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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE–2008–0104]
Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice contains a
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The purpose of this notice is to improve
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2008.
Pamela Hamilton-Powell,
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Petition for Exemption
Docket No.: FAA–2008–0104.
Petitioner: BAYSYS Technologies.
Section of 14 CFR Affected: 25.562(b).
Description of Relief Sought: To
exempt 20 seats in one compartment
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an Airbus A340–200 aircraft that is
configured for ‘‘private, not-for-hire
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
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
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements
(ICRs) 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 April 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
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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 25,
Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Gina
Christodoulou, Office of Support
Systems Staff, RAD–43, 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.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via e-mail to
Mr. Brogan at robert.brogan@dot.gov, or
to Ms. Christodoulou at:
gina.christodoulou@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 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292) or Ms. Gina Christodoulou,
Office of Support Systems Staff, RAD–
43, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493–6139). (These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 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
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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 ICRs that FRA will
submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Railroad Locomotive Safety
Standards and Event Recorder.
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.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 744 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.
229.17—Accident Reports .......................
229.21—Daily Inspection .........................
—MU Locomotives: Written Reports
Form FRA F 6180.49A Locomotive Insp/
Repair Rcd.
210.31—Locomotive Noise Emission
Test.
229.23/229.27/229.29/229.31—Periodic
Inspection/Annual Biennial Tests/Main
Res. Tests.
229.33—Out-of Use Credit ......................
229.25(1)—Test: Every Periodic Insp.—
Written Copies of Instruction.
229.25(2)—Duty Verification Readout
Record.
229.25(3)—Pre-Maintenance Test—Failures.
229.135(A.)—Removal From Service .....
229.135(B.)—Preserving Accident Data
744 Railroads .........
21,000 tags ..............
1 minute .................
350
$12,950
744
744
744
744
.........
.........
.........
.........
1 report .....................
5,655,000 rcds .........
250 reports ...............
7,250 forms ..............
15 minutes ..............
1 or 3 minutes ........
3 minutes ................
2 minutes ................
.25
189,583
13
242
11
8,341,652
572
8,954
744 Railroads .........
100 tests/remarks ....
15 minutes ..............
25
925
744 Railroads .........
87,000 tests .............
8 hours ...................
696,000
25,752,000
744 Railroads .........
744 Railroads .........
500 notations ...........
200 amendments .....
5 minutes ................
15 minutes ..............
42
50
1,554
1,700
744 Railroads .........
4,025 records ...........
90 minutes ..............
6,038
181,140
744 Railroads .........
700 notations ...........
30 minutes ..............
350
10,500
744 Railroads .........
744 Railroads .........
1,000 tags ................
2,800 reports ............
1 minute .................
15 minutes ..............
17
700
629
23,800
90 minutes ..............
2 hours + 200 hours
1,050
1,900
31,500
1,500
2 hours ...................
1,200
1,500
2 hours ...................
510
1,500
2 hours ...................
2,000
1,500
Railroads
Railroads
Railroads
Railroads
Total annual
burden hours
Total annual
burden cost
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229.27—Annual Tests .............................
229.135(b)(1)
&
(2)—Equipment
Rqmnts—Mag Tape Replacements.
229.135(b)(3)—Equipment
Rqmnts—
Lead Locomotives.
229.135(b)(4)—Equipment Rqmnts—MU
Locomotives.
229.135(b)(5)—Equipment
Rqmnts—
Other Locomotives.
744 Railroads .........
744 Railroads .........
744 Railroads .........
744 Railroads .........
744 Railroads .........
Total Responses: 5,783,231.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
900,070 hours.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Qualifications For Locomotive
Engineers.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0533.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 1988 (RSIA), Public
Law 100–342, 102 Stat. 624 (June 22,
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700 test records .......
850 Cert. Mem Modules.
600 Cert. Mem Modules.
255 Cert. Mem Modules.
1,000 Cert. Mem
Modules.
1988), later amended and re-codified by
Public Law 103–272, 108 Stat. 874 (July
5, 1994), required that FRA issue
regulations to establish any necessary
program for certifying or licensing
locomotive engineers. The collection of
information is used by FRA to ensure
that railroads employ and properly train
qualified individuals as locomotive
engineers and designated supervisors of
locomotive engineers. The collection of
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information is also used by FRA to
verify that railroads have established
required certification programs for
locomotive engineers and that these
programs fully conform to the standards
specified in the regulation.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 744 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; annually; tri-annually.
Reporting Burden:
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CFR section
Respondent
universe
Total annual
responses
Average time per
response
240.9—Waivers .......................................
240.11—Certific. Programs .....................
New Cert. Prog ........................................
Final Review ............................................
Material Changes to Cert. Program ........
744 railroads ..........
744 railroads ..........
20 New railroads ....
20 railroads ............
744 railroads ..........
1 hour .....................
1 hour .....................
40 hours .................
1 hour .....................
45 minutes ..............
3
50
800
20
23
$114
1,900
30,400
760
874
240.105(a)—Selection
Criteria
for
DSLEs—Rpts.
(b) Approval Plan—Amendments ............
240.109—Candidate’s written comments
on prior safety data.
240.111/App C—Driver’s License Data ..
—NDR Match—notifications and requests for data.
—Written response from candidate
on driver’s lic. data.
240.111(g)—Notice to RR of Absence of
License.
240.111(h)—Duty to furnish data on prior
safety conduct as motor vehicle op.
