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Environmental Programs, FTA at (202)
366–0442, terence.plaskon@dot.gov.
FHWA’s Washington Division office is
located at 711 South Capitol Way, Suite
501, Olympia, WA 98501. FTA is
located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. FHWA office
hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., p.t.,
and FTA office hours are from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m., e.t.. Marsha Tolon,
Washington State Department of
Transportation (WSDOT), at (206) 805–
2866, tolonm@wsdot.wa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that FHWA and FTA have
taken final agency actions by issuing a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for the Seattle Multimodal
Terminal at Colman Dock Project in
Seattle, Washington.
Federal Lead Agencies: FHWA and
FTA.
Project sponsor: WSDOT.
Project description: The proposed
project will replace the aging and
seismically vulnerable components of
the Seattle Ferry Terminal at Colman
Dock in order to maintain ferry service
in the future. The WSDOT operates the
Seattle Ferry Terminal. Colman Dock is
located on Pier 52, along the central
waterfront of downtown Seattle,
Washington. Key elements of the Seattle
Ferry Terminal Project include:
Replacing and re-configuring the timber
trestle portion of the dock; replacing the
main terminal building; reconfiguring
the dock layout to provide safer and
more efficient operations; replacing the
vehicle transfer span and the overhead
loading structures of Slip 3; maintaining
a connection to the Marion Street
pedestrian overpass; and replacing the
King County-operated passenger-only
ferry facility on the southern edge of
Colman Dock.
Final agency actions: Determination
that there is no use of Section 4(f)
resources; Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; project-level air quality
conformity; and FONSI, dated
November 5, 2015. Supporting
documentation: Environmental
Assessment (EA) dated April 2, 2014.
The EA and FONSI can be viewed and
downloaded from the project Web site at
https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/
ferries/colmanmultimodalterminal/ or
viewed at the Seattle, King County, and
Kitsap Public Libraries. This notice
applies to all FHWA and FTA decisions
on the listed project, as of the issuance
date of this notice, and all laws under
which such actions were taken,
including but not limited to those
arising under the following laws, as
amended:
1. General: National Environmental
Policy Act [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351];
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Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C.
109]; the Federal transit statutes [49
U.S.C. Chapter 53].
2. Air: Clean Air Act, as amended [42
U.S.C. 7401–7671(q)].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]; Landscaping and
Scenic Enhancement (Wildflowers) [23
U.S.C. 319].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act
[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544]; Anadromous
Fish Conservation Act [16 U.S.C.
757(a)–757(g)]; Fish and Wildlife
Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661–
667(d)]; Magnuson-Stevenson Fishery
Conservation and Management Act of
1976, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources:
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archaeological
Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16
U.S.C. 470(aa)–11]; Archaeological and
Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C.
469–469(c)]; Native American Grave
Protection and Repatriation Act [25
U.S.C. 3001–3013].
6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights
Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–
2000(d)(1)]; American Indian Religious
Freedom Act [42 U.S.C. 1996]; Farmland
Protection Policy Act [7 U.S.C. 4201–
4209]; the Uniform Relocation
Assistance and Real Property
Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as
amended [42 U.S.C. 61].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources:
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251–1377
(Section 404, Section 401, Section 319);
Coastal Zone Management Act [16
U.S.C. 1451–1465]; Land and Water
Conservation Fund [16 U.S.C. 4601–
4604]; Safe Drinking Water Act [42
U.S.C. 300(f)–300(j)(6)]; Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401–
406]; TEA–21 Wetlands Mitigation [23
U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m), 133(b)(11)]; Flood
Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C. 4001–
4128].
8. Hazardous Materials:
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act
of 1986 [PL 99–499]; Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act [42
U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)].
9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990
Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898,
Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low Income
Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and
Enhancement of Cultural Resources;
E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred Sites; E.O.
13287 Preserve America; E.O. 13175
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Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514
Protection and Enhancement of
Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112
Invasive Species. (Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Program Number
20.205, Highway Planning and
Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental
consultation on Federal programs and
activities apply to this program.)
Nothing in this notice creates a cause of
action under these Executive Orders.
