Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 43079-43083 [2017-19354]
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Affected Public: Railroad Engineers.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
30.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 195
hours.
Title: Design and Evaluation of a
Robust Manual Locomotive Operating
Mode.
OMB Control Number: 2130–XXXX.
Abstract: The purpose of this study is
to design and evaluate a prototype
locomotive operating mode that allows
an operator to ‘‘manually’’ control a
train by providing a desired speed target
while the control system determines the
throttle notch changes required. This
research addresses DOT’s strategic goal
of safety. Information collected from
this research will be used by researchers
and equipment designers to evaluate the
merit of a prototype display and control
configuration maximizing the use of
both automation and human
capabilities. The information will also
assist the Federal government in
recommending display design standards
to the rail industry for future displays
and the results may help design future
displays and controls for locomotives.
Type of Request: New information
collection request.
Affected Public: Railroad Engineers
and College Student Volunteers.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
30.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 270
hours.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2017–0002–N–21]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
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AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the currently approved
information collection activities listed
below. Before submitting these
information collection requests (ICRs) to
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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 November 13, 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–XXXX,’’ 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).
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 of the activities. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8–12.
Specifically, FRA invites interested
parties to comment on the following
ICRs regarding: (1) Whether the
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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,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
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.
The summaries below describe the
ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Identification of Cars Moved
under 49 CFR 232.3(d) (Formerly Order
13528).
OMB Control Number: 2130–0506.
Abstract: This collection of
information identifies certain railroad
freight cars authorized to move under 49
CFR 232.3(d) (formerly Interstate
Commerce Commission Order 13528).
Paragraph (d) of 49 CFR 232.3 allows for
the movement of certain railroad freight
cars without air brakes from initial
terminal locations or through
interchange locations under certain
conditions.
Paragraph (d) of 49 CFR 232.3
requires the cars to be identified by a
card attached to the side of the
equipment specifically noting and
signed by the shipper that the car is
being moved under the authority of that
paragraph. Railroads typically use
carrier bad order forms or tags for these
purposes. These forms are readily
available from all carrier repair
facilities. If a car moving under 49 CFR
232.3(d) is not properly tagged, a carrier
is not legally allowed to move the car.
Section 232.3(d)(3) does not require
carriers or shippers to retain cards or
tags. When a car bearing a tag for
movement under this provision arrives
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at its destination, the tag is simply
removed. FRA estimates approximately
400 cars per year are moved under this
regulation.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 755 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
Average time
per response
(minutes)
CFR section
Respondent
universe
Total annual
responses
232.3(d)—Cars moved in Accordance with Emergency Order
13528—Tagging.
755 railroads ..........
800 tags .................
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
800.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 67
hours.
Type of Request: Extension without
Change of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Title: U.S. Locational Requirement for
Dispatching U.S. Rail Operations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0556.
Abstract: With one exception, 49 CFR
part 241 requires, in the absence of a
waiver, that all dispatching of railroad
operations occurring in the United
States be performed in the United
States. A railroad may, however,
conduct dispatching from Mexico or
Canada in an emergency situation, but
only for the duration of the emergency
situation. A railroad relying on this
exception must provide written
notification of its action to the FRA
Regional Administrator of each FRA
region in which the railroad emergency
operation occurs as soon as practicable;
such notification is not required before
Respondent
universe
CFR section
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 8
hours.
Type of Request: Extension without
Change of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Title: Safety and Health Requirements
Related to Camp Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0595.
Abstract: Subparts C and E of 49 CFR
part 228 address the construction of
railroad-provided sleeping quarters
(camp cars) and set certain safety and
health requirements for such camp cars.
Specifically, subpart E of part 228
prescribes minimum safety and health
requirements for camp cars that a
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Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 4 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
Average time
per response
(hours)
1 notice ..................
railroad provides as sleeping quarters to
any of its train employees, signal
employees, and dispatching service
employees (covered-service employees)
and individuals employed to maintain
its right of way. Subpart E requires
railroad-provided camp cars to be clean,
safe, sanitary, and be equipped with
indoor toilets, potable water, and other
features to protect the health of car
occupants. Subpart C of part 228
prohibits a railroad from positioning a
camp car intended for occupancy by
individuals employed to maintain the
railroad’s right of way in the immediate
vicinity of a switching or humping yard
which handles railcars containing
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addressing the emergency situation. The
information collected under this rule is
used as part of FRA’s oversight function
to ensure that extraterritorial
dispatchers comply with applicable
safety regulations.
