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BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2013–0002–N–19]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for
clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than November 15, 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 17,
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 llll.’’
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
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to Ms. Toone at Kim.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 17,
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.
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
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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 currently
approved information collection
activities that FRA will submit for
clearance by OMB as required under the
PRA:
Title: Accident/Incident Reporting
and Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0500.
Abstract: The collection of
information is due to the railroad
accident reporting regulations set forth
in 49 CFR Part 225 which require
railroads to submit monthly reports
summarizing collisions, derailments,
and certain other accidents/incidents
involving damages above a periodically
revised dollar threshold, as well as
certain injuries to passengers,
employees, and other persons on
railroad property. Because the reporting
requirements and the information
needed regarding each category of
accident/incident are unique, a different
form is used for each category.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.39i; 54;
55; 55A; 56; 57; 78; 81; 97; 98; 99;107;
150.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
REPORTING BURDEN
Total annual
burden hours
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
225.6—Consolidated Reporting—Request to FRA by
Parent Corporation to treat
its Commonly Controlled
Carriers as a Single Railroad Carrier for Purposes of
this Part.
—Written Agreement by Parent Corporation with FRA
on Specific Subsidiaries Included in Its Railroad System.
—Notification by Parent Corporation Regarding Any
Change in the Subsidiaries
Making Up Its Railroad System and Amended Written
Agreement with FRA.
225.9—Telephone Reports of
Certain Accidents/Incidents
and Other Events.
225.11—Reporting of Rail
Equipment Accidents/Incidents—Form FRA F
6180.54.
225.12—Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Reports Alleging Human Factor as
Cause—Form FRA F
6180.81.
—Part I Form FRA F 6180.78
(Notices).
—Joint Operations .................
—Late Identification ...............
—Employee Statement
Supplementing Railroad Accident Report (Part II Form
FRA 6180.78).
—Employee Confidential Letter.
225.13—Late Reports—RR
Discovery of Improperly
Omitted Report of Accident/
Incident.
—RR Late/Amended Report
of Accident/Incident Based
on Employee Statement
Supplementing RR Accident
Report.
225.18—RR Narrative Report
of Possible Alcohol/Drug Involvement in Accident/Incident.
763 railroads ..........................
4 requests ..............................
40 hours .................................
160
763 railroads ..........................
4 agreements .........................
2 hours ...................................
8
763 railroads ..........................
1 notification + 1 amended
agreement.
60 minutes .............................
2
763 railroads ..........................
3,300 phone reports ..............
15 minutes .............................
825
763 railroads ..........................
3,600 forms ............................
2 hours ...................................
7,200
763 railroads ..........................
1,600 forms ............................
15 minutes .............................
400
763 railroads ..........................
1,000 notices + 4,000 copies
10 minutes + 3 minutes .........
367
763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................
Railroad employees ...............
100 requests ..........................
20 attachments + 20 notices
75 statements ........................
20 minutes .............................
15 MINUTES ..........................
1.5 hours ................................
33
10
113
Railroad employees ...............
10 letters ................................
2 hours ...................................
20
763 railroads ..........................
25 late reports ........................
1 hour .....................................
25
763 railroads ..........................
50 amended reports + 40
copies.
1 hour + 3 minutes ................
52
763 railroads ..........................
80 reports ...............................
30 minutes .............................
40
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burden hours
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
—Reports Required by Section 219.209(b) Appended
to Rail Equipment Accident/
Incident Report.
225.19—Rail-Highway Grade
Crossing Accident/Incident
Report—Form FRA F
6180.57.
—Death, Injury, or Occupational Illness (Form FRA F
6180.55a).
225.21—Railroad Injury and
Illness Summary: Form
FRA F 6180.55.
225.21—Annual Railroad Report of Employee Hours
and Casualties, By State—
Form FRA F 6180.56.
225.21/25—Railroad Employee Injury and/or Illness
Record—Form FRA F
6180.98.
—Copies of Forms to Employees.
225.21—Initial Rail Equipment
Accident/Incident Record—
Form FRA F 6180.97.
—Completion of Form FRA F
6180.97 because of Rail
Equipment Involvement.
225.21—Alternative Record
for Illnesses Claimed to Be
Work Related—Form FRA
F 6180.107.
