Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget, 16412-16413 [E6-3479]

Download as PDF 16412 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 62 / Friday, March 31, 2006 / Notices Issued on: March 24, 2006. Rose A. McMurray, Associate Administrator, Policy and Program Development. [FR Doc. E6–4683 Filed 3–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget Federal Railroad Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 an extension of the following currently approved information collection activities. These information collection activities received a six-month emergency approval from OMB. FRA seeks this extension while it works on developing a proposed rule related to the same topic of railroad operating rules. Before submitting these information collection requirements 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 May 30, 2006. 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, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590, or Mr. Victor Angelo, Office of Support Systems, RAD–20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., 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 2130–0568.’’ Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–6230 or (202) 493–6170, or email to Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@fra.dot.gov, or to Mr. Angelo at victor.angelo@fra.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, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292) or Victor Angelo, Office of Support Systems, RAD–20, RAD–20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6470). (These telephone numbers are not tollfree.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Pub. L. No. 104–13, § 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 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: OMB Control Number: 2130–0568. Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 24, Notice No. 1. Abstract: The collection of information is due to a recent rash of railroad accidents caused by human failure to properly set hand-operated main track switches in non-signaled territory. FRA has determined that public safety compels the issuance of Emergency Order No. 24 and necessitates this collection of information in order that railroads modify their operating rules and take certain other actions necessary to ensure that their employees who operate handoperated main track switches in nonsignaled territory restore the switches to their proper (normal) position after use. The Emergency Order is intended to reduce the risk of serious injury or death both to railroad employees and the general public. Form Number(s): N/A. Affected Public: Businesses. Respondent Universe: 685 railroads; 100,000 Railroad Employees. Frequency of Submission: One-time; On occasion. REPORTING BURDEN dsatterwhite on PROD1PC76 with NOTICES Emergency order item no. Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per response Total annual burden hours (1)—Instruction On Railroad Operating Rule—Operation of manual main track switches in non-signal territory. —Instruction Records .................. 685 Railroads; 100,000 employees. 100,000 instruction sessions. 60 minutes ........... 100,000 hours ...... $4,700,000. 685 Railroads ....... 100,000 records ... 2 minutes ............. 3,333 hours .......... $126,654. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:35 Mar 30, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1 Total annual burden cost 16413 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 62 / Friday, March 31, 2006 / Notices REPORTING BURDEN—Continued Emergency order item no. Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per response Total annual burden hours (2) Hand-Operated Main Track Switches—Confirmation of Switch Position. —Review of SPAF by Train Dispatcher. (3) Switch Position Awareness Form (SPAF). (4) Job Briefings .................................. 6,000 Dispatchers 60,000 verbal confirmations. 30 seconds ........... 500 hours ............. $20,500. 6,000 Dispatchers 15,000 reviews ..... 5 seconds ............ 21 hours ............... $987. 100,000 employees. 100,000 employees. 100,000 employees. 20,000 forms ........ 3 minutes ............. 1,000 hours .......... $47,000. 60,000 briefings ... 1 minute ............... 1,000 hours .......... $47,000. 60,000 verbal communications. 15 seconds ........... 250 hours ............. $11,750. 900,000 Crew members. 685 Railroads ....... 500 form entries ... 5 seconds ............ 3 hours ................. $141. Burden Covered Under OMB No. 2130–0035. 100,000 copies .... Burden Covered Under OMB No. 2130–0035. 2 seconds ............ Burden Covered Under OMB No. 2130–0035. 56 hours ............... Burden Covered Under OMB No. 2130–0035 $2,128. 100,000 receipts + 100,000 records. 1 second + 1 second. 56 hours ............... $2,380. 10 petitions ........... 60 minutes ........... 10 hours ............... $380. (5) Radio Communication—Crewmember communication with engineer. —Notation of Inoperable Radio on SPAF. (6) Operational Tests and Inspections (7) Distribution of Emergency Order— Copies to Employees. —Written Receipt and Acknowledgment of Copy. (8) Relief—Petitions For Special Approval. 685 Railroads; 100,000 Employees. 685 Railroads; 100,000 Employees. 685 Railroads ....... Total Responses: 715,510. Total Annual Estimated Burden: 106,229 hours. 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. Issued in Washington, DC on March 6, 2006. Belinda Ashton, Acting Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad Administration. [FR Doc. E6–3479 Filed 3–30–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement (VISA)/Joint Planning Advisory Group (JPAG) Maritime Administration, DOT. Synopsis of March 9, 2006, Meeting with VISA Participants. AGENCY: dsatterwhite on PROD1PC76 with NOTICES ACTION: The VISA program requires that a notice of the time, place, and nature of each JPAG meeting be published in the Federal Register. The program also requires that a list of VISA participants VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:41 Mar 30, 2006 Jkt 208001 be periodically published in the Federal Register. The full text of the VISA program, including these requirements, is published in 70 FR 55947–55955, dated September 23, 2005. On March 9, 2006, the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) co-hosted a meeting of the VISA JPAG at the Military Sealift Command in Washington, DC. Meeting attendance was by invitation only, due to the nature of the information discussed and the need for a government-issued security clearance. Of the 52 U.S.-flag carrier corporate participants enrolled in the VISA program only the 13 companies whose vessels were modeled in the Department of Defense’s Mobility Capabilities Study (MCS) were invited to the JPAG meeting. A representative for maritime labor also participated in the meeting. In addition, representatives from MARAD and the Department of Defense attended the meeting. James Caponiti, Associate Administrator for National Security for MARAD and Margaret Leclaire, Deputy Director, Strategy, Plans, Policy and Programs for USTRANSCOM welcomed the participants. Both Mr. Caponiti and Ms. Leclaire noted that they expected the meeting would provide sealift planners with a better appreciation of how industry could provide additional commercial sealift resources to meet Department of Defense (DOD) requirements. PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Total annual burden cost The meeting was a follow-on meeting to the December 5, 2005, JPAG meeting which focused on the overall structure and findings of DOD’s Mobility Capabilities Study (MCS). The purpose of the meeting was to address questions raised by DOD related to the MCS at the December meeting. The discussion of questions and responses was led by Mr. Caponiti. Industry representatives expressed that DOD needed to provide more clarification on possible scenarios where commercial sealift might be used to meet DOD requirements. It was noted that if industry had a clear indication of the types of cargo to be moved, timelines, and the various locations of cargo origin and destination, they could provide DOD information on how requirements could be satisfied in the most effective manner by commercial carriers. As a result of the discussion, industry and government officials agreed that a future JPAG table top exercise would be the best method to address industry capabilities to meet DOD requirements. As of March 9, 2006, the following commercial U.S.-flag vessel operators were enrolled in the VISA program with MARAD: AAA Shipping No. 1 L.L.C.; A Way to Move, Inc.; America Cargo Transport, Inc.; American Automar, Inc.; American President Lines, Ltd.; American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier, LLC; American Shipping Group; APL Marine Services, Ltd.; Beyel Brothers Inc.; Canal Barge Company, Inc.; Central Gulf Lines, Inc.; Cherokee Nation E:\FR\FM\31MRN1.SGM 31MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16412-16413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3479]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of
Information by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 an extension of the following
currently approved information collection activities. These information
collection activities received a six-month emergency approval from OMB.
FRA seeks this extension while it works on developing a proposed rule
related to the same topic of railroad operating rules. Before
submitting these information collection requirements 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 May 30, 2006.

