[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 44826-44832]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18418]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 367

[Docket No. FMCSA-2019-0066]
RIN 2126-AC26

Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA proposes reductions in the annual registration fees
States collect from motor carriers, motor private carriers of property,
brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies for the Unified
Carrier Registration (UCR) Plan and Agreement for the 2020, 2021, and
subsequent registration years. The proposed fees for the 2020
registration year would be reduced below the 2018 registration fee
level that was in effect by approximately 12.82 percent to ensure that
fee revenues do not exceed the statutory maximum, and to account for
the various excess funds held in the depository. The proposed fees for
the 2021 registration year would be reduced below the 2018 level by
approximately 4.19 percent. The reduction of the current 2019
registration year fees (finalized on December 28, 2018) would range
from approximately $2 to $1,629 per entity, depending on the number of
vehicles owned or operated by the affected entities.

DATES: Comments on this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) must be
received on or before September 6, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Docket Number FMCSA-
2019-0066 using any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     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: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting
comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Gerald Folsom, Office of
Registration and Safety Information, Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001 by
telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>. If you have questions on viewing or
submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone
202-366-9826.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Public Participation and Request for Comments

A. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
NPRM (Docket No. FMCSA-2019-0066), indicate the specific section of
this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for
each suggestion or recommendation. 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 that FMCSA can contact you if there are questions
regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
put the docket number, FMCSA-2019-0066, in the keyword box, and click
``Search.'' When the new screen appears, click on the ``Comment Now!''
button and type your comment into the text box on the following screen.
Choose whether you are submitting your comment as an individual or on
behalf of a third party and then submit.
    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 and may change this proposed rule based on your
comments. FMCSA may issue a final rule at any time after the close of
the comment period.
Confidential Business Information
    Confidential Business Information (CBI) is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and actually treated as private by
its owner. Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552),
CBI is exempt from public disclosure. If your comments responsive to
this NPRM contain commercial or financial information that is
customarily treated as private, that you actually treat as private, and
that is relevant or responsive to this NPRM, it is important that you
clearly designate the submitted comments as CBI. Please mark each page
of your submission containing CBI as ``PROPIN.'' FMCSA will treat such
marked submissions as confidential under the FOIA, and will not place
them in the public docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI
should be sent to Brian Dahlin, Chief, Regulatory Analysis Division,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington DC 20590. Any comment that FMCSA receives which is not
specifically designated as CBI will be placed in the public docket for
this rulemaking.

B. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this
preamble as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov. Insert the docket number, FMCSA-2019-0066, in the
keyword box, and click ``Search.'' Next, click the ``Open Docket
Folder'' button and choose the document to review. If you do not have
access to the internet, you may view the docket online by visiting the
Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
DOT West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

C. Privacy Act

    In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
public to better inform its rulemaking 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.transportation.gov/privacy.

D. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Not Required

    Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(g), added by section 5202 of the Fixing
America's Surface Transportation or FAST Act, Public Law 114-94, 129
Stat.1312, 1534 (Dec. 4, 2015), FMCSA is required to publish an advance
notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) or conduct a negotiated
rulemaking ``if a proposed rule is likely to lead to the promulgation
of a major rule.'' 49 U.S.C. 31136(g)(1). As this proposed rule is not
likely to result in the promulgation of a major rule, the Agency is not
required to issue an ANPRM or to proceed with a negotiated rulemaking.

II. Executive Summary

A. Purpose and Summary of the Major Provisions

    The UCR Plan and the 41 States participating in the UCR Agreement
establish and collect fees from motor carriers, motor private carriers
of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. The
UCR Plan and Agreement are administered by a 15-member board of
directors; 14 appointed from the participating States and the industry,
plus the Deputy Administrator of FMCSA. Revenues collected are
allocated to the participating States and the UCR Plan. In accordance
with 49 U.S.C. 14504a(f)(1)(E)(ii), fee adjustments must be requested
by the UCR Plan when annual revenues exceed the maximum allowed. Also,
if there are excess funds after payments to the States and for
administrative costs, they are retained in the UCR Plan's depository
and subsequent fees must be reduced as required by 49 U.S.C.
14504a(h)(4). These two distinct provisions are the reasons for the
two-stage adjustment proposed in this rule. This NPRM proposes to
reduce the annual registration fees established pursuant to the UCR
Agreement for 2020, 2021, and subsequent years.
    Currently the UCR Plan estimates that by December 31, 2019, total
revenues will exceed the statutory maximum for the 2018 registration
year by approximately $3.08 million. In addition, the UCR Plan
determined that additional excess funds were collected for both the
2015 and the 2016 registration years that are being held in its
depository. Therefore, in February 2019, the UCR Plan made a formal
recommendation that FMCSA adjust the fees in a two-stage process. The
proposed fees for the 2020 registration year, with collection beginning
on or about October 1, 2019, would be reduced below the 2018
registration fee level that was in effect by approximately 12.82
percent to ensure that fee revenues do not exceed the statutory
maximum, and to reduce the excess funds held in the depository, that
also includes excess revenues for 2015 and 2016 not recognized during
prior rulemakings. The proposed fees for the 2021 registration year,
with collection beginning on or about October 1, 2020, would be reduced
below the 2018 level by approximately 4.19 percent to ensure that fee
revenues in the 2021 registration year and future years do not exceed
the statutory maximum. The UCR Plan requested that the adjusted fees be
adopted no later than August 31, 2019, to enable the participating
States and the UCR Plan to reflect the new fees when collections for
the 2020 registration year begin on or about October 1, 2019. The
adoption of the adjusted fees must be accomplished through rulemaking
by FMCSA under authority delegated from the Secretary of Transportation
(Secretary).
    The UCR Plan's formal recommendation requested that FMCSA publish a
rule reducing the fees paid per motor carrier, motor private carrier of
property, broker, freight forwarder, and leasing company based on an
analysis of current collections and past trends. The UCR Plan's
recommendation reduces fees based on collections over the statutory cap
in 2018, and includes a reduction in the amount of the administrative
cost allowance from $3,500,000 to $3,225,000 for the 2020 and 2021 UCR
Agreement registration years. The Board completed an analysis
estimating the amount of administrative cost allowance needed for the
2020 and 2021 registration period and has determined that an allowance
of $3,225,000 will be needed each year for those registration years.
The Agency reviewed the UCR Plan's formal recommendation and concluded
that the UCR Plan's projection of the total revenues received for
registration year 2018 is acceptable.

B. Benefits and Costs

    The changes proposed in this NPRM would reduce the fees paid by
motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight
forwarders, and leasing companies to the UCR Plan and the participating
States. While each motor carrier would realize a reduced burden, fees
are considered by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-
4, Regulatory Analysis, as transfer payments, not costs. Transfer
payments are payments from one group to another that do not affect
total resources available to society. Therefore, transfers are not
considered in the monetization of societal costs and benefits of
rulemakings.

