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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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[Docket No. FRA–2016–0002–N–25]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; 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 seeks
approval of proposed information
collection activities listed below. Before
submitting this information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities, which are identified in this
notice.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
DC 20590; or Ms. Kim Toone,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue 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
2130–0010,’’ and should also include
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the title of the collection of information.
Alternatively, comments may be faxed
to (202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–6497, or
emailed to Mr. Brogan at
Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or 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, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292)
or Ms. Kim Toone, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Information Technology, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6132). (These telephone numbers
are not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
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 to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval to implement them. See 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: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (2)
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; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques and 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
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collection of information that Federal
regulations mandate. In summary, FRA
reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) Reduce
reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (3) 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: Track Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0010.
Abstract: Part 213 prescribes
minimum safety requirements for
railroad track that is part of the general
railroad system of transportation. While
the requirements prescribed in this part
generally apply to specific track
conditions existing in isolation, a
combination of track conditions, none of
which individually amounts to a
deviation from the requirements in this
part, may require remedial action to
provide safe operations over that track.
Qualified persons inspect track and take
action to allow safe passage of trains
and ensure compliance with prescribed
Track Safety Standards. In March 2013,
FRA amended the Track Safety
Standards and Passenger Equipment
Safety Standards applicable to highspeed and high cant deficiency train
operations to promote the safe
interaction of rail vehicles with the
tracks over which they operate. The
final rule revised limits for vehicle
response to track perturbations and
added new limits as well. The rule
accounts for a range of vehicle types
that are currently used and may likely
be used in future high-speed or high
cant deficiency rail operations, or both.
The rule is based on the results of
simulation studies designed to identify
track geometry irregularities associated
with unsafe wheel/rail forces and
accelerations, thorough reviews of
vehicle qualification and revenue
service test data, and consideration of
international practices. The information
collection associated with the Track
Safety Standards is used by FRA to
ensure and enhance rail safety by
monitoring complete compliance with
all regulatory requirements.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 728 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
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Respondent
universe
(railroads)
CFR section
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
80715
Total annual
burden hours
236
20 orders .........................
15 minutes .......................
5
236
728
15 notices ........................
10 notices ........................
10 minutes .......................
8 hours .............................
3
80
728
1,500 names ....................
10 minutes .......................
250
37
80,000 trained Employees
8 hours .............................
640,000
37
10 min. + 60 min .............
93,333
37
80,000 auth. + 80,000
exams.
250 names .......................
10 min. .............................
2
728
728
6 petitions ........................
2 requests ........................
24 hours ...........................
40 hours ...........................
144
80
728
728
2 notifications ...................
2 consents .......................
8 hours .............................
45 minutes .......................
16
2
728
5 notices + 1 tech. report
45 minutes + hours ..........
8
728
728
728
728
728
50 reports ........................
50 reports ........................
4 procedures ....................
2 tr. programs + 5 sessions.
50 records ........................
5 minutes .........................
5 minutes .........................
2 hours .............................
16 hours/session or program.
2 hours .............................
4
4
8
112
—GRMS
Inspections—Two
Most
Recent
Records.
213.118—Continuous weld rail (CWR); plan review
and approval—Track Owner Plans to FRA.
—Notice to FRA & to Affected Employees of
Plan’s Effective Date.
—FRA Required Revisions to CWR Plans; Further FRA Amendments to CWR Plans.
—Annual Retraining of CWR Employees ............
213.119—Continuous weld rail (CWR); plan contents—Annual Retraining of CWR Employees.
—Records of CWR Installations and CWR Maintenance.
—Records of Rail Joint Inspections .....................
—Records of CWR Periodic Inspections .............
—CWR Procedures Manual .................................
213.233—Track Inspections By Person/Vehicle—
Records.
213.237—Inspection of rail—RR request to Change
Designation of a Rail Inspection Segment or establish a New Segment.
—After FRA approval, RR Notice to FRA and
RR Employees of Effective Date.
—RR/Track Owner Notice to FRA that Service
Failure Rate Target Identified in 213.237(a) is
not Achieved.