Total annual
responses
241.9—Written notification to FRA Regional Administrator of 4 railroads ..............
emergency where dispatcher outside the U.S. dispatches a
railroad operation in the U.S. for the duration of the emergency.
Total annual
burden hours
Total annual
burden hours
8
8
hazardous material. Generally, the
requirements of Subparts C and E to part
228 are intended to provide coveredservice employees an opportunity for
rest free from the interruptions caused
by noise under the control of the
railroad.
The information collected under this
rule is used by FRA to ensure railroads
operating camp cars comply with all the
requirements mandated in this
regulation to protect the health and
safety of camp car occupants.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 1 railroad.
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
228.323—Copy—Water Hydrant/Hoses/Nozzle
Inspections.
—Hydrant/Hoses/Nozzle
Inspections—
Records.
—Copy of records at Central Location .........
—Training—For Individuals to Fill Potable
Water Systems.
—Certification from State/Local Health Authority.
—Certification by Laboratory ........................
—Certification Copies ...................................
—Draining/Flushing and Record ..................
—Occupant Report of Taste Problem ..........
1 railroad ......................
740 Inspections ............
3 minutes .....................
37
1 railroad ......................
740 Records .................
2 minutes .....................
25
1 railroad ......................
1 railroad ......................
740 Record copies .......
5 Trained employees ...
10 seconds ...................
15 minutes ...................
2
1
1 railroad ......................
666 Certificates ............
1 hour ...........................
666
1
1
1
1
74 Certificates ..............
740 Certification copies
111 Records .................
10 Taste reports ...........
20
10
30
10
25
2
56
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
—Draining/Flushing and Record When
Taste Report.
—Lab Tests from Taste Report ....................
—Lab Report Copies ....................................
—Signage (for Non-Potable Water) .............
228.331—First Aid and Life Safety
—Modified Emergency Preparedness Plan
—Modified Emergency Preparedness Copies.
228.333—Remedial Action
—Oral Report of Needed Repair ..................
1 railroad ......................
10 Records ...................
30 minutes ...................
5
1 railroad ......................
1 railroad ......................
1 railroad ......................
10 Tests/certificates .....
10 Lab report copies ....
740 Signs .....................
20 minutes ...................
2 minutes .....................
2.5 minutes ..................
3
.3333
31
1 railroad ......................
1 railroad ......................
740 Modified Plans ......
5,840 Plan Copies .......
15 minutes ...................
3 seconds .....................
185
5
1 railroad ......................
30 Reports ...................
10 seconds ...................
.08333
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
11,206.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
1,043 hours.
Type of Request: Extension without
Change of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Title: Training, Qualification, and
Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad
Employees.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0597.
Abstract: On November 7, 2014, FRA
published a final rule—49 CFR parts
214, 232, and 243—establishing
minimum training standards for all
safety-related railroad employees, as
required by the Rail Safety Improvement
Act of 2008. The final rule requires each
railroad or contractor that employs one
or more safety-related employees to
develop and submit a training program
to FRA for approval and to designate the
minimum training qualifications for
each occupational category of employee.
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214.357—Training and Qualification Program for Operators of Roadway Maintenance Machines (RMM) Equipped with a
Crane.
—Initial Training/Qualification of RMM
Operators (Cranes).
—Periodic
Training/Qualification
of
RMM Operators (Cranes).
—Records of Training/Qualification ......
243.101—Training Programs Submissions
by Employers subject to this Part with
400,000 total annual employee work
hours or more by Jan. 1, 2018.
—Submissions by Employers subject to
this Part with less than 400,000 total
annual work hours by May 1, 2020.
—Submission by New Employers Commencing Operations after Jan. 1,
2019.
—Validation documents sent from contractors that train their own safety-related employees to railroads that are
using their training programs.
—Copies of contractor validation documents kept by railroads.
243.103—Training Programs required to be
modified by FRA due to essential missing/inadequate components.
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The rule also requires most employers
to conduct periodic oversight of their
own employees and annual written
reviews of their training programs to
close performance gaps. Additionally,
the rule requires specific training and
qualification of operators of roadway
maintenance machines that can hoist,
lower, and horizontally move a
suspended load.
Finally, the rule clarifies the existing
training requirements for railroad and
contractor employees who perform
brake system inspections, tests, or
maintenance.