225.21—Railroad Accident/Incident Notification and Initial
Investigation Report—Form
FRA F 6180.39i.
225.21—Highway User Statement—RR Cover Letter and
Form FRA F 6180.150 sent
out to Potentially Injured
Travelers Involved in a
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident.
—Form FRA F 6180.150
Completed by Highway
User and Sent Back to Railroad.
225.25(h)—Posting of Monthly
Summary.
225.27—Retention of Records
—Record of Form FRA F
6180.107.
—Record of Monthly Lists ......
—Record of Form FRA F
6180.97.
—Record of Employee
Human Factor Attachments.
—RR Electronic Recordkeeping Systems—
Changes to Conform to
FRA Requirements.
225.33—Internal Control
Plans—Amendments.
225.35—Access to Records
and Reports.
—Subsequent Years ..............
225.37—Optical Media Transfer of of Reports, Updates,
and Amendments.
763 railroads ..........................
5 reports .................................
30 minutes .............................
3
763 railroads ..........................
2,880 forms ............................
2 hours ...................................
5,760
763 railroads ..........................
12,638 forms ..........................
20 min./50 min .......................
60 min. ...................................
4,912
763 railroads ..........................
8,616 forms ............................
10 minutes .............................
1,436
763 railroads ..........................
763 forms ...............................
15 minutes .............................
191
763 railroads ..........................
18,900 forms ..........................
60 minutes .............................
18,900
763 railroads ..........................
567 form copies .....................
2 minutes ...............................
19
763 railroads ..........................
18,200 forms ..........................
30 minutes .............................
9,100
763 railroads ..........................
1 form .....................................
30 minutes .............................
1
763 railroads ..........................
300 forms ...............................
75 minutes .............................
375
763 railroads ..........................
1,000 forms ............................
90 minutes .............................
1,500
763 railroads ..........................
950 Letters/forms ...................
50 minutes .............................
792
950 Injured Individuals ...........
665 forms ...............................
45 minutes .............................
499
763 railroads ..........................
8,616 lists ...............................
16 minutes .............................
2,298
763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................
18,900 records .......................
300 records ............................
2 minutes ...............................
2 minutes ...............................
630
10
763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................
8,616 records .........................
18,200 records .......................
2 minutes ...............................
2 minutes ...............................
288
607
763 railroads ..........................
2,675 records .........................
2 minutes ...............................
89
18 railroads ............................
18 modified systems ..............
120 hours ...............................
2,160
763 railroads ..........................
25 amendments .....................
14 hours .................................
350
15 railroads ............................
400 lists ..................................
20 minutes .............................
133
4 railroads ..............................
8 railroads ..............................
16 lists ....................................
200 transfers ..........................
20 minutes .............................
3 minutes ...............................
5
10
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REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
CFR Section
—Electronic Submission of
Reports, Updates, and
Amendments.
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
763 railroads ..........................
2,400 submissions .................
3 minutes ...............................
Total Responses: 139,791.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
59,443 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0524.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) amended its radio
standards and procedures to promote
compliance by making the regulations
more flexible; to require wireless
communications devices, including
radios, for specified classifications of
railroad operations and roadway
workers; and to re-title this part to
reflect its coverage of other means of
wireless communications such as
cellular telephones, data radio
terminals, and other forms of wireless
communications to convey emergency
Total annual
burden hours
120
and need-to-know information. The new
rule establishes safe, uniform
procedures covering the use of radio
and other wireless communications
within the railroad industry.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; annually.
REPORTING BURDEN
Respondent
universe
Total annual
responses
Average time per response
220.8—Waivers Petitions .......
220.25—Instruction of Employees.
—Subsequent Years ..............
—Operational Testing of Employees.
220.37—Testing Radio/Wireless Communication Equipment.
220.61—Transmission of
Mandatory Directive.
—Marking Man. Dir ................
220.307—Use of RR Supplied
Electronic Devices: Amended RR Code.
—RR Written Document Stating Authorized Business
Purpose for Taking Video/
Photo with RR Supplied
Electronic Device.
—Safety Briefing for Use of
RR Supplied Electronic Device in Cab of Controlling
Locomotive.
