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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2011–0001–N–1] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 March 14, 2011. 

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, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 25, 

Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Kimberly 

Toone, Office of Information 

Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., 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 

2130–0566.’’ Alternatively, comments 

may be transmitted via facsimile to 

(202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–6479, or 

via e-mail to Mr. Brogan at 

Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or to Ms. Toone 

at Kimberly.Toone@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, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., 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 Avenue, SE., 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 104–13, § 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 are brief summaries of eight 

currently approved information 

collection activities that FRA will 

submit for clearance by OMB as 

required under the PRA: 

Title: Reflectorization of Freight 

Rolling Stock. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0566. 

Abstract: The Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA) issued this 

regulation to mandate the 

reflectorization of freight rolling stock 

(freight cars and locomotives) to 

enhance the visibility of trains in order 

to reduce the number and severity of 

accidents at highway-rail grade 

crossings in which train visibility acted 

as a contributing factor. The information 

collected is used by FRA to ensure that 

railroads/car owners follow the 

schedule established by the regulation 

for placing retro-reflective material on 

the sides of freight rolling stock (freight 

cars and locomotives) in order to 

improve the visibility of trains. The 

information is also used by FRA to 

confirm that railroads/car owners meet 

the prescribed standards for the 

application, inspection, and 

maintenance of the required retroreflective material. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Respondent Universe: 685 Railroads. 

Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.113. 

REPORTING BURDEN

CFR section Respondent universe Total annual 

responses 

Average time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

224.7—Waivers ...................................... 685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 10 petitions ............ 1 hour .................... 20 hours. 

224.15—Special approval procedures— 

Petitions.

3 Manufacturers ..................................... 60 petitions ............ 40 hours ................. 2,400 hours. 

—Public comment ........................... 3 Manufacturers/railroads ...................... 5 comments ........... 1 hour .................... 5 hours. 

224.107—Implementation Schedule: 

Freight cars.

685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 400 reports/forms .. 15 minutes ............. 100 hours. 

—Existing freight cars w/o 

retroreflective sheeting.

685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 400 reports/forms ... 20 minutes ............. 8,000 hours. 


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REPORTING BURDEN—Continued 

CFR section Respondent universe Total annual 

responses 

Average time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

—Updated reflectorization implementation plans.685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 5 Failure Reports ... 2 hours ................... 10 hours. 

—Failure reports ............................. 685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 172 reports//forms .. 20 hours ................. 3,440 hours. 

II. Existing Cars with retroreflective 

sheeting (b). Locomotives.

685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 35 reports/forms ..... 15 minutes ............. 9 hours. 

—Existing locomotives w/o 

retroreflective sheeting.

685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 35 reports/forms ..... 3 hours ................... 105 hours. 

—Updated reflectorization implementation plans.685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 1 Failure Report ..... 2 hours ................... 2 hours. 

—Failure reports ............................. 685 Railroads/car owners ...................... 617 reports/forms ... 4 hours ................... 2,468 hours. 

II. Existing locomotives with 

retroreflective sheeting 

224.109—Inspection, repair, replacement—fr. cars.AAR + 300 car shops ............................ 240,000 Notificat .... 10 minutes ............. 40,000 hours. 

—Locomotives: records of restriction.22,800 Locomotives ............................... 4,560 records ......... 3 minutes ............... 228 hours. 

Total Responses: 246,300. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

56,787 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 January 7, 

2011. 

Kimberly Coronel, 

Director, Office of Financial Management, 

Federal Railroad Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–570 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0179] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatements of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes the 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 14, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

NHTSA–2010–0179 using any of the 

following methods: 

Electronic submissions: Go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

Hand Delivery: West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

include the Agency name and the 

Docket number for this Notice. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Alan Block, Contracting Officer’s 

Technical Representative, Office of 

Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–131), 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., W46–499, Washington, DC 

20590. Mr. Block’s phone number is 

202–366–6401 and his email address is 

alan.block@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must publish a document in 

the Federal Register providing a 60-day 

comment period and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information. The OMB has 

promulgated regulations describing 

what must be included in such a 

document. Under OMB’s regulations (at 

5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask 

for public comment on the following: 

(I) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks public 

comment on the following proposed 

collection of information: 

Demonstration Tests of Different High 

Visibility Enforcement Models 

Type of Request—New information 

collection requirement. 

OMB Clearance Number—None. 

Form Number—NHTSA Forms 1121, 

1122, 1123. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval—3 years from date of 

approval. 


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