This notice does not, however, alter or
extend the limitation period for
challenges of project decisions subject
to previous notices published in the
Federal Register.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139
Issued on: December 1, 2015.
Daniel M. Mathis,
Division Administrator, FHWA, Olympia,
Washington.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator, Planning and
Environment, FTA, Washington, DC.
[FR Doc. 2015–31111 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–31]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the renewal
Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
abstracted below are being forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describe the nature of the
information collections and their
expected burden. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collections of information was
published on September 23, 2015.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Safety,
Safety Regulatory Analysis Division,
RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SUMMARY:
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SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC
20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6292), or
Ms. Kimberly Toone, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Administration, 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 tollfree.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109
Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On
September 23, 2015, FRA published a
60-day notice in the Federal Register
soliciting comment on ICRs that the
agency is seeking OMB approval. See 80
FR 57425. FRA received no comments
in response to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30 day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30
day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the
nature of the information collection
requests (ICRs) and their expected
burdens. The renewal requests are being
submitted for clearance by OMB as
required by the PRA.
Title: State Safety Participation
Regulations and Remedial Actions.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0509.
Abstract: The collection of
information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 212, and requires qualified state
inspectors to provide various reports to
FRA for monitoring and enforcement
purposes concerning state investigative,
inspection, and surveillance activities
regarding railroad compliance with
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Federal railroad safety laws and
regulations. Additionally, railroads are
required to report to FRA actions taken
to remedy certain alleged violations of
law.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): N/A.
Total Annual Estimated Responses:
22,352.
Total Annual Estimated Burden:
9,240 hours.
Title: Use of Locomotive Horns at
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0560.
Abstract: Under Title 49 part 222 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, FRA
seeks to collect information from
railroads and public authorities in order
to increase safety at highway-rail grade
crossings nationwide by requiring that
locomotive horns be sounded when
trains approach and pass through these
crossings or by ensuring that a safety
level at least equivalent to that provided
by blowing locomotive horns exists for
corridors in which horns are silenced.
FRA reviews applications by public
authorities intending to establish new
or, in some cases, continue pre-rule
quiet zones to ensure the necessary level
of safety is achieved.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Annual Estimated Responses:
4,001.
Total Annual Estimated Burden:
9,176 hours.
Title: Safety Appliance Concern
Recommendation Report; Safety
Appliance Standards Checklist Forms.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0565.
Abstract: Sample car/locomotive
inspections are performed as a courtesy
to the car manufacturers to ensure that
the equipment is built in accordance
with all applicable Federal regulations
and requirements. Car builders that
desire to have FRA review their
equipment for compliance with safety
standards are to submit their safety
appliance arrangement drawings, prints,
etc., to the FRA Office of Safety
Assurance and Compliance for review at
least 60 days prior to construction. The
sample car inspection program is
designed to provide assurance that
rolling stock equipment is compliant
within the Code of Federal Regulations
for use on the general railroad system.
Although a sample car inspection is not
required, most builders today request
FRA to perform the inspection. The goal
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of the sample car inspection program is
to reduce risk to railroad employees and
improve passenger safety for the general
public by ensuring rolling stock is fully
compliant with all applicable
regulations.
In an ongoing effort to conduct more
thorough and more effective inspections
of freight railroad equipment and to
further enhance safe rail operations,
FRA has developed a safety concern
recommendation report form and a
group of guidance checklist forms that
facilitate railroad, rail car owner, and
rail equipment manufacturer
compliance with agency Railroad Safety
Appliance Standards regulations. FRA
will be obsoleting Forms FRA F
6180.4(a)–(q) and requesting OMB
discontinue its current approval for
these forms. FRA will be replacing these
forms with new Forms FRA F
6180.161(a)–(k). The reason for the
discontinuance of the previously
approved forms and request for OMB
approval of the new forms is due to the
fact that 49 CFR part 231 is being
supplemented and expanded to cover
new types of cars. For these new types
of cars, FRA will be following the
Standard established by the Association
of American Railroads (AAR) Standard
2044 or S–2044.
