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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
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Notice of Opportunity for Public
Comment on Non-Rulemaking Action
To Change Land Use From
Aeronautical to Non-Aeronautical at
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers
International Airport, Jackson,
Mississippi
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Under the provisions of title
49, U.S.C. 47153(c), notice is being
given that the FAA is considering a
request from the Jackson Municipal
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Airport Authority to waive the
requirement that a 130 acre parcel of
surplus property, located on JacksonMedgar Wiley Evers International
Airport, be used for aeronautical
purposes.
Comments must be received on
or before August 15, 2016.
DATES:
Comments on this notice
may be mailed or delivered in triplicate
to the FAA at the following address:
Jackson Airports District Office, Attn:
Jeff Orr, Program Manager, 100 West
Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS
39208–2307.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to Mr. Carl
Newman, Chief Executive Officer,
Jackson Municipal Airport Authority at
the following address: P.O. Box 98109,
Jackson, MS 39298–8109.
ADDRESSES:
Jeff
Orr, Program Manager, Jackson Airports
District Office, 100 West Cross Street,
Suite B, Jackson, MS 39208–2307, (601)
664–9885. The application may be
reviewed in person at this same
location.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If the
proposal is approved, the airport layout
plan will be updated to reflect the
change in the land use on 130 acres
from aeronautical to non-aeronautical.
The property will then be leased for
Commercial Development. The location
of the land relative to existing or
anticipated aircraft noise contours
greater than 65 DNL are not considered
to be an issue. The proceeds from the
lease of this property will be used for
airport purposes. The proposed use of
this property is compatible with airport
operations.
Any person may inspect the request
in person at the FAA office listed above
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
In addition, any person may, upon
request, inspect the request, notice and
other documents germane to the request
in person at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley
Evers International Airport.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on July 7,
2016.
William J. Schuller,
Acting Manager, Jackson Airports District
Office, Southern Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2016–0002–N–14]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces FRA is forwarding the
renewal of the information collection
requirements (ICR) abstracted below to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
burden. On February 25, 2016, OMB
approved Form FRA F 1680.167 for 180
days under emergency clearance
procedures. FRA seeks regular clearance
of this form for the maximum period (3
years) to comply with Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)
requirements. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on March 24, 2016.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 15, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Safety Regulatory Analysis
Division, RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
DC 20590, (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
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590, (202) 493–6132. These
telephone numbers are not toll-free.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, Title 5 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 1320,
require Federal agencies to issue two
notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On March 24,
2016, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on ICRs for which the agency is seeking
OMB approval. See 81 FR 15781. FRA
SUMMARY:
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received no comment in response to that
notice. However, FRA did receive a
comment from the Association of
American Railroads (AAR) on February
26, 2016, in response to FRA’s February
19, 2016, Federal Register notice (see 81
FR 8588) requesting Emergency
Clearance from OMB for the information
collection activities described below.
FRA is responding to that comment
now.
AAR commented that FRA expects
the railroads will provide information
on (i) the type of bridge (superstructure)
and (ii) type of structure (substructure).
AAR states ‘‘there are different
interpretations of these terms that fulfill
the requirements of the FAST Act,
including that the ‘type of bridge’ means
its material composition and ‘type of
structure’ means its superstructure.’’
FRA finds that AAR’s comment is
reasonable and FRA will interpret ‘‘type
of bridge’’ to mean its material
composition and ‘‘type of structure’’ to
mean its superstructure. As examples,
the combination of type of bridge and
structure could yield descriptions such
as: Stone Arch, Steel Through Plate
Girder on Concrete Abutments, Steel
Multi-beams on Stone Abutments and
Steel Column Bents, and Concrete Box
Beams on Reinforced Concrete Piers and
Abutments.
Additionally, AAR commented that
FRA will require railroads to respond to
the inspection report request within 30
days. AAR explains that ‘‘as the FAST
Act does not require a railroad to
respond to a request in a set time
period, FRA should allow a railroad
additional time to respond to a request
for multiple public bridge inspection
reports.’’ FRA believes that 30 days is
sufficient time for railroads to respond.
However, FRA will consider longer
periods on a case-by-case basis if there
are extenuating circumstances.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. See 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. See 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5
CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978,
44983, August 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.
See 60 FR 44983, August 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit
their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best
ensure having their full effect. See 5
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CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
August 29, 1995.
