Notice2022-08140
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
April 15, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. These ICRs describe the information collections and their expected burdens. On February 2, 2022, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICRs.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22618-22619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08140]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-8]
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 Requests (ICRs) abstracted below to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. These
ICRs describe the information collections and their expected burdens.
On February 2, 2022, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period
for public comment on the ICRs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICRs
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find the particular ICR by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e36111a1f1050291b12120d3e1a110a50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="672f080306094930020b0b142703081349000811">[email protected]</span></a> or
telephone: (202) 493-0440.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to
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 February 2, 2022, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICRs for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 87 FR 5933. FRA
received no comments in response to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve the proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days 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(a); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983 (Aug. 29, 1995). 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.
Comments are invited on the following ICRs regarding: (1) Whether
the information collection activities are
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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 summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Certification of Glazing Materials.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0525.
Abstract: The collection of information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 223, which requires the certification and permanent marking of
glazing materials by the manufacturer. The manufacturer is also
responsible for making available test verification data to railroads
and to FRA upon request.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (railroads and manufacturers of glazing
materials).
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 704 railroads and 5 manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 25,439.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 314 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $21,983.
Title: Disqualification Proceedings.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0529.
Abstract: FRA regulations at 49 CFR part 209, subpart D, explain
FRA's responsibilities, and the rights and responsibilities of
railroads and railroad employees, regarding disqualification
procedures. For example, Sec. 209.331, enforcement of a
disqualification order, requires: (a) A railroad employing or formerly
employing a disqualified individual to disclose the terms and
conditions of the order to the individual's new or prospective employer
railroad; (b) a railroad considering hiring an individual in a safety-
sensitive position to inquire from the individual's prior employer
railroad whether the individual is serving under a disqualification
order; and (c) a disqualified individual to inform the individual's
employer of the disqualification order, provide a copy of the order to
the employer, inform a prospective employer railroad of the
disqualification order, and provide a copy of the order.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 86,000 railroad employees and 754 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 22.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 41 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,549.
In accordance with 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), 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. 2022-08140 Filed 4-14-22; 8:45 am]
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