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traffic rules and regulations governing
the flight of aircraft for the protection
and identification of aircraft and
property and persons on the ground.
Title 14, CFR, part 91, subchapter F,
prescribes flight rules governing the
operation of aircraft within the United
States. These rules govern the operation
of aircraft (other than moored balloons,
kites, unmanned rockets and unmanned
free balloons) within the United States
and for flights across international
borders. Paragraphs 91.153 and 91.169,
address flight plan information
requirements. Paragraph 91.173 states
requirements for when an instrument
flight rules (IFR) flight plan must be
filed. International Standards Rules of
the Air, Annex 2 to the Convention on
International Civil Aviation paragraph
3.3 states requirements for filing
international flight plans. In addition, a
Washington, District of Columbia (DC)
Special Flight Rules Area (SFRA) was
implemented requiring pilots operating
within a certain radius of Washington,
DC to follow special security flight
rules. The SFRA also includes three (3)
general aviation airports in Maryland
(College Park, Clinton/Washington
Executive/Hyde Field, and Friendly/
Potomac Airfield) where pilots are
required to file a flight plan regardless
of whether they are flying under visual
flight rules (VFR) or IFR. This collection
of information supports the Department
of Homeland Security and the
Department of Defense in addition to
the normal flight plan purposes.
Almost 100 percent of flight plans are
filed electronically. However, as a
courtesy to the aviation public, flight
plans may be submitted in paper form.
Flight plans may be filed in the
following ways:
• Air carrier and air taxi operations,
and certain corporate aviation
departments, have been granted
authority to electronically file flight
plans directly with the FAA. The
majority of air carrier and air taxi flights
are processed in this manner.
• Air carrier and air taxi operators
may submit pre-stored flight plan
information on scheduled flights to Air
Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC)
to be entered electronically at the
appropriate times.
• Pilots may call 1–800–WX–BRIEF
(992–7433) and file flight plans with a
flight service station specialist who
enters the information directly into a
computer system that automatically
transmits the information to the
appropriate air traffic facility. Pilots
calling certain flight service stations
have the option of using a voice
recorder to store the information that
will later be entered by a specialist.
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• Private and corporate pilots who fly
the same aircraft and routes at regular
times may prestore flight plans with
flight service stations. The flight plans
will then be entered automatically into
the air traffic system at the appropriate
time.
• Pilots who visit a flight service
station in person may choose to file a
flight plan by using a paper form. The
data will then be entered into a
computer and filed electronically. The
pilot will often keep the paper copy for
his/her record.
Respondents: Air carrier and air taxi
operations, and certain corporate
aviation departments, General Aviation
Pilots.
Frequency: on occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 2.5 minutes per flight plan.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
718,618 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 28,
2023.
Aldwin E. Humphrey,
Air Traffic Control Specialist, Office of Flight
Service Safety and Operations, AJR–B.
[FR Doc. 2023–14120 Filed 7–3–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–12]
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 Request (ICR)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On April 21, 2023,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August 4,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUMMARY:
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Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
arlette.mussington@dot.gov or
telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
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 April 21, 2023,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting public
comment on the ICR for which it is now
seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR
24657.
FRA has received one comment
related to the proposed collection of
information. The Chief Economist of the
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
sent an electronic letter date May 30,
2023, expressing BEA’s strong support
for FRA’s continued collection of on the
Accident/Incident Reporting and
Recordkeeping forms. The Chief
Economist noted that the data collected
on these forms are crucial to key
components of BEA’s economic
analyses and requested that FRA keep
BEA informed of any modifications to
these forms. Before OMB decides
whether to approve this proposed
collection 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. This ICR responds to the
information collection mandate in
Section 22421(b) of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and also
provides routine updates to 49 CFR part
225’s overall information collection
request renewal.
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.
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Comments are invited on the
following ICR 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 summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Accident/Incident Reporting
and Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0500.
Abstract: The railroad accident/
incident reporting regulations in 49 CFR
part 225 require railroads to submit
reports summarizing collisions,
derailments, and certain other
accidents/incidents involving damages
above a periodically revised dollar
threshold, as well as certain injuries to
passengers, employees, and other
persons on railroad property. As the
reporting requirements and the
information needed regarding each
category of accident/incident are
unique, a different form is used for each
category.
