Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 35712-35715 [2015-15214]

Download as PDF 35712 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES period of insulin use to demonstrate stable control of diabetes before being allowed to operate a CMV. In response to section 4129, FMCSA made immediate revisions to the diabetes exemption program established by the September 3, 2003 notice. FMCSA discontinued use of the 3-year driving experience and fulfilled the requirements of section 4129 while continuing to ensure that operation of CMVs by drivers with ITDM will achieve the requisite level of safety required of all exemptions granted under 49 U.S.C.. 31136(e). Section 4129(d) also directed FMCSA to ensure that drivers of CMVs with ITDM are not held to a higher standard than other drivers, with the exception of limited operating, monitoring and medical requirements that are deemed medically necessary. The FMCSA concluded that all of the operating, monitoring and medical requirements set out in the September 3, 2003 notice, except as modified, were in compliance with section 4129(d). Therefore, all of the requirements set out in the September 3, 2003 notice, except as modified by the notice in the Federal Register on November 8, 2005 (70 FR 67777), remain in effect. IV. Submitting Comments 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 https://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number FMCSA–2015–0061 and click the search button. When the new screen appears, click on the blue ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button on the right hand side of the page. On the new page, enter information required including the specific section of this document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each suggestion or recommendation. If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them in an unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 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, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and material received during the comment period and may change this proposed rule based on your comments. FMCSA VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 may issue a final rule at any time after the close of the comment period. V. Viewing Comments and Documents To view comments, as well as any documents mentioned in this preamble, To submit your comment online, go to https://www.regulations.gov and in the search box insert the docket number FMCSA–2015–0061 and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and you will find all documents and comments related to the proposed rulemaking. Issued on: June 8, 2015. Larry W. Minor, Associate Administrator for Policy. [FR Doc. 2015–15179 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–17] Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently approved information collection activities. Before submitting the information collection requests (ICRs) below for clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified below. DATES: Comments must be received no later than August 21, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments on OMB control number 2130–ll.’’ SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493– 6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via email to Mr. Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Please refer to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information collection submission to OMB for approval. 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 17, 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 provide 60-days notice to the public for comment on information collection activities before seeking approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of proposed information collection activities regarding: (i) Whether the information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether the activities will have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the burden of the information collection activities, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (iii) ways for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of information collection activities on the public by automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)–(iv); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)–(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens associated with the collection of information mandated E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices by Federal regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it organizes information collection requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format to improve the use of such information; and (iii) accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501. Below is a brief summary of currently approved information collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as required under the PRA: Title: Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards and Event Recorders. OMB Control Number: 2130–0004. Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection requires railroads to inspect, repair, and maintain locomotives and event recorders so that they are safe, free of defects, and can be placed in service without peril to life. Crashworthy locomotive event recorders provide FRA with verifiable factual information about how trains are maintained and operated, and are used by FRA and State inspectors for part 229 rule enforcement. The information garnered from crashworthy event recorders is also 35713 used by railroads to monitor railroad operations and by railroad employees (locomotive engineers, train crews, dispatchers) to improve train handling, and promote the safe and efficient operation of trains throughout the country, based on a surer knowledge of different control inputs. Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.49A. Affected Public: Businesses. Respondent Universe: 754 Railroads. Frequency of Submission: On occasion. Reporting Burden: CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per response 229.9—Movement of Non-Complying Locomotives. 229.15—Remote control locomotive—tagging to indicate in remote control. —Repair record of defective OCU linked to remote control locomotive. 229.17—Accident Reports ................................... 229.20—Electronic Recordkeeping—Automatic notice to RR each time locomotive is due for inspection or maintenance. 29.21—Daily Inspection ....................................... 44 Railroads ................. 21,000 tags .................. 1 minute ....................... 350 44 Railroads ................. 3,000 tags .................... 2 minutes ..................... 100 44 Railroads ................. 200 records .................. 5 minutes ..................... 17 44 Railroads ................. 44 Railroads ................. 1 report ......................... 21,000 notifications ...... 15 minutes ................... 1 second ...................... .25 6 754 Railroads ............... 16 minutes or 18 minutes. 13 minutes ................... 1,911,780 754 Railroads ............... 6,890,000 insp. reports/ records. 250 written reports ....... 754 Railroads ............... 4,000 forms .................. 2 minutes ..................... 133 754 Railroads ............... 754 Railroads ............... 9,500 tests/forms ......... 9,500 secondary records. 4,000 lists + 4,000 copies. 8 hours ......................... 2 minutes ..................... 76,000 317 2 minutes + 2 minutes 266 754 Railroads ............... 9,500 documents/ records. 2 minutes ..................... 317 754 Railroads ............... 500 out-of-use notations. 5 minutes ..................... 42 754 Railroads ............... 200 amendments ......... 15 minutes ................... 50 754 Railroads ............... 90 minutes ................... 6,038 30 minutes ................... 350 754 Railroads ............... 4,025 readout records/ reports. 700 test failure notations. 1,000 removal tags ...... 1 minute ....................... 17 754 Railroads ............... 10,000 data reports ...... 15 minutes ................... 2,500 754 Railroads ............... 700 tests/records ......... 90 minutes ................... 1,050 754 Railroads ............... 88,000 tests/records .... 15 seconds ................... 367 754 Railroads ............... 2,100 tags .................... 2 minutes ..................... 70 754 Railroads ............... 1,000 re-paintings/decals. 1 minute ....................... 17 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES —Written Reports of MU Locomotive Inspections. Locomotive Inspection and Repair Record— Form FRA F 6180.49A. 229.23—Periodic Inspections of Locomotives .... —Secondary record of information on Form FRA F 6180.49A. —List of defects/repairs during inspection provided to RR employees + copies of lists. —Document from railroad to employees of all tests conducted since last periodic inspection. 229.33—Out of Use Credit for Locomotives ....... Recordkeeping Requirements: 229.25—Periodic Inspection of Event Recorders: Written Copy of Instructions— Amendments. —Data Verification Readout of Event Recorder. —Pre-Maintenance Test Failures of Event Recorder. 229.135—Removal of event recorder from service—Tags. —Preserving Locomotive Event Recorder Accident Data—reports. Other Requirements: 229.27—Annual tests of event recorders w/ self-monitoring feature displaying a failure indication—tests. 229.29—Calibration of Locomotive Air Flow Meter—Tests. 229.46—Tagging locomotive with inoperative or ineffective automatic/independent brake that can only be used in trailing position. 229.85—Marking of all doors, cover plates, or barriers having direct access to high voltage equipment with words ‘‘Danger High Voltage’’ or with word ‘‘Danger’’. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 754 Railroads ............... 754 Railroads ............... PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 Total annual burden hours 54 35714 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per response 229.123—Locomotives equipped with a pilot, snowplow, end plate with clearance above 6 inches—Marking/stenciling with words ‘‘9 inch Maximum End Plate Height, Yard or Trail Service Only’’. —Notation in Remarks section of Form FRA F6180.49A of pilot, snowplow, or end plate clearance above 6 inches. 229.135—Re-manufactured locomotives equipped with certified crash-worthy event recorder. 229.140—Alerters—Visual indication to locomotive operator at least 5 seconds before audio alarm—New Locomotives. SUBPART E—229.303—Requests to FRA for on-track testing of products outside a facility. —Identification of all products developed by Railroads and Vendors. 229.307—Safety Analysis for each product subject to this Subpart. 229.309—Safety critical changes to product subject to this Subpart—Notice to FRA. —Report by product suppliers and private owners to railroads of any safety-critical changes to product. 