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For
FHWA: Gary Goff, Federal Highway
Administration, 4503 Coleman Street,
Suite 205, Bismarck, ND 58503; email:
Gary.Goff@dot.gov; telephone: (701)
221–9466. For the North Dakota
Department of Transportation: Kent
Leben, North Dakota Department of
Transportation, 608 East Boulevard
Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58505; email:
khleben@nd.gov; telephone: (701) 328–
3482; Marcia Lamb, Billings County,
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4377. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to
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agency action(s) subject to 23 U.S.C.
139(l)(1) by issuing a Final
Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)/
Record of Decision (ROD) for the
following transportation project in the
State of North Dakota: Construction of a
new crossing over the Little Missouri
River (FHWA–ND–EIS–19–01–F). The
purpose of the proposed action is to
provide users with a safe, efficient, and
reliable local connection between the
roadways on the east and west sides of
the Little Missouri River within Billings
County, North Dakota. The actions by
the agencies and the laws under which
such actions were taken are described in
the FEIS for the project, approved on
June 6, 2019; the FHWA ROD, issued on
June 6, 2019; and other documents in
the project records. The FEIS/ROD and
other project records are available by
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dickinson. This notice applies to all
Federal agency decisions that are final
as of the issuance date of this notice and
all laws under which such actions were
taken, including but not limited to:
1. General: National Environmental
Policy Act [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351],
Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 U.S.C. 109
and 23 U.S.C. 128].
2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401–
7671q].
3. Land: Section 4(f) of the
Department of Transportation Act of
1966 [49 U.S.C. 303; 23 U.S.C. 138],
Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement
(Wildflowers) [23 U.S.C. 319].
4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act
[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section
1536], Marine Mammal Protection Act
[16 U.S.C. 1361–1423h], Fish and
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Wildlife Coordination Act [16 U.S.C.
661–667d], Migratory Bird Treaty Act
[16 U.S.C. 703–712].
5. Historic and Cultural Resources:
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
[16 U.S.C. 470f]; Archeological
Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16
U.S.C. 470aa–470mm]; Archeological
and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C.
469–469c]; Native American Grave
Protection and Repatriation Act [25
U.S.C. 3001–3013].
6. Social and Economic: American
Indian Religious Freedom Act [42 U.S.C.
1996], Farmland Protection Policy Act
[7 U.S.C. 4201–4209].
7. Wetlands and Water Resources:
Clean Water Act (Sections 404, 401, and
319) [33 U.S.C. 1251–1387], Land and
Water Conservation Fund [16 U.S.C.
4601–4604], Safe Drinking Water Act
[42 U.S.C. 300f–300j–26)], Rivers and
Harbors Act of 1899 [33 U.S.C. 401–
406], Wild and Scenic Rivers Act [16
U.S.C. 1271–1287], Emergency
Wetlands Resources Act [16 U.S.C.
3901, 3921], Wetlands Mitigation [23
U.S.C. 119(g) and 133(b)(14)], Flood
Disaster Protection Act [42 U.S.C.
4012a, 4106].
8. Hazardous Materials:
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675];
Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA);
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) [42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)].
9. Executive Orders (E.O.): E.O. 11990,
Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988,
Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898,
Federal Actions to Address
Environmental Justice in Minority
Populations and Low-Income
Populations; E.O. 11593, Protection and
Enhancement of Cultural Resources;
E.O. 13007, Indian Sacred Sites; E.O.
13287, Preserve America; E.O. 13175,
Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 11514,
Protection and Enhancement of
Environmental Quality; E.O. 13112,
Invasive Species.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing E.O. 12372 regarding
intergovernmental consultation on Federal
programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139 (l)(1).
Issued on: July 18, 2019.
Sandy Zimmer,
FHWA Acting Division Administrator,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2019–0004–N–11]
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) and its
implementing regulations, 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 May 30, 2019, 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 August
29, 2019.
