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insulin, and is able to drive a CMV
safely. Mr. Ratliff meets the vision
requirements of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
His ophthalmologist examined him in
2012 and certified that he has stable
proliferative diabetic retinopathy. He
holds a Class A CDL from Texas.
Richard J. Rembisz
Mr. Rembisz, 62, has had ITDM since
2011. His endocrinologist examined him
in 2012 and certified that he has had no
severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting
in loss of consciousness, requiring the
assistance of another person, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning in the
past 12 months and no recurrent (2 or
more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in
the last 5 years. His endocrinologist
certifies that Mr. Rembisz understands
diabetes management and monitoring,
has stable control of his diabetes using
insulin, and is able to drive a CMV
safely. Mr. Rembisz meets the vision
requirements of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
His ophthalmologist examined him in
2012 and certified that he does not have
diabetic retinopathy. He holds a Class B
CDL from New York.
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Richard L. Smith
Mr. Smith, 63, has had ITDM since
2011. His endocrinologist examined him
in 2012 and certified that he has had no
severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting
in loss of consciousness, requiring the
assistance of another person, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning in the
past 12 months and no recurrent (2 or
more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in
the last 5 years. His endocrinologist
certifies that Mr. Smith understands
diabetes management and monitoring,
has stable control of his diabetes using
insulin, and is able to drive a CMV
safely. Mr. Smith meets the vision
requirements of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
His optometrist examined him in 2012
and certified that he does not have
diabetic retinopathy. He holds a Class A
CDL from Georgia.
Darrin L. Stoneberg
Mr. Stoneberg, 32, has had ITDM
since 2004. His endocrinologist
examined him in 2012 and certified that
he has had no severe hypoglycemic
reactions resulting in loss of
consciousness, requiring the assistance
of another person, or resulting in
impaired cognitive function that
occurred without warning in the past 12
months and no recurrent (2 or more)
severe hypoglycemic episodes in the
last 5 years. His endocrinologist certifies
that Mr. Stoneberg understands diabetes
management and monitoring, has stable
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control of his diabetes using insulin,
and is able to drive a CMV safely. Mr.
Stoneberg meets the vision requirements
of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). His optometrist
examined him in 2012 and certified that
he does not have diabetic retinopathy.
He holds a Class D operator’s license
from Minnesota.
Gary J. Tricarico
Mr. Tricarico, 64, has had ITDM since
2010. His endocrinologist examined him
in 2012 and certified that he has had no
severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting
in loss of consciousness, requiring the
assistance of another person, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning in the
past 12 months and no recurrent (2 or
more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in
the last 5 years. His endocrinologist
certifies that Mr. Tricarico understands
diabetes management and monitoring,
has stable control of his diabetes using
insulin, and is able to drive a CMV
safely. Mr. Tricarico meets the vision
requirements of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
His ophthalmologist examined him in
2012 and certified that he does not have
diabetic retinopathy. He holds a Class A
CDL from Connecticut.
Lacy I. Wallace, Jr.
Mr. Wallace, 65, has had ITDM since
2012. His endocrinologist examined him
in 2012 and certified that he has had no
severe hypoglycemic reactions resulting
in loss of consciousness, requiring the
assistance of another person, or
resulting in impaired cognitive function
that occurred without warning in the
past 12 months and no recurrent (2 or
more) severe hypoglycemic episodes in
the last 5 years. His endocrinologist
certifies that Mr. Wallace understands
diabetes management and monitoring,
has stable control of his diabetes using
insulin, and is able to drive a CMV
safely. Mr. Wallace meets the vision
requirements of 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10).
His optometrist examined him in 2012
and certified that he does not have
diabetic retinopathy. He holds a Class A
CDL from North Carolina.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e)
and 31315, FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
the exemption petitions described in
this notice. We will consider all
comments received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated
in the date section of the notice.
FMCSA notes that section 4129 of the
Safe, Accountable, Flexible and
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users requires the Secretary
to revise its diabetes exemption program
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established on September 3, 2003 (68 FR
52441).1 The revision must provide for
individual assessment of drivers with
diabetes mellitus, and be consistent
with the criteria described in section
4018 of the Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century (49 U.S.C. 31305).
Section 4129 requires: (1) Elimination
of the requirement for 3 years of
experience operating CMVs while being
treated with insulin; and (2)
establishment of a specified minimum
period of insulin use to demonstrate
stable control of diabetes before being
allowed to operate a CMV.