229.311—Railroad Notification to FRA of intent to place product subject to this Part in Service. —Railroad document provided to FRA upon request demonstrating product meets Safety Analysis requirements for life cycle of product. —Railroad maintenance of data base of all safety relevant hazards encountered after product is placed in service. —Written report to FRA disclosing frequency of safety relevant hazards for product exceeding threshold set forth in Safety Analysis. —Final Report to FRA on results of analyses and counter measures to reduce frequency of safety related hazards. 219.313—Product testing results and records .... 754 Railroads ............... 20 markings/stencils .... 2 minutes ..................... 1 754 Railroads ............... 20 notations ................. 2 minutes ..................... 1 754 Railroads ............... 1,000 certified memory modules. 2 hours ......................... 2,000 754 Railroads ............... 74,880,000 visual indications. 4 seconds ..................... 83,200 754 Railroads ............... 20 requests .................. 8 hours ......................... 160 754 Railroads ............... 2 hours ......................... 40 754 Railroads ............... 20 product identification documents. 300 safety analyses ..... 240 hours ..................... 72,000 754 Railroads ............... 10 notifications ............. 16 hours ....................... 160 3 Manufacturers ........... 10 reports ..................... 8 hours ......................... 80 754 Railroads ............... 300 notifications ........... 2 hours ......................... 600 754 Railroads ............... 300 documents ............ 2 hours ......................... 600 754 Railroads ............... 300 databases ............. 4 hours ......................... 1,200 754 Railroads ............... 10 written reports ......... 2 hours ......................... 20 754 Railroads ............... 10 written final reports 4 hours ......................... 40 754 Railroads ............... 10,000 754 Railroads ............... 120,000 product testing records. 300 manuals ................ 5 minutes ..................... 219.315—Railroad maintenance of Operations and Maintenance Manual containing all documents related to installation, maintenance, repair, modification, and testing of a product subject to this Part. —RR Configuration Management Control Plan. —Positive ID of safety-critical components .. 40 hours ....................... 12,000 754 Railroads ............... 300 plans ..................... 8 hours ......................... 2,400 754 Railroads ............... 5,000 754 Railroads ............... 60,000 Identified components. 300 programs ............... 5 minutes ..................... 229.317—RR Establishment and Implementation of Training Qualification program for products subject to this Subpart. —Employees trained under RR program ..... 40 hours ....................... 12,000 754 Railroads ............... 30 minutes ................... 5,000 —Periodic refresher training of employees .. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES CFR section 754 Railroads ............... —RR regular and periodic evaluation of effectiveness of its training program. —RR record of individuals designated as qualified under this Section. Appendix F to Part 229—Guidance for Verification and Validation of Products—3rd Party Assessments. Total Estimated Annual Responses: 82,168,698. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 Total annual burden hours 20 minutes ................... 333 754 Railroads ............... 10,000 trained employees. 1,000 re-trained employees. 300 evaluations ............ 4 hours ......................... 1,200 754 Railroads ............... 10,000 records ............. 10 minutes ................... 1,667 754 Railroads/3 Manufacturers. 1 3rd party assessment 4,000 hours .................. 4,000 Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2,213,623 hours. PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection. E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 31, Notice No. 1. OMB Control Number: 2130–0611. Abstract: On May 21, 2015, FRA issued Emergency Order No. 31 (EO or Order) to require that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) take actions to control passenger train speed at certain locations on main line track in the Northeast Corridor (as defined by 49 U.S.C. 24905(c)(1)(A)). Amtrak was required to immediately implement code changes to its Automatic Train Control (ATC) System to enforce the passenger train speed limit ahead of the curve at Frankford Junction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where a fatal accident occurred on May 12, 2015. Amtrak was also required to identify all other curves on the Northeast Corridor where there is a significant reduction (more than 20 miles per hour (mph)) from the maximum authorized approach speed to those curves for passenger trains. Amtrak was then required to develop and comply with an FRAapproved action plan to modify its existing ATC System or other signal systems (or take alternative operational actions) to enable enforcement of passenger train speeds at the identified 35715 curves. Amtrak also had to install additional wayside passenger train speed limit signage at appropriate locations on its Northeast Corridor rightof-way. FRA is continuing this Emergency Order in full force and effect, and is now seeking regular clearance for the information collection associated with this Emergency Order. Form Number(s): N/A. Affected Public: Businesses. Respondent Universe: 1 Railroad. Frequency of Submission: On occasion. Reporting Burden: Emergency Order No. 31—Item: Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per response (1) Amtrak survey of Northeast Corridor (NEC) main line track system to create list identifying each main track curve where there is a reduction of more than 20 mph from the maximum authorized speed to that curve. (2) Development and submission of Amtrak Action Plan to FRA. (3) Installation of Additional Wayside Signs throughout NEC, particularly along curve locations, to alert engineers and conductors of maximum authorized train speed. —Notice by Amtrak to FRA of Installation of Signs along NEC designated in its. (4) Relief Petition to FRA to take action not in Accordance with this Emergency Order. 