Notice2022-24723
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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November 14, 2022
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Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
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 218 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68226-68231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24723]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-17]
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
January 13, 2023.
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-N-14. 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#e5ad8a81848bcbb280898996a5818a91cb828a93"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6be99929798d8a1939a9a85b6929982d8919980">[email protected]</span></a> or
telephone: (202) 868-9412, or Ms. Senya Waas, Attorney Adviser, at
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f9aa9c978098989797d7ae98988ab99d968dd79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2477414a5d45454a4a0a7345455764404b500a434b52">[email protected]</span></a> or telephone: (202) 875-4158.
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: FRA's regulations require that both railroads and PTC
vendors and suppliers notify FRA of certain PTC system errors and
malfunctions. 49 CFR 236.1023. For example, railroads must maintain a
database of all safety-relevant hazards identified in their PTC Safety
Plans (PTCSP) and those that had not previously been identified in
their PTCSPs. 49 CFR 236.1023(e). If the frequency of a safety-relevant
hazard exceeds the thresholds in a railroad's PTCSP, or such hazard has
not been previously identified in a railroad's risk analysis, then the
railroad must notify FRA of the failure, malfunction, or defective
condition that decreased or eliminated the safety functionality of the
railroad's PTC system. 49 CFR 236.1023(e)(1). In addition, FRA's
regulations require PTC vendors and suppliers to notify FRA of any
safety-relevant failure, defective condition, or previously
unidentified hazard discovered by the vendor or supplier and the
identify of each affected and notified railroad. 49 CFR 236.1023(h)(2).
Currently, each railroad or PTC vendor and supplier that must submit
notifications of such a failure, malfunction, or defective condition
does so by emailing the information to an FRA inbox
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b7d697a6b5a494f09080d0a0b090875544f525d52585a4f5254557b5f544f155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ec8dccfdeeffcfabcbdb8bfbebcbdc0e1fae7e8e7edeffae7e1e0ceeae1faa0e9e1f8">[email protected]</span></a>). The information is sent in
different formats by each railroad or PTC supplier and vendor because
there is currently no standardized form.
Therefore, FRA is hereby proposing to standardize the reporting
process required by 49 CFR 236.1023(e)(1), (h), and (f) by creating the
Errors and Malfunctions Notification Form (Form FRA F 6180.179), which
is one part of the existing information collection request under OMB
Control No. 2130-0553. This proposed Form FRA F 6180.179 will be in an
Excel format and will make it easier for the entities to notify FRA of
each applicable failure, malfunction, or defective condition, and for
FRA to synthesize and act on the reported failure. The Errors and
Malfunctions Notification Form would not change the requirements that
each railroad or PTC supplier and vendor currently must follow to
notify FRA of each reportable failure, malfunction, or defective
condition. See, e.g., 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (h), and (f). The proposed
Form FRA F 6180.179 would be submitted to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0c4a5e4d5c6d7e783e3f3a3d3c3e3f426378656a656f6d786563624c686378226b637a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4b2a6b5a4958680c6c7c2c5c4c6c7ba9b809d929d9795809d9b9ab4909b80da939b82">[email protected]</span></a> within the 15-day deadline under 49
CFR 236.1023(f)(1).
With the current reporting process, FRA estimated that each
notification would take 8 hours to prepare. With the new standardized
Form, FRA estimates that, on average, each notification will reduce to
7.5 hours to prepare if the
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railroad or PTC supplier or vendor uses the FRA-provided Excel Form.
This estimate is based on the fact that the proposed new Form FRA F
6180.179 offers drop-down menus that would allow railroads or PTC
suppliers and vendors to select an answer from an established list,
instead of creating each answer from scratch. The revised burden would
also account for the review of the instructions in the FRA-provided
Excel Form. Thus, FRA estimates that by creating this Form, the total
annual burden hours will decrease by 14 hours.\1\
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\1\ The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 51,993
hours and 4,567,826 responses, while the total burden in this notice
is 51,979 hours and 4,567,826 responses. The decrease in burden is
due to a program change.
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Type of Request: Revision to a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.152 (existing form) and FRA F 6180.179 (new
form).
Respondent Universe: 742 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Total annual
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per Total annual dollar cost
response burden hours equivalent
(A).......................... (B)................... (C) = A * B (D) = C * wage
rates \2\
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235.6(c)--Expedited application 42 railroads.................. 10 expedited applications.... 5 hours............... 50 $3,850
for approval of certain changes
described in this section.
--Copy of expedited 42 railroads.................. 10 copies.................... 30 minutes............ 5 385
application to labor union.