220.313—Railroad Written
Program of Instruction and
Examination on Part 220
Requirements.
—Training of RR Employees
on Part 220 Requirements.
—Employee Training Records
—Approval Process: FRA Disapproval of RR Program of
Instruction and Examination.
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763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................
6 petition letters .....................
91,000 instructed employees
60 minutes .............................
30 minutes .............................
6
45,500
763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................
12,5400 instructed employees
100,000 tests/record ..............
30 minutes .............................
5 minutes ...............................
6,270
8,333
763 railroads ..........................
780,000 tests .........................
30 seconds ............................
6,500
763 railroads ..........................
7,200,000 directives ...............
1.5 minutes ............................
180,000
763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................
624,000 marks .......................
763 amended codes ..............
15 seconds ............................
60 minutes .............................
2,600
763
763 railroads ..........................
50 written documents ............
60 minutes .............................
50
763 railroads ..........................
5,460,000 briefings ................
1 minute .................................
91,000
763 railroads ..........................
763 amended written Instruction Programs.
60 minutes .............................
763
91,000 Employees .................
91,000 Trained Employees ....
15 minutes .............................
22,750
91,000 Employees .................
763 railroads ..........................
91,000 records .......................
6 revised/amended programs
5 minutes ...............................
60 minutes .............................
7,583
6
Total Responses: 14,451,128.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
372,124 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0557.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) and the Surface
Transportation Board (STB), working in
conjunction with each other, have
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issued joint final rules establishing
procedures for the development and
implementation of safety integration
plans (‘‘SIPs’’ or ‘‘plans’’) by a Class I
railroad proposing to engage in certain
specified merger, consolidation, or
acquisition of control transactions with
another Class I railroad, or a Class II
railroad with which it proposes to
amalgamate operations. The scope of the
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burden hours
transactions covered under the two
rules is the same. FRA uses the
information collected, notably the
required SIPs, to maintain and promote
a safe rail environment by ensuring that
affected railroads (Class Is and some
Class IIs) address critical safety issues
unique to the amalgamation of large,
complex railroad operations.
Form Number(s): N/A.
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Affected Public: Railroads.
Respondent Universe: Class I
Railroads.
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
8 railroads .......................
1 plan ..............................
340 hours ........................
340
$24,016
8 railroads .......................
8 railroads .......................
25 reports .......................
6 responses ....................
40 hours/2 hours ............
8 hours ............................
88
48
5,632
3,072
8 railroads .......................
25 phone calls ................
10 minutes ......................
4
256
8 railroads .......................
1 request .........................
16 hours ..........................
16
2,512
8 railroads .......................
2 reports .........................
16 hours ..........................
32
2,048
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244.13—Safety Integration Plans:
Amalgamation of Operations—SIP Development & Quarterly Meetings.
244.17—Procedures ........
—Responses to FRA Inquiries Re: SIP data.
—Coordination in Implementing Approved SIP.
hh—Request for Confidential Treatment.
244.19—Disposition—
Comments on Proposed SIP Amendments.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Responses: 60.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 528
hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Title: Confidential Close Call
Reporting System Evaluation-Related
Interview Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0574.
Abstract: In the U.S. railroad industry,
injury rates have been declining over
the last 25 years. Indeed, the industry
incident rate fell from a high of 12.1
incidents per 100 workers per year in
1978 to 3.66 in 1996. As the number of
incidents has decreased, the mix of
causes has also changed toward a higher
proportion of incidents that can be
attributed to human and organizational
factors. This combination of trends—
decrease in overall rates but increasing
proportion of human factors-related
incidents—has left safety managers with
a need to shift tactics in reducing
injuries to even lower rates than they
are now.
In recognition of the need for new
approaches to improving safety, FRA
has instituted the Confidential Close
Call Reporting System (C3RS). The
operating assumption behind C3RS is
that by assuring confidentiality,
employees will report events which, if
dealt with, will decrease the likelihood
of accidents. C3RS, therefore, has both a
confidential reporting component, and a
problem analysis/solution component.
C3RS is expected to affect safety in two
ways. First, it will lead to problem
solving concerning specific safety
conditions. Second, it will engender an
organizational culture and climate that
supports greater awareness of safety and
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a greater cooperative willingness to
improve safety.