1 Railroad ..................... 1 list .............................. 32 hours ....................... 32 1 Railroad ..................... 1 action plan ................ 80 hours ....................... 80 1 Railroad ..................... 186 NEC wayside signs 15.4839 minutes per sign. 48 1 Railroad ..................... 6 notices ....................... 15 minutes ................... 2 1 Railroad ..................... 1 petition request ......... 80 hours ....................... 80 Total Estimated Annual Responses: 195. Total Estimated Annual Burden: 242. Status: Regular Review. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. Rebecca Pennington, Chief Financial Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–15214 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES [Safety Advisory 15–1] Audits of Subway Tunnel Environments AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of safety advisory. On June 17, 2015, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:45 Jun 19, 2015 Jkt 235001 Safety Advisory 15–1 to advise rail fixed guideway public transportation systems (RFGPTS) with subway tunnel environments of forthcoming audits to be conducted by State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs) with oversight jurisdiction in the assessment of tunnel ventilation systems, emergency procedures for fire and smoke events, training programs to ensure compliance with those emergency procedures, and application of industry best standards in maintenance and emergency procedures. Additionally, FTA instructed all State Safety Oversight Agencies to conduct inspections of the rail transit agencies’ tunnel ventilation systems, and to audit the rail transit agencies within their jurisdiction for the purpose of determining the mileage and characteristics of subway tunnels, assessing the adequacy of the rail transit agencies’ emergency procedures, ensuring compliance with those emergency procedures, and determining compliance with industry best standards in maintenance and emergency procedure. The FTA issued Safety Advisory 15–1 in response to an urgent safety recommendation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The FTA Safety Advisory 15–1, ‘‘Audit All Rail Fixed Guideway PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total annual burden hours Public Transportation Systems (RFGPTS) with Subway Tunnel Environments,’’ is available on the FTA public Web site, https://www.fta.dot.gov/ tso.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For program matters, Thomas Littleton, Associate Administrator for Transit Safety and Oversight, (202) 366–1738 or Thomas.Littleton@dot.gov. For legal matters, Scott Biehl, Senior Counsel, (202) 366–0826 or Scott.Biehl@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 12, 2015, at 3:15 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, a southbound Yellow Line rapid rail train number 302 operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) stopped after encountering heavy smoke in a subway tunnel between the L’Enfant Plaza station and the Potomac River Bridge. After stopping, the rear car of train 302 was about 386 feet from the south end of the L’Enfant Plaza station platform. The operator of train 302 informed WMATA’s Operation Control Center (OCC) that the train had stopped due to heavy smoke. A following Yellow Line train, number 510, stopped about 100 feet short of the south end of the same platform, but its cars were entirely within the L’Enfant Plaza station. At E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 119 (Monday, June 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35712-35715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15214]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-17]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its 
implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 
hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently 
approved information collection activities. Before submitting the 
information collection requests (ICRs) below for clearance by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment 
on specific aspects of the activities identified below.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than August 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following 
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of 
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 
20590, or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, 
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 
35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge 
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed 
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB control number 2130-__.'' 