240.113—Notice to RR Furnishing Data
on Prior Safety Conduct—Diff. RR.
240.119—Self-referral to EAP re: active
substance abuse disorder.
240.121—Criteria—Vision/Hearing; Acuity Data—New Railroads.
240.121—Criteria—Vision/Hearing; Acuity Data—Cond. Certification.
240.121—Criteria—Vision/Hearing; Acuity Data—Not Meeting Standards.
240.201/221—List of Certified Loco. Engineers.
240.201/221—List of Qualified DSLEs ....
240.201/223/301—Loco. Engineers Certificate.
240.201/223—List of Auth Empl .............
240.205—Data to EAP Counselor ..........
240.207—Medical Certificate ..................
—Written determinations waiving
use of corrective device.
240.219—Denial of Certification ..............
744 railroads ..........
3 waivers ..................
50 amend. prog ........
20 cert. programs .....
20 reviews ................
30 modified programs.
5 amendments .........
1 hour .....................
5
190
744 railroads ..........
13,333 candidates ..
5 amendments .........
25 responses ...........
1 hour .....................
60 minutes ..............
5
25
190
1,175
13,333 candidates ..
744 railroads ..........
15 minutes ..............
15 minutes ..............
3,333
67
156,651
2,848
15 minutes ..............
5
235
40,000 candidates ..
13,333 requests .......
133 responses + 133
requests.
20 cases and comments.
4 letters ....................
15 minutes ..............
1
47
744 railroads ..........
200 phone calls ........
10 minutes ..............
33
1,551
13,333 candidates ..
267 requests + 267
responses.
50 self-referrals ........
15 min./30 min .......
200
8,203
5 minutes ................
4
188
20 copies ..................
15 minutes ..............
5
190
744 railroads ..........
20 reports .................
1 hour .....................
20
760
744 railroads ..........
10 notifications .........
15 minutes ..............
3
141
744 railroads ..........
744 updates .............
15 minutes ..............
186
7,068
744 railroads ..........
40,000 candidates ..
744 updated lists ......
13,333 certificates ....
15 minutes ..............
5 minutes ................
186
1,111
7,068
42,218
744 railroads ..........
744 railroads ..........
40,000 candidates ..
744 railroads ..........
5 lists ........................
133 records ..............
13,333 certificates ....
10 determinations ....
15 minutes ..............
5 minutes ................
70 minutes ..............
2 hours ...................
1
11
15,555
20
38
517
1,711,050
2,200
13,333 candidates ..
1 hour .....................
60
2,550
744 railroads ..........
321 railroads ..........
30 letters +30 responses.
30 notifications .........
184 calls ...................
1 hour .....................
5 minutes ................
30
15
1,140
705
15 railroads ............
6 annotations ...........
15 minutes ..............
2
98
—Notification ....................................
240. 229—Requirements For Joint Operations.
240.309—RR Oversight Resp.: Poor
Safety Conduct—Noted.
744 railroads ..........
40,000 locomotive
engineers.
20 railroads ............
Total annual
burden hours
Total annual
burden cost
Testing Rqmnts
240.209/213—Written Tests ....................
240.211/213—Perf. Test .........................
240.303—Annual operational monitor observation.
240.303—Annual operating rules compliance test.
40,000 candidates ..
40,000 candidates ..
40,000 candidates ..
13,333 tests .............
13,333 tests .............
40,000 tests/docs. ....
2 hours ...................
2 hours ...................
2 hours ...................
26,666
26,666
80,000
1,013,308
1,013,308
3,920,000
40,000 candidates ..
40,000 tests .............
1 hour .....................
40,000
1,960,000
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240.215—Retaining Info. Supporting Determination.
240.305—Engineer’s Notice of NonQualific.
—Relaying Non-qual. Status to
other certifying railroad.
240.307—Notice to Engineer of Disqualification.
240.309—Railroad Annual Review .........
—Report of findings .........................
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744 railroads ..........
13,333 records .........
30 minutes ..............
6,667
253,346
40,400 engineers or
candidates.
800 engineers ........
100 notifications .......
5 minutes ................
8
376
2 letters ....................
30 minutes ..............
1
47
744 railroads ..........
650 letters ................
1 hour .....................
650
24,700
28 railroads ............
28 railroads ............
28 reviews ................
6 reports ...................
40 hours .................
1 hour .....................
1,120
6
71,680
384
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Total Responses: 163,997.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
203,568 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Railroad Worker Protection.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0539.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Abstract: This rule establishes
regulations governing the protection of
railroad employees working on or near
railroad tracks. The regulation requires
that each railroad devise and adopt a
program of on-track safety to provide
employees working along the railroad
with protection from the hazards of
being struck by a train or other on-track
equipment. Elements of this on-track
safety program include an on-track
safety manual; a clear delineation of
employers’ responsibilities, as well as
employees’ rights and responsibilities
thereto; well-defined procedures for
communication and protection; and
annual on-track safety training. The
program adopted by each railroad is
subject to review and approval by FRA.
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CFR section
Respondent
universe
Total annual
responses
Average time per
response
Form FRA F 6180.199—Part 214 Railroad Workplace Safety Violation Report Form.
214.311—Written Procedure of Challenges Made to On-Track Safety Procedures—Program Amendments.
—Subsequent Years: Safety Programs.
214.313—Responsibility of Individual
Roadway Workers—Good Faith Challenges.
214.315/335—Supervision and Communication Job Briefings.
214.321—Exclusive Track Occupancy—
Working Limits—Written Authorities.
