[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65701-65702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22942]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2016-0002-N-20]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and comment request.
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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the new Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and
its expected burden. On June 3, 2016, FRA published a notice providing
a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 24, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory
Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: (202)
493-6292); or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Administration, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493-6132). (These telephone
numbers are not toll free.)
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. 44 U.S.C. 3506,
3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On June 3, 2016, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 81 FR 35814. 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 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 ICR and its expected burden. FRA is
submitting the new request for clearance by OMB as the PRA requires.
Title: Survey of Plant and Insular Tourist Railroads Subject to FRA
Bridge Safety Standards (49 CFR part 237).
OMB Control Number: 2130-New.
Abstract: FRA's Bridge Safety Standards (49 CFR part 237) require
all owners of railroad track with a gage of 2 feet or more supported by
a bridge to comply with the regulations. This includes track owners
with bridges located within an industrial installation (plant) that is
not part of the general railroad system of transportation (general
system), but over which railroad equipment is moved by a general system
railroad. To identify track owners subject to the requirements of part
237, Bridge Safety Standards, FRA relies on the railroad accident/
incident reports that FRA regulations (49 CFR part 225, Railroad
Accidents/Incidents: Reports Classification, and Investigations)
require railroads to file monthly. However, plant railroads and insular
tourist railroads are exempt from 49 CFR part 225 reporting
requirements.
Under the ICR, FRA would request any railroad serving a plant and
moving railroad equipment over bridges within the plant, or the plant
itself, to advise FRA by email that there are railroad bridges within
the installation potentially subject to FRA Bridge Safety Standards.
FRA would also request insular tourist railroads, whose tracks are
supported by one or more bridges, to advise FRA by email about these
bridges. The email notifications should include the name of the
installation or insular tourist railroad, address, including city and
State, contact name, telephone number, and email address. This survey
will be ongoing with initial approval requested for 3 years.
FRA desires to identify plant and insular tourist railroads that
may be subject to part 237 requirements, but are exempt from part 225
reporting requirements, to analyze the risks these entities may pose to
railroad bridge safety and to aid in planning bridge safety oversight
activities and allocating resources.
Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
Affected Public: Freight railroads, industrial installations
(plants), insular tourist railroads.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 210.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 53 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding these information collections to
the
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th 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
collections of information are necessary for DOT to properly perform
its functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of DOT's estimates of the burden of the proposed
information collections; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collections 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 September 20, 2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-22942 Filed 9-22-16; 8:45 am]
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