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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–29]
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, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) summarized 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
December 1, 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 (2130–0565) in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice, made available to the public, and
include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for
approval.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
CFR part 231
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
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, comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) reduce
reporting burdens; (2) organize
information collection requirements in a
‘‘user-friendly’’ format to improve the
Respondent universe
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: Safety Appliance Concern
Recommendation Report, Safety
Appliance Standards Guidance
Checklist Forms.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0565.
Abstract: Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) part 231, Railroad
Safety Appliance Standards, was
supplemented and expanded in 2013 to
include the industry standard
established by the Association of
American Railroads (AAR), Standard
2044 or S–2044, which prescribed safety
appliance arrangements for 11 new
types of cars. As a result of the
inclusion, FRA developed Forms FRA
F6180.161(a)–(k) as guidance checklist
forms to facilitate railroad, rail car
owner, and rail equipment manufacturer
compliance with S–2044 and 49 CFR
part 231. AAR has since updated S–
2044 to include seven new types of cars.
In this 60-day notice, FRA made no
adjustments to the previously approved
burden hours and responses in the
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) inventory.1
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): 18 forms (FRA F
6180.161(a)–(r)).
Respondent Universe: Car
manufacturers/State inspectors.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Total annual
responses
(forms)
Average time per
response
(hour)
Total annual
burden hours
Total cost
equivalent in
U.S. dollar
(A)
(B)
(C = A * B)
(D = C *
wage rates) 2
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
6180.161a .................................
6180.161b .................................
6180.161c .................................
6180.161d .................................
6180.161e .................................
6180.161f ..................................
6180.161g .................................
Car
Car
Car
Car
Car
Car
Car
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
20 ......................
7 ........................
15 ......................
15 ......................
15 ......................
10 ......................
3 ........................
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
20.00
7.00
15.00
15.00
15.00
10.00
3.00
$1,839.60
643.86
1,379.80
1,379.80
1,379.80
919.80
275.94
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
FRA
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
F
6180.161h .................................
6180.161i ..................................
6180.161j ..................................
6180.161k .................................
6180.161l ..................................
6180.161m ................................
6180.161n .................................
6180.161o .................................
Car
Car
Car
Car
Car
Car
Car
Car
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
manufacturers/State
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
inspectors
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
..............
3 ........................
20 ......................
3 ........................
10 ......................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
........................
3.00
20.00
3.00
10.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
275.94
1,839.60
275.94
919.80
275.94
275.94
275.94
275.94
1 Changes to the total cost equivalent in U.S.
dollars, a category not included in the OIRA
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CFR part 231
Respondent universe
Average time per
response
(hour)
Total annual
burden hours
Total cost
equivalent in
U.S. dollar
(A)
(B)
(C = A * B)
(D = C *
wage rates) 2
Form FRA F 6180.161p .................................
Form FRA F 6180.161q .................................
Form FRA F 6180.161r .................................
Car manufacturers/State inspectors ..............
Car manufacturers/State inspectors ..............
Car manufacturers/State inspectors ..............
3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................
1 ........................
1 ........................
1 ........................
3.00
3.00
3.00
275.94
275.94
275.94
Total 3 ......................................................
Car manufacturers/State inspectors ..............
142 responses ...
N/A ....................
142
13,061
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) summarized 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
December 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
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
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, 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: Railroad Safety Appliance
Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0594.
Abstract: The information collection
associated with 49 CFR part 231 is used
by FRA to promote and enhance the safe
placement and securement of safety
appliances on newly constructed rail
vehicles. The regulation provides a
process for railroads or car owners to
submit requests for the approval of
existing industry standards for safety
appliance arrangements on newly
constructed railroad cars, locomotives,
tenders, or other rail vehicles in lieu of
the specific arrangements in part 231.
In this 60-day notice, FRA made no
adjustments to the previously approved
burden hours and responses in the
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) inventory.1
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
DOL, BLS, Occupational Employment Statistics
(OES) 11–3012, May 2022 National IndustrySpecific Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates NAICS 999200—Local Government,
excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS
Designation) hourly wage rate of $52.56. The total
burdened wage rate (Straight time plus 75%) used
in the table is $91.98 ($52.56 × 1.75 = $91.98).
3 Totals may not add up due to rounding.
1 Changes to the total cost equivalent in U.S.
dollars, a category not included in the OIRA
inventory, are due to updated statistics from the
2022 Surface Transportation Board (STB) Full Year
Wage A&B data series.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
142.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 142
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $13,061.
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.
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 (2130–0594) in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice, made available to the public, and
include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for
approval.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–28]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY:
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
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responses
(forms)
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-29]
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, FRA seeks approval of the Information
Collection Request (ICR) summarized 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
December 1, 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 (2130-0565) in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice, made available to the public, and
include them in its information collection submission to OMB for
approval.
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
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, 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: Safety Appliance Concern Recommendation Report, Safety
Appliance Standards Guidance Checklist Forms.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0565.
Abstract: Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 231,
Railroad Safety Appliance Standards, was supplemented and expanded in
2013 to include the industry standard established by the Association of
American Railroads (AAR), Standard 2044 or S-2044, which prescribed
safety appliance arrangements for 11 new types of cars. As a result of
the inclusion, FRA developed Forms FRA F6180.161(a)-(k) as guidance
checklist forms to facilitate railroad, rail car owner, and rail
equipment manufacturer compliance with S-2044 and 49 CFR part 231. AAR
has since updated S-2044 to include seven new types of cars.
In this 60-day notice, FRA made no adjustments to the previously
approved burden hours and responses in the OMB, Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) inventory.\1\
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\1\ Changes to the total cost equivalent in U.S. dollars, a
category not included in the OIRA inventory, are due to updated
statistics from the Department of Labor (DOL), Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), Occupational Employment Statistics.
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Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): 18 forms (FRA F 6180.161(a)-(r)).
Respondent Universe: Car manufacturers/State inspectors.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Total cost
CFR part 231 Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per response Total annual equivalent in
(forms) (hour) burden hours U.S. dollar
(A) (B) (C = A * B) (D = C *
wage rates)
\2\
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Form FRA F 6180.161a................. Car manufacturers/State 20......................... 1......................... 20.00 $1,839.60
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161b................. Car manufacturers/State 7.......................... 1......................... 7.00 643.86
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161c................. Car manufacturers/State 15......................... 1......................... 15.00 1,379.80
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161d................. Car manufacturers/State 15......................... 1......................... 15.00 1,379.80
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161e................. Car manufacturers/State 15......................... 1......................... 15.00 1,379.80
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161f................. Car manufacturers/State 10......................... 1......................... 10.00 919.80
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161g................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
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Form FRA F 6180.161h................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161i................. Car manufacturers/State 20......................... 1......................... 20.00 1,839.60
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161j................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161k................. Car manufacturers/State 10......................... 1......................... 10.00 919.80
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161l................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161m................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161n................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161o................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
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Form FRA F 6180.161p................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161q................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
Form FRA F 6180.161r................. Car manufacturers/State 3.......................... 1......................... 3.00 275.94
inspectors.
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Total \3\........................ Car manufacturers/State 142 responses.............. N/A....................... 142 13,061
inspectors.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 142.
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\2\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the DOL, BLS,
Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) 11-3012, May 2022 National
Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates NAICS
999200--Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS
Designation) hourly wage rate of $52.56. The total burdened wage
rate (Straight time plus 75%) used in the table is $91.98 ($52.56 x
1.75 = $91.98).
\3\ Totals may not add up due to rounding.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 142 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $13,061.
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.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-21655 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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