Notice2025-14124
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request
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Published
July 28, 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 April 29, 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 142 (Monday, July 28, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35571-35572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-14124]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2025-0003]
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 April
29, 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
August 27, 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#7b1a09171e0f0f1e55160e080812151c0f14153b1f140f551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="debfacb2bbaaaabbf0b3abadadb7b0b9aab1b09ebab1aaf0b9b1a8">[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#1872777976767d366b6f797e7e776a7c587c776c367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3999c929d9d96dd80849295959c8197b3979c87dd949c85">[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 April 29, 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
17879. 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: Disqualification Proceedings.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0529.
Abstract: Title 49 CFR part 209, subpart D (subpart D) codifies FRA
procedures to provide due process to individuals whom FRA proposes to
disqualify from sensitive safety service, as authorized by 49 U.S.C.
20111. The only section in subpart D that contains information
collection requirements subject to the PRA is 49 CFR 209.331,
Enforcement of disqualification order, which requires: (a) a railroad
employing or formerly employing a disqualified individual to disclose
the terms and conditions of the order to the individual's new or
prospective employer railroad; (b) a railroad considering hiring an
individual in a safety-sensitive position to inquire with the
individual's prior employer, if the former employer is a railroad,
whether the individual is serving under a disqualification order; and
(c) a disqualified individual to inform the individual's current and
prospective railroad employers, and provide a copy of the order. As
explained in its 60-day notice, FRA is removing the burden estimates
that were included in the last renewal of this ICR, pertaining to
Sec. Sec. 209.307 and 209.309, because the information described in
those sections is collected ``during the conduct of an administrative
action, investigation, or audit involving an agency against specific
individuals or entities.'' See 5 CFR 1320.4(a)(2).
Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: 754 railroads and 181,210 railroad employees.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 754 railroads and 181,210 railroad employees.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 4.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $178.26.
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
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not display a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2025-14124 Filed 7-25-25; 8:45 am]
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