Notice2022-22457
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
October 17, 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 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 July 5, 2022, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 62919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22457]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-15]
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 July
5, 2022, 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
November 16, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR
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: Mr. John Purnell, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3a70555254146a4f48545f56567a5e554e145d554c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d399bcbbbdfd83a6a1bdb6bfbf93b7bca7fdb4bca5">[email protected]</span></a> or
telephone: (202) 713-0246, or Ms. Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d6542494c43037a4841415e6d494259034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9b1969d9897d7ae9c95958ab99d968dd79e968f">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone: (202)
868-9412.
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 July 5, 2022, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 87 FR 39894. FRA
received no comments related to the proposed collection of information.
Before OMB decides whether to approve the proposed collection 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 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: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0017.
Abstract: On January 6, 2015, FRA published in the Federal Register
a final rule that requires railroads that operate one or more trains
through highway-rail or pathway crossings to submit information to the
U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory about the crossings
through which they operate. These amendments, mandated by section 204
of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, require railroads to submit
information about previously unreported and new highway-rail and
pathway crossings to the U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing
Inventory, and to periodically update existing crossing data.
Type of Request: Extension with change (with changes in estimates)
of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses, States, and the District of Columbia.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.71.
Respondent Universe: 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 667
railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 421,758.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 8,663 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$667,051.
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. 2022-22457 Filed 10-14-22; 8:45 am]
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