FRA will use the information
collected to ensure each employer—
railroad or contractor—conducting
operations subject to new part 243
develops, adopts, submits, and complies
with a training program for each
category and subcategory of safetyrelated railroad employee. Each program
must have training components
identified so that FRA will understand
Total annual
burden hours
how the program works when it reviews
the program for approval. Further, FRA
will review the required training
programs to ensure they include initial,
ongoing, and on-the-job criteria; testing
and skills evaluation measures designed
to foster continual compliance with
Federal standards; and the identification
of critical safety defects and plans for
immediate remedial actions to correct
them.
In response to petitions for
reconsideration, FRA has extended the
effective date for developing the
required Training Program under
§ 243.101 for employers with 400,000 or
more total annual employee work hours
to January 1, 2019, and for employers
with less than 400,000 total annual
employee work hours to May 1, 2020.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 1,550 railroads/
contractors/training organizations/
learning institutions.
535 railroads/contractors.
535 revised programs .....
4 hours .....................
2,140 hours.
17,396 roadway
workers.
17,396 roadway
workers.
17,396 roadway
workers.
56 railroads/contractors/etc.
1,750 tr. worker + 15,646
tr. wrkr.
17,396 trained workers ....
24 hours + 4 hours ...
104,584 hour.
1 hour .......................
17,396 hours.
17,396 records ................
15 minutes ................
4,349 hours.
18 programs ....................
6,480 hours ..............
116,640 hours.
1,461 railroads/contractors/etc.
496 programs ..................
20 hours ...................
9,920 hours.
5 New Railroads .......
5 programs ......................
40 hours ...................
200 hours.
795 railroad contractors/subcontractors.
50 documents ..................
15 minutes ................
13 hours.
795 railroads .............
50 copies .........................
10 minutes ................
8 hours.
1,489 railroads/contractors/etc.
73 programs ....................
10 hours ...................
730 hours.
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243.105—Optional Model Program Development.
—Customized Training Program Submissions.
243.109—Initial Training Programs Found
Non-Conforming to this Part by FRA—
Revisions to Programs.
—Written Request to Extend Revision/
Resubmission Deadline.
—Previously Approved Programs Requiring an Informational Filing When
Modified.
—New Portions or Substantial Revisions to an approved Training Program.
—Training Programs found Deficient ....
—Copy of Additional Submissions, Resubmissions, and Informational Filings to Labor (Union) Presidents.
—Railroad Statement Affirming that a
copy of Submissions, Resubmissions, or Informational Filings has
been served to Labor (Union) Presidents.
—Labor comments on Railroad Training Program Submissions, Resubmissions, or Informational Filings.
243.111—Written Request by Training Organization/Learning Institution Previously
Providing Training Services to Railroads
Prior to Jan. 1, 2018, to Provide Such
Services after Jan. 1, 2019.
—Revised/Resubmitted Training Program by Training Organization/Learning Institution after found Deficient by
FRA.
—Informational Filing by Training Organization/Learning Institution due to
New Federal Laws/Regulations/Order
or New Technologies/Procedures/
Equipment.
—New Portions or Revisions to Training Organization/Learning Institution
Training Program Found Deficient.
—Safety Related Employees Instructed
by Training Organizations/Records.
—Request to Training Organization/
Learning Institution by Student to
Provide Transcript or Record.
243.113—Required Employer Information
Sent to FRA Prior to First Electronic Submission (Employers with 400,000 Annual
Work Hours or More).
243.201—Designation of Existing Safety-related Employees by Job Category—Lists
(Employer with 400,000 Annual Work
Hours or More).
—Written Request to Extend Deadline
for Designation List by These Employers.
—New RRs Operating After Jan. 1,
2018, Designation of Safety-related
Employees by Job Category—Lists.
—Training of Newly Hired Employees
or Those Assigned New Safety-related Duties and Records.
—Requests for Relevant Qualification
or Training Record from an Entity
Other Than Current Employer.
—Testing of Employees When Current
Record of Training is Unavailable.
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1,489 railroads/contractors/etc.
1,489 railroads/contractors/etc.
56 railroads/contractors/etc.
4 model training programs.
113 customized training
programs.
7 programs ......................
8 hours .....................
32 hours.
4 hours .....................
452 hours.
10 hours ...................
70 hours.
56 railroads/contractors/etc.
56 railroads/contractors/etc.
1 request .........................
15 minutes ................
.25 hour.
8 informational filings ......
432 hours .................
3,456 hours.
56 railroads/contractors.
25 revised programs .......
16 hours ...................
400 hours.
56 railroads/contractors.
56 railroads/contractors.
12 rev. program ...............
16 hours ...................
192 hours.
225 copies .......................