In response to the mandate in IIJA
Section 22421,1 FRA intends to utilize
Form FRA F 6180.54 Special Study
Blocks 49a and 49b to collect the
following information for a projected
five-year period: (1) the length of the
involved trains, in feet, and (2) the
number of crew members who were
aboard a controlling locomotive
involved in an accident at the time of
such accident. This modification
produces a minimal additional burden
with respect to what is already being
reported, as FRA estimates that the
utilization of the Special Study Blocks
will require an additional 2 minutes to
complete, for a total average burden
time of approximately 2 hours and 2
minutes per form, adding an additional
CFR Section
Respondent universe
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225.6(a)—Consolidated reporting—Request to FRA by parent corporation to treat its commonly controlled carriers as
a single railroad carrier for purposes of this part.
784 railroads ...................
57 hours to the overall collection
request.
FRA has made multiple adjustments
to its estimated paperwork burden for
the entire part 225 collection request,
resulting in a reduction of 5,563 hours,
from 35,846 hours in the current
inventory, to 30,283 hours in the
requested inventory. The primary
reason for the reduction in the estimated
paperwork burden is the expected
decrease in the number of submissions.
Specifically, under § 225.19(d), FRA
expects submissions will decrease
significantly from 11,636 hours to 7,040
hours due to a reduction in the number
of injuries reported in the last two years.
There is no change in the method of
collection; this is a routine update for
this 3-year ICR renewal period.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
Form(s): FRA F 6180.54; .55; .55a; .56;
.57; .78; .81; .97; .98; .107; .150.
Respondent Universe: 784 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
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
0.33 requests ..................
40.00 hours
13.20
$1,028.41
647.25
50,427.25
3,454.63
269,150.22
183.00
14,257.53
333.83
26,008.70
—(b) Written agreement by parent corporation with FRA
on specific subsidiaries included in its railroad system.
The burden for this requirement is included in § 225.6(a).
—(c) Notification by parent corporation regarding any
change in the subsidiaries making up its railroad system and amended written agreement with FRA.
The burden for this requirement is included in § 225.6(a).
225.9—Telephonic reports of certain accidents/incidents and
other events.
225.11—Reporting of accidents/incidents—Form FRA F
6180.54 (IIJA created an additional burden of 2 minutes
to what is already being reported.).
225.12(a)—Rail equipment accident/incident reports alleging
human factor as cause—Form FRA F 6180.81.
—(b) Part I Form FRA F 6180.78 (Notices) ....................
—(c) Joint operations ......................................................
784 railroads ...................
—(d) Late identification ....................................................
784 railroads ...................
—(g) Employee statement supplementing railroad accident report (Part II Form FRA 6180.78).
—(g)(3) Employee confidential letter ...............................
225.13(A)—Late reports—RR discovery of improperly omitted report of accident/incident.
—(B) RR late/amended report of accident/incident based on
employee statement supplementing RR accident report.
225.18(a)—RR narrative report of possible alcohol/drug involvement in accident/incident.
—(b) Reports required by § 219.209(b) appended to rail
equipment accident/incident report.
1 Specifically, IIJA Section 22421(b) requires FRA
to update Special Study Block 49 on Form FRA F
6180.54, for a period of five years, to collect
information on: (1) the number of cars and length
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784 railroads ...................
2,589.00 phone reports ..
784 railroads ...................
1,699.00 forms ...............
784 railroads ...................
732.00 forms ..................
784 railroads ...................
800 notices + 800 notice
copies + 3,200 copies
+ 10 copies.
73.00 reports ..................
15.00
minutes
10 minutes
+ 3 minutes
1,869.84
6.67
519.66
Railroad employees ........
20.00
minutes
10.00
minutes
1.50 hours
24.00
20 attachments + 20 notices.
60.00 statements ............
90.00
$7,011.90
Railroad employees ........
784 railroads ...................
5.00 letters ......................
50.00 late reports ...........
2.00 hours
2.00 hours
10.00
100.00
779.10
7,791.00
784 railroads ...................
1,675.07
3.00
233.73
784 railroads ...................
5.00 reports ....................
1 hour + 3
minutes
15.00
minutes
30.00
minutes
21.50
784 railroads ...................
20 amended reports + 30
copies.
12.00 reports ..................
2.50
194.78
of trains involved in an accident/incident; and (2)
the number of crew members who were aboard a
controlling locomotive involved in an accident at
the time of such accident. Railroads are already
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required to report the number of cars in the consist
of a train involved in an accident on Form FRA F
6180.54, Field 35.
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CFR Section
Respondent universe
225.19(a)—Rail-highway grade crossing accident/incident
report—Form FRA F 6180.57.
—(d) Death, injury, or occupational illness (Form FRA F
6180.55a).
