Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 76709 [2013-30026]

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• Federal Railroad Administration
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 76709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30026]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2013-0002-N-25]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces that the Information Collection Requests (ICRs) 
abstracted below are being forwarded to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describes the nature of 
the information collections and their expected burdens. The Federal 
Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collections of information was published on September 25, 
2013 (78 FR 59086).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 17, 2014.

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 issue two notices seeking public 
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve 
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 
1320.12. On September 25, 2013, FRA published a 60-day notice in the 
Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs that the agency was seeking 
OMB approval. See 78 FR 59086. FRA received no comments after issuing 
this notice. Accordingly, these information collection activities have 
been re-evaluated and certified under 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and are being 
forwarded to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12(c).
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C. 
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or 
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30 day 
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 day notice 
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords 
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a 
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication 
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    The summary below describes the nature of the information 
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden. The revised 
requirements are being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by 
the PRA.
    Title: Emergency Order No. 28, Notice No. 1.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0601.
    Type of Request: Regular Clearance with no change of a current 
collection approved in August 2013 for six months under Emergency 
Clearance Procedures.
    Affected Public: Railroads.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Abstract: FRA has determined that public safety compelled the 
issuance of Emergency Order No. 28, which requires railroads operating 
on the general system of transportation to implement additional 
processes and procedures to ensure that unattended trains and vehicles 
on mainline track or sidings are properly secured against unintended 
movement. Emergency Order No. 28 was published in the Federal Register 
on August 7, 2013, in response to the catastrophic accident that 
occurred in Lac-M[eacute]gantic, Quebec, Canada, on July 6, 2013. See 
78 FR 48218. Emergency Order No. 28 is intended to address some of the 
human factors failures that may cause unattended equipment to be 
improperly secured in order to protect the general public and 
communities near the general system of rail transportation and railroad 
equipment that is used on it against derailment situations similar to 
that which occurred at Lac-M[eacute]gantic.
    The collection of information is being used by FRA to ensure that 
railroads and their employees fulfill all the requirements that are set 
out in the Emergency Order. Among other purposes, FRA will use the 
information collected to verify that railroads develop, adopt, and 
comply with a plan that identifies specific locations and circumstances 
when a train or vehicle transporting the type and quantity of hazardous 
materials described in Appendix A of this Emergency Order shall be left 
unattended on a mainline track or mainline siding outside of a yard or 
terminal. FRA will also use the collection of information to confirm 
that railroads review and verify and adjust, as necessary, existing 
procedures and processes related to the number of hand brakes to be set 
on all unattended trains and equipment. Railroads must ensure the means 
of verifying that the number is appropriate. FRA will use the 
collection of information to enforce compliance, where necessary.
    Annual Estimated Burden: 229,643 hours.
    Title: Special Notice for Repairs.
    Addressee: Send comments regarding these information collections to 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503, 
Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent via email to OMB 
at the following address: oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
    Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed 
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of 
the burden of the proposed information collections; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2013.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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