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Associated States Act,’’ 5 and DHS
issued a corresponding amendment to
its regulation. These changes permitted
REAL ID compliant States to issue fullterm REAL ID licenses and ID cards to
citizens of the FAS. When issuing this
regulatory amendment, DHS also
modified the identification documents
that citizens of the FAS may present
when applying for a REAL ID driver’s
license or ID card from a compliant
State.6 Under its authority in 6 CFR
37.11(c)(1)(x), DHS permits complying
States to accept ‘‘a valid unexpired
passport issued by the Republic of the
Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau,
or the Federated States of Micronesia
with an approved Form I–94 . . .
documenting the applicant’s most
recent admission to the United States
under the Compact of Free Association
between the United States and the
nation that issued the passport.’’ DHS
believes its allowance of these
documents is ‘‘consistent with the
intent of Congress.’’ 7
Applicant’s Request
Oregon’s application for exemption
was described in detail in a Federal
Register notice on June 11, 2024, (89 FR
49265) and will not be repeated here as
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IV. Public Comments
In response to the notice of Oregon’s
application, there were five comments
submitted to the docket. Four
individuals commented in opposition to
the exemption, and the Hawaii
Department of Transportation (HDOT)
commented in support of the
exemption.
Curt Smith, an individual opposing
the exemption, said: ‘‘The exemption
take[s] away from US citizens who want
a CDL. [I]f the applicants are not US
citizens, they should not get the same
CDL as the driver that is a US citizen.
A Nondomiciled CDL is just fine for
someone that is not permanently
domiciled in the continental United
States.’’ The other comments in
opposition expressed similar views.
HDOT submitted comments in
support of the exemption and wrote,
‘‘HDOT agrees with Oregon and suggests
that a valid, unexpired passport issued
to a citizen of FAS, accompanied by an
I–94 . . . form, is sufficient to prove
that an individual has entered the
United States lawfully.’’
5 Public Law 115–323, 132 Stat. 4443, Dec. 17,
2018.
6 See 84 FR 46556 (September 4, 2019).
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V. FMCSA Safety Analysis and
Decision
FMCSA has evaluated Oregon’s
application for exemption and the
public comments and based on its
analysis, decided to grant an exemption
to Oregon from 49 CFR 383.71 for
citizens of the FAS. The Agency
believes that granting an exemption
allowing Oregon to issue CDLs or CLPs
to citizens of the FAS in accordance
with all other State procedures in 49
CFR 383.73(a) and (b) will achieve a
level of safety that is equivalent to, or
greater than, the level of safety that
would be achieved without the
exemption (49 CFR 381.305(a)). The
exemption allows Oregon to accept a
valid, unexpired passport issued by a
FAS and an Arrival/Departure Record,
meaning an I–94 or I–94A form, to prove
that the individual has entered the
United States lawfully, and issue
standard CLPs and CDLs to these
individuals.
In making this determination, FMCSA
notes that DHS allows States to issue
full-term REAL ID licenses and ID cards
to citizens of FAS. DHS provides
requirements for citizens of FAS to
present proof of lawful permanent
residency such that these individuals
may receive REAL ID credentials, and
the exemption pertains only to proof of
lawful permanent residency.
VI. Exemption Decision
A. Applicability of Exemption
FMCSA grants an exemption from the
CDL ‘‘List of Acceptable Proofs of
Citizenship or Lawful Permanent
Residency’’ requirements in Table 1 to
49 CFR 383.71 for citizens of the FAS
residing in Oregon for a period of five
years subject to the terms and
conditions of this decision. Oregon may
issue CLPs and CDLs under this
exemption in accordance with State
procedures in 49 CFR 383.73(a) and (b)
only to a citizen of a FAS who presents
a valid, unexpired passport issued by a
FAS and an Arrival/Departure Record,
meaning an I–94 or I–94A form, to prove
that the individual has entered the
United States lawfully.
B. Terms and Conditions
Oregon must comply with all other
applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations (49 CFR part 350–399).
C. Preemption
In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR
381.600, during the period this
exemption is in effect, no State shall
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with or is inconsistent with this
exemption with respect to a firm or
person operating under the exemption.
D. Notification to FMCSA
Oregon must provide to FMCSA,
upon request, a list of all drivers issued
CLPs or CDLs under this exemption.
E. Termination
FMCSA does not believe that Oregon
will experience any deterioration of its
safety record. The Agency will,
however, rescind the exemption if: (1)
Oregon fails to comply with the terms
and conditions of the exemption; (2) the
exemption results in a lower level of
safety than was maintained before it was
granted; or (3) continuation of the
exemption would not be consistent with
the goals and objective of 49 U.S.C.
31136(e) and 31315(b).
Vincent G. White,
Deputy Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2024–0010]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Generic Clearance
for the Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve a request for
an extension without change to an
existing information collection: Generic
Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before November 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Website: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments
on the U.S. Government electronic
docket site. All electronic submissions
must be made to the U.S. Government
electronic docket site at https://
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
SUMMARY:

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should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–366–7951.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to internet users,
without change, to https://
www.regulations.gov. You may review
DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published April
11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or you may
visit https://www.regulations.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents and
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Erika Mazza at 202–366–7418 or
erika.mazza@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) the necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: Generic Clearance for the
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OMB Number: 2132–0572.
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 Federal Transit
Administration and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
The solicitation of feedback will target
areas such as: timeliness,
appropriateness, accuracy of
information, courtesy, efficiency of
service delivery, and resolution of
issues with service delivery. Responses
will be assessed to plan and inform
efforts to improve or maintain the
quality of service offered to the public.
If this information is not collected, vital
feedback from customers and
stakeholders on the Agency’s services
will be unavailable.
The Agency will only submit a
collection for approval under this
generic clearance if it meets the
following conditions:
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours, total number of
respondents, or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered is used only
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purposes and is not intended for release
outside of the agency;
• Information gathered is not used for
the purpose of substantially informing
influential policy decisions; and
• Information gathered yields
qualitative information; the collections
are not designed or expected to yield
statistically reliable results or used as
though the results are generalizable to
the population of study.
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
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
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.
Current Action: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Total Annual Respondents:
10,000.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: 7,582 hours.
Frequency: Once per request.
Kusum Dhyani,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
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