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period of insulin use to demonstrate
stable control of diabetes before being
allowed to operate a CMV.
In response to section 4129, FMCSA
made immediate revisions to the
diabetes exemption program established
by the September 3, 2003 notice.
FMCSA discontinued use of the 3-year
driving experience and fulfilled the
requirements of section 4129 while
continuing to ensure that operation of
CMVs by drivers with ITDM will
achieve the requisite level of safety
required of all exemptions granted
under 49 U.S.C.. 31136(e).
Section 4129(d) also directed FMCSA
to ensure that drivers of CMVs with
ITDM are not held to a higher standard
than other drivers, with the exception of
limited operating, monitoring and
medical requirements that are deemed
medically necessary.
The FMCSA concluded that all of the
operating, monitoring and medical
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compliance with section 4129(d).
Therefore, all of the requirements set
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IV. Submitting Comments
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delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–17]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (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
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 August 21, 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–ll.’’
SUMMARY:
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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
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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 Locomotive Safety
Standards and Event Recorders.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0004.
Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection
requires railroads to inspect, repair, and
maintain locomotives and event
recorders so that they are safe, free of
defects, and can be placed in service
without peril to life. Crashworthy
locomotive event recorders provide FRA
with verifiable factual information about
how trains are maintained and operated,
and are used by FRA and State
inspectors for part 229 rule
enforcement. The information garnered
from crashworthy event recorders is also
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used by railroads to monitor railroad
operations and by railroad employees
(locomotive engineers, train crews,
dispatchers) to improve train handling,
and promote the safe and efficient
operation of trains throughout the
country, based on a surer knowledge of
different control inputs.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 754 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
CFR section
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
229.9—Movement of Non-Complying Locomotives.
229.15—Remote control locomotive—tagging to
indicate in remote control.
—Repair record of defective OCU linked to
remote control locomotive.
229.17—Accident Reports ...................................
229.20—Electronic Recordkeeping—Automatic
notice to RR each time locomotive is due for
inspection or maintenance.
29.21—Daily Inspection .......................................
44 Railroads .................
21,000 tags ..................
1 minute .......................
350
44 Railroads .................
3,000 tags ....................
2 minutes .....................
100
44 Railroads .................
200 records ..................
5 minutes .....................
17
44 Railroads .................
44 Railroads .................
1 report .........................
21,000 notifications ......
15 minutes ...................
1 second ......................
.25
6
754 Railroads ...............
16 minutes or 18 minutes.
13 minutes ...................
1,911,780
754 Railroads ...............
6,890,000 insp. reports/
records.
250 written reports .......
754 Railroads ...............
4,000 forms ..................
2 minutes .....................
133
754 Railroads ...............
754 Railroads ...............
9,500 tests/forms .........
9,500 secondary
records.
4,000 lists + 4,000 copies.
8 hours .........................
2 minutes .....................
76,000
317
2 minutes + 2 minutes
266
754 Railroads ...............
9,500 documents/
records.
2 minutes .....................
317
754 Railroads ...............
500 out-of-use notations.
5 minutes .....................
42
754 Railroads ...............
200 amendments .........
15 minutes ...................
50
754 Railroads ...............
90 minutes ...................
6,038
30 minutes ...................
350
754 Railroads ...............
4,025 readout records/
reports.
700 test failure notations.
1,000 removal tags ......
1 minute .......................
17
754 Railroads ...............
10,000 data reports ......
15 minutes ...................
2,500
754 Railroads ...............
700 tests/records .........
90 minutes ...................
1,050
754 Railroads ...............
88,000 tests/records ....
15 seconds ...................
367
754 Railroads ...............
2,100 tags ....................
2 minutes .....................
70
754 Railroads ...............
1,000 re-paintings/decals.
1 minute .......................
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—Written Reports of MU Locomotive Inspections.
Locomotive Inspection and Repair Record—
Form FRA F 6180.49A.
229.23—Periodic Inspections of Locomotives ....
—Secondary record of information on Form
FRA F 6180.49A.
