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purpose of the proposed action is to
identify the appropriate transportation
solution(s) to rectify the increasing
inability to safely and effectively move
people, goods, and services through the
study area.
Alternatives: Alternative corridors
will be developed within the previously
defined study area.
Environmental Review Process: The
EIS will be developed in accordance
with Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) regulations (40 Code of Federal
Regulations [CFR] part 1500 et seq.)
implementing NEPA (42 U.S.C. 4321 et
seq.), and FHWA regulations. FHWA
and ADOT will use a tiered process, as
provided for in 40 CFR 1508.28 and in
accordance with FHWA guidance, in the
completion of the environmental study.
If the Record of Decision indicates
that FHWA has selected one of the
alternative corridors as the
environmentally preferred alternative,
the evaluation of a specific highway
alignment within the selected corridor
would occur in a subsequent phase of
the study. Subsequent Tier 2
assessment(s) would address a proposed
highway alignment to be developed
within the alternative corridor selected
in the Tier 1 EIS, and would incorporate
by reference the Tier 1 data, evaluations,
and findings. The Tier 2 NEPA
evaluation(s) would concentrate on sitespecific issues and alternatives relevant
to implementing a new highway
alignment within the selected Tier 1
alternative corridor, and would identify
the environmental consequences and
measures necessary to mitigate
environmental impacts at a site-specific
level of detail.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,
Planning and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; U.S.C. 771.123.
Issued on: December 10, 2013.
Karla S. Petty,
FHWA Division Administrator, Phoenix, AZ.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
Integrated Corridor Management
Deployment Planning Grants
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
AGENCY:
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Notice of extension of
application period.
ACTION:
The FHWA is extending the
application period for the Integrated
Corridor Management Deployment
Planning Grants, which was issued
through a notice on November 1, 2013,
at 78 FR 65751. The original application
period is set to close on December 31,
2013. The extension is based on input
received from DOT stakeholders that the
December 31 closing date does not
provide sufficient time for submission
of applications. The FHWA agrees that
the application period should be
extended. Therefore, the closing date for
applications is extended to January 17,
2014.
DATES: Formal applications must be
submitted no later than January 17, 2014
to be assured consideration.
Applications should be submitted
through https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about the program discussed
herein, contact Mr. Robert Sheehan,
FHWA Office of Transportation
Management, (202) 366–6817, or via
email at Robert.Sheehan@dot.gov, or
Mr. Brian Cronin, Team Leader,
Research, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration ITS-Joint
Program Office, (202) 366–8841 or via
email at Brian.Cronin@dot.gov. For legal
questions, please contact Adam Sleeter,
Attorney Advisor, FHWA Office of the
Chief Counsel, (202) 366–8839, or via
email at adam.sleeter@dot.gov. Business
hours for the FHWA are from 8:00 a.m.,
e.t., to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On November 1, 2013, at 78 FR 65751,
the FHWA published in the Federal
Register a notice regarding the
Integrated Corridor Management
Deployment Planning Grants. The
purpose of this notice was to invite
States, Metropolitan Planning
Organizations, and local governments
that intended to initiate or continue
Integrated Corridor Management
development with their partners, such
as arterial management agencies, tolling
authorities, and transit authorities, to
apply for deployment planning grants.
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act authorizes the FHWA
to encourage Intelligent Transportation
Systems deployment on the national
highway system through demonstrations
and grant programs. The purpose of this
program is to promote the integrated
management and operations of the
transportation system, thereby
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improving multimodal transportation
system management and operations.
The original application period is set
to close on December 31, 2013. The
extension in this notice is based on
input received from DOT stakeholders
that the December 31 closing date does
not provide sufficient time for
submission of applications. The FHWA
agrees that the application period
should be extended. Therefore, the
closing date for applications is extended
to January 17, 2014.
Issued on: December 16, 2013.
Victor M. Mendez,
FHWA Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2013–0002–N–27]
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 the
information collection requests (ICRs)
below 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 February 21, 2014.
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 lllll.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
SUMMARY:
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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.
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
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 currently
approved information collection
activities that FRA will submit for
clearance by OMB as required under the
PRA:
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237.3
Notifications to FRA of Assignment of Bridge
Responsibility.
Signed Statement by Assignee Concerning
Bridge Responsibility.
237.9
Waivers—Petitions ........................................
23731/33
Development/Adoption of Bridge Management Program.
237.57
Designation of Qualified Individuals ..............
237.71
Determination of Bridge Load Capacities .....
237.73
Issuance of Instructions to Railroad Personnel by Track Owner.
237.105
Special Bridge Inspections and Reports/
Records.
Special Underwater Inspections ....................
237.107 and 237.109
Nationwide Annual Bridge Inspections—Reports.
