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for the proper performance of the
functions of FRA, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of FRA’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 July 26, 2006.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad
Administration.
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Collection Activities; Comment
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Federal Railroad
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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
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. 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 October 2, 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–43, 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
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self-addressed stamped postcard stating,
‘‘Comments on OMB control number
2130–0008.’’ Alternatively, comments
may be transmitted via facsimile to
(202) 493–6230 or (202) 493–6170, or Email to Mr. Brogan at
robert.brogan@dot.gov, or to Mr. Angelo
at victor.angelo@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 21, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292)
or Victor Angelo, Office of Support
Systems, RAD–43, 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
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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 the
currently approved information
collection request (ICR) that FRA will
submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Inspection Brake System Safety
Standards For Freight and Other NonPassenger Trains and Equipment (Power
Brakes and Drawbars).
OMB Control Number: 2130–0008.
Abstract: Section 7 of the Rail Safety
Enforcement and Review Act of 1992,
Public Law No. 102–365, amended
Section 202 of the Federal Railroad
Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 421, 431
et seq.), empowered the Secretary of
Transportation to conduct a review of
the Department’s rules with respect to
railroad power brakes and, where
applicable, prescribe standards
regarding dynamic brake equipment. In
keeping with the Secretary’s mandate
and the authority delegated from him to
the FRA Administrator, FRA recently
published a comprehensive regulatory
revision of the then current
requirements related to the inspection,
testing, and maintenance of the brake
equipment used in freight car
operations. The Final Rule focused
solely on freight and other nonpassenger trains, and codified and
solidified the maintenance requirements
related to the power brake system and
its components. The collection of
information is used by FRA to monitor
and enforce safety requirements related
to power brakes on freight cars. The
collection of information is also used by
locomotive engineers and road crews to
verify that the terminal air brake test has
been performed in a satisfactory
manner.
Form Number(s): None.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 545 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
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CFR section
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
229.27—Annual Tests .............................
232.1—Scope—Requests For Earlier Application of Requirements in Subparts
A–C, F.
232.3—Applicability—Cars Not Used in
Service.
232.7—Waivers ........................................
232.11—Penalties ....................................
232.15—Movement of Defective Equipment.
232.15—Notice of Defective Car/Locomotive and Restrictions.
232.17—Special Approval Procedure ......
—Petitions For Special Approval of PreRevenue Service Acceptance Testing
Plan.
—Copies of Petitions For Special Approval Procedure.
—Statements of Interest ..........................
—Comments on Special Approval Procedure Petition.
232.103—General Requirements For All
Train Brakes.
232.105—General Requirements For Locomotives.
232.107—Air Source Requirements—
Plans To Monitor All Air Yard Sources:
First Year.
—Subsequent Years ................................
—Amendments to Plan ............................
—Record Keeping ....................................
—Written Operating Procedures/Plans ....
232.109—Dynamic
Brake
Requirements—Records.
—Repair of Inoperative Dynamic Brakes
—Locomotives with Inoperative Dynamic
Brakes—Tag.
—Deactivated Dynamic Brakes—Markings.
—Subsequent Years—Markings ..............
—Written Operating Rules—Safe Train
Handling.
—Subsequent Years—Safe Train Handling Procedures.
—Amendments ........................................
—Over Speed Top Rules .........................
—Requests to Increase 5 MPH Over
Speed Restriction.
—Locomotive Engineer Certification Programs/PBrake.
—Subsequent Years ................................
232.111—Train Information Handling—
Procedures.
—Subsequent Years ................................
—Amendments ........................................
—Reports to Train Crews ........................
232.203—Training Requirements: Training Programs.
—Subsequent Years ................................
—Amendments to Written Program .........
—Training Records ..................................
—Training Notifications ............................
—Validation/Assessment Plans ...............
Amendments to Validation/Assessment
Plans.
232.205—Class I Brake Test—Initial Terminal Insp.
232.207—Class I A Brake Tests: 1000
Mile Insp.
—Subsequent Years ................................
—Amendments ........................................
232.209—Class II Brake Tests—Intermediate Insp.
20,000 Locomotives
545 Railroads .........
18,000 tests ............
4 requests ...............
15 minutes ..............
1 hour .....................
4,500
4
$166,500
224
545 Railroads .........
8 cards ....................
10 minutes ..............