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or (202) 493-6497, or via email to Mr. Brogan at 
Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. Please 
refer to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence 
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this 
notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information 
collection submission to OMB for approval.

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 17, 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 provide 60-days notice to the public 
for comment on information collection activities before seeking 
approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA 
invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of 
proposed information collection activities regarding: (i) Whether the 
information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly 
execute its functions, including whether the activities will have 
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden 
of the information collection activities, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (iii) ways 
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of 
information collection activities on the public by automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1)(i)-(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will 
promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens 
associated with the collection of information mandated

[[Page 35713]]

by Federal regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received 
will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) 
ensure that it organizes information collection requirements in a 
``user friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and 
(iii) accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce 
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
    Below is a brief summary of currently approved information 
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as 
required under the PRA:
    Title: Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards and Event Recorders.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0004.
    Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection requires railroads to inspect, 
repair, and maintain locomotives and event recorders so that they are 
safe, free of defects, and can be placed in service without peril to 
life. Crashworthy locomotive event recorders provide FRA with 
verifiable factual information about how trains are maintained and 
operated, and are used by FRA and State inspectors for part 229 rule 
enforcement. The information garnered from crashworthy event recorders 
is also used by railroads to monitor railroad operations and by 
railroad employees (locomotive engineers, train crews, dispatchers) to 
improve train handling, and promote the safe and efficient operation of 
trains throughout the country, based on a surer knowledge of different 
control inputs.
    Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 754 Railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Total annual       Average time per    Total annual
           CFR section             Respondent universe       responses             response        burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
229.9--Movement of Non-Complying   44 Railroads.......  21,000 tags........  1 minute...........             350
 Locomotives.
229.15--Remote control             44 Railroads.......  3,000 tags.........  2 minutes..........             100
 locomotive--tagging to indicate
 in remote control.
    --Repair record of defective   44 Railroads.......  200 records........  5 minutes..........              17
     OCU linked to remote control
     locomotive.
229.17--Accident Reports.........  44 Railroads.......  1 report...........  15 minutes.........             .25
229.20--Electronic Recordkeeping-- 44 Railroads.......  21,000               1 second...........               6
 Automatic notice to RR each time                        notifications.
 locomotive is due for inspection
 or maintenance.
29.21--Daily Inspection..........  754 Railroads......  6,890,000 insp.      16 minutes or 18          1,911,780
                                                         reports/records.     minutes.
    --Written Reports of MU        754 Railroads......  250 written reports  13 minutes.........              54
     Locomotive Inspections.
Locomotive Inspection and Repair   754 Railroads......  4,000 forms........  2 minutes..........             133
 Record--Form FRA F 6180.49A.
229.23--Periodic Inspections of    754 Railroads......  9,500 tests/forms..  8 hours............          76,000
 Locomotives.
    --Secondary record of          754 Railroads......  9,500 secondary      2 minutes..........             317
     information on Form FRA F                           records.
     6180.49A.
    --List of defects/repairs      754 Railroads......  4,000 lists + 4,000  2 minutes + 2                   266
     during inspection provided                          copies.              minutes.
     to RR employees + copies of
     lists.
    --Document from railroad to    754 Railroads......  9,500 documents/     2 minutes..........             317
     employees of all tests                              records.
     conducted since last
     periodic inspection.
229.33--Out of Use Credit for      754 Railroads......  500 out-of-use       5 minutes..........              42
 Locomotives.                                            notations.
Recordkeeping Requirements:
    229.25--Periodic Inspection    754 Railroads......  200 amendments.....  15 minutes.........              50
     of Event Recorders: Written
     Copy of Instructions--
     Amendments.
    --Data Verification Readout    754 Railroads......  4,025 readout        90 minutes.........           6,038
     of Event Recorder.                                  records/reports.
