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1FRA made one minor change to Form FRA F 

6180.14 by replacing ‘‘mail to’’ with ‘‘email to.’’ 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways for FMCSA 

to enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. 

Issued under the authority delegated in 49 

CFR 1.87. 

Thomas P. Keane, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Research 

and Registration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00063 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2021–0006–N–18] 

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, this notice 

announces that FRA is forwarding the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On October 22, 2021, 

FRA published a notice providing a 60- 

day period for public comment on the 

ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

7, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find the particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Hodan Wells, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer at email: 

Hodan.Wells@dot.gov or telephone: 

(202) 493–0440. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 

through 1320.12. On October 22, 2021, 

FRA published a 60-day notice in the 

Federal Register soliciting comment on 

the ICR for which it is now seeking 

OMB approval. See 86 FR 58721. FRA 

received no comments in response to 

this 60-day notice. 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve the proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30-day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.10(b); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983 

(Aug. 29, 1995). OMB believes the 30- 

day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983 (Aug. 

29, 1995). Therefore, respondents 

should submit their respective 

comments to OMB within 30 days of 

publication to best ensure having their 

full effect. 

Comments are invited on the 

following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the 

information collection activities are 

necessary for FRA to properly execute 

its functions, including whether the 

information 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 to minimize the 

burden of information collection 

activities on the public, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

The summary below describes the ICR 

that FRA will submit for OMB clearance 

as the PRA requires: 

Title: Railroad Signal System 

Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0006. 

Abstract: The information collected 

under 49 CFR parts 233, 235, and 236 

is used by FRA to monitor compliance 

with FRA’s inspection and testing 

requirements for signal systems, as well 

as to review and approve requests to 

discontinue or materially modify 

existing signal systems. The information 

collected is also used by FRA to monitor 

signal failures (e.g., failure of a signal 

appliance, device, method, or system to 

function or indicate as required by 49 

CFR part 236 that results in an incorrect 

signal or other condition hazardous to 

the movement of a train). 

For instance: 

• § 233.5 requires each railroad to 

report to FRA within 24 hours after 

learning of an accident or incident 

arising from signal failure. 

• § 233.7 requires each railroad to 

report signal failures within 15 days in 

accordance with the instructions 

printed on Form FRA F 6180.14. 

• § 235.5 requires railroads to apply 

for FRA approval to discontinue or 

materially modify railroad signal 

systems. 

• § 235.8 allows railroads to seek 

relief from the requirements in 49 CFR 

part 236. 

• § 235.20 describes the protest 

process, including essential information 

that must be included in the protest, the 

address for filing the protest, the time 

limit for filing the protest, and the 

requirement that a protestant requesting 

a public hearing explain why written 

statements cannot be used to explain his 

or her position. 

• § 236.110 requires that the results of 

signal system tests required under 

§§ 236.102 through 236.109; §§ 236.376 

through 236.387; §§ 236.576 and 

236.577; and §§ 236.586 through 

236.589 be recorded on pre-printed 

forms provided by the railroad or by 

electronic means, subject to FRA 

approval. 

• § 236.590 requires railroads to clean 

and inspect the automatic train stop, 

train control, or cab signal pneumatic 

apparatus on locomotives and then 

record the results of the inspection as 

required by § 229.29(a) of this chapter. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change (with changes in estimates) of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.14.1

Respondent Universe: 754 railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

943,412. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

222,747 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $13,330,408. 

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, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

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