214.325—Train Coordination—Communications.
214.327—Inaccessible
Track—Establishing Working Limits.
214.337—On-Track Safety Procedures
for Lone Workers: Train Detection—
Written Statements.
214.355—Training and Qualification for
Operators of Roadway Maintenance
Machines.
214.503—Good Faith Challenges; Procedures for Notification and Resolution.
—Resolution Procedures .................
214.505—Req’d Environmental Control
and Protection Systems For New OnLine Roadway Maintenance Machines
with Enclosed Cabs.
214.507—Required Safety Equipment for
New On-Track Roadway Maint. Machines—Stickers.
214.511—Req’d Audible Warning Devices—Roadway Maintenance Machines—I.D.
214.513—Retrofitting Existing On-track
RMM.
214.515—Overhead Covers For Existing
On-Track Roadway Maintenance Machines (RMM).
214.517—Retrofitting of Existing OnTrack RMM Manufactured After 1991.
214.518—Safe and secure positions for
riders.
214.523—Hi-Rail
Vehicles—Inspections—Rcds.
—Non-Complying Conditions—Tags
+ Reports.
214.527—On-Track RMM; Inspection for
Compliance; Repair Schedules—Tags
+ Reports.
214.533—Schedule of Repairs; Subject
to Availability of Parts—Records.
350 Safety Inspectors.
200 forms .................
4 hours ...................
800
$28,800
744 Railroads .........
20 amend./584 prog.
amend.
20 hours/4 hours ....
2,736
103,968
5 Railroads .............
5 safety prog ............
250 hours ...............
1,250
47,500
20 Railroads ...........
80 challenges ...........
4 hours ...................
320
11,520
50,000 Roadway
Empl.
85,853 Roadway
Workers.
50,000 Roadway
Workers.
50,000 Roadway
Workers.
744 Railroads .........
16,350,000 brf ..........
2 minutes ................
545
19,620,000
700,739 auth ............
40 seconds .............
7,786
280,296
36,500 comm ...........
15 seconds .............
152
55,472
50,000 Occurrences
10 minutes ..............
8,333
299,988
2,080,000 stat ..........
30 seconds .............
17,333
623,988
50,000 Roadway
Workers.
50,000 records .........
2 minutes ................
1,667
63,346
50,000 Roadway
Workers.
744 Railroads .........
744 Railroads .........
125 notific .................
10 minutes ..............
21 hours
756
10 procedures ..........
9 lists ........................
2 hours ...................
1 hour .....................
20 hours
9 hours
760
342
744 Railroads .........
1,000 stickers ...........
5 minutes ................
83
2,988
744 Railroads .........
3,700 devices ...........
5 minutes ................
308
11,088
744 Railroads .........
2,300 Identific ...........
5 minutes ................
192
6,912
744 Railroads .........
500 requests + 500
responses.
10 min. + 20 min ....
250
9,334
744 Railroads .........
6,000 stencils ...........
5 minutes ................
500
18,000
744 Railroads .........
7,500 markings ........
5 minutes ................
625
22,500
744 Railroads .........
2,000 recds ..............
60 minutes ..............
2,000
72,000
744 Railroads .........
10 min. + 15 min ....
208
7,488
744 Railroads .........
500 tags + 500 reports.
550 tags + 550 reports.
5 min. + 15 min ......
184
6,624
744 Railroads .........
250 records ..............
15 minutes ..............
63
2,394
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burden hours
Total annual
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Total Responses: 19,294,122
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
589,840 hours.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.119.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Locomotive Cab Sanitation
Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0552.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used by FRA to promote
rail safety and the health of railroad
workers by ensuring that all locomotive
crew members have access to toilet/
sanitary facilities—on as needed basis—
which are functioning and hygienic.
Also, the collection of information is
used by FRA to ensure that railroads
repair defective locomotive toilet/
sanitary facilities within 10 calendar
days of the date on which these units
becomes defective.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: Railroads.
Reporting Burden:
CFR section
Respondent
universe
Total annual
responses
Average time per
response
Total annual
burden hours
229.137(d)—Sanitation—Locomotive
Defective or Unsanitary Toilet Facility Placed in Trailing Service—Clear
Markings: Unavailable For Use.
229.137(e)—Sanitation—Locomotive
Defective
Toilet
Facility—Clear
Markings: Unavailable For Use.
229.139(d)—Servicing—Locomotive
Used in Transfer or Switching Service with Defective Toilet Facility—
Date Defective.
744 Railroads .......
7,800 notices ..........
90 seconds ............
195 ........................
$6,435
744 Railroads .......
5,200 notices ..........
90 seconds ............
130 ........................
4,290
744 Railroads .......
93,600 notations .....
30 seconds ............
780 ........................
25,740
Total Responses: 106,600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
1,105 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Positive Train Control.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0553.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used by FRA to ensure
that new or novel signal and train
control technologies, essentially
electronic or processor-based systems,
meet the ‘‘performance standard’’
stipulated in FRA’s final rule and work
Total annual
burden cost
as intended in the U.S. rail
environment. These new signal and
train control technologies are known as
‘‘Positive Train Control’’ (PTC).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: Railroads.
Reporting Burden:
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Respondent
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Total annual
responses
Average time per
response
234.275—Processor-Based Systems—
Deviations from Product Safety Plan
(PSP)—Letters.
236.18—Software Management Control
Plan.
236.905—Railroad Safety Program Plan
(RSPP).