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, Regulatory Analysis Division,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W33–497,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292); or Ms. Kim Toone,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Information
Technology, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W34–212,
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
through 1320.12. On May 30, 2019, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register soliciting comment on the ICRs
for which it is now seeking OMB
approval. See 84 FR 25110. FRA
SUMMARY:
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received no comments in response to
this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30-days’
notice 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: Designation of Qualified
Persons.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0511.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used to prevent the
unsafe movement of defective freight
cars. Railroads are required to inspect
freight cars for compliance and to
determine restrictions on the
movements of defective cars; qualified
inspectors are necessary to perform this
task.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 692 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
1,200.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 40
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Dollar Cost
Equivalent: $3,080.
Title: Qualification and Certification
of Locomotive Engineers.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0533.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 1988 (RSIA), Public
Law 100–342, 102 Stat. 624 (June 22,
1988), later amended and re-codified by
Public Law 103–272, 108 Stat. 874 (July
5, 1994), required FRA to issue
regulations to establish any necessary
program for certifying or licensing
locomotive engineers. The collection of
information is used by FRA to ensure
that railroads employ and properly train
qualified individuals as locomotive
engineers and designated supervisors of
locomotive engineers. The collection of
information is also used by FRA to
verify that railroads have established
required certification programs for
locomotive engineers and that these
programs fully conform to the standards
specified in the regulation.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 741 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; annually; triennially.
Reporting Burden: 1
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
240.9—Waivers .....................................................
240.101/103—Cert. Prog: Amendments ...............
—Cert. Prog.—New .......................................
—Final Review ...............................................
—Material Modification to Program ...............
240.105(b)–(c) Written Reports/Determinations of
DSLE Performance Skills.
240.109/App. C—Prior Safety Conduct Data .......
240.111/App C—Driver’s License Data ................
—NDR Match—notifications and requests for
data.
—Written response from candidate on driver’s license data.
240.111(g)—Notice to RR of Absence of License
240.111(h)—Duty to furnish data on prior safety
conduct as motor vehicle op.
240.113—Notice to RR Furnishing Data on Prior
Safety Conduct—Diff. RR.
240.119—Self-referral to EAP re: Active substance abuse disorder.
240.121—Criteria—Vision/Hearing Acuity Data—
New Railroads.
240.121—Criteria—Vision/Hearing Acuity Data—
Cond. Certification.
240.121—Criteria—Vision/Hearing Acuity Data—
Not Meeting Standards—Notice by Employee.
240.201/221—List of Qualified DSLEs .................
240.201/221—List of Qualified Loco. Engineers ..
240.201/223/301—Loco. Engineers Certificate ....
—False entry on certificates ..........................
240.207—Medical certificate showing hearing/vision standards are met: Written determinations
waiving use of corrective device.
240.219—Denial of Certification ...........................
741 railroads ........................
741 railroads ........................
5 railroads ............................
5 railroads ............................
741 railroads ........................
10 railroads ..........................
2 waiver petitions .................
25 amendments ...................
5 programs ..........................
5 reviews .............................
10 modified programs ..........
10 reports ............................
1 hour ................
5 minutes ...........
1 hour ................
1 hour ................
10 minutes .........
30 minutes .........
2
2
5
5
2
5
$152
152
380
385
152
575
17,667 candidates ...............
17,667 candidates ...............
741 railroads ........................
25 responses .......................
17,667 requests ...................
177 notices + 177 requests
5 minutes ...........
10 minutes .........
5 min. + 5 min ...
2
2,945
30
116
223,820
2,010
741 railroads ........................
20 cases/comments .............
10 minutes .........
3
174
53,000 candidates ...............
741 railroads ........................
4 letters ................................
100 communications ............
5 minutes ...........
5 minutes ...........
.3
8
19
464
17,667 candidates ...............
5 min. + 5 min ...
59
4,130
53,000 locomotive engineers
353 requests + 353 responses.
150 self-referrals ..................
5 minutes ...........
13
754
5 railroads ............................
5 copies ...............................
5 minutes ...........
.4
32
741 railroads ........................
5 reports ..............................
5 minutes ...........
.4
32
741 railroads ........................
10 notifications .....................
15 minutes .........
3
174
741 railroads ........................
741 railroads ........................
