[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5811-5812]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03051]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA-2019-0004-N-1]
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), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Requests
(ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and comment. The ICRs describe the information collections
and their expected burden. On November 14, 2018, FRA published a notice
providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICRs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the ICRs to the 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].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory
Analysis Division, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W33-497, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-493-
6292); or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer,
Office of Administration, Office
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of Information Technology, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W34-212, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202-
493-6132).
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 November 14, 2018, FRA
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on
the ICRs for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 83 FR 56909. 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. 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.
Comments are invited on the following ICRs 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 summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB
clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: State Safety Participation Regulations and Reporting of
Remedial Actions.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0509.
Abstract: The collection of information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 212, and requires qualified state inspectors to provide various
reports to FRA for monitoring and enforcement purposes concerning state
investigative, inspection, and surveillance activities regarding
railroad compliance with Federal railroad safety laws and regulations.
Additionally, under 49 CFR part 209, subpart E, railroads are required
to report to FRA actions taken to remedy certain alleged violations of
law.
Type of Request: Extension with change (revised estimates) of a
currently approved information collection.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.33/61/67/96/96A/109/110/111/112/144.
Respondent Universe: States and Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 82,402.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 49,047 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Hours Dollar Equivalent Cost: $3,629,478.
Title: Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0560.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 222, FRA seeks to collect information
from railroads and public authorities in order to increase safety at
public highway-rail grade crossings nationwide by requiring that
locomotive horns be sounded when trains approach and pass through these
crossings or by ensuring that a safety level at least equivalent to
that provided by routine locomotive horn sounding exists for quiet zone
corridors in which horns are silenced. FRA reviews applications by
public authorities intending to establish new quiet zones or, in some
cases, continue pre-rule quiet zones to ensure the necessary level of
safety is achieved.
Type of Request: Extension with change (revised estimates) of a
currently approved information collection.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 728 Railroads/340 Public Authorities.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Total Estimated Annual Responses: 4,362.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 9,236 hours.
Total Estimated Burden Hours Dollar Equivalent Cost: $681,983.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi),
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 unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-03051 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
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