Notice2023-13131
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
June 21, 2023
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 March 24, 2023, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 40372]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13131]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-10]
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 March
24, 2023, 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
July 21, 2023.
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 Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3a2b1afa6b7b7a6edaeb6b0b0aaada4b7acad83a7acb7eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="eb8a99878e9f9f8ec5869e989882858c9f8485ab8f849fc58c849d">[email protected]</span></a> or
telephone: (571) 609-1285 or Ms. Joanne Swafford, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c3a9aca2adada6edb0b4a2a5a5acb1a783a7acb7eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d1bbbeb0bfbfb4ffa2a6b0b7b7bea3b591b5bea5ffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a> or
telephone: (757) 897-9908.
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 March 24, 2023, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting public
comment on the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 88 FR
17917. FRA received no comments related to the proposed collection of
information.
Before OMB decides whether to approve this proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30-days' notice 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(d); 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: System Safety Program Plan.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0599.
Abstract: In 2020, FRA issued a final rule \1\ that requires
passenger rail operations to develop and implement a system safety
program (SSP) to improve the safety of their operations.
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\1\ 85 FR 12826 (Mar. 4, 2020).
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FRA uses the information collected to help ensure that commuter and
intercity passenger rail operations establish and implement SSPs to
improve the safety of their operations and to confirm compliance with
the rule. Each passenger rail operation should use its SSP to
proactively identify and mitigate or eliminate hazards and the
resulting risk on its system at an early stage to reduce the number of
railroad accidents, incidents, and associated injuries, fatalities, and
property damage. A passenger rail operation has the flexibility to
tailor an SSP to its specific operations. An SSP must be fully
implemented within 36 months of FRA's approval of a passenger rail
operation's submitted SSP plan. Under the SSP regulation, FRA will
audit a passenger rail operation's compliance with its SSP plan and
will use the information collected to ensure compliance with this
regulation.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger
rail operation.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 767.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,891 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:
$153,019.
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. 2023-13131 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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