[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 153 (Wednesday, August 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 39152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16881]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2018-0008-N-6]


Approved Agency Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approval of 
Revised Instructions for Form FRA F 6180.57 and Other Recent FRA 
Information Collection OMB Approvals.

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SUMMARY: FRA announces that OMB approved the information collection 
requests (ICRs) identified below for 3 years.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory 
Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W33-497, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 
493-6292) or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W34-212, Washington, DC 
20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6132).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 6, 2018, OMB approved revised 
instructions Form FRA F 6180.57, Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/
Incident Report, for 3 years under OMB No. 2130-0500 (49 CFR part 225). 
This latest approval authorizes FRA to capture information concerning 
post-accident toxicological testing for certain human-factor highway-
rail grade crossing accidents and incidents in the narrative block of 
this form. The newly revised 49 CFR 219.201, effective on June 12, 
2017, requires post-accident toxicological testing of railroad 
employees when at least one of five specific requirements is met for 
certain human factor categories of highway-rail grade crossing 
accidents and incidents. Additionally, under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA announces that 
OMB approved the renewal ICRs identified below for 3 years. These 
renewal ICRs pertain to 49 CFR parts 213, 217, 218, 224, 227, 228, 229, 
231, 232, 234, 237, 238, 239, 241, 242, 243, and 272. Finally, FRA 
announces that OMB approved two study-related renewal ICRs for 3 years.
    The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its implementing regulations, 5 
CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to display OMB control numbers 
and inform respondents of their legal significance once OMB approval is 
obtained. In the past 12 months, OMB approved the following renewal 
information collections with the following new expiration dates: (1) 
OMB No. 2130-0500 (49 CFR part 225) (Form FRA F 6180.55/55a/56/57/78/
81/98107/150)--June 30, 2021; (2) OMB No. 2130-0545, Passenger Train 
Emergency Preparedness (49 CFR part 239)--July 31, 2020; (3) OMB No. 
2130-0552, Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards (49 CFR part 229)--July 
31, 2020; (4) OMB No. 2130-0564, Locomotive Crashworthiness (49 CFR 
part 229)--July 31, 2020; (5) OMB No. 2130-0602, Critical Incident 
Stress Plans (49 CFR part 272)--August 31, 2020; (6) OMB No. 2130-0005, 
Hours of Service Regulations (49 CFR part 228) (Form FRA F 6180.3)--
January 31, 2021; (7) OMB No. 2130-0566, Reflectorization of Freight 
Rolling Stock (49 CFR part 224) (Form FRA F 6180.113)--November 30, 
2020; (8) OMB No. 2130-0594, Railroad Safety Appliance Standards (49 
CFR part 231)--October 31, 2020; (9) OMB No. 2130-0035, Railroad 
Operating Rules (49 CFR parts 217 & 218)--February 28, 2021; (10) OMB 
No. 2130-0592, Track Safety Standards; Concrete Crossties (49 CFR part 
213)--February 28, 2021; (11) OMB No. 2130-0506, Identification of Cars 
Moved in Accordance with 49 CFR 232.3(d) (Formerly Order 13528) (49 CFR 
part 232)--March 31, 2021; (12) OMB No. 2130-0556, U.S. Locational 
Requirement for Dispatching Rail Operations in the United States (49 
CFR part 241)--April 30, 2021; (13) OMB No. 2130-0595, Safety and 
Health Requirements Related to Camp Cars (49 CFR part 228)--April 30, 
2021; (14) OMB No. 2130-0597, Training, Qualification, and Oversight 
for Safety-Related Railroad Employees (49 CFR parts 213 & 243)--April 
30, 2021; (15) OMB No. 2130-0571, Occupational Noise Exposure for 
Railroad Operating Employees (49 CFR part 227)--May 31, 2021; and (16) 
OMB No. 2130-0596, Conductor Certification (49 CFR part 242)--May 31, 
2021.
    Additionally, in the last 18 months, OMB approved the following two 
study-related renewal information collections with the following new 
expiration dates: (1) OMB No. 2130-0617, Survey of Insular and Tourist 
Railroads (49 CFR part 237) (email survey)--November 31, 2020; and (2) 
OMB No. 2130-0622, Cab Technology Integration Lab (CTIL) Head-Up 
Display Study (Forms FRA F 6180.170a; FRA F 6180.170b)--January 31, 
2021.
    Persons affected by the above-referenced information collections 
are not required to respond to any collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number. These OMB approvals 
certify FRA has complied with the provisions of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520) and with 5 CFR 1320.5(b) informing the public about OMB's 
approval of the information collection requirements of the above cited 
forms, studies, and regulations.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Juan D. Reyes III,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-16881 Filed 8-7-18; 8:45 am]
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