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COVID–19 Vaccine Air Transport
Team’s work with air carriers, and other
aviation stakeholders to aid in the safe,
expeditious, and efficient transport of
the COVID–19 vaccines. This new
collection would enable the FAA to
collect voluntary information from air
carriers authorized to operate under
parts 121 and 135 of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations (14 CFR) that
participate or have participated in
transport of the COVID–19 vaccines.
The continuing mission of the FAA is
to provide the safest, most efficient
aerospace system in the world. The
FAA’s authority on aviation safety is
found in title 49, United States Code
(U.S.C.). The authority described in 49
U.S.C. 106(f) vests final authority in the
Administrator to carry out all functions,
powers, and duties of the
Administration relating to the
promulgation of regulations, rules,
orders, circulars, bulletins, and other
official publications of the
Administration. Section 44701(a)(5) of
title 49, U.S.C. also requires the
Administrator to promulgate regulations
and minimum standards for other
practices, methods, and procedures the
Administrator finds necessary for safety
in air commerce and national security.
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44701(b)(1), the
Administrator may prescribe minimum
safety standards for an air carrier to
whom an air carrier operating certificate
is issued under 49 U.S.C. 44705. When
prescribing a regulation or minimum
standard under section 44701(a) or (b),
the Administrator must consider the
duty of an air carrier to provide service
with the highest possible degree of
safety in the public interest, as
prescribed by 49 U.S.C. 44701(d).
Regulations and minimum standards
necessary for the safe and efficient air
transport of the COVID–19 vaccines are
within the scope of these authorities
and are in the public interest. The safe
and efficient distribution of COVID–19
vaccines helps save lives, reduce the
severity of COVID–19 illnesses and the
associated strains on healthcare
systems, and facilitate economic
recovery.
The FAA has worked closely with air
carriers, industry associations, and other
aviation stakeholders to address safety
matters, such as changed packaging
configurations, data loggers, and
increased dry ice limits in the context
of air carrier operations to support
transport of the COVID–19 vaccines. For
example, on December 10, 2020, the
FAA issued ‘‘Safety Alert for Operators
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20017,’’ 1 which identifies specific
considerations related to the air
transport of dry ice.
Since December 4, 2020, the
Department of Transportation and the
FAA have led a recurrent Vaccine
Distribution Engagement Meeting
(VDEM) to bring together government
and industry to share ideas, successes,
challenges, and ask questions related to
transporting the COVID–19 vaccines.
Aviation industry associations, air
carriers, government partners, and other
stakeholders have engaged to provide
information and voice concerns—with
no consensus recommendations sought
for any governmental action—related to
the logistics of transport by air of the
COVID–19 vaccines. The entities
represented at the recurrent VDEMs
have collaborated to successfully
transport the COVID–19 vaccines, while
upholding the highest standards of
aviation safety.
During VDEMs, both FAA and
industry stakeholders identified
common interest in querying
participants to capture lessons learned.
Accordingly, the FAA seeks voluntary
information from air carriers authorized
to operate under 14 CFR parts 121 and
135 that participate or have participated
in transport of the COVID–19 vaccines.
Information collected from these
stakeholders may further enhance safety
efforts and facilitate development of
pertinent regulations, minimum
standards, guidance, and other
information.
6. What additional regulations,
minimum standards, guidance, or other
information would you like to see
concerning the air transport of dry ice?
Respondents: The FAA estimates that
a total of 39 entities will voluntarily
submit responses for this information
collection request.
Frequency: The FAA expects the
submissions warrant a one-time burden
to take place over the next three to six
months for entities that choose to
comply. The FAA may conduct this
survey additional times, depending
upon the duration of the COVID–19
pandemic, any significant developments
in COVID–19 vaccine logistics and
transport, and interest from VDEM
participants.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 5 hours reporting and 0 hours
recordkeeping.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 195
hours reporting and 0 hours
recordkeeping.
Questions
1. Did the volume of vaccines
transported per pound of dry ice
increase over the duration of the
COVID–19 pandemic? Please provide
data that captures the change.
2. Were there observed lower
sublimation rates due to improved
packaging technology or other factors,
and to what factors do you attribute
these lower sublimation rates?
3. What risk mitigations have you
utilized to enable safe and efficient air
operations with larger than normal
quantities of dry ice?
4. Was there anything that limited
your ability to transport COVID–19
vaccines efficiently while maintaining
aviation safety? If so, please describe.
5. What are key takeaways or
accomplishments from the COVID–19
vaccine transportation effort over the
past year that show the value of working
closely with shippers, airframe
manufacturers, and the FAA for datadriven safe and efficient operations?
