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2The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 

15,317 hours while the total burden in this notice 

is 13,649 hours. As part of its review of this ICR 

renewal, FRA determined some of the previous 

estimates were initial estimates, outdated, or 

duplicative. 

3For public respondents, FRA used an hourly 

rate of $27 per hour for the value of the public’s 

time. FRA obtained this data from the Department 

of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additionally, 

for railroad respondents, the dollar equivalent cost 

is derived from the Surface Transportation Board’s 

2020 Full Year Wage A&B data series for railroad 

workers a 75-percent overhead charge. 

Section 2 Respondent 

universe Total annual responses Average time per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total cost 

equivalent 

wage 3

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

234.309(a)—ENS Signs in general—Provision of information—Dispatching railroad for a highway-rail 

or pathway grade crossing to provide the maintaining railroad the telephone number that is to be 

displayed on the ENS sign at the crossing, not 

later than 180 calendar days before the date that 

implementation of an ENS is required.

621 railroads ........ 12 contacts ...................... 10 minutes ....................... 2.00 154.88 

234.311(c)—ENS sign placement and maintenance—Repair or replacement of ENS sign after 

discovery by responsible railroad of missing, damaged, or otherwise unusable/illegible sign to vehicular/pedestrian traffic.

621 railroads ........ 4,000 replacement of 

missing or damaged 

signs.

15 minutes ....................... 1,000.00 59,680.00 

234.313(a)–(d)—Recordkeeping ................................ 621 railroads ........ 65,860 records of calls .... 10 minutes ....................... 10,976.67 850,033.32 

234.315—Electronic recordkeeping ........................... The estimated paperwork burden for this requirement is covered under § 234.313. Consequently, there is no 

additional burden associated with this requirement. 

Total ............................................................. 621 railroads ........ 163,996 responses .......... N/A .................................. 13,649 985,062 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

163,996. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

13,649 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $985,062. 

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. 

Brett A. Jortland, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09141 Filed 4–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2022–0002–N–7] 

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 will 

seek 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 June 27, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2022– 

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 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: Ms. 

Hodan Wells, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

Hodan.Wells@dot.gov or telephone: 

(202) 493–0440, or Ms. Stephanie 

Anderson, Attorney Adviser, at email: 

Stephanie.Anderson@dot.gov or 

telephone: (202) 493–0445. 

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 1320.8–1320.12. 

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 statutes and regulations 

mandate. In summary, FRA reasons that 

comments received will advance three 

objectives: (1) Reduce reporting 

burdens; (2) organize information 

collection requirements in a ‘‘userfriendly’’ 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: Positive Train Control (PTC) 

and Other Signal Systems. 

OMB Control Number: 2130–0553. 

Abstract: On November 15, 2021, 

President Joseph R. Biden signed into 

law the Infrastructure Investment and 


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1 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public 

Law 117–58, 135 Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021). The IIJA 

was funded in relevant part by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, which was signed into 

law on March 15, 2022. 

Jobs Act (IIJA).1 Section 22414 of the 

Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail 

Safety Act of 2021, part of the IIJA, 

impacts FRA’s existing Form FRA F 

6180.152, the Biannual Report of PTC 

System Performance, which is one part 

of the existing information collection 

request under OMB Control No. 2130– 

0553. Section 22414 of the IIJA 

establishes the same reporting 

requirement as FRA’s existing 

regulations, using the same FRA form 

number (Form FRA F 6180.152) and 

content requirements. 49 U.S.C. 

20157(m); 49 CFR 236.1029(h). 

However, the statutory reporting 

cadence is quarterly, not biannual as 

FRA’s regulations currently require. 

During a recent rulemaking, FRA 

collected public comment on this 

reporting requirement. See 85 FR 82400 

(Dec. 18, 2020) (Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking); 86 FR 40154 (July 27, 

2021) (Final Rule) (amending 49 CFR 

236.1029(h) and creating Form FRA F 

6180.152). During the comment period, 

FRA received seven sets of generally 

supportive comments from the 

following entities and individuals: The 

American Public Transportation 

Association; the Association of 

American Railroads and the American 

Short Line and Regional Railroad 

Association (jointly filed); the National 

Railroad Passenger Corporation 

(Amtrak); New Jersey Transit; and two 

individuals. 

