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being compromised or if continuation of
the exemption would not be consistent
with the goals and objectives of 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will
take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.
Issued on: February 25, 2009.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. E9–4448 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am]
Discussion of Comments
FMCSA received no comments in this
proceeding.
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–1998–3637; FMCSA–
2000–8203; FMCSA–2002–12844; FMCSA–
2004–17984; FMCSA–2006–24015; FMCSA–
2006–26066]
Qualification of Drivers; Exemption
Renewals; Vision
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of final disposition.
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SUMMARY: FMCSA previously
announced its decision to renew the
exemptions from the vision requirement
in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations for 9 individuals. FMCSA
has statutory authority to exempt
individuals from the vision requirement
if the exemptions granted will not
compromise safety. The Agency has
reviewed the comments submitted in
response to the previous announcement
and concluded that granting these
exemptions will provide a level of safety
that will be equivalent to, or greater
than, the level of safety maintained
without the exemptions for these
commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
drivers.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Mary D. Gunnels, Director, Medical
Programs, (202) 366–4001,
fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA,
Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Room 8301,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office
hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
You may see all the comments online
through the Federal Document
Management System (FDMS) at https://
www.regulations.gov.
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315,
FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2-
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year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption
would likely achieve a level of safety
that is equivalent to, or greater than, the
level that would be achieved absent
such exemption.’’ The statute also
allows the Agency to renew exemptions
at the end of the 2-year period. The
comment period ended on February 9,
2009.
Conclusion
The Agency has not received any
adverse evidence on any of these drivers
that indicates that safety is being
compromised. Based upon its
evaluation of the 9 renewal
applications, FMCSA renews the
Federal vision exemptions for Jose C.
Azuara, Thomas J. Boss, Fabian L.
Burnett, Timothy A. DeFrange, Scott D.
Goalder, Casey R. Johnson, Robert J.
Johnson, Myriam Rodriguez, and James
E. Savage.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, each renewal exemption will
be valid for 2 years unless revoked
earlier by FMCSA. The exemption will
be revoked if: (1) The person fails to
comply with the terms and conditions
of the exemption; (2) the exemption has
resulted in a lower level of safety than
was maintained before it was granted; or
(3) continuation of the exemption would
not be consistent with the goals and
objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315.
Issued on: February 24, 2009.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy and
Program Development.
[FR Doc. E9–4451 Filed 3–2–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2009–0001–N–5]
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
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(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 May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Nakia
Jackson, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590. Commenters requesting FRA to
acknowledge receipt of their respective
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments
on OMB control number lll.’’
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. Jackson at
nakia.jackson@dot.gov. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office
of Information Technology, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6073). (These telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 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
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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 are brief summaries of eight
currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will
submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
OMB Control Number: 2130–0006.
Title: Railroad Signal System
Requirements.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Abstract: The regulations pertaining
to railroad signal systems are contained
in 49 CFR Parts 233 (Signal System
Reporting Requirements), 235
(Instructions Governing Applications for
Approval of a Discontinuance or
Material Modification of a Signal
System), and 236 (Rules, Standards, and
Instructions Governing the Installation,
Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of
Systems, Devices, and Appliances).
Section 233.5 provides that each
railroad must report to FRA within 24
hours after learning of an accident or
incident arising from the failure of a
signal appliance, device, method, or
system to function or indicate as
required by Part 236 of this Title that
results in a more favorable aspect than
intended or other condition hazardous
to the movement of a train. Section
233.7 sets forth the specific
requirements for reporting signal
failures within 15 days in accordance
with the instructions printed on Form
FRA F 6180.14. Finally, Section 233.9
sets forth the specific requirements for
the ‘‘Signal System Five Year Report.’’
