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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To
Release Airport Property at the Monroe
Regional Airport at Monroe, Louisiana
Ignacio Flores,
Manager, Airports Division.
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Request to Release
Airport Property.
AGENCY:
[FR Doc. 2016–14635 Filed 6–22–16; 8:45 am]
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The FAA proposes to rule and
invite public comment on the release of
land at the Monroe Regional Airport at
Monroe, Louisiana under the provisions
of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford
Aviation Investment Reform Act for the
21st Century (AIR 21).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this
application may be mailed or delivered
to the FAA at the following address:
Mr. Lacey Spriggs, Manager, Federal
Aviation Administration, Southwest
Region, Airports Division, Louisiana/
New Mexico Airports District Office,
ASW–640, 10101 Hillwood Parkway,
Fort Worth, Texas 76177.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to the Mr. Ron
Phillips, Airport Manager, at the
following address: 5400 Operations
Road, Monroe, Louisiana 71203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Bill Bell, Lead Engineer, Federal
Aviation Administration, Louisiana/
New Mexico Airports District Office,
ASW–640, 10101 Hillwood Parkway,
Fort Worth, Texas 76177, Telephone:
(817) 222–5664, email: Bill.Bell@
faa.gov, fax: (817) 222–5987.
The request to release property may
be reviewed in person at this same
location.
SUMMARY:
The FAA
invites public comment on the request
to release property at the Monroe
Regional Airport at Monroe, Louisiana
under the provisions of the AIR 21.
The following is a brief overview of
the request:
The City of Monroe, Louisiana
requests the release of 2.2 acres of nonaeronautical airport property. The land
was acquired by Deed from the United
States dated September 8, 1949. The
property to be released will be sold and
the funds will be used for the Airport’s
Bermuda Release program and purchase
of a new tractor.
Any person may inspect the request
in person at the FAA office listed above
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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In addition, any person may, upon
request, inspect the application, notice
and other documents relevant to the
application in person at the Monroe
Airport, Monroe, Louisiana, telephone
number (318) 329–2460.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2016–0002–N–16]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activity; Comment Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA is
informing the public it has revised the
Annual Positive Train Control (PTC)
Progress Report Form (Form FRA F
6180.166), which the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
previously approved on March 16, 2016,
for a period of 180 days, under its
emergency processing procedures. FRA
revised the Annual PTC Progress Report
Form based on comments it received
from industry stakeholders on a related
information collection, the Quarterly
PTC Progress Report Form (Form FRA F
6180.165). Before submitting this annual
information collection request to OMB
for regular clearance, FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the proposed information collection
identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than August 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the following proposed activity 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 2130–0553.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
SUMMARY:
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transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via email to
Mr. Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or
to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov.
When submitting comments to FRA in
response to this notice, please refer to
the assigned OMB control number
2130–0553 and to Docket Number FRA–
2016–0002–0016. FRA will summarize
comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and
include the comments 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:
I. Public Comment Under the PRA
The PRA and its implementing
regulations 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. See
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (1995); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a).
Specifically, FRA invites interested
respondents to comment on: (i) Whether
the information collection activity is
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activity will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activity, 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 the information
collection activity 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
soliciting public comment will promote
its efforts to reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments
received will advance three objectives:
(i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
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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.
II. Background on the Annual PTC
Reporting Requirement
Under the Positive Train Control
Enforcement and Implementation Act of
2015 (PTCEI Act), each railroad subject
to 49 U.S.C. 20157(a) must submit an
annual progress report to FRA by March
31, 2016, and annually thereafter, until
PTC implementation is completed. 49
U.S.C. 20157(c)(1). The PTCEI Act
specifically requires each railroad to
provide certain information in the
annual reports regarding its progress
toward implementing a PTC system, and
authorizes FRA to request that railroads
provide additional information in the
annual progress reports. See id. In
addition, 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2) requires
FRA to conduct compliance reviews at
least annually to ensure each railroad is
complying with its revised PTC
implementation plan (PTCIP). The
PTCEI Act requires railroads to provide
information to FRA that FRA
determines is necessary to adequately
conduct such compliance reviews. See
49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2).
