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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration
[Docket Number: RITA–2008–0002]
Agency Information Collection
Activity; Notice of Request for
Approval to Collect New Information:
Confidential Close Call Reporting for
Transit Rail System
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), Research and
Innovative Technology Administration
(RITA), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice announces the intention of
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
to request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the following
information collection: Confidential
Close Call Reporting for Transit Rail
System. This data collection effort
supports a multi-year program focused
on improving transit rail safety by
collecting and analyzing data and
information on close calls and other
unsafe occurrences in the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(WMATA) rail system. The program is
co-sponsored by WMATA’s Office of the
Deputy General Manager Operations
(DGMO) and the President/Business
Agent of the Amalgamated Transit
Union (ATU) Local 689. It is designed
to identify safety issues and propose
corrective actions based on voluntary
reports of close calls submitted
confidentially to the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS), U.S.
Department of Transportation. This
information collection is necessary to
aid WMATA/ATU in systematically
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collecting and analyzing data to identify
root causes of potentially unsafe events.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by January 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
by only one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the instructions for sending your
comments electronically. Docket
Number: RITA–2008–2002.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility
(DMF), U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail
address above between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. EST, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251. Identify all
transmission with ‘‘Docket Number
RITA–2008–0002’’ at the beginning of
each page of the document.
Instructions: All comments must
include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Paper comments
should be submitted in duplicate. The
DMF is open for examination and
copying, at the above address from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. If you
wish to receive confirmation of receipt
of your written comments, please
include a self-addressed, stamped
postcard with the following statement:
‘‘Comments on Docket RITA–2008–
0002.’’ The Docket Clerk will date stamp
the postcard prior to returning it to you
via the U.S. mail. Please note that all
comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available on the Internet
users, without change, at
www.regulations.gov. You may review
DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70;
pages 19477–78) or you may review the
Privacy Act Statement at
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Research and
Innovative Technology Administration,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Office of Advanced Studies, RTS–31,
E324–302, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001; Phone No.
(202) 366–1610; Fax No. (202) 366–
3383; email: demetra.collia@dot.gov.
Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5
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Data Confidentiality Provisions: The
confidentiality of Close Call data is
protected under the BTS confidentiality
statute (49 U.S.C. 6307) and the
Confidential Information Protection and
Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of
2002 (Pub. L. 107–347, Title V). In
accordance with these confidentiality
statutes, only statistical and nonidentifying data will be made publicly
available through reports. BTS will not
release to WMATA/ATU or any other
public or private entity any information
that might reveal the identity of
individuals or organizations mentioned
in close call reports without explicit
consent of the respondent.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Data Collection
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as amended) and
5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal
agency to obtain OMB approval to
initiate an information collection
activity. BTS is seeking OMB approval
for the following BTS information
collection activity:
Title: Confidential Close Call
Reporting for Transit Rail System
OMB Control Number: TBD.
Type of Review: Approval of data
collection.
Respondents: WMATA rail
employees.
Number of Respondents: 400 (per
annum).
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency: Intermittent for 5 years.
(Reports are submitted when there is a
qualifying event, i.e., when a close call
occurs within WMATA’s rail system.)
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Abstract: Collecting safety data on the
nation’s transportation system is an
important component of BTS’s
responsibility to the transportation
community and is authorized in BTS
statute (49 U.S.C. 6302). BTS and
WMATA/ATU share a common interest
in promoting transit rail safety based on
accurate information. To that end,
WMATA’s Office of the Deputy General
Manager Operations (DGMO) and ATU’s
President/Business Agent are
sponsoring the Confidential Close Call
Reporting for Transit Safety Rail System
(C3RTSRS) project to investigate the
effectiveness of such system in
improving transit rail safety. A close call
is a situation or circumstance that had
the potential for safety consequences,
but did not result in an adverse safety
event. Knowledge about a close call
presents an opportunity to address
unsafe work conditions and improve
safety in the workplace.
It is estimated that the time to
complete a close report and participate
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in a brief confidential interview will be
no than 60 minutes for a maximum total
burden of 400 hours (400 reports*60
minutes/60 = 400 hours). Reports are
submitted when there is a qualifying
event, i.e., a close call occurs within
WMATA’s rail system.
