Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request, 3772-3773 [2023-01045]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
3772
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 13 / Friday, January 20, 2023 / Notices
• Under §§ 207.4(a), 207.4(b), and
207.6, the combined burden increased
from 11 hours to 15.84 hours because of
an increase in number of responses—
from 100 to 150 updated notices and
records per year. FRA’s estimate is
based on the anticipated increase in law
enforcement in the railroad industry.
• FRA also added a new burden
under § 207.4(b) to capture railroads’
responses to FRA’s inquiries regarding
program review of the notification
process.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
Total annual
burden hours
Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent
(A)
(B)
(C) = A * B
(D) = C *
wage rates 1
784 railroads .................
50 written notices .........
15 minutes .........
12.50 hours .......
$973.88
784 railroads .................
784 railroads .................
50 records ....................
50 verifications .............
2 minutes ...........
2 minutes ...........
1.67 hours .........
1.67 hours .........
130.11
130.11
784 railroads .................
50 records ....................
2 minutes ...........
1.67 hours .........
130.11
784 railroads .................
200 responses ..............
N/A ....................
18 hours ............
1,364
CFR section
Respondent universe
207.4(a)—RR Notice to State Officials—Written notice
of RR police officer’s commission to each State in
which the RR police officer shall protect the railroad’s
property, personnel, passengers, and cargo.
207.4(b)—RR copy of written notices to State officials ..
—RR copy of written notices to State officials—RR’s
email verification in response to FRA’s inquiry for program review.
207.6—Transfers—Application by RR police officers for
new State certification/commission when transferring
primary employment or residence from one State to
another.
Total 2 .......................................................................
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 784 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
1 The
dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2021 Surface Transportation Bureau’s Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent overhead charge. For Professional/Administrative staff, this cost amounts to $77.91 per hour.
2 Totals may not add due to rounding.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
200.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 18
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $1,364.
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 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. 2023–01046 Filed 1–19–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–1]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA will
seek approval of the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
SUMMARY:
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:29 Jan 19, 2023
Jkt 259001
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 March
21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2023–
0002. All comments received will be
posted without change to the docket,
including any personal information
provided. Please refer to the assigned
OMB control number (2130–0534) in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
Hodan.Wells@dot.gov or telephone:
(202) 868–9412.
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 1320.8–1320.12.
Specifically, FRA invites interested
PO 00000
Frm 00068
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
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 statutes and 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:
E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM
20JAN1
3773
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 13 / Friday, January 20, 2023 / Notices
Title: Grade Crossing Signal System
Safety Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0534.
Abstract: FRA believes that highwayrail grade crossing (grade crossing)
accidents resulting from warning system
failures can be reduced when railroads
take certain actions, as required by
FRA’s regulations, in the event of an
activation failure.1 These required
actions are set forth in 49 CFR part 234.
An activation failure is defined as when
a grade crossing warning system fails to
indicate the approach of a train at least
20 seconds prior to the train’s arrival at
the crossing or to indicate the presence
of a train occupying the crossing.
Specifically, railroads must report to
FRA every impact between on-track
railroad equipment and an automobile,
bus, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, farm
vehicle, or pedestrian at a highway-rail
grade crossing involving a crossing
warning system activation failure.
Notification must be provided to the
National Response Center within 24
hours of occurrence at the stipulated
toll-free telephone number.
Additionally, railroads must report to
FRA within 15 days of each activation
failure of a highway-rail grade warning
system. Form FRA F 6180.83,
‘‘Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning
System Activation Failure Report,’’
must be used for this purpose and
completed using the instructions
printed on the form. With this
information, FRA can identify the
causes of activation failures and
investigate them to determine whether
periodic maintenance, inspection, and
testing standards are effective.
In this 60-day notice, FRA made no
adjustments to the previously approved
burden hours.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
(railroads).
Form(s): FRA F 6180.83.
Respondent Universe: 784 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion/monthly.
Reporting Burden:
Total annual responses
Average time per
response
Total annual
burden hours
Total cost
equivalent in
U.S. dollar
(A)
(B)
(C = A * B)
(D = C *
wage rates) 2
784 railroads .................
2 phone calls ................
2 minutes ...........
.1 hours .............
$7
784 railroads .................
250 reports ...................
10 minutes .........
42 hours ............
3,030
CFR section
Respondent universe
234.7—Accidents involving grade crossing signal failure—Telephone notification.