225.21—Railroad injury and illness summary—Form FRA F
6180.55.
225.21—Annual railroad report of employee hours and casualties, by state—Form FRA F 6180.56.
225.21/25—Railroad employee injury and/or illness record—
Form FRA F 6180.98.
—Copies of forms to employees .....................................
225.21—Initial rail equipment accident/incident record—
Form FRA F 6180.97.
—Completion of Form FRA F 6180.97 because of rail
equipment involvement.
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 ...................
2,161.50 forms ...............
2.00 hours
4,323.00
336,804.93
784 railroads ...................
7,040.00 forms ...............
1.00 hour
7,040.00
548,486.40
784 railroads ...................
9,408.00 forms ...............
1,568.00
122,162.88
784 railroads ...................
784.00 forms ..................
196.00
15,270.36
784 railroads ...................
4,000.00 forms ...............
10.00
minutes
15.00
minutes
1.00 hour
4,000.00
311,640.00
784 railroads ...................
3.60 form copies .............
0.12
9.35
784 railroads ...................
10,194.00 forms .............
2.00
minutes
30.00
minutes
5,097.00
397,107.27
75.00
minutes
50.00
minutes
187.50
14,608.13
600.83
46,810.67
45.00
minutes
5.00
minutes
2.00
minutes
87.75
6,836.60
784.00
61,081.44
250.00
19,477.50
FRA anticipates zero railroad submissions during this 3-year ICR period.
—Alternative record for illnesses claimed to be work related—Form FRA F 6180.107.
—Highway User Statement—RR cover letter and Form
FRA F 6180.150 sent out to potentially injured travelers involved in a highway-rail grade crossing accident/incident.
—Form FRA F 6180.150 completed by highway user
and sent back to railroad.
225.25(h)—Posting of monthly summary ...............................
225.27(a)(1)—Retention of records ........................................
—Record of Form FRA F 6180.107s ..............................
784 railroads ...................
150.00 forms ..................
784 railroads ...................
721.00 letters/forms ........
117 injured individuals ....
117.00 forms ..................
784 railroads ...................
9,408.00 lists ..................
784 railroads ...................
7,500.00 records ............
The estimated paperwork burden for this requirement is included in 225.21 (Alternative record for illnesses claimed to be work related).
—Record of Monthly Lists ...............................................
784 railroads ...................
9,408.00 records ............
(a)(2)—Record of Form FRA F 6180.97 .........................
784 railroads ...................
10,194.00 records ..........
—Record of employee human factor attachments ..........
784 railroads ...................
1,464.00 records ............
225.33—Internal Control Plans—Amendments ......................
225.35—Access to records and reports .................................
784 railroads ...................
784 railroads ...................
10.00 amendments .........
784.00 lists .....................
225.37(a)—Optical media transfer of reports, updates, and
amendments.
FRA anticipates zero
submissions during this
3-year ICR period.
784 railroads ...................
4,704.00 submissions .....
784 railroads ...................
85,570 responses ...........
(c)(2)—Electronic submission of reports, updates, and
amendments.
Totals 3 ......................................................................
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Total annual responses
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
85,570.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
30,283 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,359,310.
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.
2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
2021 Surface Transportation Board Full Year Wage
A&B data series using the appropriate employee
group hourly wage rage that includes a 75 percent
overhead charge.
3 Totals may not add due to rounding.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–20]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
AGENCY:
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24,432.58
339.80
26,473.82
48.80
3,802.01
60.00
261.33
4,674.60
20,360.22
235.20
18,324.43
30,283
2,359,310
Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
ACTION:
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
September 5, 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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-12]
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 Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the information collection and its expected burden. On April
21, 2023, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public
comment on the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
August 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find the particular ICR by selecting
``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or
telephone: (571) 609-1285 or Ms. Joanne Swafford, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or
telephone: (757) 897-9908.
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 April 21, 2023, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting public
comment on the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR
24657.
FRA has received one comment related to the proposed collection of
information. The Chief Economist of the Bureau of Economic Analysis
(BEA) sent an electronic letter date May 30, 2023, expressing BEA's
strong support for FRA's continued collection of on the Accident/
Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping forms. The Chief Economist noted
that the data collected on these forms are crucial to key components of
BEA's economic analyses and requested that FRA keep BEA informed of any
modifications to these forms. Before OMB decides whether to approve
this proposed collection 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. This ICR responds to the information
collection mandate in Section 22421(b) of the Infrastructure Investment
and Jobs Act (IIJA) and also provides routine updates to 49 CFR part
225's overall information collection request renewal.