53,000 candidates ...............
N/A .......................................
53,000 candidates ...............
741 railroads ........................
741 updates .........................
741 updated lists .................
17,667 certificates ...............
N/A .......................................
17,667 certificates ...............
30 determinations ................
5 minutes ...........
5 minutes ...........
5 minutes ...........
N/A ....................
30 minutes .........
5 minutes ...........
62
62
1,472
N/A
8,834
3
4,712
4,712
111,872
N/A
1,015,910
345
17,667 candidates ...............
30 letters + 30 responses ....
30 minutes .........
30
2,280
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Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
240.227—Canadian Certification Data .................
240.229—Joint Operations—Notice—not qualified.
240.309—RR Oversight Resp.: Detected poor
safety conduct—annotation.
Recordkeeping: 240.205—Data to EAP Counselor.
240.209/213—Written Tests Records ...................
240.211/213—Performance Test Records ...........
240.215—Retaining info. supporting determination.
240.303—Annual operational monitor observation
records.
240.303—Annual operating rules compliance test
records.
240.305—Engineer’s notice of non-qualification
to RR.
—Relaying certification denial or revocation
Status to other certifying railroad.
240.307—Notice to engineer of disqualification ...
240.309—Railroad annual review .........................
N/A .......................................
321 railroads ........................
N/A .......................................
184 employee calls ..............
N/A ....................
5 minutes ...........
N/A
15
N/A
870
15 railroads ..........................
6 annotations .......................
15 minutes .........
2
116
741 railroads ........................
177 records ..........................
5 minutes ...........
15
1,725
53,000 candidates ...............
53,000 candidates ...............
741 railroads ........................
17,667 test records ..............
17,667 test records ..............
17,667 records .....................
1 minutes ...........
1 minutes ...........
5 minutes ...........
294
294
1,472
22,334
22,334
111,872
53,000 candidates ...............
53,000 test records ..............
1 minutes ...........
883
67,108
53,000 candidates ...............
53,000 test records ..............
1 minutes ...........
883
67,108
53,000 engineers or candidates.
1,060 engineers ...................
100 notifications ...................
5 minutes ...........
8
464
2 letters ................................
15 minutes .........
1 hour
58
741 railroads ........................
51 railroads ..........................
1,100 letters .........................
51 reviews ...........................
1 hour ................
3 ........................
1,100
153
73,700
11,628
741 railroads ........................
217,059 responses ..............
N/A ....................
18,668
1,752,700
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Total Estimated Annual Responses:
216,630.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
18,668.
Total Estimated Annual Dollar Cost
Equivalent: $1,752,700.
Title: Roadway Worker Protection.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0539.
Abstract: On June 10, 2016, FRA
amended its Roadway Worker
Protection (RWP) regulation (see 81 FR
37840) to resolve interpretative issues
that had arisen since the original 1996
promulgation of that rule. In particular,
this final rule adopted certain terms,
resolved miscellaneous interpretive
issues, codified certain FRA Technical
Bulletins, adopted new requirements
governing redundant signal protections
and the movement of roadway
maintenance machinery over signalized
non-controlled track, and amended
certain qualification requirements for
roadway workers. This final rule also
deleted three outdated incorporations
by reference of industry standards in
FRA’s Bridge Worker Safety Standards,
and cross referenced the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration’s
regulations on the same point.
Under the information collection
associated with the RWP rule (49 CFR
part 214), FRA collects a variety of
information. To ensure compliance with
the rule’s requirements, FRA collects
data on affected railroads’ on-track
safety programs to determine that
railroads have policies, procedures, and
practices in place that protect roadway
workers from dangers in their work
environment. Railroads are required to
provide on-track safety manuals to all
roadway workers that they can readily
consult to determine what on-track
safety procedures are required for their
work assignment. Under the regulation,
railroads are required to provide initial
and recurrent training to roadway
workers on their on-track safety
program. This includes training for
roadway workers who work where ontrack safety for adjacent controlled
tracks is required, and the appropriate
practices and procedures they must
follow. FRA collects data from railroads
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dollar cost
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on training through the records that they
are required to keep. Additionally, FRA
collects information on violations of
workplace safety regulations on Form
FRA F 6180.119. FRA uses violation
information to support actions that will
reduce or eliminate hazards to railroad
workers. Specifically, FRA uses the
information that it collects under this
regulation to monitor and enforce
requirements relating to the safety of
roadway workers and ensure that
railroads fulfill their responsibilities to
keep roadway workers secure and free
from unnecessary and avoidable
hazards.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses/50,000
Roadway Workers/State Safety
Inspectors.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.119.