234.9—Grade crossing signal system failure reports—
Form 6180.83.
234.105/106/107—Activation failure/partial activation/
false activation—Notification to train crew and law enforcement due to credible report of warning system
malfunction.
234.109—Recordkeeping ................................................
784 railroads .................
30,000 notifications ......
5 minutes ...........
2,500 hours .......
180,350
784 railroads .................
30,000 records .............
5 minutes ...........
2,500 hours .......
180,350
Total 3 .......................................................................
784 railroads .................
60,252 responses .........
N/A ....................
5,042 hours .......
363,737
2 The
dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2021 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that includes a
75-percent overhead charge. For Transportation (Other than Train & Engine) staff, this cost amounts to $72.14 per hour.
3 Totals may not add due to rounding.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
60,252.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
5,042 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $363,737.
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 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. 2023–01045 Filed 1–19–23; 8:45 am]
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
1 59
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2023–0004]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: 49 U.S.C. Section
5337 State of Good Repair Program
Federal Transit Administration,
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICR describe the nature of the
information collection and their
expected burdens.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before February 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
SUMMARY:
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are Invited On: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Tia
Swain, Office of Administration,
Management Planning Division, 1200
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FR 50086.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
17:29 Jan 19, 2023
Jkt 259001
PO 00000
Frm 00069
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM
20JAN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3772-3773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01045]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-1]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA will seek 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
March 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov to the docket, Docket No. FRA-
2023-0002. All comments received will be posted without change to the
docket, including any personal information provided. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number (2130-0534) in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or
telephone: (202) 868-9412.
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 1320.8-1320.12. 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 statutes and 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:
[[Page 3773]]
Title: Grade Crossing Signal System Safety Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0534.
Abstract: FRA believes that highway-rail grade crossing (grade
crossing) accidents resulting from warning system failures can be
reduced when railroads take certain actions, as required by FRA's
regulations, in the event of an activation failure.\1\ These required
actions are set forth in 49 CFR part 234. An activation failure is
defined as when a grade crossing warning system fails to indicate the
approach of a train at least 20 seconds prior to the train's arrival at
the crossing or to indicate the presence of a train occupying the
crossing. Specifically, railroads must report to FRA every impact
between on-track railroad equipment and an automobile, bus, truck,
motorcycle, bicycle, farm vehicle, or pedestrian at a highway-rail
grade crossing involving a crossing warning system activation failure.
Notification must be provided to the National Response Center within 24
hours of occurrence at the stipulated toll-free telephone number.
Additionally, railroads must report to FRA within 15 days of each
activation failure of a highway-rail grade warning system. Form FRA F
6180.83, ``Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Warning System Activation
Failure Report,'' must be used for this purpose and completed using the
instructions printed on the form. With this information, FRA can
identify the causes of activation failures and investigate them to
determine whether periodic maintenance, inspection, and testing
standards are effective.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ 59 FR 50086.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
In this 60-day notice, FRA made no adjustments to the previously
approved burden hours.
Type of Request: Extension without change (revised estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (railroads).
Form(s): FRA F 6180.83.
Respondent Universe: 784 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion/monthly.
Reporting Burden:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total cost
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per Total annual burden equivalent in
response hours U.S. dollar
(A)......................... (B).................. (C = A * B)......... (D = C *
wage rates)
\2\
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
234.7--Accidents involving 784 railroads............... 2 phone calls............... 2 minutes............ .1 hours............ $7
grade crossing signal failure--
Telephone notification.
234.9--Grade crossing signal 784 railroads............... 250 reports................. 10 minutes........... 42 hours............ 3,030
system failure reports--Form
6180.83.
234.105/106/107--Activation 784 railroads............... 30,000 notifications........ 5 minutes............ 2,500 hours......... 180,350
failure/partial activation/
false activation--Notification
to train crew and law
enforcement due to credible
report of warning system
malfunction.
234.109--Recordkeeping......... 784 railroads............... 30,000 records.............. 5 minutes............ 2,500 hours......... 180,350
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total \3\.................. 784 railroads............... 60,252 responses............ N/A.................. 5,042 hours......... 363,737
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
\2\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2021 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that
includes a 75-percent overhead charge. For Transportation (Other than Train & Engine) staff, this cost amounts to $72.14 per hour.
\3\ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 60,252.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 5,042 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$363,737.
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 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. 2023-01045 Filed 1-19-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