    --Pre-Maintenance Test         754 Railroads......  700 test failure     30 minutes.........             350
     Failures of Event Recorder.                         notations.
229.135--Removal of event          754 Railroads......  1,000 removal tags.  1 minute...........              17
 recorder from service--Tags.
    --Preserving Locomotive Event  754 Railroads......  10,000 data reports  15 minutes.........           2,500
     Recorder Accident Data--
     reports.
Other Requirements:
    229.27--Annual tests of event  754 Railroads......  700 tests/records..  90 minutes.........           1,050
     recorders w/self-monitoring
     feature displaying a failure
     indication--tests.
229.29--Calibration of Locomotive  754 Railroads......  88,000 tests/        15 seconds.........             367
 Air Flow Meter--Tests.                                  records.
229.46--Tagging locomotive with    754 Railroads......  2,100 tags.........  2 minutes..........              70
 inoperative or ineffective
 automatic/independent brake that
 can only be used in trailing
 position.
229.85--Marking of all doors,      754 Railroads......  1,000 re-paintings/  1 minute...........              17
 cover plates, or barriers having                        decals.
 direct access to high voltage
 equipment with words ``Danger
 High Voltage'' or with word
 ``Danger''.

[[Page 35714]]

 
229.123--Locomotives equipped      754 Railroads......  20 markings/         2 minutes..........               1
 with a pilot, snowplow, end                             stencils.
 plate with clearance above 6
 inches--Marking/stenciling with
 words ``9 inch Maximum End Plate
 Height, Yard or Trail Service
 Only''.
    --Notation in Remarks section  754 Railroads......  20 notations.......  2 minutes..........               1
     of Form FRA F6180.49A of
     pilot, snowplow, or end
     plate clearance above 6
     inches.
229.135--Re-manufactured           754 Railroads......  1,000 certified      2 hours............           2,000
 locomotives equipped with                               memory modules.
 certified crash-worthy event
 recorder.
229.140--Alerters--Visual          754 Railroads......  74,880,000 visual    4 seconds..........          83,200
 indication to locomotive                                indications.
 operator at least 5 seconds
 before audio alarm--New
 Locomotives.
SUBPART E--229.303--Requests to    754 Railroads......  20 requests........  8 hours............             160
 FRA for on-track testing of
 products outside a facility.
    --Identification of all        754 Railroads......  20 product           2 hours............              40
     products developed by                               identification
     Railroads and Vendors.                              documents.
229.307--Safety Analysis for each  754 Railroads......  300 safety analyses  240 hours..........          72,000
 product subject to this Subpart.
229.309--Safety critical changes   754 Railroads......  10 notifications...  16 hours...........             160
 to product subject to this
 Subpart--Notice to FRA.
    --Report by product suppliers  3 Manufacturers....  10 reports.........  8 hours............              80
     and private owners to
     railroads of any safety-
     critical changes to product.
229.311--Railroad Notification to  754 Railroads......  300 notifications..  2 hours............             600
 FRA of intent to place product
 subject to this Part in Service.
    --Railroad document provided   754 Railroads......  300 documents......  2 hours............             600
     to FRA upon request
     demonstrating product meets
     Safety Analysis requirements
     for life cycle of product.
    --Railroad maintenance of      754 Railroads......  300 databases......  4 hours............           1,200
     data base of all safety
     relevant hazards encountered
     after product is placed in
     service.
    --Written report to FRA        754 Railroads......  10 written reports.  2 hours............              20
     disclosing frequency of
     safety relevant hazards for
     product exceeding threshold
     set forth in Safety Analysis.
    --Final Report to FRA on       754 Railroads......  10 written final     4 hours............              40
     results of analyses and                             reports.
     counter measures to reduce
     frequency of safety related
     hazards.
219.313--Product testing results   754 Railroads......  120,000 product      5 minutes..........          10,000
 and records.                                            testing records.