1
35
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
1,620,000 cars/locomotives.
1,620,000 cars/locomotives.
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
20 petitions .............
1 false record ..........
128,400 tags ...........
40 hours ..................
10 minutes ..............
2.5 minutes .............
800
.20
5,350
28,000
6
197,950
25,000 notices ........
3 minutes ................
1,250
46,250
4 petitions ...............
2 petitions ...............
100 hours ................
100 hours ................
400
200
22,400
11,200
545 railroads ...........
4 petitions ...............
40 hours ..................
160
5,600
Public/Railroads ......
Public/Railroads ......
14 statements .........
13 comments ..........
8 hours ....................
4 hours ....................
112
52
3,920
1,820
370,000 cars ...........
66,660 stickers .......
10 minutes ..............
11,110
230,644
20,000 locomotives
20,000 forms ...........
5 minutes ................
1,667
61,679
545 railroads ...........
50 plans ..................
40 hours ..................
2,000
112,000
25 new railroads .....
50 Existing Plans ....
50 Existing Plans ....
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
1 plan ......................
10 amendments ......
1,150 records ..........
37 plans ..................
1,656,000 records ...
40 hours ..................
20 hours ..................
20 hours ..................
20 hours ..................
4 minutes ................
40
200
23,000
740
110,400
2,240
11,200
805,000
41,440
3,864,000
20,000 locomotives
20,000 locomotives
6,358 records ..........
6,358 tags ...............
4 minutes ................
30 seconds .............
424
53
14,840
1,961
8,000 locomotives ...
2,800 markings .......
5 minutes ................
233
8,621
8,000 locomotives ...
545 railroads ...........
20 markings ............
100 oper. rules .......
5 minutes ................
4 hours ....................
2
400
74
22,400
5 new railroads .......
5 oper. rules ...........
4 hours ....................
20
1,120
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
15 amendments ......
545 rules .................
5 requests ...............
1 hour .....................
1 hour .....................
20.5 hours ...............
15
545
103
525
30,520
3,605
545 railroads ...........
100 amendments ....
16 hours ..................
1,600
89,600
5 new railroads .......
545 railroads ...........
5 amendments ........
545 procedures .......
16 hours ..................
140 hours ................
80
21,890
4,480
1,225,840
10 new railroads .....
100 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
10 procedures .........
100 amendments ....
2,112,000 rpts. ........
300 programs .........
40 hours ..................
20 hours ..................
10 minutes ..............
100 hours ................
400
2,000
352,000
30,000
22,400
70,000
13,024,000
1,680,000
15 railroads .............
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
1 program ...............
545 amendments ....
67,000 records ........
67,000 notices ........
545 copies ..............
50 amendments ......
100 hours ................
8 hours ....................
8 minutes ................
3 minutes ................
40 hours/1 minute ...
20 hours ..................
100
4,360
8,933
3,350
49
1,000
5,600
152,600
312,655
117,250
2,375
35,000
545 railroads ...........
1,656,000 ................
45 minutes ..............
20,7000
931,500
545 railroads ...........
25 designations ......
30 minutes ..............
13
455
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
1 designation ..........
5 amendments ........
1,600,000 commnt ..
1 hour .....................
1 hour .....................
3 seconds ...............
1
5
1,333
35
175
59,985
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
232.213—Extended Haul Trains—Designations.
—Records ................................................
84,000 train movements.
84,000 train movements.
1,600,000 freight
cars.
1,600,000 freight
cars.
1,600,000 freight
cars.
640 shops ...............
100 designations ....
15 minutes ..............
25
875
25,200 records ........
20 minutes ..............
8,400
294,000
5,600 tags ...............
5 minutes ................
467
17,279
320,000 stenciling ...
5 minutes ................
26,667
986,679
320,000 tests/rcds.
45 minutes ..............
240,000
8,880,000
5,000 tests ..............
30 minutes ..............
2,500
92,500
245 railroads ...........
12 requests .............
5 minutes ................
1 hour
35
245 railroads ...........
50,000 commun ......
30 seconds .............
417
18,765
245 railroads ...........
450,000 commun ....
30 seconds .............
3,750
138,750
245 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
32,708 markings .....
1 request/letter ........
60 seconds .............
60 minutes ..............
545
1
20,165
56
545 railroads ...........
545 railroads ...........
1 request .................
1 procedure ............
3 hours ....................