—RR/Track Owner Letter of Explanation Why
Service Failure Target Rate has not been
Achieved and Provision of Remedial Action
Plan to FRA.
213.241—Track and Rail Inspection Records ............
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213.14—Excepted track—Identification—Notification
to FRA—Removal of Track.
Segment From Excepted Statues
213.5—Responsibility of for Compliance—Track
Owners—Assignment to Another Person—Notice
to FRA.
213.7—Designation of qualified persons to supervise
certain renewals and inspect track.
—Individuals Designated under paragraphs (a)
or (b) of this section who inspect CWR and
have completed CWR Training Course.
—Employees authorized by Track Owner to prescribe CWR Remedial Actions.
—Designations (Partially Qualified under Paragraph c).
213.17—Waiver: Petitions ...........................................
213.57—Curves; elevations and speed limits—Requests for higher curving speeds.
—Implementation Notification to FRA ..................
—Written Consent of Track Owner to RR provide service over track w/same equip.
213.110—Gage restraint measurement systems—Implementing GRMS—Notice to FRA and Technical
Report.
—GRMS Output Reports .....................................
—GRMS Exception Reports ................................
—Procedures For Maintaining GRMS Data ........
—GRMS Training to Qualified Employees ..........
100
279
279 revised plans ............
4 hours .............................
1,116
279
15 minutes + 2 minutes ...
2,737
279
279 notices + 80,000 notices.
20 revisions .....................
2 hours .............................
40
279
37
20 plans ...........................
80,000 worker ..................
1 hour ..............................
30 minutes .......................
20
40,000
279
2,000 records ...................
10 minutes .......................
333
279
279
279
728
360,000 rcds ....................
480,000 rcds ....................
279 Manuals ....................
12,500 notations ..............
2 minutes .........................
1 minute ...........................
10 minutes .......................
1 minute ...........................
12,000
8,000
47
208
10
50 requests ......................
15 minutes .......................
13
10
50 notices + 120 notices
15 minutes + 15 minutes
43
10
12 notices ........................
15 minutes .......................
3
10
12 letters + 12 plans .......
15 minutes .......................
6
728
1,542,089 records ............
1, 672,941
213.303—Responsibility for compliance—High Speed
Track: Notice to FRA of Assignment of Responsibility.
213.305—Designation of qualified individuals ............
213.317—Waiver Petitions ..........................................
213.329—Curves; elevation, and speed limitations—
Submission of Testing Results Specified in
213.329(d) to FRA for Each Type of Vehicle RR/
Track Owner requests Approval.
2
1 notice ............................
Varies with Inspection
Type.
8 hours .............................
2
2
2
20 designation .................
1 petition ..........................
2 documents ....................
10 minutes .......................
80 hours ...........................
80 hours ...........................
3
80
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Respondent
universe
(railroads)
CFR section
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Total Estimated Annual Responses:
2,800,634.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
2,475,698 hours.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
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2
3 written consents ...........
45 minutes .......................
2
728
1 request ..........................
8 hours .............................
8
10
10
18 reports ........................
13 reports ........................
20 hours ...........................
20 hours ...........................
360
260
10
10 notices ........................
40 hours ...........................
400
10
10 requests ......................
40 hours ...........................
400
10
4 data reports ..................
8 hours .............................
32
2
2 reports ..........................
16 hours ...........................
32
2
2
2
2 reports ..........................
125 records ......................
150 records ......................
16 hours ...........................
20 minutes .......................
10 minutes .......................
32
42
25
10
10 programs ....................
120 hours .........................
1,200
10
10 programs ....................
80 hours ...........................
800
728
1 written consent .............
8 hours .............................
8
1
2 plans .............................
8 hours .............................
16
2
2
500 records ......................
50 records ........................
1 minute ...........................
5 minutes .........................
8
4
Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 7,
2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Executive Director.
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40 hours ...........................
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
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3 notifications ...................
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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.