Feedback from the public and 

industry has already been incorporated 

into the existing Form FRA F 6180.152 

that OMB approved in October 2021. 

See 49 CFR 236.1029(h). The substance 

of the form remains unchanged in light 

of the statutory requirements IIJA 

imposes, as the content required by 

FRA’s existing regulations and Section 

22414 of the IIJA are identical in 

substance. To implement Section 22414 

of the IIJA, as codified at 49 U.S.C. 

20157(m), the existing OMB-approved 

Form FRA F 6180.152 would need to be 

modified only to refer to the new 

quarterly reporting frequency. 

Accordingly, FRA is hereby proposing 

to modify Form FRA F 6180.152 to align 

with the statutory quarterly framework 

under 49 U.S.C. 20157(m). The modified 

form would refer to the following 

quarterly reporting deadlines under 49 

U.S.C. 20157(m)(3): April 30 (covering 

the period from January 1 to March 31), 

July 31 (covering the period from April 

1 to June 30), October 31 (covering the 

period from July 1 to September 30), 

and January 31 (covering the period 

from October 1 to December 31 of the 

prior calendar year). See 49 U.S.C. 

20157(m)(3). To be clear, in the interim, 

before OMB approves these statutory 

modifications to Form FRA F 6180.152, 

host railroads would continue to 

comply with the following biannual 

reporting deadlines for Form FRA F 

6180.152 under FRA’s existing 

regulations, 49 CFR 236.1029(h)(3): July 

31 (covering the period from January 1 

to June 30), and January 31 (covering the 

period from July 1 to December 31 of the 

prior calendar year). Railroads would 

transition to the quarterly frequency 

once OMB approves the modified Form 

FRA F 6180.152. 

The only other modification FRA 

proposes to make to Form FRA F 

6180.152 is to lock the formatting of 

instructions and headings in the form so 

users cannot manipulate those 

components of the form. FRA is placing 

the proposed, modified Form FRA F 

6180.152 in Docket No. FRA–2022–0002 

for review and interested persons are 

invited to submit comments on or before 

June 27, 2022. 

For a detailed discussion regarding 

the reporting metrics in the proposed 

Quarterly Report of PTC System 

Performance (Form FRA F 6180.152), 

please see FRA’s Final Rule outlining 

the comments received and 

corresponding content requirements 

under 49 CFR 236.1029(h). See 86 FR 

40154, 40157–59, 40163–68 (July 27, 

2021); see also 49 U.S.C. 20157(m). FRA 

may not alter the existing reporting 

requirements in Form FRA F 6180.152 

as they are now statutorily mandated. 

As a reminder, modified Form FRA F 

6180.152 would be identical in 

substance to existing, OMB-approved 

Form FRA F 6180.152 (Biannual Report 

of PTC System Performance) that the 

public commented on during the 2020– 

2021 PTC rulemaking. See 85 FR 82400 

(Dec. 18, 2020) (Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking); 86 FR 40154 (July 27, 

2021) (Final Rule). The only material 

changes to Form FRA F 6180.152 FRA 

is proposing are those necessary to shift 

from the biannual framework under 

FRA’s regulations, 49 CFR 236.1029(h), 

to the new quarterly framework under 

49 U.S.C. 20157(m)(3). 

Under the currently approved 

biannual framework, FRA estimated that 

each performance report (Form FRA F 

6180.152), covering a six-month period, 

would take 48 hours to prepare. See 86 

FR at 40169–71. Under the new 

statutory quarterly framework, FRA 

estimates that, on average, each report, 

covering a shorter period (three 

months), would take 32 hours to 

prepare. This estimate is based on the 

fact that under the quarterly framework, 

the reporting period would be half as 

long and, correspondingly, it would take 

approximately half as long (i.e., 24 

hours) to compile the performancerelated data for that period, plus an 

additional 8 hours to account for any 

additional administrative burdens in 

completing the form. Railroads will 

collect, analyze, and report 365 days’ 

worth of data about their PTC systems’ 

performance under either reporting 

framework (biannual or quarterly), and 

FRA estimates that shifting the 

frequency from biannual (under the 

existing regulation) to quarterly (under 

the recent legislation) would result in an 

increase of 73 reports per year and a 

burden increase of 1,168 hours total. 