When a request for sample car
inspection incoming letter is provided
by the customer, an abundant amount of
information is submitted to FRA for
review that may require a formal on-site
inspection. The information contained
in the letter includes several paragraphs
to explain the cited Code of Federal
Regulations that the customer believes
related to the construction of the car.
Since many cars today are considered a
car of special construction, the type of
car to be reviewed, many times the
amount of details of information are
supplied to support why the customer
believes the car submitted is the nearest
car to construction. An abundance of
factors with justification to support the
car type is included in the request.
Some examples would be a Logo,
Company Name, and signature block,
specific drawings, reflectorization,
engineering information such as test or
modeling of components. Also, the
request may include car reporting
marks, the amount of cars that would be
constructed in the car series. In
addition, the request would provide the
location of the inspection, contact
person, title, and contact information.
Currently, each request is written
differently, but contains most of the
information to process the request to
completion.
The FRA region responsible for the
sample car field sample car inspection
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is obliged to formally inspect the car for
compliance. All the information in the
customer request is forwarded to the
region for review. Once the inspection
is completed, the assigned inspector
provides his report in a memorandum to
the Motive, Power, and Equipment
(MP&E) Specialist. The MP&E Specialist
reviews the documents and provides a
memo to the Regional Administrator
who sends a response by memorandum
to FRA Headquarters of the finding from
the field inspection.
FRA Headquarters is responsible for
gathering all the information from the
request from the customer as well as
assigning and forwarding the
information to the Region. All the
information is reviewed by the MP&E
Specialist at Headquarters. The MP&E
Specialist prepares a grid letter response
for the MP&E Staff Director who then
offers the response letter to the Director,
Office of Safety Assurance and
Compliance. The formal response letter
is then sent to the customer through the
Control Correspondence Management
(CCM) system.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): New Forms FRA F
6180.161(a)–(k).
Total Annual Estimated Responses:
121.
Total Annual Estimated Burden: 121
hours.
Title: FRA Safety Advisory 2015–03,
Operational and Signal Modifications
for Compliance with Maximum
Authorized Passenger Train Speeds and
Other Restrictions.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0613.
Abstract: FRA issued Safety Advisory
2015–03 on June 12, 2015 (see 80 FR
33585) to stress to passenger railroads
and railroads that host passenger service
and their employees the importance of
compliance with Federal regulations
and applicable railroad rules governing
applicable passenger train speed limits.
This safety advisory makes
recommendations to these railroads to
ensure that compliance with applicable
passenger train speed limits is
addressed by appropriate railroad
operating policies and procedures and
signal systems.
Type of Request: Regular Clearance
without change of a currently approved
Emergency Clearance.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): N/A.
Total Annual Estimated Responses:
5,880.
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Total Annual Estimated Burden:
2,217 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW.,
Washington, DC, 20503, Attention: FRA
Desk Officer. Comments may also be
sent via email to OMB at the following
address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
Department’s estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collections;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collections of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 4,
2015.
Corey Hill,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2015–31048 Filed 12–9–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA–2015–0026]
Notice of a Buy America Waiver for
Proposed Innovative Electronic
Platform Track Intrusion System
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of a Buy America waiver.
The Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) received a request
from the Los Angeles County
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(LACMTA) for a Buy America nonavailability waiver for the procurement
of a proposed innovative electronic
platform track intrusion system (PTIDS).
LACMTA seeks to procure the PTIDS for
research and testing purposes to
determine whether such a system will
help to increase rail safety by
identifying obstacles in the right-of-way.
PTIDS uses radar transponder
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technology, such as sensors, to detect
intrusions on rail tracks. If an object is
detected, the sensors immediately send
notification to personnel who may then
stop the train and take appropriate
action. LACMTA seeks a waiver for the
PTIDS because it contains twelve
components, six of which only are
available from a single source and
currently are not manufactured in the
United States. In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 5323(j)(3)(A), FTA published a
notice of the waiver request and sought
public comment in deciding whether to
grant the request. Having received no
comments opposing the waiver, FTA is
hereby granting a non-availability
waiver for this one procurement of the
specific PTIDS components identified in
this waiver request, and not to any
future procurement by LACMTA or
others.