On March 16, 2016, OMB approved
the Annual PTC Progress Report Form
(Form FRA F 6180.166). However, based
on industry’s oral and written
comments on the proposed Quarterly
PTC Progress Report Form (Form FRA F
6180.165), FRA has revised the Annual
PTC Progress Report Form to be as
consistent with the quarterly report
form as possible (where the questions
overlap), thereby enabling railroads to
transfer information from the quarterly
report forms to the annual report forms
more easily. In summary, on April 12,
2016, the Association of American
Railroads (AAR) submitted comments to
FRA on behalf of itself and its member
railroads, and the American Public
Transit Association (APTA) submitted
comments to FRA on behalf of Metra,
the Utah Transit Authority, the TriCounty Metropolitan Transportation
District of Oregon, and the Fort Worth
Transportation Authority.
On April 19, 2016, FRA held a
meeting on the proposed Quarterly PTC
Progress Report Form to offer the
affected regulated entities a forum to
provide additional comments and
feedback to FRA. Representatives from,
and members of, AAR, APTA, the
American Short Line and Regional
Railroad Association (ASLRRA), and
some individual railroad representatives
attended the meeting and provided
feedback. FRA published minutes from
the meeting on www.regulations.gov
under Docket No. FRA–2016–0002. For
a detailed summary of the oral and
written comments and FRA’s responses
to the comments, please see 81 FR
28140 (May 9, 2016).
The current Annual PTC Progress
Report Form, as approved through
September 30, 2016, can be accessed
and downloaded in FRA’s eLibrary at:
https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/
L17366. To view the revised Annual
PTC Progress Report Form that FRA
hereby offers for public comment,
please see the form attached to this
Federal Register notice.
III. Overview of Information Collection
The associated collection of
information is summarized below. FRA
will submit this information collection
request to OMB for regular clearance as
required by the PRA.
Title: Annual Positive Train Control
Progress Report.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0553.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.166.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Frequency of Submission: One-time;
on occasion.
Respondent Universe: 41 Railroad
Carriers.
Reporting Burden:
Average time
per response
(hours)
Annual PTC progress report
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Form FRA F 6180.166 ...................
41 Railroads ...................................
41 Reports/Forms ..........................
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FRA notes that the 38.41-hour
estimate is an average for all railroads.
FRA estimated the annual reporting
burden is 60 hours for Class I and large
passenger railroads, 40 hours for Class
II and medium passenger railroads, and
25 hours for Class III, terminal and
small passenger railroads.
Total Estimated Annual Responses for
Form FRA F 6180.166: 41.
Total Estimated Annual Burden for
Form FRA F 6180.166: 1,575 hours.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses for
Entire Information Collection: 147,612.
Total Estimated Annual Burden for
Entire Information Collection:
3,122,559.
Status: Regular Review.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 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
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Total annual
burden hours
38.41
1,575
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 20,
2016.
Corey Hill,
Executive Director.
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Annual PTC
Progress
Report
The Aonual Positive Train Control (PTC) Progre» Report h due by Man:h 31" ol <>•ell ~ear until lull
istompie!ed.
The Aonu•l
Report must «>wr the
<>floris aml progress from Ill<' directly prevkms c.•lenclar Y""', and
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General Instructions:
References ro a railroad's f>TC Implementation Plan (PTCIP) in this form refer to the railroad's rellised 1'1CII'S!Ibmltted under the Positive
Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act of 2015, or the most currenhmended I'!Clf' FRA haupproved, if any;
If a P')rticular category listed on a table does not apply to the ra!lroa<l''ste<hnology, plea«> indic•te 'NJ'A"; and
for Sections 2, 4,. and 6, please select a "Status" option from the drop"<lown menus
Name of Railroad or Etltity Subject to 49 u.s.c. § 20:1S7(a):
Railroad Code':
Armual PTC Implementation l'rt:>j~ress Report for:
PTCIP Version Number on File with FAA (basis forgoalntilted):
Submission Date:
L
SUmmary ................................................... ,...... ,...................................................................... ,...... ,.................................................,.l
2.
Allnual Update on Spectrum ....................................................... ,................................,,.,..., ................................................................2
3.
Allnual Update on Major Installations ................................................................................. , ............................................................. 3
3.1.
lO<:Omotive Status ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.1.
lnfrastructure/llack O!flce Status ............... ,......................... ,.................................................. ,....................................................11
3.3.
Infrastructure/Wayside Stetus ........................................................................................ ,....,..................................................... ,,5
4.
Progress 011 Reve11ue Sel'llke Demonstration (RSD) or Implementation .........................................................................,...................... 6
S.