III. Abbreviations and Acronyms

    The following is a list of abbreviations and acronyms used in this
document.

ANPRM Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
CAA Clean Air Act
CBI Confidential Business Information
CE Categorical Exclusion
E.O. Executive Order
FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
OMB Office of Management and Budget
RFA Regulatory Flexibility Act
Secretary Secretary of Transportation
SBREFA Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
SSRS Single State Registration System
UCR Unified Carrier Registration
UCR Agreement Unified Carrier Registration Agreement
UCR Plan Unified Carrier Registration Plan

IV. Legal Basis for the Rulemaking

    This rule proposes to adjust the annual registration fees required
by the UCR Agreement established by 49 U.S.C. 14504a. The requested fee
adjustments are required by 49 U.S.C. 14504a because, for registration
year 2018, the total revenues collected are expected to exceed the
total revenue entitlements of $107.78 million distributed to the 41
participating States plus the $5 million established at that time for
the administrative costs

associated with the UCR Plan and Agreement. The requested adjustments
have been submitted by the UCR Plan in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
14504a(f)(1)(E)(ii), which requires the UCR Plan to request an
adjustment by the Secretary when the annual revenues exceed the maximum
allowed. In addition, 49 U.S.C. 14504a(h)(4) states that any excess
funds held by the UCR Plan in its depository, after payments to the
States and for administrative costs, shall be retained ``and the fees
charged . . . shall be reduced by the Secretary accordingly.''
    The UCR Plan is also requesting approval of a revised total revenue
to be collected because of a reduction in the amount for costs of
administering the UCR Agreement. No changes in the revenue allocations
to the participating States have been recommended by the UCR Plan. The
revised total revenue must be approved in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
14504a(d)(7).
    The Secretary also has broad rulemaking authority in 49 U.S.C.
13301(a) to carry out 49 U.S.C. 14504a, which is part of 49 U.S.C.
subtitle IV, part B. Authority to administer these statutory provisions
has been delegated to the FMCSA Administrator by 49 CFR 1.87(a)(2) and
(7).

V. Statutory Requirements for the UCR Fees

A. Legislative History

    The legislative history of 49 U.S.C. 14504a indicates that the
purpose of the UCR Plan and Agreement is both to replace the Single
State Registration System (SSRS) for registration of interstate motor
carrier entities with the States and to ``ensure that States don't lose
current revenues derived from SSRS'' (S. Rep. 109-120, at 2 (2005)).
The statute provides for a 15-member board of directors for the UCR
Plan to be appointed by the Secretary.
    The UCR Plan and the participating States are authorized by 49
U.S.C. 14504a(f) to establish and collect fees from motor carriers,
motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and
leasing companies. The current annual fees charged for registration
year 2019 are set out in 49 CFR 367.50 and for registration years 2020
and thereafter in Sec.  367.60. These fees were adopted by FMCSA in
December 2018 after a rulemaking proceeding. See Fees for the Unified
Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement, 83 FR 67124 (Dec. 28, 2018).
    For carriers and freight forwarders, the fees vary according to the
size of the vehicle fleets, as required by 49 U.S.C. 14504a(f). The
fees collected are allocated to the States and the UCR Plan in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 14504a(h).

B. Fee Requirements

    The statute specifies that the fees set by the Agency are to be
based on the recommendation of the UCR Plan (49 U.S.C.
14504a(f)(1)(B)). In recommending the level of fees to be charged in
any registration year, and in setting the fee level, both the UCR Plan
and the Agency shall consider the following factors:
     Administrative costs associated with the UCR Plan and
Agreement;
     Whether the revenues generated in the previous year and
any surplus or shortage from that or prior years enable the
participating States to achieve the revenue levels set by the UCR Plan;
and
     Provisions governing fees in 49 U.S.C. 14504a(f)(1).
    (49 U.S.C. 14504a(d)(7)(A)). The fees may be adjusted within a
reasonable range on an annual basis if the revenues derived from the
fees are either insufficient to provide the participating States with
the revenues they are entitled to receive or exceed those revenues (49
U.S.C. 14504a(f)(1)(E)).
    Overall, the fees charged under the UCR Agreement must produce the
level of revenue established by statute. Section 14504a(g) establishes
the revenue entitlements for States that choose to participate in the
UCR Agreement. FMCSA's understanding of its responsibilities under 49
U.S.C. 14504a in setting fees for the UCR Plan and Agreement is guided
by the primacy the statute places on the need both to set and to adjust
the fees to ensure they ``provide the revenues to which the States are
entitled'' (49 U.S.C. 14504a(f)(1)(E)(i)). The statute links the
requirement that the fees be adjusted ``within a reasonable range'' to
the provision of sufficient revenues to meet the entitlements of the
participating States (49 U.S.C. 14504a(f)(1)(E)). See also 49 U.S.C.
14504a(d)(7)(A)(ii)).
    Section 14504a(h)(4) gives additional support for this
understanding. This provision explicitly requires FMCSA to reduce the
fees charged in the registration year following any year in which the
depository retains any funds in excess of the amount necessary to
satisfy the revenue entitlements of the participating States and the
UCR Plan's administrative costs.

VI. Background

    On December 13, 2018, the board of directors voted unanimously to
submit a recommendation to the Secretary to reduce the fees collected
by the UCR Plan for registration years 2020 and thereafter. The
recommendation was submitted to the Secretary on February 25, 2019.\1\
The requested fee adjustments are required by 49 U.S.C. 14504a because,
for registration year 2018, the total revenues collected are expected
to exceed the total revenue entitlements of $107.78 million distributed
to the 41 participating States plus the $5 million established for
``the administrative costs associated with the unified carrier
registration plan and agreement'' (49 U.S.C. 14504a(d)(7)(A)(i)). The
maximum revenue entitlements for each of the 41 participating States,
established in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 14504a(g), are set out in a
table attached to the February 25, 2019 recommendation.
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    \1\ The February 25, 2019 recommendation from the UCR Plan and
all related tables are available in the docket.
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    As indicated in the analysis attached to the February 25, 2019
recommendation letter, as of the end of November 2017, the UCR Plan had
already collected $7.30 million more than the statutory maximum of
$112.78 million for registration year 2018. The UCR Plan estimates that
by the end of 2019, total revenues will exceed the statutory maximum by
$9.17 million, or approximately 8.13 percent. The excess revenues
collected will be held in a depository maintained by the UCR Plan as
required by 49 U.S.C. 14504a(h)(4).
    The UCR Plan's recommendation estimated the minimum projection of
revenue collections for December 2017 through December 2018 by summing
the collections within each of the registration years 2013 through 2015
\2\ and then comparing across years to find the minimum total amount.
This is the same methodology used to project collections and estimate
fees in the previous fee adjustment rulemaking (83 FR 67124 (Dec. 28,
2018)).
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    \2\ Collections for registration year 2016 are not available for
use for this purpose because registration and fee collection for
that year was not finalized at the time of the UCR Plan
Recommendation.
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    Under 49 U.S.C. 14504a(d)(7), the costs incurred by the UCR Plan to
administer the UCR Agreement are eligible for inclusion in the total
revenue to be collected, in addition to the revenue allocations for the
participating States. The total revenue for registration years 2010 to
2018, as approved in the 2010 final rule (75 FR 21993 (April 27,
2010)), has been $112,777,059.81, including $5,000,000 for
administrative costs. The UCR Plan's latest recommendation includes a
reduction in the amount of the administrative cost allowance to
$3,225,000 for the 2020 and 2021 registration years. The reduction of

