[Federal Register: October 12, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 197)]
[Notices]
[Page 60229-60230]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, 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 have been forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describe 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 2, 2006 (71 FR 43837).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 13, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493-6292), or Gina Christodoulou, Office of Financial Management, RAD-
43, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6139). (These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law No. 104-13, Sec. 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 2, 2006, FRA published a 60-day notice
in the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs that the agency was
seeking OMB approval. 71 FR 43837. FRA received no comments in response
to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve this proposed collection 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 requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden. The revised
requirements are 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.
Form(s): N/A.
Abstract: Section 7 of the Rail Safety Enforcement and Review Act
of 1992, Public Law No. 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 published a comprehensive regulatory revision of the
then current requirements related to the inspection, testing, and
maintenance of the brake equipment used in freight car operations. The
Final Rule focused solely on freight and other non-passenger trains,
and codified and solidified the maintenance requirements related to the
power brake system and its components. The collection of information is
used by FRA to monitor and enforce safety requirements related to power
brakes on freight cars. 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.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 844,452.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding these information collections 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 are invited on the following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of FRA, including whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of FRA'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.
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Issued in Washington, DC on October 5, 2006.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-16835 Filed 10-11-06; 8:45 am]
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