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
1 Available at: https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/
aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/
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Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27,
2022.
Daniel Benjamin Supko,
Executive Director, FAA, Office of Hazardous
Materials Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2022–0002–N–2]
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. 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, 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 April 4,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2022–
0002. All comments received will be
posted without change to the docket,
SUMMARY:
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including any personal information
provided. 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
hodan.wells@dot.gov or telephone: (202)
493–0440.
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
CFR section 1
223.3(c)—Application—Locomotives, passenger
cars, and cabooses less than 50 years old
and not used exclusively for excursion, educational, recreational, or private transportation
purposes.
223.11(c)—Requirements for existing locomotives built or rebuilt prior to July 1, 1980,
equipped with certified glazing in all locomotive cab windows.
—(d)(1) Locomotive placed in designated
service due to a damaged or broken cab
window—Stenciled ‘‘Designated Service—DO NOT OCCUPY’’.
—(d)(2) Locomotives removed from service
until broken or damaged windows are replaced with certified glazing.
223.13(c)—Requirements for existing cabooses
built or rebuilt prior to July 1, 1980, equipped
with certified glazing in all windows.
—(d) Cabooses removed from service until
broken or damaged windows are replaced with certified glazing.
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223.15(c)—Requirements for existing passenger cars built or rebuilt prior to July 1,
1980, equipped with certified glazing in all
windows plus four emergency windows.
—(d) Passenger cars removed from service
until broken/damaged windows are replaced with certified glazing.
Appendix A—(b)(16)—Certification of glazing
materials—Manufacturers to certify in writing
that glazing material meets the requirements
of this section.
—(c) Identification and marking of each unit
of glazing material.
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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 summaries below describe the
ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Certification of Glazing
Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0525.
Abstract: The collection of
information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 223, which requires the
certification and permanent marking of
glazing materials by the manufacturer.
The manufacturer is also responsible for
making available test verification data to
railroads and to FRA upon request.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (railroads
and manufacturers of glazing materials).
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 704 railroads
and 5 manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Respondent
universe
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
Total annual burden
hours
Total cost
equivalent
...............................
(A)
(B)
(C) = A * B
(D) = C *
wage rate 2
704 railroads ........
400 marked tools (small
hammers with instructions).
30 minutes ...................
200.00 hours ................
$11,978.00
704 railroads ........
10 renewal waivers ......
4 hours .........................
40.00 hours ..................
4,609.60
704 railroads ........
15 stencilings ...............
3 minutes .....................
.75 hour .......................
44.92
Glazing certification for locomotive replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently, there
is no additional burden associated with this requirement.
704 railroads ........
2 renewal waivers ........
4 hours .........................
8.00 hours ....................
921.92
Glazing certification for caboose replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently, there is
no additional burden associated with this requirement.
704 railroads ........
2 renewal waivers ........
4 hours .........................
8 hours .........................
922
Glazing certification for passenger car replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently,
there is no additional burden associated with this requirement.
5 manufacturers ...
10 certifications ............
30 minutes ...................
5.00 hours ....................
387.20
5 manufacturers ...
25,000 marked pieces ..
480 pieces per hour ....
52.08 hours ..................
3,119.07
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Respondent
universe
Total annual responses
Average time
per response
Total annual burden
hours
Total cost
equivalent
...............................
(A)
(B)
(C) = A * B
(D) = C *
wage rate 2
25,439 responses .........
N/A ...............................
314 hours .....................
CFR section 1
Total ......................................................
704 railroads + 5
manufacturers.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
25,439.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 314
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $21,983.
Title: Disqualification Proceedings.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0529.
Abstract: FRA regulations at 49 CFR
part 209, subpart D, explain FRA’s
responsibilities, and the rights and
responsibilities of railroads and railroad
employees, regarding disqualification
procedures. For example, § 209.331,
enforcement of a disqualification order,
CFR section 3
209.307(a)—Reply—Within 30 days after receipt of the notice of proposed disqualification issued under § 209.305, the respondent
shall reply in writing to the charges.
—(b) Reply—Request for an extension ...
Total annual
responses
Average time
per response
Total annual burden
hours
Total cost
equivalent
......................................
(A)
(B)
(C) = A * B
(D) = C *
wage rate
86,000 employees .......
12 replies ....................
3 hours .......................
36.00 hours ................
$2,224.44
86,000 employees .......
2 requests ...................
30 minutes .................
1.00 hour ....................
61.79
The estimated paperwork burden associated with this regulatory requirement is covered under § 209.307.