In response to section 4129, FMCSA
made immediate revisions to the
diabetes exemption program established
by the September 3, 2003 notice.
FMCSA discontinued use of the 3-year
driving experience and fulfilled the
requirements of section 4129 while
continuing to ensure that operation of
CMVs by drivers with ITDM will
achieve the requisite level of safety
required of all exemptions granted
under 49 U.S.C. 31136 (e).
Section 4129(d) also directed FMCSA
to ensure that drivers of CMVs with
ITDM are not held to a higher standard
than other drivers, with the exception of
limited operating, monitoring and
medical requirements that are deemed
medically necessary.
The FMCSA concluded that all of the
operating, monitoring and medical
requirements set out in the September 3,
2003 notice, except as modified, were in
compliance with section 4129(d).
Therefore, all of the requirements set
out in the September 3, 2003 notice,
except as modified by the notice in the
Federal Register on November 8, 2005
(70 FR 67777), remain in effect.
Issued on: December 28, 2012.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013–00227 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2013–0002–N–1]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation.
AGENCY:
1 Section 4129(a) refers to the 2003 notice as a
‘‘final rule.’’ However, the 2003 notice did not issue
a ‘‘final rule’’ but did establish the procedures and
standards for issuing exemptions for drivers with
ITDM.
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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. Kimberly Toone,
Office of Information Technology, RAD–
20, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6132). (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
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 March 11, 2013.
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. Kimberly
Toone, 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 2130–____.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via email to
Mr. Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or
to Ms. Toone at
Kimberly.Toone@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.
SUMMARY:
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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: Passenger Equipment Safety
Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0544.
Abstract: The information gained
from daily inspections is used to detect
and correct equipment problems so as to
prevent collisions, derailments, and
other occurrences involving railroad
passenger equipment that cause injury
or death to railroad employees, railroad
passengers, or to the general public; and
to mitigate the consequences of any
such occurrences, to the extent that they
cannot be prevented. The information
provided promotes passenger train
safety by ensuring requirements are met
for railroad equipment design and
performance; fire safety; emergency
systems; the inspection, testing, and
maintenance of passenger equipment;
and other provisions for the safe
operation of railroad passenger
equipment.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 27 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; annually.
REPORTING BURDEN
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
229.47: Emergency Brake Valve—Stenciling Locomotives
Stenciling: DMU, MU, Cab Control Locomotives.
238.7 Waivers ......................................................
238.15: Movement of Passenger Equip. w/power
brake defects: Limitations on movement found
during Class I/IA Brake Test
Limitations on movement of passenger
equip. in passenger service that becomes
defective en route after Class I/IA brake
test.
Conditional Requirement: Notifications ........
27 railroads ..................
30 stencillings ..............
1 minute .......................
1
27 railroads ..................
5 stencillings ................
1 minute .......................
.08
27 railroads ..................
27 railroads ..................
5 waivers ......................
1,000 tags/cards ..........
2 hours .........................
3 minutes .....................
10
50
27 railroads ..................
288 tags/cards .............
3 minutes .....................
14
27 railroads ..................
144 Notifications ..........
3 minutes .....................
7
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burden hours
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
238.17: Movement of Passenger Equip. w/Other
than Power Brake Defects: Defects Developed
En Route
Special Requisites For Movement of Equipment w/Safety Appliance Defects.
Notifications ..................................................
238.21: Special Approval Procedure: Petitions
For Alternative Std.
Petitions For Alternative Compl.
238.21: Petitions For Special Approval of PreRevenue Service Acceptance Plan
Comments ....................................................
238.103: Fire Safety: Fire Safety Analysis: New
Railroads—New Equipment
Existing Equipment: Fire Safety Analysis ....
Equipment Transferred to New Service: Fire
Safety Analysis.
238.107: Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance
Plan: Annual Reviews
238.109: Training, Qualification, and Designation
Prog.—Training Employees Who Perform Mechanical Insp.
Recordkeeping ..............................................
238.111: Pre-Revenue Service Acceptance
Testing Plan: Equipment Previously Used in
Revenue Service
Equipment Not Previously Used in Revenue
Service.
Subsequent Orders ......................................
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27 railroads ..................
200 tags/cards .............
3 minutes .....................
10
27 railroads ..................
76 tags/cards ...............
3 minutes .....................
4
22 railroads ..................
27 railroads ..................
38 notifications .............
1 petition ......................