160 hours ................
3
160
168
8,960
545
545
545
545
1
1
1
1
procedure ............
amendment ..........
petition .................
report ...................
160 hours ................
40 hours ..................
67 hours ..................
13 hours ..................
160
40
67
13
8,960
1,400
3,752
455
5 descriptions .........
40 hours ..................
200
7,000
232.303—General Requirements—Track
Brake Test.
—Location of Last Track Brake Test/Single Car Test.
232.305—Single Car Tests ......................
232.309—Equipment
and
Devices—
Tests/Calibrations.
232.403—Design Standards For Oneway EOT Devices—Unique Code.
232.407—Operations Requiring 2-Way
EOTs.
232.409—Inspection and Testing of 2Way EOTs.
—Testing Telemetry Equipment ..............
232.503—Process to Introduce New
Brake System Technology—Special
Approval.
—Pre-Revenue Service Demonstration ...
232.505—Pre-Revenue Service Acceptance Testing Plan: Maintenance Procedure—1st Year.
—Subsequent Years ................................
—Amendments ........................................
—Design Description-Petitions ................
—Results Pre-Revenue Service Acceptance Testing.
—Description of Brake Systems Technologies Previously Used in Revenue
Service.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC on July 24, 2006.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad
Administration.
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with Part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
notice is hereby given that the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) received
a request for a waiver of compliance
with certain requirements of its safety
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...........
...........
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545 railroads ...........
Total Responses: 8,644,448.
Total Estimated Total Annual Burden:
895,011 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.
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railroads
railroads
railroads
railroads
standards. The individual petition is
described below, including the party
seeking relief, the regulatory provisions
involved, the nature of the relief being
requested, and the petitioner’s
arguments in favor of relief.
New Jersey Transit (Waiver Petition
Docket Number FRA–2006–24918)
New Jersey Transit (NJTR) seeks a
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of 49 CFR 238, Passenger
Equipment Safety Standards.
Specifically, NJTR seeks a waiver of
compliance from the requirements of 49
CFR 238.231(b) (prohibiting the brake
system design of passenger equipment
ordered on or after September 8, 2000,
or placed in service for the first time on
or after September 9, 2002, from
requiring that an inspector place himself
on, under, or between components of
the equipment in order to observe brake
actuation or release). NJTR is in the
process of receiving two hundred thirtyfour new bi-level passenger coaches
equipped with tread brakes and inboard
disk brakes. Placement of the inboard
disk brake equipment does not allow for
an inspector to observe the brake
actuation or release without placing
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Total annual
burden cost
himself on, under, or between
components of the equipment.
NJTR proposes that it be allowed to
perform all brake inspections to the
extent possible on a daily basis, that the
two hundred thirty-four cars would also
be equipped with brake indicators, two
per truck, that are fed downstream of
the truck air brake cutout valves. NJTR
also proposes these brake indicators
functionality would be tested at the
required one-hundred-eighty day
periodic inspection. In addition, the two
hundred thirty-four new cars would
receive an under car inspection to be
performed by ‘‘Qualified Maintenance
Person’’ over a pit not less often than
every five days. NJTR indicates that the
pit inspection will allow for a full and
complete inspection of all brake system
components.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, 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 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 October 2, 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-43, 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 2130-0008.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6230 or (202) 493-6170, or E-mail to Mr. Brogan at
robert.brogan@dot.gov, or to Mr. Angelo at victor.angelo@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 21, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493-6292) or Victor Angelo, Office of Support Systems, RAD-43, 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 the currently approved information
collection request (ICR) that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Inspection Brake System Safety Standards For Freight and
Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Power Brakes and Drawbars).
OMB Control Number: 2130-0008.
Abstract: Section 7 of the Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act
of 1992, Public Law No. 102-365, amended Section 202 of the Federal
Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 421, 431 et seq.), empowered the
Secretary of Transportation to conduct a review of the Department's
rules with respect to railroad power brakes and, where applicable,
prescribe standards regarding dynamic brake equipment. In keeping with
the Secretary's mandate and the authority delegated from him to the FRA
Administrator, FRA recently published a comprehensive regulatory
revision of the then current requirements related to the inspection,
testing, and maintenance of the brake equipment used in freight car
operations. The Final Rule focused solely on freight and other non-
passenger trains, and codified and solidified the maintenance
requirements related to the power brake system and its components. The
collection of information is used by FRA to monitor and enforce safety
requirements related to power brakes on freight cars. The collection of
information is also used by locomotive engineers and road crews to
verify that the terminal air brake test has been performed in a
satisfactory manner.
