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3The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 

2022 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using the 

employee group 200: (Professional & 

Administrative), hourly wage rate of $49.10, and 

group 400 (Maintenance of Equipment & Stores). 

The total burden wage rate, (Straight time plus 

75%), used in the table is $85.93 ($49.10 × 1.75 = 

$85.93), except for sections 224.109(a) and 

224.109(b) which used $67.11 ($38.35 × 1.75 = 

$67.11). 

4Totals may not add due to rounding. 

CFR section Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total cost 

equivalent in 

U.S dollar 

(A) (B) (C = A * B) (D = C * wage 

rates) 3

224.7—Waivers ........................................ 783 railroads & 

freight car owners.

10 petitions ............. 8 hours .................... 80.00 $6,874.40 

224.15(b)—Special approval procedures—Petitions for special approval of 

alternative standard.

2 manufacturers ...... 2 petitions ............... 40 hours .................. 80.00 6,874.40 

—(d)(3) Hearing on the petition in 

accordance with the procedures 

provided in § 211.25.

FRA anticipates that there will be zero hearings during this 3-year ICR period. 

—(e) Disposition of petitions ............. This requirement is exempted from PRA under 5 CFR 1320.4(2). 

224.101—General requirements .............. The estimated paperwork burden for this requirement is covered under § 224.15. 

224.103(d)—Characteristics 

retroreflective sheeting—Certification.

The requirements for this part are included as part of the standard manufacturing process. 

224.103(e)—Characteristics 

retroreflective sheeting—Alternative 

standards.

The estimated paperwork burden for this requirement is covered under § 224.15. 

224.109(a)—Inspection, repair, and replacement—Railroad freight cars— 

Railroads notification to person responsible for reporting mark after visual inspection for presence and condition 

when freight car on either side has 

less than 80% reflective sheeting of 

the damaged, obscured, or missing 

sheeting.

Association of 

American Railroads/300 car 

shops.

33,380 notifications 5 minutes ................ 2,781.67 186,677.87 

—(b) Locomotive record of freight 

retroreflective sheeting defects 

found after inspection kept in locomotive cab or in railroad accessible electronic database that FRA 

can access upon request.

783 railroads & 

freight car owners.

2,609 records .......... 5 minutes ................ 217.42 14,591.06 

Total 4 ......................................... 783 railroads & 

freight car owners.

36,001 responses ... N/A .......................... 3,159 215,017 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

36,001. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

3,159. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $215,017. 

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 that does 

not display a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Christopher S. Van Nostrand, 

Acting Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24198 Filed 11–1–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–13] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), 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) summarized 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 January 

2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2023– 

0002. All comments received will be 

posted without change to the docket, 

including any personal information 

provided. Please refer to the assigned 

OMB control number (2130–0621) in 

any correspondence submitted. FRA 

will summarize comments received in a 

subsequent 30-day notice and include 

them in its information collection 

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1The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics 

(BLS), Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), 

May 22, Management Analyst 13–1111 estimated 

median hourly wage of 45.81. The wage rate used 

in the table is 45.81. 

2Totals may not add up due to rounding. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Arlette Mussington, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at email: 

arlette.mussington@dot.gov or 

telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms. 

Joanne Swafford, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone: 

(757) 897–9908. 

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, 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: 

Title: Workforce Development Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0621. 

Abstract: FRA has statutory 

responsibility to ensure the safety of 

railroad operations under 49 U.S.C. 

20103. To conduct safe railroad 

operations, the workforce must have the 

requisite knowledge and skills to 

operate equipment and utilize 

technologies. FRA therefore seeks to 

promote workforce development 

policies and standards to ensure that the 

workforce has the necessary knowledge 

and skills to conduct safe railroad 

operations. Due to an increasingly 

dynamic and maturing workforce, 

combined with continual changes in 

knowledge and skills required to use 

new technologies, there is an increasing 

risk of not having the necessary talent 

pools to fill critical railroad operational 

positions. FRA uses this information 

collection to survey a select group of 

railroad industry personnel to gain 

insight into the current workforce 

development strategies. 

In this 60-day notice, FRA adjusted 

the respondent universe from 847 to 967 

to reflect the current number of 

passenger railroads, Class I Freight, and 

short line railroads, labor unions, 

railroads Associations, and railroad 

learning institutions. Additionally, FRA 

adjusted the estimated total annual 

burden hours from 89 hours to 107 

hours and increased the estimated total 

annual responses from 213 to 258. This 

increase is a result of expanded 

outreach and engagement to obtain a 

more robust view of the industry. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Class I freight and 

passenger railroads, short line and 

regional railroads, labor unions, railroad 

associations, academia, and specialty 

experts. 

Form(s): FRA F 240. 

Respondent Universe: 967. 

Frequency of Submission: One-time. 

Reporting Burden: 

Workforce development professionals Respondent 

universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time per 

responses 

(minutes) 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total cost 

equivalent 

in U.S dollar 

(A) (B) (C = A * B) (D = C * wage 

rates) 1

Passenger Railroads ............................ 34 railroads ........... 14 25 5.83 $267.07 

Class 1 Freight Railroads ..................... 6 railroads ............. 50 25 20.83 954.22 

Short Line & Regional Railroads .......... 752 railroads ......... 150 25 62.50 2,863.13 

Labor Unions (with specific focus on 

workforce membership and railroad 

programs).

45 labor unions ..... 12 25 5.00 229.05 

Associations (with focus on railroad 

workforce membership and the rail 

industry).

30 railroad associations.12 25 5.00 229.05 

Academia (Learning institutions with 

dedicated curriculum and training 

programs for railroad industry).

100 learning institutions.20 25 8.33 381.60 

Total 2 ............................................ 967 ........................ 258 N/A 107 4,924 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

258. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 107. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $4,924. 

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 that does 

not display a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Christopher S. Van Nostrand, 

Acting Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24200 Filed 11–1–23; 8:45 am] 

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