30 seconds ...................
16 hours .......................
.32
16
27 railroads ..................
27 railroads ..................
1 petition ......................
10 petitions ...................
120 hours .....................
40 hours .......................
120
400
Public/RR Industry .......
2 New Railroads ..........
4 comments .................
2 fire safety analyses ...
1 hour ...........................
150 hours .....................
4
300
27 railroads ..................
27 railroads ..................
1 analysis .....................
3 analyses ....................
40 hours .......................
20 hours .......................
40
60
27 railroads ..................
12 reviews ....................
60 hours .......................
720
7,500 employees; 100
trainers.
2,500 employees
trained/100 instructors.
2,500 records ...............
2 plans .........................
1.33 hours ....................
3,458
3 minutes .....................
16 hours .......................
125
32
2 plans .........................
192 hours .....................
384
238.213: Corner Posts—Plan in lieu of meeting
requirements of section (b) of this provision
238.229: Welded Safety Appliances—List identifying each piece of equipment w/a welded
safety bracket/support
List of passenger equipment placed into
service prior to Jan. 1, 2007, with a welded safety appliance.
Tagging defective welded safety appliance
Notification to crewmembers of movement
of defective equipment.
Written safety appliance inspection plan to
FRA.
Training of RR inspection personnel ............
Remedial action: Record ..............................
Petition for Special Approval of Alternative
Compliance pursuant to section 238.21.
Record of inspection/repair of welded safety
appliance brackets/supports.
238.230: Safety Appliances: New Equipment—
Inspection/Record of welded safety appliance
brackets/supports
Documentation to FRA of Other welded
safety appliances & safety appliance
brackets/supports.
238.231: RR Procedure to secure unattended locomotive required to have a hand brake or
parking brake applied
238.237: Automated Monitoring—Documentation
for setting alerter or deadman control
Tagging defective alerter or deadman control in locomotive cab.
238.303: Exterior Calendar Day Inspection of
Equip.
Defective Dynamic Brakes on MU Locomotive.
Defective Dynamic Brakes on Conventional
Locos.
MU equipment with inoperative/or ineffective
air compressor: documentation of train
safety.
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27 railroads ..................
9 equipment manufacturers.
Total annual
burden hours
9 equipment manufacturers.
9 equipment manufacturers.
27 railroads ..................
2 plans .........................
60 hours .......................
120
10 plans .......................
40 hours .......................
400
27 railroads ..................
27 lists ..........................
60 minutes ...................
27
27 railroads ..................
27 lists ..........................
60 minutes ...................
27
27 railroads ..................
27 railroads ..................
4 tags ...........................
2 notifications ...............
3 minutes .....................
1 minutes .....................
20
.0333
27 railroads ..................
27 plans .......................
16 hours .......................
432
27 railroads ..................
27 railroads ..................
27 railroads ..................
54 tr. Employees ..........
1 record ........................
15 petitions ...................
4 hours .........................
2.25 hour ......................
4 hours .........................
216
2
60
27 railroads ..................
3,054 records ...............
12 minutes ...................
611
27 railroads ..................
100 records ..................
6 minutes .....................
10
27 railroads ..................
15 documents ..............
4 hours .........................
60
27 railroads ..................
27 procedures ..............
2 hours .........................
54
27 railroads ..................
3 documents ................
2 hours .........................
6
27 railroads ..................
25 tags .........................
3 minutes .....................
1
27 railroads ..................
25 notices .....................
2 minutes .....................
1
27 railroads ..................
50 tags/cards ...............
3 minutes .....................
3
27 railroads ..................
50 tags/cards ...............
3 minutes .....................
3
27 railroads ..................
4 documents ................
2 hours .........................
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REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
CFR Section
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
Notice to train crew of number of units with
inoperative or ineffective air compressors.
Record of inoperative or ineffective air compressor.
Record of each exterior calendar day mechanical inspection.
238.305: Interior Calendar Day Mechanical
Insp.: Tagging Req.
Inspection and Records ................................
27 railroads ..................
100 notices ...................
3 minutes .....................
5
27 railroads ..................
100 records ..................
2 minutes .....................
3
27 railroads ..................
2,376,920 records ........
1 minute .......................
435,769
27 railroads ..................
540 tags .......................
1 minute .......................
9
27 railroads ..................
1,968,980 inspect/
records.
2 notifications ...............
5 minutes + 1 minute ...
196,898
5 hours .........................
