cogeneration facility or qualifying small power production facility
under this Act (including the right to recover costs of purchasing
electric energy or capacity).

    Note: The following appendix will not be published in the Code
of Federal Regulations.

Appendix A: List of Petitioners Requesting Clarification or Submitting
Comments

AES Shady Point, LLC (AES Shady Point)
Albers, John D. (Mr. Albers)
Allegheny Power (Allegheny)
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. (Alliant)
American Chemistry Council
American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEP)
American Energy Company
American Forest and Paper Association (American Forest & Paper)
American Iron and Steel Institute
American Petroleum Institute
American Public Power Association and Large Public Power Council
(APPA)
American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
Caithness Energy, LLC (Caithness)
California Cogeneration Council (CCC)
California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO)
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation, Consolidated Edison
Company of New York, Inc., LIPA, New York Power Authority, New York
State Electric & Gas Corporation, Orange and Rockland Utilities,
Inc., and Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (New York
Transmission Owners)
Central Vermont Public Service Corporation and Green Mountain Power
Corporation (Central Vermont)
Coalition of Midwest Transmission Customers (Midwest Transmission
Customers)
Cogeneration Association of California and Energy Producers and
Users Coalition (Cogeneration Association of California)
Cogeneration Coalition of Washington
Congressmen Boucher, Brown and Pickering
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (ConEd)
Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (Constellation)
Council of Industrial Boiler Owners (CIBO)
Deere & Company (Deere)
Direct Energy Services, LLC (Direct Energy)
Dow Chemical Company (Dow)

Edison Electric Institute (EEI)
Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON)
Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA)
Entergy Services, Inc. (Entergy)
Environmental Law and Policy Center
Exelon Corporation (Exelon)
The Fertilizer Institute
FirstEnergy Corp. (FirstEnergy)
Florida Industrial Cogeneration Association (Florida Industrial
Cogeneration)
Granite State Hydropower Association, Inc. and Vermont Independent
Power Producers Association (Granite State)
Independent Energy Producers Association of California (Independent
Energy Producers)
Industrial Energy Consumers of America (Industrial Energy Consumers)
Landfill Gas Coalition
Louisiana Energy Users Group (LEUG)
Midwest Renewable Energy Projects, LLC (Midwest Renewable Energy
Projects)
Missouri River Energy Services (Missouri River)
Midwest Transmission Customers
Modesto Irrigation District (Modesto Irrigation)
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (Montana-Dakota)
National Grid USA (National Grid)
National Petrochemical & Refiners Association (NPRA)
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
Nelson Industrial Steam Company's Industrial Participants (NISCO)
New York Independent System Operator, Inc. (NYISO)
NSTAR Electric & Gas Corporation (NSTAR)
Occidental Chemical Corporation (Occidental)
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company (OG&E)
Ottinger, Richard L. (Mr. Ottinger)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
PacifiCorp
PJM Interconnection, LLC (PJM)
PJM Transmission Owners
PPL Electric Utilities Corporation (PPL)
Progress Energy, Inc. (Progress Energy)
Public Interest Organizations (PIOs) (Center for Energy Efficiency &
Renewable Technologies, Delaware Division of the Public Advocate,
Environmental Law & Policy Center, Interwest Energy Alliance, Izaak
Walton League of America, Natural Resources Defense Council,
Northwest Energy Coalition, Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel,
Pace Energy Project, Project for Sustainable FERC Energy Policy,
West Wind Wires, and Western Resource Advocates)
Public Interest and Renewable Energy Organizations
Public Power Council
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PSNM) jointly with Texas-New
Mexico Power Company (TNP)
Public Utilities Commission of the State of California (CPUC)
Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)
Reliant Energy, Inc. (Reliant)
Senators Alexander, Carper and Collins
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach, Florida (Solid Waste Authority)
Southeast Electricity Consumers Association (SeECA)
Southern California Edison Company (SCE)
Swecker, Gregory (Mr. Swecker)
Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC)
TXU Energy, Power and Wholesale Companies (TXU)
U.S. Combined Heat & Power Association (USCHPA)
Utah Association of Energy Users (UAE)
Wisconsin Industrial Energy Group, Inc.
Xcel Energy Services Inc. (Xcel)

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-98919; File No. SR-PHLX-2023-48]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq PHLX LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Delay the
Implementation of the FLEX and Cabinet Automation