It requires that every five years each
railroad must file a signal system status
report. The report is to be prepared on
a form issued by FRA in accordance
with the instructions and definitions
provided. Title 49, Part 235 of the Code
of Federal Regulations, sets forth the
specific conditions under which FRA
approval of modification or
discontinuance of railroad signal
systems is required and prescribes the
methods available to seek such
approval. The application process
prescribed under Part 235 provides a
vehicle enabling FRA to obtain the
necessary information to make logical
and informed decisions concerning
carrier requests to modify or
discontinue signaling systems. Section
235.5 requires railroads to apply for
FRA approval to discontinue or
materially modify railroad signaling
systems. Section 235.7 defines material
modifications and identifies those
changes that do not require agency
approval. Section 235.8 provides that
any railroad may petition FRA to seek
relief from the requirements under 49
CFR Part 236. Sections 235.10, 235.12,
and 235.13 describe where the petition
must be submitted, what information
must be included, the organizational
format, and the official authorized to
sign the application. Section 235.20 sets
forth the process for protesting the
granting of a carrier application for
signal changes or relief from the rules,
standards, and instructions. This section
provides the information that must be
included in the protest, the address for
filing the protest, the item limit for
filing the protest, and the requirement
that a person requesting a public
hearing explain the need for such a
forum. Section 236.110 requires that the
test results of certain signaling
apparatus be recorded and specifically
identify the tests required under
sections 236.102–109; sections 236.377–
236.387; sections 236.576; 236.577; and
section 236.586–589. Section 236.110
further provides that the test results
must be recorded on pre-printed or
computerized forms provided by the
carrier and that the forms show the
name of the railroad, place and date of
the test conducted, equipment tested,
test results, repairs, and the condition of
the apparatus. This section also requires
that the employee conducting the test
must sign the form and that the record
be retained at the office of the
supervisory official having the proper
authority. Results of tests made in
compliance with sections 236.587 must
be retained for 92 days, and results of
all other tests must be retained until the
next record is filed, but in no case less
than one year. Additionally, section
236.587 requires each railroad to make
a departure test of cab signal, train stop,
or train control devices on locomotives
before that locomotive enters the
equipped territory. This section further
requires that whoever performs the test
must certify in writing that the test was
properly performed. The certification
and test results must be posted in the
locomotive cab with a copy of the
certification and test results retained at
the office of the supervisory official
having the proper authority. However, if
it is impractical to leave a copy of the
certification and test results at the
location of the test, the test results must
be transmitted to either the dispatcher
or one other designated official who
must keep a written record of the test
results and the name of the person
performing the test. All records
prepared under this section are required
to be retained for 92 days. Finally,
section 236.590 requires the carrier to
clean and inspect the pneumatic
apparatus of automatic train stop, train
control, or cab signal devices on
locomotives every 736 days, and to
stencil, tag, or otherwise mark the
pneumatic apparatus indicating the last
cleaning date.
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REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
233.5—Reporting of accidents ............................
233.7—False proceed signal failures report .......
233.9—Reports ....................................................
235.5—Changes requiring filing of application ....
235.8—Applications for relief from Part 236 .......
687 railroads ................
687 railroads ................
687 railroads ................
80 railroads ..................
80 railroads ..................
10 phone calls ..............
100 reports ...................
687 applications ...........
111 applications ...........
24 relief requests .........
30 minutes ...................
15 minutes ...................
60 minutes ...................
10 hours .......................
2.5 hours ......................
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Total annual
burden hours
5
25
687
1,110
60
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REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
CFR section
Total annual responses
Respondent universe
235.20—Protest letters ........................................
236.110—Results of tests—recordkeeping .........
236.587—Departure test .....................................
236.590—Pneumatic apparatus—stenciling/tagging pneumatic valves.
Total Estimated Responses: 1,674,373.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
480,988 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory
Form.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0017.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: Form FRA F 6180.71 is a
voluntary form, and is used by States
and railroads to periodically update
certain site specific highway-rail
crossing information which is then
transmitted to FRA for input into the
National Inventory File. This
information has been collected on the
U.S. DOT–AAR Crossing Inventory
Form (previous designation of this form)
since 1974 and maintained in the
National Inventory File database since
80
80
18
18
railroads
railroads
railroads
railroads
..................
..................
..................
..................
Average time
per response
84 protest letters ..........
936,660 forms ..............
730,000 tests ...............
6,697 stencilings ..........
30 minutes ...................
27 minutes ...................
4 minutes .....................
22.5 minutes ................
1975. The primary purpose of the
National Inventory File is to provide for
the existence of a uniform database
which can be merged with accidents
data and used to analyze information for
planning and implementation of
crossing safety programs by public,
private, and governmental agencies
responsible for highway-rail crossing
safety. Following the official
establishment of the National Inventory
in 1975, the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) assumed the
principal responsibility as custodian for
the maintenance and continued
development of the U.S. DOT/AAR
National Highway-Rail Crossing
Inventory Program. The major goal of
the Program is to provide Federal, State,
and local governments, as well as the
railroad industry, information for the
Total annual
burden hours
42
427,881
48,667
2,511
improvement of safety at highway-rail
crossings. Good management practices
necessitate maintaining the database
with current information. The data will
continue to be useful only if maintained
and updated as inventory changes
occur. FRA previously cleared the
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this form under Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Clearance Number
2130–0017. OMB approved the burden
for this form through August 31, 2009.