Respondent Universe: 741 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden: 3
Respondent universe
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
Form FRA F 6180.119—Part 214 Railroad Workplace Safety Violation Report.
214.307—Railroad On-Track Safety Programs—
RR Programs that comply with this Part + copies at System/Division Headquarters.
—RR Notification to FRA not less than one
month before on-track safety program
takes effect.
—RR Amended on-track safety programs
after FRA disapproval.
—RR Written response in support of disapproved program.
350 Safety Inspectors ..........
129 forms .............................
4 hours ..............
516
$29,412
741 Railroads ......................
276 programs + 325 copies
2 hours + 2 minutes.
563
42,788
741 Railroads ......................
276 notices ..........................
20 minutes .........
92
6,992
741 Railroads ......................
1 program ............................
4 hours ..............
4
304
741 Railroads ......................
1 written response ...............
20 hours ............
20
1,520
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214.309—On-Track Safety Manual—RR Provisions for alternative access to information in
on-track safety manual.
—RR Publication of bulletins/notices reflecting changes in on-track safety manual.
214.311—RR Written procedure to achieve
prompt and equitable resolution of good faith
employee challenges.
214.317—On-Track Safety Procedures, generally, for snow removal, and weed spray
equipment, tunnel niche or clearing by.
214.318—Procedures established by railroads for
workers to perform duties incidental to those of
inspecting, testing, servicing, or repairing rolling equipment.
214.320—Roadway Maintenance Machines
Movement over signalized non-controlled
track—RR request to FRA for equivalent level
of protection to that provided by limiting all
train and locomotive movements to restricted
speed.
214.322—Exclusive Track Occupancy, Electronic
Display—Written Authorities/Printed Authority
Copy If Electronic Display Fails or Malfunctions.
214.329—Train Approach Warning—Written Designation of Watchmen/Lookouts.
214.336—Procedures for adjacent track movements over 25 mph: Notifications/watchmen/
lookout warnings.
—Procedures for adjacent track movements
25 mph or less: Notifications/watchmen/
lookout warnings.
214.339—Audible warning from trains: Written
procedures that prescribe effective requirements for audible warning by horn and/or bell
for trains.
214.343/345/347/349/351/353/355—Annual training for all roadway workers (RWs)—Records of
training.
214.503—Notifications for Non-Compliant Roadway Maintenance Machines or Unsafe Condition.
—Resolution Procedures ...............................
214.505—Required environmental control and
protection systems for new on-track roadway
maintenance machines with enclosed cabs.
—Designations/additions to list .....................
741 Railroads ......................
741 provisions .....................
60 minutes .........
741
56,316
60 Railroads ........................
100 bulletins/notices ............
60 minutes .........
100
7,600
19 Railroads ........................
5 developed procedures ......
2 hours ..............
10
760
19 Railroads ........................
5 operating procedures .......
2 hours ..............
10
760
741 Railroads ......................
19 rules/procedures .............
2 hours ..............
38
2,888
741 Railroads ......................
5 requests ............................
4 hours ..............
20
1,520
3 Class I Railroads ..............
1,000 written authorities ......
10 minutes .........
167
9,519
741 Railroads ......................
26,250 written designations
30 seconds ........
219
16,644
100 Railroads ......................
10,000 notices .....................
5 seconds ..........
14
798
100 Railroads ......................
3,000 notices .......................
5 seconds ..........
4
228
19 Railroads ........................
19 written procedures ..........
4 hours ..............
76
5,776
50,000 roadway workers .....
50,000 records .....................
