Notice2022-09142
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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April 28, 2022
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 82 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25346-25351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09142]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-7]
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 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
June 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> to the docket, Docket No. FRA-
2022-0002. All comments received will be posted without change to the
docket, including any personal information provided. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number 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: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b33141f1a15552c1e1717083b1f140f551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6820070c0906463f0d04041b280c071c460f071e">[email protected]</span></a> or
telephone: (202) 493-0440, or Ms. Stephanie Anderson, Attorney Adviser,
at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c390b7a6b3aba2adaaa6ed82ada7a6b1b0acad83a7acb7eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64371001140c050a0d014a250a000116170b0a24000b104a030b12">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone: (202) 493-0445.
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:
Title: Positive Train Control (PTC) and Other Signal Systems.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0553.
Abstract: On November 15, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed
into law the Infrastructure Investment and
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Jobs Act (IIJA).\1\ Section 22414 of the Passenger Rail Expansion and
Rail Safety Act of 2021, part of the IIJA, impacts FRA's existing Form
FRA F 6180.152, the Biannual Report of PTC System Performance, which is
one part of the existing information collection request under OMB
Control No. 2130-0553. Section 22414 of the IIJA establishes the same
reporting requirement as FRA's existing regulations, using the same FRA
form number (Form FRA F 6180.152) and content requirements. 49 U.S.C.
20157(m); 49 CFR 236.1029(h). However, the statutory reporting cadence
is quarterly, not biannual as FRA's regulations currently require.
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\1\ Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law 117-58,
135 Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021). The IIJA was funded in relevant part
by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, which was signed
into law on March 15, 2022.
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During a recent rulemaking, FRA collected public comment on this
reporting requirement. See 85 FR 82400 (Dec. 18, 2020) (Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking); 86 FR 40154 (July 27, 2021) (Final Rule)
(amending 49 CFR 236.1029(h) and creating Form FRA F 6180.152). During
the comment period, FRA received seven sets of generally supportive
comments from the following entities and individuals: The American
Public Transportation Association; the Association of American
Railroads and the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association
(jointly filed); the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak);
New Jersey Transit; and two individuals.
Feedback from the public and industry has already been incorporated
into the existing Form FRA F 6180.152 that OMB approved in October
2021. See 49 CFR 236.1029(h). The substance of the form remains
unchanged in light of the statutory requirements IIJA imposes, as the
content required by FRA's existing regulations and Section 22414 of the
IIJA are identical in substance. To implement Section 22414 of the
IIJA, as codified at 49 U.S.C. 20157(m), the existing OMB-approved Form
FRA F 6180.152 would need to be modified only to refer to the new
quarterly reporting frequency.
Accordingly, FRA is hereby proposing to modify Form FRA F 6180.152
to align with the statutory quarterly framework under 49 U.S.C.
20157(m). The modified form would refer to the following quarterly
reporting deadlines under 49 U.S.C. 20157(m)(3): April 30 (covering the
period from January 1 to March 31), July 31 (covering the period from
April 1 to June 30), October 31 (covering the period from July 1 to
September 30), and January 31 (covering the period from October 1 to
December 31 of the prior calendar year). See 49 U.S.C. 20157(m)(3). To
be clear, in the interim, before OMB approves these statutory
modifications to Form FRA F 6180.152, host railroads would continue to
comply with the following biannual reporting deadlines for Form FRA F
6180.152 under FRA's existing regulations, 49 CFR 236.1029(h)(3): July
31 (covering the period from January 1 to June 30), and January 31
(covering the period from July 1 to December 31 of the prior calendar
year). Railroads would transition to the quarterly frequency once OMB
approves the modified Form FRA F 6180.152.
The only other modification FRA proposes to make to Form FRA F
6180.152 is to lock the formatting of instructions and headings in the
form so users cannot manipulate those components of the form. FRA is
placing the proposed, modified Form FRA F 6180.152 in Docket No. FRA-
2022-0002 for review and interested persons are invited to submit
comments on or before June 27, 2022.
For a detailed discussion regarding the reporting metrics in the
proposed Quarterly Report of PTC System Performance (Form FRA F
6180.152), please see FRA's Final Rule outlining the comments received
and corresponding content requirements under 49 CFR 236.1029(h). See 86
FR 40154, 40157-59, 40163-68 (July 27, 2021); see also 49 U.S.C.
