10068 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 31 / Thursday, February 18, 2021 / Notices 

1The correct OMB control number for this 

collection is 2130–0632. The number was 

mistakenly listed incorrectly as 2130–0623 in the 

Federal Register notice published December 10, 

2020. 

2As noted in the 60-day notice, the respondent 

universe for the required reporting in 49 CFR 

273.5(c)(2) is 24 railroads. 

3As also noted in the 60-day notice, the estimates 

for the first year include one-time start up burdens 

and the annual response, burden and total cost 

equivalent estimates are expected to decrease after 

the first year of this 3-year ICR period. 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

The summary below describes the ICR 

that FRA will submit for OMB clearance 

as the PRA requires: 

Title: Metrics and Minimum 

Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail 

Service. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0632.1

Abstract: On October 16, 2008, 

President George W. Bush signed into 

law the Passenger Rail Investment and 

Improvement Act of 2008, Public Law 

110–432, 122 Stat. 4907 (PRIIA). Section 

207 of PRIIA requires FRA and Amtrak 

jointly to develop new or improved 

metrics and minimum standards for 

measuring the performance and service 

quality of intercity passenger train 

operations, including cost recovery, ontime performance and minutes of delay, 

ridership, on-board services, stations, 

facilities, equipment, and other services 

Section 207 also calls for consultation 

with the Surface Transportation Board, 

rail carriers over whose rail lines 

Amtrak trains operate, States, Amtrak 

employees, and groups representing 

Amtrak passengers, as appropriate. 

Section 207 further provides that the 

metrics, at a minimum, must include: 

the percentage of avoidable and fully 

allocated operating costs covered by 

passenger revenues on each route; 

ridership per train mile operated; 

measures of on-time performance and 

delays incurred by intercity passenger 

trains on the rail lines of each rail 

carrier; and, for long-distance routes, 

measures of connectivity with other 

routes in all regions currently receiving 

Amtrak service and the transportation 

needs of communities and populations 

that are not well-served by other forms 

of intercity transportation. 

Section 207 also provides that the 

FRA Administrator must collect the 

necessary data and publish a quarterly 

report on the performance and service 

quality of intercity passenger train 

operations, including Amtrak’s cost 

recovery, ridership, on-time 

performance and minutes of delay, 

causes of delay, on-board services, 

stations, facilities, equipment, and other 

services. 

In connection with the Congressional 

mandate, FRA’s Metrics and Minimum 

Standards for Intercity Passenger Rail 

Service final rule (49 CFR part 273) sets 

forth a number of metrics that must be 

collected. 85 FR 72971. On November 

23, 2020, FRA published a request for 

emergency processing of a collection of 

information because FRA could not 

reasonably comply with normal 

clearance procedures to timely collect 

ridership data metrics and certified 

schedule metrics as required by 49 CFR 

273.5(b) and (c). 85 FR 74783. This ICR 

request covers all metrics set forth in the 

final rule, including those covered by 

the emergency clearance. 

Type of Request: Revision to a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Amtrak. 

Form(s): N/A. 

Respondent Universe: 2 1 (Amtrak). 

Frequency of Submission: Varied. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

117. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3 507 

hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $66,365.00. 

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 a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, conduct or sponsor 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. 2021–03203 Filed 2–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–1] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

implementing regulations, FRA seeks 

approval of the Information Collection 

Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before 

submitting this ICR to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval, FRA is soliciting public 

comment on specific aspects of the 

activities identified in the ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 19, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

to Ms. Hodan Wells, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer at email: 

hodan.wells@dot.gov or telephone: (202) 

493–0440, and Mr. John Purnell, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer 

at email: john.purnell@dot.gov or 

telephone: (202) 493–0500. 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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

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 to 

allow comment on information 

collection activities before seeking OMB 

approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C. 

3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 

1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites 

interested parties to comment on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

activities 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 for FRA to 

minimize the burden of information 

collection activities on the public, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). 

FRA believes that soliciting public 

comment may reduce the administrative 

and paperwork burdens associated with 

the collection of information that 

Federal regulations mandate. In 

summary, FRA reasons that comments 

received will advance three objectives: 

(1) Reduce reporting burdens; (2) 

organize information collection 

requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format 

to improve the use of such information; 

and (3) accurately assess the resources 

expended to retrieve and produce 

information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 

3501. 

The summary below describes the ICR 

that FRA will submit for OMB clearance 

as the PRA requires: 


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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 31 / Thursday, February 18, 2021 / Notices 10069 

Title: Accident/Incident Reporting 

and Recordkeeping. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0500. 

Abstract: The railroad accident/ 

incident reporting regulations in 49 CFR 

part 225 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. As the 

reporting requirements and the 

information needed regarding each 

category of accident/incident are 

unique, a different form is used for each 

category. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.54; .55; .55a; .56; 

.57; .78; .81; .97; .98; .107; .150. 

