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response, FRA is proposing to add seven
new forms, Forms FRA F6180.161(l)–(r),
to the safety appliance standards
guidance checklists to cover these new
types of cars.
Additionally, FRA is updating the
existing 11 forms to reflect editorial
changes that were made to S–2044.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): 11 forms (FRA F6180.161(a)–
(k)), plus seven new forms (FRA F
6180.161(l)–(r)).
Respondent Universe: Car
manufacturers/state inspectors.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
142.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 142
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $8,694.
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 a
respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of
information that does not display a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020–27871 Filed 12–17–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–33]
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.
AGENCY:
Respondent
universe
(railroads)
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CFR Section 1
227.13—Waivers .........................................
227.103(a)-(f)—Noise
monitoring
program—Development and implementation.
—(g) Reporting of monitoring results—Notification of employee of monitoring.
227.107(a)—Hearing Conservation Program (HCP)—Development of programs.
—Revised hearing conservation programs
(HCPs).
227.109(e)—Audiometric testing program—
Baseline audiograms—New and existing
employees.
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Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before
submitting this ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
16, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
to Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer at email:
hodan.wells@dot.gov or telephone: (202)
493–0440. 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.
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 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested parties to comment on the
following ICR 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
SUMMARY:
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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 may 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)
organize 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 summary below describes the ICR
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: Title 49 CFR part 227
contains requirements for occupational
noise exposure. FRA uses the collection
of information to ensure that railroads
covered by this rule establish and
implement noise monitoring, hearing
conservation, and audiometric testing
programs to protect their employees
against the harmful effects of excessive
noise in the workplace. Additionally,
railroads must maintain testing and
training records on noise and hearing
conservation. Further, railroads must
make exposure measurement records for
specific locations available to regional
or national labor representatives upon
request.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads, railroads equipment
manufacturers).
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 512 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Total Annual
responses
Average time per
response
512 railroads
512 railroads
.3 petition letters .........
5 programs .................
1 hour .......................
30 hours ....................
.3
150
$23
18,000
512 railroads
5 lists ..........................
30 minutes ................
3
231
512 railroads
3 HCPs .......................
31 hours ....................
93
11,160
512 railroads
3 HCPs .......................
1.75 hours .................
5
385
6,862 records of tests
30 seconds ...............
57
4,389
76,244
employees
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Respondent
universe
(railroads)
CFR Section 1
—(f) Periodic audiograms ............................
Average time per
response
25,415 records of tests
30 seconds ...............
212
16,324
2,330 ratings + 93
records of retests.
45 documents .............
6 minutes + 30 seconds.
10 minutes ................
234
18,018
8
616
93 notices ...................
5 minutes ..................
8
616
240 documenting training sessions.
20 referrals .................
5 minutes ..................
20
1,540
1 hour .......................
20
1,540
20 notices ...................
5 minutes ..................
2
154
20 notices ...................
5 minutes ..................
2
154
1,000 records of tests
30 seconds ...............
8
616
50 evaluations ............
30 minutes ................
25
1,925
512 railroads
10 documented reevaluations.
30 minutes ................
5
385
512 railroads
3 training program
modifications.
26,000 records of
trainings.
6,862 records of
trainings.
30 requests + 30 responses.
150 requests + 150 responses.
60 minutes ................
3
231
2 minutes ..................
867
66,759
2 minutes ..................
229
17,633
10 minutes + 15 minutes.
21 minutes + 45 minutes.
13
1,001
165
12,705
512 railroads
10 records ..................
24 minutes ................
4
308
512 railroads
512 railroads
26,000 records ...........
54,000 records ...........
2 minutes ..................
45 seconds ...............
867
675
66,759
51,975
3 equipment
manufacturers
610 records + 90 certifications.
5 minutes + 40 minutes.
111
8,547
494 railroads
3,000 reports + 3,000
records.
3,750 records .............
1 minute + 1 minute
100
7,700
1 minute ....................
63
4,851
22 systems + 2 systems.
2 retest records ..........
36 min + 8.25 hours
30
2,310
5 minutes ..................
.2
15
159,927 responses .....
N/A ............................