—Response to FRA Request For
Add’l Information.
—FRA Approval of RSPP Modifications.
236.907—Product Safety Plan (PSP)—
Development.
236.909—Minimum Performance Standard.
—Petitions For Review and Approval
—Performance of Full Risk Assessment.
—Subsequent Years—Full Risk Assessment
—Abbreviated Risk Assessment
—Subsequent Years—Abbrev. Risk
Assessment
Alternative Risk Assessment ...................
236.911—Exclusions—Notification
to
FRA.
—Election to Have Excluded Products Covered By Submitting a
Product Safety Plan (PSP).
236.913—Notification/Submission
to
FRA of Joint Product Safety Plan.
—Petitions For Approval/Informational Filings.
—Responses to FRA Request for
Further Info. After Informational
Filing.
85 Railroads ...........
25 letters ..................
4 hours ...................
100
$3,800
85 Railroads ...........
45 plans ...................
100 hours ...............
4,500
297,000
85 Railroads ...........
15 plans ...................
250 hours ...............
3,750
153,000
85 Railroads ...........
2 documents ............
8 hours ...................
16
608
85 Railroads ...........
5 amendments .........
60 hours .................
300
13,080
85 Railroads ...........
30 plans ...................
240 hours ...............
7,200
900,000
85 Railroads ...........
7 petitions .................
8 hours ...................
56
3,696
85 Railroads ...........
5 assessments .........
3,000 hours ............
15,000
1,875,000
85 Railroads ...........
7 assessments .........
1,200 hours ............
8,400
1,050,000
85 Railroads ...........
85 Railroads ...........
25 assessments .......
10 assessments .......
240 hours ...............
60 hours .................
6,000
600
750,000
75,000
85 Railroads ...........
85 Railroads ...........
5 assessments .........
20 notifications .........
3,000 hours ............
80 hours .................
15,000
1,600
1,875,000
60,800
85 Railroads ...........
2 plans .....................
240 hours ...............
480
18,240
85 Railroads ...........
5 notices/plans .........
240 hours ...............
1,200
45,600
85 Railroads ...........
32 petitions ...............
40 hours .................
1,280
48,640
85 Railroads ...........
20 documents ..........
40 hours .................
800
30,400
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Total annual
responses
Average time per
response
—Responses to FRA Request for
Further Info. After Agency Receipt
of Notice of Product Development—Technical Consultations.
—Petitions for Final Approval ..........
—FRA Receipt of Petition & Request For Info.
—Agency Consultations To Decide
on Petition.
—Other Petitions for Approval .........
—FRA acknowledges receipt of petitions.
236.913 Petitions for Approval/Informational Filings—Comments.
Product Safety Plan (PSP)—3rd Party
Assessment.
Product Safety Plan—Amendments ........
236.917—Retention of Records ..............
Report of Inconsistencies with PSP to
FRA.
236.919—Operations & Maintenance
Manual.
—Plans For Proper Maintenance,
Repair, Inspection of Safety-Critical Products.
—Hardware/Software/Firmware Revisions.
—Identification of Safety-Critical
Components.
236.921—Training ...................................
—Training of Signalmen & Dispatchers.
236.923—Task
Analysis/Basic
Reqmnts—Recds.
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85 Railroads ...........
5 consultations .........
120 hours ...............
600
75,000
85 Railroads ...........
85 Railroads ...........
20 petitions ...............
10 documents ..........
40 hours .................
80 hours .................
800
800
30,400
30,400
85 Railroads ...........
10 consultations .......
40 hours .................
400
15,200
85 Railroads ...........
85 Railroads ...........
5 petitions .................
10 documents ..........
60 hours .................
40 hours .................
300
400
11,400
15,200
Public/RR Community.
85 Railroads ...........
10 comments ...........
8 hours ...................
80
2,960
3 assessments .........
4,000 hours ............
12,000
1,500,000
85 Railroads ...........
85 Railroads ...........
85 Railroads ...........
15 amendments .......
22 documents ..........
40 reports .................
40 hours .................
40 hours .................
20 hours .................
600
880
800
22,200
33,440
30,400
85 Railroads ...........
30 manuals ..............
120 hours ...............
3,600
136,800
85 Railroads ...........
30 plans ...................
200 hours ...............
6,000
228,000
85 Railroads ...........
5 revisions ................
40 hours .................
200
7,600
85 Railroads ...........
10,000 markings ......
10 minutes ..............
1,667
51,667
85 Railroads ...........
85 Railroads ...........
30 Training Prog ......
220 sessions ............
400 hours ...............
40 hours/20 hrs ......
12,000
8,400
456,000
1,050,000
85 Railroads ...........
4,400 records ...........
10 minutes ..............
733
27,854
Total Responses: 15,145.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
117,342 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Post-Traumatic Stress in Train
Crew Members After a Critical Incident.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0567.
Abstract: Nearly 1,000 fatalities occur
every year in this country from trains
striking motor vehicles at grade
crossings and individual trespassers
along the track. These events can be
very traumatic to train crew members,
who invariably are powerless to prevent
such collisions. Exposure of train crews
to such work-related traumas can cause
extreme stress and result in safetyimpairing behaviors, such as are seen in
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Acute
Stress Disorder. Most railroads have
Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
(CISD) intervention programs designed
to mitigate problems caused by
exposure to these traumas. However,
they are quite varied in their approach,
and it is not certain which components
of these programs are most effective.