2 minutes ...........
1,667
126,692
50,000 roadway workers .....
125 notices ..........................
10 minutes .........
21
1,197
19 railroads ..........................
741 Railroads/200 contractors.
5 procedures ........................
500 lists ...............................
2 hours ..............
1 hour ................
10
500
760
38,000
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
150 additions/designations ..
5 minutes ...........
13
988
1,000 stickers/stencils .........
5 minutes ...........
83
4,731
3,700 identified mechanisms
5 minutes ...........
308
17,556
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
500 requests + 500 responses.
500 stencils/displays ............
10 mins + 20
mins.
5 minutes ...........
250
17,423
42
2,394
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
692 Class III Railroads/200
contractors.
5,000 records .......................
5 minutes ...........
417
23,769
500 tags + 500 reports ........
208
11,856
183
10,431
250 records ..........................
10 minutes + 15
minutes.
5 minutes + 15
minutes.
15 minutes .........
63
4,788
741 railroads ........................
106,482 responses ..............
N/A ....................
6,359
444,410
214.507—A-Built Light Weight on New Roadway
Maintenance Machines.
214.511—Required Audible Warning Devices for
New On-Track Roadway Maintenance Machines.
214.515—Overhead covers for existing on-track
roadway maintenance machines.
214.517—Retrofitting of Existing On-Track Roadway Maintenance Machines Manufactured On
or After Jan. 1, 1991.
214.523—Hi-Rail Vehicles ....................................
—Non-complying conditions ..........................
214.527—Inspection for compliance; Repair
schedules.
214.533—Schedule of repairs; Subject to availability of parts.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses:
106,482.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
6,359 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Dollar Cost
Equivalent: $444,410.
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1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
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Acting Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2019-0004-N-11]
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) and its
implementing regulations, 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 May
30, 2019, 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
August 29, 2019.
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, Regulatory
Analysis Division, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W33-497, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6292); or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Information Technology, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W34-212, 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 through 1320.12. On May 30, 2019, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICRs for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 84 FR 25110. FRA
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received no comments in response to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30-days' notice 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: Designation of Qualified Persons.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0511.
Abstract: The collection of information is used to prevent the
unsafe movement of defective freight cars. Railroads are required to
inspect freight cars for compliance and to determine restrictions on
the movements of defective cars; qualified inspectors are necessary to
perform this task.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 692 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1,200.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 40 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Dollar Cost Equivalent: $3,080.
Title: Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0533.
Abstract: Section 4 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988
(RSIA), Public Law 100-342, 102 Stat. 624 (June 22, 1988), later
amended and re-codified by Public Law 103-272, 108 Stat. 874 (July 5,
1994), required FRA to issue regulations to establish any necessary
program for certifying or licensing locomotive engineers. The
collection of information is used by FRA to ensure that railroads
employ and properly train qualified individuals as locomotive engineers
and designated supervisors of locomotive engineers. The collection of
information is also used by FRA to verify that railroads have
established required certification programs for locomotive engineers
and that these programs fully conform to the standards specified in the
regulation.
Type of Request: Extension with change (revised estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 741 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually; triennially.
Reporting Burden: \1\
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\1\ After an internal agency review, FRA updated the PRA
estimates.
\2\ Throughout the tables in this document, the dollar
equivalent cost is derived from the Surface Transportation Board's
Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee group
hourly wage rate that includes 75 percent overhead charges.
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Total annual
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per Total annual dollar cost
response burden hours equivalent \2\
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240.9--Waivers................ 741 railroads................... 2 waiver petitions.............. 1 hour.............. 2 $152
240.101/103--Cert. Prog: 741 railroads................... 25 amendments................... 5 minutes........... 2 152
Amendments.
--Cert. Prog.--New........ 5 railroads..................... 5 programs...................... 1 hour.............. 5 380
--Final Review............ 5 railroads..................... 5 reviews....................... 1 hour.............. 5 385
--Material Modification to 741 railroads................... 10 modified programs............ 10 minutes.......... 2 152
Program.