Records
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Title: Bridge Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0586.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used by FRA to ensure
that railroads/track owners meet Federal
safety standards for bridge safety and
comply with all the requirements
stipulated under the Railroad Safety
Improvement Act (RSIA) of 2008 and 49
CFR 237. In particular, the collection of
information is used by FRA to confirm
that railroads/track owners adopt and
implement bridge management
programs to properly inspect, maintain,
modify, and repair all bridges that carry
trains over them for which they are
responsible. Railroads/track owners
must conduct annual inspections of
railroad bridges. Further, railroads must
incorporate provisions for internal audit
into their bridge management program
and must conduct internal audits of
bridge inspection reports. The internal
audit information is used by railroads/
track owners to verify that the
inspection provisions of the bridge
management program are being
followed and to continually evaluate the
effectiveness of their bridge
management program and bridge
inspection activities. FRA uses this
information to ensure that railroads/
track owners implement a safe and
effective bridge management program
and bridge inspection regime.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 693 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
693 Railroads ...............
693 Railroads ...............
15 notifications .............
15 signed statements ...
90 minutes ....................
30 minutes ....................
22.5
7.5
693 Railroads ...............
12 petitions ...................
4 ....................................
48
693 Railroads ...............
693 plans ......................
Varies ...........................
20,100
693 Railroads ...............
200 designation ............
30 minutes ....................
100
693 Railroads ...............
2,000 determinations ....
8 ....................................
16,000
693 Railroads ...............
2,000 instructions .........
2 ....................................
4,000
693 Railroads ...............
12.50 hours ..................
93,750
693 Railroads ...............
7,500 insp. and reports/
records.
50 insp. andReports/
rcds.
40 hours .......................
2,000
693 Railroads ...............
18,000 insp. & reports ..
4 hours .........................
72,000
693 Railroads ...............
18,000 records .............
1 hour ...........................
18,000
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
Report of Deficient Condition on a Bridge (New
Requirement from NPRM)
237.111
Review of Bridge Inspection Reports by RR
Bridge Engineers.
Prescription of Bridge Insp. Procedure Modifications After Review.
237.131
Design of Bridge Modifications or Bridge Repairs.
Bridge Modification Repair Reviews/Supervisory Efforts.
Common Standard Designed by Railroad
Bridge Engineer (New Requirement from
NPRM).
237.153
Audits of Inspections .....................................
693 Railroads ...............
50 reports .....................
30 minutes ....................
25
693 Railroads ...............
2,000 insp. rpt. reviews
30 minutes ....................
1,000
693 Railroads ...............
200 insp. proc. modifications.
30 minutes ....................
100
693 Railroads ...............
1,250 designs ...............
16 hours .......................
20,000
693 Railroads ...............
1.50 hours ....................
1,875
693 Railroads ...............
1,250 br. mod. repair
reviews.
50 standards .................
24 hours .......................
1,200
693 Railroads ...............
693 insp. audits ............
80 hours/24 hours/6
hours.
5,470
693 Railroads ...............
5 systems .....................
80 hours .......................
400
693 Railroads ...............
100 employees .............
8 hours .........................
800
237.155
Documents and Records ...............................
Establishment of RR Monitoring and Info.
Technology Security Systems for Electronic Recordkeeping.
Employees Trained in System ......................
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
256,898 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Title: Locomotive Crashworthiness.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0564.
Abstract: In a final rule published on
June 28, 2006, the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) issued
comprehensive standards for locomotive
crashworthiness. These crashworthiness
standards are intended to help protect
locomotive cab occupants in the event
of a locomotive collision. The collection
of information is used by FRA ensure
that locomotive manufacturers and
railroads meet minimum performance
standards and design load requirements
for newly manufactured and remanufactured locomotives in order to
help protect locomotive cab occupants
in the event that one of these covered
locomotives collides with another
locomotive, the rear of another train, a
Total annual
burden hours
piece of on-track equipment, a shifted
load on a freight car on an adjacent
track, or a highway vehicle at a railhighway grade crossing.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 685 railroads
and 4 Locomotive Manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Respondent
universe
Total annual
responses
Average time per
response
229.207—Petition for FRA Approval of New Locomotive Crashworthiness Standards.
Petition for FRA Approval of Substantive
Change
to
FRA-Approved
Crashworthiness Design Standard.
Petition for FRA Approval of Non- Substantive Change to FRA-Approved
Crashworthiness Design Standard.
229.209
Waivers—Petition for FRA Approval of Alternative Locomotive Crashworthiness
Design Standard.
229.211
Comments on FRA Notice of Petitions Received by the Agency.
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685 Railroads + 4
Loco. Manufacturers.
685 Railroads + 4
Loco. Manufacturers.
2 petitions ....................
1,050 hours ..................
2,100
1 petition ......................
