[Federal Register: October 5, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 193)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its
implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently
approved information collection activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on
specific aspects of the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no later than December 4, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC
20590, or Ms. Gina Christodoulou, Office of Support Systems Staff, RAD-
43, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB control number 2130-0500.''
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6265 or (202) 493-6170, or via e-mail to Mr. Brogan at
robert.brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Christodoulou at
gina.christodoulou@dot.gov. Please refer to the assigned OMB control
number in any correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments
received in response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include
them in its information collection submission to OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493-6292) or Ms. Gina Christodoulou, Office of Support Systems Staff,
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),
Pub. L. 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 provide 60-days notice to the public
for comment on information collection activities before seeking
approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A);
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA
invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly
execute its functions, including whether the activities will have
practical utility; (ii) 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; (iii) ways
for FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of
information collection activities on the public by automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)-(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will
promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens
associated with the collection of information mandated by Federal
regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure
that it organizes information collection requirements in a ``user
friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and (iii)
accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
Below is a brief summary of currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0500.
Abstract: The collection of information is due to the railroad
accident reporting regulations set forth in 49 CFR Part 225 which
require railroads to submit monthly reports summarizing collisions,
derailments, and certain other accidents/incidents involving damages
above a periodically revised dollar threshold, as well as certain
injuries to passengers, employees, and other persons on railroad
property. Because the reporting requirements and the information needed
regarding each category of accident/incident are unique, a different
form is used for each category.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.54; 55; 55A; 56; 57; 78; 81; 97; 98; 99;
107.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 685 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
Reporting Burden:
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Average time per Total annual Total annual
CFR section Respondent universe Total annual responses response burden hours burden cost
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225.9--Telephone Reports of Certain 685 railroads........... 500 phone reports....... 15 minutes.............. 125 $5,000
Accidents/Incidents and Other Events.
225.11--Reporting of Rail Equipment 685 railroads........... 3,000 forms............. 2 hours................. 6,000 240,000
Accidents/Incidents--Form FRA F
6180.54.
225.12--Rail Equipment Accident/ 685 railroads........... 1,400 forms............. 15 minutes.............. 350 14,000
Incident Reports Alleging Human
Factor as Cause--Form FRA F 6180.81.
--Part I Form FRA F 6180.78 685 railroads........... 1,000 notices + 4,100 10 minutes + 3 minutes.. 372 14,880
(Notices). copies.
--Joint Operations............ 685 railroads........... 100 requests............ 20 minutes.............. 33 1,320
--Late Identification......... 685 railroads........... 20 attachments + 20 15 minutes.............. 10 400
notices.
--Employee Statement Supplementing Railroad employees...... 75 statements........... 1.5 hours............... 113 5,198
Railroad Accident Report (Part II
Form FRA 6180.78).
--Employee Confidential Letter.... Railroad employees...... 10 letters.............. 2 hours................. 20 920
225.13--Late Reports.................. 685 railroads........... 50 amended rpts. + 40 1 hour + 3 minutes...... 52 2,080
copies.
225.17--Doubtful Cases; Alcohol or 685 railroads........... 80 reports.............. 30 minutes.............. 40 1,600
Drug Involvement: Narrative Reports
to FRA.
--Appended reports required by 685 railroads........... 5 reports............... 30 minutes.............. 3 120
Sec. 219.209(b).
225.19--Rail-Highway Grade Crossing 685 railroads........... 3,000 forms............. 2 hours................. 6,000 240,000
Accident/Incident Report--Form FRA F
6180.57.
--Death, Injury, or Occupational 685 railroads........... 12,000 forms............ 20 minutes.............. 4,000 160,000
Illness (Form FRA F 6180.55a).
225.21--Railroad Injury and Illness 685 railroads........... 8,220 forms............. 10 minutes.............. 1,370 54,800
Summary: Form FRA F 6180.55.
225.21--Annual Railroad Report of 685 railroads........... 685 forms............... 15 minutes.............. 171 6,840
Employee Hours and Casualties, By
State--Form FRA F 6180.56.
225.21/25--Railroad Employee Injury 685 railroads........... 18,000 forms............ 60 minutes.............. 18,000 828,000
and/or Illness Record--Form FRA F
6180.98.
--Copies of Forms to Employees.... 685 railroads........... 540 form copies......... 2 minutes............... 18 828
225.21--Initial Rail Equipment 685 railroads........... 13,000 forms............ 30 minutes.............. 6,500 299,000
Accident/Incident Record--Form FRA F
6180.97.
225.21--Alternative Record for 685 railroads........... 300 forms............... 15 minutes.............. 75 3,000
Illnesses Claimed to Be Work Related--
Form FRA F 6180.107.
225.25 (h)--Posting of Monthly Summary 685 railroads........... 8,220 lists............. 16 minutes.............. 2,192 87,680
225.27--Retention of Records.......... 685 railroads........... 1,900 records........... 2 minutes............... 63 2,520
225.33--Internal Control Plans-- 685 railroads........... 25 amendments........... 14 hours................ 350 14,000
Amendments.
225.35--Access to Records and Reports. 15 railroads............ 400 lists............... 20 minutes.............. 133 5,320
--Subsequent Years................ 4 railroads............. 16 lists................ 20 minutes.............. 5 200
225.37--Magnetic Media Transfer and 8 railroads............. 96 transfers............ 10 minutes.............. 16 640
Electronic Submission.
--Electronic Submission: Batch 685 railroads........... 200 forms............... 3 minutes............... 10 400
Control Forms (6180.99) and Form
FRA F 6180.55.
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Total Responses: 77,002.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 46,021 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b),
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.
Issued in Washington, DC on September 28, 2007.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-19678 Filed 10-4-07; 8:45 am]
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