240.105(b)-(c) Written Reports/ 10 railroads.................... 10 reports...................... 30 minutes.......... 5 575
Determinations of DSLE
Performance Skills.
240.109/App. C--Prior Safety 17,667 candidates............... 25 responses.................... 5 minutes........... 2 116
Conduct Data.
240.111/App C--Driver's 17,667 candidates............... 17,667 requests................. 10 minutes.......... 2,945 223,820
License Data.
--NDR Match--notifications 741 railroads................... 177 notices + 177 requests...... 5 min. + 5 min...... 30 2,010
and requests for data.
--Written response from 741 railroads................... 20 cases/comments............... 10 minutes.......... 3 174
candidate on driver's
license data.
240.111(g)--Notice to RR of 53,000 candidates............... 4 letters....................... 5 minutes........... .3 19
Absence of License.
240.111(h)--Duty to furnish 741 railroads................... 100 communications.............. 5 minutes........... 8 464
data on prior safety conduct
as motor vehicle op.
240.113--Notice to RR 17,667 candidates............... 353 requests + 353 responses.... 5 min. + 5 min...... 59 4,130
Furnishing Data on Prior
Safety Conduct--Diff. RR.
240.119--Self-referral to EAP 53,000 locomotive engineers..... 150 self-referrals.............. 5 minutes........... 13 754
re: Active substance abuse
disorder.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/ 5 railroads..................... 5 copies........................ 5 minutes........... .4 32
Hearing Acuity Data--New
Railroads.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/ 741 railroads................... 5 reports....................... 5 minutes........... .4 32
Hearing Acuity Data--Cond.
Certification.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/ 741 railroads................... 10 notifications................ 15 minutes.......... 3 174
Hearing Acuity Data--Not
Meeting Standards--Notice by
Employee.
240.201/221--List of Qualified 741 railroads................... 741 updates..................... 5 minutes........... 62 4,712
DSLEs.
240.201/221--List of Qualified 741 railroads................... 741 updated lists............... 5 minutes........... 62 4,712
Loco. Engineers.
240.201/223/301--Loco. 53,000 candidates............... 17,667 certificates............. 5 minutes........... 1,472 111,872
Engineers Certificate.
--False entry on N/A............................. N/A............................. N/A................. N/A N/A
certificates.
240.207--Medical certificate 53,000 candidates............... 17,667 certificates............. 30 minutes.......... 8,834 1,015,910
showing hearing/vision 741 railroads................... 30 determinations............... 5 minutes........... 3 345
standards are met: Written
determinations waiving use of
corrective device.
240.219--Denial of 17,667 candidates............... 30 letters + 30 responses....... 30 minutes.......... 30 2,280
Certification.
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240.227--Canadian N/A............................. N/A............................. N/A................. N/A N/A
Certification Data.
240.229--Joint Operations-- 321 railroads................... 184 employee calls.............. 5 minutes........... 15 870
Notice--not qualified.
240.309--RR Oversight Resp.: 15 railroads.................... 6 annotations................... 15 minutes.......... 2 116
Detected poor safety conduct--
annotation.
Recordkeeping: 240.205--Data 741 railroads................... 177 records..................... 5 minutes........... 15 1,725
to EAP Counselor.
240.209/213--Written Tests 53,000 candidates............... 17,667 test records............. 1 minutes........... 294 22,334
Records.
240.211/213--Performance Test 53,000 candidates............... 17,667 test records............. 1 minutes........... 294 22,334
Records.
240.215--Retaining info. 741 railroads................... 17,667 records.................. 5 minutes........... 1,472 111,872
supporting determination.
240.303--Annual operational 53,000 candidates............... 53,000 test records............. 1 minutes........... 883 67,108
monitor observation records.
240.303--Annual operating 53,000 candidates............... 53,000 test records............. 1 minutes........... 883 67,108
rules compliance test records.
240.305--Engineer's notice of 53,000 engineers or candidates.. 100 notifications............... 5 minutes........... 8 464
non-qualification to RR.
--Relaying certification 1,060 engineers................. 2 letters....................... 15 minutes.......... 1 hour 58
denial or revocation
Status to other
certifying railroad.