[FR Doc. 2016–27521 Filed 11–15–16; 8:45 am]
Average time
per response
2
—Notification to FRA by RR/Track Owner of Implementation of Higher Curving Speeds at
least 30 calendar days before Proposed Implementation.
—Written Consent of Track Owner to Another
RR that provides Service w/Same Vehicle
Type.
213.333—RR Request to FRA concerning Track Geometry Measurement taken from a distance different from that Specified under 213.333(b)(1).
—RR TGMS Output Reports ...............................
—RR Copy of plot and exception report by qualifying TGMS performing inspection.
—Notification to Track Personnel when Onboard
Accelerometers indicate possible track-related
problems.
213.333—RR Request to FRA for Alternative Location of Devices Measuring Lateral Accelerations
Mounted on a Truck Frame.
—RR Track Owner Monitoring Data Calendar
Year Report to FRA.
213.341—Initial inspection of new rail and welds: Mill
Inspection—Report.
—Welding Plant Inspection—Report ...................
—Inspection of Field Welds—Records ................
213.343—Continuous welded rail (CWR)—History—
Records.
213.345—Vehicle Qualification Testing—Qualification
Program for All Vehicle Types intended to Operate
at Class 6 Speeds or Above or at Any Curving
Speed more than 5 Inches of Cant Deficiency.
—Qualification Program for All Vehicle Types intended to Operate at Class 7 Speeds or
Above or at Any Curving Speed more than 6
Inches of Cant Deficiency.
—Track Owner Consent for Another Railroad
that Provides Service with Same Vehicle Type
Over Its Track to Submit Documents to FRA.
213.347—Automotive or railroad crossings at
grade—Protection Plans.
213.369—Inspection records ......................................
—Inspection Records of Defects and Remedial
Actions.
Total annual responses
Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the
Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation
(SLSDC). The meeting will be held from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.(EDT) on Wednesday,
December 14, 2016 via conference call
at the SLSDC’s Policy Headquarters, 55
M Street SE., Suite 930, Washington, DC
20003. The agenda for this meeting will
be as follows: Opening Remarks;
Consideration of Minutes of Past
Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and New
Business; Closing Discussion;
Adjournment.
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burden hours
Attendance at the meeting is open to
the interested public but limited to the
space available. With the approval of
the Administrator, members of the
public may present oral statements at
the meeting. Persons wishing further
information should contact, not later
than Friday, December 9, 2016, Wayne
Williams, Acting Chief of Staff, Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590; 202–366–
0091.
Any member of the public may
present a written statement to the
Advisory Board at any time.
Issued at Washington, DC, on November 9,
2016.
Carrie Lavigne,
Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2016-0002-N-25]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; 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 seeks approval of proposed information
collection activities listed below. Before submitting this information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of
the activities, which are identified in this notice.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory
Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590; or Ms. Kim
Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue 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 2130-0010,'' and should also include the title of the collection
of information. Alternatively, comments may be faxed to (202) 493-6216
or (202) 493-6497, or emailed to Mr. Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov,
or 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, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory
Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493-6292) or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6132). (These telephone numbers are not
toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 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 to allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB approval to implement them.
See 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: (1) Whether the information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether
the activities will have practical utility; (2) 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; (3) ways for FRA to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and (4) ways
for FRA to minimize the burden of information collection activities on
the public by automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques and 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 that Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments received will advance three
objectives: (1) Reduce reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it organizes
information collection requirements in a ``user-friendly'' format to
improve the use of such information; and (3) 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: Track Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0010.
Abstract: Part 213 prescribes minimum safety requirements for
railroad track that is part of the general railroad system of
transportation. While the requirements prescribed in this part
generally apply to specific track conditions existing in isolation, a
combination of track conditions, none of which individually amounts to
a deviation from the requirements in this part, may require remedial
action to provide safe operations over that track. Qualified persons
inspect track and take action to allow safe passage of trains and
ensure compliance with prescribed Track Safety Standards. In March
2013, FRA amended the Track Safety Standards and Passenger Equipment
Safety Standards applicable to high-speed and high cant deficiency
train operations to promote the safe interaction of rail vehicles with
the tracks over which they operate. The final rule revised limits for
vehicle response to track perturbations and added new limits as well.