II. Background
Collecting data on the nation’s
transportation system is an important
component of BTS’ mission and
responsibility to the transportation
community as stated in its authorizing
statute (49 U.S.C. 6302). BTS and
WMATA/ATU share a common interest
in promoting rail transit safety through
the use of timely, accurate, and relevant
data. WMATA/ATU is sponsoring the
Confidential Close Call Reporting for
Transit Rail System (C3RTRS) project to
improve transit rail safety by studying
the effectiveness of its own rail system
through data and information collected
from reported close calls.
A close call is a situation or
circumstance that had the potential for
safety consequences, but did not result
in an adverse safety event. Knowledge
about a close call presents an
opportunity to address unsafe work
conditions, prevent accidents, and
improve safety in the workplace.
BTS will collect close call reports
submitted by WMATA rail employees,
conduct employee interviews, as
needed, develop an analytical database
containing the reported data and other
pertinent information, provide
statistical analysis to WMATA, and
protect the confidentiality of these data
through its own statute (49 U.S.C. 6302)
and CIPSEA. Accordingly, only
statistical and non-sensitive information
will be made available through
publications and reports.
Voluntary reporting of close calls to a
confidential system can provide a tool
to identify and correct weaknesses in
WMATA’s transit rail system and help
prevent accidents. The C3RTRS project
will foster a voluntary, cooperative,
non-punitive environment to
communicate safety concerns. Through
the analysis of close calls the WMATA/
ATU will receive information about
factors that may contribute to unsafe
events and use that information to
develop new training programs and
identify root causes of potentially
adverse events. The database will also
potentially provide researchers with
valuable information regarding
precursors to safety risks and contribute
to research and development of
intervention programs aimed at
preventing accidents and fatalities.
Employees involved in reporting a
close call incident will be asked to fill
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out a report and participate in a brief,
confidential interview. Employees will
have the option to mail or submit the
report electronically to BTS.
Participants will be asked to provide
information such as: (1) Name and
contact information; (2) time and
location of the event; (3) a short
description of the event; (4) contributing
factors to the close call; and (5) any
other information that might be useful
in determining a root cause of such
event.
III. Request for Public Comment
BTS requests comments on any
aspects of this information collection
request, including: (1) The accuracy of
the estimated burden of 400 hours
detailed in Section I; (2) ways to
enhance the quality, usefulness, and
clarity of the collected information; and
(3) ways to minimize the collection
burden without reducing the quality of
the information collected, including
additional use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Issued on: _October 25, 2012.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
[Docket Number: RITA-2008-0002]
Agency Information Collection Activity; Notice of Request for
Approval to Collect New Information: Confidential Close Call Reporting
for Transit Rail System
AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and
Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the
intention of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to request the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the following
information collection: Confidential Close Call Reporting for Transit
Rail System. This data collection effort supports a multi-year program
focused on improving transit rail safety by collecting and analyzing
data and information on close calls and other unsafe occurrences in the
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) rail system. The
program is co-sponsored by WMATA's Office of the Deputy General Manager
Operations (DGMO) and the President/Business Agent of the Amalgamated
Transit Union (ATU) Local 689. It is designed to identify safety issues
and propose corrective actions based on voluntary reports of close
calls submitted confidentially to the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), U.S. Department of Transportation. This information
collection is necessary to aid WMATA/ATU in systematically collecting
and analyzing data to identify root causes of potentially unsafe
events.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once
into the docket, submit comments by only one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your
comments electronically. Docket Number: RITA-2008-2002.
Mail: Docket Management Facility (DMF), U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: (202) 493-2251. Identify all transmission with
``Docket Number RITA-2008-0002'' at the beginning of each page of the
document.
Instructions: All comments must include the agency name and docket
number for this notice. Paper comments should be submitted in
duplicate. The DMF is open for examination and copying, at the above
address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of receipt of
your written comments, please include a self-addressed, stamped
postcard with the following statement: ``Comments on Docket RITA-2008-
0002.'' The Docket Clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that all comments
received, including any personal information, will be posted and will
be available on the Internet users, without change, at
www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; pages 19477-78) or you may review the Privacy Act
Statement at www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demetra V. Collia, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Advanced
Studies, RTS-31, E324-302, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590-0001; Phone No. (202) 366-1610; Fax No. (202) 366-3383; email:
demetra.collia@dot.gov. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
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Data Confidentiality Provisions: The confidentiality of Close Call
data is protected under the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C.