10
2 minutes .....................
200 hours + 2 minutes
7
3,857,443
27 railroads ..................
200 notices ...................
19,284 inspections/
records.
5 documents ................
100 hours .....................
500
27 railroads ..................
50 tags .........................
3 minutes .....................
3
27
27
22
27
..................
..................
..................
..................
15,600 records .............
18,250 verbal notices ...
365,000 tests ...............
365,000 tests ...............
30 minutes ...................
5 seconds .....................
15 seconds ...................
15 seconds ...................
7,800
25
1,521
1,521
27 railroads ..................
1 railroad ......................
1 railroad ......................
27 railroads ..................
1,250 notations ............
10,000 alerts/alarms ....
21,900 notifications ......
1 program/plan .............
2 minutes .....................
10 seconds ...................
20 seconds ...................
1,200 hours ..................
42
28
122
1,200
Public/Interested Rail
Parties.
3 comments .................
3 hours .........................
9
238.307: Periodic Mechanical Inspection of
Pass. Cars: Notification of Alternative Intervals
Non-Complying Conditions ...........................
Inspections and Records of Insp.
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Reliability Assessments Concerning Alt. Inspection Interval.
238.311: Single Car Test: Movement to Nest
Forward Location
238.313: Class I Brake Test—Records
238.315: Class IA Brake Test
Communication Signal Tests ........................
238.317: Class II Brake Test: Communication
Signal System Test
238.321: Out-of-service credit
238.445: Automated Monitoring
Self-Tests: Notific .........................................
238.503/505: FRA approval of written inspection,
testing, and maintenance program for Tier II
passenger equipment prior to implementation
of program & use of equipment in passenger
operation
Comments on program .................................
Total Responses: 5,151,727.
Estiamated Total Annual Burden:
4,510,711 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Designation of Qualified
Persons.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0511.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used to prevent the
unsafe movement of defective freight
cars. Railroads are required to inspect
freight cars for compliance and to
determine restrictions on the
movements of defective cars.
Annual Estimated Burden: 40 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.
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27 railroads ..................
27 railroads ..................
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 3,
2013.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013–00221 Filed 1–8–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2001–10215]
Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of Title
49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
this document provides the public
notice that by a document dated
November 1, 2012, the Finger Lakes
Railway Corp. (FGLK) has petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
to seek an extension of an existing
waiver of compliance from certain
provisions contained at 49 CFR Part
223–Safety Glazing Standards–
Locomotives, Passenger Cars and
Cabooses for six cars. The car numbers
of those six cars are: FGLK 7201, FGLK
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burden hours
7202, FGLK 7601, FGLK7602, FGLK
1642, and FGLK 1643.
In support of an extension of the
existing waiver, the FGLK petition states
that the cars subject to this request are
in all aspects still operating in the same
service environment with no changes to
speed or line segments. FGLK is
following the conditions stipulated in
the existing waiver. FGLK states that
glass replacement continues to be an
extremely high cost for an excursion
operation and would jeopardize any
chance of profitability for such
operation for quite some time.
Additionally, the frequency of
excursion services offered by FGLK has
decreased by nearly 75 percent in the
past 2 years as freight movements have
taken precedence. This would further
hamper the ability to justify any costs
associated with replacing noncompliant
window glass with Part 223-compliant
glazing. Since the last waiver request
was granted by FRA, FGLK replaced 22
pieces of noncompliant glass in 2009 at
a cost of nearly $9,000.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2013-0002-N-1]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation.
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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 March 11, 2013.
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. Kimberly Toone, 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 2130-------
--.'' Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202)
493-6216 or (202) 493-6497, or via email to Mr. Brogan at
Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Toone at Kimberly.Toone@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. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, Sec. 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to provide 60-days notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities before seeking
approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A);
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA
invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the activities will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden
of the information collection activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to determine the estimates; (iii) ways
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of
information collection activities on the public by automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(I)-(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(I)-(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will
promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens
associated with the collection of information mandated by Federal
regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
that it organizes information collection requirements in a ``user
friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and (iii)
accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
Below is a brief summary of the currently approved ICRs that FRA
will submit for clearance by OMB as required under the PRA:
Title: Passenger Equipment Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0544.
Abstract: The information gained from daily inspections is used to
detect and correct equipment problems so as to prevent collisions,
derailments, and other occurrences involving railroad passenger
equipment that cause injury or death to railroad employees, railroad
passengers, or to the general public; and to mitigate the consequences
of any such occurrences, to the extent that they cannot be prevented.