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, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590, or Mr. Victor Angelo, Office of Support Systems, RAD-20, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., 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 2130-0568.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6230 or (202) 493-6170, or e-mail to Mr. Brogan at
robert.brogan@fra.dot.gov, or to Mr. Angelo at
victor.angelo@fra.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, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493-6292) or Victor Angelo, Office of Support Systems, RAD-20, RAD-20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6470). (These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Pub. L. No. 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 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:
OMB Control Number: 2130-0568.
Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 24, Notice No. 1.
Abstract: The collection of information is due to a recent rash of
railroad accidents caused by human failure to properly set hand-
operated main track switches in non-signaled territory. FRA has
determined that public safety compels the issuance of Emergency Order
No. 24 and necessitates this collection of information in order that
railroads modify their operating rules and take certain other actions
necessary to ensure that their employees who operate hand-operated main
track switches in non-signaled territory restore the switches to their
proper (normal) position after use. The Emergency Order is intended to
reduce the risk of serious injury or death both to railroad employees
and the general public.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 685 railroads; 100,000 Railroad Employees.
Frequency of Submission: One-time; On occasion.

Reporting Burden
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Average time per Total annual burden Total annual burden
Emergency order item no. Respondent universe Total annual responses response hours cost
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(1)--Instruction On Railroad 685 Railroads; 100,000 100,000 instruction 60 minutes........... 100,000 hours........ $4,700,000.
Operating Rule--Operation of employees. sessions.
manual main track switches in non-
signal territory.
--Instruction Records.......... 685 Railroads......... 100,000 records....... 2 minutes............ 3,333 hours.......... $126,654.

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(2) Hand-Operated Main Track 6,000 Dispatchers..... 60,000 verbal 30 seconds........... 500 hours............ $20,500.
Switches--Confirmation of Switch confirmations.
Position.
--Review of SPAF by Train 6,000 Dispatchers..... 15,000 reviews........ 5 seconds............ 21 hours............. $987.
Dispatcher.
(3) Switch Position Awareness Form 100,000 employees..... 20,000 forms.......... 3 minutes............ 1,000 hours.......... $47,000.
(SPAF).
(4) Job Briefings.................. 100,000 employees..... 60,000 briefings...... 1 minute............. 1,000 hours.......... $47,000.
(5) Radio Communication--Crewmember 100,000 employees..... 60,000 verbal 15 seconds........... 250 hours............ $11,750.
communication with engineer. communications.
--Notation of Inoperable Radio 900,000 Crew members.. 500 form entries...... 5 seconds............ 3 hours.............. $141.
on SPAF.
(6) Operational Tests and 685 Railroads......... Burden Covered Under Burden Covered Under Burden Covered Under Burden Covered Under
Inspections. OMB No. 2130-0035. OMB No. 2130-0035. OMB No. 2130-0035. OMB No. 2130-0035
(7) Distribution of Emergency 685 Railroads; 100,000 100,000 copies........ 2 seconds............ 56 hours............. $2,128.
Order--Copies to Employees. Employees.
--Written Receipt and 685 Railroads; 100,000 100,000 receipts + 1 second + 1 second.. 56 hours............. $2,380.
Acknowledgment of Copy. Employees. 100,000 records.
(8) Relief--Petitions For Special 685 Railroads......... 10 petitions.......... 60 minutes........... 10 hours............. $380.
Approval.
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Total Responses: 715,510.
Total Annual Estimated Burden: 106,229 hours.
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.

Issued in Washington, DC on March 6, 2006.
Belinda Ashton,
Acting Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-3479 Filed 3-30-06; 8:45 am]
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