The rule accounts for a range of vehicle types that are currently used
and may likely be used in future high-speed or high cant deficiency
rail operations, or both. The rule is based on the results of
simulation studies designed to identify track geometry irregularities
associated with unsafe wheel/rail forces and accelerations, thorough
reviews of vehicle qualification and revenue service test data, and
consideration of international practices. The information collection
associated with the Track Safety Standards is used by FRA to ensure and
enhance rail safety by monitoring complete compliance with all
regulatory requirements.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 728 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
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Respondent
CFR section universe Total annual Average time per Total annual
(railroads) responses response burden hours
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213.14--Excepted track-- 236 20 orders............ 15 minutes........... 5
Identification--Notification to
FRA--Removal of Track.
Segment From Excepted Statues 236 15 notices........... 10 minutes........... 3
213.5--Responsibility of for 728 10 notices........... 8 hours.............. 80
Compliance--Track Owners--
Assignment to Another Person--
Notice to FRA.
213.7--Designation of qualified 728 1,500 names.......... 10 minutes........... 250
persons to supervise certain
renewals and inspect track.
--Individuals Designated under 37 80,000 trained 8 hours.............. 640,000
paragraphs (a) or (b) of this Employees.
section who inspect CWR and
have completed CWR Training
Course.
--Employees authorized by 37 80,000 auth. + 80,000 10 min. + 60 min..... 93,333
Track Owner to prescribe CWR exams.
Remedial Actions.
--Designations (Partially 37 250 names............ 10 min............... 2
Qualified under Paragraph c).
213.17--Waiver: Petitions......... 728 6 petitions.......... 24 hours............. 144
213.57--Curves; elevations and 728 2 requests........... 40 hours............. 80
speed limits--Requests for higher
curving speeds.
--Implementation Notification 728 2 notifications...... 8 hours.............. 16
to FRA.
--Written Consent of Track 728 2 consents........... 45 minutes........... 2
Owner to RR provide service
over track w/same equip.
213.110--Gage restraint 728 5 notices + 1 tech. 45 minutes + hours... 8
measurement systems--Implementing report.
GRMS--Notice to FRA and Technical
Report.
--GRMS Output Reports......... 728 50 reports........... 5 minutes............ 4
--GRMS Exception Reports...... 728 50 reports........... 5 minutes............ 4
--Procedures For Maintaining 728 4 procedures......... 2 hours.............. 8
GRMS Data.
--GRMS Training to Qualified 728 2 tr. programs + 5 16 hours/session or 112
Employees. sessions. program.
--GRMS Inspections--Two Most 728 50 records........... 2 hours.............. 100
Recent Records.
213.118--Continuous weld rail 279 279 revised plans.... 4 hours.............. 1,116
(CWR); plan review and approval--
Track Owner Plans to FRA.
--Notice to FRA & to Affected 279 279 notices + 80,000 15 minutes + 2 2,737
Employees of Plan's Effective notices. minutes.
Date.
--FRA Required Revisions to 279 20 revisions......... 2 hours.............. 40
CWR Plans; Further FRA
Amendments to CWR Plans.
--Annual Retraining of CWR 279 20 plans............. 1 hour............... 20
Employees.
213.119--Continuous weld rail 37 80,000 worker........ 30 minutes........... 40,000
(CWR); plan contents--Annual
Retraining of CWR Employees.
--Records of CWR Installations 279 2,000 records........ 10 minutes........... 333
and CWR Maintenance.
--Records of Rail Joint 279 360,000 rcds......... 2 minutes............ 12,000
Inspections.
--Records of CWR Periodic 279 480,000 rcds......... 1 minute............. 8,000
Inspections.
--CWR Procedures Manual....... 279 279 Manuals.......... 10 minutes........... 47
213.233--Track Inspections By 728 12,500 notations..... 1 minute............. 208
Person/Vehicle--Records.