In addition, FRA notes that the 

Statutory Notification of PTC System 

Failures (Form FRA F 6180.177) expired 

by law on December 31, 2021, so FRA 

proposes to remove that form from this 

information collection request. See 49 

U.S.C. 20157(j). That adjustment would 

result in a decrease of 144 reports per 

year and a burden decrease of 144 

hours. In summary, FRA proposes two 

changes to the PRA table—i.e., revising 

one line item (Form FRA F 6180.152) 

due to a program change and removing 

one line item (Form FRA F 6180.177) as 

it is no longer required by law and the 

burden associated with this requirement 

has been completed. 

Type of Request: Revision to a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses. 

Form(s): FRA F 6180.152. 

Respondent Universe: 742 railroads. 

Frequency of Submission: On 

occasion. 

Reporting Burden: 

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universe 

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responses 

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per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total annual 

dollar cost 

equivalent 3

235.6(c)—Expedited application for approval of certain changes described in this section.42 railroads .......... 10 expedited applications 5 hours ............................ 50 $3,850 

—Copy of expedited application to labor union ........ 42 railroads .......... 10 copies ......................... 30 minutes ....................... 5 385 


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universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total annual 

dollar cost 

equivalent 3

—Railroad letter rescinding its request for expedited 

application of certain signal system changes.

42 railroads .......... 1 letter .............................. 6 hours ............................ 6 462 

—Revised application for certain signal system 

changes.

42 railroads .......... 1 application ..................... 5 hours ............................ 0.5 385 

—Copy of railroad revised application to labor union 42 railroads .......... 1 copy .............................. 30 minutes ....................... 0.5 39 

236.1—Railroad-maintained signal plans at all 

interlockings, automatic signal locations, and controlled points, and updates to ensure accuracy.

700 railroads ........ 25 plan changes .............. 15 minutes ....................... 6.25 481 

236.15—Designation of automatic block, traffic control, train stop, train control, cab signal, and PTC 

territory in timetable instructions.

700 railroads ........ 10 timetable instructions .. 30 minutes ....................... 5 385 

236.18—Software management control plan—New 

railroads.

2 railroads ............ 2 plans ............................. 160 hours ........................ 320 24,640 

236.23(e)—The names, indications, and aspects of 

roadway and cab signals shall be defined in the 

carrier’s Operating Rule Book or Special Instructions. Modifications shall be filed with FRA within 

30 days after such modifications become effective.

700 railroads ........ 2 modifications ................. 1 hour .............................. 2 154 

236.587(d)—Certification and departure test results 742 railroads ........ 4,562,500 train departures 5 seconds ........................ 6,336.81 487,934 

236.905(a)—Railroad Safety Program Plan 

(RSPP)—New railroads.

2 railroads ............ 2 RSPPs .......................... 40 hours .......................... 80 6,160 

236.913(a)—Filing and approval of a joint Product 

Safety Plan (PSP).

742 railroads ........ 1 joint plan ....................... 2,000 hours ..................... 2,000 240,000 

(c)(1)—Informational filing/petition for special approval.742 railroads ........ 0.5 filings/approval petitions.50 hours .......................... 25 1,925 

(c)(2)—Response to FRA’s request for further data 

after informational filing.

742 railroads ........ 0.25 data calls/documents 5 hours ............................ 1.25 96 

(d)(1)(ii)—Response to FRA’s request for further information within 15 days after receipt of the Notice of Product Development (NOPD).742 railroads ........ 0.25 data calls/documents 1 hour .............................. 0.25 19 

(d)(1)(iii)—Technical consultation by FRA with the 

railroad on the design and planned development 

of the product.

