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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 the
currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will
submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: FRA Safety Advisory 2015–01,
Mechanical Inspections and Wheel
Impact Detector Standards for Trains
Transporting Large Amounts of Class 3
Flammable Liquids.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0607.
Abstract: Recent derailments have
occurred involving trains transporting
large quantities of petroleum crude oil
and ethanol. Preliminary investigation
of one of these recent derailments
involving a crude oil train indicates that
a mechanical defect involving a broken
tank car wheel may have caused or
contributed to the incident. FRA is
issuing this Safety Advisory to make
recommendations to enhance the
mechanical safety of the cars in trains
Respondent
universe
(railroads)
Safety Advisory 2015–01
(1) Maintenance Advisories from Railroads to Car Owners
after Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD) Automatic Notification that Detects an Impact Above Threshold of 60kips.
(2) Records of Initial Terminal Brake Inspection by Qualified
Mechanical Inspector and Records of Freight Car Inspections at Initial Terminals with Designated Inspectors.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Responses: 351,000.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
6,333 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Erin McCartney,
Acting Chief Financial Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–14]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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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
SUMMARY:
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Total annual responses
Total annual
burden hours
350,000 Advisories ................
1
5,833
70
1,000 Inspections/Records ....
30
500
Comments must be received no
later than July 27, 2015.
DATES:
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 2130–0006.’’
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.
ADDRESSES:
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per response
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activities. Before submitting the
information collection request (ICR)
below for clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is
soliciting public comment on specific
aspects of the activities identified
below.
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transporting large quantities of
flammable liquids. This Safety Advisory
recommends that railroads use highly
qualified individuals to conduct the
brake and mechanical inspections and
recommends a reduction to the impact
threshold levels the industry currently
uses for wayside detectors that measure
wheel impacts to ensure the wheel
integrity of tank cars in those trains.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Frequency of Submission: One-time;
on occasion.
Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads.
Reporting Burden:
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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
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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: Railroad Signal System
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0006.
Abstract: The regulations pertaining
to railroad signal systems are contained
in 49 CFR parts 233 (Signal System
Reporting Requirements), 235
(Instructions Governing Applications for
Approval of a Discontinuance or
Material Modification of a Signal
System), and 236 (Rules, Standards, and
Instructions Governing the Installation,
Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of
Systems, Devices, and Appliances).
Section 233.5 provides that each
railroad must report to FRA within 24
hours after learning of an accident or
incident arising from the failure of a
signal appliance, device, method, or
system to function or indicate as
required by part 236 of this Title that
results in a more favorable aspect than
intended or other condition hazardous
to the movement of a train. Section
233.7 sets forth the specific
requirements for reporting signal
failures within 15 days in accordance
with the instructions printed on Form
FRA F 6180.14.
Finally, § 233.9 sets forth the specific
requirements for the ‘‘Signal System
Five Year Report.’’ It requires that every
five years each railroad must file a
signal system status report. The report is
to be prepared on a form issued by FRA
in accordance with the instructions and
definitions provided. Title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, part 235
sets forth the specific conditions under
which FRA approval of modification or
discontinuance of railroad signal
systems is required and prescribes the
methods available to seek such
approval. The application process
prescribed under part 235 provides a
vehicle enabling FRA to obtain the
necessary information to make logical
and informed decisions concerning
carrier requests to modify or
discontinue signaling systems. Section
235.5 requires railroads to apply for
FRA approval to discontinue or
materially modify railroad signaling
systems. Section 235.7 defines material
modifications and identifies those
changes that do not require agency
approval. Section 235.8 provides that
any railroad may petition FRA to seek
relief from the requirements under 49
CFR part 236. Sections 235.10, 235.12,
and 235.13 describe where the petition
must be submitted, what information
must be included, the organizational
format, and the official authorized to
sign the application. Section 235.20 sets
forth the process for protesting the
granting of a carrier application for
signal changes or relief from the rules,
standards, and instructions.