15 minutes ................
56 hours.
56 railroads/contractors/etc.
25 affirming statements ...
60 minutes ................
25 hours.
5 RR labor organizations.
3 comments .....................
4 hours .....................
12 hours.
50 tr. organizations/
Learning Institutions.
3 requests ........................
60 minutes ................
3 hours.
50 tr. Organizations/
Learning Inst.
2 programs ......................
20 hours ...................
40 hours.
50 tr. Organizations/
Learning Inst.
1 filing ..............................
432 hours .................
432 hours.
50 tr. Organizations/
Learning Inst.
2 programs ......................
20 hours ...................
40 hours.
50 tr. Organizations/
Learning Inst.
50 tr. Organizations/
Learning Inst.
1,600 employees + 1,600
records.
200 requests + 200
records.
8 hours + 5 minutes
12,933 hours.
5 minutes + 5 minutes.
34 hours.
106 RRs/contractors/
learning institution
/associations.
60 letters ..........................
15 minutes ................
15 hours.
106 railroads/contractors.
13 lists .............................
15 minutes ................
3 hours.
106 railroads/contractors.
3 requests ........................
60 minutes ................
3 hours.
5 railroads .................
5 lists ...............................
15 minutes ................
1 hour.
106 railroads/contractors.
114 tr. employees + 114
records.
8 hours + 15 minutes
941 hours.
106 railroads/contractors.
11 requests + 11 records
5 minutes + 5 minutes.
2 hours.
106 railroads/contractors.
68 tests + 68 records ......
8 hours + 30 minutes
578 hours.
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—Testing of Employees Who Have Not
Received Initial/Periodic Training or
Who Have Not Performed the Necessary Safety-Related Duties for an
Occupational Category or Subcategory in the Previous 180 Days.
243.203—Electronic Recordkeeping—Systems Set Up to Meet FRA Requirements.
—Transfer of Records to Successor
Employer.
243.205—Modified Training Resulting from
Periodic Oversight Tests and Inspections.
—Periodic Tests and Inspections .........
—RR Identification of Supervisory Employees Who Conduct Periodic Oversight Tests by Category/Subcategory.
—Contractor Periodic Tests/Inspections
Conducted by RR Supervisory Employees.
—Notification by RR of Contractor Employee Non-Compliance with Federal
Laws/Regulations/Orders to Employee and Employee’s Employer.
—Contractor conduct of Periodic Oversight Tests/Inspections of Its Safetyrelated Employees.
—Contractor Direct Training of Its Employees for Qualifying Those Employees to Perform Safety-related Duties.
—Employer Records of Periodic Oversight.
243.207—Written Annual Review of Safety
Data (RRs with 400,000 Annual Employee Work Hours or More).
—RR Copy of Written Annual Review
at System Headquarters.
—RR Designation of Person(s) to Conduct Written Annual Review.
—Adjustments
to
Initial/Refresher
Training Based Upon Results of Written Annual Review.
—RR Notification to Contractor of Relevant Training Program Adjustments.
—Contractor Adjustment of Its Training
Program Based on RR Information.
243.209—Railroad Maintained List of Contractors Utilized.
—Updated Lists of Contractors .............
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Total Estimated Annual Responses:
71,752.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
281,752 hours.
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.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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106 railroads/contractors.
68 tests + 68 records ......
8 hours + 30 minutes
578 hours.
106 RRs/contractors
20 systems ......................
120 hours .................
2,400 hours.
106 RRs/contractors
20 records .......................
15 minutes ................
5 hours.
106 railroads/contractors.
106 railroads/contractors.
106 railroads/contractors.
1 modified programs .......
40 hours ...................
40 hours.
8,600 tests/Inspections ....
10 minutes ................
1,433 hours.
10 identification ...............
5 minutes ..................
1 hour.
106 railroads/contractors.
4,695 tests/inspections ....
20 minutes ................
1,565 hours.
106 railroads/contractors.
175 notices + 175 notices
5 minutes ..................
30 hours.
795 contractors .........
795 tests/inspections .......
10 minutes ................
133 hours.
11 contractors ...........
45 trained employees ......
8 hours .....................
360 hours.
56 railroads/contractors.
18 railroads ...............
5,490 records ..................
5 minutes ..................
458 hours.
4 reviews .........................
20 hours ...................
80 hours.
18 railroads ...............
4 review copies ...............
20 minutes ................
1 hour.
18 railroads ...............
48 designations ...............
15 minutes ................
12 hours.
18 railroads ...............