742 railroads ........ 0.25 technical consultations.5 hours ............................ 1.25 96 

(d)(1)(v)—Railroad petition to FRA for final approval 

of NOPD.

742 railroads ........ 0.25 petitions ................... 1 hour .............................. 0.25 19 

(d)(2)(ii)—Response to FRA’s request for additional 

information associated with a petition for approval 

of PSP or PSP amendment.

742 railroads ........ 1 request .......................... 50 hours .......................... 50 3,850 

(e)—Comments to FRA on railroad informational filing or special approval petition.742 railroads ........ 0.5 comments/letters ....... 10 hours .......................... 5 385 

(h)(3)(i)—Railroad amendment to PSP ..................... 742 railroads ........ 2 amendments ................. 20 hours .......................... 40 3,080 

(j)—Railroad field testing/information filing document 742 railroads ........ 1 field test document ....... 100 hours ........................ 100 7,700 

236.917(a)—Railroad retention of records: results of 

tests and inspections specified in the PSP.

13 railroads with 

PSP.

13 PSP safety results ...... 160 hours ........................ 2,080 160,160 

(b)—Railroad report that frequency of safety-relevant hazards exceeds threshold set forth in PSP.13 railroads .......... 1 report ............................ 40 hours .......................... 40 3,080 

(b)(3)—Railroad final report to FRA on the results of 

the analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce the frequency of safety-relevant hazards.

13 railroads .......... 1 report ............................ 10 hours .......................... 10 770 

236.919(a)—Railroad Operations and Maintenance 

Manual (OMM).

13 railroads .......... 1 OMM update ................. 40 hours .......................... 40 3,080 

(b)—Plans for proper maintenance, repair, inspection, and testing of safety-critical products.13 railroads .......... 1 plan update ................... 40 hours .......................... 40 3,080 

(c)—Documented hardware, software, and firmware 

revisions in OMM.

13 railroads .......... 1 revision ......................... 40 hours .......................... 40 3,080 

236.921 and 923(a)—Railroad Training and Qualification Program.13 railroads .......... 1 program ........................ 40 hours .......................... 40 3,080 

236.923(b)—Training records retained in a designated location and available to FRA upon request.13 railroads .......... 350 records ...................... 10 minutes ....................... 58.33 4,491 

236.1001(b)—A railroad’s additional or more stringent rules than prescribed under 49 CFR part 

236, subpart I.

38 railroads .......... 1 rule or instruction .......... 40 hours .......................... 40 4,800 

236.1005(b)(4)(i)–(ii)—A railroad’s submission of estimated traffic projections for the next 5 years, to 

support a request, in a PTC Implementation Plan 

(PTCIP) or a request for amendment (RFA), not 

to implement a PTC system based on reductions 

in rail traffic.

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and 236.1021. 

(b)(4)(iii)—A railroad’s request for a de minimis exception, in a PTCIP or an RFA, based on a minimal quantity of poisonous-by-inhalation materials 

traffic.

7 Class I railroads 1 exception request ......... 40 hours .......................... 40 3,080 

(b)(5)—A railroad’s request to remove a line from its 

PTCIP based on the sale of the line to another 

railroad and any related request for FRA review 

from the acquiring railroad.

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universe 

Total annual 

responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total annual 

dollar cost 

equivalent 3

(g)(1)(i)—A railroad’s request to temporarily reroute 

trains not equipped with a PTC system onto PTCequipped tracks and vice versa during certain 

emergencies.

38 railroads .......... 45 rerouting extension requests.8 hours ............................ 360 27,720 

(g)(1)(ii)—A railroad’s written or telephonic notice of 

the conditions necessitating emergency rerouting 

and other required information under 236.1005(i).

38 railroads .......... 45 written or telephonic 

notices.

2 hours ............................ 90 6,930 

(g)(2)—A railroad’s temporary rerouting request due 

to planned maintenance not exceeding 30 days.

