[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65421-65422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25952]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2010-0005-N-21]
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, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below will be 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 collections of information was published on August 13, 2013.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 2, 2013.
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 13, 2013, FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on this ICR that the agency was
seeking OMB approval. 78 FR 49321. 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 request (ICR) and the expected burden for the ICR that will
be submitted for clearance by OMB as required by the PRA.
Title: Alleged Violation Reporting Form
OMB Control Number: 2130-0590
Type of Request: Regular Approval of a Currently Approved
Information Collection
Affected Public: U.S. Residents
Abstract: The Alleged Violation Reporting Form is a response to
Section 307(b) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, signed into
law by President George W. Bush on October 16, 2008, which requires
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to ``provide a mechanism for the
public to submit written reports of potential violations of Federal
railroad safety and hazardous materials transportation laws,
regulations, and orders to the Federal Railroad Administration.'' The
Alleged Violation Reporting Form allows the general public to submit
alleged violations directly to FRA. The form's goal is to allow FRA to
collect information necessary to investigate the alleged violation and
to provide follow up correspondence with the submitting party.
The Alleged Violation Reporting Form collects the name, phone
number and email of the person submitting the alleged violations; the
preferred method by which to contact the person; the railroad or
company name that committed the alleged violation, the date and time
the alleged violation occurred; the location the alleged violation
occurred; and details about the violation. All information is
voluntary. FRA will collect the information via a form on the FRA
public Web site. FRA may share the information collected with FRA
employees, State DOT partners, and law enforcement agencies.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.151
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 50 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 email 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
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within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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