The summary below describes the ICR
and its expected burden. The renewal
request is being submitted for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires.
Title: Bridge Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0586.
Abstract: On December 4, 2015, U.S.
President Barack Obama signed the
FAST Act into law (Pub. L. 114–94).
Section 11405, Bridge Inspection
Reports, provides a means for a State or
a political subdivision of a State to
obtain a public version of a bridge
inspection report generated by a railroad
for a bridge located within its respective
jurisdiction. While the FAST Act
specifies that requests for such reports
must be filed with the Secretary of
Transportation, the responsibility for
fulfilling these requests is delegated to
FRA. See 49 CFR 1.89.
FRA previously revised its currently
approved information collection to
account for the additional burden States
and political subdivisions of States will
incur for requesting a public version of
a bridge inspection report generated by
a railroad for a bridge located within its
respective jurisdiction. FRA developed
a new form titled ‘‘Bridge Inspection
Report Public Version Request Form’’ to
facilitate such State and their political
subdivisions’ requests. Additionally,
FRA revised its currently approved
information collection to account for the
additional burden railroads will incur to
provide the public version of a bridge
inspection report upon FRA request.
As background, on July 15, 2010, FRA
published its Bridge Safety Standards
Final Rule. See 75 FR 41281. The final
rule on bridge safety standards
normalized and established Federal
requirements for railroad bridges. The
final rule establishes minimum
requirements to assure the structural
integrity of railroad bridges and to
protect the safe operation of trains over
those bridges. The final rule requires
railroads/track owners to implement
bridge management programs to prevent
the deterioration of railroad bridges and
to reduce the risk of human casualties,
environmental damage, and disruption
to the Nation’s transportation system
that would result from a catastrophic
bridge failure. Bridge management
programs must include annual
inspection of bridges as well as special
inspections, which must be conducted if
natural or accidental events cause
conditions that warrant such
inspections. Lastly, the final rule
requires railroads/track owners to audit
bridge management programs and
bridge inspections and to keep records
mandated under 49 CFR part 237,
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Bridge Safety Standards. This final rule
culminated FRA’s efforts to develop and
promulgate bridge safety regulations
and fulfilled the Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–
432, Division A) mandate.
FRA uses the information collected to
ensure railroads/track owners meet
Federal standards for bridge safety and
comply with all the requirements of this
regulation. In particular, FRA uses the
collection of information to confirm that
railroads/track owners adopt and
implement bridge management
programs to properly inspect, maintain,
modify, and repair all bridges that carry
trains over them and for which they are
responsible. Railroads/track owners
must conduct annual inspections of
railroad bridges. Further, railroads/track
owners must incorporate provisions for
internal audits into their bridge
management program and must conduct
internal audits of bridge inspection
reports. Railroads/track owners use the
internal audit information to verify the
inspection provisions of the bridge
management program are being
followed and to continually evaluate the
effectiveness of their bridge
management program and bridge
inspection activities. FRA uses this
information to ensure railroads/track
owners implement a safe and effective
bridge management program and bridge
inspection regime.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
information collection under regular
clearance procedures.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): Form FRA F 6180.167.
Total Annual Estimated Responses for
New FAST Act Requirements: 150.
Total Annual Estimated Responses for
Entire Information Collection: 49,271.
Total Annual Estimated Burden for
New FAST Act Requirements: 81 hours.
Total Annual Estimated Burden for
Entire Information Collection: 224,689
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
(i) whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the
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Department’s estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collections;
(iii) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) 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 July 12,
2016.
Corey Hill,
Executive Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2016–0055]
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Petition for Waiver of Compliance
In accordance with part 211 of title 49
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
provides the public notice that by a
document dated April 1, 2016, Union
Pacific Railroad (UP) has petitioned the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
for a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of the Federal railroad safety
regulations contained at 49 CFR part
229—Railroad Locomotive Safety
Standards. FRA assigned the petition
Docket Number FRA–2016–0055.
Specifically, UP is seeking an
exemption, until October 1, 2018, from
the requirements of 49 CFR
229.135(b)(5) and (6), which require the
use of a crash-hardened memory
module as specified in Appendix D to
part 229.
Title 49 CFR 229.135(b)(5) and (6)
allow for a phased-in approach for
upgrading the memory modules.