20157(m). FRA may not alter the existing reporting requirements in Form
FRA F 6180.152 as they are now statutorily mandated. As a reminder,
modified Form FRA F 6180.152 would be identical in substance to
existing, OMB-approved Form FRA F 6180.152 (Biannual Report of PTC
System Performance) that the public commented on during the 2020-2021
PTC rulemaking. See 85 FR 82400 (Dec. 18, 2020) (Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking); 86 FR 40154 (July 27, 2021) (Final Rule). The only
material changes to Form FRA F 6180.152 FRA is proposing are those
necessary to shift from the biannual framework under FRA's regulations,
49 CFR 236.1029(h), to the new quarterly framework under 49 U.S.C.
20157(m)(3).
Under the currently approved biannual framework, FRA estimated that
each performance report (Form FRA F 6180.152), covering a six-month
period, would take 48 hours to prepare. See 86 FR at 40169-71. Under
the new statutory quarterly framework, FRA estimates that, on average,
each report, covering a shorter period (three months), would take 32
hours to prepare. This estimate is based on the fact that under the
quarterly framework, the reporting period would be half as long and,
correspondingly, it would take approximately half as long (i.e., 24
hours) to compile the performance-related data for that period, plus an
additional 8 hours to account for any additional administrative burdens
in completing the form. Railroads will collect, analyze, and report 365
days' worth of data about their PTC systems' performance under either
reporting framework (biannual or quarterly), and FRA estimates that
shifting the frequency from biannual (under the existing regulation) to
quarterly (under the recent legislation) would result in an increase of
73 reports per year and a burden increase of 1,168 hours total.
In addition, FRA notes that the Statutory Notification of PTC
System Failures (Form FRA F 6180.177) expired by law on December 31,
2021, so FRA proposes to remove that form from this information
collection request. See 49 U.S.C. 20157(j). That adjustment would
result in a decrease of 144 reports per year and a burden decrease of
144 hours. In summary, FRA proposes two changes to the PRA table--i.e.,
revising one line item (Form FRA F 6180.152) due to a program change
and removing one line item (Form FRA F 6180.177) as it is no longer
required by law and the burden associated with this requirement has
been completed.
Type of Request: Revision to a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.152.
Respondent Universe: 742 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Total annual
CFR section/subject \2\ Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per Total annual dollar cost
response burden hours equivalent \3\
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235.6(c)--Expedited application for 42 railroads................. 10 expedited 5 hours................. 50 $3,850
approval of certain changes applications.
described in this section.
--Copy of expedited application to 42 railroads................. 10 copies............... 30 minutes.............. 5 385
labor union.
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--Railroad letter rescinding its 42 railroads................. 1 letter................ 6 hours................. 6 462
request for expedited application of
certain signal system changes.
--Revised application for certain 42 railroads................. 1 application........... 5 hours................. 0.5 385
signal system changes.
--Copy of railroad revised 42 railroads................. 1 copy.................. 30 minutes.............. 0.5 39
application to labor union.
236.1--Railroad-maintained signal 700 railroads................ 25 plan changes......... 15 minutes.............. 6.25 481
plans at all interlockings,
automatic signal locations, and
controlled points, and updates to
ensure accuracy.
236.15--Designation of automatic 700 railroads................ 10 timetable 30 minutes.............. 5 385
block, traffic control, train stop, instructions.
train control, cab signal, and PTC
territory in timetable instructions.
236.18--Software management control 2 railroads.................. 2 plans................. 160 hours............... 320 24,640
plan--New railroads.
236.23(e)--The names, indications, 700 railroads................ 2 modifications......... 1 hour.................. 2 154
and aspects of roadway and cab
signals shall be defined in the
carrier's Operating Rule Book or
Special Instructions. Modifications
shall be filed with FRA within 30
days after such modifications become
effective.
236.587(d)--Certification and 742 railroads................ 4,562,500 train 5 seconds............... 6,336.81 487,934
departure test results. departures.
236.905(a)--Railroad Safety Program 2 railroads.................. 2 RSPPs................. 40 hours................ 80 6,160
Plan (RSPP)--New railroads.
