Notice2023-01046
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
January 20, 2023
Issuing agencies
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 88, Number 13 (Friday, January 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3771-3772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01046]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-2]
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
March 21, 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-
2023-0002. All comments received will be posted without change to the
docket, including any personal information provided. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number (2130-0537) 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#327a5d56535c1c65575e5e4172565d461c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcf4d3d8ddd292ebd9d0d0cffcd8d3c892dbd3ca">[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
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: Railroad Police Officers.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0537.
Abstract: Title 49 CFR part 207 requires railroads to notify States
of all designated police officers who perform duties in their
respective jurisdictions who were commissioned as police officers by
another State or States. This is necessary to verify proper police
authority.
In this 60-day notice, FRA made multiple adjustments which
increased the previously approved burden hours from 11 hours to 18
hours. For instance:
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<bullet> Under Sec. Sec. 207.4(a), 207.4(b), and 207.6, the
combined burden increased from 11 hours to 15.84 hours because of an
increase in number of responses--from 100 to 150 updated notices and
records per year. FRA's estimate is based on the anticipated increase
in law enforcement in the railroad industry.
<bullet> FRA also added a new burden under Sec. 207.4(b) to
capture railroads' responses to FRA's inquiries regarding program
review of the notification process.
Type of Request: Extension without change (revised estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 784 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 burden dollar cost
response hours equivalent
(A)......................... (B).................. (C) = A * B......... (D) = C *
wage rates \1\
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207.4(a)--RR Notice to State 784 railroads............... 50 written notices.......... 15 minutes........... 12.50 hours......... $973.88
Officials--Written notice of
RR police officer's commission
to each State in which the RR
police officer shall protect
the railroad's property,
personnel, passengers, and
cargo.
207.4(b)--RR copy of written 784 railroads............... 50 records.................. 2 minutes............ 1.67 hours.......... 130.11
notices to State officials.
--RR copy of written notices to 784 railroads............... 50 verifications............ 2 minutes............ 1.67 hours.......... 130.11
State officials--RR's email
verification in response to
FRA's inquiry for program
review.
207.6--Transfers--Application 784 railroads............... 50 records.................. 2 minutes............ 1.67 hours.......... 130.11
by RR police officers for new
State certification/commission
when transferring primary
employment or residence from
one State to another.
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Total \2\.................. 784 railroads............... 200 responses............... N/A.................. 18 hours............ 1,364
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\1\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2021 Surface Transportation Bureau's Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee
group hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent overhead charge. For Professional/Administrative staff, this cost amounts to $77.91 per hour.
\2\ Totals may not add due to rounding.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 200.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 18 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $1,364.
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. 2023-01046 Filed 1-19-23; 8:45 am]
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