Railroads are not required to replace
functioning modules installed prior to
the availability of crash-worthy modules
(CHM) until the locomotives are
remanufactured. Similarly, outside of
the remanufacturing process, railroads
have been permitted to use replacement
modules that do not meet Appendix D
requirements if the modules were
originally manufactured prior to 2010.
As background, in September 2011,
UP submitted a Request for Proposal to
multiple vendors to procure a
Locomotive Data Acquisition Recording
System (LDARS) to meet FRA’s
requirement to calibrate/synchronize
the event recorder and Positive Train
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Control (PTC) data feeds into a CHM.
UP awarded the contract in March 2012
for the development of a crash-worthy
LDARS in accordance with the Federal
requirements. These modules would
capture and synchronize existing FRArequired event-recorder data and FRArequired PTC information. In addition,
UP specified LDARS be capable of
recording event-recorder data feeds from
a variety of locomotive control systems
and data collection devices and
integrating with currently installed
event recorders. The vendor promised a
scheduled delivery date of April 2014.
However, UP did not receive a
production-capable LDARS unit until
September 2014. UP purchased and had
planned to deploy 1,500 LDARS
systems starting in the fourth quarter of
2014 but due to technology issues with
LDARS, the purchased units had to be
shipped back to the vendor for rework,
and subsequent production of LDARS
units stopped. The vendor has certified
LDARS as being U.S. Department of
Transportation crashworthy.
As a result of these unanticipated
issues, UP experienced significant delay
in accepting and installing LDARS
products. There were several issues
contributing to the delay, specifically,
issues with the memory module
firmware and LSI interface, resulting in
gaps in the recorded data and gaps in
the video and audio feed. These issues
have required UP to ‘‘shop’’ the
locomotives for a third time for
installation of PTC onboard
components.
Of the 5,656 planned PTC
locomotives UP intends to replace,
roughly 1,100 event recorders are not
capable of integration with LDARS.
There are 2,000 crash-hardened
integrated data recorders that will be
replaced with LDARS to meet FRA
calibration requirements.
UP has more than 2,500 locomotives
that have all of the equipment installed
for PTC with the exception of LDARS.
After UP qualifies LDARS, installation
will be scheduled on the 90-day
periodic maintenance inspection cycle
for the 2,500 locomotives which are PTC
ready, except for LDARS that are in the
fleet today. The balance will be installed
as UP continues to equip through
September 2018, roughly 1,100
locomotives per year.
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
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to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested party desires
an opportunity for oral comment, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before
the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://www.regulations.
gov. Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received by August
29, 2016 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be
considered as far as practicable.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also https://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2016-0002-N-14]
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: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces FRA is forwarding the renewal of the information collection
requirements (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its expected burden. On February 25,
2016, OMB approved Form FRA F 1680.167 for 180 days under emergency
clearance procedures. FRA seeks regular clearance of this form for the
maximum period (3 years) to comply with Fixing America's Surface
Transportation Act (FAST Act) requirements. The Federal Register notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published on March 24, 2016.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 15, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Safety
Regulatory Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590, (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 Avenue SE.,
Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 493-6132. These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, Title 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
part 1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve
paperwork packages. See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On March 24, 2016, FRA published a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs for which the
agency is seeking OMB approval. See 81 FR 15781. FRA
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received no comment in response to that notice. However, FRA did
receive a comment from the Association of American Railroads (AAR) on
February 26, 2016, in response to FRA's February 19, 2016, Federal
Register notice (see 81 FR 8588) requesting Emergency Clearance from
OMB for the information collection activities described below. FRA is
responding to that comment now.
AAR commented that FRA expects the railroads will provide
information on (i) the type of bridge (superstructure) and (ii) type of
structure (substructure). AAR states ``there are different
interpretations of these terms that fulfill the requirements of the
FAST Act, including that the `type of bridge' means its material
composition and `type of structure' means its superstructure.'' FRA
finds that AAR's comment is reasonable and FRA will interpret ``type of
bridge'' to mean its material composition and ``type of structure'' to
mean its superstructure. As examples, the combination of type of bridge
and structure could yield descriptions such as: Stone Arch, Steel
Through Plate Girder on Concrete Abutments, Steel Multi-beams on Stone
Abutments and Steel Column Bents, and Concrete Box Beams on Reinforced
Concrete Piers and Abutments.
