Notice2025-08798
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
May 16, 2025
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) summarized 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 12, 2025, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 94 (Friday, May 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 21107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-08798]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2025-0012]
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) summarized 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
12, 2025, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public
comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
June 16, 2025.
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#6b0a19070e1f1f0e45061e181802050c1f04052b0f041f450c041d"><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#3953565857575c174a4e585f5f564b5d795d564d175e564f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b71747a75757e35686c7a7d7d74697f5b7f746f357c746d">[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 12, 2025, 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 90 FR
11873. FRA has 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. The 30-day notice informs the regulated community of their
opportunity to file relevant comments and affords the agency adequate
time to consider 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: Control of Alcohol and Drug use in Railroad Operations.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0526.
Abstract: This ICR covers information collected pursuant to FRA
regulations at 49 CFR part 219--Control of Alcohol and Drug Use. FRA
and the railroad industry use the information collected to improve
railroad safety through the detection and deterrence of alcohol and
illicit drug use by railroad or contractor employees who meet the
definition of ``regulated employee'' in Sec. 219.5.\1\ For example,
FRA uses the information collected to ensure that regulated employees
are subject to a random alcohol and drug testing program in which each
employee has a reasonable expectation of being tested at any time while
on duty. This information collection also covers on-duty railroad or
contractor employees involved in a train incident who die within 12
hours of the incident due to the operation of on-track equipment,
regardless of whether the employee was performing regulated service at
the time. Information is also collected regarding foreign-railroads'
foreign-based employees who perform train or dispatching service in the
United States.
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\1\ On February 2, 2022, as mandated by the Substance Use-
Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for
Patients and Communities Act, FRA published a final rule that
revised the definition of ``regulated employee'' to include a ``MECH
employee'', thereby expanding the scope of its alcohol and drug
regulation to cover ``all employees of railroad carriers who perform
mechanical activities.'' 87 FR 5719 and 5724. The definition of
``regulated employees'' also includes railroad and contractor
employees who are ``roadway workers'' (as defined in 49 CFR 214.7)
or who perform covered services under the hours of service laws (49
U.S.C. 21101, 21104, or 21105).
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Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.73; 6180.74; 6180.75.
Respondent Universe: 745 \2\ railroads (includes 2 foreign-based
railroads); 2,600 regulated contractors; and 160,822 regulated
employees.
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\2\ In the previously published 60-day notice, 90 FR 11873, the
respondent universe reflected 654 railroads. In this 30-day notice
FRA has made a correction to show 745 railroads for the respondent
universe.
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Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Responses: 456,302.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2,674 Hours.
Total Estimated Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $238,317.
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. 2025-08798 Filed 5-15-25; 8:45 am]
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