If C3RS works as intended, it could
have an important impact on improving
safety and safety culture in the railroad
industry. While C3RS has been
developed and implemented with the
participation of FRA, railroad labor, and
railroad management, there are
legitimate questions about whether it is
being implemented in the most
beneficial way, and whether it will have
its intended effect. Further, even if C3RS
is successful, it will be necessary to
know if it is successful enough to
implement on a wide scale. To address
these important questions, FRA is
implementing a formative evaluation to
guide program development, a
summative evaluation to assess impact,
and a sustainability evaluation to
determine how C3RS can continue after
the test period is over. The evaluation
is needed to provide FRA with guidance
as to how it can improve the program,
and how it might be scaled up
throughout the railroad industry.
Program evaluation is an inherently
data driven activity. Its basic tenet is
that as change is implemented, data can
be collected to track the course and
consequences of the change. Because of
the setting in which C3RS is being
implemented, that data must come from
the railroad employees (labor and
management) who may be affected.
Critical data include beliefs about safety
and issues related to safety, and
opinions/observations about the
operation of C3RS.
The current study is a five-year
demonstration project to improve rail
safety, and is designed to identify safety
issues and propose corrective action
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Total annual
burden hours
Total annual
burden cost
based on voluntary reports of close calls
submitted to the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics. Because of the
innovative nature of this program, FRA
is implementing an evaluation to
determine whether the program is
succeeding, how it can be improved
and, if successful, what is needed to
spread the program throughout the
railroad industry. Interviews to evaluate
the close call reporting system are being
conducted with two groups: (1) Key
stakeholders to the process (e.g., FRA
officials, industry labor, and carrier
management within participating
railroads); and (2) Employees in
participating railroads who are eligible
to submit close call reports to the
Confidential Close Call Reporting
System. Different questions are
addressed to each of these two groups.
Interviews are semi-structured, with
follow-up questions asked as
appropriate depending on the
respondent’s initial answer.
The confidentiality of the interview
data is protected by the Privacy Act of
1974. FRA fully complies with all laws
pertaining to confidentiality, including
the Privacy Act. Thus, information
obtained by or acquired by FRA’s
contractor, the Volpe Center, from key
stakeholders and railroad employees
will be used strictly for evaluation
purposes. None of the information that
might be identifying will be
disseminated or disclosed in any way.
In addition, the participating railroad
sites involved will require Volpe to
establish a non-disclosure agreement
that prohibits disclosure of company
confidential information without the
carrier’s authorization. Also, the data
are protected under the Department of
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Transportation regulation Title 49 CFR
Part 9, which is in part concerned with
the Department involvement in
proceedings between private litigants.
According to this statute, if information
is subpoenaed, Volpe and Volpe
contractors cannot ‘‘provide testimony
or produce any material contained in
the files of the Department, or disclose
any information or produce any material
acquired as part of the performance of
that employee’s official duties or
because of that employee’s official duty
status’’ unless authorized by agency
counsel after determining that, in legal
proceedings between private litigants,
such testimony would be in the best
interests of the Department or that of the
United States Government if disclosed.
Finally, the name of those interviewed
will not be requested.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.126A;
FRA F 6180.126B.
Affected Public: Railroad Employees
and Key Non-railroad Stakeholders.
Respondent Universe: 300 Select
Railroad Employees/Non-railroad
Stakeholders.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Average time
per response
(minutes)
Collection instrument
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Form FRA F 6180.126A .................
Form FRA F 6180.126B .................
300 Individuals ...............................
300 Individuals ...............................
220 forms .......................................
60 forms .........................................
Total Responses: 280.
Estimated Annual Burden: 280 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
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.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2013–
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Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:
Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and
reinstatement of previously approved
collections. This document describes
one collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
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Comments must be received on
or before November 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the
docket notice numbers cited at the
beginning of this notice and be
submitted to Docket Management, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Please identify
the proposed collection of information
for which a comment is provided, by
referencing its OMB clearance number.
It is requested, but not required, that 2
copies of the comment be provided. The
Docket Section is open on weekdays
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
R. Toth, Office of Data Acquisitions
(NVS–410), Room W53–505, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590. Mr. Toth’s telephone number is
(202) 366–5378. Please identify the
relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the
public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information.