The purpose of this collection of
information is to identify ‘‘best
practices’’ for CISD programs in the
railroad industry. By means of written
and subsequent oral interviews with
train crew members that will each take
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study aims to accomplish the following:
(1) Benchmark rail industry best
practices of CISD programs; (2) Establish
the extent of traumatic stress disorders
due to grade crossing and trespasser
incidents in the rail industry (not by
region or railroad) and identify at-risk
populations; and (3) Evaluate the
effectiveness of individual components
of CISD programs. It should be noted
that only the components of CISD
programs will be evaluated, not an
individual railroad’s overall
intervention program.
Affected Public: Train Crew Members.
Respondent Universe: 2,000 Train
Crew Members.
Frequency of Submission: On
Occasion.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.120; FRA F
6180.121; FRA F 6180.122.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000
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
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 20,
2008.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
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ACTION:
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SUMMARY: This solicitation is for
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
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 renewal of the following currently
approved information collection activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements (ICRs) 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 April 28, 2008.
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 25, Washington, DC
20590, or Ms. Gina Christodoulou, Office of Support Systems Staff, RAD-
43, 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 e-mail to Mr. Brogan at
robert.brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Christodoulou at:
gina.christodoulou@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 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6292) or Ms. Gina Christodoulou, Office of Support Systems
Staff, RAD-43, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6139).
(These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 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
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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 ICRs that FRA
will submit for clearance by OMB as required under the PRA:
Title: Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards and Event Recorder.
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.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 744 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
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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229.9--Movement of Non- 744 Railroads.. 21,000 tags.... 1 minute....... 350 $12,950
Complying Locomotives.
229.17--Accident Reports..... 744 Railroads.. 1 report....... 15 minutes..... .25 11
229.21--Daily Inspection..... 744 Railroads.. 5,655,000 rcds. 1 or 3 minutes. 189,583 8,341,652
--MU Locomotives: Written 744 Railroads.. 250 reports.... 3 minutes...... 13 572
Reports.
Form FRA F 6180.49A 744 Railroads.. 7,250 forms.... 2 minutes...... 242 8,954
Locomotive Insp/Repair Rcd.
210.31--Locomotive Noise 744 Railroads.. 100 tests/ 15 minutes..... 25 925
Emission Test. remarks.
229.23/229.27/229.29/229.31-- 744 Railroads.. 87,000 tests... 8 hours........ 696,000 25,752,000
Periodic Inspection/Annual
Biennial Tests/Main Res.
Tests.
229.33--Out-of Use Credit.... 744 Railroads.. 500 notations.. 5 minutes...... 42 1,554
229.25(1)--Test: Every 744 Railroads.. 200 amendments. 15 minutes..... 50 1,700
Periodic Insp.--Written
Copies of Instruction.
229.25(2)--Duty Verification 744 Railroads.. 4,025 records.. 90 minutes..... 6,038 181,140
Readout Record.
229.25(3)--Pre-Maintenance 744 Railroads.. 700 notations.. 30 minutes..... 350 10,500
Test--Failures.
229.135(A.)--Removal From 744 Railroads.. 1,000 tags..... 1 minute....... 17 629
Service.
229.135(B.)--Preserving 744 Railroads.. 2,800 reports.. 15 minutes..... 700 23,800
Accident Data.
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229.27--Annual Tests......... 744 Railroads.. 700 test 90 minutes..... 1,050 31,500
records.
229.135(b)(1) & (2)-- 744 Railroads.. 850 Cert. Mem 2 hours + 200 1,900 1,500
Equipment Rqmnts--Mag Tape Modules. hours.
Replacements.
229.135(b)(3)--Equipment 744 Railroads.. 600 Cert. Mem 2 hours........ 1,200 1,500
Rqmnts--Lead Locomotives. Modules.
229.135(b)(4)--Equipment 744 Railroads.. 255 Cert. Mem 2 hours........ 510 1,500
Rqmnts--MU Locomotives. Modules.
229.135(b)(5)--Equipment 744 Railroads.. 1,000 Cert. Mem 2 hours........ 2,000 1,500
Rqmnts--Other Locomotives. Modules.
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Total Responses: 5,783,231.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 900,070 hours.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Qualifications For Locomotive Engineers.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0533.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988
(RSIA), Public Law 100-342, 102 Stat. 624 (June 22, 1988), later
amended and re-codified by Public Law 103-272, 108 Stat. 874 (July 5,
1994), required that FRA issue regulations to establish any necessary
program for certifying or licensing locomotive engineers. The
collection of information is used by FRA to ensure that railroads
employ and properly train qualified individuals as locomotive engineers
and designated supervisors of locomotive engineers. The collection of
information is also used by FRA to verify that railroads have
established required certification programs for locomotive engineers
and that these programs fully conform to the standards specified in the
regulation.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 744 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually; tri-annually.
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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240.9--Waivers............... 744 railroads.. 3 waivers...... 1 hour......... 3 $114
240.11--Certific. Programs... 744 railroads.. 50 amend. prog. 1 hour......... 50 1,900
New Cert. Prog............... 20 New 20 cert. 40 hours....... 800 30,400
railroads. programs.
Final Review................. 20 railroads... 20 reviews..... 1 hour......... 20 760
Material Changes to Cert. 744 railroads.. 30 modified 45 minutes..... 23 874
Program. programs.
240.105(a)--Selection 744 railroads.. 5 amendments... 1 hour......... 5 190
Criteria for DSLEs--Rpts.