$275,000 recommended by the UCR Plan was based on estimates of future
administrative cost allowances needed to operate the UCR Plan and
Agreement. No changes in the State revenue entitlements are
recommended, and the entitlement figures for 2020 and 2021 for the 41
participating States are the same as those previously approved for the
years 2010 through 2018. Therefore, for registration years 2020 and
2021, the UCR Plan recommends total revenue to be collected of
$111,002,060 (rounded to the nearest dollar). FMCSA proposes to approve
this recommendation for the total revenue to be collected by the UCR
Plan, as shown in the following table.

      State UCR Revenue Entitlements and Final 2020 Revenue Target
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                                                         Total 2020 UCR
                        State                               revenue
                                                          entitlements
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Alabama..............................................      $2,939,964.00
Arkansas.............................................       1,817,360.00
California...........................................       2,131,710.00
Colorado.............................................       1,801,615.00
Connecticut..........................................       3,129,840.00
Georgia..............................................       2,660,060.00
Idaho................................................         547,696.68
Illinois.............................................       3,516,993.00
Indiana..............................................       2,364,879.00
Iowa.................................................         474,742.00
Kansas...............................................       4,344,290.00
Kentucky.............................................       5,365,980.00
Louisiana............................................       4,063,836.00
Maine................................................       1,555,672.00
Massachusetts........................................       2,282,887.00
Michigan.............................................       7,520,717.00
Minnesota............................................       1,137,132.30
Missouri.............................................       2,342,000.00
Mississippi..........................................       4,322,100.00
Montana..............................................       1,049,063.00
Nebraska.............................................         741,974.00
New Hampshire........................................       2,273,299.00
New Mexico...........................................       3,292,233.00
New York.............................................       4,414,538.00
North Carolina.......................................         372,007.00
North Dakota.........................................       2,010,434.00
Ohio.................................................       4,813,877.74
Oklahoma.............................................       2,457,796.00
Pennsylvania.........................................       4,945,527.00
Rhode Island.........................................       2,285,486.00
South Carolina.......................................       2,420,120.00
South Dakota.........................................         855,623.00
Tennessee............................................       4,759,329.00
Texas................................................       2,718,628.06
Utah.................................................       2,098,408.00
Virginia.............................................       4,852,865.00
Washington...........................................       2,467,971.00
West Virginia........................................       1,431,727.03
Wisconsin............................................       2,196,680.00
Sub-Total............................................     106,777,059.81
Alaska...............................................         500,000.00
Delaware.............................................         500,000.00
Total State Revenue Entitlement......................     107,777,060.00
Administrative Expenses..............................       3,225,000.00
Total Revenue Target.................................     111,002,060.00
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VII. Discussion of Proposed Rulemaking

    FMCSA has reviewed the formal recommendation from the UCR Plan and
proposes to approve it, including the reduction in the allowance for
administrative costs necessary to continue administering the UCR
Agreement and the UCR Plan. Overall, the UCR Plan and the Agency agree
on the reduction of the current fees for 2019 and subsequent
registration years, and that there would be no change in the State UCR
revenue entitlements.

VIII. International Impacts

    Motor carriers and other entities involved in interstate and
foreign transportation in the United States that do not have a
principal office in the United States, are nonetheless subject to the
fees for the UCR Plan. They are required to designate a participating
State as a base State and pay the appropriate fees to that State (49
U.S.C. 14504a(a)(2)(B)(ii) and (f)(4)).

IX. Section-by-Section Analysis

    In this NPRM, FMCSA proposes that the provisions of 49 CFR 367.60
(which were adopted in the December 28, 2018 final rule) would be
revised to establish new reduced fees applicable only to registration
year 2020. A new 49 CFR 367.70 would establish the proposed fees for
registration year 2021, which would remain in effect for subsequent
registration years unless revised in the future.

X. Regulatory Analyses

A. Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), E.O.
13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review), and DOT Regulatory
Policies and Procedures

    FMCSA performed an analysis of the impacts of the proposed rule and
determined it is not a significant regulatory action under section 3(f)
of E.O. 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review (58 FR 51735, October 4,
1993), as supplemented by E.O. 13563, Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011). Accordingly, OMB has
not reviewed it under those Orders. It is also not significant within
the meaning of DOT regulatory policies and procedures (DOT Order 2100.6
dated December 20, 2018).
    The changes proposed by this rule would reduce the registration
fees paid by motor carriers, motor private carriers of property,
brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies to the UCR Plan and
the participating States. While each motor carrier would realize a
reduced burden, fees are considered by OMB Circular A-4, Regulatory
Analysis, as transfer payments, not costs. Transfer payments are
payments from one group to another that do not affect total resources
available to society. By definition, transfers are not considered in
the monetization of societal costs and benefits of rulemakings.
    This rule would establish reductions in the annual registration
fees for the UCR Plan and Agreement. The entities affected by this rule
are the participating States, motor carriers, motor private carriers of
property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing companies. Because
the State UCR revenue entitlements would remain unchanged, the
participating States would not be impacted by this rule. The primary
impact of this rule would be a reduction in fees paid by individual
motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight
forwarders, and leasing companies. The reduction of the current 2019
registration year fees (finalized on December 28, 2018) would range
from approximately $2 to $1,629 per entity, depending on the number of
vehicles owned or operated by the affected entities. The reduction in
fees for subsequent registration years would range from approximately
$4 to $4,119 per entity.