Respondent Universe: 765 railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

CFR section/subject 1 Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total annual 

dollar cost 

equivalent 2

225.6(a)—Consolidated reporting—Request to FRA by parent corporation to 

treat its commonly controlled carriers 

as a single railroad carrier for purposes of this part.

765 railroads .......... 0.33 request ............. 40 hours ................. 13.20 $1,022.60 

225.9—Telephonic reports of certain accidents/incidents and other events.765 railroads .......... 3,123 phone reports 15 minutes .............. 780.75 60,484.70 

225.11—Reporting of accidents/incidents—Form FRA F 6180.54.765 railroads .......... 1,970 forms .............. 2 hours ................... 3,940.00 305,231.80 

225.12(a)—Rail equipment accident/incident reports alleging human factor as 

cause—Form FRA F 6180.81.

765 railroads .......... 772 forms ................. 15 minutes .............. 193.00 14,951.71 

—(b) Part I Form FRA F 6180.78 (Notices and copies).765 railroads .......... 800 notices + 800 

notice copies + 

3,200 copies + 10 

copies.

10 minutes (per notice) + 3 minutes 

(per copy).

333.83 25,861.81 

—(c) Joint operations .............................. 765 railroads .......... 77 reports ................. 20 minutes .............. 25.67 1,988.65 

—(d) Late identification ........................... 765 railroads .......... 20 attachments + 20 

notices.

10 minutes .............. 6.67 516.72 

—(g) Employee statement 

supplementing railroad accident report 

(Part II Form FRA 6180.78).

Railroad employees 60 statements .......... 1.5 hours ................ 90.00 5,331.60 

—(g)(3) Employee confidential letter ....... Railroad employees 5 letters .................... 2 hours ................... 10.00 592.40 

225.13(A)—Late reports—RR discovery 

of improperly omitted report of accident/incident.

765 railroads .......... 25 late reports .......... 2 hours ................... 50.00 3,873.50 

—(B) RR late/amended report of accident/incident based on employee 

statement supplementing RR accident 

report.

765 railroads .......... 20 amended reports 

+ 30 copies.

1 hour (per amended report) + 3 

minutes (per 

copy).

21.50 1,665.61 

225.18(a)—RR narrative report of possible alcohol/drug involvement in accident/incident.765 railroads .......... 12 reports ................. 15 minutes .............. 3.00 232.41 

—(b) Reports required by section 

219.209(b) appended to rail equipment 

accident/incident report.

765 railroads .......... 5 reports ................... 30 minutes .............. 2.50 193.68 

225.19(a)—Rail-highway grade crossing 

accident/incident report—Form FRA F 

6180.57.

765 railroads .......... 2,231 forms .............. 2 hours ................... 4,462.00 345,671.14 

—(d) Death, injury, or occupational illness (Form FRA F 6180.55a).765 railroads .......... 8,966 death, injury, 

or occ. illness 

forms + 1,044 trespasser forms + 

291 suicide forms.

1 hour (death, injury, or occ. illness forms) + 2 

hours (trespasser 

forms) + 2 hours 

(suicide forms).

11,636.00 901,440.92 

225.21—Railroad injury and illness summary—Form FRA F 6180.55.765 railroads .......... 9,180 forms .............. 10 minutes .............. 1,530.00 118,529.10 

225.21—Annual railroad report of employee hours and casualties, by 

state—Form FRA F 6180.56.

765 railroads .......... 765 forms ................. 15 minutes .............. 191.25 14,816.14 

225.21/25—Railroad employee injury 

and/or illness record—Form FRA F 

6180.98.

765 railroads .......... 4,000 forms .............. 1 hour ..................... 4,000.00 309,880.00 

—Copies of forms to employees ............. 765 railroads .......... 120 form copies ....... 2 minutes ................ 4.00 309.88 

225.21—Initial rail equipment accident/ 

incident record—Form FRA F 6180.97.

765 railroads .......... 10,518 forms ............ 30 minutes .............. 5,259 407,414.73 

—Alternative record for illnesses claimed 

to be work related—Form FRA F 

6180.107.

765 railroads .......... 150 forms ................. 75 minutes .............. 187.50 14,525.63 


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10070 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 31 / Thursday, February 18, 2021 / Notices 

CFR section/subject 1 Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total annual 

dollar cost 

equivalent 2

—Highway user statement—RR cover 

letter and Form FRA F 6180.150 sent 

out to potentially injured travelers involved in a highway-rail grade crossing accident/incident.

765 railroads .......... 836 letters/forms ...... 50 minutes .............. 696.67 53,971.02 

—Form FRA F 6180.150 completed by 

highway user and sent back to railroad.