1 adjusted program .........
1 hour .......................
1 hour.
18 railroads ...............
2 notifications ..................
15 minutes ................
1 hour.
38 contractors ...........
1 adjusted program .........
20 hours ...................
20 hours.
106 railroads .............
11 lists .............................
30 minutes ................
6 hours.
106 railroads .............
1 list .................................
15 minutes ................
.25 hour.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2017–0022]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
Federal Transit Administration,
DOT.
ACTION:
Notice of request for comments.
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describe the nature of the
information collection and their
expected burdens. The Federal Register
SUMMARY:
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soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on June 19, 2017.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 13, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia
Swain, Office of Administration,
Management Planning Division, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop
TAD–10, Washington, DC 20590 (202)
366–0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Pub. L. 104–13, Section 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
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 13, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2017-0002-N-21]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the currently approved
information collection activities listed below. Before submitting these
information collection requests (ICRs) 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 November 13, 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-XXXX,'' 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).
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 of the activities.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8-12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested parties to comment on the following ICRs 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, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1).
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.
The summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Identification of Cars Moved under 49 CFR 232.3(d) (Formerly
Order 13528).
OMB Control Number: 2130-0506.
Abstract: This collection of information identifies certain
railroad freight cars authorized to move under 49 CFR 232.3(d)
(formerly Interstate Commerce Commission Order 13528). Paragraph (d) of
49 CFR 232.3 allows for the movement of certain railroad freight cars
without air brakes from initial terminal locations or through
interchange locations under certain conditions.
Paragraph (d) of 49 CFR 232.3 requires the cars to be identified by
a card attached to the side of the equipment specifically noting and
signed by the shipper that the car is being moved under the authority
of that paragraph. Railroads typically use carrier bad order forms or
tags for these purposes. These forms are readily available from all
carrier repair facilities. If a car moving under 49 CFR 232.3(d) is not
properly tagged, a carrier is not legally allowed to move the car.
Section 232.3(d)(3) does not require carriers or shippers to retain
cards or tags. When a car bearing a tag for movement under this
provision arrives
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at its destination, the tag is simply removed. FRA estimates
approximately 400 cars per year are moved under this regulation.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 755 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
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Average time
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses per response Total annual
(minutes) burden hours
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232.3(d)--Cars moved in 755 railroads........... 800 tags................ 5 67
Accordance with Emergency
Order 13528--Tagging.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 800.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 67 hours.
Type of Request: Extension without Change of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Title: U.S. Locational Requirement for Dispatching U.S. Rail
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0556.
Abstract: With one exception, 49 CFR part 241 requires, in the
absence of a waiver, that all dispatching of railroad operations
occurring in the United States be performed in the United States. A
railroad may, however, conduct dispatching from Mexico or Canada in an
emergency situation, but only for the duration of the emergency
situation. A railroad relying on this exception must provide written
notification of its action to the FRA Regional Administrator of each
FRA region in which the railroad emergency operation occurs as soon as
practicable; such notification is not required before addressing the
emergency situation. The information collected under this rule is used
as part of FRA's oversight function to ensure that extraterritorial
dispatchers comply with applicable safety regulations.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 4 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:
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Average time
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses per response Total annual
(hours) burden hours
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241.9--Written notification 4 railroads............. 1 notice................ 8 8
to FRA Regional
Administrator of emergency
where dispatcher outside
the U.S. dispatches a
railroad operation in the
U.S. for the duration of
the emergency.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 8 hours.
Type of Request: Extension without Change of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Title: Safety and Health Requirements Related to Camp Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0595.
Abstract: Subparts C and E of 49 CFR part 228 address the
construction of railroad-provided sleeping quarters (camp cars) and set
certain safety and health requirements for such camp cars.
Specifically, subpart E of part 228 prescribes minimum safety and
health requirements for camp cars that a railroad provides as sleeping
quarters to any of its train employees, signal employees, and
dispatching service employees (covered-service employees) and
individuals employed to maintain its right of way. Subpart E requires
railroad-provided camp cars to be clean, safe, sanitary, and be
equipped with indoor toilets, potable water, and other features to
protect the health of car occupants. Subpart C of part 228 prohibits a
railroad from positioning a camp car intended for occupancy by
individuals employed to maintain the railroad's right of way in the
immediate vicinity of a switching or humping yard which handles
railcars containing hazardous material. Generally, the requirements of
Subparts C and E to part 228 are intended to provide covered-service
employees an opportunity for rest free from the interruptions caused by
noise under the control of the railroad.