B. E.O. 13771 Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs

    This proposed rule is neither expected to be an E.O. 13771
regulatory action nor an E.O. 13771 deregulatory action because there
would be no cost impacts resulting from the rule.\3\
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    \3\ Executive Office of the President. Executive Order 13771 of
January 30, 2017. Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs. 82 FR 9339-9341. February 3, 2017.
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C. Regulatory Flexibility Act (Small Entities)

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness
Act of 1996 (SBREFA) (Pub. L. 104-121, 110 Stat. 857), requires Federal
agencies to consider the effects of the regulatory action on small
business and other small entities and to minimize any significant
economic impact. The term ``small entities'' comprises small businesses
and not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned and
operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental
jurisdictions with populations of less than 50,000 (5 U.S.C. 601(6)).
Accordingly, DOT policy requires an analysis of the impact of all
regulations on small entities, and

mandates that agencies strive to lessen any adverse effects on these
businesses. Section 605 of the RFA allows an agency to certify a rule,
in lieu of preparing an analysis, if the rulemaking is not expected to
have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
    This proposed rule would directly affect the participating States,
motor carriers, motor private carriers of property, brokers, freight
forwarders, and leasing companies. Under the standards of the RFA, as
amended by the SBREFA, the participating States are not small entities.
States are not considered small entities because they do not meet the
definition of a small entity in section 601 of the RFA. Specifically,
States are not considered small governmental jurisdictions under
section 601(5) of the RFA, both because State government is not
included among the various levels of government listed in section
601(5), and because, even if this were the case, no State or the
District of Columbia has a population of less than 50,000, which is the
criterion by which a governmental jurisdiction is considered small
under section 601(5) of the RFA.
    The Small Business Administration's size standard for a small
entity (13 CFR 121.201) differs by industry code. The entities affected
by this rule fall into many different industry codes. In order to
determine if this rule would have an impact on a significant number of
small entities, FMCSA examined the 2012 Economic Census \4\ data for
two different industries; truck transportation (Subsector 484) and
transit and ground transportation (Subsector 485). According to the
2012 Economic Census, approximately 99 percent of truck transportation
firms, and approximately 97 percent of transit and ground
transportation firms, had annual revenue less than the Small Business
Administration's \5\ revenue thresholds of $27.5 million and $15
million, respectively, to be defined as a small entity. Therefore,
FMCSA has determined that this rule will impact a substantial number of
small entities.
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    \4\ U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 US Economic Census, available at
https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_48SSSZ4&prodType=table (accessed
Apr. 27, 2017).
    \5\ U.S. Small Business Administration. ``Table of Small
Business Size Standards Matched to North American Industry
Classification System Codes.'' Published February 26, 2016.
Available at: https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/files/Size_Standards_Table.pdf.
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    However, FMCSA has determined that this rule would not have a
significant impact on the affected entities. The effect of this rule
would be to reduce the annual registration fee motor carriers, motor
private carriers of property, brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing
companies are currently required to pay. The reduction will range from
approximately $2 to $1,629 per entity, in the first year, and from
approximately $4 to $4,119 per entity in subsequent years, depending on
the number of vehicles owned and/or operated by the affected entities.
Accordingly, I certify that this rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

D. Assistance for Small Entities

    In accordance with section 213(a) of the SBREFA, FMCSA wants to
assist small entities in understanding this proposed rule so that they
can better evaluate its effects on themselves and participate in the
rulemaking initiative. If the proposed rule would affect your small
business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance; please
consult the FMCSA point of contact, Gerald Folsom, listed in the For
Further Information Contact section of this proposed rule.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce or otherwise determine compliance with Federal
regulations to the Small Business Administration's Small Business and
Agriculture Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small
Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these
actions annually and rates each agency's responsiveness to small
business. If you wish to comment on actions by employees of FMCSA, call
1-888-REG-FAIR (1-888-734-3247). DOT has a policy regarding the rights
of small entities to regulatory enforcement fairness and an explicit
policy against retaliation for exercising these rights.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $165 million (which is the
value equivalent of $100,000,000 in 1995, adjusted for inflation to
2018 levels) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would
not result in such an expenditure, the Agency does discuss the effects
of this rule elsewhere in this preamble.

F. Paperwork Reduction Act

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

G. E.O. 13132 (Federalism)

    A rule has implications for federalism under section 1(a) of E.O.
13132 if it has ``substantial direct effects on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government.'' FMCSA determined that this proposal would not have
substantial direct costs on or for States, nor would it limit the
policymaking discretion of States. Nothing in this document preempts
any State law or regulation. Therefore, this rule does not have
sufficient federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a
Federalism Impact Statement.

H. E.O. 12988 (Civil Justice Reform)

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of E.O. 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize litigation,
eliminate ambiguity, and reduce burden.

I. E.O. 13045 (Protection of Children)

    E.O. 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks
and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997), requires agencies
issuing ``economically significant'' rules, if the regulation also
concerns an environmental health or safety risk that an agency has
reason to believe may disproportionately affect children, to include an
evaluation of the regulation's environmental health and safety effects
on children. The Agency determined this proposed rule is not
economically significant. Therefore, no analysis of the impacts on
children is required. In any event, the Agency does not anticipate that
this regulatory action could in any respect present an environmental or
safety risk that could disproportionately affect children.

J. E.O. 12630 (Taking of Private Property)

    FMCSA reviewed this proposed rule in accordance with E.O. 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights, and has determined it will not effect a taking of
private property or otherwise have taking implications.

K. Privacy

    The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, (Pub. L. 108-447, 118
Stat. 2809, 3268, 5 U.S.C. 552a note), requires the Agency to conduct a
privacy impact assessment of a regulation that will affect the privacy
of individuals. The Agency will complete a Privacy Threshold Assessment
(PTA) to evaluate the risks and effects the proposed rulemaking might
have on collecting, storing, and sharing personally identifiable
information. The PTA will be submitted to FMCSA's Privacy Officer for
review and preliminary adjudication and to DOT's Privacy Officer for
review and final adjudication.

L. E.O. 12372 (Intergovernmental Review)

    The regulations implementing E.O. 12372 regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and activities do not apply to this
program.

M. E.O. 13211 (Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use)

    FMCSA has analyzed this proposed rule under E.O. 13211, Actions
Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply,
Distribution, or Use. The Agency has determined that it is not a
``significant energy action'' under that order because it is not a
``significant regulatory action'' likely to have a significant adverse
effect on the supply, distribution, or use of energy. Therefore, it
does not require a Statement of Energy Effects under E.O. 13211.

N. E.O. 13175 (Indian Tribal Governments)

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under E.O.
13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments,
because it does not have a substantial direct effect on one or more
Indian Tribes, on the relationship between the Federal Government and
Indian Tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities
between the Federal Government and Indian Tribes.

O. National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (Technical
Standards)

    The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (15 U.S.C. 272
note) directs agencies to use voluntary consensus standards in their
regulatory activities unless the agency provides Congress, through OMB,
with an explanation of why using these standards would be inconsistent
with applicable law or otherwise impractical. Voluntary consensus
standards (e.g., specifications of materials, performance, design, or
operation; test methods; sampling procedures; and related management
systems practices) are standards that are developed or adopted by
voluntary consensus standards bodies. This rule does not use technical
standards. Therefore, FMCSA did not consider the use of voluntary
consensus standards.