DATES: This waiver is effective
immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Goldin, FTA Attorney-Advisor, at
(202) 366–2743 or laura.goldin@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this Notice is to announce
that FTA is granting a non-availability
waiver to LACMTA for the procurement
of a PTIDS. On May 1, 2015, LACMTA
requested a Buy America nonavailability waiver for the PTIDS
because several components are only
available from a single source and are
not produced in sufficient and
reasonably available quantities of a
satisfactory quality in the United States.
49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(A); 49 CFR 661.7(c).
LACMTA operates both heavy rail
and light rail for 80 stations spanning 87
service miles. In December 2013,
LACMTA entered into a partnership
with Honeywell International, Inc.
(Honeywell) and ProTran Technology
LLC to submit an application in
response to FTA’s Notice of Funding
Availability Solicitation of Project
Proposals for Innovative Safety,
Resiliency, and All-Hazards Emergency
Response and Recovery Research
Demonstrations. The goal of LACMTA’s
proposal is to demonstrate that the
PTIDS is the most reliable, efficient, and
secure system available and can
immediately identify any right-of-way
obstacles. The PTIDS relies on radar
transponder technology to send an
instant warning to rail operation safety
systems and personnel. If an intrusion is
detected, the PTIDS sensors trigger
safety systems and notify personnel, so
that the train can be stopped. Due to the
accuracy and immediacy of the
technology, LACMTA claims that the
PTIDS allows for the greatest response
time so more accidents will be avoided.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-31]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the renewal Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) abstracted below are being forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describe the nature
of the information collections and their expected burden. The Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the
following collections of information was published on September 23,
2015.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Safety, Safety Regulatory
Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave.
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SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493-6292), or
Ms. Kimberly Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493-6132). (These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, sec. 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1),
and 1320.12. On September 23, 2015, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs that the agency is
seeking OMB approval. See 80 FR 57425. FRA received no comments in
response to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C.
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30 day
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 day notice
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the nature of the information
collection requests (ICRs) and their expected burdens. The renewal
requests are being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by the
PRA.
Title: State Safety Participation Regulations and Remedial Actions.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0509.
Abstract: The collection of information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 212, and requires qualified state inspectors to provide various
reports to FRA for monitoring and enforcement purposes concerning state
investigative, inspection, and surveillance activities regarding
railroad compliance with Federal railroad safety laws and regulations.
Additionally, railroads are required to report to FRA actions taken to
remedy certain alleged violations of law.
Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
Form(s): N/A.
Total Annual Estimated Responses: 22,352.
Total Annual Estimated Burden: 9,240 hours.
Title: Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0560.
Abstract: Under Title 49 part 222 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, FRA seeks to collect information from railroads and public
authorities in order to increase safety at highway-rail grade crossings
nationwide by requiring that locomotive horns be sounded when trains
approach and pass through these crossings or by ensuring that a safety
level at least equivalent to that provided by blowing locomotive horns
exists for corridors in which horns are silenced. FRA reviews
applications by public authorities intending to establish new or, in
some cases, continue pre-rule quiet zones to ensure the necessary level
of safety is achieved.
Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved
information collection.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Annual Estimated Responses: 4,001.
Total Annual Estimated Burden: 9,176 hours.
Title: Safety Appliance Concern Recommendation Report; Safety
Appliance Standards Checklist Forms.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0565.
Abstract: Sample car/locomotive inspections are performed as a
courtesy to the car manufacturers to ensure that the equipment is built
in accordance with all applicable Federal regulations and requirements.
Car builders that desire to have FRA review their equipment for
compliance with safety standards are to submit their safety appliance
arrangement drawings, prints, etc., to the FRA Office of Safety
Assurance and Compliance for review at least 60 days prior to
construction. The sample car inspection program is designed to provide
assurance that rolling stock equipment is compliant within the Code of
Federal Regulations for use on the general railroad system. Although a
sample car inspection is not required, most builders today request FRA
to perform the inspection. The goal of the sample car inspection
program is to reduce risk to railroad employees and improve passenger
safety for the general public by ensuring rolling stock is fully
compliant with all applicable regulations.
