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is being moved under the proper
authority. Railroads typically use carrier
bad order forms or tags for these
purposes. These forms are readily
available from all carrier repair
facilities. FRA estimates approximately
400 cars per year, each bearing two
forms or tags, are moved under this
regulation.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 765 railroads
and freight car owners.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
800.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 67
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $4,496.
Title: U.S. Locational Requirement for
Dispatching U.S. Rail Operations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0556.
Abstract: Title 49 CFR part 241
requires, in the absence of a waiver, that
all dispatching of United States railroad
operations be performed in the United
States. A railroad may, however,
dispatch from a country other than the
United States in an emergency situation,
but only for the duration of the
emergency situation.1 A railroad relying
on this exception must provide written
notification of its action to FRA as soon
as practicable; such notification is not
required before addressing the
emergency situation. The information
collected under this ICR is used as part
of FRA’s oversight function to help
ensure that extraterritorial dispatchers
comply with applicable safety
regulations.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimate) 2 of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 4 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $171.86.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
1 See
49 CFR 241.9(c).
published a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register on October 2, 2023, that reflected a total
burden of 8 hours for § 241.9(c). After further
review, FRA is making an adjustment in this 30-day
notice, reducing the total burden hours from 8 to
2 hours. The adjustment is due to the increased use
of electronic delivery systems. All other reporting
information remains the same.
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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. 2024–03477 Filed 2–20–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2024–0003]
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 April 22,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2024–
0003. All comments received will be
posted without change to the docket,
including any personal information
provided. Please refer to the assigned
OMB control number (2130–0595) in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in a
subsequent 30-day notice and include
them in its information collection
submission to OMB.
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
provide 60 days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
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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 and Health Requirements
Related to Camp Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0595.
Subparts C and E of 49 CFR part 228
address the construction of railroadprovided sleeping quarters (camp cars)
and set certain safety and health
requirements for such camp cars.
Specifically, subpart E of part 228
prescribes minimum safety and health
requirements for camp cars that a
railroad provides as sleeping quarters to
any of its train employees, signal
employees, and dispatching service
employees (covered-service employees)
and individuals employed to maintain
its right-of-way. Subpart E requires
railroad-provided camp cars to be clean,
safe, and sanitary, and be equipped with
indoor toilets, potable water, and other
features to protect the health of car
occupants. Subpart C of part 228
prohibits a railroad from positioning a
camp car intended for occupancy by
individuals employed to maintain the
railroad’s right-of-way in the immediate
vicinity of a switching or humping yard
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that handles railcars containing
hazardous materials. Generally, the
requirements of subparts C and E of part
228 are intended to provide coveredservice employees an opportunity for
rest free from the interruptions caused
by noise under the control of the
railroad.
The information collected under this
rule is used by FRA to ensure railroads
operating camp cars comply with all the
requirements mandated in this
regulation to protect the health and
safety of camp car occupants. FRA
estimates that there is one railroad that
may choose to use camp cars in the
three-year period covered by this ICR.
That estimate is unchanged from the last
ICR submitted to OMB in 2021. Since
March 2020, no railroads have used
camp cars. However, camp cars were
used by one railroad before the COVID–
19 pandemic led to discontinuation of
their use and it is possible the same
railroad or another railroad may decide
to again use camp cars in the next three
years. Therefore, in this 60-day notice,
FRA makes no adjustments to the
previously approved burden hours in
the 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.
Respondent Universe: 1 railroad.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
REPORTING BURDEN
Total annual
responses
Average time
per response
Total annual
burden
hours
(A)
(B)
(C = A * B)
1 railroad .....................
740 inspection records
2 minutes .............
24.67
63.07
$1,555.94
1 railroad .....................
1 railroad .....................
740 record copies .......
666 certificates ............
10 seconds ..........
1 hour ..................
2.06
666.00
63.07
85.93
129.92
57,229.38
1 railroad .....................
1 railroad .....................
1 railroad .....................
74 certificates ..............
740 certificate copies ..
111 records .................
20 minutes ...........
10 seconds ..........
30 minutes ...........
24.67
2.06
56.00
85.93
63.07
63.07
2,119.89
129.92
3,531.92
1 railroad .....................
1 railroad .....................
1 railroad .....................
10 lab report copies ....
740 signs ....................
740 modified plans .....
2 minutes .............
3 minutes .............
15 minutes ...........
0.33
30.83
185.00
63.07
63.07
85.93
20.81
1,944.45
15,897.05
1 railroad .....................
1,560 plan copies .......
3 seconds ............
1.30
85.93
111.71
1 car occupant/employee labor organization.
4 good faith notices ....
15 minutes ...........
1.00
63.07
63.07
1 railroad .....................
6,125 responses .........
N/A .......................
994
N/A
82,734
Respondent
universe
CFR section
228.323(b)(4)—Water hydrants—Records of inspection.
—Copy of records at central location .........
—(b)(6) Certification from State or local
health authority.
—Certification by laboratory .......................
—Certification copies at central location ....
—(c)(4) Storage and distribution system—
Flushing and draining—Records.
—(c)(6) Lab report copies ...........................
—(d) Signage (for non-potable water) ........
228.331(d)—First aid and life safety—Modified
emergency preparedness plan.
—Modified emergency preparedness
plan—copies.
228.333—Remedial action—A good faith notice
of needed repair.
Total 3 ...................................................
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
6,125.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 994.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $82,734.
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.