The OMB has promulgated regulations
describing what must be included in
such a document. Under OMB’s
regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), an
agency must ask for public comment on
the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
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(iii) how to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(iv) how to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collections of information:
Title: National Automotive Sampling
System (NASS).
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0021.
Affected Public: Passenger Motor
Vehicle Operators.
Abstract: The collection of crash data
that support the establishment and
enforcement of motor vehicle
regulations that reduce the severity of
injury and property damage caused by
motor vehicle crashes is authorized
under the National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–
563, Title 1, Sec. 106, 108, and 112).
The National Automotive Sampling
System (NASS) Crashworthiness Data
System (CDS) of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
investigates high severity crashes. Once
a crash has been selected for
investigation, researchers locate, visit,
measure, and photograph the crash
scene; locate, inspect, and photograph
vehicles; conduct a telephone or
personal interview with the involved
individuals or surrogate; and obtain and
record injury information received from
various medical data sources. NASS
CDS data are used to describe and
analyze circumstances, mechanisms,
and consequences of high severity
motor vehicle crashes in the United
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2013-0002-N-19]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department
of Transportation (USDOT).
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 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 November 15, 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 17, 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 --------.''
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 Kim.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 17, 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
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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 currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0500.
Abstract: The collection of information is due to the railroad
accident reporting regulations set forth in 49 CFR Part 225 which
require railroads to submit monthly reports summarizing collisions,
derailments, and certain other accidents/incidents involving damages
above a periodically revised dollar threshold, as well as certain
injuries to passengers, employees, and other persons on railroad
property. Because the reporting requirements and the information needed
regarding each category of accident/incident are unique, a different
form is used for each category.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.39i; 54; 55; 55A; 56; 57; 78; 81; 97;
98; 99;107; 150.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
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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225.6--Consolidated Reporting-- 763 railroads...... 4 requests......... 40 hours........... 160
Request to FRA by Parent
Corporation to treat its
Commonly Controlled Carriers as
a Single Railroad Carrier for
Purposes of this Part.
--Written Agreement by Parent 763 railroads...... 4 agreements....... 2 hours............ 8
Corporation with FRA on Specific
Subsidiaries Included in Its
Railroad System.
--Notification by Parent 763 railroads...... 1 notification + 1 60 minutes......... 2
Corporation Regarding Any Change amended agreement.
in the Subsidiaries Making Up
Its Railroad System and Amended
Written Agreement with FRA.
225.9--Telephone Reports of 763 railroads...... 3,300 phone reports 15 minutes......... 825
Certain Accidents/Incidents and
Other Events.
225.11--Reporting of Rail 763 railroads...... 3,600 forms........ 2 hours............ 7,200
Equipment Accidents/Incidents--
Form FRA F 6180.54.
225.12--Rail Equipment Accident/ 763 railroads...... 1,600 forms........ 15 minutes......... 400
Incident Reports Alleging Human
Factor as Cause--Form FRA F
6180.81.
--Part I Form FRA F 6180.78 763 railroads...... 1,000 notices + 10 minutes + 3 367
(Notices). 4,000 copies. minutes.
--Joint Operations............... 763 railroads...... 100 requests....... 20 minutes......... 33
--Late Identification............ 763 railroads...... 20 attachments + 20 15 MINUTES......... 10
notices.
--Employee Statement Railroad employees. 75 statements...... 1.5 hours.......... 113
Supplementing Railroad Accident
Report (Part II Form FRA
6180.78).
--Employee Confidential Letter... Railroad employees. 10 letters......... 2 hours............ 20
225.13--Late Reports--RR 763 railroads...... 25 late reports.... 1 hour............. 25
Discovery of Improperly Omitted
Report of Accident/Incident.
--RR Late/Amended Report of 763 railroads...... 50 amended reports 1 hour + 3 minutes. 52
Accident/Incident Based on + 40 copies.
Employee Statement Supplementing
RR Accident Report.
225.18--RR Narrative Report of 763 railroads...... 80 reports......... 30 minutes......... 40
Possible Alcohol/Drug
Involvement in Accident/Incident.