86,000 employees .......
4 requests ...................
30 minutes .................
2.00 hours ..................
123.58
754 railroads ................
1 notification letter + 1
information letter.
30 minutes + 30 minutes.
1 hour .........................
77.44
—(b) Enforcement of disqualification
order—Personnel background check.
This is a common practice for the railroad industry to do routine personnel checks on individuals whom they are planning on hiring. Thus, there is no burden associated with this requirement.
—(c) Enforcement of disqualification
order—Individual subject to disqualification order to inform employer and
provide copy to employer within 5 days
after receipt of such order.
86,000 employees .......
1 disqualification letter
+ 1 copy of disqualification letter.
30 minutes + 30 minutes.
1 hour .........................
61.79
86,000 employees +
754 railroads.
22 responses ..............
N/A .............................
41.00 hours ................
2,549
Total ...................................................
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the order to the employer, inform a
prospective employer railroad of the
disqualification order, and provide a
copy of the order.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 86,000 railroad
employees and 754 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Respondent universe
209.309(a)–(b)—Informal response by railroad
employee to a notice of proposed disqualification.
—(h) Informal response—Request for an
extension.
209.331(a)—Enforcement of disqualification
order—A railroad that employs or formerly
employed an individual serving under a disqualification order must inform other prospective employers.
requires: (a) A railroad employing or
formerly employing a disqualified
individual to disclose the terms and
conditions of the order to the
individual’s new or prospective
employer railroad; (b) a railroad
considering hiring an individual in a
safety-sensitive position to inquire from
the individual’s prior employer railroad
whether the individual is serving under
a disqualification order; and (c) a
disqualified individual to inform the
individual’s employer of the
disqualification order, provide a copy of
21,983
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
22.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 41
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,549.
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.
1 The current inventory exhibits a total burden of
269 hours while the total burden of this notice is
314 hours. As part of its review of this ICR renewal,
FRA determined some of the previous estimates
were outdated.
2 Throughout this notice, the dollar equivalent
cost is derived from the Surface Transportation
Board’s 2020 Full Year Wage A&B data series using
the appropriate employee group hourly wage rate
that includes a 75-percent overhead charge.
3 The current inventory exhibits a total burden of
5 hours while the total burden of this notice is 41
hours. As part of its review of this ICR renewal,
FRA determined some of the previous estimates
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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were outdated. Additionally, the requirements
under §§ 209.311 through 209.327 are exempted
from the PRA under 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2). Since these
provisions pertain to an administrative action or
investigation, there is no PRA burden associated
with these requirements.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-2]
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
April 4, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov to the docket, Docket No. FRA-
2022-0002. All comments received will be posted without change to the
docket,
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including any personal information provided. 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or telephone: (202)
493-0440.
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 summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Certification of Glazing Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0525.
Abstract: The collection of information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 223, which requires the certification and permanent marking of
glazing materials by the manufacturer. The manufacturer is also
responsible for making available test verification data to railroads
and to FRA upon request.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (railroads and manufacturers of glazing
materials).
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 704 railroads and 5 manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Average time per Total annual burden Total cost
CFR section \1\ Respondent universe Total annual responses response hours equivalent
........................... (A)................... (B)................... (C) = A * B........... (D) = C * wage
rate \2\
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223.3(c)--Application--Locomotives, 704 railroads.............. 400 marked tools 30 minutes............ 200.00 hours.......... $11,978.00
passenger cars, and cabooses less (small hammers with
than 50 years old and not used instructions).
exclusively for excursion,
educational, recreational, or
private transportation purposes.
223.11(c)--Requirements for 704 railroads.............. 10 renewal waivers.... 4 hours............... 40.00 hours........... 4,609.60
existing locomotives built or
rebuilt prior to July 1, 1980,
equipped with certified glazing in
all locomotive cab windows.
--(d)(1) Locomotive placed in 704 railroads.............. 15 stencilings........ 3 minutes............. .75 hour.............. 44.92
designated service due to a
damaged or broken cab window--
Stenciled ``Designated
Service--DO NOT OCCUPY''.
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--(d)(2) Locomotives removed Glazing certification for locomotive replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently, there
from service until broken or is no additional burden associated with this requirement.
damaged windows are replaced
with certified glazing.
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223.13(c)--Requirements for 704 railroads.............. 2 renewal waivers..... 4 hours............... 8.00 hours............ 921.92
existing cabooses built or rebuilt
prior to July 1, 1980, equipped
with certified glazing in all
windows.
