Notice2024-17189
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
August 5, 2024
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 89, Number 150 (Monday, August 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63468-63469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17189]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2024-0013]
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 4, 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-
2024-0013. All comments received will be posted without change to the
docket, including any personal information provided. Please refer to
the assigned OMB control number (2130-0635) 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#39584b555c4d4d5c17544c4a4a50575e4d5657795d564d175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c4a5b6a8a1b0b0a1eaa9b1b7b7adaaa3b0abaa84a0abb0eaa3abb2">[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#0d67626c636368237e7a6c6b6b627f694d696279236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a8ada3acaca7ecb1b5a3a4a4adb0a682a6adb6eca5adb4">[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: Report of Railroad Trespasser Form.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0635.
Abstract: Trespasser deaths on railroad rights-of-way and other
railroad property are the leading cause of fatalities attributable to
railroad operations in the United States. To address this serious
issue, the railroad industry, governments (Federal, State, and local),
and other interested parties must know more about the individuals who
trespass and causes. With such knowledge, specific educational
programs, materials, and messages regarding the hazards and
consequences of trespassing on railroad property can be developed and
effectively distributed. Due to the lack of available root cause data,
FRA collects data from law enforcement agencies to develop general
descriptions of the root causes of trespassing. This allows FRA and
other interested parties, such as Operation Lifesaver, to target
audiences with appropriate education and enforcement campaigns to
reduce the resulting annual number of injuries and fatalities.
Completion and submission of form FRA F 6180.178, Report of
Railroad Trespasser Form, is required for law enforcement agency
grantees as a condition of FRA's Railroad Trespassing Enforcement
Grant. Grantees complete the form for each trespasser incident in their
jurisdiction, describing the trespassers' race/ethnicity, gender, and
age to the best of their ability. For law enforcement agencies that do
not receive FRA's Railroad Trespassing Enforcement grants, completion
and submission of this form is voluntary.
FRA provides an electronic option where the respondents can respond
via a web-based form. The web-based form also helps FRA maintain the
data collected in a more useful and uniform manner, as the dropdown
boxes facilitate more standardized responses.
In this 60-day notice, FRA made adjustments that reduced the
previously approved burden hours from 550 hours to 350 hours. The
decrease in burden is a result of the average time per response being
reduced from 10 minutes to 8 minutes to provide a more accurate
analysis of the time needed to complete the form. Additionally, FRA has
updated form FRA F 6180.178 to comply with OMB's recent Statistical
Policy Directive No. 15, Standards for Maintaining, Collecting, and
Presenting Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity (SPD 15).\1\
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\1\ <a href="http://Spd15revision.gov">Spd15revision.gov</a>.
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Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved information collection.
Affected Public: Public authorities.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.178.
Respondent Universe: Law enforcement agencies.
Frequency of Submission: Monthly.
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Reporting Burden
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Average time
Form Respondent universe Total annual responses per response Total annual Total cost
(minutes) burden hours equivalent
(A)......................... (B) (C = A * B) (D = C *
wage rate) \2\
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Report of Railroad Trespasser Form Law enforcement agencies, 2,500 forms................. 8 333.30 $20,184.65
(Form FRA F 6180.178). grantees.
Law enforcement agencies, non- 100 forms................... 10 16.70 1,011.35
grantees.
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Total \3\........................ Law enforcement agencies..... 2,600 responses............. N/A 350 21,196
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Total Estimated Annual Responses: 2,600.
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\2\ Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
(BLS) Employer Cost for Employee Compensation--December 2023 for
State and local government. The hourly wage rate used is $37.53 +
overhead of 38%. Total burdened wage rate is $60.56 ($37.53 +
$23.03).
\3\ Totals may not add up due to rounding.
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Total Estimated Annual Burden: 350 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $21,196.
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,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2024-17189 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
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