In an ongoing effort to conduct more thorough and more effective
inspections of freight railroad equipment and to further enhance safe
rail operations, FRA has developed a safety concern recommendation
report form and a group of guidance checklist forms that facilitate
railroad, rail car owner, and rail equipment manufacturer compliance
with agency Railroad Safety Appliance Standards regulations. FRA will
be obsoleting Forms FRA F 6180.4(a)-(q) and requesting OMB discontinue
its current approval for these forms. FRA will be replacing these forms
with new Forms FRA F 6180.161(a)-(k). The reason for the discontinuance
of the previously approved forms and request for OMB approval of the
new forms is due to the fact that 49 CFR part 231 is being supplemented
and expanded to cover new types of cars. For these new types of cars,
FRA will be following the Standard established by the Association of
American Railroads (AAR) Standard 2044 or S-2044.
When a request for sample car inspection incoming letter is
provided by the customer, an abundant amount of information is
submitted to FRA for review that may require a formal on-site
inspection. The information contained in the letter includes several
paragraphs to explain the cited Code of Federal Regulations that the
customer believes related to the construction of the car. Since many
cars today are considered a car of special construction, the type of
car to be reviewed, many times the amount of details of information are
supplied to support why the customer believes the car submitted is the
nearest car to construction. An abundance of factors with justification
to support the car type is included in the request. Some examples would
be a Logo, Company Name, and signature block, specific drawings,
reflectorization, engineering information such as test or modeling of
components. Also, the request may include car reporting marks, the
amount of cars that would be constructed in the car series. In
addition, the request would provide the location of the inspection,
contact person, title, and contact information. Currently, each request
is written differently, but contains most of the information to process
the request to completion.
The FRA region responsible for the sample car field sample car
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is obliged to formally inspect the car for compliance. All the
information in the customer request is forwarded to the region for
review. Once the inspection is completed, the assigned inspector
provides his report in a memorandum to the Motive, Power, and Equipment
(MP&E) Specialist. The MP&E Specialist reviews the documents and
provides a memo to the Regional Administrator who sends a response by
memorandum to FRA Headquarters of the finding from the field
inspection.
FRA Headquarters is responsible for gathering all the information
from the request from the customer as well as assigning and forwarding
the information to the Region. All the information is reviewed by the
MP&E Specialist at Headquarters. The MP&E Specialist prepares a grid
letter response for the MP&E Staff Director who then offers the
response letter to the Director, Office of Safety Assurance and
Compliance. The formal response letter is then sent to the customer
through the Control Correspondence Management (CCM) system.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
Form(s): New Forms FRA F 6180.161(a)-(k).
Total Annual Estimated Responses: 121.
Total Annual Estimated Burden: 121 hours.
Title: FRA Safety Advisory 2015-03, Operational and Signal
Modifications for Compliance with Maximum Authorized Passenger Train
Speeds and Other Restrictions.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0613.
Abstract: FRA issued Safety Advisory 2015-03 on June 12, 2015 (see
80 FR 33585) to stress to passenger railroads and railroads that host
passenger service and their employees the importance of compliance with
Federal regulations and applicable railroad rules governing applicable
passenger train speed limits. This safety advisory makes
recommendations to these railroads to ensure that compliance with
applicable passenger train speed limits is addressed by appropriate
railroad operating policies and procedures and signal systems.
Type of Request: Regular Clearance without change of a currently
approved Emergency Clearance.
Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
Form(s): N/A.
Total Annual Estimated Responses: 5,880.
Total Annual Estimated Burden: 2,217 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding these information collections to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503,
Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent via email to OMB
at the following address: oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimates of
the burden of the proposed information collections; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
ways to minimize the burden of the collections of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 4, 2015.
Corey Hill,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-31048 Filed 12-9-15; 8:45 am]
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