Allnual Update on Employee Tralnlng ..................................................................................................................................................7
6.
Allnual Update onlnteroperablllty l>rogress and Other formal Agreements .........................................................................................8
Allnual Update mr Intercity or Commuter Rail Passenger Transportation (if appli<;able). ....................................................................... 9
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10. Estimatl!d PTC Safety Plan (PTCSP) Submission Datil (if not already submitted) .................................................................................. 10
11. Testing and Integration Eflill'ts (if appllcabfe,
laborat~:>ry,
integration, and rewnue sef\lice demonstration) ........................................ lO
12. Updated Information That FAA can Use to Maintain Its Geographic lnfomNttion System (GIS) Database -Only for Track Segments or
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Radio Towers fully !n•ta!!ed and Equipped
I
Emp!olf""' Trained
Route Mile• In Testing or Revenue Service
Demonstration
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Computers (e.g., Train Management
Computer)lnstalled
lcu:omotive< with PTC Displays
Installed
Locomotives with I'TC ·Capable Event
Reeorders Installed
l<"omotivcs with locomotive Radios
Installed- PrimaryCommu11i<:ations
(e.Y,., 220 MHz radios)
Tr~nspollder
Readers (e.g., fur non I·
HMSsystems)
I'TC Software: Descrihe 1) the railroad's approach to installation of PTC software on its locomotive fleet. . and 2) any issues the railroad is
exp,riendng with installed versinns nf train managemlfnt softwar" (<".g., revNting bark tn pr<'ViotJ<> software versions due to errors in the
<:tment version):
2
lf a partk:ul,ar
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CommuniCiltlon Towers or Poles
Switch Position Monitors
Base Stil!:ion Radios
Are all necessary comrnunk:atlon backbone utilities (including fiber, copper, ground wiring et<:.} installed and ready for operation? Cboct&.0
Status below:
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symbol at the bottom right,hand corner. Please
be sure to first dlek anywhere inside the table to
activate this function.
If this fuochon unavailable for 'f!ltlf document,
please mamnlly add additional rows.
inl•>rn'"tfonshould
lurther segregated
be rortsf'WNlt with installatior, ,.,gmentS as Hsted In the railrooc's PTCIP {e.g., by troc~ segment, territory, <Ul)OP.nsoon.drstrict.
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Employees who Install, Maintain, Fmpair,
Modify, Inspect, and Test the P1'l: System
Employees who Dispatch Train
OperaUo~----------+
Train and Engine (Operations! Employees
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Thill section is provided to help railroads describe ln!erapembiilty informaticm. Pleose provide rmyodditionr;.J in[OI'motion (e.g., rm oppendix)os
apptopriale.
Req<Jired content:
For host railroads: provide updates to any agreements and ~ey milestones for all tenant operations
For tenant railroads: provide updates to any agreements and key milestones for all operations over tracks hosted by another railroad
in the te~tbox below:
on
symbol at the bottom right-hand oorner. Please be
sure to first dick a ni!Where inside the table to a clivate
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itsPTCIP:
the
l'r<>Vide 3!1Y <~!ldate to the summary of remaining technical, program malic, OPerational, or other challeng"' that too railroad or other entity
pr<>Vided in its PICIP, indudingchalt..nges with availability of public funding, intemperability, spectrum, software, permitting, and le$ling,,
dernornstr•atlon, and certifiti:itlon.
identify •ny risks th•t might cause the railroad to miss its S<:hedule miiestoM< (e.g., funding, technology,
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If this section is not applicable to your railroad, please write "N/A."