The information collected under this rule is used by FRA to ensure
railroads operating camp cars comply with all the requirements mandated
in this regulation to protect the health and safety of camp car
occupants.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 1 railroad.
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Total annual Average time per Total annual
CFR section Respondent universe responses response burden hours
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228.323--Copy--Water Hydrant/ 1 railroad......... 740 Inspections.... 3 minutes.......... 37
Hoses/Nozzle Inspections.
--Hydrant/Hoses/Nozzle 1 railroad......... 740 Records........ 2 minutes.......... 25
Inspections--Records.
--Copy of records at Central 1 railroad......... 740 Record copies.. 10 seconds......... 2
Location.
--Training--For Individuals 1 railroad......... 5 Trained employees 15 minutes......... 1
to Fill Potable Water
Systems.
--Certification from State/ 1 railroad......... 666 Certificates... 1 hour............. 666
Local Health Authority.
--Certification by Laboratory 1 railroad......... 74 Certificates.... 20 minutes......... 25
--Certification Copies....... 1 railroad......... 740 Certification 10 seconds......... 2
copies.
--Draining/Flushing and 1 railroad......... 111 Records........ 30 minutes......... 56
Record.
--Occupant Report of Taste 1 railroad......... 10 Taste reports... 10 seconds......... .028
Problem.
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--Draining/Flushing and 1 railroad......... 10 Records......... 30 minutes......... 5
Record When Taste Report.
--Lab Tests from Taste Report 1 railroad......... 10 Tests/ 20 minutes......... 3
certificates.
--Lab Report Copies.......... 1 railroad......... 10 Lab report 2 minutes.......... .3333
copies.
--Signage (for Non-Potable 1 railroad......... 740 Signs.......... 2.5 minutes........ 31
Water).
228.331--First Aid and Life
Safety
--Modified Emergency 1 railroad......... 740 Modified Plans. 15 minutes......... 185
Preparedness Plan.
--Modified Emergency 1 railroad......... 5,840 Plan Copies.. 3 seconds.......... 5
Preparedness Copies.
228.333--Remedial Action
--Oral Report of Needed 1 railroad......... 30 Reports......... 10 seconds......... .08333
Repair.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 11,206.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,043 hours.
Type of Request: Extension without Change of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Title: Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related
Railroad Employees.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0597.
Abstract: On November 7, 2014, FRA published a final rule--49 CFR
parts 214, 232, and 243--establishing minimum training standards for
all safety-related railroad employees, as required by the Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 2008. The final rule requires each railroad or
contractor that employs one or more safety-related employees to develop
and submit a training program to FRA for approval and to designate the
minimum training qualifications for each occupational category of
employee.
The rule also requires most employers to conduct periodic oversight
of their own employees and annual written reviews of their training
programs to close performance gaps. Additionally, the rule requires
specific training and qualification of operators of roadway maintenance
machines that can hoist, lower, and horizontally move a suspended load.
Finally, the rule clarifies the existing training requirements for
railroad and contractor employees who perform brake system inspections,
tests, or maintenance.
FRA will use the information collected to ensure each employer--
railroad or contractor--conducting operations subject to new part 243
develops, adopts, submits, and complies with a training program for
each category and subcategory of safety-related railroad employee. Each
program must have training components identified so that FRA will
understand how the program works when it reviews the program for
approval. Further, FRA will review the required training programs to
ensure they include initial, ongoing, and on-the-job criteria; testing
and skills evaluation measures designed to foster continual compliance
with Federal standards; and the identification of critical safety
defects and plans for immediate remedial actions to correct them.
In response to petitions for reconsideration, FRA has extended the
effective date for developing the required Training Program under Sec.
243.101 for employers with 400,000 or more total annual employee work
hours to January 1, 2019, and for employers with less than 400,000
total annual employee work hours to May 1, 2020.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 1,550 railroads/contractors/training
organizations/learning institutions.
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214.357--Training and 535 railroads/ 535 revised 4 hours........... 2,140 hours.
Qualification Program for contractors. programs.
Operators of Roadway
Maintenance Machines (RMM)
Equipped with a Crane.
--Initial Training/ 17,396 roadway 1,750 tr. worker + 24 hours + 4 hours 104,584 hour.
Qualification of RMM workers. 15,646 tr. wrkr.
Operators (Cranes).
--Periodic Training/ 17,396 roadway 17,396 trained 1 hour............ 17,396 hours.
Qualification of RMM workers. workers.