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--Reports Required by Section 763 railroads...... 5 reports.......... 30 minutes......... 3
219.209(b) Appended to Rail
Equipment Accident/Incident
Report.
225.19--Rail-Highway Grade 763 railroads...... 2,880 forms........ 2 hours............ 5,760
Crossing Accident/Incident
Report--Form FRA F 6180.57.
--Death, Injury, or Occupational 763 railroads...... 12,638 forms....... 20 min./50 min..... 4,912
Illness (Form FRA F 6180.55a). 60 min.............
225.21--Railroad Injury and 763 railroads...... 8,616 forms........ 10 minutes......... 1,436
Illness Summary: Form FRA F
6180.55.
225.21--Annual Railroad Report of 763 railroads...... 763 forms.......... 15 minutes......... 191
Employee Hours and Casualties,
By State--Form FRA F 6180.56.
225.21/25--Railroad Employee 763 railroads...... 18,900 forms....... 60 minutes......... 18,900
Injury and/or Illness Record--
Form FRA F 6180.98.
--Copies of Forms to Employees... 763 railroads...... 567 form copies.... 2 minutes.......... 19
225.21--Initial Rail Equipment 763 railroads...... 18,200 forms....... 30 minutes......... 9,100
Accident/Incident Record--Form
FRA F 6180.97.
--Completion of Form FRA F 763 railroads...... 1 form............. 30 minutes......... 1
6180.97 because of Rail
Equipment Involvement.
225.21--Alternative Record for 763 railroads...... 300 forms.......... 75 minutes......... 375
Illnesses Claimed to Be Work
Related--Form FRA F 6180.107.
225.21--Railroad Accident/ 763 railroads...... 1,000 forms........ 90 minutes......... 1,500
Incident Notification and
Initial Investigation Report--
Form FRA F 6180.39i.
225.21--Highway User Statement-- 763 railroads...... 950 Letters/forms.. 50 minutes......... 792
RR Cover Letter and Form FRA F
6180.150 sent out to Potentially
Injured Travelers Involved in a
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing
Accident/Incident.
--Form FRA F 6180.150 Completed 950 Injured 665 forms.......... 45 minutes......... 499
by Highway User and Sent Back to Individuals.
Railroad.
225.25(h)--Posting of Monthly 763 railroads...... 8,616 lists........ 16 minutes......... 2,298
Summary.
225.27--Retention of Records..... 763 railroads...... 18,900 records..... 2 minutes.......... 630
--Record of Form FRA F 6180.107.. 763 railroads...... 300 records........ 2 minutes.......... 10
--Record of Monthly Lists........ 763 railroads...... 8,616 records...... 2 minutes.......... 288
--Record of Form FRA F 6180.97... 763 railroads...... 18,200 records..... 2 minutes.......... 607
--Record of Employee Human Factor 763 railroads...... 2,675 records...... 2 minutes.......... 89
Attachments.
--RR Electronic Recordkeeping 18 railroads....... 18 modified systems 120 hours.......... 2,160
Systems--Changes to Conform to
FRA Requirements.
225.33--Internal Control Plans-- 763 railroads...... 25 amendments...... 14 hours........... 350
Amendments.
225.35--Access to Records and 15 railroads....... 400 lists.......... 20 minutes......... 133
Reports.
--Subsequent Years............... 4 railroads........ 16 lists........... 20 minutes......... 5
225.37--Optical Media Transfer of 8 railroads........ 200 transfers...... 3 minutes.......... 10
of Reports, Updates, and
Amendments.
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--Electronic Submission of 763 railroads...... 2,400 submissions.. 3 minutes.......... 120
Reports, Updates, and Amendments.
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Total Responses: 139,791.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 59,443 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0524.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) amended its
radio standards and procedures to promote compliance by making the
regulations more flexible; to require wireless communications devices,
including radios, for specified classifications of railroad operations
and roadway workers; and to re-title this part to reflect its coverage
of other means of wireless communications such as cellular telephones,
data radio terminals, and other forms of wireless communications to
convey emergency and need-to-know information. The new rule establishes
safe, uniform procedures covering the use of radio and other wireless
communications within the railroad industry.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually.