FRA is requesting a new three year
approval from OMB for this information
collection.
Form Number(s): Form FRA F
6180.71.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 683 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; monthly.
REPORTING BURDEN
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Crossing Inventory—Forms .........................................
Crossing Inventory—Mass Update Printouts ..............
683 railroads ....................
683 railroads ....................
Crossing Inventory—Disc/Tape (non-GX) ...................
683 railroads ....................
Crossing Inventory—GX Electronic Updates ..............
683 railroads ....................
1,311 forms ......................
290 printouts (3,630 updated records).
798 discs/tapes (117,498
records updated).
28 GX Electronic files
(11,411 records updated).
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Total Responses: 133,850.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,341 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.
Average time
per response
(min)
Total annual
burden hours
30
30
656
145
30
399
6
1,141
Issued in Washington, DC on February 25,
2009.
Kimberly Orben,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Pipeline Safety: Random Drug Testing
Rate
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket ID PHMSA–97–2995]
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of minimum annual
percentage rate for random drug testing.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
SUMMARY: PHMSA has determined that
the minimum random drug testing rate
for covered employees will remain at 25
percent during calendar year 2009.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2009-0001-N-5]
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 May 4, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590, or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB control number ------.''
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. Jackson at nakia.jackson@dot.gov.
Please refer to the assigned OMB control number in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6292) or Ms. Nakia Jackson, Office of Information Technology,
RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.,
Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6073). (These
telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 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
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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 are brief summaries of eight currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
OMB Control Number: 2130-0006.
Title: Railroad Signal System Requirements.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Abstract: The regulations pertaining to railroad signal systems are
contained in 49 CFR Parts 233 (Signal System Reporting Requirements),
235 (Instructions Governing Applications for Approval of a
Discontinuance or Material Modification of a Signal System), and 236
(Rules, Standards, and Instructions Governing the Installation,
Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Systems, Devices, and
Appliances). Section 233.5 provides that each railroad must report to
FRA within 24 hours after learning of an accident or incident arising
from the failure of a signal appliance, device, method, or system to
function or indicate as required by Part 236 of this Title that results
in a more favorable aspect than intended or other condition hazardous
to the movement of a train. Section 233.7 sets forth the specific
requirements for reporting signal failures within 15 days in accordance
with the instructions printed on Form FRA F 6180.14. Finally, Section
233.9 sets forth the specific requirements for the ``Signal System Five
Year Report.'' It requires that every five years each railroad must
file a signal system status report. The report is to be prepared on a
form issued by FRA in accordance with the instructions and definitions
provided. Title 49, Part 235 of the Code of Federal Regulations, sets
forth the specific conditions under which FRA approval of modification
or discontinuance of railroad signal systems is required and prescribes
the methods available to seek such approval. The application process
prescribed under Part 235 provides a vehicle enabling FRA to obtain the
necessary information to make logical and informed decisions concerning
carrier requests to modify or discontinue signaling systems. Section
235.5 requires railroads to apply for FRA approval to discontinue or
materially modify railroad signaling systems. Section 235.7 defines
material modifications and identifies those changes that do not require
agency approval. Section 235.8 provides that any railroad may petition
FRA to seek relief from the requirements under 49 CFR Part 236.
Sections 235.10, 235.12, and 235.13 describe where the petition must be
submitted, what information must be included, the organizational
format, and the official authorized to sign the application. Section
235.20 sets forth the process for protesting the granting of a carrier
application for signal changes or relief from the rules, standards, and
instructions. This section provides the information that must be
included in the protest, the address for filing the protest, the item
limit for filing the protest, and the requirement that a person
requesting a public hearing explain the need for such a forum. Section
236.110 requires that the test results of certain signaling apparatus
be recorded and specifically identify the tests required under sections
236.102-109; sections 236.377-236.387; sections 236.576; 236.577; and
section 236.586-589. Section 236.110 further provides that the test
results must be recorded on pre-printed or computerized forms provided
by the carrier and that the forms show the name of the railroad, place
and date of the test conducted, equipment tested, test results,
repairs, and the condition of the apparatus. This section also requires
that the employee conducting the test must sign the form and that the
record be retained at the office of the supervisory official having the
proper authority. Results of tests made in compliance with sections
236.587 must be retained for 92 days, and results of all other tests
must be retained until the next record is filed, but in no case less
than one year. Additionally, section 236.587 requires each railroad to
make a departure test of cab signal, train stop, or train control
devices on locomotives before that locomotive enters the equipped
territory. This section further requires that whoever performs the test
must certify in writing that the test was properly performed. The
certification and test results must be posted in the locomotive cab
with a copy of the certification and test results retained at the
office of the supervisory official having the proper authority.