Operators (Cranes).
--Records of Training/ 17,396 roadway 17,396 records.... 15 minutes........ 4,349 hours.
Qualification. workers.
243.101--Training Programs 56 railroads/ 18 programs....... 6,480 hours....... 116,640 hours.
Submissions by Employers contractors/etc.
subject to this Part with
400,000 total annual employee
work hours or more by Jan. 1,
2018.
--Submissions by Employers 1,461 railroads/ 496 programs...... 20 hours.......... 9,920 hours.
subject to this Part with contractors/etc.
less than 400,000 total
annual work hours by May 1,
2020.
--Submission by New 5 New Railroads... 5 programs........ 40 hours.......... 200 hours.
Employers Commencing
Operations after Jan. 1,
2019.
--Validation documents sent 795 railroad 50 documents...... 15 minutes........ 13 hours.
from contractors that train contractors/
their own safety-related subcontractors.
employees to railroads that
are using their training
programs.
--Copies of contractor 795 railroads..... 50 copies......... 10 minutes........ 8 hours.
validation documents kept
by railroads.
243.103--Training Programs 1,489 railroads/ 73 programs....... 10 hours.......... 730 hours.
required to be modified by FRA contractors/etc.
due to essential missing/
inadequate components.
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243.105--Optional Model Program 1,489 railroads/ 4 model training 8 hours........... 32 hours.
Development. contractors/etc. programs.
--Customized Training 1,489 railroads/ 113 customized 4 hours........... 452 hours.
Program Submissions. contractors/etc. training programs.
243.109--Initial Training 56 railroads/ 7 programs........ 10 hours.......... 70 hours.
Programs Found Non-Conforming contractors/etc.
to this Part by FRA--Revisions
to Programs.
--Written Request to Extend 56 railroads/ 1 request......... 15 minutes........ .25 hour.
Revision/Resubmission contractors/etc.
Deadline.
--Previously Approved 56 railroads/ 8 informational 432 hours......... 3,456 hours.
Programs Requiring an contractors/etc. filings.
Informational Filing When
Modified.
--New Portions or 56 railroads/ 25 revised 16 hours.......... 400 hours.
Substantial Revisions to an contractors. programs.
approved Training Program.
--Training Programs found 56 railroads/ 12 rev. program... 16 hours.......... 192 hours.
Deficient. contractors.
--Copy of Additional 56 railroads/ 225 copies........ 15 minutes........ 56 hours.
Submissions, Resubmissions, contractors.
and Informational Filings
to Labor (Union) Presidents.
--Railroad Statement 56 railroads/ 25 affirming 60 minutes........ 25 hours.
Affirming that a copy of contractors/etc. statements.
Submissions, Resubmissions,
or Informational Filings
has been served to Labor
(Union) Presidents.
--Labor comments on Railroad 5 RR labor 3 comments........ 4 hours........... 12 hours.
Training Program organizations.
Submissions, Resubmissions,
or Informational Filings.
243.111--Written Request by 50 tr. 3 requests........ 60 minutes........ 3 hours.
Training Organization/Learning organizations/
Institution Previously Learning
Providing Training Services to Institutions.
Railroads Prior to Jan. 1,
2018, to Provide Such Services
after Jan. 1, 2019.
--Revised/Resubmitted 50 tr. 2 programs........ 20 hours.......... 40 hours.
Training Program by Organizations/
Training Organization/ Learning Inst.
Learning Institution after
found Deficient by FRA.
--Informational Filing by 50 tr. 1 filing.......... 432 hours......... 432 hours.
Training Organization/ Organizations/
Learning Institution due to Learning Inst.
New Federal Laws/
Regulations/Order or New
Technologies/Procedures/
Equipment.
--New Portions or Revisions 50 tr. 2 programs........ 20 hours.......... 40 hours.
to Training Organization/ Organizations/
Learning Institution Learning Inst.
Training Program Found
Deficient.
--Safety Related Employees 50 tr. 1,600 employees + 8 hours + 5 12,933 hours.
Instructed by Training Organizations/ 1,600 records. minutes.
Organizations/Records. Learning Inst.
--Request to Training 50 tr. 200 requests + 200 5 minutes + 5 34 hours.
Organization/Learning Organizations/ records. minutes.
Institution by Student to Learning Inst.
Provide Transcript or
Record.
243.113--Required Employer 106 RRs/ 60 letters........ 15 minutes........ 15 hours.
Information Sent to FRA Prior contractors/
to First Electronic Submission learning
(Employers with 400,000 Annual institution /
Work Hours or More). associations.