P. Environment

    FMCSA analyzed this NPRM for the purpose of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and
determined this action is categorically excluded from further analysis
and documentation in an environmental assessment or environmental
impact statement under FMCSA Order 5610.1 (69 FR 9680, March 1, 2004),
Appendix 2, paragraph 6.h. The Categorical Exclusion (CE) in paragraph
6.h. covers regulations and actions taken pursuant to regulation
implementing procedures to collect fees that will be charged for motor
carrier registrations. The proposed requirements in this rule are
covered by this CE and the NPRM does not have any effect on the quality
of the environment. The CE determination is available in the docket.

Q. E.O. 13783 (Promoting Energy Independence and Economic Growth)

    E.O. 13783 directs executive departments and agencies to review
existing regulations that potentially burden the development or use of
domestically produced energy resources, and to appropriately suspend,
revise, or rescind those that unduly burden the development of domestic
energy resources. In accordance with E.O. 13783, DOT prepared and
submitted a report to the Director of OMB that provides specific
recommendations that, to the extent permitted by law, could alleviate
or eliminate aspects of agency action that burden domestic energy
production. This proposed rule has not been identified by DOT under
E.O. 13783 as potentially alleviating unnecessary burdens on domestic
energy production.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 367

    Insurance, Intergovernmental relations, Motor carriers, Surety
bonds.

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In consideration of the foregoing, FMCSA proposes to amend 49 CFR
chapter III, part 367 to read as follows:

PART 367--STANDARDS FOR REGISTRATION WITH STATES

0
1. The authority citation for part 367 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 13301, 14504a; and 49 CFR 1.87.

0
2. Revise Sec.  367.60 to read as follows:

Sec.  367.60  Fees under the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and
Agreement for Registration Year 2020.

 Table 1 to Sec.   367.60--Fees Under the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement for Registration Year
                                                      2020
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                                                                              Fee per entity
                                               Number of commercial motor   for exempt or non-
                                             vehicles owned or operated by     exempt motor      Fee per entity
                  Bracket                      exempt or non-exempt motor     carrier, motor     for broker or
                                                 carrier, motor private      private carrier,   leasing company
                                             carrier, or freight forwarder      or freight
                                                                                forwarder
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B1.........................................  0-2..........................                $60                $60
B2.........................................  3-5..........................                180
B3.........................................  6-20.........................                357
B4.........................................  21-100.......................              1,248
B5.........................................  101-1,000....................              5,946
B6.........................................  1,001 and above..............             58,060
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3. Add Sec.  367.70 to subpart B to read as follows:

Sec.  367.70  Fees under the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and
Agreement for registration years beginning in 2021.

 Table 1 to Sec.   367.70--Fees Under the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement for Registration Year
                              2021 and Each Subsequent Registration Year Thereafter
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                                                                              Fee per entity
                                               Number of commercial motor   for exempt or non-
                                             vehicles owned or operated by     exempt motor      Fee per entity
                  Bracket                      exempt or non-exempt motor     carrier, motor     for broker or
                                                 carrier, motor private      private carrier,   leasing company
                                             carrier, or freight forwarder      or freight
                                                                                forwarder
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B1.........................................  0-2..........................                $66                $66
B2.........................................  3-5..........................                197
B3.........................................  6-20.........................                393
B4.........................................  21-100.......................              1,371
B5.........................................  101-1,000....................              6,534
B6.........................................  1,001 and above..............             63,809
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    Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87.
Raymond P. Martinez,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2018-0959; Product Identifier 2018-NM-123-AD; Amendment
39-19576; AD 2019-03-24]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
The Boeing Company Model 737-400 series airplanes. This AD was prompted
by reports of cracking in the splice plate on the lower sill of the
overwing emergency exit doors. This AD requires repetitive inspections
for such cracking and applicable on-condition actions. We are issuing
this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: This AD is effective April 8, 2019.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of a certain publication listed in this AD as of April 8,
2019.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this final rule,
contact Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data
Services (C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 110-SK57, Seal Beach, CA
90740-5600; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com. You may view this service information at the
FAA, Transport Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA.
For information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
206-231-3195. It is also available on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-
0959.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2018-
0959; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this final rule, the regulatory evaluation, any comments received, and
other information. The address for Docket Operations (phone: 800-647-
5527) is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30,
West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Guo, Aerospace Engineer,
Airframe Section, FAA, Los Angeles ACO Branch, 3960 Paramount
Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712-4137; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax: 562-627-
5210; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to certain The Boeing Company
Model 737-400 series airplanes. The NPRM published in the Federal
Register on November 8, 2018 (83 FR 55828). The NPRM was prompted by
reports of cracking in the splice plate on the lower sill of the
overwing emergency exit doors. The NPRM proposed to require repetitive
inspections for such cracking and applicable on-condition actions. We
are issuing this AD to address cracking in the splice plate, which, if
not addressed, could result in the inability of a principal structural
element to sustain limit loads and possible rapid decompression of the
fuselage.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this final rule. We have considered the comments received. Boeing
indicated no objection to the NPRM. Commenters Zack Jones and Josep
Clapes stated their support for the NPRM.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the relevant data, considered the comments received,
and determined that air safety and the public interest require adopting
this final rule as proposed, except for minor editorial changes. We
have determined that these minor changes:
     Are consistent with the intent that was proposed in the
NPRM for addressing the unsafe condition; and
     Do not add any additional burden upon the public than was
already proposed in the NPRM.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    We reviewed Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1380 RB,
dated July 18, 2018. This service information describes procedures for
repetitive high frequency eddy current inspections for cracking in the
splice plate on the lower sill of the overwing emergency exit doors and
applicable on-condition actions. This service information is reasonably
available

because the interested parties have access to it through their normal
course of business or by the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD affects 85 airplanes of U.S. registry. We
estimate the following costs to comply with this AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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                                                                                Cost on U.S.
             Action                     Labor cost          Parts cost     Cost per product        operators
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Repetitive inspections.........  2 work-hours x $85 per               $0  $170 per            $14,450 per
                                  hour = $170 per                          inspection cycle.   inspection cycle.
                                  inspection cycle.
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    We estimate the following costs to do any necessary on-condition
actions that would be required. We have no way of determining the
number of aircraft that might need these on-condition actions:

                                     Estimated Costs of On-Condition Actions
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                Labor cost                          Parts cost                      Cost per product
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Up to 18 work-hours x $85 per hour =       Up to $7,646...............  Up to $9,176.
 $1,530.
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Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.
    This AD is issued in accordance with authority delegated by the
Executive Director, Aircraft Certification Service, as authorized by
FAA Order 8000.51C. In accordance with that order, issuance of ADs is
normally a function of the Compliance and Airworthiness Division, but
during this transition period, the Executive Director has delegated the
authority to issue ADs applicable to transport category airplanes and
associated appliances to the Director of the System Oversight Division.