The information provided promotes passenger train safety by ensuring
requirements are met for railroad equipment design and performance;
fire safety; emergency systems; the inspection, testing, and
maintenance of passenger equipment; and other provisions for the safe
operation of railroad passenger equipment.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 27 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually.
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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229.47: Emergency Brake Valve-- 27 railroads....... 30 stencillings.... 1 minute........... 1
Stenciling Locomotives
Stenciling: DMU, MU, Cab 27 railroads....... 5 stencillings..... 1 minute........... .08
Control Locomotives.
238.7 Waivers.................... 27 railroads....... 5 waivers.......... 2 hours............ 10
238.15: Movement of Passenger 27 railroads....... 1,000 tags/cards... 3 minutes.......... 50
Equip. w/power brake defects:
Limitations on movement found
during Class I/IA Brake Test
Limitations on movement of 27 railroads....... 288 tags/cards..... 3 minutes.......... 14
passenger equip. in
passenger service that
becomes defective en route
after Class I/IA brake test.
Conditional Requirement: 27 railroads....... 144 Notifications.. 3 minutes.......... 7
Notifications.
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238.17: Movement of Passenger 27 railroads....... 200 tags/cards..... 3 minutes.......... 10
Equip. w/Other than Power Brake
Defects: Defects Developed En
Route
Special Requisites For 27 railroads....... 76 tags/cards...... 3 minutes.......... 4
Movement of Equipment w/
Safety Appliance Defects.
Notifications................ 22 railroads....... 38 notifications... 30 seconds......... .32
238.21: Special Approval 27 railroads....... 1 petition......... 16 hours........... 16
Procedure: Petitions For
Alternative Std.
Petitions For Alternative 27 railroads....... 1 petition......... 120 hours.......... 120
Compl.
238.21: Petitions For Special 27 railroads....... 10 petitions....... 40 hours........... 400
Approval of Pre-Revenue Service
Acceptance Plan
Comments..................... Public/RR Industry. 4 comments......... 1 hour............. 4
238.103: Fire Safety: Fire Safety 2 New Railroads.... 2 fire safety 150 hours.......... 300
Analysis: New Railroads--New analyses.
Equipment
Existing Equipment: Fire 27 railroads....... 1 analysis......... 40 hours........... 40
Safety Analysis.
Equipment Transferred to New 27 railroads....... 3 analyses......... 20 hours........... 60
Service: Fire Safety
Analysis.
238.107: Inspection, Testing, and 27 railroads....... 12 reviews......... 60 hours........... 720
Maintenance Plan: Annual Reviews
238.109: Training, Qualification, 7,500 employees; 2,500 employees 1.33 hours......... 3,458
and Designation Prog.--Training 100 trainers. trained/100
Employees Who Perform Mechanical instructors.
Insp.
Recordkeeping................ 27 railroads....... 2,500 records...... 3 minutes.......... 125
238.111: Pre-Revenue Service 9 equipment 2 plans............ 16 hours........... 32
Acceptance Testing Plan: manufacturers.
Equipment Previously Used in
Revenue Service
Equipment Not Previously Used 9 equipment 2 plans............ 192 hours.......... 384
in Revenue Service. manufacturers.
Subsequent Orders............ 9 equipment 2 plans............ 60 hours........... 120
manufacturers.
238.213: Corner Posts--Plan in 27 railroads....... 10 plans........... 40 hours........... 400
lieu of meeting requirements of
section (b) of this provision
238.229: Welded Safety 27 railroads....... 27 lists........... 60 minutes......... 27
Appliances--List identifying
each piece of equipment w/a
welded safety bracket/support
List of passenger equipment 27 railroads....... 27 lists........... 60 minutes......... 27
placed into service prior to
Jan. 1, 2007, with a welded
safety appliance.
Tagging defective welded 27 railroads....... 4 tags............. 3 minutes.......... 20
safety appliance.
Notification to crewmembers 27 railroads....... 2 notifications.... 1 minutes.......... .0333
of movement of defective
equipment.
Written safety appliance 27 railroads....... 27 plans........... 16 hours........... 432
inspection plan to FRA.
Training of RR inspection 27 railroads....... 54 tr. Employees... 4 hours............ 216
personnel.