—List of defects/repairs during inspection
provided to RR employees + copies of
lists.
—Document from railroad to employees of
all tests conducted since last periodic inspection.
229.33—Out of Use Credit for Locomotives .......
Recordkeeping Requirements:
229.25—Periodic Inspection of Event Recorders: Written Copy of Instructions—
Amendments.
—Data Verification Readout of Event Recorder.
—Pre-Maintenance Test Failures of Event
Recorder.
229.135—Removal of event recorder from service—Tags.
—Preserving Locomotive Event Recorder
Accident Data—reports.
Other Requirements:
229.27—Annual tests of event recorders w/
self-monitoring feature displaying a failure
indication—tests.
229.29—Calibration of Locomotive Air Flow
Meter—Tests.
229.46—Tagging locomotive with inoperative or
ineffective automatic/independent brake that
can only be used in trailing position.
229.85—Marking of all doors, cover plates, or
barriers having direct access to high voltage
equipment with words ‘‘Danger High Voltage’’
or with word ‘‘Danger’’.
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754 Railroads ...............
754 Railroads ...............
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burden hours
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per response
229.123—Locomotives equipped with a pilot,
snowplow, end plate with clearance above 6
inches—Marking/stenciling with words ‘‘9 inch
Maximum End Plate Height, Yard or Trail
Service Only’’.
—Notation in Remarks section of Form FRA
F6180.49A of pilot, snowplow, or end
plate clearance above 6 inches.
229.135—Re-manufactured
locomotives
equipped with certified crash-worthy event recorder.
229.140—Alerters—Visual indication to locomotive operator at least 5 seconds before
audio alarm—New Locomotives.
SUBPART E—229.303—Requests to FRA for
on-track testing of products outside a facility.
—Identification of all products developed by
Railroads and Vendors.
229.307—Safety Analysis for each product subject to this Subpart.
229.309—Safety critical changes to product subject to this Subpart—Notice to FRA.
—Report by product suppliers and private
owners to railroads of any safety-critical
changes to product.
229.311—Railroad Notification to FRA of intent
to place product subject to this Part in Service.
—Railroad document provided to FRA upon
request demonstrating product meets
Safety Analysis requirements for life cycle
of product.
—Railroad maintenance of data base of all
safety relevant hazards encountered after
product is placed in service.
—Written report to FRA disclosing frequency of safety relevant hazards for
product exceeding threshold set forth in
Safety Analysis.
—Final Report to FRA on results of analyses and counter measures to reduce frequency of safety related hazards.
219.313—Product testing results and records ....
754 Railroads ...............
20 markings/stencils ....
2 minutes .....................
1
754 Railroads ...............
20 notations .................
2 minutes .....................
1
754 Railroads ...............
1,000 certified memory
modules.
2 hours .........................
2,000
754 Railroads ...............
74,880,000 visual indications.
4 seconds .....................
83,200
754 Railroads ...............
20 requests ..................
8 hours .........................
160
754 Railroads ...............
2 hours .........................
40
754 Railroads ...............
20 product identification
documents.
300 safety analyses .....
240 hours .....................
72,000
754 Railroads ...............
10 notifications .............
16 hours .......................
160
3 Manufacturers ...........
10 reports .....................
8 hours .........................
80
754 Railroads ...............
300 notifications ...........
2 hours .........................
600
754 Railroads ...............
300 documents ............
2 hours .........................
600
754 Railroads ...............
300 databases .............
4 hours .........................
1,200
754 Railroads ...............
10 written reports .........
2 hours .........................
20
754 Railroads ...............
10 written final reports
4 hours .........................
40
754 Railroads ...............
10,000
754 Railroads ...............
120,000 product testing
records.
300 manuals ................
5 minutes .....................
219.315—Railroad maintenance of Operations
and Maintenance Manual containing all documents related to installation, maintenance, repair, modification, and testing of a product
subject to this Part.
—RR Configuration Management Control
Plan.
—Positive ID of safety-critical components ..
40 hours .......................