(b) Approval Plan--Amendments 744 railroads.. 5 amendments... 1 hour......... 5 190
240.109--Candidate's written 13,333 25 responses... 60 minutes..... 25 1,175
comments on prior safety candidates.
data.
240.111/App C--Driver's 13,333 13,333 requests 15 minutes..... 3,333 156,651
License Data. candidates.
--NDR Match-- 744 railroads.. 133 responses + 15 minutes..... 67 2,848
notifications and 133 requests.
requests for data.
--Written response from 744 railroads.. 20 cases and 15 minutes..... 5 235
candidate on driver's comments.
lic. data.
240.111(g)--Notice to RR of 40,000 4 letters...... 15 minutes..... 1 47
Absence of License. candidates.
240.111(h)--Duty to furnish 744 railroads.. 200 phone calls 10 minutes..... 33 1,551
data on prior safety conduct
as motor vehicle op.
240.113--Notice to RR 13,333 267 requests + 15 min./30 min. 200 8,203
Furnishing Data on Prior candidates. 267 responses.
Safety Conduct--Diff. RR.
240.119--Self-referral to EAP 40,000 50 self- 5 minutes...... 4 188
re: active substance abuse locomotive referrals.
disorder. engineers.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/ 20 railroads... 20 copies...... 15 minutes..... 5 190
Hearing; Acuity Data--New
Railroads.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/ 744 railroads.. 20 reports..... 1 hour......... 20 760
Hearing; Acuity Data--Cond.
Certification.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/ 744 railroads.. 10 15 minutes..... 3 141
Hearing; Acuity Data--Not notifications.
Meeting Standards.
240.201/221--List of 744 railroads.. 744 updates.... 15 minutes..... 186 7,068
Certified Loco. Engineers.
240.201/221--List of 744 railroads.. 744 updated 15 minutes..... 186 7,068
Qualified DSLEs. lists.
240.201/223/301--Loco. 40,000 13,333 5 minutes...... 1,111 42,218
Engineers Certificate. candidates. certificates.
240.201/223--List of Auth 744 railroads.. 5 lists........ 15 minutes..... 1 38
Empl.
240.205--Data to EAP 744 railroads.. 133 records.... 5 minutes...... 11 517
Counselor.
240.207--Medical Certificate. 40,000 13,333 70 minutes..... 15,555 1,711,050
candidates. certificates.
--Written determinations 744 railroads.. 10 2 hours........ 20 2,200
waiving use of determinations.
corrective device.
240.219--Denial of 13,333 30 letters +30 1 hour......... 60 2,550
Certification. candidates. responses.
--Notification........... 744 railroads.. 30 1 hour......... 30 1,140
notifications.
240. 229--Requirements For 321 railroads.. 184 calls...... 5 minutes...... 15 705
Joint Operations.
240.309--RR Oversight Resp.: 15 railroads... 6 annotations.. 15 minutes..... 2 98
Poor Safety Conduct--Noted.
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240.209/213--Written Tests... 40,000 13,333 tests... 2 hours........ 26,666 1,013,308
candidates.
240.211/213--Perf. Test...... 40,000 13,333 tests... 2 hours........ 26,666 1,013,308
candidates.
240.303--Annual operational 40,000 40,000 tests/ 2 hours........ 80,000 3,920,000
monitor observation. candidates. docs..
240.303--Annual operating 40,000 40,000 tests... 1 hour......... 40,000 1,960,000
rules compliance test. candidates.
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240.215--Retaining Info. 744 railroads.. 13,333 records. 30 minutes..... 6,667 253,346
Supporting Determination.
240.305--Engineer's Notice of 40,400 100 5 minutes...... 8 376
Non-Qualific. engineers or notifications.
candidates.
--Relaying Non-qual. 800 engineers.. 2 letters...... 30 minutes..... 1 47
Status to other
certifying railroad.
240.307--Notice to Engineer 744 railroads.. 650 letters.... 1 hour......... 650 24,700
of Disqualification.
240.309--Railroad Annual 28 railroads... 28 reviews..... 40 hours....... 1,120 71,680
Review.
--Report of findings..... 28 railroads... 6 reports...... 1 hour......... 6 384
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Total Responses: 163,997.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 203,568 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Railroad Worker Protection.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0539.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Abstract: This rule establishes regulations governing the
protection of railroad employees working on or near railroad tracks.
The regulation requires that each railroad devise and adopt a program
of on-track safety to provide employees working along the railroad with
protection from the hazards of being struck by a train or other on-
track equipment. Elements of this on-track safety program include an
on-track safety manual; a clear delineation of employers'
responsibilities, as well as employees' rights and responsibilities
thereto; well-defined procedures for communication and protection; and
annual on-track safety training. The program adopted by each railroad
is subject to review and approval by FRA.
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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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Form FRA F 6180.199--Part 214 350 Safety 200 forms...... 4 hours........ 800 $28,800
Railroad Workplace Safety Inspectors.
Violation Report Form.
214.311--Written Procedure of 744 Railroads.. 20 amend./584 20 hours/4 2,736 103,968
Challenges Made to On-Track prog. amend. hours.
Safety Procedures--Program
Amendments.
--Subsequent Years: 5 Railroads.... 5 safety prog.. 250 hours...... 1,250 47,500
Safety Programs.
214.313--Responsibility of 20 Railroads... 80 challenges.. 4 hours........ 320 11,520
Individual Roadway Workers--
Good Faith Challenges.