This section provides the information
that must be included in the protest, the
address for filing the protest, the item
limit for filing the protest, and the
requirement that a person requesting a
public hearing explain the need for such
a forum. Section 236.110 requires that
the test results of certain signaling
apparatus be recorded and specifically
identify the tests required under
§§ 236.102–109; §§ 236.377–236.387;
§§ 236.576; 236.577; and §§ 236.586–
589. Section 236.110 further provides
that the test results must be recorded on
pre-printed or computerized forms
provided by the carrier and that the
forms show the name of the railroad,
place and date of the test conducted,
equipment tested, test results, repairs,
and the condition of the apparatus. This
section also requires that the employee
conducting the test must sign the form
and that the record be retained at the
office of the supervisory official having
the proper authority. Results of tests
made in compliance with § 236.587
must be retained for 92 days, and results
of all other tests must be retained until
the next record is filed, but in no case
less than one year. Additionally,
§ 236.587 requires each railroad to make
a departure test of cab signal, train stop,
or train control devices on locomotives
before that locomotive enters the
equipped territory. This section further
requires that whoever performs the test
must certify in writing that the test was
properly performed. The certification
and test results must be posted in the
locomotive cab with a copy of the
certification and test results retained at
the office of the supervisory official
having the proper authority. However, if
it is impractical to leave a copy of the
certification and test results at the
location of the test, the test results must
be transmitted to either the dispatcher
or one other designated official who
must keep a written record of the test
results and the name of the person
performing the test. All records
prepared under this section are required
to be retained for 92 days. Finally,
§ 236.590 requires the carrier to clean
and inspect the pneumatic apparatus of
automatic train stop, train control, or
cab signal devices on locomotives every
736 days, and to stencil, tag, or
otherwise mark the pneumatic
apparatus indicating the last cleaning
date.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.47; FRA
F 6180.14.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 1 Class I
railroad.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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CFR Section
Respondent universe
Total annual
responses
Average time per
response
233.5—Accidents resulting from signal failure—
telephone report to FRA.
233.7—Signal Failure Reports ...............................
235.5—Filing of Applications for changes to Signal Systems.
235.8—Relief from requirements of Part 236 of
this Title.
235.20—Protests against application for relief
from Part 236 requirements.
754 railroads ............
10 telephone calls ......
30 minutes ................
5 hours.
754 railroads ............
80 railroads ..............
100 reports .................
20 applications ...........
15 minutes ................
10 hours ...................
25 hours.
200 hours.
80 railroads ..............
24 relief requests/applications.
35 protest letters ........
2.5 hours ..................
60 hours.
30 minutes ................
18 hours.
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CFR Section
Respondent universe
Total annual
responses
236.110—Results of Tests made in compliance
with sections 236.102–109; sections 236.376–
387; section 236.576; section 236.577; sections
236.586–589; and sec. 236.917(a)—Records.
236.587—Departure Test—Record .......................
236.590—Pneumatic
Apparatus—Inspection,
cleaning, and results of Inspection—Record.
80 railroads ..............
936,660 forms ............
27 minutes.15 minutes.
393,397 hours.
18 railroads ..............
18 railroads ..............
730,000 tests/records
6,697 stencilings/tags
4 minutes ..................
22.5 minutes .............
48,667 hours.
2,511 hours.
Total Estimated Responses: 1,673,546.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
444,883 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.
Comments must be received no
later than July 27, 2015.
DATES:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2015–0007–N–13]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
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 an
extension of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. On April 27, 2015, FRA
published in the Federal Register its
Emergency Order No. 30 titled
Emergency Order Establishing a
Maximum Operating Speed of 40 mph
in High-Threat Urban Areas for Certain
Trains Transporting Large Quantities of
Class 3 Flammable Liquids. See 80 FR
23321. The information collection
activities associated with the Joint
Safety Advisory received a six-month
emergency approval from OMB on April
30, 2015. FRA seeks a regular clearance
(extension of the current approval for
one year) so that it can continue to
receive and evaluate special petitions of
approval from railroads requesting relief
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SUMMARY:
17:50 May 22, 2015
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 2130–0609.’’
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.
ADDRESSES:
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from this Emergency Order. In these
petition requests, railroads must state
their proposed alternative action that
will provide at least an equivalent level
of safety to that provided by this
Emergency Order. 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.
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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)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Average time per
response
Total annual burden
hours
493–6132). (These telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109
Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval for
reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding: (i) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(I)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(I)–(iv). FRA believes that
soliciting public comment will promote
its efforts to reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information mandated
by Federal regulations. In summary,
FRA reasons that comments received
will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce
reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (iii) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of the
currently approved information
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-14]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
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 request (ICR) 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 July 27, 2015.
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 2130-0006.''
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
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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: Railroad Signal System Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0006.
Abstract: The regulations pertaining to railroad signal systems are
contained in 49 CFR parts 233 (Signal System Reporting Requirements),
235 (Instructions Governing Applications for Approval of a
Discontinuance or Material Modification of a Signal System), and 236
(Rules, Standards, and Instructions Governing the Installation,
Inspection, Maintenance, and Repair of Systems, Devices, and
Appliances). Section 233.5 provides that each railroad must report to
FRA within 24 hours after learning of an accident or incident arising
from the failure of a signal appliance, device, method, or system to
function or indicate as required by part 236 of this Title that results
in a more favorable aspect than intended or other condition hazardous
to the movement of a train. Section 233.7 sets forth the specific
requirements for reporting signal failures within 15 days in accordance
with the instructions printed on Form FRA F 6180.14.