12,000
754 Railroads ...............
300 plans .....................
8 hours .........................
2,400
754 Railroads ...............
5,000
754 Railroads ...............
60,000 Identified components.
300 programs ...............
5 minutes .....................
229.317—RR Establishment and Implementation
of Training Qualification program for products
subject to this Subpart.
—Employees trained under RR program .....
40 hours .......................
12,000
754 Railroads ...............
30 minutes ...................
5,000
—Periodic refresher training of employees ..
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754 Railroads ...............
—RR regular and periodic evaluation of effectiveness of its training program.
—RR record of individuals designated as
qualified under this Section.
Appendix F to Part 229—Guidance for
Verification and Validation of Products—3rd
Party Assessments.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
82,168,698.
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Total annual
burden hours
20 minutes ...................
333
754 Railroads ...............
10,000 trained employees.
1,000 re-trained employees.
300 evaluations ............
4 hours .........................
1,200
754 Railroads ...............
10,000 records .............
10 minutes ...................
1,667
754 Railroads/3 Manufacturers.
1 3rd party assessment
4,000 hours ..................
4,000
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
2,213,623 hours.
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Approved Collection.
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Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 31,
Notice No. 1.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0611.
Abstract: On May 21, 2015, FRA
issued Emergency Order No. 31 (EO or
Order) to require that the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak) take actions to control
passenger train speed at certain
locations on main line track in the
Northeast Corridor (as defined by 49
U.S.C. 24905(c)(1)(A)). Amtrak was
required to immediately implement
code changes to its Automatic Train
Control (ATC) System to enforce the
passenger train speed limit ahead of the
curve at Frankford Junction in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where a
fatal accident occurred on May 12, 2015.
Amtrak was also required to identify all
other curves on the Northeast Corridor
where there is a significant reduction
(more than 20 miles per hour (mph))
from the maximum authorized approach
speed to those curves for passenger
trains. Amtrak was then required to
develop and comply with an FRAapproved action plan to modify its
existing ATC System or other signal
systems (or take alternative operational
actions) to enable enforcement of
passenger train speeds at the identified
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curves. Amtrak also had to install
additional wayside passenger train
speed limit signage at appropriate
locations on its Northeast Corridor rightof-way. FRA is continuing this
Emergency Order in full force and
effect, and is now seeking regular
clearance for the information collection
associated with this Emergency Order.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 1 Railroad.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Emergency Order
No. 31—Item:
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
(1) Amtrak survey of Northeast Corridor (NEC)
main line track system to create list identifying
each main track curve where there is a reduction of more than 20 mph from the maximum
authorized speed to that curve.
(2) Development and submission of Amtrak Action Plan to FRA.
(3) Installation of Additional Wayside Signs
throughout NEC, particularly along curve locations, to alert engineers and conductors of
maximum authorized train speed.
—Notice by Amtrak to FRA of Installation of
Signs along NEC designated in its.
(4) Relief Petition to FRA to take action not in
Accordance with this Emergency Order.
1 Railroad .....................
1 list ..............................
32 hours .......................
32
1 Railroad .....................
1 action plan ................
80 hours .......................
80
1 Railroad .....................
186 NEC wayside signs
15.4839 minutes per
sign.
48
1 Railroad .....................
6 notices .......................
15 minutes ...................
2
1 Railroad .....................
1 petition request .........
80 hours .......................
80
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
195.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 242.
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.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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[Safety Advisory 15–1]
Audits of Subway Tunnel
Environments
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of safety advisory.