November 13, 2023.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on November 9, 2023, Nasdaq PHLX LLC (``Phlx'' or ``Exchange'') filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which
Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Commission is publishing
this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from
interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to delay the implementation of SR-Phlx-2023-
22.\3\
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    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 97658 (June 7,
2023), 88 FR 38562 (June 13, 2023) (SR-Phlx-2023-22) (Notice of
Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend
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    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/phlx/rules, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public
Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to delay the implementation of a rule change
to automate FLEX and Cabinet Orders. The Exchange previously filed SR-
Phlx-2023-22, a rule change that amended several Phlx Options 8 rules
related to Phlx's trading floor.
FLEX Orders
    With respect to FLEX Orders, SR-Phlx-2023-22 amended FLEX Orders in
3 ways. First, the Exchange amended the rules to require FLEX Orders to
be reported into Phlx's Options Floor Based Management System or
``FBMS,'' thereby further automating the execution and reporting of
FLEX Options. All executed FLEX contracts will be reported to OPRA and
sent to The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'') for clearing,
similar to all other equity, equity index and U.S. dollar-settled
foreign currency options orders executed on the Exchange's trading
floor. Second, the Exchange removed its RFQ process including the BBO
Improvement Interval Process, with the rule change. Third, the Exchange
reorganized Options 8, Section 34 to restructure the rule to include
additional information which describes current FLEX trading on Phlx.
Cabinet Options
    With respect to Cabinet Orders, SR-Phlx-2023-22 amended Options 8,
Section 33 to require Cabinet Orders to be reported into FBMS. With
this change, members and member organizations will be required to
record all Cabinet Orders represented in the trading crowd into FBMS.
All executed contracts will be reported to OPRA and sent to OCC for
clearing similar to all other equity, equity index and U.S. dollar-
settled foreign currency options orders executed on the Exchange's
trading floor.
    SR-Phlx-2023-22 stated that the rule change would be implemented on
or before March 29, 2024. At this time, the Exchange proposes to delay
the implementation of SR-Phlx-2023-22 to on or before August 30, 2024
to permit the Exchange additional time to code and test the
functionality. The Exchange would issue an Options Trader Alert
announcing the exact implementation date to members and member
organizations.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\4\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\5\ in particular, in that it is designed to promote
just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general to protect investors and the public interest.
The Exchange's proposal to delay the implementation of SR-Phlx-2023-22
to on or before August 30, 2024 is consistent with the Act and the
protection of investors and the general public as it will permit the
Exchange additional time to code and test the functionality.
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The proposed rule change does not impose any burden on competition
that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the purposes of
the Act. The Exchange's proposal to delay the implementation of SR-
Phlx-2023-22 to on or before August 30, 2024 does not impose any burden
on competition as it will permit the Exchange additional time to code
and test the functionality.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \6\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\7\
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    \7\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the

Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule change if it
appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or appropriate
in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or otherwise
in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission takes such
action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to determine whether
the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
file number SR-PHLX-2023-48 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to file number SR-PHLX-2023-48. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE,
Washington, DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10
a.m. and 3 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for
inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. Do not
include personal identifiable information in submissions; you should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. We
may redact in part or withhold entirely from publication submitted
material that is obscene or subject to copyright protection. All
submissions should refer to file number SR-PHLX-2023-48 and should be
submitted on or before December 8, 2023.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\8\
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER10-1031-000]

Crestwood Energy LP; Supplemental Notice That Initial Market-
Based Rate Filing Includes Request for Blanket Section 204
Authorization

April 8, 2010.
    This is a supplemental notice in the above-referenced proceeding of
Crestwood Energy LP's application for market-based rate authority, with
an accompanying rate tariff, noting that such application includes a
request for blanket authorization, under 18 CFR part 34, of future
issuances of securities and assumptions of liability.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest should file with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and
385.214). Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests with
regard to the applicant's request for blanket authorization, under 18
CFR part 34, of future issuances of securities and assumptions of
liability, is April 28, 2010.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at http://
www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet
access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an
intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the
eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the
intervention or protests.
    Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and
14 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in
the Commission's eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in
the above list. They are also available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link
on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail notification
when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with
any FERC Online service, please e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP08-430-000]

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Amendment
Application

July 1, 2008.
    On June 23, 2008, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation
(Transco), pursuant to section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act, as amended,
and section 157 Subpart A of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's
(Commission) regulations, filed to amend its certificate. The requested
amendment, the Eminence Enhancement Project, would add an additional
4,735 horsepower compressor unit and appurtenant facilities to provide
enhanced injection rights to nine customers participating in the
Eminence salt dome Storage Field in Covington County, Mississippi. The
Eminence Enhancement Project would cost $19.3 million. So that the
facilities are available to meet user timing needs, Transco requests
Commission issuance of the necessary authorizations by February 1,
2009.
    Questions concerning this application should be directed to Ingrid
Germany at Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, P.O. Box 1396,
Houston, Texas 77251 or by calling<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Pursuant to section 157.9 of the Commission's rules, 18 CFR 157.9,
within 90 days of this Notice the Commission staff will either:
complete its environmental assessment (EA) and place it into the
Commission's public record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or issue a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental Review. If a Notice of Schedule
for Environmental Review is issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the Commission staff's issuance of
the final environmental impact statement (FEIS) or EA for this
proposal. The filing of the EA in the Commission's public record for
this proceeding or the issuance of a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review will serve to notify federal and state agencies of
the timing for the completion of all necessary reviews, and the
subsequent need to complete all federal authorizations within 90 days
of the date of issuance of the Commission staff's FEIS or EA.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is
not necessary to serve motions to intervene

or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on July 22, 2008.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2014-0011-N-12]

Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the renewal Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its expected burden. The Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the
following collection of information was published on March 21, 2014 (79
FR 15795).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 3, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone:
(202) 493-6292), or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493-
6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, sec. 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.12. On March 21, 2014, FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs that the agency was seeking
OMB approval. See 79 FR 15795. FRA received one comment in response to
this notice.
    The comment was not about the collection of information itself, its
requirements, or the burden estimates delineated in the Federal
Register Notice. Rather, it pertained to the issue of fatigue and came
from a resident, Ms. Michelle Horton, of East Moline, Illinois. She
wrote the following:

    As a wife of a railroader I feel an area of what you are
classifying as ``fatigue'' is only in context of scheduled hours
worked. Identifying the ``fatigue'' is the issue. Currently railroad
employees are required to work in conditions that in itself cause
fatigue. Switch men walking miles a day in -30 [degree] weather, at
times in two feet of snow, in blizzard conditions for 8 hours a day
is detrimental to their health, but with hours of service laws,
employers can force these men to work in these conditions for 12
hours for 5 days straight. AND they do it. In opposite conditions
110 degrees and no wind walking miles a day. I see it every day and
watch my husband struggle to walk, hold his head up, or even focus
on a conversation for 5 minutes without falling asleep, right after
he gets home from work. The cramping he endures is intense. And now
railroad employees are required to submit all their time off with no
sick days. My husband was very ill, worked 9 1/2 hours reported he
had to go see a doctor when he was being forced to continue and upon
his return (after he saw a doctor) was placed on a 30 day suspension
for not completing his job duties. Workers are in fear of losing
their jobs for reporting fatigue! My husband has been with the
railroad for 17 years. No discipline was in his file. He is only 42.
Currently there is no regulation to support an employee to say I am
fatigued without persecution and dismissal. After 8 hours an
employee should have a say especially under the conditions I noted.
Not supporting the ability to have a choice after 8 hours of service
is simply stating even the law could care less about fatigue.

    This comment is outside the scope of the Notice requirements of the
1995 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) and OMB PRA Implementing Guidance.
However, the issue of fatigue is one that has been of longstanding
concern to FRA and one that FRA plans to address by rulemaking in the
near future.
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C.
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30 day
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 day notice
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    The summary below describes the nature of the information
collection request (ICR) and the expected burden. The revised request
is being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by the PRA.
    Title: Hours of Service Regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0005.
    Abstract: FRA amended its hours of service recordkeeping
regulations, to add substantive hours of service regulations, including
maximum on-duty periods, minimum off-duty periods, and other
limitations, for train employees (e.g., locomotive engineers and
conductors) providing commuter and intercity rail passenger
transportation on August 12, 2011. See 76 FR 50359. The new substantive
regulations require that railroads employing such train employees
analyze and mitigate the risks for fatigue in the schedules worked by
these train employees, and that the railroads submit to FRA for its
approval the relevant schedules and fatigue mitigation plans. This
final rule also made corresponding changes to FRA's hours of service
recordkeeping regulation to require railroads to keep hours of service
records and report excess service to FRA in an manner consistent with
the new substantive requirements. This regulation was authorized by the
Rail Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) of 2008. The information collected
under this rule is used by FRA and its inspectors to ensure compliance
with the Hours of Service Laws and the requirements of this regulation.
In particular, the new information collected as a result of new

Subpart F is used by FRA to verify that the employees of covered
commuter and intercity passenger railroads do not exceed maximum on-
duty periods, abide by minimum off-duty periods, and adhere to other
limitations set forth in this regulation to enhance rail safety and
reduce the risk of accidents/incidents caused by train employee
fatigue, as well as those accident/incidents where fatigue of train
employees served as a contributory factor.
    Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved
information collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.3.
    Annual Estimated Burden: 3,514,805 hours.
    Addressee: Send comments regarding these information collections to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent via email to OMB
at the following address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of
the burden of the proposed information collections; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 2014.
Erin McCartney,
Acting Chief Financial Officer.
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