Finally, Sec. 233.9 sets forth the specific requirements for the
``Signal System Five Year Report.'' It requires that every five years
each railroad must file a signal system status report. The report is to
be prepared on a form issued by FRA in accordance with the instructions
and definitions provided. Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
part 235 sets forth the specific conditions under which FRA approval of
modification or discontinuance of railroad signal systems is required
and prescribes the methods available to seek such approval. The
application process prescribed under part 235 provides a vehicle
enabling FRA to obtain the necessary information to make logical and
informed decisions concerning carrier requests to modify or discontinue
signaling systems. Section 235.5 requires railroads to apply for FRA
approval to discontinue or materially modify railroad signaling
systems. Section 235.7 defines material modifications and identifies
those changes that do not require agency approval. Section 235.8
provides that any railroad may petition FRA to seek relief from the
requirements under 49 CFR part 236. Sections 235.10, 235.12, and 235.13
describe where the petition must be submitted, what information must be
included, the organizational format, and the official authorized to
sign the application. Section 235.20 sets forth the process for
protesting the granting of a carrier application for signal changes or
relief from the rules, standards, and instructions.
This section provides the information that must be included in the
protest, the address for filing the protest, the item limit for filing
the protest, and the requirement that a person requesting a public
hearing explain the need for such a forum. Section 236.110 requires
that the test results of certain signaling apparatus be recorded and
specifically identify the tests required under Sec. Sec. 236.102-109;
Sec. Sec. 236.377-236.387; Sec. Sec. 236.576; 236.577; and Sec. Sec.
236.586-589. Section 236.110 further provides that the test results
must be recorded on pre-printed or computerized forms provided by the
carrier and that the forms show the name of the railroad, place and
date of the test conducted, equipment tested, test results, repairs,
and the condition of the apparatus. This section also requires that the
employee conducting the test must sign the form and that the record be
retained at the office of the supervisory official having the proper
authority. Results of tests made in compliance with Sec. 236.587 must
be retained for 92 days, and results of all other tests must be
retained until the next record is filed, but in no case less than one
year. Additionally, Sec. 236.587 requires each railroad to make a
departure test of cab signal, train stop, or train control devices on
locomotives before that locomotive enters the equipped territory. This
section further requires that whoever performs the test must certify in
writing that the test was properly performed. The certification and
test results must be posted in the locomotive cab with a copy of the
certification and test results retained at the office of the
supervisory official having the proper authority. However, if it is
impractical to leave a copy of the certification and test results at
the location of the test, the test results must be transmitted to
either the dispatcher or one other designated official who must keep a
written record of the test results and the name of the person
performing the test. All records prepared under this section are
required to be retained for 92 days. Finally, Sec. 236.590 requires
the carrier to clean and inspect the pneumatic apparatus of automatic
train stop, train control, or cab signal devices on locomotives every
736 days, and to stencil, tag, or otherwise mark the pneumatic
apparatus indicating the last cleaning date.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.47; FRA F 6180.14.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 1 Class I railroad.
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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233.5--Accidents resulting from 754 railroads..... 10 telephone calls 30 minutes........ 5 hours.
signal failure--telephone
report to FRA.
233.7--Signal Failure Reports... 754 railroads..... 100 reports....... 15 minutes........ 25 hours.
235.5--Filing of Applications 80 railroads...... 20 applications... 10 hours.......... 200 hours.
for changes to Signal Systems.
235.8--Relief from requirements 80 railroads...... 24 relief requests/ 2.5 hours......... 60 hours.
of Part 236 of this Title. applications.
235.20--Protests against 80 railroads...... 35 protest letters 30 minutes........ 18 hours.
application for relief from
Part 236 requirements.
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236.110--Results of Tests made 80 railroads...... 936,660 forms..... 27 minutes.15 393,397 hours.
in compliance with sections minutes.
236.102-109; sections 236.376-
387; section 236.576; section
236.577; sections 236.586-589;
and sec. 236.917(a)--Records.
236.587--Departure Test--Record. 18 railroads...... 730,000 tests/ 4 minutes......... 48,667 hours.
records.
236.590--Pneumatic Apparatus-- 18 railroads...... 6,697 stencilings/ 22.5 minutes...... 2,511 hours.
Inspection, cleaning, and tags.
results of Inspection--Record.
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Total Estimated Responses: 1,673,546.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 444,883 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.
[FR Doc. 2015-12584 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
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