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.
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Comments are invited on the following ICR 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 summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0500.
Abstract: The railroad accident/incident reporting regulations in
49 CFR part 225 require railroads to submit reports summarizing
collisions, derailments, and certain other accidents/incidents
involving damages above a periodically revised dollar threshold, as
well as certain injuries to passengers, employees, and other persons on
railroad property. As the reporting requirements and the information
needed regarding each category of accident/incident are unique, a
different form is used for each category.
In response to the mandate in IIJA Section 22421,\1\ FRA intends to
utilize Form FRA F 6180.54 Special Study Blocks 49a and 49b to collect
the following information for a projected five-year period: (1) the
length of the involved trains, in feet, and (2) the number of crew
members who were aboard a controlling locomotive involved in an
accident at the time of such accident. This modification produces a
minimal additional burden with respect to what is already being
reported, as FRA estimates that the utilization of the Special Study
Blocks will require an additional 2 minutes to complete, for a total
average burden time of approximately 2 hours and 2 minutes per form,
adding an additional 57 hours to the overall collection request.
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\1\ Specifically, IIJA Section 22421(b) requires FRA to update
Special Study Block 49 on Form FRA F 6180.54, for a period of five
years, to collect information on: (1) the number of cars and length
of trains involved in an accident/incident; and (2) the number of
crew members who were aboard a controlling locomotive involved in an
accident at the time of such accident. Railroads are already
required to report the number of cars in the consist of a train
involved in an accident on Form FRA F 6180.54, Field 35.
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FRA has made multiple adjustments to its estimated paperwork burden
for the entire part 225 collection request, resulting in a reduction of
5,563 hours, from 35,846 hours in the current inventory, to 30,283
hours in the requested inventory. The primary reason for the reduction
in the estimated paperwork burden is the expected decrease in the
number of submissions. Specifically, under Sec. 225.19(d), FRA expects
submissions will decrease significantly from 11,636 hours to 7,040
hours due to a reduction in the number of injuries reported in the last
two years. There is no change in the method of collection; this is a
routine update for this 3-year ICR renewal period.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
Form(s): FRA F 6180.54; .55; .55a; .56; .57; .78; .81; .97; .98;
.107; .150.
Respondent Universe: 784 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Average Total cost
CFR Section Respondent universe Total annual responses time per Total annual equivalent in
response burden hours U.S. dollar
(A).............................. (B) (C = A * B) (D = C *
wage rates)
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225.6(a)--Consolidated reporting-- 784 railroads..................... 0.33 requests.................... 40.00 hours 13.20 $1,028.41
Request to FRA by parent
corporation to treat its commonly
controlled carriers as a single
railroad carrier for purposes of
this part.
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--(b) Written agreement by The burden for this requirement is included in Sec. 225.6(a).
parent corporation with FRA on
specific subsidiaries included
in its railroad system.
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--(c) Notification by parent The burden for this requirement is included in Sec. 225.6(a).
corporation regarding any
change in the subsidiaries
making up its railroad system
and amended written agreement
with FRA.
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225.9--Telephonic reports of certain 784 railroads..................... 2,589.00 phone reports........... 15.00 647.25 50,427.25
accidents/incidents and other minutes
events.
225.11--Reporting of accidents/ 784 railroads..................... 1,699.00 forms................... 2 hours + 2 3,454.63 269,150.22
incidents--Form FRA F 6180.54 (IIJA minutes
created an additional burden of 2
minutes to what is already being
reported.).
225.12(a)--Rail equipment accident/ 784 railroads..................... 732.00 forms..................... 15.00 183.00 14,257.53
incident reports alleging human minutes
factor as cause--Form FRA F 6180.81.
--(b) Part I Form FRA F 6180.78 784 railroads..................... 800 notices + 800 notice copies + 10 minutes 333.83 26,008.70
(Notices). 3,200 copies + 10 copies. + 3 minutes
--(c) Joint operations.......... 784 railroads..................... 73.00 reports.................... 20.00 24.00 1,869.84
minutes
--(d) Late identification....... 784 railroads..................... 20 attachments + 20 notices...... 10.00 6.67 519.66
minutes
--(g) Employee statement Railroad employees................ 60.00 statements................. 1.50 hours 90.00 $7,011.90
supplementing railroad accident
report (Part II Form FRA
6180.78).
--(g)(3) Employee confidential Railroad employees................ 5.00 letters..................... 2.00 hours 10.00 779.10
letter.