1,050 hours ..................
1,050
685 Railroads + 4
Loco. Manufacturers.
1 petition ......................
400 hours .....................
400
685 Railroads + 4
Loco. Manufacturers.
1 petition ......................
2,550 hours ..................
2,550
4 Loco. Makers/RR Associations/Labor Organizations/Public.
10 comments ...............
16 hours .......................
160
685 Railroads ..............
1,000 records or stickers or badge plates.
6 minutes .....................
100
4 Loco. Manufacturers
685 Railroads ..............
24 loco. Record ...........
6 records ......................
8 hours .........................
4 hours .........................
192
24
6 Loco. Manufacturers/
Rebuilders.
10 records ....................
2 minutes .....................
229.213
Locomotive Manufacturing Information: Retention of Required Information.
229.215
Retention of Records—Original Designs .....
Retention of Records—Repairs and Modifications.
Inspection of Records ..................................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden:
6,544 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
13, 2013.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2013–0002–N–24]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 February 21, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Ms. Janet
Wylie 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 acknowledge receipt of
their respective comments must include
a self-addressed stamped postcard
stating, ‘‘Comments on OMB control
number 2130–0580.’’ Alternatively,
comments may be transmitted via
facsimile to (202) 493–6170, or via email
to Ms. Wylie at janet.wylie@dot.gov, or
to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov.
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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: Ms.
Janet Wylie, Office of Information and
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6353) 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. FRA reasons that
comments received will advance three
objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens;
(ii) ensure that it organizes information
collection requirements in a ‘‘user
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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: Notice of Funding Availability
and Solicitations of Applications for
Grants under the Railroad Rehabilitation
and Repair Grant Program.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0580.
Abstract: The Consolidated Security,
Disaster Assistance, and Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2009 (Pub. L. 110–
329; September 30, 2008), established
the Railroad Rehabilitation and Repair
Program, making Federal funds
available directly to States. This
Program allowed grants to fund up to 80
percent of the cost of rehabilitation and
repairs to Class II and Class III railroad
infrastructure damaged by hurricanes,
floods, and other natural disasters in
areas that are located in counties that
have been identified in a Disaster
Declaration for Public Assistance by the
President under title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act of 1974. Funding was
made available on a reimbursement
basis for costs incurred after a major
disaster declaration that was made
between January 1, 2008 and the date of
the publication of the notice of funding
availability in the counties covered by
such a declaration. Rehabilitation and
repairs include rights-of-way, bridges,
signals, and other infrastructure which
is part of the general railroad system of
transportation and primarily used by
railroads to move freight traffic.
FRA recently revised this Information
Collection Request (ICR) to allow for the
submission of additional grants under
this program based on the Notice of
Funding Availability published by FRA
on 10/13/2013 and the emergency
clearance request approved by OMB on
11/05/2013. Any grants submitted as
part of this previous ICR were due by
December 9, 2013. Therefore, this
revision no longer includes any burden
hours for the application process, as no
new applications are being accepted at
this time.
Due to the nature of these disaster
assistance funds, current economic
conditions, and the various States need
for immediate assistance to vital freight
transportation pathways and the
important role these sectors of
transportation play in the overall
national economy, FRA is requesting
OMB to extend this ICR in order to
manage the current grants obligated
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2013-0002-N-27]
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 the
information collection requests (ICRs) below 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 February 21, 2014.
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
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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 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: Bridge Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0586.
Abstract: The collection of information is used by FRA to ensure
that railroads/track owners meet Federal safety standards for bridge
safety and comply with all the requirements stipulated under the
Railroad Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) of 2008 and 49 CFR 237. In
particular, the collection of information is used by FRA to confirm
that railroads/track owners adopt and implement bridge management
programs to properly inspect, maintain, modify, and repair all bridges
that carry trains over them for which they are responsible. Railroads/
track owners must conduct annual inspections of railroad bridges.
Further, railroads must incorporate provisions for internal audit into
their bridge management program and must conduct internal audits of
bridge inspection reports. The internal audit information is used by
railroads/track owners to verify that the inspection provisions of the
bridge management program are being followed and to continually
evaluate the effectiveness of their bridge management program and
bridge inspection activities. FRA uses this information to ensure that
railroads/track owners implement a safe and effective bridge management
program and bridge inspection regime.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 693 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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237.3
Notifications to FRA of 693 Railroads....... 15 notifications.... 90 minutes......... 22.5
Assignment of Bridge 693 Railroads....... 15 signed statements 30 minutes......... 7.5
Responsibility.
Signed Statement by Assignee
Concerning Bridge
Responsibility.
237.9
Waivers--Petitions........... 693 Railroads....... 12 petitions........ 4.................. 48
23731/33
Development/Adoption of 693 Railroads....... 693 plans........... Varies............. 20,100
Bridge Management Program.