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979),
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13   [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

2019-03-24 The Boeing Company: Amendment 39-19576; Docket No. FAA-
2018-0959; Product Identifier 2018-NM-123-AD.

(a) Effective Date

    This AD is effective April 8, 2019.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to The Boeing Company Model 737-400 series
airplanes, certificated in any category, line numbers 1487 through
3132 inclusive.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 53, Fuselage.

(e) Unsafe Condition

    This AD was prompted by reports of cracking in the splice plate
on the lower sill of the overwing emergency exit doors. We are
issuing this AD to address cracking in the splice plate, which, if
not addressed, could result in the inability of a principal
structural element to sustain limit loads and possible rapid
decompression of the fuselage.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Required Actions

    Except as specified by paragraph (h) of this AD: At the
applicable times specified in the ``Compliance'' paragraph of Boeing
Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1380 RB, dated July 18, 2018, do
all applicable actions identified in, and in accordance with, the
Accomplishment Instructions of Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin
737-53A1380 RB, dated July 18, 2018.

    Note 1 to paragraph (g) of this AD:  Guidance for accomplishing
the actions required by this AD can be found in Boeing Alert Service
Bulletin 737-53A1380, dated July 18, 2018, which is referred to in
Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1380 RB, dated July 18,
2018.

(h) Exceptions to Service Information Specifications

    (1) For purposes of determining compliance with the requirements
of this AD: Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1380 RB,
dated July 18, 2018, uses the phrase ``the original issue date of
Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1380 RB,'' this AD requires using ``the
effective date of this AD.''
    (2) Where Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1380 RB,
dated July 18, 2018, specifies contacting Boeing for repair
instructions: This AD requires doing the repair and applicable on-
condition actions before further flight using a method approved in
accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph (i) of this
AD.

(i) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, has the authority
to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the procedures
found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19, send your
request to your principal inspector or local Flight Standards
District Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to
the manager of the certification office, send it to the attention of
the person identified in paragraph (j)(1) of this AD. Information
may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate
principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager
of the local flight standards district office/certificate holding
district office.
    (3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable level of safety may be
used for any repair, modification, or alteration required by this AD
if it is approved by the Boeing Commercial Airplanes Organization
Designation Authorization (ODA) that has been authorized by the
Manager, Los Angeles ACO Branch, FAA, to make those findings. To be
approved, the repair method, modification deviation, or alteration
deviation must meet the certification basis of the airplane, and the
approval must specifically refer to this AD.

(j) Related Information

    (1) For more information about this AD, contact James Guo,
Aerospace Engineer, Airframe Section, FAA, Los Angeles ACO Branch,
3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712-4137; phone: 562-627-
5357; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) Service information identified in this AD that is not
incorporated by reference is available at the addresses specified in
paragraphs (k)(3) and (k)(4) of this AD.

(k) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference (IBR) of the service information listed
in this paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Boeing Alert Requirements Bulletin 737-53A1380 RB, dated
July 18, 2018.
    (ii) [Reserved]
    (3) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Attention: Contractual & Data Services
(C&DS), 2600 Westminster Blvd., MC 110-SK57, Seal Beach, CA 90740-
5600; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; internet https://www.myboeingfleet.com.
    (4) You may view this service information at the FAA, Transport
Standards Branch, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For
information on the availability of this material at the FAA, call
206-231-3195.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Des Moines, Washington, on February 19, 2019.
Dionne Palermo,
Acting Director, System Oversight Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. IC22-16-000]

Commission Information Collection Activity (FERC-542); Comment
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on the currently approved
information collections, FERC-542 (Gas Pipeline Rates: Rate Tracking).

DATES: Comments on the collections of information are due August 15,
2022.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your comments (identified by Docket No. IC22-
16-000) on FERC-542 by one of the following methods:
    Electronic filing through http://www.ferc.gov is preferred.
     Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
     For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery:
    [cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    [cir] Hand (Including Courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Instructions: All submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online Support by email at
[email protected], or by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll-free).
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at http://www.ferc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
[email protected], or by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC-542, Gas Pipelines Rates: Rate Tracking.
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0070.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-542 information
collection requirements with no changes to the current reporting
requirements.
    Abstract: The Commission uses FERC-542 filings to verify that costs
which are passed through to pipeline customers as rate adjustments are
consistent with the Natural Gas Policy Act (NGPA), 15 U.S.C. 3301-3432,
and sections 4 and 5 of the Natural Gas Act (NGA), 15 U.S.C. 717c and
717d. These statutory provisions require FERC to regulate the
transmission and sale of natural gas for resale in interstate commerce
at just and reasonable rates. This collection of information is also in
accordance with section 16 of the NGA, 15 U.S.C. 717o, which authorizes
FERC to implement the NGA through its rules and regulations.
    The regulations at 18 CFR part 154 include provisions that allow an
interstate natural gas pipeline to submit filings seeking to:
     Recover research, development and demonstration
expenditures (18 CFR 154.401);
     Recover annual charges assessed by the Commission under 18
CFR part 382 (18 CFR 154.402); and
     Pass through, on a periodic basis, a single cost or
revenue item such as fuel use and unaccounted-for natural gas in kind
(18 CFR 154.403).
    FERC-542 filings may be submitted at any time or on a regularly
scheduled basis in accordance with the pipeline company's tariff.
Filings may be: (1) accepted; (2) suspended and set for hearing; (3)
minimal suspension; or (4) suspended for further review, such as
technical conference or some other type of Commission action. The
Commission implements these filing requirements under 18 CFR part 154.
    Type of Respondents: Jurisdictional Natural Gas Pipelines.
    Estimate of Annual Burden: \1\ The Commission estimates the total
burden and cost for this information collection as follows:
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    \1\ ``Burden'' is the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further
explanation of what is included in the information collection
burden, refer to 5 CFR 1320.3.

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                                                    Average  annual
                                       Average         number of      Total number  of     Average  burden    Total annual  burden hours     Cost per
         Type of response           annual number    responses per       responses        hours & cost per        & total annual cost       respondent
                                   of respondents     respondent                             respondent                (rounded)             (rounded)
                                              (1)               (2)    (1) * (2) = (3)  (4) \2\.............  (3) * (4) = (5)...........       (5) / (1)
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Request to Recover Costs from                  94                 2                188  2 hrs; $174.........  324 hrs; $28,188..........            $174
 Customers.
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
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    \2\ The Commission staff estimates that the industry's hourly
cost for wages plus benefits is similar to the Commission's $87.00
FY 2021 average hourly cost for wages and benefits.