6307) and the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-347, Title V). In
accordance with these confidentiality statutes, only statistical and
non-identifying data will be made publicly available through reports.
BTS will not release to WMATA/ATU or any other public or private entity
any information that might reveal the identity of individuals or
organizations mentioned in close call reports without explicit consent
of the respondent.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. The Data Collection
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35; as
amended) and 5 CFR part 1320 require each Federal agency to obtain OMB
approval to initiate an information collection activity. BTS is seeking
OMB approval for the following BTS information collection activity:
Title: Confidential Close Call Reporting for Transit Rail System
OMB Control Number: TBD.
Type of Review: Approval of data collection.
Respondents: WMATA rail employees.
Number of Respondents: 400 (per annum).
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency: Intermittent for 5 years. (Reports are submitted when
there is a qualifying event, i.e., when a close call occurs within
WMATA's rail system.)
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Abstract: Collecting safety data on the nation's transportation
system is an important component of BTS's responsibility to the
transportation community and is authorized in BTS statute (49 U.S.C.
6302). BTS and WMATA/ATU share a common interest in promoting transit
rail safety based on accurate information. To that end, WMATA's Office
of the Deputy General Manager Operations (DGMO) and ATU's President/
Business Agent are sponsoring the Confidential Close Call Reporting for
Transit Safety Rail System (C\3\RTSRS) project to investigate the
effectiveness of such system in improving transit rail safety. A close
call is a situation or circumstance that had the potential for safety
consequences, but did not result in an adverse safety event. Knowledge
about a close call presents an opportunity to address unsafe work
conditions and improve safety in the workplace.
It is estimated that the time to complete a close report and
participate in a brief confidential interview will be no than 60
minutes for a maximum total burden of 400 hours (400 reports*60
minutes/60 = 400 hours). Reports are submitted when there is a
qualifying event, i.e., a close call occurs within WMATA's rail system.
II. Background
Collecting data on the nation's transportation system is an
important component of BTS' mission and responsibility to the
transportation community as stated in its authorizing statute (49
U.S.C. 6302). BTS and WMATA/ATU share a common interest in promoting
rail transit safety through the use of timely, accurate, and relevant
data. WMATA/ATU is sponsoring the Confidential Close Call Reporting for
Transit Rail System (C\3\RTRS) project to improve transit rail safety
by studying the effectiveness of its own rail system through data and
information collected from reported close calls.
A close call is a situation or circumstance that had the potential
for safety consequences, but did not result in an adverse safety event.
Knowledge about a close call presents an opportunity to address unsafe
work conditions, prevent accidents, and improve safety in the
workplace.
BTS will collect close call reports submitted by WMATA rail
employees, conduct employee interviews, as needed, develop an
analytical database containing the reported data and other pertinent
information, provide statistical analysis to WMATA, and protect the
confidentiality of these data through its own statute (49 U.S.C. 6302)
and CIPSEA. Accordingly, only statistical and non-sensitive information
will be made available through publications and reports.
Voluntary reporting of close calls to a confidential system can
provide a tool to identify and correct weaknesses in WMATA's transit
rail system and help prevent accidents. The C\3\RTRS project will
foster a voluntary, cooperative, non-punitive environment to
communicate safety concerns. Through the analysis of close calls the
WMATA/ATU will receive information about factors that may contribute to
unsafe events and use that information to develop new training programs
and identify root causes of potentially adverse events. The database
will also potentially provide researchers with valuable information
regarding precursors to safety risks and contribute to research and
development of intervention programs aimed at preventing accidents and
fatalities.
Employees involved in reporting a close call incident will be asked
to fill out a report and participate in a brief, confidential
interview. Employees will have the option to mail or submit the report
electronically to BTS. Participants will be asked to provide
information such as: (1) Name and contact information; (2) time and
location of the event; (3) a short description of the event; (4)
contributing factors to the close call; and (5) any other information
that might be useful in determining a root cause of such event.
III. Request for Public Comment
BTS requests comments on any aspects of this information collection
request, including: (1) The accuracy of the estimated burden of 400
hours detailed in Section I; (2) ways to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (3) ways to
minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the
information collected, including additional use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Issued on: --October 25, 2012.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration.
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