Form Number(s): None.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 545 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
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Respondent Total annual Average time Total annual Total annual
CFR section universe responses per response burden hours burden cost
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229.27--Annual Tests......... 20,000 18,000 tests... 15 minutes..... 4,500 $166,500
Locomotives.
232.1--Scope--Requests For 545 Railroads.. 4 requests..... 1 hour......... 4 224
Earlier Application of
Requirements in Subparts A-
C, F.
232.3--Applicability--Cars 545 Railroads.. 8 cards........ 10 minutes..... 1 35
Not Used in Service.
232.7--Waivers............... 545 railroads.. 20 petitions... 40 hours....... 800 28,000
232.11--Penalties............ 545 railroads.. 1 false record. 10 minutes..... .20 6
232.15--Movement of Defective 1,620,000 cars/ 128,400 tags... 2.5 minutes.... 5,350 197,950
Equipment. locomotives.
232.15--Notice of Defective 1,620,000 cars/ 25,000 notices. 3 minutes...... 1,250 46,250
Car/Locomotive and locomotives.
Restrictions.
232.17--Special Approval 545 railroads.. 4 petitions.... 100 hours...... 400 22,400
Procedure.
--Petitions For Special 545 railroads.. 2 petitions.... 100 hours...... 200 11,200
Approval of Pre-Revenue
Service Acceptance Testing
Plan.
--Copies of Petitions For 545 railroads.. 4 petitions.... 40 hours....... 160 5,600
Special Approval Procedure.
--Statements of Interest..... Public/ 14 statements.. 8 hours........ 112 3,920
Railroads.
--Comments on Special Public/ 13 comments.... 4 hours........ 52 1,820
Approval Procedure Petition. Railroads.
232.103--General Requirements 370,000 cars... 66,660 stickers 10 minutes..... 11,110 230,644
For All Train Brakes.
232.105--General Requirements 20,000 20,000 forms... 5 minutes...... 1,667 61,679
For Locomotives. locomotives.
232.107--Air Source 545 railroads.. 50 plans....... 40 hours....... 2,000 112,000
Requirements--Plans To
Monitor All Air Yard
Sources: First Year.
--Subsequent Years........... 25 new 1 plan......... 40 hours....... 40 2,240
railroads.
--Amendments to Plan......... 50 Existing 10 amendments.. 20 hours....... 200 11,200
Plans.
--Record Keeping............. 50 Existing 1,150 records.. 20 hours....... 23,000 805,000
Plans.
--Written Operating 545 railroads.. 37 plans....... 20 hours....... 740 41,440
Procedures/Plans.
232.109--Dynamic Brake 545 railroads.. 1,656,000 4 minutes...... 110,400 3,864,000
Requirements--Records. records.
--Repair of Inoperative 20,000 6,358 records.. 4 minutes...... 424 14,840
Dynamic Brakes. locomotives.
--Locomotives with 20,000 6,358 tags..... 30 seconds..... 53 1,961
Inoperative Dynamic Brakes-- locomotives.
Tag.
--Deactivated Dynamic Brakes-- 8,000 2,800 markings. 5 minutes...... 233 8,621
Markings. locomotives.
--Subsequent Years--Markings. 8,000 20 markings.... 5 minutes...... 2 74
locomotives.
--Written Operating Rules-- 545 railroads.. 100 oper. rules 4 hours........ 400 22,400
Safe Train Handling.
--Subsequent Years--Safe 5 new railroads 5 oper. rules.. 4 hours........ 20 1,120
Train Handling Procedures.
--Amendments................. 545 railroads.. 15 amendments.. 1 hour......... 15 525
--Over Speed Top Rules....... 545 railroads.. 545 rules...... 1 hour......... 545 30,520
--Requests to Increase 5 MPH 545 railroads.. 5 requests..... 20.5 hours..... 103 3,605
Over Speed Restriction.
--Locomotive Engineer 545 railroads.. 100 amendments. 16 hours....... 1,600 89,600
Certification Programs/
PBrake.