225.13(A)--Late reports--RR 784 railroads..................... 50.00 late reports............... 2.00 hours 100.00 7,791.00
discovery of improperly omitted
report of accident/incident.
--(B) RR late/amended report of 784 railroads..................... 20 amended reports + 30 copies... 1 hour + 3 21.50 1,675.07
accident/incident based on employee minutes
statement supplementing RR accident
report.
225.18(a)--RR narrative report of 784 railroads..................... 12.00 reports.................... 15.00 3.00 233.73
possible alcohol/drug involvement minutes
in accident/incident.
--(b) Reports required by Sec. 784 railroads..................... 5.00 reports..................... 30.00 2.50 194.78
219.209(b) appended to rail minutes
equipment accident/incident report.
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225.19(a)--Rail-highway grade 784 railroads..................... 2,161.50 forms................... 2.00 hours 4,323.00 336,804.93
crossing accident/incident report--
Form FRA F 6180.57.
--(d) Death, injury, or 784 railroads..................... 7,040.00 forms................... 1.00 hour 7,040.00 548,486.40
occupational illness (Form FRA
F 6180.55a).
225.21--Railroad injury and illness 784 railroads..................... 9,408.00 forms................... 10.00 1,568.00 122,162.88
summary--Form FRA F 6180.55. minutes
225.21--Annual railroad report of 784 railroads..................... 784.00 forms..................... 15.00 196.00 15,270.36
employee hours and casualties, by minutes
state--Form FRA F 6180.56.
225.21/25--Railroad employee injury 784 railroads..................... 4,000.00 forms................... 1.00 hour 4,000.00 311,640.00
and/or illness record--Form FRA F
6180.98.
--Copies of forms to employees.. 784 railroads..................... 3.60 form copies................. 2.00 0.12 9.35
minutes
225.21--Initial rail equipment 784 railroads..................... 10,194.00 forms.................. 30.00 5,097.00 397,107.27
accident/incident record--Form FRA minutes
F 6180.97.
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--Completion of Form FRA F FRA anticipates zero railroad submissions during this 3-year ICR period.
6180.97 because of rail
equipment involvement.
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--Alternative record for 784 railroads..................... 150.00 forms..................... 75.00 187.50 14,608.13
illnesses claimed to be work minutes
related--Form FRA F 6180.107.
--Highway User Statement--RR 784 railroads..................... 721.00 letters/forms............. 50.00 600.83 46,810.67
cover letter and Form FRA F minutes
6180.150 sent out to
potentially injured travelers
involved in a highway-rail
grade crossing accident/
incident.
--Form FRA F 6180.150 completed 117 injured individuals........... 117.00 forms..................... 45.00 87.75 6,836.60
by highway user and sent back minutes
to railroad.
225.25(h)--Posting of monthly 784 railroads..................... 9,408.00 lists................... 5.00 784.00 61,081.44
summary. minutes
225.27(a)(1)--Retention of records.. 784 railroads..................... 7,500.00 records................. 2.00 250.00 19,477.50
minutes
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--Record of Form FRA F 6180.107s The estimated paperwork burden for this requirement is included in 225.21 (Alternative record for illnesses
claimed to be work related).
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--Record of Monthly Lists....... 784 railroads..................... 9,408.00 records................. 2.00 313.60 24,432.58
minutes
(a)(2)--Record of Form FRA F 784 railroads..................... 10,194.00 records................ 2.00 339.80 26,473.82
6180.97. minutes
--Record of employee human 784 railroads..................... 1,464.00 records................. 2.00 48.80 3,802.01
factor attachments. minutes
225.33--Internal Control Plans-- 784 railroads..................... 10.00 amendments................. 6.00 hours 60.00 4,674.60
Amendments.
225.35--Access to records and 784 railroads..................... 784.00 lists..................... 20.00 261.33 20,360.22
reports. minutes
225.37(a)--Optical media transfer of FRA anticipates zero submissions
reports, updates, and amendments. during this 3-year ICR period.
(c)(2)--Electronic submission of 784 railroads..................... 4,704.00 submissions............. 3.00 235.20 18,324.43
reports, updates, and minutes
amendments.
Totals \3\.................. 784 railroads..................... 85,570 responses................. N/A 30,283 2,359,310
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 85,570.
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\2\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2021 Surface
Transportation Board Full Year Wage A&B data series using the
appropriate employee group hourly wage rage that includes a 75
percent overhead charge.
\3\ Totals may not add due to rounding.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 30,283 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$2,359,310.
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. 2023-14160 Filed 7-3-23; 8:45 am]
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