3,980
316,871
76,244
employees
76,244
employees
8,000
employees
8,000
employees
240
employees
240
employees
240
employees
240
employees
1,000 mobile
vans
512 railroads
—(g)(1)-(2) Evaluation of audiograms .........
—(g)(3) Review of problem audiograms .....
— (h)(1) Follow-up procedures—notifications.
—(h)(2)(i)-(ii) Fitting/training of employees:
hearing protectors.
— (h)(2)(iii) Referrals for clinical/otological
exam.
— (h)(2)(iv) Notification to employee of
need for otological examination.
— (h)(3) New audiometric interpretation .....
227.111—Audiometric test requirements ....
227.117(a)—Hearing protection attenuation— evaluation.
— (d) Reevaluations of adequacy of hearing protection attenuation when employee noise exposure increases.
227.119—Hearing Conservation Training
Program—Development.
—Employee HCP training ............................
512 railroads
—Periodic training .......................................
512 railroads
227.121(a)(1)(i)-(ii)—Recordkeeping—Availability of records upon request.
—(a)(1)(iv) Availability of exposure measurement records to regional or national
labor representatives upon request.
—(a)(2)-(3) Electronic records—Maintenance and transfer of records.
—(c) Audiometric test records .....................
—(d) Positions and person designated
records.
229.121(a)—Locomotive Cab Noise—Performance standards for locomotives—
Records and certification.
—(b)(3) Maintenance of locomotives—Excessive noise reports.
—(b)(4) Recordkeeping—Written or electronic records.
—(b)(4)(iii) Internal auditable monitoring
systems—Records.
Appendix H(IV)—Static noise test protocols—Records for retest.
Total ......................................................
512 railroads
512 railroads
494 railroads
494 railroads
500
locomotives
512 railroads
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
159,927.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
3,980 hours.
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Total Annual
responses
1 The current inventory exhibits a total burden of
28,311 hours while the total burden of this notice
is 3,980 hours. FRA determined some of the
estimates were not derived from PRA requirements,
thus leading to the increased figures in the current
inventory, which were decreased accordingly in
this notice. Also, totals may not add due to
rounding.
2 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 a 75-percent
overhead charge.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $316,871.
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 a
respondent is not required to respond
to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of
information that does not display a
currently valid OMB control number.
Total annual
burden hours
Total cost
equivalent 2
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0089]
National Emergency Medical Services
Advisory Council; Solicitation of
Applications
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
AGENCY:
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2020-0027-N-33]
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 Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before submitting this ICR
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is
soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities
identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 16, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR to
Ms. Hodan Wells, Information Collection Clearance Officer at email:
[email protected] or telephone: (202) 493-0440. 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.
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 through 1320.12. Specifically,
FRA invites interested parties to comment on the following ICR
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 may 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) organize 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 summary below describes the ICR 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: Title 49 CFR part 227 contains requirements for
occupational noise exposure. FRA uses the collection of information to
ensure that railroads covered by this rule establish and implement
noise monitoring, hearing conservation, and audiometric testing
programs to protect their employees against the harmful effects of
excessive noise in the workplace. Additionally, railroads must maintain
testing and training records on noise and hearing conservation.
Further, railroads must make exposure measurement records for specific
locations available to regional or national labor representatives upon
request.
Type of Request: Extension with change (estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads, railroads equipment
manufacturers).
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 512 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Respondent
CFR Section \1\ universe Total Annual Average time Total annual Total cost
(railroads) responses per response burden hours equivalent \2\
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227.13--Waivers.............. 512 railroads .3 petition 1 hour......... .3 $23
letters.
227.103(a)-(f)--Noise 512 railroads 5 programs...... 30 hours....... 150 18,000
monitoring program--
Development and
implementation.
--(g) Reporting of monitoring 512 railroads 5 lists......... 30 minutes..... 3 231
results--Notification of
employee of monitoring.
227.107(a)--Hearing 512 railroads 3 HCPs.......... 31 hours....... 93 11,160
Conservation Program (HCP)--
Development of programs.
--Revised hearing 512 railroads 3 HCPs.......... 1.75 hours..... 5 385
conservation programs (HCPs).