On June 17, 2015, the Federal
Transit Administration (FTA) issued
SUMMARY:
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Safety Advisory 15–1 to advise rail fixed
guideway public transportation systems
(RFGPTS) with subway tunnel
environments of forthcoming audits to
be conducted by State Safety Oversight
Agencies (SSOAs) with oversight
jurisdiction in the assessment of tunnel
ventilation systems, emergency
procedures for fire and smoke events,
training programs to ensure compliance
with those emergency procedures, and
application of industry best standards in
maintenance and emergency
procedures. Additionally, FTA
instructed all State Safety Oversight
Agencies to conduct inspections of the
rail transit agencies’ tunnel ventilation
systems, and to audit the rail transit
agencies within their jurisdiction for the
purpose of determining the mileage and
characteristics of subway tunnels,
assessing the adequacy of the rail transit
agencies’ emergency procedures,
ensuring compliance with those
emergency procedures, and determining
compliance with industry best
standards in maintenance and
emergency procedure. The FTA issued
Safety Advisory 15–1 in response to an
urgent safety recommendation by the
National Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB). The FTA Safety Advisory
15–1, ‘‘Audit All Rail Fixed Guideway
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Total annual
burden hours
Public Transportation Systems
(RFGPTS) with Subway Tunnel
Environments,’’ is available on the FTA
public Web site, https://www.fta.dot.gov/
tso.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
program matters, Thomas Littleton,
Associate Administrator for Transit
Safety and Oversight, (202) 366–1738 or
Thomas.Littleton@dot.gov. For legal
matters, Scott Biehl, Senior Counsel,
(202) 366–0826 or Scott.Biehl@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 12, 2015, at 3:15 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time, a southbound Yellow
Line rapid rail train number 302
operated by the Washington
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
(WMATA) stopped after encountering
heavy smoke in a subway tunnel
between the L’Enfant Plaza station and
the Potomac River Bridge. After
stopping, the rear car of train 302 was
about 386 feet from the south end of the
L’Enfant Plaza station platform. The
operator of train 302 informed
WMATA’s Operation Control Center
(OCC) that the train had stopped due to
heavy smoke. A following Yellow Line
train, number 510, stopped about 100
feet short of the south end of the same
platform, but its cars were entirely
within the L’Enfant Plaza station. At
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-17]
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 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 August 21, 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-__.''
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
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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 Locomotive Safety Standards and Event Recorders.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0004.
Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection requires railroads to inspect,
repair, and maintain locomotives and event recorders so that they are
safe, free of defects, and can be placed in service without peril to
life. Crashworthy locomotive event recorders provide FRA with
verifiable factual information about how trains are maintained and
operated, and are used by FRA and State inspectors for part 229 rule
enforcement. The information garnered from crashworthy event recorders
is also used by railroads to monitor railroad operations and by
railroad employees (locomotive engineers, train crews, dispatchers) to
improve train handling, and promote the safe and efficient operation of
trains throughout the country, based on a surer knowledge of different
control inputs.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 754 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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229.9--Movement of Non-Complying 44 Railroads....... 21,000 tags........ 1 minute........... 350
Locomotives.
229.15--Remote control 44 Railroads....... 3,000 tags......... 2 minutes.......... 100
locomotive--tagging to indicate
in remote control.
--Repair record of defective 44 Railroads....... 200 records........ 5 minutes.......... 17
OCU linked to remote control
locomotive.
229.17--Accident Reports......... 44 Railroads....... 1 report........... 15 minutes......... .25
229.20--Electronic Recordkeeping-- 44 Railroads....... 21,000 1 second........... 6
Automatic notice to RR each time notifications.
locomotive is due for inspection
or maintenance.
29.21--Daily Inspection.......... 754 Railroads...... 6,890,000 insp. 16 minutes or 18 1,911,780
reports/records. minutes.
--Written Reports of MU 754 Railroads...... 250 written reports 13 minutes......... 54
Locomotive Inspections.
Locomotive Inspection and Repair 754 Railroads...... 4,000 forms........ 2 minutes.......... 133
Record--Form FRA F 6180.49A.
229.23--Periodic Inspections of 754 Railroads...... 9,500 tests/forms.. 8 hours............ 76,000
Locomotives.
--Secondary record of 754 Railroads...... 9,500 secondary 2 minutes.......... 317
information on Form FRA F records.
6180.49A.
--List of defects/repairs 754 Railroads...... 4,000 lists + 4,000 2 minutes + 2 266
during inspection provided copies. minutes.
to RR employees + copies of
lists.