--Railroad letter rescinding 42 railroads.................. 1 letter..................... 6 hours............... 6 462
its request for expedited
application of certain
signal system changes.
--Revised application for 42 railroads.................. 1 application................ 5 hours............... 5 385
certain 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 instructions.... 30 minutes............ 5 385
block, traffic control, train
stop, train control, cab signal,
and PTC territory in timetable
instructions.
236.18--Software management 2 railroads................... 2 plans...................... 160 hours............. 320 24,640
control plan--New railroads.
236.23(e)--The names, 700 railroads................. 2 modifications.............. 1 hour................ 2 154
indications, 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 departures... 5 seconds............. 6,336.81 487,934
departure test results.
236.905(a)--Railroad Safety 2 railroads................... 2 RSPPs...................... 40 hours.............. 80 6,160
Program Plan (RSPP)--New
railroads.
236.913(a)--Filing and approval 742 railroads................. 1 joint plan................. 2,000 hours........... 2,000 240,000
of a joint Product Safety Plan
(PSP).
(c)(1)--Informational filing/ 742 railroads................. 0.5 filings/approval 50 hours.............. 25 1,925
petition for special approval. petitions.
(c)(2)--Response to FRA's request 742 railroads................. 0.25 data calls/documents.... 5 hours............... 1.25 96
for further data after
informational filing.
(d)(1)(ii)--Response to FRA's 742 railroads................. 0.25 data calls/documents.... 1 hour................ 0.25 19
request for further information
within 15 days after receipt of
the Notice of Product
Development (NOPD).
(d)(1)(iii)--Technical 742 railroads................. 0.25 technical consultations. 5 hours............... 1.25 96
consultation by FRA with the
railroad on the design and
planned development of the
product.
(d)(1)(v)--Railroad petition to 742 railroads................. 0.25 petitions............... 1 hour................ 0.25 19
FRA for final approval of NOPD.
(d)(2)(ii)--Response to FRA's 742 railroads................. 1 request.................... 50 hours.............. 50 3,850
request 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 742 railroads................. 2 amendments................. 20 hours.............. 40 3,080
PSP.
(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 13 railroads.................. 1 report..................... 40 hours.............. 40 3,080
frequency of safety-relevant
hazards exceeds threshold set
forth in PSP.
(b)(3)--Railroad final report to 13 railroads.................. 1 report..................... 10 hours.............. 10 770
FRA on the results of the
analysis and countermeasures
taken to reduce the frequency of
safety-relevant hazards.
236.919(a)--Railroad Operations 13 railroads.................. 1 OMM update................. 40 hours.............. 40 3,080
and Maintenance Manual (OMM).
(b)--Plans for proper 13 railroads.................. 1 plan update................ 40 hours.............. 40 3,080
maintenance, repair, inspection,
and testing of safety-critical
products.
(c)--Documented hardware, 13 railroads.................. 1 revision................... 40 hours.............. 40 3,080
software, and firmware revisions
in OMM.
236.921 and 236.923(a)--Railroad 13 railroads.................. 1 program.................... 40 hours.............. 40 3,080
Training and Qualification
Program.
236.923(b)--Training records 13 railroads.................. 350 records.................. 10 minutes............ 58.33 4,491
retained in a designated
location and available to FRA
upon request.
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236.1001(b)--A railroad's 38 railroads.................. 1 rule or instruction........ 40 hours.............. 40 4,800
additional or more stringent
rules than prescribed under 49
CFR part 236, subpart I.
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236.1005(b)(4)(i)-(ii)--A The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and 236.1021.
railroad's 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 7 Class I railroads........... 1 exception request.......... 40 hours.............. 40 3,080
for 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 38 railroads.................. 45 rerouting extension 8 hours............... 360 27,720
to temporarily reroute trains requests.
not equipped with a PTC system
onto PTC-equipped tracks and
vice versa during certain
emergencies.
(g)(1)(ii)--A railroad's written 38 railroads.................. 45 written or telephonic 2 hours............... 90 6,930
or telephonic notice of the notices.
conditions 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 38 railroads.................. 10 requests.................. 2 hours............... 20 1,540
for 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 262 railroads................. 5 reports.................... 16 hours.............. 80 6,160
progress 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 The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.
to utilize different yard
movement procedures, as part of
a freight yard movements
exception.
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236.1007(b)(1)--For any high- The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.
speed 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 38 railroads.................. 1 HSR-125 document........... 3,200 hours........... 3,200 384,000
accompanying 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 38 railroads.................. 1 request.................... 1,000 hours........... 1,000 120,000
PTCSP that FRA excuse compliance
with one or more of this
section's requirements.