240.307--Notice to engineer of 741 railroads................... 1,100 letters................... 1 hour.............. 1,100 73,700
disqualification.
240.309--Railroad annual 51 railroads.................... 51 reviews...................... 3................... 153 11,628
review.
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Total..................... 741 railroads................... 217,059 responses............... N/A................. 18,668 1,752,700
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 216,630.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 18,668.
Total Estimated Annual Dollar Cost Equivalent: $1,752,700.
Title: Roadway Worker Protection.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0539.
Abstract: On June 10, 2016, FRA amended its Roadway Worker
Protection (RWP) regulation (see 81 FR 37840) to resolve interpretative
issues that had arisen since the original 1996 promulgation of that
rule. In particular, this final rule adopted certain terms, resolved
miscellaneous interpretive issues, codified certain FRA Technical
Bulletins, adopted new requirements governing redundant signal
protections and the movement of roadway maintenance machinery over
signalized non-controlled track, and amended certain qualification
requirements for roadway workers. This final rule also deleted three
outdated incorporations by reference of industry standards in FRA's
Bridge Worker Safety Standards, and cross referenced the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration's regulations on the same point.
Under the information collection associated with the RWP rule (49
CFR part 214), FRA collects a variety of information. To ensure
compliance with the rule's requirements, FRA collects data on affected
railroads' on-track safety programs to determine that railroads have
policies, procedures, and practices in place that protect roadway
workers from dangers in their work environment. Railroads are required
to provide on-track safety manuals to all roadway workers that they can
readily consult to determine what on-track safety procedures are
required for their work assignment. Under the regulation, railroads are
required to provide initial and recurrent training to roadway workers
on their on-track safety program. This includes training for roadway
workers who work where on-track safety for adjacent controlled tracks
is required, and the appropriate practices and procedures they must
follow. FRA collects data from railroads on training through the
records that they are required to keep. Additionally, FRA collects
information on violations of workplace safety regulations on Form FRA F
6180.119. FRA uses violation information to support actions that will
reduce or eliminate hazards to railroad workers. Specifically, FRA uses
the information that it collects under this regulation to monitor and
enforce requirements relating to the safety of roadway workers and
ensure that railroads fulfill their responsibilities to keep roadway
workers secure and free from unnecessary and avoidable hazards.
Type of Request: Extension with change (revised estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses/50,000 Roadway Workers/State Safety
Inspectors.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.119.
Respondent Universe: 741 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden: \3\
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Total annual
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per Total annual dollar cost
response burden hours equivalent
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Form FRA F 6180.119--Part 214 350 Safety Inspectors........... 129 forms....................... 4 hours............. 516 $29,412
Railroad Workplace Safety
Violation Report.
214.307--Railroad On-Track 741 Railroads................... 276 programs + 325 copies....... 2 hours + 2 minutes. 563 42,788
Safety Programs--RR Programs
that comply with this Part +
copies at System/Division
Headquarters.
--RR Notification to FRA 741 Railroads................... 276 notices..................... 20 minutes.......... 92 6,992
not less than one month
before on-track safety
program takes effect.
--RR Amended on-track 741 Railroads................... 1 program....................... 4 hours............. 4 304
safety programs after FRA
disapproval.
--RR Written response in 741 Railroads................... 1 written response.............. 20 hours............ 20 1,520
support of disapproved
program.
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214.309--On-Track Safety 741 Railroads................... 741 provisions.................. 60 minutes.......... 741 56,316
Manual--RR Provisions for
alternative access to
information in on-track
safety manual.
--RR Publication of 60 Railroads.................... 100 bulletins/notices........... 60 minutes.......... 100 7,600
bulletins/notices
reflecting changes in on-
track safety manual.
214.311--RR Written procedure 19 Railroads.................... 5 developed procedures.......... 2 hours............. 10 760
to achieve prompt and
equitable resolution of good
faith employee challenges.
214.317--On-Track Safety 19 Railroads.................... 5 operating procedures.......... 2 hours............. 10 760
Procedures, generally, for
snow removal, and weed spray
equipment, tunnel niche or
clearing by.