236.913(a)--Filing and approval of a 742 railroads................ 1 joint plan............ 2,000 hours............. 2,000 240,000
joint Product Safety Plan (PSP).
(c)(1)--Informational filing/petition 742 railroads................ 0.5 filings/approval 50 hours................ 25 1,925
for special approval. petitions.
(c)(2)--Response to FRA's request for 742 railroads................ 0.25 data calls/ 5 hours................. 1.25 96
further data after informational documents.
filing.
(d)(1)(ii)--Response to FRA's request 742 railroads................ 0.25 data calls/ 1 hour.................. 0.25 19
for further information within 15 documents.
days after receipt of the Notice of
Product Development (NOPD).
(d)(1)(iii)--Technical consultation 742 railroads................ 0.25 technical 5 hours................. 1.25 96
by FRA with the railroad on the consultations.
design and planned development of
the product.
(d)(1)(v)--Railroad petition to FRA 742 railroads................ 0.25 petitions.......... 1 hour.................. 0.25 19
for final approval of NOPD.
(d)(2)(ii)--Response to FRA's request 742 railroads................ 1 request............... 50 hours................ 50 3,850
for additional information
associated with a petition for
approval of PSP or PSP amendment.
(e)--Comments to FRA on railroad 742 railroads................ 0.5 comments/letters.... 10 hours................ 5 385
informational filing or special
approval petition.
(h)(3)(i)--Railroad amendment to PSP. 742 railroads................ 2 amendments............ 20 hours................ 40 3,080
(j)--Railroad field testing/ 742 railroads................ 1 field test document... 100 hours............... 100 7,700
information filing document.
236.917(a)--Railroad retention of 13 railroads with PSP........ 13 PSP safety results... 160 hours............... 2,080 160,160
records: results of tests and
inspections specified in the PSP.
(b)--Railroad report that frequency 13 railroads................. 1 report................ 40 hours................ 40 3,080
of safety-relevant hazards exceeds
threshold set forth in PSP.
(b)(3)--Railroad final report to FRA 13 railroads................. 1 report................ 10 hours................ 10 770
on the results of the analysis and
countermeasures taken to reduce the
frequency of safety-relevant hazards.
236.919(a)--Railroad Operations and 13 railroads................. 1 OMM update............ 40 hours................ 40 3,080
Maintenance Manual (OMM).
(b)--Plans for proper maintenance, 13 railroads................. 1 plan update........... 40 hours................ 40 3,080
repair, inspection, and testing of
safety-critical products.
(c)--Documented hardware, software, 13 railroads................. 1 revision.............. 40 hours................ 40 3,080
and firmware revisions in OMM.
236.921 and 923(a)--Railroad Training 13 railroads................. 1 program............... 40 hours................ 40 3,080
and Qualification Program.
236.923(b)--Training records retained 13 railroads................. 350 records............. 10 minutes.............. 58.33 4,491
in a designated location and
available to FRA upon request.
236.1001(b)--A railroad's additional 38 railroads................. 1 rule or instruction... 40 hours................ 40 4,800
or more stringent rules than
prescribed under 49 CFR part 236,
subpart I.
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236.1005(b)(4)(i)-(ii)--A railroad's The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and 236.1021.
submission of estimated traffic
projections for the next 5 years, to
support a request, in a PTC
Implementation Plan (PTCIP) or a
request for amendment (RFA), not to
implement a PTC system based on
reductions in rail traffic.
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(b)(4)(iii)--A railroad's request for 7 Class I railroads.......... 1 exception request..... 40 hours................ 40 3,080
a de minimis exception, in a PTCIP
or an RFA, based on a minimal
quantity of poisonous-by-inhalation
materials traffic.
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(b)(5)--A railroad's request to The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and 236.1021.
remove a line from its PTCIP based
on the sale of the line to another
railroad and any related request for
FRA review from the acquiring
railroad.
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(g)(1)(i)--A railroad's request to 38 railroads................. 45 rerouting extension 8 hours................. 360 27,720
temporarily reroute trains not requests.
equipped with a PTC system onto PTC-
equipped tracks and vice versa
during certain emergencies.
(g)(1)(ii)--A railroad's written or 38 railroads................. 45 written or telephonic 2 hours................. 90 6,930
telephonic notice of the conditions notices.
necessitating emergency rerouting
and other required information under
236.1005(i).