227.109(e)--Audiometric 76,244 6,862 records of 30 seconds..... 57 4,389
testing program--Baseline employees tests.
audiograms--New and existing
employees.
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--(f) Periodic audiograms.... 76,244 25,415 records 30 seconds..... 212 16,324
employees of tests.
--(g)(1)-(2) Evaluation of 76,244 2,330 ratings + 6 minutes + 30 234 18,018
audiograms. employees 93 records of seconds.
retests.
--(g)(3) Review of problem 8,000 45 documents.... 10 minutes..... 8 616
audiograms. employees
-- (h)(1) Follow-up 8,000 93 notices...... 5 minutes...... 8 616
procedures--notifications. employees
--(h)(2)(i)-(ii) Fitting/ 240 employees 240 documenting 5 minutes...... 20 1,540
training of employees: training
hearing protectors. sessions.
-- (h)(2)(iii) Referrals for 240 employees 20 referrals.... 1 hour......... 20 1,540
clinical/otological exam.
-- (h)(2)(iv) Notification to 240 employees 20 notices...... 5 minutes...... 2 154
employee of need for
otological examination.
-- (h)(3) New audiometric 240 employees 20 notices...... 5 minutes...... 2 154
interpretation.
227.111--Audiometric test 1,000 mobile 1,000 records of 30 seconds..... 8 616
requirements. vans tests.
227.117(a)--Hearing 512 railroads 50 evaluations.. 30 minutes..... 25 1,925
protection attenuation--
evaluation.
-- (d) Reevaluations of 512 railroads 10 documented re- 30 minutes..... 5 385
adequacy of hearing evaluations.
protection attenuation when
employee noise exposure
increases.
227.119--Hearing Conservation 512 railroads 3 training 60 minutes..... 3 231
Training Program-- program
Development. modifications.
--Employee HCP training...... 512 railroads 26,000 records 2 minutes...... 867 66,759
of trainings.
--Periodic training.......... 512 railroads 6,862 records of 2 minutes...... 229 17,633
trainings.
227.121(a)(1)(i)-(ii)-- 512 railroads 30 requests + 30 10 minutes + 15 13 1,001
Recordkeeping--Availability responses. minutes.
of records upon request.
--(a)(1)(iv) Availability of 512 railroads 150 requests + 21 minutes + 45 165 12,705
exposure measurement records 150 responses. minutes.
to regional or national
labor representatives upon
request.
--(a)(2)-(3) Electronic 512 railroads 10 records...... 24 minutes..... 4 308
records--Maintenance and
transfer of records.
--(c) Audiometric test 512 railroads 26,000 records.. 2 minutes...... 867 66,759
records.
--(d) Positions and person 512 railroads 54,000 records.. 45 seconds..... 675 51,975
designated records.
229.121(a)--Locomotive Cab 3 equipment 610 records + 90 5 minutes + 40 111 8,547
Noise--Performance standards manufacturers certifications. minutes.
for locomotives--Records and
certification.
--(b)(3) Maintenance of 494 railroads 3,000 reports + 1 minute + 1 100 7,700
locomotives--Excessive noise 3,000 records. minute.
reports.
--(b)(4) Recordkeeping-- 494 railroads 3,750 records... 1 minute....... 63 4,851
Written or electronic
records.
--(b)(4)(iii) Internal 494 railroads 22 systems + 2 36 min + 8.25 30 2,310
auditable monitoring systems. hours.
systems--Records.
Appendix H(IV)--Static noise 500 2 retest records 5 minutes...... .2 15
test protocols--Records for locomotives
retest.
Total.................... 512 railroads 159,927 N/A............ 3,980 316,871
responses.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 159,927.
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\1\ The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 28,311
hours while the total burden of this notice is 3,980 hours. FRA
determined some of the estimates were not derived from PRA
requirements, thus leading to the increased figures in the current
inventory, which were decreased accordingly in this notice. Also,
totals may not add due to rounding.
\2\ 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 a 75-
percent overhead charge.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3,980 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$316,871.
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 a respondent is not required to
respond to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-27925 Filed 12-17-20; 8:45 am]
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