214.318--Procedures 741 Railroads................... 19 rules/procedures............. 2 hours............. 38 2,888
established by railroads for
workers to perform duties
incidental to those of
inspecting, testing,
servicing, or repairing
rolling equipment.
214.320--Roadway Maintenance 741 Railroads................... 5 requests...................... 4 hours............. 20 1,520
Machines Movement over
signalized non-controlled
track--RR request to FRA for
equivalent level of
protection to that provided
by limiting all train and
locomotive movements to
restricted speed.
214.322--Exclusive Track 3 Class I Railroads............. 1,000 written authorities....... 10 minutes.......... 167 9,519
Occupancy, Electronic
Display--Written Authorities/
Printed Authority Copy If
Electronic Display Fails or
Malfunctions.
214.329--Train Approach 741 Railroads................... 26,250 written designations..... 30 seconds.......... 219 16,644
Warning--Written Designation
of Watchmen/Lookouts.
214.336--Procedures for 100 Railroads................... 10,000 notices.................. 5 seconds........... 14 798
adjacent track movements over
25 mph: Notifications/
watchmen/lookout warnings.
--Procedures for adjacent 100 Railroads................... 3,000 notices................... 5 seconds........... 4 228
track movements 25 mph or
less: Notifications/
watchmen/lookout warnings.
214.339--Audible warning from 19 Railroads.................... 19 written procedures........... 4 hours............. 76 5,776
trains: Written procedures
that prescribe effective
requirements for audible
warning by horn and/or bell
for trains.
214.343/345/347/349/351/353/ 50,000 roadway workers.......... 50,000 records.................. 2 minutes........... 1,667 126,692
355--Annual training for all
roadway workers (RWs)--
Records of training.
214.503--Notifications for Non- 50,000 roadway workers.......... 125 notices..................... 10 minutes.......... 21 1,197
Compliant Roadway Maintenance
Machines or Unsafe Condition.
--Resolution Procedures... 19 railroads.................... 5 procedures.................... 2 hours............. 10 760
214.505--Required 741 Railroads/200 contractors... 500 lists....................... 1 hour.............. 500 38,000
environmental control and
protection systems for new on-
track roadway maintenance
machines with enclosed cabs.
--Designations/additions 692 Class III Railroads/200 150 additions/designations...... 5 minutes........... 13 988
to list. contractors.
214.507--A-Built Light Weight 692 Class III Railroads/200 1,000 stickers/stencils......... 5 minutes........... 83 4,731
on New Roadway Maintenance contractors.
Machines.
214.511--Required Audible 692 Class III Railroads/200 3,700 identified mechanisms..... 5 minutes........... 308 17,556
Warning Devices for New On- contractors.
Track Roadway Maintenance
Machines.
214.515--Overhead covers for 692 Class III Railroads/200 500 requests + 500 responses.... 10 mins + 20 mins... 250 17,423
existing on-track roadway contractors.
maintenance machines.
214.517--Retrofitting of 692 Class III Railroads/200 500 stencils/displays........... 5 minutes........... 42 2,394
Existing On-Track Roadway contractors.
Maintenance Machines
Manufactured On or After Jan.
1, 1991.
214.523--Hi-Rail Vehicles..... 692 Class III Railroads/200 5,000 records................... 5 minutes........... 417 23,769
contractors.
--Non-complying conditions 692 Class III Railroads/200 500 tags + 500 reports.......... 10 minutes + 15 208 11,856
contractors. minutes.
214.527--Inspection for 692 Class III Railroads/200 550 tags + 550 reports.......... 5 minutes + 15 183 10,431
compliance; Repair schedules. contractors. minutes.
214.533--Schedule of repairs; 692 Class III Railroads/200 250 records..................... 15 minutes.......... 63 4,788
Subject to availability of contractors.
parts.
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Total..................... 741 railroads................... 106,482 responses............... N/A................. 6,359 444,410
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 106,482.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 6,359 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Dollar Cost Equivalent: $444,410.
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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