38 railroads .......... 720 requests .................... 8 hours ............................ 5,760 443,520 

(h)(1)—A response to any request for additional information from FRA, prior to commencing rerouting due to planned maintenance.38 railroads .......... 10 requests ...................... 2 hours ............................ 20 1,540 

(h)(2)—A railroad’s request to temporarily reroute 

trains due to planned maintenance exceeding 30 

days.

38 railroads .......... 160 requests .................... 8 hours ............................ 1,280 98,560 

236.1006(b)(4)(iii)(B)—A progress report due by December 31, 2020, and by December 31, 2022, 

from any Class II or III railroad utilizing a temporary exception under this section.

262 railroads ........ 5 reports ........................... 16 hours .......................... 80 6,160 

(b)(5)(vii)—A railroad’s request to utilize different 

yard movement procedures, as part of a freight 

yard movements exception.

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021. 

236.1007(b)(1)—For any high-speed service over 90 

miles per hour (mph), a railroad’s PTC Safety 

Plan (PTCSP) must additionally establish that the 

PTC system was designed and will be operated to 

meet the fail-safe operation criteria in appendix C.

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021. 

(c)—An HSR–125 document accompanying a host 

railroad’s PTCSP, for operations over 125 mph.

38 railroads .......... 1 HSR–125 document ..... 3,200 hours ..................... 3,200 384,000 

(c)(1)—A railroad’s request for approval to use foreign service data, prior to submission of a PTCSP.38 railroads .......... 0.33 requests ................... 8,000 hours ..................... 2,640 203,280 

(d)—A railroad’s request in a PTCSP that FRA excuse compliance with one or more of this section’s requirements.38 railroads .......... 1 request .......................... 1,000 hours ..................... 1,000 120,000 

236.1009(a)(2)—A PTCIP if a railroad becomes a 

host railroad of a main line requiring the implementation of a PTC system, including the information under 49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(2) and 49 CFR 

236.1011.

264 railroads ........ 1 PTCIP ........................... 535 hours ........................ 535 64,200 

(a)(3)—Any new PTCIPs jointly filed by a host railroad and a tenant railroad.264 railroads ........ 1 joint PTCIP ................... 267 hours ........................ 267 32,040 

(b)(1)—A host railroad’s submission, individually or 

jointly with a tenant railroad or PTC system supplier, of an unmodified Type Approval.

264 railroads ........ 1 document ...................... 8 hours ............................ 8 616 

(b)(2)—A host railroad’s submission of a PTC Development Plan (PTCDP) with the information required under 49 CFR 236.1013, requesting a 

Type Approval for a PTC system that either does 

not have a Type Approval or has a Type Approval 

that requires one or more variances.

264 railroads ........ 1 PTCDP .......................... 2,000 hours ..................... 2,000 154,000 

(d)—A host railroad’s submission of a PTCSP ......... The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015. 

(e)(3)—Any request for full or partial confidentiality 

of a PTCIP, Notice of Product Intent (NPI), 

PTCDP, or PTCSP.

38 railroads .......... 10 confidentiality requests 8 hours ............................ 80 6,160 

(h)—Any responses or documents submitted in connection with FRA’s use of its authority to monitor, 

test, and inspect processes, procedures, facilities, 

documents, records, design and testing materials, 

artifacts, training materials and programs, and any 

other information used in the design, development, manufacture, test, implementation, and operation of the PTC system, including interviews 

with railroad personnel.

38 railroads .......... 36 interviews and documents.4 hours ............................ 144 11,088 

(j)(2)(iii)—Any additional information provided in response to FRA’s consultations or inquiries about a 

PTCDP or PTCSP.

38 railroads .......... 1 set of additional information.400 hours ........................ 400 30,800 

236.1011(a)–(b)—PTCIP content requirements ........ The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and (e) and 236.1021. 

(e)—Any public comment on PTCIPs, NPIs, 

PTCDPs, and PTCSPs.