Submit a GIS shapefiie identifying the track segment$ Qt route miles where~ PTC system has been implemented and is operabl¢, including the
following lle!ds: (1) a PTC attribute field (tolled with
if line segment has PTC installed and operable, otherwise left blank) and !ll a suamv
attribute field (populated with subdivision name). Alternatively, a railroad may submit this information by means other than shapefile format,
provided that the infurma!ion is su!licienlly specific for H!A to update it$ own GIS Database.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2016-0002-N-16]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA is informing the public it has revised
the Annual Positive Train Control (PTC) Progress Report Form (Form FRA
F 6180.166), which the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously
approved on March 16, 2016, for a period of 180 days, under its
emergency processing procedures. FRA revised the Annual PTC Progress
Report Form based on comments it received from industry stakeholders on
a related information collection, the Quarterly PTC Progress Report
Form (Form FRA F 6180.165). Before submitting this annual information
collection request to OMB for regular clearance, FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than August 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the following proposed activity
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 2130-0553.'' 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. When submitting comments to FRA in
response to this notice, please refer to the assigned OMB control
number 2130-0553 and to Docket Number FRA-2016-0002-0016. FRA will
summarize comments received in response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include the comments 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:
I. Public Comment Under the PRA
The PRA and its implementing regulations 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. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A) (1995); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA invites interested
respondents to comment on: (i) Whether the information collection
activity is necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions,
including whether the activity will have practical utility; (ii) the
accuracy of FRA's estimates of the burden of the information collection
activity, 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 the information collection
activity 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 soliciting public comment will promote its efforts to reduce
the administrative and paperwork burdens associated with the collection
of information. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
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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.
II. Background on the Annual PTC Reporting Requirement
Under the Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act
of 2015 (PTCEI Act), each railroad subject to 49 U.S.C. 20157(a) must
submit an annual progress report to FRA by March 31, 2016, and annually
thereafter, until PTC implementation is completed. 49 U.S.C.
20157(c)(1). The PTCEI Act specifically requires each railroad to
provide certain information in the annual reports regarding its
progress toward implementing a PTC system, and authorizes FRA to
request that railroads provide additional information in the annual
progress reports. See id. In addition, 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2) requires
FRA to conduct compliance reviews at least annually to ensure each
railroad is complying with its revised PTC implementation plan (PTCIP).
The PTCEI Act requires railroads to provide information to FRA that FRA
determines is necessary to adequately conduct such compliance reviews.
See 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2).
On March 16, 2016, OMB approved the Annual PTC Progress Report Form
(Form FRA F 6180.166). However, based on industry's oral and written
comments on the proposed Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form (Form FRA F
6180.165), FRA has revised the Annual PTC Progress Report Form to be as
consistent with the quarterly report form as possible (where the
questions overlap), thereby enabling railroads to transfer information
from the quarterly report forms to the annual report forms more easily.
In summary, on April 12, 2016, the Association of American Railroads
(AAR) submitted comments to FRA on behalf of itself and its member
railroads, and the American Public Transit Association (APTA) submitted
comments to FRA on behalf of Metra, the Utah Transit Authority, the
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, and the Fort
Worth Transportation Authority.
On April 19, 2016, FRA held a meeting on the proposed Quarterly PTC
Progress Report Form to offer the affected regulated entities a forum
to provide additional comments and feedback to FRA. Representatives
from, and members of, AAR, APTA, the American Short Line and Regional
Railroad Association (ASLRRA), and some individual railroad
representatives attended the meeting and provided feedback. FRA
published minutes from the meeting on www.regulations.gov under Docket
No. FRA-2016-0002. For a detailed summary of the oral and written
comments and FRA's responses to the comments, please see 81 FR 28140
(May 9, 2016).
The current Annual PTC Progress Report Form, as approved through
September 30, 2016, can be accessed and downloaded in FRA's eLibrary
at: https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L17366. To view the revised
Annual PTC Progress Report Form that FRA hereby offers for public
comment, please see the form attached to this Federal Register notice.
III. Overview of Information Collection
The associated collection of information is summarized below. FRA
will submit this information collection request to OMB for regular
clearance as required by the PRA.
Title: Annual Positive Train Control Progress Report.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0553.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.166.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
Respondent Universe: 41 Railroad Carriers.
Reporting Burden:
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Average time
Annual PTC progress report Respondent universe Total annual per response Total annual
responses (hours) burden hours
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Form FRA F 6180.166............... 41 Railroads......... 41 Reports/Forms..... 38.41 1,575
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FRA notes that the 38.41-hour estimate is an average for all
railroads. FRA estimated the annual reporting burden is 60 hours for
Class I and large passenger railroads, 40 hours for Class II and medium
passenger railroads, and 25 hours for Class III, terminal and small
passenger railroads.
Total Estimated Annual Responses for Form FRA F 6180.166: 41.
Total Estimated Annual Burden for Form FRA F 6180.166: 1,575 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Responses for Entire Information Collection:
147,612.
Total Estimated Annual Burden for Entire Information Collection:
3,122,559.
Status: Regular Review.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi),
FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor,
and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2016.
Corey Hill,
Executive Director.
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