214.315/335--Supervision and 50,000 Roadway 16,350,000 brf. 2 minutes...... 545 19,620,000
Communication Job Briefings. Empl.
214.321--Exclusive Track 85,853 Roadway 700,739 auth... 40 seconds..... 7,786 280,296
Occupancy--Working Limits-- Workers.
Written Authorities.
214.325--Train Coordination-- 50,000 Roadway 36,500 comm.... 15 seconds..... 152 55,472
Communications. Workers.
214.327--Inaccessible Track-- 50,000 Roadway 50,000 10 minutes..... 8,333 299,988
Establishing Working Limits. Workers. Occurrences.
214.337--On-Track Safety 744 Railroads.. 2,080,000 stat. 30 seconds..... 17,333 623,988
Procedures for Lone Workers:
Train Detection--Written
Statements.
214.355--Training and 50,000 Roadway 50,000 records. 2 minutes...... 1,667 63,346
Qualification for Operators Workers.
of Roadway Maintenance
Machines.
214.503--Good Faith 50,000 Roadway 125 notific.... 10 minutes..... 21 hours 756
Challenges; Procedures for Workers.
Notification and Resolution.
--Resolution Procedures.. 744 Railroads.. 10 procedures.. 2 hours........ 20 hours 760
214.505--Req'd Environmental 744 Railroads.. 9 lists........ 1 hour......... 9 hours 342
Control and Protection
Systems For New On-Line
Roadway Maintenance Machines
with Enclosed Cabs.
214.507--Required Safety 744 Railroads.. 1,000 stickers. 5 minutes...... 83 2,988
Equipment for New On-Track
Roadway Maint. Machines--
Stickers.
214.511--Req'd Audible 744 Railroads.. 3,700 devices.. 5 minutes...... 308 11,088
Warning Devices--Roadway
Maintenance Machines--I.D.
214.513--Retrofitting 744 Railroads.. 2,300 Identific 5 minutes...... 192 6,912
Existing On-track RMM.
214.515--Overhead Covers For 744 Railroads.. 500 requests + 10 min. + 20 250 9,334
Existing On-Track Roadway 500 responses. min.
Maintenance Machines (RMM).
214.517--Retrofitting of 744 Railroads.. 6,000 stencils. 5 minutes...... 500 18,000
Existing On-Track RMM
Manufactured After 1991.
214.518--Safe and secure 744 Railroads.. 7,500 markings. 5 minutes...... 625 22,500
positions for riders.
214.523--Hi-Rail Vehicles-- 744 Railroads.. 2,000 recds.... 60 minutes..... 2,000 72,000
Inspections--Rcds.
--Non-Complying 744 Railroads.. 500 tags + 500 10 min. + 15 208 7,488
Conditions--Tags + reports. min.
Reports.
214.527--On-Track RMM; 744 Railroads.. 550 tags + 550 5 min. + 15 min 184 6,624
Inspection for Compliance; reports.
Repair Schedules--Tags +
Reports.
214.533--Schedule of Repairs; 744 Railroads.. 250 records.... 15 minutes..... 63 2,394
Subject to Availability of
Parts--Records.
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Total Responses: 19,294,122
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 589,840 hours.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.119.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0552.
Abstract: The collection of information is used by FRA to promote
rail safety and the health of railroad workers by ensuring that all
locomotive crew members have access to toilet/sanitary facilities--on
as needed basis--which are functioning and hygienic. Also, the
collection of information is used by FRA to ensure that railroads
repair defective locomotive toilet/sanitary facilities within 10
calendar days of the date on which these units becomes defective.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: Railroads.
Reporting Burden:
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Total annual Average time per Total annual burden Total annual
CFR section Respondent universe responses response hours burden cost
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229.137(d)--Sanitation--Locomotive 744 Railroads....... 7,800 notices....... 90 seconds.......... 195................. $6,435
Defective or Unsanitary Toilet
Facility Placed in Trailing
Service--Clear Markings:
Unavailable For Use.
229.137(e)--Sanitation--Locomotive 744 Railroads....... 5,200 notices....... 90 seconds.......... 130................. 4,290
Defective Toilet Facility--Clear
Markings: Unavailable For Use.
229.139(d)--Servicing--Locomotive 744 Railroads....... 93,600 notations.... 30 seconds.......... 780................. 25,740
Used in Transfer or Switching
Service with Defective Toilet
Facility--Date Defective.
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Total Responses: 106,600.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,105 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Positive Train Control.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0553.
Abstract: The collection of information is used by FRA to ensure
that new or novel signal and train control technologies, essentially
electronic or processor-based systems, meet the ``performance
standard'' stipulated in FRA's final rule and work as intended in the
U.S. rail environment. These new signal and train control technologies
are known as ``Positive Train Control'' (PTC).
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: Railroads.
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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234.275--Processor-Based 85 Railroads... 25 letters..... 4 hours........ 100 $3,800
Systems--Deviations from
Product Safety Plan (PSP)--
Letters.
236.18--Software Management 85 Railroads... 45 plans....... 100 hours...... 4,500 297,000
Control Plan.
236.905--Railroad Safety 85 Railroads... 15 plans....... 250 hours...... 3,750 153,000
Program Plan (RSPP).
--Response to FRA Request 85 Railroads... 2 documents.... 8 hours........ 16 608
For Add'l Information.
--FRA Approval of RSPP 85 Railroads... 5 amendments... 60 hours....... 300 13,080
Modifications.
