[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65777-65778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27340]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2011-0001-N-15]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and Request for Comments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirement (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was
published on August 12, 2011 (76 FR 50320).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 23, 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 August 12, 2011, FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on this ICR for which the agency
was seeking OMB approval. 76 FR 50320. 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
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
The summary below describes the nature of the information
collection requirement (ICR) and the expected burden for the ICR being
submitted for clearance by OMB as required by the PRA.
Title: Inspection Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and
Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Power Brakes and Drawbars).
OMB Control Number: 2130-0008.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Abstract: Section 7 of the Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act
of 1992, Public Law 102-365, amended Section 202 of the Federal
Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 421, 431 et seq.), empowered the
Secretary of Transportation to conduct a review of the Department's
rules with respect to railroad power brakes and, where applicable,
prescribe standards regarding dynamic brake equipment. In keeping with
the Secretary's mandate and the authority delegated from him to the FRA
Administrator, FRA issued revisions to the regulations governing
freight power brakes and equipment in October 2008 by adding a new
Subpart addressing electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) brake
systems. The revisions are designed to provide for and encourage the
safe implementation and use of ECT brake system technologies. These
revisions contain specific requirements relating to design,
interoperability, training, inspection, testing, handling defective
equipment and periodic maintenance related to ECP brake systems. The
final rule also identifies provisions of the existing regulations and
statutes where FRA is proposing to provide flexibility to facilitate
the voluntary adoption of this advanced brake system technology. The
collection of information is used by FRA to monitor and enforce current
regulatory requirements related to power brakes on freight cars as well
as the recently added requirements related to ECP brake systems. The
collection of information is also used by locomotive engineers and road
crews to verify that the terminal air brake test has been performed in
a satisfactory manner.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 990,660 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
[[Page 65778]]
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 October 17, 2011.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-27340 Filed 10-21-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-06-P