(g)(2)--A railroad's temporary 38 railroads................. 720 requests............ 8 hours................. 5,760 443,520
rerouting request due to planned
maintenance not exceeding 30 days.
(h)(1)--A response to any request for 38 railroads................. 10 requests............. 2 hours................. 20 1,540
additional information from FRA,
prior to commencing rerouting due to
planned maintenance.
(h)(2)--A railroad's request to 38 railroads................. 160 requests............ 8 hours................. 1,280 98,560
temporarily reroute trains due to
planned maintenance exceeding 30
days.
236.1006(b)(4)(iii)(B)--A progress 262 railroads................ 5 reports............... 16 hours................ 80 6,160
report due by December 31, 2020, and
by December 31, 2022, from any Class
II or III railroad utilizing a
temporary exception under this
section.
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(b)(5)(vii)--A railroad's request to The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.
utilize different yard movement
procedures, as part of a freight
yard movements exception.
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236.1007(b)(1)--For any high-speed The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.
service over 90 miles per hour
(mph), a railroad's PTC Safety Plan
(PTCSP) must additionally establish
that the PTC system was designed and
will be operated to meet the fail-
safe operation criteria in appendix
C.
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(c)--An HSR-125 document accompanying 38 railroads................. 1 HSR-125 document...... 3,200 hours............. 3,200 384,000
a host railroad's PTCSP, for
operations over 125 mph.
(c)(1)--A railroad's request for 38 railroads................. 0.33 requests........... 8,000 hours............. 2,640 203,280
approval to use foreign service
data, prior to submission of a PTCSP.
(d)--A railroad's request in a PTCSP 38 railroads................. 1 request............... 1,000 hours............. 1,000 120,000
that FRA excuse compliance with one
or more of this section's
requirements.
236.1009(a)(2)--A PTCIP if a railroad 264 railroads................ 1 PTCIP................. 535 hours............... 535 64,200
becomes a host railroad of a main
line requiring the implementation of
a PTC system, including the
information under 49 U.S.C.
20157(a)(2) and 49 CFR 236.1011.
(a)(3)--Any new PTCIPs jointly filed 264 railroads................ 1 joint PTCIP........... 267 hours............... 267 32,040
by a host railroad and a tenant
railroad.
(b)(1)--A host railroad's submission, 264 railroads................ 1 document.............. 8 hours................. 8 616
individually or jointly with a
tenant railroad or PTC system
supplier, of an unmodified Type
Approval.
(b)(2)--A host railroad's submission 264 railroads................ 1 PTCDP................. 2,000 hours............. 2,000 154,000
of a PTC Development Plan (PTCDP)
with the information required under
49 CFR 236.1013, requesting a Type
Approval for a PTC system that
either does not have a Type Approval
or has a Type Approval that requires
one or more variances.
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(d)--A host railroad's submission of The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015.
a PTCSP.
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(e)(3)--Any request for full or 38 railroads................. 10 confidentiality 8 hours................. 80 6,160
partial confidentiality of a PTCIP, requests.
Notice of Product Intent (NPI),
PTCDP, or PTCSP.
(h)--Any responses or documents 38 railroads................. 36 interviews and 4 hours................. 144 11,088
submitted in connection with FRA's documents.
use of its authority to monitor,
test, and inspect processes,
procedures, facilities, documents,
records, design and testing
materials, artifacts, training
materials and programs, and any
other information used in the
design, development, manufacture,
test, implementation, and operation
of the PTC system, including
interviews with railroad personnel.
(j)(2)(iii)--Any additional 38 railroads................. 1 set of additional 400 hours............... 400 30,800
information provided in response to information.
FRA's consultations or inquiries
about a PTCDP or PTCSP.
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236.1011(a)-(b)--PTCIP content The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and (e) and 236.1021.
requirements.
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(e)--Any public comment on PTCIPs, 38 railroads................. 2 public comments....... 8 hours................. 16 1,232
NPIs, PTCDPs, and PTCSPs.
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236.1013--PTCDP and NPI content The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(b), (c), and (e) and 236.1021.
requirements.
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236.1015--Any new host railroad's 264 railroads................ 1 PTCSP................. 8,000 hours............. 8,000 616,000
PTCSP meeting all content
requirements under 49 CFR 236.1015.