237.57
Designation of Qualified 693 Railroads....... 200 designation..... 30 minutes......... 100
Individuals.
237.71
Determination of Bridge Load 693 Railroads....... 2,000 determinations 8.................. 16,000
Capacities.
237.73
Issuance of Instructions to 693 Railroads....... 2,000 instructions.. 2.................. 4,000
Railroad Personnel by Track
Owner.
237.105
Special Bridge Inspections 693 Railroads....... 7,500 insp. and 12.50 hours........ 93,750
and Reports/Records. reports/records.
Special Underwater 693 Railroads....... 50 insp. andReports/ 40 hours........... 2,000
Inspections. rcds.
237.107 and 237.109
Nationwide Annual Bridge 693 Railroads....... 18,000 insp. & 4 hours............ 72,000
Inspections--Reports. reports.
Records 693 Railroads....... 18,000 records...... 1 hour............. 18,000
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Report of Deficient Condition on 693 Railroads....... 50 reports.......... 30 minutes......... 25
a Bridge (New Requirement from
NPRM)
237.111
Review of Bridge Inspection 693 Railroads....... 2,000 insp. rpt. 30 minutes......... 1,000
Reports by RR Bridge reviews.
Engineers.
Prescription of Bridge Insp. 693 Railroads....... 200 insp. proc. 30 minutes......... 100
Procedure Modifications modifications.
After Review.
237.131
Design of Bridge 693 Railroads....... 1,250 designs....... 16 hours........... 20,000
Modifications or Bridge
Repairs.
Bridge Modification Repair 693 Railroads....... 1,250 br. mod. 1.50 hours......... 1,875
Reviews/Supervisory Efforts. repair reviews.
Common Standard Designed by 693 Railroads....... 50 standards........ 24 hours........... 1,200
Railroad Bridge Engineer
(New Requirement from NPRM).
237.153
Audits of Inspections........ 693 Railroads....... 693 insp. audits.... 80 hours/24 hours/6 5,470
hours.
237.155
Documents and Records........ 693 Railroads....... 5 systems........... 80 hours........... 400
Establishment of RR
Monitoring and Info.
Technology Security Systems
for Electronic Recordkeeping.
Employees Trained in System.. 693 Railroads....... 100 employees....... 8 hours............ 800
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Estimated Total Annual Burden: 256,898 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
Title: Locomotive Crashworthiness.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0564.
Abstract: In a final rule published on June 28, 2006, the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) issued comprehensive standards for
locomotive crashworthiness. These crashworthiness standards are
intended to help protect locomotive cab occupants in the event of a
locomotive collision. The collection of information is used by FRA
ensure that locomotive manufacturers and railroads meet minimum
performance standards and design load requirements for newly
manufactured and re-manufactured locomotives in order to help protect
locomotive cab occupants in the event that one of these covered
locomotives collides with another locomotive, the rear of another
train, a piece of on-track equipment, a shifted load on a freight car
on an adjacent track, or a highway vehicle at a rail-highway grade
crossing.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 685 railroads and 4 Locomotive Manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
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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229.207--Petition for FRA 685 Railroads + 4 2 petitions........ 1,050 hours........ 2,100
Approval of New Locomotive Loco.
Crashworthiness Standards. Manufacturers.
Petition for FRA Approval of 685 Railroads + 4 1 petition......... 1,050 hours........ 1,050
Substantive Change to FRA- Loco.
Approved Crashworthiness Manufacturers.
Design Standard.
Petition for FRA Approval of 685 Railroads + 4 1 petition......... 400 hours.......... 400
Non- Substantive Change to Loco.
FRA-Approved Crashworthiness Manufacturers.
Design Standard.
229.209
Waivers--Petition for FRA 685 Railroads + 4 1 petition......... 2,550 hours........ 2,550
Approval of Alternative Loco.
Locomotive Crashworthiness Manufacturers.
Design Standard.
229.211
Comments on FRA Notice of 4 Loco. Makers/RR 10 comments........ 16 hours........... 160
Petitions Received by the Associations/Labor
Agency. Organizations/
Public.
229.213
Locomotive Manufacturing 685 Railroads...... 1,000 records or 6 minutes.......... 100
Information: Retention of stickers or badge
Required Information. plates.
229.215
Retention of Records-- 4 Loco. 24 loco. Record.... 8 hours............ 192
Original Designs. Manufacturers.
Retention of Records--Repairs 685 Railroads...... 6 records.......... 4 hours............ 24
and Modifications.
Inspection of Records........ 6 Loco. 10 records......... 2 minutes.......... .33
Manufacturers/
Rebuilders.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6,544 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2013.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-30363 Filed 12-20-13; 8:45 am]
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