Remedial action: Record...... 27 railroads....... 1 record........... 2.25 hour.......... 2
Petition for Special Approval 27 railroads....... 15 petitions....... 4 hours............ 60
of Alternative Compliance
pursuant to section 238.21.
Record of inspection/repair 27 railroads....... 3,054 records...... 12 minutes......... 611
of welded safety appliance
brackets/supports.
238.230: Safety Appliances: New 27 railroads....... 100 records........ 6 minutes.......... 10
Equipment--Inspection/Record of
welded safety appliance brackets/
supports
Documentation to FRA of Other 27 railroads....... 15 documents....... 4 hours............ 60
welded safety appliances &
safety appliance brackets/
supports.
238.231: RR Procedure to secure 27 railroads....... 27 procedures...... 2 hours............ 54
unattended locomotive required
to have a hand brake or parking
brake applied
238.237: Automated Monitoring-- 27 railroads....... 3 documents........ 2 hours............ 6
Documentation for setting
alerter or deadman control
Tagging defective alerter or 27 railroads....... 25 tags............ 3 minutes.......... 1
deadman control in
locomotive cab.
238.303: Exterior Calendar Day 27 railroads....... 25 notices......... 2 minutes.......... 1
Inspection of Equip.
Defective Dynamic Brakes on 27 railroads....... 50 tags/cards...... 3 minutes.......... 3
MU Locomotive.
Defective Dynamic Brakes on 27 railroads....... 50 tags/cards...... 3 minutes.......... 3
Conventional Locos.
MU equipment with inoperative/ 27 railroads....... 4 documents........ 2 hours............ 8
or ineffective air
compressor: documentation of
train safety.
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Notice to train crew of 27 railroads....... 100 notices........ 3 minutes.......... 5
number of units with
inoperative or ineffective
air compressors.
Record of inoperative or 27 railroads....... 100 records........ 2 minutes.......... 3
ineffective air compressor.
Record of each exterior 27 railroads....... 2,376,920 records.. 1 minute........... 435,769
calendar day mechanical
inspection.
238.305: Interior Calendar Day 27 railroads....... 540 tags........... 1 minute........... 9
Mechanical Insp.: Tagging Req.
Inspection and Records....... 27 railroads....... 1,968,980 inspect/ 5 minutes + 1 196,898
records. minute.
238.307: Periodic Mechanical 27 railroads....... 2 notifications.... 5 hours............ 10
Inspection of Pass. Cars:
Notification of Alternative
Intervals
Non-Complying Conditions..... 27 railroads....... 200 notices........ 2 minutes.......... 7
Inspections and Records of 27 railroads....... 19,284 inspections/ 200 hours + 2 3,857,443
Insp. records. minutes.
Reliability Assessments 27 railroads....... 5 documents........ 100 hours.......... 500
Concerning Alt. Inspection
Interval.
238.311: Single Car Test: 27 railroads....... 50 tags............ 3 minutes.......... 3
Movement to Nest Forward
Location
238.313: Class I Brake Test-- 27 railroads....... 15,600 records..... 30 minutes......... 7,800
Records
238.315: Class IA Brake Test 27 railroads....... 18,250 verbal 5 seconds.......... 25
notices.
Communication Signal Tests... 22 railroads....... 365,000 tests...... 15 seconds......... 1,521
238.317: Class II Brake Test: 27 railroads....... 365,000 tests...... 15 seconds......... 1,521
Communication Signal System Test
238.321: Out-of-service credit 27 railroads....... 1,250 notations.... 2 minutes.......... 42
238.445: Automated Monitoring 1 railroad......... 10,000 alerts/ 10 seconds......... 28
alarms.
Self-Tests: Notific.......... 1 railroad......... 21,900 20 seconds......... 122
notifications.
238.503/505: FRA approval of 27 railroads....... 1 program/plan..... 1,200 hours........ 1,200
written inspection, testing, and
maintenance program for Tier II
passenger equipment prior to
implementation of program & use
of equipment in passenger
operation
Comments on program.......... Public/Interested 3 comments......... 3 hours............ 9
Rail Parties.
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Total Responses: 5,151,727.
Estiamated Total Annual Burden: 4,510,711 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Designation of Qualified Persons.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0511.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Abstract: The collection of information is used to prevent the
unsafe movement of defective freight cars. Railroads are required to
inspect freight cars for compliance and to determine restrictions on
the movements of defective cars.
Annual Estimated Burden: 40 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 January 3, 2013.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer, Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-00221 Filed 1-8-13; 8:45 am]
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