    Dated: June 9, 2022.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0044]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Request for
Comment; Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment on an extension of a
currently approved information collection.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its expected burden. The ICR is titled
``Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems'' and is identified by OMB
Control Number 2127-0741. It is currently approved through August 31,
2022. This project was delayed due to COVID-19 shutdowns and
precautions. The extension is necessary to continue the current data
collection to completion. This extension request updates the burden
hours to reflect the numbers of respondents that are needed to complete
the study, updates to time estimates for responses, and mean hourly
rates. Additionally, this notice provides clarification on the burden
hours and the costs to the public. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-
day comment period soliciting comments on the following information
collection was published on May 10, 2022. Two comments were received,
both in support of the data collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 29, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden,
should be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To find this particular information
collection, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comment''
or use the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Jenny Zhang, Office of Vehicle Safety
Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, Telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address [email protected].
Please identify the relevant collection of information by referring to
its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a
Federal agency must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) before it collects certain information from the public and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a
Federal agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control
number. In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces
that the following information collection request will be submitted
OMB.
    Title: Field Study of Heavy Vehicle Crash Avoidance Systems.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0741.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: Extension to currently approved collection.
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Length of Approval Requested: Three years.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is gathering information
regarding drivers' naturalistic driving experiences and opinions about
crash avoidance systems (CAS) consisting of Lane Departure Warning,
Forward Collision Warning, Impact Alert, and Automatic Emergency
Braking for heavy vehicles.
    CAS technology has been advancing rapidly, with products for heavy
commercial vehicles becoming commercially available. These systems
present opportunities for improving driver awareness and behavior,
improving drivers' responses to potential collisions, and mitigating or
preventing collisions when drivers do not respond. The newest
generation of CAS technology includes several new features, such as
multiple sensors, improvements to radar algorithms, and new features
such as full braking in response to static objects or pedestrians.
However, it is unknown if this newest generation of products has been
able to reduce the prevalence of false or nuisance alerts observed in
the previous study, if there are any issues with new types of alerts
that have been added since previous studies, or whether drivers have
negative perceptions of the technology due to these issues. As these
technologies become more popular with fleets, it is important to
understand their real-world performance and any unintended consequences
that may arise from them.
    Data collection began in August 2021 after COVID delays and a
shortage of chips necessary for use in the data acquisition system
necessary for the naturalistic driving portion of the study. As of
December 31, 2021, one respondent has completed the study, three are in
the field study portion, and one has completed the informed consent
document and pre-field study surveys but still needs to go through the
installation portion of stage one and stages two to three of the study.
Information in this extension requests refers to the respondents and
burden associated with completing the study.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: The collection of information consists of: an informed
consent for participation, a demographic

questionnaire, an initial CAS technology questionnaire, and a post-
study CAS technology questionnaire.
    The information to be collected will be used as follows:
     Informed Consent is collected from respondents who agree
to participate in the study; the informed consent has been approved by
an Institutional Review Board.
     Demographic questionnaire is used to obtain demographic
information so that potential analysis may account for participants
from various groups (e.g., age, self-identified gender, driving
experience, and experience with CAS technology).
     Initial CAS technology questionnaire is used to get
information about drivers' beliefs and attitudes towards the CAS
technology installed on the commercial vehicle they use for their job
prior to data collection. This questionnaire assesses perceived
usability of the systems in terms of acceptance and satisfaction, as
well as willingness to have this technology in their vehicle.
     Final CAS technology questionnaire is used to get
information about drivers' beliefs and attitudes towards the CAS
technology installed on the commercial vehicle they use for their job
and is collected at the end of data collection. This questionnaire will
also be used to assess perceived distraction potential of the systems
in terms of acceptance and satisfaction, as well as willingness to have
this technology in their vehicle. Each driver will complete the
questionnaire once, after the completion of his or her data collection.
The questionnaire will gauge how drivers' attitudes and preferences may
have changed over the course of participation.
     Each participating driver will have a data acquisition
system (DAS) installed in their vehicle for approximately three months
while they perform their normal work duties. This system will collect
video of the driver and forward roadway, telemetry, and vehicle network
data related to driving, and activations of the vehicle's CAS.
    60-Day Notice: A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting public comments on the following information
collection was published on May 10, 2022 (87 FR 28099). Two comments
were received in response to the Notice.
    The Texas Department of Transportation (Texas DOT) expressed their
support of the collection as ``inherent to NHTSA's role in
understanding and establishing standards for vehicle safety.'' The
Texas DOT further stated that ``[i]t is critical that NHTSA complete
its studies to capture the most effective and valuable advanced driver
assistance systems (ADAS) available.'' The second comment was submitted
by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) and
expressed support for the data collection in order to further assess
the efficacy of the systems and the human interaction with them. NAMIC
provides, in direct response to comment about the burden estimates in
the 60-day Notice, ``the burdens estimated by NHTSA for the collection
seem accurate and appropriate to obtain the quality and quantity of
information sought by NHTSA for this valid purpose.''
    In addition to the comments received, an article titled ``NHTSA
Seeks OK to Extend Data Collection for Safety Tech Study'' was
published on May 10, 2022 (https://www.ttnews.com/articles/nhtsa-seeks-ok-extend-data-collection-safety-tech-study). The article discussed
information in the 60-day Notice and the NHTSA's 's efforts to seek an
extension to the information collection. Subsequent to that
publication, another reporter inquired with NHTSA's Office of
Communications and Consumer Information requesting details; however,
NHTSA is not aware of any additional articles published regarding the
collection.
    Affected Public: Respondents to this study are drawn from a
convenience sample from trucking fleets across the United States.
Drivers are recruited from fleets that have signed agreements with the
research team and have trucks that are outfitted with CAS technologies.
Recruitment will attempt to balance the number of vehicles using
particular brands of CAS technology but will be subject to fleet
availability and scheduling constraints. Requirements of drivers
involved in the study do not extend beyond employment requirements for
each fleet.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 170.
    NHTSA's goal is to collect field evaluation data from a total of
150 respondents. To date, one participant has fully completed the
study. In order to collect complete field evaluation data from an
additional 149 participants, and to account for drop-outs, NHTSA
estimates that it will need to recruit an additional 170 respondents
for initial phases of the study.
    Frequency: The Informed Consent Form, Demographic Questionnaire,
and Initial CAS Technology Questionnaire are completed once at the
start of participation and data collection. The Final CAS Technology
Questionnaire is completed once at the completion of participation,
approximately three months later.
    Number of Responses: 170 for the consent form (one per respondent);
170 for the Demographic Questionnaire (one per respondent); 170 for the
Initial CAS Questionnaire (one per respondent); 149 for the Final CAS
Questionnaire (one per respondent) that completes the study.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 123.6 hours total.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: Zero.