213.237--Inspection of rail--RR 10 50 requests.......... 15 minutes........... 13
request to Change Designation of
a Rail Inspection Segment or
establish a New Segment.
--After FRA approval, RR 10 50 notices + 120 15 minutes + 15 43
Notice to FRA and RR notices. minutes.
Employees of Effective Date.
--RR/Track Owner Notice to FRA 10 12 notices........... 15 minutes........... 3
that Service Failure Rate
Target Identified in
213.237(a) is not Achieved.
--RR/Track Owner Letter of 10 12 letters + 12 plans 15 minutes........... 6
Explanation Why Service
Failure Target Rate has not
been Achieved and Provision
of Remedial Action Plan to
FRA.
213.241--Track and Rail Inspection 728 1,542,089 records.... Varies with 1, 672,941
Records. Inspection Type.
213.303--Responsibility for 2 1 notice............. 8 hours.............. 8
compliance--High Speed Track:
Notice to FRA of Assignment of
Responsibility.
213.305--Designation of qualified 2 20 designation....... 10 minutes........... 3
individuals.
213.317--Waiver Petitions......... 2 1 petition........... 80 hours............. 80
213.329--Curves; elevation, and 2 2 documents.......... 80 hours............. 160
speed limitations--Submission of
Testing Results Specified in
213.329(d) to FRA for Each Type
of Vehicle RR/Track Owner
requests Approval.
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--Notification to FRA by RR/ 2 3 notifications...... 40 hours............. 120
Track Owner of Implementation
of Higher Curving Speeds at
least 30 calendar days before
Proposed Implementation.
--Written Consent of Track 2 3 written consents... 45 minutes........... 2
Owner to Another RR that
provides Service w/Same
Vehicle Type.
213.333--RR Request to FRA 728 1 request............ 8 hours.............. 8
concerning Track Geometry
Measurement taken from a distance
different from that Specified
under 213.333(b)(1).
--RR TGMS Output Reports...... 10 18 reports........... 20 hours............. 360
--RR Copy of plot and 10 13 reports........... 20 hours............. 260
exception report by
qualifying TGMS performing
inspection.
--Notification to Track 10 10 notices........... 40 hours............. 400
Personnel when Onboard
Accelerometers indicate
possible track-related
problems.
213.333--RR Request to FRA for 10 10 requests.......... 40 hours............. 400
Alternative Location of Devices
Measuring Lateral Accelerations
Mounted on a Truck Frame.
--RR Track Owner Monitoring 10 4 data reports....... 8 hours.............. 32
Data Calendar Year Report to
FRA.
213.341--Initial inspection of new 2 2 reports............ 16 hours............. 32
rail and welds: Mill Inspection--
Report.
--Welding Plant Inspection-- 2 2 reports............ 16 hours............. 32
Report.
--Inspection of Field Welds-- 2 125 records.......... 20 minutes........... 42
Records.
213.343--Continuous welded rail 2 150 records.......... 10 minutes........... 25
(CWR)--History--Records.
213.345--Vehicle Qualification 10 10 programs.......... 120 hours............ 1,200
Testing--Qualification Program
for All Vehicle Types intended to
Operate at Class 6 Speeds or
Above or at Any Curving Speed
more than 5 Inches of Cant
Deficiency.
--Qualification Program for 10 10 programs.......... 80 hours............. 800
All Vehicle Types intended to
Operate at Class 7 Speeds or
Above or at Any Curving Speed
more than 6 Inches of Cant
Deficiency.
--Track Owner Consent for 728 1 written consent.... 8 hours.............. 8
Another Railroad that
Provides Service with Same
Vehicle Type Over Its Track
to Submit Documents to FRA.
213.347--Automotive or railroad 1 2 plans.............. 8 hours.............. 16
crossings at grade--Protection
Plans.
213.369--Inspection records....... 2 500 records.......... 1 minute............. 8
--Inspection Records of 2 50 records........... 5 minutes............ 4
Defects and Remedial Actions.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 2,800,634.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2,475,698 hours.
Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
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 November 7, 2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-27521 Filed 11-15-16; 8:45 am]
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