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--(d) Cabooses removed from Glazing certification for caboose replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently, there is
service until broken or no additional burden associated with this requirement.
damaged windows are replaced
with certified glazing.
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223.15(c)--Requirements for 704 railroads.............. 2 renewal waivers..... 4 hours............... 8 hours............... 922
existing passenger cars built or
rebuilt prior to July 1, 1980,
equipped with certified glazing in
all windows plus four emergency
windows.
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--(d) Passenger cars removed Glazing certification for passenger car replacement windows is done at the time of manufacturing. Consequently,
from service until broken/ there is no additional burden associated with this requirement.
damaged windows are replaced
with certified glazing.
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Appendix A--(b)(16)--Certification 5 manufacturers............ 10 certifications..... 30 minutes............ 5.00 hours............ 387.20
of glazing materials--
Manufacturers to certify in
writing that glazing material
meets the requirements of this
section.
--(c) Identification and 5 manufacturers............ 25,000 marked pieces.. 480 pieces per hour... 52.08 hours........... 3,119.07
marking of each unit of
glazing material.
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Total...................... 704 railroads + 5 25,439 responses...... N/A................... 314 hours............. 21,983
manufacturers.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 25,439.
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\1\ The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 269 hours
while the total burden of this notice is 314 hours. As part of its
review of this ICR renewal, FRA determined some of the previous
estimates were outdated.
\2\ Throughout this notice, the dollar equivalent cost is
derived from the Surface Transportation Board's 2020 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: 314 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $21,983.
Title: Disqualification Proceedings.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0529.
Abstract: FRA regulations at 49 CFR part 209, subpart D, explain
FRA's responsibilities, and the rights and responsibilities of
railroads and railroad employees, regarding disqualification
procedures. For example, Sec. 209.331, enforcement of a
disqualification order, requires: (a) A railroad employing or formerly
employing a disqualified individual to disclose the terms and
conditions of the order to the individual's new or prospective employer
railroad; (b) a railroad considering hiring an individual in a safety-
sensitive position to inquire from the individual's prior employer
railroad whether the individual is serving under a disqualification
order; and (c) a disqualified individual to inform the individual's
employer of the disqualification order, provide a copy of the order to
the employer, inform a prospective employer railroad of the
disqualification order, and provide a copy of the order.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 86,000 railroad employees and 754 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Total annual Average time per Total annual burden Total cost
CFR section \3\ Respondent universe responses response hours equivalent
............................... (A).................. (B).................. (C) = A * B.......... (D) = C * wage
rate
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209.307(a)--Reply--Within 30 days 86,000 employees............... 12 replies........... 3 hours.............. 36.00 hours.......... $2,224.44
after receipt of the notice of
proposed disqualification issued
under Sec. 209.305, the
respondent shall reply in writing
to the charges.
--(b) Reply--Request for an 86,000 employees............... 2 requests........... 30 minutes........... 1.00 hour............ 61.79
extension.
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209.309(a)-(b)--Informal response The estimated paperwork burden associated with this regulatory requirement is covered under Sec. 209.307.
by railroad employee to a notice
of proposed disqualification.
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--(h) Informal response-- 86,000 employees............... 4 requests........... 30 minutes........... 2.00 hours........... 123.58
Request for an extension.
209.331(a)--Enforcement of 754 railroads.................. 1 notification letter 30 minutes + 30 1 hour............... 77.44
disqualification order--A + 1 information minutes.
railroad that employs or formerly letter.
employed an individual serving
under a disqualification order
must inform other prospective
employers.
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--(b) Enforcement of This is a common practice for the railroad industry to do routine personnel checks on individuals whom they are
disqualification order-- planning on hiring. Thus, there is no burden associated with this requirement.
Personnel background check.
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--(c) Enforcement of 86,000 employees............... 1 disqualification 30 minutes + 30 1 hour............... 61.79
disqualification order-- letter + 1 copy of minutes.
Individual subject to disqualification
disqualification order to letter.
inform employer and provide
copy to employer within 5
days after receipt of such
order.
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Total..................... 86,000 employees + 754 22 responses......... N/A.................. 41.00 hours.......... 2,549
railroads.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 22.
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\3\ The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 5 hours
while the total burden of this notice is 41 hours. As part of its
review of this ICR renewal, FRA determined some of the previous
estimates were outdated. Additionally, the requirements under
Sec. Sec. 209.311 through 209.327 are exempted from the PRA under 5
CFR 1320.4(a)(2). Since these provisions pertain to an
administrative action or investigation, there is no PRA burden
associated with these requirements.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 41 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,549.
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. 2022-02108 Filed 2-1-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