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
[Docket No. FRA–2024–0008]
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
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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
2022 Surface Transportation Board (STB) Full Year
Wage A&B data Series.
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Federal Railroad Administration
SUMMARY:
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2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
2022 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using
employee group 200: (Professional &
Administrative) hourly wage rate of $49.10 and
employee group 600 (Transportation (Train &
Engine)) hourly wage rate of $36.04. The total
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Wage
rate
Total cost
equivalent in
U.S. dollars
(D = C * wage
rates) 2
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before April 22,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2024–
0008. All comments received will be
posted without change to the docket,
including any personal information
provided. Please refer to the assigned
OMB control number (2130–0632) in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in a
subsequent 30-day notice and include
them in its information collection
submission to OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
arlette.mussington@dot.gov or
burden wage rate (straight time plus 75%) used for
group 200 is $85.93 ($49.10 × 1.75 = $85.93). The
total burden wage rate used for group 600 is $63.07
($36.04 × 1.75 = $63.07).
3 Totals may not add up due to rounding.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2024-0003]
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
April 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov to the docket, Docket No. FRA-
2024-0003. All comments received will be posted without change to the
docket, including any personal information provided. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number (2130-0595) in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in a subsequent 30-day
notice and include them in its information collection submission to
OMB.
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 and Health Requirements Related to Camp Cars.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0595.
Subparts C and E of 49 CFR part 228 address the construction of
railroad-provided sleeping quarters (camp cars) and set certain safety
and health requirements for such camp cars. Specifically, subpart E of
part 228 prescribes minimum safety and health requirements for camp
cars that a railroad provides as sleeping quarters to any of its train
employees, signal employees, and dispatching service employees
(covered-service employees) and individuals employed to maintain its
right-of-way. Subpart E requires railroad-provided camp cars to be
clean, safe, and sanitary, and be equipped with indoor toilets, potable
water, and other features to protect the health of car occupants.
Subpart C of part 228 prohibits a railroad from positioning a camp car
intended for occupancy by individuals employed to maintain the
railroad's right-of-way in the immediate vicinity of a switching or
humping yard
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that handles railcars containing hazardous materials. Generally, the
requirements of subparts C and E of part 228 are intended to provide
covered-service employees an opportunity for rest free from the
interruptions caused by noise under the control of the railroad.
The information collected under this rule is used by FRA to ensure
railroads operating camp cars comply with all the requirements mandated
in this regulation to protect the health and safety of camp car
occupants. FRA estimates that there is one railroad that may choose to
use camp cars in the three-year period covered by this ICR. That
estimate is unchanged from the last ICR submitted to OMB in 2021. Since
March 2020, no railroads have used camp cars. However, camp cars were
used by one railroad before the COVID-19 pandemic led to
discontinuation of their use and it is possible the same railroad or
another railroad may decide to again use camp cars in the next three
years. Therefore, in this 60-day notice, FRA makes no adjustments to
the previously approved burden hours in the 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 2022 Surface Transportation Board (STB) Full
Year Wage A&B data Series.
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Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 1 railroad.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden
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Total cost
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per Total annual Wage equivalent in
response burden hours rate U.S. dollars
(A).................... (B)................... (C = A * B) (D = C * wage
rates) \2\
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228.323(b)(4)--Water hydrants-- 1 railroad............. 740 inspection records. 2 minutes............. 24.67 63.07 $1,555.94
Records of inspection.
--Copy of records at central 1 railroad............. 740 record copies...... 10 seconds............ 2.06 63.07 129.92
location.
--(b)(6) Certification from 1 railroad............. 666 certificates....... 1 hour................ 666.00 85.93 57,229.38
State or local health authority.
--Certification by laboratory... 1 railroad............. 74 certificates........ 20 minutes............ 24.67 85.93 2,119.89
--Certification copies at 1 railroad............. 740 certificate copies. 10 seconds............ 2.06 63.07 129.92
central location.
--(c)(4) Storage and 1 railroad............. 111 records............ 30 minutes............ 56.00 63.07 3,531.92
distribution system--Flushing
and draining--Records.
--(c)(6) Lab report copies...... 1 railroad............. 10 lab report copies... 2 minutes............. 0.33 63.07 20.81
--(d) Signage (for non-potable 1 railroad............. 740 signs.............. 3 minutes............. 30.83 63.07 1,944.45
water).
228.331(d)--First aid and life 1 railroad............. 740 modified plans..... 15 minutes............ 185.00 85.93 15,897.05
safety--Modified emergency
preparedness plan.
--Modified emergency 1 railroad............. 1,560 plan copies...... 3 seconds............. 1.30 85.93 111.71
preparedness plan--copies.
228.333--Remedial action--A good 1 car occupant/employee 4 good faith notices... 15 minutes............ 1.00 63.07 63.07
faith notice of needed repair. labor organization.
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Total \3\................... 1 railroad............. 6,125 responses........ N/A................... 994 N/A 82,734
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6,125.
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\2\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2022 STB Full
Year Wage A&B data series using employee group 200: (Professional &
Administrative) hourly wage rate of $49.10 and employee group 600
(Transportation (Train & Engine)) hourly wage rate of $36.04. The
total burden wage rate (straight time plus 75%) used for group 200
is $85.93 ($49.10 x 1.75 = $85.93). The total burden wage rate used
for group 600 is $63.07 ($36.04 x 1.75 = $63.07).
\3\ Totals may not add up due to rounding.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 994.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $82,734.
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.
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