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circumstances, and include certain
human-factor categories of highway-rail
grade crossing accidents and incidents
(49 CFR 219.201(a)(5)). See 81 FR 37894
(June 10, 2016).
FRA will begin the process to add a
block to Form FRA F 6180.57 to
accommodate this requirement. In the
interim, if railroads perform drug and
alcohol testing on any employee or
employees involved in a highway-rail
grade crossing accident, FRA is
requesting the railroad place the drug
and alcohol coding information in Item
No. 54, ‘‘Narrative Description’’, of
Form FRA F 6180.57.
In accordance with the requirements
of the PRA, on February 28, 2017, FRA
transmitted to OMB its renewal
submission for this collection of
information. This submission increased
the agency estimate of the annual
number of forms completed for Form
FRA F 6180.57 by 160 forms from the
previously approved submission to
OMB (from a total of 2,000 to 2,160
forms). FRA estimated two hours as the
average burden time to complete Form
FRA F 6180.57, including the time for
the information to be placed in the
narrative block of the form. OMB
cleared this renewal submission
approving a total burden of 46,577
hours and 109,440 responses on June 2,
2017, and extended the previous
clearance for another three years. The
new expiration date for this information
collection is now June 30, 2020. FRA
now seeks approval for this change to
the Form 57 instructions.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.39i; 54; 55; 55A;
56; 57; 78; 81; 97; 98; 99; 107; 150.
Respondent Universe: 744 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
109,440.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
46,577 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 Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2018–0008–N–1]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICRs describe
the information collections and their
expected burden. On October 11, 2017,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICRs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the ICRs to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
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.
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 (telephone: (202) 493–6292);
or Ms. Kim 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 (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 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 1320.8–
12. On October 11, 2017, FRA published
a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
soliciting comment on the ICRs for
which it is now seeking OMB approval.
See 82 FR 47595. FRA received no
comments in response to this notice.
SUMMARY:
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Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day
notice informs the regulated community
to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest
public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit
their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best
ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the
following ICRs regarding: (1) Whether
the information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information 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 to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summaries below describe the
ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Occupational Noise Exposure
for Railroad Operating Employees.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0571.
Abstract: FRA uses the collection of
information to ensure railroads covered
by this rule establish and implement
noise monitoring, hearing conservation,
and audiometric testing programs. This
collection also includes hearing
conservation training programs that
protect railroad employees from the
damaging and potentially dangerous
effects of excessive noise in the
everyday rail environment.
Request: Extension with change of a
current information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 502 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
164,734.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
28,311 hours.
Title: Conductor Certification.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0596.
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Abstract: FRA’s conductor
certification regulation (49 CFR part
242) requires railroads to have a formal
program for certifying conductors. As
part of that program, railroads are
required to have a formal process for
training prospective conductors and
determining that all persons are
competent before permitting them to
serve as a conductor. FRA intended the
regulation to ensure that only those
persons who meet minimum Federal
safety standards serve as conductors.
FRA collects information to ensure that
railroads and their employees fully
comply with all the requirements of part
242, including a conductor certification/
recertification program, fitness
requirements, initial and periodic
testing of conductors, territorial
qualifications, etc.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 704 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
268,799.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
856,406 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 Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0023]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel MY
WAY; Invitation for Public Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirement of the coastwise laws
under certain circumstances. A request
for such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
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description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2018–0023.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available at
https://www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bianca Carr, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–9309, Email Bianca.carr@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel MY WAY is:
—INTENDED COMMERCIAL USE OF
VESSEL: ‘‘The vessel will be
chartered for up to six passengers to
participate in sailboat racing.’’
—GEOGRAPHIC REGION: ‘‘Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana’’
The complete application is given in
DOT docket MARAD–2018–0023 at
https://www.regulations.gov. Interested
parties may comment on the effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388, that the issuance of the waiver will
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.vessel builder or a business that uses
U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state
the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in section 388.4 of
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part
388.
Privacy Act
In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
DOT/MARAD solicits comments from
the public to better inform its
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rulemaking process. DOT/MARAD posts
these comments, without edit, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS, accessible through
www.dot.gov/privacy. In order to
facilitate comment tracking and
response, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their
organization; however, submission of
names is completely optional. Whether
or not commenters identify themselves,
all timely comments will be fully
considered. If you wish to provide
comments containing proprietary or
confidential information, please contact
the agency for alternate submission
instructions.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C.
55103, 46 U.S.C. 12121.
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By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: February 14, 2018.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2018–0021]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
HOKULE’A; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Secretary of
Transportation, as represented by the
Maritime Administration (MARAD), is
authorized to grant waivers of the U.S.build requirement of the coastwise laws
under certain circumstances. A request
for such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
March 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2018–0021.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2018-0008-N-1]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), 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), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and comment. The ICRs describe the information collections
and their expected burden. On October 11, 2017, FRA published a notice
providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICRs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 22, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the ICRs to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA Desk Officer.
Comments may also be sent via email to OMB at the following address:
[email protected].
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
(telephone: (202) 493-6292); or Ms. Kim 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 (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
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 1320.8-12. On October 11, 2017, FRA published a 60-
day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on the ICRs for
which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 82 FR 47595. FRA received no
comments in response to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. Federal law
requires OMB to approve or disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and
60 days after the 30-day notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5
CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB
believes the 30-day notice informs the regulated community to file
relevant comments and affords the agency adequate time to digest public
comments before it renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the following ICRs regarding: (1) Whether
the information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the information 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 to minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
The summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Occupational Noise Exposure for Railroad Operating
Employees.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0571.
Abstract: FRA uses the collection of information to ensure
railroads covered by this rule establish and implement noise
monitoring, hearing conservation, and audiometric testing programs.
This collection also includes hearing conservation training programs
that protect railroad employees from the damaging and potentially
dangerous effects of excessive noise in the everyday rail environment.
Request: Extension with change of a current information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 502 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 164,734.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 28,311 hours.
Title: Conductor Certification.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0596.
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Abstract: FRA's conductor certification regulation (49 CFR part
242) requires railroads to have a formal program for certifying
conductors. As part of that program, railroads are required to have a
formal process for training prospective conductors and determining that
all persons are competent before permitting them to serve as a
conductor. FRA intended the regulation to ensure that only those
persons who meet minimum Federal safety standards serve as conductors.
FRA collects information to ensure that railroads and their employees
fully comply with all the requirements of part 242, including a
conductor certification/recertification program, fitness requirements,
initial and periodic testing of conductors, territorial qualifications,
etc.
Type of Request: Extension with change of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 704 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 268,799.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 856,406 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 Deputy Chief Counsel.
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