--Subsequent Years........... 5 new railroads 5 amendments... 16 hours....... 80 4,480
232.111--Train Information 545 railroads.. 545 procedures. 140 hours...... 21,890 1,225,840
Handling--Procedures.
--Subsequent Years........... 10 new 10 procedures.. 40 hours....... 400 22,400
railroads.
--Amendments................. 100 railroads.. 100 amendments. 20 hours....... 2,000 70,000
--Reports to Train Crews..... 545 railroads.. 2,112,000 rpts. 10 minutes..... 352,000 13,024,000
232.203--Training 545 railroads.. 300 programs... 100 hours...... 30,000 1,680,000
Requirements: Training
Programs.
--Subsequent Years........... 15 railroads... 1 program...... 100 hours...... 100 5,600
--Amendments to Written 545 railroads.. 545 amendments. 8 hours........ 4,360 152,600
Program.
--Training Records........... 545 railroads.. 67,000 records. 8 minutes...... 8,933 312,655
--Training Notifications..... 545 railroads.. 67,000 notices. 3 minutes...... 3,350 117,250
--Validation/Assessment Plans 545 railroads.. 545 copies..... 40 hours/1 49 2,375
minute.
Amendments to Validation/ 545 railroads.. 50 amendments.. 20 hours....... 1,000 35,000
Assessment Plans.
232.205--Class I Brake Test-- 545 railroads.. 1,656,000...... 45 minutes..... 20,7000 931,500
Initial Terminal Insp.
232.207--Class I A Brake 545 railroads.. 25 designations 30 minutes..... 13 455
Tests: 1000 Mile Insp.
--Subsequent Years........... 545 railroads.. 1 designation.. 1 hour......... 1 35
--Amendments................. 545 railroads.. 5 amendments... 1 hour......... 5 175
232.209--Class II Brake 545 railroads.. 1,600,000 3 seconds...... 1,333 59,985
Tests--Intermediate Insp. commnt.
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232.213--Extended Haul 84,000 train 100 15 minutes..... 25 875
Trains--Designations. movements. designations.
--Records.................... 84,000 train 25,200 records. 20 minutes..... 8,400 294,000
movements.
232.303--General 1,600,000 5,600 tags..... 5 minutes...... 467 17,279
Requirements--Track Brake freight cars.
Test.
--Location of Last Track 1,600,000 320,000 5 minutes...... 26,667 986,679
Brake Test/Single Car Test. freight cars. stenciling.
232.305--Single Car Tests.... 1,600,000 320,000 tests/ 45 minutes..... 240,000 8,880,000
freight cars. rcds..
232.309--Equipment and 640 shops...... 5,000 tests.... 30 minutes..... 2,500 92,500
Devices--Tests/Calibrations.
232.403--Design Standards For 245 railroads.. 12 requests.... 5 minutes...... 1 hour 35
One-way EOT Devices--Unique
Code.
232.407--Operations Requiring 245 railroads.. 50,000 commun.. 30 seconds..... 417 18,765
2-Way EOTs.
232.409--Inspection and 245 railroads.. 450,000 commun. 30 seconds..... 3,750 138,750
Testing of 2-Way EOTs.
--Testing Telemetry Equipment 245 railroads.. 32,708 markings 60 seconds..... 545 20,165
232.503--Process to Introduce 545 railroads.. 1 request/ 60 minutes..... 1 56
New Brake System Technology-- letter.
Special Approval.
--Pre-Revenue Service 545 railroads.. 1 request...... 3 hours........ 3 168
Demonstration.
232.505--Pre-Revenue Service 545 railroads.. 1 procedure.... 160 hours...... 160 8,960
Acceptance Testing Plan:
Maintenance Procedure--1st
Year.
--Subsequent Years........... 545 railroads.. 1 procedure.... 160 hours...... 160 8,960
--Amendments................. 545 railroads.. 1 amendment.... 40 hours....... 40 1,400
--Design Description- 545 railroads.. 1 petition..... 67 hours....... 67 3,752
Petitions.
--Results Pre-Revenue Service 545 railroads.. 1 report....... 13 hours....... 13 455
Acceptance Testing.
--Description of Brake 545 railroads.. 5 descriptions. 40 hours....... 200 7,000
Systems Technologies
Previously Used in Revenue
Service.
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Total Responses: 8,644,448.
Total Estimated Total Annual Burden: 895,011 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 July 24, 2006.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-12406 Filed 8-1-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