236.1009(a)(2)--A PTCIP if a 264 railroads................. 1 PTCIP...................... 535 hours............. 535 64,200
railroad 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 264 railroads................. 1 joint PTCIP................ 267 hours............. 267 32,040
filed by a host railroad and a
tenant railroad.
(b)(1)--A host railroad's 264 railroads................. 1 document................... 8 hours............... 8 616
submission, individually or
jointly with a tenant railroad
or PTC system supplier, of an
unmodified Type Approval.
(b)(2)--A host railroad's 264 railroads................. 1 PTCDP...................... 2,000 hours........... 2,000 154,000
submission 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 The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015.
of a PTCSP.
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(e)(3)--Any request for full or 38 railroads.................. 10 confidentiality requests.. 8 hours............... 80 6,160
partial confidentiality of a
PTCIP, Notice of Product Intent
(NPI), PTCDP, or PTCSP.
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(h)--Any responses or documents 38 railroads.................. 36 interviews and documents.. 4 hours............... 144 11,088
submitted in connection with
FRA's 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 information.
to 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 38 railroads.................. 2 public comments............ 8 hours............... 16 1,232
PTCIPs, 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.
(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 38 railroads.................. 0.33 assessments............. 800 hours............. 264 20,328
assessment, 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 38 railroads.................. 0.33 written requests........ 8 hours............... 2.64 203
to confirm whether a specific
entity qualifies as an
independent third party.
--Further information 38 railroads.................. 0.33 sets of additional 20 hours.............. 6.6 508
provided to FRA upon request. information.
(d)--A request not to provide 38 railroads.................. 0.33 requests................ 20 hours.............. 6.6 508
certain 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 38 railroads.................. 0.33 collision hazard 50 hours.............. 16.5 1,271
hazard analysis in support of an analysis.
MTEA, if 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 5 interested parties.......... 10 RFA public comments....... 16 hours.............. 160 12,320
RFA 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 The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1021(a)-(d) and (m).
PTCDP or PTCSP.
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(m)--Any RFA to a railroad's 38 railroads.................. 15 RFAs...................... 80 hours.............. 1,200 92,400
PTCSP.
236.1023(a)--A railroad's PTC 38 railroads.................. 2 updated lists.............. 8 hours............... 16 1,232
Product Vendor List, which must
be continually updated.
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(b)(1)--All contractual The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.
arrangements 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 10 vendors or suppliers....... 10 notifications............. 8 hours............... 80 6,160
supplier's 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 The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.
and 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 38 railroads.................. 2.5 notifications............ 16 hours.............. 40 3,080
the 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 38 railroads.................. 8 notifications.............. 7.5 hours............. 60 4,620
to 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--Form FRA F
6180.179--Errors and
Malfunctions Notification
(Revised requirement).
(e)(2)--Continual updates about 38 railroads.................. 1 update..................... 8 hours............... 8 616
any and all subsequent failures.
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(f)--Any notifications that must The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h).
be 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................... 7.5 hours............. 150 11,550
supplier's reports of any safety-
relevant failures, defective
conditions, previously
unidentified hazards,
recommended mitigation actions,
and any affected railroads--Form
FRA F 6180.179--Errors and
Malfunctions Notification
(Revised requirement).
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(k)--A report of a failure of a The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h) and 49 CFR part 233.
PTC 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 The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.
security requirements.
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236.1035(a)-(b)--A railroad's 38 railroads.................. 10 requests.................. 40 hours.............. 400 30,800
request 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 The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.
retention.
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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 38 railroads.................. 800 records.................. 1 hour................ 800 61,600
tests specified in a railroad's
PTCSP and PTCDP.
(c)--A contractor's records 20 contractors................ 1,600 records................ 10 minutes............ 266.67 20,534
related to the testing,
maintenance, or operation of a
PTC system maintained at a
designated office.
(d)(3)--A railroad's final report 38 railroads.................. 8 final reports.............. 160 hours............. 1,280 98,560
of 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 38 railroads.................. 2 OMM updates................ 10 hours.............. 20 1,540
railroad's PTC OMM, which must
be maintained and available to
FRA upon request.
(d)--A railroad's identification 38 railroads.................. 1 identified new component... 1 hour................ 1 77
of a PTC system's safety-
critical components, including
spare equipment.
236.1041(a)-(b) and 236.1043(a)-- 38 railroads.................. 2 programs................... 10 hours.............. 20 1,540
A 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 databases.
location and available to FRA
upon request.
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Total........................ N/A........................... 4,567,826 responses.......... N/A................... 51,979 4,328,077
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 4,567,826.
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\2\ 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: 51,979 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$4,328,077.
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. 2022-24723 Filed 11-10-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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