Reporting Burden
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Respondent Total annual Average time per Total annual
CFR Section universe responses response burden hours
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220.8--Waivers Petitions......... 763 railroads...... 6 petition letters. 60 minutes......... 6
220.25--Instruction of Employees. 763 railroads...... 91,000 instructed 30 minutes......... 45,500
employees.
--Subsequent Years............... 763 railroads...... 12,5400 instructed 30 minutes......... 6,270
employees.
--Operational Testing of 763 railroads...... 100,000 tests/ 5 minutes.......... 8,333
Employees. record.
220.37--Testing Radio/Wireless 763 railroads...... 780,000 tests...... 30 seconds......... 6,500
Communication Equipment.
220.61--Transmission of Mandatory 763 railroads...... 7,200,000 1.5 minutes........ 180,000
Directive. directives.
--Marking Man. Dir............... 763 railroads...... 624,000 marks...... 15 seconds......... 2,600
220.307--Use of RR Supplied 763 railroads...... 763 amended codes.. 60 minutes......... 763
Electronic Devices: Amended RR
Code.
--RR Written Document Stating 763 railroads...... 50 written 60 minutes......... 50
Authorized Business Purpose for documents.
Taking Video/Photo with RR
Supplied Electronic Device.
--Safety Briefing for Use of RR 763 railroads...... 5,460,000 briefings 1 minute........... 91,000
Supplied Electronic Device in
Cab of Controlling Locomotive.
220.313--Railroad Written Program 763 railroads...... 763 amended written 60 minutes......... 763
of Instruction and Examination Instruction
on Part 220 Requirements. Programs.
--Training of RR Employees on 91,000 Employees... 91,000 Trained 15 minutes......... 22,750
Part 220 Requirements. Employees.
--Employee Training Records...... 91,000 Employees... 91,000 records..... 5 minutes.......... 7,583
--Approval Process: FRA 763 railroads...... 6 revised/amended 60 minutes......... 6
Disapproval of RR Program of programs.
Instruction and Examination.
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Total Responses: 14,451,128.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 372,124 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0557.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Surface
Transportation Board (STB), working in conjunction with each other,
have issued joint final rules establishing procedures for the
development and implementation of safety integration plans (``SIPs'' or
``plans'') by a Class I railroad proposing to engage in certain
specified merger, consolidation, or acquisition of control transactions
with another Class I railroad, or a Class II railroad with which it
proposes to amalgamate operations. The scope of the transactions
covered under the two rules is the same. FRA uses the information
collected, notably the required SIPs, to maintain and promote a safe
rail environment by ensuring that affected railroads (Class Is and some
Class IIs) address critical safety issues unique to the amalgamation of
large, complex railroad operations.
Form Number(s): N/A.
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Affected Public: Railroads.
Respondent Universe: Class I Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
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Respondent Total annual Average time Total annual Total annual
CFR Section universe responses per response burden hours burden cost
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244.13--Safety Integration
Plans:
Amalgamation of 8 railroads.... 1 plan......... 340 hours...... 340 $24,016
Operations--SIP
Development & Quarterly
Meetings.
244.17--Procedures........... 8 railroads.... 25 reports..... 40 hours/2 88 5,632
hours.
--Responses to FRA Inquiries 8 railroads.... 6 responses.... 8 hours........ 48 3,072
Re: SIP data.
--Coordination in 8 railroads.... 25 phone calls. 10 minutes..... 4 256
Implementing Approved SIP.
hh--Request for Confidential 8 railroads.... 1 request...... 16 hours....... 16 2,512
Treatment.
244.19--Disposition--Comments 8 railroads.... 2 reports...... 16 hours....... 32 2,048
on Proposed SIP Amendments.
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Total Responses: 60.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 528 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
Title: Confidential Close Call Reporting System Evaluation-Related
Interview Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0574.
Abstract: In the U.S. railroad industry, injury rates have been
declining over the last 25 years. Indeed, the industry incident rate
fell from a high of 12.1 incidents per 100 workers per year in 1978 to
3.66 in 1996. As the number of incidents has decreased, the mix of
causes has also changed toward a higher proportion of incidents that
can be attributed to human and organizational factors. This combination
of trends--decrease in overall rates but increasing proportion of human
factors-related incidents--has left safety managers with a need to
shift tactics in reducing injuries to even lower rates than they are
now.