1,035 injured individuals.585 forms ................. 45 minutes .............. 438.75 33,989.96 

225.25(h)—Posting of monthly summary 765 railroads .......... 9,180 lists ................. 5 minutes ................ 765.00 59,264.55 

225.27(a)(1)—Retention of records ......... 765 railroads .......... 4,000 records ........... 2 minutes ................ 133.33 10,329.08 

—Record of Form FRA F 6180.107s ...... 765 railroads .......... 100 records .............. 2 minutes ................ 3.33 257.98 

—Record of monthly lists ........................ 765 railroads .......... 9,180 records ........... 2 minutes ................ 306.00 23,705.82 

(a)(2)—Record of Form FRA F 6180.97 765 railroads .......... 10,518 records ......... 2 minutes ................ 350.60 27,160.98 

—Record of employee human factor attachments.765 railroads .......... 1,632 records ........... 2 minutes ................ 54.40 4,214.37 

225.33—Internal control plans—Amendments.765 railroads .......... 10 amendments ....... 6 hours ................... 60.00 4,648.20 

225.35—Access to records and reports .. 765 railroads .......... 200 lists .................... 20 minutes .............. 66.67 5,164.92 

225.37(a)—Optical media transfer of reports, updates, and amendments.1 railroad ................ 12 transfers .............. 3 minutes ................ 0.60 46.48 

(c)(2)—Electronic submission of reports, 

updates, and amendments.

765 railroads .......... 4,590 submissions ... 3 minutes ................ 229.50 17,779.37 

Totals ................................................ 765 railroads .......... 89,057 responses .... N/A ......................... 35,845 2,775,067 

1The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 46,577 hours while the total burden of this notice is 35,844 hours. Totals may not add due to 

rounding. 2The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the Surface Transportation Board’s 2019 Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate 

employee group hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent overhead charge. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

89,057. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

35,845 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,775,067. 

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 a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of 

information that does not display a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Brett A. Jortland, 

Acting Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2021–03207 Filed 2–17–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No: FAA–2021–0111] 

Deadline for Notification of Intent To 

Use the Airport Improvement Program 

(AIP) Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary 

Entitlement Funds Available to Date for 

Fiscal Year 2021 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This action announces March 

15, 2021, as the deadline for each 

airport sponsor to notify the FAA if it 

will use its Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 

entitlement funds (referred to as 

apportionments in 49 U.S.C. 47114) to 

accomplish Airport Improvement 

Program (AIP) eligible projects. Each 

sponsor has previously identified to the 

FAA such projects through the Airports 

Capital Improvement Plan process. This 

action further announces May 3, 2021, 

as the deadline for an airport sponsor to 

submit a final grant application to use 

FY 2021 entitlement funds. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David F. Cushing, Manager, Airports 

Financial Assistance Division, APP– 

500, at (202) 267–8827. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 49 

U.S.C. 47105(f) provides that the 

sponsor of an airport for which 

entitlement funds are apportioned shall 

notify the Secretary, by such time and 

in a form as prescribed by the Secretary, 

of the airport sponsor’s intent to submit 

a grant application for its available 

entitlement funds. Therefore, the FAA is 

hereby notifying such airport sponsors 

of the steps required to ensure that the 

FAA has sufficient time to carry over 

and convert remaining entitlement 

funds. 

The AIP grant program is operating 

under the requirements of Public Law 

115–254, the ‘‘FAA Reauthorization Act 

of 2018,’’ enacted on October 5, 2018, 

which authorizes the AIP through 

September 30, 2023, and Public Law 

116–260, the ‘‘Transportation, Housing 

and Urban Development, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021,’’ 

which appropriates FY 2021 funds for 

the AIP through September 30, 2021. In 

accordance with legislation enacted as 

of the date of this notice, the AIP has 

approximately $2.3 billion of 

entitlement funds available through 

September 30, 2021. 

This notice applies only to those 

airports that have entitlement funds 

apportioned to them, except those 

nonprimary airports located in 

designated Block Grant States. 

An airport sponsor intending to apply 

for any of its available entitlement 

funds, including those unused but still 

available in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

47117 from prior years, must notify the 

FAA of its intent to submit a grant 

application by 12 p.m. prevailing local 

time on Monday, March 15, 2021. 

This notice must be in writing and 

address all entitlement funds available 

to date for FY 2021, including those 

entitlement funds not obligated from 

prior years. These notifications are 

critical to ensure efficient planning and 

administration of the AIP. The final 

grant application deadline is Monday, 

May 3, 2021. The final grant application 

funding requests should be based on 

bids, not estimates. The FAA will 

carryover the remainder of available 

entitlement funds after the above date as 

prescribed under 49 U.S.C. 47117. 

These funds will not be available again 

to the airport sponsor until the 


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