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(g)--A PTCSP for a PTC system 38 railroads................. 0.33 PTCSPs............. 3,200 hours............. 1,056 81,312
replacing an existing certified PTC
system.
(h)--A quantitative risk assessment, 38 railroads................. 0.33 assessments........ 800 hours............... 264 20,328
if FRA requires one to be submitted.
236.1017(a)--An independent third- 38 railroads................. 0.33 assessments........ 1,600 hours............. 528 63,360
party assessment, if FRA requires
one to be conducted and submitted.
(b)--A railroad's written request to 38 railroads................. 0.33 written requests... 8 hours................. 2.64 203
confirm whether a specific entity
qualifies as an independent third
party.
--Further information provided to FRA 38 railroads................. 0.33 sets of additional 20 hours................ 6.6 508
upon request. information.
(d)--A request not to provide certain 38 railroads................. 0.33 requests........... 20 hours................ 6.6 508
documents otherwise required under
Appendix F for an independent, third-
party assessment.
(e)--A request for FRA to accept 38 railroads................. 0.33 requests........... 32 hours................ 10.56 813
information certified by a foreign
regulatory entity for purposes of 49
CFR 236.1017 and/or 236.1009(i).
236.1019(b)--A request for a 38 railroads................. 1 MTEA.................. 160 hours............... 160 12,320
passenger terminal main line track
exception (MTEA).
(c)(1)--A request for a limited 38 railroads................. 1 request and/or plan... 160 hours............... 160 12,320
operations exception (based on
restricted speed, temporal
separation, or a risk mitigation
plan).
(c)(2)--A request for a limited 10 railroads................. 1 request............... 160 hours............... 160 12,320
operations exception for a non-Class
I, freight railroad's track.
(c)(3)--A request for a limited 7 railroads.................. 1 request............... 160 hours............... 160 12,320
operations exception for a Class I
railroad's track.
(d)--A railroad's collision hazard 38 railroads................. 0.33 collision hazard 50 hours................ 16.5 1,271
analysis in support of an MTEA, if analysis.
FRA requires one to be conducted and
submitted.
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(e)--Any temporal separation The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1019(c)(1).
procedures utilized under the 49 CFR
236.1019(c)(1)(ii) exception.
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236.1021(a)-(d)--Any RFA to a 38 railroads................. 10 RFAs................. 160 hours............... 1,600 123,200
railroad's PTCIP or PTCDP.
(e)--Any public comments, if an RFA 5 interested parties......... 10 RFA public comments.. 16 hours................ 160 12,320
includes a request for approval of a
discontinuance or material
modification of a signal or train
control system and a Federal
Register notice is published.
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(l)--Any jointly filed RFA to a PTCDP The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1021(a)-(d) and (m).
or PTCSP.
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(m)--Any RFA to a railroad's PTCSP... 38 railroads................. 15 RFAs................. 80 hours................ 1,200 92,400
236.1023(a)--A railroad's PTC Product 38 railroads................. 2 updated lists......... 8 hours................. 16 1,232
Vendor List, which must be
continually updated.
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(b)(1)--All contractual arrangements The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.
between a railroad and its hardware
and software suppliers or vendors
for certain immediate notifications.
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(b)(2)-(3)--A vendor's or supplier's 10 vendors or suppliers...... 10 notifications........ 8 hours................. 80 6,160
notification, upon receipt of a
report of any safety-critical
failure of its product, to any
railroads using the product.
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(c)(1)-(2)--A railroad's process and The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.
procedures for taking action upon
being notified of a safety-critical
failure or a safety-critical
upgrade, patch, revision, repair,
replacement, or modification, and a
railroad's configuration/revision
control measures, set forth in its
PTCSP.
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(d)--A railroad's submission, to the 38 railroads................. 2.5 notifications....... 16 hours................ 40 3,080
applicable vendor or supplier, of
the railroad's procedures for action
upon notification of a safety-
critical failure, upgrade, patch, or
revision to the PTC system and
actions to be taken until it is
adjusted, repaired, or replaced.
(e)--A railroad's database of all 38 railroads................. 38 database updates..... 16 hours................ 608 46,816
safety-relevant hazards, which must
be maintained after the PTC system
is placed in service.