38 railroads .......... 2 public comments ........... 8 hours ............................ 16 1,232 

236.1013—PTCDP and NPI content requirements ... The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(b), (c), and (e) and 236.1021. 

236.1015—Any new host railroad’s PTCSP meeting 

all content requirements under 49 CFR 236.1015.

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universe 

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responses 

Average time 

per response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Total annual 

dollar cost 

equivalent 3

(g)—A PTCSP for a PTC system replacing an existing certified PTC system.38 railroads .......... 0.33 PTCSPs ................... 3,200 hours ..................... 1,056 81,312 

(h)—A quantitative risk assessment, if FRA requires 

one to be submitted.

38 railroads .......... 0.33 assessments ............ 800 hours ........................ 264 20,328 

236.1017(a)—An independent third-party assessment, if FRA requires one to be conducted and 

submitted.

38 railroads .......... 0.33 assessments ............ 1,600 hours ..................... 528 63,360 

(b)—A railroad’s written request to confirm whether 

a specific entity qualifies as an independent third 

party.

38 railroads .......... 0.33 written requests ....... 8 hours ............................ 2.64 203 

—Further information provided to FRA upon request 38 railroads .......... 0.33 sets of additional information.20 hours .......................... 6.6 508 

(d)—A request not to provide certain documents 

otherwise required under Appendix F for an independent, third-party assessment.

38 railroads .......... 0.33 requests ................... 20 hours .......................... 6.6 508 

(e)—A request for FRA to accept information certified by a foreign regulatory entity for purposes of 

49 CFR 236.1017 and/or 236.1009(i).

38 railroads .......... 0.33 requests ................... 32 hours .......................... 10.56 813 

236.1019(b)—A request for a passenger terminal 

main line track exception (MTEA).

38 railroads .......... 1 MTEA ............................ 160 hours ........................ 160 12,320 

(c)(1)—A request for a limited operations exception 

(based on restricted speed, temporal separation, 

or a risk mitigation plan).

38 railroads .......... 1 request and/or plan ...... 160 hours ........................ 160 12,320 

(c)(2)—A request for a limited operations exception 

for a non-Class I, freight railroad’s track.

10 railroads .......... 1 request .......................... 160 hours ........................ 160 12,320 

(c)(3)—A request for a limited operations exception 

for a Class I railroad’s track.

7 railroads ............ 1 request .......................... 160 hours ........................ 160 12,320 

(d)—A railroad’s collision hazard analysis in support 

of an MTEA, if FRA requires one to be conducted 

and submitted.

38 railroads .......... 0.33 collision hazard analysis.50 hours .......................... 16.5 1,271 

(e)—Any temporal separation procedures utilized 

under the 49 CFR 236.1019(c)(1)(ii) exception.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1019(c)(1). 

236.1021(a)–(d)—Any RFA to a railroad’s PTCIP or 

PTCDP.

38 railroads .......... 10 RFAs ........................... 160 hours ........................ 1,600 123,200 

(e)—Any public comments, if an RFA includes a request for approval of a discontinuance or material 

modification of a signal or train control system 

and a FEDERAL REGISTER notice is published.

5 interested parties 10 RFA public comments 16 hours .......................... 160 12,320 

(l)—Any jointly filed RFA to a PTCDP or PTCSP ..... The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1021(a)–(d) and (m). 

(m)—Any RFA to a railroad’s PTCSP ....................... 38 railroads .......... 15 RFAs ........................... 80 hours .......................... 1,200 92,400 

236.1023(a)—A railroad’s PTC Product Vendor List, 

which must be continually updated.

38 railroads .......... 2 updated lists ................. 8 hours ............................ 16 1,232 

(b)(1)—All contractual arrangements between a railroad and its hardware and software suppliers or 

vendors for certain immediate notifications.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021. 

(b)(2)–(3)—A vendor’s or supplier’s notification, 

upon receipt of a report of any safety-critical failure of its product, to any railroads using the product.