--Document from railroad to 754 Railroads...... 9,500 documents/ 2 minutes.......... 317
employees of all tests records.
conducted since last
periodic inspection.
229.33--Out of Use Credit for 754 Railroads...... 500 out-of-use 5 minutes.......... 42
Locomotives. notations.
Recordkeeping Requirements:
229.25--Periodic Inspection 754 Railroads...... 200 amendments..... 15 minutes......... 50
of Event Recorders: Written
Copy of Instructions--
Amendments.
--Data Verification Readout 754 Railroads...... 4,025 readout 90 minutes......... 6,038
of Event Recorder. records/reports.
--Pre-Maintenance Test 754 Railroads...... 700 test failure 30 minutes......... 350
Failures of Event Recorder. notations.
229.135--Removal of event 754 Railroads...... 1,000 removal tags. 1 minute........... 17
recorder from service--Tags.
--Preserving Locomotive Event 754 Railroads...... 10,000 data reports 15 minutes......... 2,500
Recorder Accident Data--
reports.
Other Requirements:
229.27--Annual tests of event 754 Railroads...... 700 tests/records.. 90 minutes......... 1,050
recorders w/self-monitoring
feature displaying a failure
indication--tests.
229.29--Calibration of Locomotive 754 Railroads...... 88,000 tests/ 15 seconds......... 367
Air Flow Meter--Tests. records.
229.46--Tagging locomotive with 754 Railroads...... 2,100 tags......... 2 minutes.......... 70
inoperative or ineffective
automatic/independent brake that
can only be used in trailing
position.
229.85--Marking of all doors, 754 Railroads...... 1,000 re-paintings/ 1 minute........... 17
cover plates, or barriers having decals.
direct access to high voltage
equipment with words ``Danger
High Voltage'' or with word
``Danger''.
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229.123--Locomotives equipped 754 Railroads...... 20 markings/ 2 minutes.......... 1
with a pilot, snowplow, end stencils.
plate with clearance above 6
inches--Marking/stenciling with
words ``9 inch Maximum End Plate
Height, Yard or Trail Service
Only''.
--Notation in Remarks section 754 Railroads...... 20 notations....... 2 minutes.......... 1
of Form FRA F6180.49A of
pilot, snowplow, or end
plate clearance above 6
inches.
229.135--Re-manufactured 754 Railroads...... 1,000 certified 2 hours............ 2,000
locomotives equipped with memory modules.
certified crash-worthy event
recorder.
229.140--Alerters--Visual 754 Railroads...... 74,880,000 visual 4 seconds.......... 83,200
indication to locomotive indications.
operator at least 5 seconds
before audio alarm--New
Locomotives.
SUBPART E--229.303--Requests to 754 Railroads...... 20 requests........ 8 hours............ 160
FRA for on-track testing of
products outside a facility.
--Identification of all 754 Railroads...... 20 product 2 hours............ 40
products developed by identification
Railroads and Vendors. documents.
229.307--Safety Analysis for each 754 Railroads...... 300 safety analyses 240 hours.......... 72,000
product subject to this Subpart.
229.309--Safety critical changes 754 Railroads...... 10 notifications... 16 hours........... 160
to product subject to this
Subpart--Notice to FRA.
--Report by product suppliers 3 Manufacturers.... 10 reports......... 8 hours............ 80
and private owners to
railroads of any safety-
critical changes to product.
229.311--Railroad Notification to 754 Railroads...... 300 notifications.. 2 hours............ 600
FRA of intent to place product
subject to this Part in Service.
--Railroad document provided 754 Railroads...... 300 documents...... 2 hours............ 600
to FRA upon request
demonstrating product meets
Safety Analysis requirements
for life cycle of product.
--Railroad maintenance of 754 Railroads...... 300 databases...... 4 hours............ 1,200
data base of all safety
relevant hazards encountered
after product is placed in
service.
--Written report to FRA 754 Railroads...... 10 written reports. 2 hours............ 20
disclosing frequency of
safety relevant hazards for
product exceeding threshold
set forth in Safety Analysis.