Additionally, AAR commented that FRA will require railroads to
respond to the inspection report request within 30 days. AAR explains
that ``as the FAST Act does not require a railroad to respond to a
request in a set time period, FRA should allow a railroad additional
time to respond to a request for multiple public bridge inspection
reports.'' FRA believes that 30 days is sufficient time for railroads
to respond. However, FRA will consider longer periods on a case-by-case
basis if there are extenuating circumstances.
Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. See 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. See 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see
also 60 FR 44978, 44983, August 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. See 60 FR 44983, August 29, 1995. Therefore,
respondents should submit their respective comments to OMB within 30
days of publication to best ensure having their full effect. See 5 CFR
1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, August 29, 1995.
The summary below describes the ICR and its expected burden. The
renewal request is being submitted for OMB clearance as the PRA
requires.
Title: Bridge Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0586.
Abstract: On December 4, 2015, U.S. President Barack Obama signed
the FAST Act into law (Pub. L. 114-94). Section 11405, Bridge
Inspection Reports, provides a means for a State or a political
subdivision of a State to obtain a public version of a bridge
inspection report generated by a railroad for a bridge located within
its respective jurisdiction. While the FAST Act specifies that requests
for such reports must be filed with the Secretary of Transportation,
the responsibility for fulfilling these requests is delegated to FRA.
See 49 CFR 1.89.
FRA previously revised its currently approved information
collection to account for the additional burden States and political
subdivisions of States will incur for requesting a public version of a
bridge inspection report generated by a railroad for a bridge located
within its respective jurisdiction. FRA developed a new form titled
``Bridge Inspection Report Public Version Request Form'' to facilitate
such State and their political subdivisions' requests. Additionally,
FRA revised its currently approved information collection to account
for the additional burden railroads will incur to provide the public
version of a bridge inspection report upon FRA request.
As background, on July 15, 2010, FRA published its Bridge Safety
Standards Final Rule. See 75 FR 41281. The final rule on bridge safety
standards normalized and established Federal requirements for railroad
bridges. The final rule establishes minimum requirements to assure the
structural integrity of railroad bridges and to protect the safe
operation of trains over those bridges. The final rule requires
railroads/track owners to implement bridge management programs to
prevent the deterioration of railroad bridges and to reduce the risk of
human casualties, environmental damage, and disruption to the Nation's
transportation system that would result from a catastrophic bridge
failure. Bridge management programs must include annual inspection of
bridges as well as special inspections, which must be conducted if
natural or accidental events cause conditions that warrant such
inspections. Lastly, the final rule requires railroads/track owners to
audit bridge management programs and bridge inspections and to keep
records mandated under 49 CFR part 237, Bridge Safety Standards. This
final rule culminated FRA's efforts to develop and promulgate bridge
safety regulations and fulfilled the Rail Safety Improvement Act of
2008 (Pub. L. 110-432, Division A) mandate.
FRA uses the information collected to ensure railroads/track owners
meet Federal standards for bridge safety and comply with all the
requirements of this regulation. In particular, FRA uses the collection
of information to confirm that railroads/track owners adopt and
implement bridge management programs to properly inspect, maintain,
modify, and repair all bridges that carry trains over them and for
which they are responsible. Railroads/track owners must conduct annual
inspections of railroad bridges. Further, railroads/track owners must
incorporate provisions for internal audits into their bridge management
program and must conduct internal audits of bridge inspection reports.
Railroads/track owners use the internal audit information to verify the
inspection provisions of the bridge management program are being
followed and to continually evaluate the effectiveness of their bridge
management program and bridge inspection activities. FRA uses this
information to ensure railroads/track owners implement a safe and
effective bridge management program and bridge inspection regime.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
information collection under regular clearance procedures.
Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads).
Form(s): Form FRA F 6180.167.
Total Annual Estimated Responses for New FAST Act Requirements:
150.
Total Annual Estimated Responses for Entire Information Collection:
49,271.
Total Annual Estimated Burden for New FAST Act Requirements: 81
hours.
Total Annual Estimated Burden for Entire Information Collection:
224,689 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 (i) whether the information
will have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the
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Department's estimates of the burden of the proposed information
collections; (iii) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (iv) 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 July 12, 2016.
Corey Hill,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-16771 Filed 7-14-16; 8:45 am]
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