In recognition of the need for new approaches to improving safety,
FRA has instituted the Confidential Close Call Reporting System
(C\3\RS). The operating assumption behind C\3\RS is that by assuring
confidentiality, employees will report events which, if dealt with,
will decrease the likelihood of accidents. C\3\RS, therefore, has both
a confidential reporting component, and a problem analysis/solution
component. C\3\RS is expected to affect safety in two ways. First, it
will lead to problem solving concerning specific safety conditions.
Second, it will engender an organizational culture and climate that
supports greater awareness of safety and a greater cooperative
willingness to improve safety.
If C\3\RS works as intended, it could have an important impact on
improving safety and safety culture in the railroad industry. While
C\3\RS has been developed and implemented with the participation of
FRA, railroad labor, and railroad management, there are legitimate
questions about whether it is being implemented in the most beneficial
way, and whether it will have its intended effect. Further, even if
C\3\RS is successful, it will be necessary to know if it is successful
enough to implement on a wide scale. To address these important
questions, FRA is implementing a formative evaluation to guide program
development, a summative evaluation to assess impact, and a
sustainability evaluation to determine how C\3\RS can continue after
the test period is over. The evaluation is needed to provide FRA with
guidance as to how it can improve the program, and how it might be
scaled up throughout the railroad industry.
Program evaluation is an inherently data driven activity. Its basic
tenet is that as change is implemented, data can be collected to track
the course and consequences of the change. Because of the setting in
which C\3\RS is being implemented, that data must come from the
railroad employees (labor and management) who may be affected. Critical
data include beliefs about safety and issues related to safety, and
opinions/observations about the operation of C\3\RS.
The current study is a five-year demonstration project to improve
rail safety, and is designed to identify safety issues and propose
corrective action based on voluntary reports of close calls submitted
to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Because of the innovative
nature of this program, FRA is implementing an evaluation to determine
whether the program is succeeding, how it can be improved and, if
successful, what is needed to spread the program throughout the
railroad industry. Interviews to evaluate the close call reporting
system are being conducted with two groups: (1) Key stakeholders to the
process (e.g., FRA officials, industry labor, and carrier management
within participating railroads); and (2) Employees in participating
railroads who are eligible to submit close call reports to the
Confidential Close Call Reporting System. Different questions are
addressed to each of these two groups. Interviews are semi-structured,
with follow-up questions asked as appropriate depending on the
respondent's initial answer.
The confidentiality of the interview data is protected by the
Privacy Act of 1974. FRA fully complies with all laws pertaining to
confidentiality, including the Privacy Act. Thus, information obtained
by or acquired by FRA's contractor, the Volpe Center, from key
stakeholders and railroad employees will be used strictly for
evaluation purposes. None of the information that might be identifying
will be disseminated or disclosed in any way. In addition, the
participating railroad sites involved will require Volpe to establish a
non-disclosure agreement that prohibits disclosure of company
confidential information without the carrier's authorization. Also, the
data are protected under the Department of
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Transportation regulation Title 49 CFR Part 9, which is in part
concerned with the Department involvement in proceedings between
private litigants. According to this statute, if information is
subpoenaed, Volpe and Volpe contractors cannot ``provide testimony or
produce any material contained in the files of the Department, or
disclose any information or produce any material acquired as part of
the performance of that employee's official duties or because of that
employee's official duty status'' unless authorized by agency counsel
after determining that, in legal proceedings between private litigants,
such testimony would be in the best interests of the Department or that
of the United States Government if disclosed. Finally, the name of
those interviewed will not be requested.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.126A; FRA F 6180.126B.
Affected Public: Railroad Employees and Key Non-railroad
Stakeholders.
Respondent Universe: 300 Select Railroad Employees/Non-railroad
Stakeholders.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
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Average time
Collection instrument Respondent universe Total annual per response Total annual
responses (minutes) burden hours
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Form FRA F 6180.126A.............. 300 Individuals...... 220 forms............ 60 220
Form FRA F 6180.126B.............. 300 Individuals...... 60 forms............. 60 60
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Total Responses: 280.
Estimated Annual Burden: 280 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
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.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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