236.907--Product Safety Plan 85 Railroads... 30 plans....... 240 hours...... 7,200 900,000
(PSP)--Development.
236.909--Minimum Performance 85 Railroads... 7 petitions.... 8 hours........ 56 3,696
Standard.
--Petitions For Review
and Approval
--Performance of Full 85 Railroads... 5 assessments.. 3,000 hours.... 15,000 1,875,000
Risk Assessment.
--Subsequent Years--Full 85 Railroads... 7 assessments.. 1,200 hours.... 8,400 1,050,000
Risk Assessment
--Abbreviated Risk 85 Railroads... 25 assessments. 240 hours...... 6,000 750,000
Assessment
--Subsequent Years-- 85 Railroads... 10 assessments. 60 hours....... 600 75,000
Abbrev. Risk Assessment
Alternative Risk Assessment.. 85 Railroads... 5 assessments.. 3,000 hours.... 15,000 1,875,000
236.911--Exclusions--Notifica 85 Railroads... 20 80 hours....... 1,600 60,800
tion to FRA. notifications.
--Election to Have 85 Railroads... 2 plans........ 240 hours...... 480 18,240
Excluded Products
Covered By Submitting a
Product Safety Plan
(PSP).
236.913--Notification/ 85 Railroads... 5 notices/plans 240 hours...... 1,200 45,600
Submission to FRA of Joint
Product Safety Plan.
--Petitions For Approval/ 85 Railroads... 32 petitions... 40 hours....... 1,280 48,640
Informational Filings.
--Responses to FRA 85 Railroads... 20 documents... 40 hours....... 800 30,400
Request for Further
Info. After
Informational Filing.
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--Responses to FRA 85 Railroads... 5 consultations 120 hours...... 600 75,000
Request for Further
Info. After Agency
Receipt of Notice of
Product Development--
Technical Consultations.
--Petitions for Final 85 Railroads... 20 petitions... 40 hours....... 800 30,400
Approval.
--FRA Receipt of Petition 85 Railroads... 10 documents... 80 hours....... 800 30,400
& Request For Info.
--Agency Consultations To 85 Railroads... 10 40 hours....... 400 15,200
Decide on Petition. consultations.
--Other Petitions for 85 Railroads... 5 petitions.... 60 hours....... 300 11,400
Approval.
--FRA acknowledges 85 Railroads... 10 documents... 40 hours....... 400 15,200
receipt of petitions.
236.913 Petitions for Public/RR 10 comments.... 8 hours........ 80 2,960
Approval/Informational Community.
Filings--Comments.
Product Safety Plan (PSP)-- 85 Railroads... 3 assessments.. 4,000 hours.... 12,000 1,500,000
3rd Party Assessment.
Product Safety Plan-- 85 Railroads... 15 amendments.. 40 hours....... 600 22,200
Amendments.
236.917--Retention of Records 85 Railroads... 22 documents... 40 hours....... 880 33,440
Report of Inconsistencies 85 Railroads... 40 reports..... 20 hours....... 800 30,400
with PSP to FRA.
236.919--Operations & 85 Railroads... 30 manuals..... 120 hours...... 3,600 136,800
Maintenance Manual.
--Plans For Proper 85 Railroads... 30 plans....... 200 hours...... 6,000 228,000
Maintenance, Repair,
Inspection of Safety-
Critical Products.
--Hardware/Software/ 85 Railroads... 5 revisions.... 40 hours....... 200 7,600
Firmware Revisions.
--Identification of 85 Railroads... 10,000 markings 10 minutes..... 1,667 51,667
Safety-Critical
Components.
236.921--Training............ 85 Railroads... 30 Training 400 hours...... 12,000 456,000
Prog.
--Training of Signalmen & 85 Railroads... 220 sessions... 40 hours/20 hrs 8,400 1,050,000
Dispatchers.
236.923--Task Analysis/Basic 85 Railroads... 4,400 records.. 10 minutes..... 733 27,854
Reqmnts--Recds.
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Total Responses: 15,145.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 117,342 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Post-Traumatic Stress in Train Crew Members After a Critical
Incident.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0567.
Abstract: Nearly 1,000 fatalities occur every year in this country
from trains striking motor vehicles at grade crossings and individual
trespassers along the track. These events can be very traumatic to
train crew members, who invariably are powerless to prevent such
collisions. Exposure of train crews to such work-related traumas can
cause extreme stress and result in safety-impairing behaviors, such as
are seen in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Acute Stress Disorder.
Most railroads have Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
intervention programs designed to mitigate problems caused by exposure
to these traumas. However, they are quite varied in their approach, and
it is not certain which components of these programs are most
effective. The purpose of this collection of information is to identify
``best practices'' for CISD programs in the railroad industry. By means
of written and subsequent oral interviews with train crew members that
will each take approximately 45 minutes, the approved study aims to
accomplish the following: (1) Benchmark rail industry best practices of
CISD programs; (2) Establish the extent of traumatic stress disorders
due to grade crossing and trespasser incidents in the rail industry
(not by region or railroad) and identify at-risk populations; and (3)
Evaluate the effectiveness of individual components of CISD programs.
It should be noted that only the components of CISD programs will be
evaluated, not an individual railroad's overall intervention program.
Affected Public: Train Crew Members.
Respondent Universe: 2,000 Train Crew Members.
Frequency of Submission: On Occasion.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.120; FRA F 6180.121; FRA F 6180.122.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 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 February 20, 2008.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-3606 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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