--Final Report to FRA on 754 Railroads...... 10 written final 4 hours............ 40
results of analyses and reports.
counter measures to reduce
frequency of safety related
hazards.
219.313--Product testing results 754 Railroads...... 120,000 product 5 minutes.......... 10,000
and records. testing records.
219.315--Railroad maintenance of 754 Railroads...... 300 manuals........ 40 hours........... 12,000
Operations and Maintenance
Manual containing all documents
related to installation,
maintenance, repair,
modification, and testing of a
product subject to this Part.
--RR Configuration Management 754 Railroads...... 300 plans.......... 8 hours............ 2,400
Control Plan.
--Positive ID of safety- 754 Railroads...... 60,000 Identified 5 minutes.......... 5,000
critical components. components.
229.317--RR Establishment and 754 Railroads...... 300 programs....... 40 hours........... 12,000
Implementation of Training
Qualification program for
products subject to this Subpart.
--Employees trained under RR 754 Railroads...... 10,000 trained 30 minutes......... 5,000
program. employees.
--Periodic refresher training 754 Railroads...... 1,000 re-trained 20 minutes......... 333
of employees. employees.
--RR regular and periodic 754 Railroads...... 300 evaluations.... 4 hours............ 1,200
evaluation of effectiveness
of its training program.
--RR record of individuals 754 Railroads...... 10,000 records..... 10 minutes......... 1,667
designated as qualified
under this Section.
Appendix F to Part 229--Guidance 754 Railroads/3 1 3rd party 4,000 hours........ 4,000
for Verification and Validation Manufacturers. assessment.
of Products--3rd Party
Assessments.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 82,168,698.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2,213,623 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
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Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 31, Notice No. 1.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0611.
Abstract: On May 21, 2015, FRA issued Emergency Order No. 31 (EO or
Order) to require that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak) take actions to control passenger train speed at certain
locations on main line track in the Northeast Corridor (as defined by
49 U.S.C. 24905(c)(1)(A)). Amtrak was required to immediately implement
code changes to its Automatic Train Control (ATC) System to enforce the
passenger train speed limit ahead of the curve at Frankford Junction in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where a fatal accident occurred on May 12,
2015. Amtrak was also required to identify all other curves on the
Northeast Corridor where there is a significant reduction (more than 20
miles per hour (mph)) from the maximum authorized approach speed to
those curves for passenger trains. Amtrak was then required to develop
and comply with an FRA-approved action plan to modify its existing ATC
System or other signal systems (or take alternative operational
actions) to enable enforcement of passenger train speeds at the
identified curves. Amtrak also had to install additional wayside
passenger train speed limit signage at appropriate locations on its
Northeast Corridor right-of-way. FRA is continuing this Emergency Order
in full force and effect, and is now seeking regular clearance for the
information collection associated with this Emergency Order.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 1 Railroad.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Total annual Average time per Total annual
Emergency Order No. 31--Item: Respondent universe responses response burden hours
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(1) Amtrak survey of Northeast 1 Railroad......... 1 list............. 32 hours........... 32
Corridor (NEC) main line track
system to create list
identifying each main track
curve where there is a reduction
of more than 20 mph from the
maximum authorized speed to that
curve.
(2) Development and submission of 1 Railroad......... 1 action plan...... 80 hours........... 80
Amtrak Action Plan to FRA.
(3) Installation of Additional 1 Railroad......... 186 NEC wayside 15.4839 minutes per 48
Wayside Signs throughout NEC, signs. sign.
particularly along curve
locations, to alert engineers
and conductors of maximum
authorized train speed.
--Notice by Amtrak to FRA of 1 Railroad......... 6 notices.......... 15 minutes......... 2
Installation of Signs along
NEC designated in its.
(4) Relief Petition to FRA to 1 Railroad......... 1 petition request. 80 hours........... 80
take action not in Accordance
with this Emergency Order.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 195.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 242.
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.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-15214 Filed 6-19-15; 8:45 am]
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