[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 112 (Friday, June 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34138-34139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14467]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2011-0001-N-6]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below are being forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describe the nature of the information collections and their
expected burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collections of information
was published on April 1, 2011 (76 FR 18294).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 11, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Safety,
Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6292), or Ms. Kimberly
Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6132). (These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13,
Section 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at 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. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On
April 1, 2011, FRA published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
soliciting comment on these ICRs for which the agency is seeking OMB
approval. 76 FR 18294. FRA received no comments in response to this
notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C.
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). 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. OMB believes that the 30 day notice
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest 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
of this Notice to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR
1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
The summaries below describe the nature of the information
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden for each ICR
being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by the PRA.
Title: Railroad Operating Rules.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0035.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: The collection of information is due to the railroad
operating rules set forth in 49 CFR part 217 which require Class I and
Class II railroads to file with FRA copies of their operating rules,
timetables, and timetable special instructions, and subsequent
amendments thereto. Class III railroads are required to retain copies
of these documents at their systems headquarters. Also, 49 CFR
220.21(b) prescribes the collection of information which requires
railroads to retain one copy of their current operating rules with
respect to radio communications
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and one copy of each subsequent amendment thereto. These documents must
be made available to FRA upon request. Through these rules, FRA learns
the condition of operating rules and practices with respect to trains
and instructions provided by the railroad to their employees in
operating practices.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Total Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 4,839,581 hours.
Title: Roadway Worker Protection.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0539.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: This rule establishes regulations governing the
protection of railroad employees working on or near railroad tracks.
The regulation requires that each railroad devise and adopt a program
of on-track safety to provide employees working along the railroad with
protection from the hazards of being struck by a train or other on-
track equipment. Elements of this on-track safety program include an
on-track safety manual; a clear delineation of employers'
responsibilities, as well as employees' rights and responsibilities
thereto; well-defined procedures for communication and protection; and
annual on-track safety training. The program adopted by each railroad
is subject to review and approval by FRA.
Form Number(s): FRA 6180.119.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Total Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 817,358 hours.
Title: Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0552.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form Number(s): N/A
Abstract: The collection of information is used by FRA to promote
rail safety and the health of railroad workers by ensuring that all
locomotive crew members have access to toilet/sanitary facilities--on
as needed basis--which are functioning and hygienic. Also, the
collection of information is used by FRA to ensure that railroads
repair defective locomotive toilet/sanitary facilities within 10
calendar days of the date on which these units becomes defective.
Total Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 1,272 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding this information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, DC, 20503,
Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent via e-mail to
OMB at the following address: [email protected].
Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of
the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC on June 6, 2011.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-14467 Filed 6-9-11; 8:45 am]
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