243.201--Designation of Existing 106 railroads/ 13 lists.......... 15 minutes........ 3 hours.
Safety-related Employees by Job contractors.
Category--Lists (Employer with
400,000 Annual Work Hours or
More).
--Written Request to Extend 106 railroads/ 3 requests........ 60 minutes........ 3 hours.
Deadline for Designation contractors.
List by These Employers.
--New RRs Operating After 5 railroads....... 5 lists........... 15 minutes........ 1 hour.
Jan. 1, 2018, Designation
of Safety-related Employees
by Job Category--Lists.
--Training of Newly Hired 106 railroads/ 114 tr. employees 8 hours + 15 941 hours.
Employees or Those Assigned contractors. + 114 records. minutes.
New Safety-related Duties
and Records.
--Requests for Relevant 106 railroads/ 11 requests + 11 5 minutes + 5 2 hours.
Qualification or Training contractors. records. minutes.
Record from an Entity Other
Than Current Employer.
--Testing of Employees When 106 railroads/ 68 tests + 68 8 hours + 30 578 hours.
Current Record of Training contractors. records. minutes.
is Unavailable.
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--Testing of Employees Who 106 railroads/ 68 tests + 68 8 hours + 30 578 hours.
Have Not Received Initial/ contractors. records. minutes.
Periodic Training or Who
Have Not Performed the
Necessary Safety-Related
Duties for an Occupational
Category or Subcategory in
the Previous 180 Days.
243.203--Electronic 106 RRs/ 20 systems........ 120 hours......... 2,400 hours.
Recordkeeping--Systems Set Up contractors.
to Meet FRA Requirements.
--Transfer of Records to 106 RRs/ 20 records........ 15 minutes........ 5 hours.
Successor Employer. contractors.
243.205--Modified Training 106 railroads/ 1 modified 40 hours.......... 40 hours.
Resulting from Periodic contractors. programs.
Oversight Tests and Inspections.
--Periodic Tests and 106 railroads/ 8,600 tests/ 10 minutes........ 1,433 hours.
Inspections. contractors. Inspections.
--RR Identification of 106 railroads/ 10 identification. 5 minutes......... 1 hour.
Supervisory Employees Who contractors.
Conduct Periodic Oversight
Tests by Category/
Subcategory.
--Contractor Periodic Tests/ 106 railroads/ 4,695 tests/ 20 minutes........ 1,565 hours.
Inspections Conducted by RR contractors. inspections.
Supervisory Employees.
--Notification by RR of 106 railroads/ 175 notices + 175 5 minutes......... 30 hours.
Contractor Employee Non- contractors. notices.
Compliance with Federal
Laws/Regulations/Orders to
Employee and Employee's
Employer.
--Contractor conduct of 795 contractors... 795 tests/ 10 minutes........ 133 hours.
Periodic Oversight Tests/ inspections.
Inspections of Its Safety-
related Employees.
--Contractor Direct Training 11 contractors.... 45 trained 8 hours........... 360 hours.
of Its Employees for employees.
Qualifying Those Employees
to Perform Safety-related
Duties.
--Employer Records of 56 railroads/ 5,490 records..... 5 minutes......... 458 hours.
Periodic Oversight. contractors.
243.207--Written Annual Review 18 railroads...... 4 reviews......... 20 hours.......... 80 hours.
of Safety Data (RRs with
400,000 Annual Employee Work
Hours or More).
--RR Copy of Written Annual 18 railroads...... 4 review copies... 20 minutes........ 1 hour.
Review at System
Headquarters.
--RR Designation of 18 railroads...... 48 designations... 15 minutes........ 12 hours.
Person(s) to Conduct
Written Annual Review.
--Adjustments to Initial/ 18 railroads...... 1 adjusted program 1 hour............ 1 hour.
Refresher Training Based
Upon Results of Written
Annual Review.
--RR Notification to 18 railroads...... 2 notifications... 15 minutes........ 1 hour.
Contractor of Relevant
Training Program
Adjustments.
--Contractor Adjustment of 38 contractors.... 1 adjusted program 20 hours.......... 20 hours.
Its Training Program Based
on RR Information.
243.209--Railroad Maintained 106 railroads..... 11 lists.......... 30 minutes........ 6 hours.
List of Contractors Utilized.
--Updated Lists of 106 railroads..... 1 list............ 15 minutes........ .25 hour.
Contractors.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 71,752.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 281,752 hours.
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.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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