically excluded
from environmental review under 49
CFR 1105.6(c).
Board decisions and notices are
available at www.stb.gov.
It is ordered:
1. The proposed transaction is
approved and authorized, subject to the
filing of opposing comments.
2 Persons wishing to oppose the application must
follow the rules at 49 CFR 1182.5 and 1182.8.

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2. If opposing comments are timely
filed, the findings made in this notice
will be deemed vacated.
3. This notice will be effective
October 3, 2023, unless opposing
comments are filed by October 2, 2023.
If any comments are filed, Applicants
may file a reply by October 17, 2023.
4. A copy of this notice will be served
on: (1) the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (2)
the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20530;
and (3) the U.S. Department of
Transportation, Office of the General
Counsel, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
Decided: August 12, 2023.
By the Board, Board Members Fuchs,
Hedlund, Oberman, Primus, and Schultz.
Raina White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–17791 Filed 8–17–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2022–1605]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of
Information Collection: International
Role of the Federal Aviation
Administration
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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 for 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 February
13, 2023. The collection involves
questioning, via email, telephone or
other means, foreign entities to
determine what collaborative
opportunities exist. The information to
be collected is necessary to accomplish
the statutory requirements of Title 49
United States Code to ‘‘provide
technical assistance on any other aspect
of aviation safety that the Administrator
determines is likely to enhance
international aviation safety’’. The

SUMMARY:

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information collection will be used to
inform the FAA’s International Strategy,
which is the agency’s mechanism for
fulfilling its international role.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by September 17, 2023.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicholas DeLotell by email at:
nicholas.delotell@faa.gov; phone: 202–
710–1163.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of
Information Collection: International
Role of the Federal Aviation
Administration.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Clearance of a new
information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on February 13, 2023 (Volume 88 FR
9312). 49 U.S.C. 40104 requires ‘‘the
Administrator to promote and achieve
global improvements in the safety,
efficiency, and environmental effect of
air travel by engaging with foreign
counterparts, in the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its
subsidiary organizations, and other
international organizations and fora,
and with the private sector.’’ The statute
further requires the Administrator to
engage bilaterally and multilaterally on
an ongoing basis to bolster international
collaboration and to harmonize
international aviation safety
requirements, and to expand the
technical assistance provided by the
FAA in support of enhancing
international aviation safety.

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This information collection
specifically facilitates work and training
arrangements with foreign counterparts,
ICAO and its subsidiary organizations,
other international organizations and
fora, and with private entities around
the world; it identifies opportunities
and unexpected changes; and it
ultimately contributes to the fulfillment
of the FAA’s mission to provide the
safest, most efficient aerospace system
in the world.
Foreign affairs specialists assigned to
the FAA Office of International Affairs
will collect information from
respondents (foreign counterparts, ICAO
and its subsidiary organizations, other
international organizations and fora, or
from private foreign entities) verbally,
in-person or telephonically, or in
writing via letter, email, or other
electronic means.
Respondents: 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.
Frequency: The FAA estimates this
collection of information would result
in approximately twenty instances of
international technical assistance per
year.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Given unique requirements
the FAA and respondents may have,
and the ongoing dialog necessary to
conduct work with foreign entities, the
FAA estimates a cumulative burden of
approximately 4 hours per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: We
estimate 20 responses per year at an
average of 4 hours per response, for a
total annual hourly burden of 80 hours.
We found that these activities are
typically performed by the respondents’
equivalent to a FAA foreign affairs
specialist, for which the FAA assumes
a mid-grade GS-13 salary, Rest of USA
locality. Annual salary is $111,628,
divided by 2,080 hours for an hourly
rate of $53.66. The FAA uses a fringe
benefits and overhead cost, for FAA
employees, of 100%. This results in a
fully loaded wage of $107.33 per hour.
The total hourly burden of 80
multiplied by the fully loaded hourly
rate of $107.33 results in an annual
economic burden of $8,586.77.

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Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14,
2023.
India Pinkney,
Executive Director, Office of International
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023–17771 Filed 8–17–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Notice of Funding Opportunity for
Special Transportation Circumstances
Projects
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity
(NOFO or notice).
AGENCY:

This notice details the
application requirements and
procedures for the states of Alaska,
South Dakota, and Wyoming to obtain
Special Transportation Circumstances
(STC) directed grant funding for eligible
rail Capital Projects. The funding has
been made available for the program by
the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2017; Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2019; Further Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2020; Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2021; Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2022; Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2023; and the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
(2022 and 2023 supplemental
Appropriations) (together, the
Appropriations Acts). The opportunities
described in this notice are available
under Assistance Listing number
20.325, ‘‘Consolidated Rail
Infrastructure and Safety
Improvements.’’ Alaska, South Dakota,
and Wyoming must each submit
applications for projects meeting the
requirements of this notice to receive
directed funding. Should FRA identify
additional available funding after the
release of this NOFO, FRA may elect to
award such additional funding to a
project submitted for funding under this
NOFO, as permitted by law.
DATES: Applications for funding under
this solicitation are due no later than
5:00 p.m. ET, on Friday, September 29,
2023. Applications for funding, or
supplemental material in support of
applications, received after that date,
will not be considered for funding.
Incomplete applications for funding will
not be considered for funding. See
Section D of this notice for additional
information on the application process.
ADDRESSES: Applications must be
submitted via www.GrantSolutions.gov.
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Only applicants who comply with all
submission requirements described in
this notice and submit applications
through www.GrantSolutions.gov will
be eligible for award. For any
supporting application materials that an
applicant is unable to submit via
www.GrantSolutions.gov (such as
oversized engineering drawings), an
applicant may submit an original and
two (2) copies to Mr. Leonardo
Maldonado, Office of Railroad
Development, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
However, due to delays caused by
enhanced screening of mail delivered
via the U.S. Postal Service, applicants
are advised to use other means of
conveyance (such as courier service) to
assure timely receipt of materials before
the application deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information concerning this
Notice, please contact the FRA NOFO
Support program staff via email at FRANOFO-Support@dot.gov or Ryan
Arbuckle at 202–617–0212.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice to applicants: FRA
recommends that applicants read this
notice in its entirety prior to preparing
application materials. The definitions of
key terms used throughout the NOFO
are listed under the Program Description
in Section A(2). These key terms are
capitalized throughout the NOFO. There
are several administrative and eligibility
requirements described herein with
which applicants must comply.
Additionally, applicants should note
that the required Project Narrative
component of the application package
may not exceed 25 pages in length.
Table of Contents
A. Program Description
B. Federal Award Information
C. Eligibility Information
D. Application and Submission Information
E. Application Review Information
F. Federal Award Administration
Information
G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts
H. Other Information

A. Program Description
1. Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to solicit
applications from the states of Alaska,
Wyoming, and South Dakota for grants
funded under the Appropriations Acts 1
1 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, Public
Law 115–31, Div. K, Tit I, (2017 Appropriation);
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Public Law
116–6, Div. G, Tit. I (2019 Appropriation); Further
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, Public Law
116–94, Div. H, Tit. I (2020 Appropriation);
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law

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