Notice2022-23105
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
October 25, 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 June 16, 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 205 (Tuesday, October 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64533-64534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23105]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-16]
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 June 16, 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
November 25, 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#430b2c27222d6d14262f2f3003272c376d242c35"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="97dff8f3f6f9b9c0f2fbfbe4d7f3f8e3b9f0f8e1">[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 June 16, 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 36366. 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 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: Special Notice for Repairs.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0504.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 216, FRA and State inspectors may issue
a Special Notice for Repairs to notify a railroad in writing of an
unsafe condition involving a locomotive, car, or track. The railroad
must notify FRA in writing when the equipment is returned to service or
the track is restored to a condition permitting operations at speeds
authorized for a higher class, specifying the repairs completed. FRA
and State inspectors use this information to remove from service
freight cars, passenger cars, and locomotives until they can be
restored to a serviceable condition. They also use this information to
reduce the maximum authorized speed on a section of track until repairs
can be made.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.8; FRA F 6180.8A.
Respondent Universe: 754 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 7.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $194.
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Title: Bridge Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0586.\1\
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\1\ The burden associated with Sec. 214.105(c)(4), formerly
covered under OMB Control No. 2130-0535, is now combined with the
burden under OMB Control No. 2130-0586.
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Abstract: The Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST
Act) (Pub. L. 114-94, Dec. 4, 2015), Section 11405, ``Bridge Inspection
Reports,'' provides a means for a State or a political subdivision of a
State to obtain a public version of a bridge inspection report
generated by a railroad for a bridge located within its respective
jurisdiction. While the FAST Act specifies that requests for such
reports are to be filed with the Secretary of Transportation, the
responsibility for fulfilling these requests is delegated to FRA.\2\
FRA developed a form titled ``Bridge Inspection Report Public Version
Request Form'' (FRA F 6180.167) to facilitate such requests by States
and their political subdivisions.
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\2\ 49 CFR 1.89(a).
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Additionally, the collection of information set forth under 49 CFR
214.105(c) establishes standards and practices for safety net systems.
Safety nets and net installations must be drop-tested at the job site
after initial installation and before being used as a fall-protection
system, after major repairs, and at 6-month intervals if left at one
site. If a drop-test is not feasible and is not performed, then the
railroad or railroad contractor, or a designated certified person, must
provide written certification the net complies with the safety
standards under Sec. 214.105. FRA and State inspectors use the
information to enforce Federal regulations. The information maintained
at the job site promotes safe bridge worker practices while providing
flexibility at bridge work job sites.
Furthermore, the collection of information set forth under 49 CFR
part 237 normalized and established Federal requirements for railroad
bridges.\3\ In particular, the collection of information is used by FRA
to confirm that railroads/track owners adopt and implement bridge
management programs to properly inspect, maintain, modify, and repair
all bridges that carry trains for which they are responsible.
Railroads/track owners must conduct annual inspections of railroad
bridges, as well as special inspections that must be carried out if
natural or accidental events cause conditions that warrant such
inspections. Further, railroads/track owners must incorporate
provisions for internal audits into their bridge management programs
and must conduct internal audits of bridge inspection reports. FRA uses
the information collected to ensure that railroads/track owners meet
Federal standards for bridge safety and comply with all the
requirements of part 237.
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\3\ 75 FR 41281 (July 15, 2010).
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Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses (railroads and track owners), States,
the District of Columbia (DC), and political subdivisions of States.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.167.
Respondent Universe: 784 track owners, 50 States and DC, and 200
political subdivisions of States.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion and annual.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 200,480.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 34,616 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$2,680,686.
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. 2022-23105 Filed 10-24-22; 8:45 am]
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