Notice2023-18330
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
August 25, 2023
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Railroad Administration
Abstract
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized 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 164 (Friday, August 25, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58435-58436]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18330]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-14]
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 seeks approval of the Information
Collection Request (ICR) summarized 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
October 24, 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-
2023-2002. All comments received will be posted without change to the
docket, including any personal information provided. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number (2130-0602) in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice, made available to the public, and
include them in its information collection submission to OMB for
approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f594879990818190db988086869c9b92819a9bb5919a81db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="55342739302121307b382026263c3b32213a3b15313a217b323a23">[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#13797c727d7d763d60647275757c617753777c673d747c65"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="462c29272828236835312720202934220622293268212930">[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
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 through 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 regulations mandate. In summary, 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
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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: Critical Incident Stress Plans.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0602.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 272, Class I, intercity passenger, and
commuter railroads are required to develop, and submit to FRA for
approval, a critical incident stress plan (CISP) that provides for
appropriate support services to be offered to their employees who are
affected by a critical incident as defined in 49 CFR 272.9. FRA uses
the information collected to ensure the minimum standards of part 272
are met.
In this 60-day notice, FRA adjusted the respondent universe from 41
railroads to 40 railroads to reflect the current number of Class I,
intercity passenger, and commuter railroads required to comply with
part 272 requirements. FRA adjusted the total estimated annual burden
in the PRA table from 467 hours to 246 hours. Specifically, under Sec.
272.103(e), FRA adjusted the burden from 24 hours to 12 hours because
FRA anticipates that the annual submissions of modified and existing
CISP plans will decrease from 4 plans to 2 plans. Additionally, under
Sec. 272.103(f), FRA adjusted the burden from 416 hours to 208 hours
because FRA anticipates that railroads will increasingly provide their
employees with electronic copies of the CISPs rather than hard copies.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses/Rail Labor Unions.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 40 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Total cost
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per Total annual equivalent in U.S.
response burden hours dollar
..................... (A).......................... (B)...................... (C = A * B) (D = C * wage rates)
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272.103(a)--Railroad submission 1 new railroad....... 1 plan....................... 12 hours................. 12.00 $1,031.16
of critical incident stress plan
(CISP) to FRA for approval.
--(b) Railroad CISP copy to 5 1 new railroad....... 5 plan copies................ 5 minutes................ 0.42 $36.09
labor organizations.
--(c)(1) Rail labor 5 employee labor 5 comments................... 2 hours.................. 10.00 859.30
organization comment to FRA organizations.
on CISP submission.
--(c)(2) Rail labor 5 employee labor 5 certifications............. 5 minutes................ 0.42 36.09
affirmative statement to FRA organizations.
that comment copy has been
served on railroad.
--(e) Railroad submission of 40 railroads......... 2 updated/modified plans..... 6 hours.................. 12.00 1,031.16
updated/modified existing
CISP to FRA for approval.
--(f) Copy to RR employees of 40 railroads......... 2,500 copies................. 5 minutes................ 208.33 17,901.80
updated/modified CISP.
--(g) Railroads make copies 40 railroads......... 25 plan copies............... 5 minutes................ 2.08 178.73
of CISP available to FRA
inspector upon request.
272.105--Requirement to file CISP 40 railroads......... 3 CISP electronic submissions 8 minutes................ 0.40 34.37
electronically.
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Total \2\.................... 40 railroads; 5 2,546 responses.............. N/A...................... 246 21,109
employee labor
organizations.
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 2,546.
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\1\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2022 Surface
Transportation Board Full Year Wage A&B data series using employee
group 200 (Professional & Administrative) hourly wage rate of
$49.10. The total burden wage rate (straight time plus 75%) used in
the table is $85.93 ($49.10 x 1.75 = $85.93).
\2\ Totals may not add due to rounding.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 246.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $21,109.
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.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-18330 Filed 8-24-23; 8:45 am]
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