219.315--Railroad maintenance of   754 Railroads......  300 manuals........  40 hours...........          12,000
 Operations and Maintenance
 Manual containing all documents
 related to installation,
 maintenance, repair,
 modification, and testing of a
 product subject to this Part.
    --RR Configuration Management  754 Railroads......  300 plans..........  8 hours............           2,400
     Control Plan.
    --Positive ID of safety-       754 Railroads......  60,000 Identified    5 minutes..........           5,000
     critical components.                                components.
229.317--RR Establishment and      754 Railroads......  300 programs.......  40 hours...........          12,000
 Implementation of Training
 Qualification program for
 products subject to this Subpart.
    --Employees trained under RR   754 Railroads......  10,000 trained       30 minutes.........           5,000
     program.                                            employees.
    --Periodic refresher training  754 Railroads......  1,000 re-trained     20 minutes.........             333
     of employees.                                       employees.
    --RR regular and periodic      754 Railroads......  300 evaluations....  4 hours............           1,200
     evaluation of effectiveness
     of its training program.
    --RR record of individuals     754 Railroads......  10,000 records.....  10 minutes.........           1,667
     designated as qualified
     under this Section.
Appendix F to Part 229--Guidance   754 Railroads/3      1 3rd party          4,000 hours........           4,000
 for Verification and Validation    Manufacturers.       assessment.
 of Products--3rd Party
 Assessments.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 82,168,698.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2,213,623 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.

[[Page 35715]]

    Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 31, Notice No. 1.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0611.
    Abstract: On May 21, 2015, FRA issued Emergency Order No. 31 (EO or 
Order) to require that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation 
(Amtrak) take actions to control passenger train speed at certain 
locations on main line track in the Northeast Corridor (as defined by 
49 U.S.C. 24905(c)(1)(A)). Amtrak was required to immediately implement 
code changes to its Automatic Train Control (ATC) System to enforce the 
passenger train speed limit ahead of the curve at Frankford Junction in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where a fatal accident occurred on May 12, 
2015. Amtrak was also required to identify all other curves on the 
Northeast Corridor where there is a significant reduction (more than 20 
miles per hour (mph)) from the maximum authorized approach speed to 
those curves for passenger trains. Amtrak was then required to develop 
and comply with an FRA-approved action plan to modify its existing ATC 
System or other signal systems (or take alternative operational 
actions) to enable enforcement of passenger train speeds at the 
identified curves. Amtrak also had to install additional wayside 
passenger train speed limit signage at appropriate locations on its 
Northeast Corridor right-of-way. FRA is continuing this Emergency Order 
in full force and effect, and is now seeking regular clearance for the 
information collection associated with this Emergency Order.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 1 Railroad.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Total annual       Average time per    Total annual
  Emergency Order No. 31--Item:    Respondent universe       responses             response        burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(1) Amtrak survey of Northeast     1 Railroad.........  1 list.............  32 hours...........              32
 Corridor (NEC) main line track
 system to create list
 identifying each main track
 curve where there is a reduction
 of more than 20 mph from the
 maximum authorized speed to that
 curve.
(2) Development and submission of  1 Railroad.........  1 action plan......  80 hours...........              80
 Amtrak Action Plan to FRA.
(3) Installation of Additional     1 Railroad.........  186 NEC wayside      15.4839 minutes per              48
 Wayside Signs throughout NEC,                           signs.               sign.
 particularly along curve
 locations, to alert engineers
 and conductors of maximum
 authorized train speed.
    --Notice by Amtrak to FRA of   1 Railroad.........  6 notices..........  15 minutes.........               2
     Installation of Signs along
     NEC designated in its.
(4) Relief Petition to FRA to      1 Railroad.........  1 petition request.  80 hours...........              80
 take action not in Accordance
 with this Emergency Order.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 195.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 242.
    Status: Regular Review.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

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

Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-15214 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.