(e)(1)--A railroad's notification to 38 railroads................. 8 notifications......... 8 hours................. 64 4,928
the vendor or supplier and FRA if
the frequency of a safety-relevant
hazard exceeds the threshold set
forth in the PTCDP and PTCSP, and
about the failure, malfunction, or
defective condition that decreased
or eliminated the safety
functionality.
(e)(2)--Continual updates about any 38 railroads................. 1 update................ 8 hours................. 8 616
and all subsequent failures.
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(f)--Any notifications that must be The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h).
submitted to FRA under 49 CFR
236.1023.
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(g)--A railroad's and vendor's or 38 railroads................. 0.5 reports............. 40 hours................ 20 1,540
supplier's report, upon FRA request,
about an investigation of an
accident or service difficulty due
to a manufacturing or design defect
and their corrective actions.
(h)--A PTC system vendor's or 10 vendors or suppliers...... 20 reports.............. 8 hours................. 160 12,320
supplier's reports of any safety-
relevant failures, defective
conditions, previously unidentified
hazards, recommended mitigation
actions, and any affected railroads.
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(k)--A report of a failure of a PTC The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h) and 49 CFR part 233.
system resulting in a more favorable
aspect than intended or other
condition hazardous to the movement
of a train, including the reports
required under part 233.
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236.1029(b)(4)--A report of an en 150 host and tenant railroads 1,000 reports........... 30 minutes.............. 500 38,500
route failure, other failure, or cut
out to a designated railroad officer
of the host railroad.
Form FRA F 6180.152--49 U.S.C. 38 railroads................. 146 reports............. 32 hours................ 4,672 359,744
20157(m) and 49 CFR 236.1029(h)--
Quarterly Report of PTC System
Performance (*Revised requirement
and updated form*).
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236.1033--Communications and security The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.
requirements.
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236.1035(a)-(b)--A railroad's request 38 railroads................. 10 requests............. 40 hours................ 400 30,800
for authorization to field test an
uncertified PTC system and any
responses to FRA's testing
conditions.
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236.1037(a)(1)-(2)--Records retention The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.
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(a)(3)-(4)--Records retention........ The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1039 and 236.1043(b).
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(b)--Results of inspections and tests 38 railroads................. 800 records............. 1 hour.................. 800 61,600
specified in a railroad's PTCSP and
PTCDP.
(c)--A contractor's records related 20 contractors............... 1,600 records........... 10 minutes.............. 266.67 20,534
to the testing, maintenance, or
operation of a PTC system maintained
at a designated office.
(d)(3)--A railroad's final report of 38 railroads................. 8 final reports......... 160 hours............... 1,280 98,560
the results of the analysis and
countermeasures taken to reduce the
frequency of safety-related hazards
below the threshold set forth in the
PTCSP.
236.1039(a)-(c), (e)--A railroad's 38 railroads................. 2 OMM updates........... 10 hours................ 20 1,540
PTC OMM, which must be maintained
and available to FRA upon request.
(d)--A railroad's identification of a 38 railroads................. 1 identified new 1 hour.................. 1 77
PTC system's safety-critical component.
components, including spare
equipment.
236.1041(a)-(b) and 236.1043(a)--A 38 railroads................. 2 programs.............. 10 hours................ 20 1,540
railroad's PTC Training and
Qualification Program (i.e., a
written plan).
236.1043(b)--Training records 150 host and tenant railroads 150 PTC training record 1 hour.................. 150 11,550
retained in a designated location databases.
and available to FRA upon request.
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Total........................ N/A.......................... 4,567,826 responses..... N/A..................... 51,993 4,329,155
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 4,567,826.
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\2\ The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 50,969
hours and 4,567,897 responses, while the total burden in this notice
is 51,993 hours and 4,567,826 responses. The change in burden is due
both to a program change (an increase) and one adjustment (a
decrease) as described above in the abstract section.
\3\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2019 STB Full
Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee group
hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent overhead charge. For
Executives, Officials, and Staff Assistants, this cost amounts to
$120 per hour. For Professional/Administrative staff, this cost
amounts to $77 per hour.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 51,993 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$4,329,155.
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; 49 U.S.C. 20157.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-09142 Filed 4-27-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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