Notice2023-24450
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
November 6, 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 213 (Monday, November 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76269-76270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24450]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2023-0002-N-27]
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
January 5, 2024.
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 (2130-0564) in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize comments received in a subsequent 30-day
notice and include them in its information collection submission to
OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c2a3b0aea7b6b6a7ecafb7b1b1abaca5b6adac82a6adb6eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="64051608011010014a091117170d0a03100b0a24000b104a030b12">[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#ea80858b84848fc4999d8b8c8c85988eaa8e859ec48d859c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7812171916161d560b0f191e1e170a1c381c170c561f170e">[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 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: Locomotive Crashworthiness.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0564.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 229, subpart D, FRA prescribes minimum
crashworthiness standards for certain locomotives. These
crashworthiness standards are intended to help protect locomotive cab
occupants in the event of a train collision or derailment. FRA uses
this collection of information to ensure railroads operate locomotives
that meet the prescribed minimum performance standards and design load
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requirements for newly manufactured and re-manufactured locomotives.
In this 60-day notice, FRA makes adjustments that decrease the
previously approved estimated total annual burden hours from 507 hours
to 407 hours. These estimate adjustments reflect that FRA anticipates a
decrease in the annual petition submissions for approval of substantive
and non-substantive changes to locomotive crashworthiness design
standards and alternative design standards under the following
sections:
<bullet> Under Sec. 229.207(c), FRA is decreasing the estimated
annual burden hours by 33.50 hours.
<bullet> Under Sec. 229.207(d), FRA is decreasing the estimated
annual burden hours by 33.50 hours.
<bullet> Under Sec. 229.209(b), FRA is decreasing the estimated
annual burden hours by 33.50 hours.
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses/Public/Interested Parties.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 783 railroads, 4 locomotive manufacturers.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion; one-time.
Reporting Burden
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Total cost
CFR Section Respondent Total annual Average time Total annual equivalent in
universe responses per responses burden hours U.S. dollar
................ (A)............ (B) (C = A * B) (D = C * wage
rates) \1\
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229.207(b)--Petitions for FRA 783 railroads 4 2.00 petitions. 50 hours 100.00 $8,593.00
approval of new locomotive locomotive
crashworthiness design manufacturers.
standards.
--(c) Petition for FRA 783 railroads 4 0.33 petition.. 50 hours 16.50 1,417.85
approval of substantive locomotive
changes to FRA-approved manufacturers.
locomotive crashworthiness
design standard.
--(d) Petition for FRA 783 railroads 4 0.33 petition.. 50 hours 16.50 1,417.85
approval of non-substantive locomotive
changes to existing FRA manufacturers.
approved locomotive
crashworthiness design
standard.
229.209(b)--Alternative 783 railroads 4 0.33 petition.. 50 hours 16.50 1,417.85
locomotive crashworthiness locomotive
designs--Petition for FRA manufacturers.
approval.
229.211(b)(3)--Processing 783 railroads 4 1.00 hearing... 24 hours 24.00 2,062.32
petitions--Additional locomotive
information for FRA to manufacturers.
appropriately consider the
petition.
229.213(a)(3)--Locomotive 783 railroads... 500 records/ 2 minutes 16.67 1,432.45
manufacturing information: stickers/badge
retention by railroads. plates.
229.215--(a) Retention and 4 locomotive 24 locomotive 8 hours 192.00 16,498.56
inspection of designs-- manufacturers. records.
Retention of records--
Original designs.
--(b) Repairs and 783 railroads... 6 locomotive 4 hours 24.00 2,062.32
modifications--Records. crashworthines
s modification/
repair records.
--(c) Inspection of records.. 783 railroads... 20 records..... 2 minutes 0.67 57.57
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Total \2\................ 783 railroads... 554 responses.. N/A 407 34,960
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 554.
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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 up due to rounding.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 407 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $34,960.
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. 2023-24450 Filed 11-3-23; 8:45 am]
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