                                               Table 1--Burden Calculations and Estimated Opportunity Cost
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                                                    Number of    Estimated time     Total  estimated  burden hours                      Estimated total
                   Instrument                      respondents   for completion                [dagger]                  Hourly wage    opportunity cost
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Stage One:
    Informed Consent Form......................             170          20 min  57 hours............................          $23.42          $1,334.94
    Demographic Questionnaire..................             170           5 min  15 hours............................           23.42             351.30
    Initial CAS Technology Questionnaire.......             170          25 min  71 hours............................           23.42           1,662.82
Stage Two:
    Naturalistic Driving Study.................             171             N/A  N/A.................................             N/A                N/A
Stage Three:
    Final CAS Technology Questionnaire.........             149          25 min  63 hours............................           23.42           1,475.46
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        Total Burden Remaining.................  ..............  ..............  206 hours...........................  ..............           4,824.52
        Months Remaining.......................  ..............  ..............  20..................................  ..............
        Annual Burden Remaining................  ..............  ..............  123.6 hours.........................  ..............           2,894.71
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    The above table reflects the annual burden hours to be 123.6 to
complete data collection. While the table reflects opportunity costs,
this is not a burden incurred by the public for this information
collection. The annual burden cost to respondents is zero.
    The previous notice estimated total burden hours for this study to
be 193.5 total. The total number of burden hours to complete data
collection is now 206 based on updates to the time for the Informed
Consent and the Demographic Questionnaire. Opportunity costs have been
updated to reflect current average hourly wages; however, NHTSA
estimates these opportunity costs to be fully offset by compensation
provided to the respondents for participation.
    Due to COVID-19 shutdowns and precautions, data collection efforts
were suspended. NHTSA anticipates additional time beyond the August 31,
2022, expiration date of the currently approved collection to complete
this effort. The federal government began this study at $2,581,075 in
contract expenses and has added expenses due to the time delays and
resulting changes in technology. The total cost expected at this time
is $2,954,970, with an annualized cost to the federal government over
the expected study time-to-completion of $402,950.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of
the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected;
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.

    Issued on August 25, 2022.
Cem Hatipoglu,
Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety Research.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9017-6]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.

Weekly Receipt of Environmental Impact Statements

Filed 10/13/2014 Through 10/17/2014
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
Notice:
    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.

EIS No. 20140305, Draft EIS, FHWA, UT, 1800 North (SR-37)
Transportation Improvements, Comment Period Ends: 12/08/2014, Contact:
Paul Ziman<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20140306, Draft EIS, USACE, CA, River Islands at Lathrop, Phase
2B, Comment Period Ends: 12/08/2014, Contact: William Guthrie 916-557-
5269.
EIS No. 20140307, Final EIS, FHWA, NY, Interstate 87 (I-87) Exit 4
Access Improvements, Review Period Ends: 11/24/2014, Contact: Jonathan
McDade<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20140308, Third Draft Supplement, USN, HI, Surveillance Towed
Array Sensor System Low Frequency Active (SURTASS LFA) Sonar Systems,
Comment Period Ends: 12/08/2014, Contact: CDR C. V. Morgan 703-695-
8266.
EIS No. 20140309, Draft EIS, NOAA, WA, Harvest Specifications and
Management Measures for 2015-2016 and Biennial Periods Thereafter
(Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan), Comment Period
Ends: 12/08/2014, Contact: Becky Renko<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: October 21, 2014.
Dawn Roberts,
Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal
Activities.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[SEC File No. 270-776, OMB Control No. 3235-0730]

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549-2736

Extension:
    Form N-PORT

    Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the ``Commission'') has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget a request for extension of the previously
approved collection of information discussed below.
    The title for the collection of information is ``Form N-PORT under
the Investment Company Act of 1940.'' Form N-PORT requires funds to
report portfolio holdings information in a structured, XML format. The
form is filed electronically using the Commission's electronic filing
system (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval or
``EDGAR''). The purpose of Form N-PORT is to satisfy the filing and
disclosure requirements of Section 30(b) of the Investment Company Act,
and of Rule 30b1-9 thereunder.
    We estimate that 11980 entities will be required to submit reports
on Form N-PORT. We estimate that 35% of funds will file reports on Form
N-PORT in house and the remaining 65% of funds will retain the services
of a third party to prepare and file reports on Form N-PORT on the
fund's behalf. The estimated annual hourly burden associated with Form
N-PORT 1,839,903 hours for an average of 153.6 hours per entity. The
total annual internal time cost associated with Form N-PORT is
$654,658,288. The total annual external cost associated with Form N-
PORT is $113,858,133.
    The requirements of this collection of information are mandatory.
Responses will not be kept confidential. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number.
    The public may view background documentation for this information
collection at the following website: www.reginfo.gov. Find this
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to (i) www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain and (ii) David Bottom,
Director/Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission,
c/o Cynthia Roscoe, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549, or by
sending an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Dated: September 29, 2021.
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2023-N-1358]

FDA Science Forum 2023; Public Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is
announcing the following public workshop entitled ``FDA Science Forum
2023.'' The purpose of the public workshop is to inform the public
about the breadth of research underway at the Agency, and to show how
cutting-edge science informs FDA's regulatory decision-making to
protect and promote public health.

DATES: The public workshop will be held on June 13, 2023 (Day 1), from
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and June 14, 2023 (Day 2), from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern Time. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
for registration date and information.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will be held via webcast.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rokhsareh Shahidzadeh, Office of
Scientific Professional Development, Office of the Chief Scientist,
Office of the Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 32, Rm. 2383, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 301-796-
8740, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The FDA Science Forum is held biennially to inform the public about
the groundbreaking science conducted at the Agency, and to show how
scientific research is used in FDA's regulatory decisions to protect
and promote public health. Open to the public, industry, academia,
patient advocates, government agencies, and current and potential
collaborators, the 2-day event offers an opportunity to hear FDA
scientific experts and nationally renowned scientists speak on a range
of topics associated with regulatory science.

II. Topics for Discussion at the Public Workshop

    The theme for the 2023 FDA Science Forum, ``Advancing Regulatory
Science Through Innovation,'' will highlight areas of FDA research,
including: (1) improving clinical and postmarket evaluation, (2) tools
to effectively use big data, (3) product development tools and
manufacturing, and (4) medical countermeasures (MCMs), infectious
disease and pathogen reduction technologies.

III. Participating in the Public Workshop

    Registration: To register for the public workshop, please visit the
following website: https://www.fda.gov/scienceforum.
    Registration is free. Persons interested in attending this public
workshop must register by June 12, 2023, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
Registrants will receive confirmation when they have been accepted.
    If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please
contact Rokhsareh Shahidzadeh (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no
later than June 5, 2023, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Streaming Webcast of the public workshop: This public workshop will
be webcast. To register, please visit the following website: https://www.fda.gov/scienceforum. Participants interested in viewing via
webcast must register by June 12, 2023, at 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

    Dated: April 26, 2023.
Lauren K. Roth,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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