However, if it is impractical to leave a copy of the certification and
test results at the location of the test, the test results must be
transmitted to either the dispatcher or one other designated official
who must keep a written record of the test results and the name of the
person performing the test. All records prepared under this section are
required to be retained for 92 days. Finally, section 236.590 requires
the carrier to clean and inspect the pneumatic apparatus of automatic
train stop, train control, or cab signal devices on locomotives every
736 days, and to stencil, tag, or otherwise mark the pneumatic
apparatus indicating the last cleaning date.
Reporting Burden
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Total annual Average time per Total annual
CFR section Respondent universe responses response burden hours
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233.5--Reporting of accidents.... 687 railroads...... 10 phone calls..... 30 minutes......... 5
233.7--False proceed signal 687 railroads...... 100 reports........ 15 minutes......... 25
failures report.
233.9--Reports................... 687 railroads...... 687 applications... 60 minutes......... 687
235.5--Changes requiring filing 80 railroads....... 111 applications... 10 hours........... 1,110
of application.
235.8--Applications for relief 80 railroads....... 24 relief requests. 2.5 hours.......... 60
from Part 236.
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235.20--Protest letters.......... 80 railroads....... 84 protest letters. 30 minutes......... 42
236.110--Results of tests-- 80 railroads....... 936,660 forms...... 27 minutes......... 427,881
recordkeeping.
236.587--Departure test.......... 18 railroads....... 730,000 tests...... 4 minutes.......... 48,667
236.590--Pneumatic apparatus-- 18 railroads....... 6,697 stencilings.. 22.5 minutes....... 2,511
stenciling/tagging pneumatic
valves.
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Total Estimated Responses: 1,674,373.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 480,988 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory Form.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0017.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Form FRA F 6180.71 is a voluntary form, and is used by
States and railroads to periodically update certain site specific
highway-rail crossing information which is then transmitted to FRA for
input into the National Inventory File. This information has been
collected on the U.S. DOT-AAR Crossing Inventory Form (previous
designation of this form) since 1974 and maintained in the National
Inventory File database since 1975. The primary purpose of the National
Inventory File is to provide for the existence of a uniform database
which can be merged with accidents data and used to analyze information
for planning and implementation of crossing safety programs by public,
private, and governmental agencies responsible for highway-rail
crossing safety. Following the official establishment of the National
Inventory in 1975, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) assumed
the principal responsibility as custodian for the maintenance and
continued development of the U.S. DOT/AAR National Highway-Rail
Crossing Inventory Program. The major goal of the Program is to provide
Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the railroad
industry, information for the improvement of safety at highway-rail
crossings. Good management practices necessitate maintaining the
database with current information. The data will continue to be useful
only if maintained and updated as inventory changes occur. FRA
previously cleared the reporting and recordkeeping burden for this form
under Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Clearance Number 2130-0017.
OMB approved the burden for this form through August 31, 2009. FRA is
requesting a new three year approval from OMB for this information
collection.
Form Number(s): Form FRA F 6180.71.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 683 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion; monthly.
Reporting Burden
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Average time
Respondent universe Total annual per response Total annual
responses (min) burden hours
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Crossing Inventory--Forms......... 683 railroads........ 1,311 forms.......... 30 656
Crossing Inventory--Mass Update 683 railroads........ 290 printouts (3,630 30 145
Printouts. updated records).
Crossing Inventory--Disc/Tape (non- 683 railroads........ 798 discs/tapes 30 399
GX). (117,498 records
updated).
Crossing Inventory--GX Electronic 683 railroads........ 28 GX Electronic 6 1,141
Updates. files (11,411
records updated).
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Total Responses: 133,850.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2,341 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 25, 2009.
Kimberly Orben,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-4458 Filed 3-2-09; 8:45 am]
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