10 vendors or suppliers.10 notifications ................. 8 hours ............................ 80 6,160 

(c)(1)–(2)—A railroad’s process and procedures for 

taking action upon being notified of a safety-critical failure or a safety-critical upgrade, patch, revision, repair, replacement, or modification, and a 

railroad’s configuration/revision control measures, 

set forth in its PTCSP.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021. 

(d)—A railroad’s submission, to the applicable vendor or supplier, of the railroad’s procedures for action upon notification of a safety-critical failure, upgrade, patch, or revision to the PTC system and 

actions to be taken until it is adjusted, repaired, or 

replaced.

38 railroads .......... 2.5 notifications ................ 16 hours .......................... 40 3,080 

(e)—A railroad’s database of all safety-relevant hazards, which must be maintained after the PTC 

system is placed in service.

38 railroads .......... 38 database updates ....... 16 hours .......................... 608 46,816 

(e)(1)—A railroad’s notification to the vendor or supplier and FRA if the frequency of a safety-relevant 

hazard exceeds the threshold set forth in the 

PTCDP and PTCSP, and about the failure, malfunction, or defective condition that decreased or 

eliminated the safety functionality.

38 railroads .......... 8 notifications ................... 8 hours ............................ 64 4,928 

(e)(2)—Continual updates about any and all subsequent failures.38 railroads .......... 1 update ........................... 8 hours ............................ 8 616 


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2The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 

50,969 hours and 4,567,897 responses, while the 

total burden in this notice is 51,993 hours and 

4,567,826 responses. The change in burden is due 

both to a program change (an increase) and one 

adjustment (a decrease) as described above in the 

abstract section. 

3The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 

2019 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using the 

appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that 

includes a 75-percent overhead charge. For 

Executives, Officials, and Staff Assistants, this cost 

amounts to $120 per hour. For Professional/ 

Administrative staff, this cost amounts to $77 per 

hour. 

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(f)—Any notifications that must be submitted to FRA 

under 49 CFR 236.1023.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h). 

(g)—A railroad’s and vendor’s or supplier’s report, 

upon FRA request, about an investigation of an 

accident or service difficulty due to a manufacturing or design defect and their corrective actions.

38 railroads .......... 0.5 reports ........................ 40 hours .......................... 20 1,540 

(h)—A PTC system vendor’s or supplier’s reports of 

any safety-relevant failures, defective conditions, 

previously unidentified hazards, recommended 

mitigation actions, and any affected railroads.

10 vendors or suppliers.20 reports ......................... 8 hours ............................ 160 12,320 

(k)—A report of a failure of a PTC system resulting 

in a more favorable aspect than intended or other 

condition hazardous to the movement of a train, 

including the reports required under part 233.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h) and 49 CFR part 233. 

236.1029(b)(4)—A report of an en route failure, 

other failure, or cut out to a designated railroad 

officer of the host railroad.

150 host and tenant railroads.1,000 reports .................... 30 minutes ....................... 500 38,500 

Form FRA F 6180.152—49 U.S.C. 20157(m) and 49 

CFR 236.1029(h)—Quarterly Report of PTC System Performance (*Revised requirement and updated form*).

38 railroads .......... 146 reports ....................... 32 hours .......................... 4,672 359,744 

236.1033—Communications and security requirements.The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015. 

236.1035(a)–(b)—A railroad’s request for authorization to field test an uncertified PTC system and 

any responses to FRA’s testing conditions.

38 railroads .......... 10 requests ...................... 40 hours .......................... 400 30,800 

236.1037(a)(1)–(2)—Records retention ..................... The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015. 

(a)(3)–(4)—Records retention .................................... The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1039 and 236.1043(b). 

(b)—Results of inspections and tests specified in a 

railroad’s PTCSP and PTCDP.

38 railroads .......... 800 records ...................... 1 hour .............................. 800 61,600 

(c)—A contractor’s records related to the testing, 

maintenance, or operation of a PTC system maintained at a designated office.

20 contractors ...... 1,600 records ................... 10 minutes ....................... 266.67 20,534 

(d)(3)—A railroad’s final report of the results of the 

analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce 

the frequency of safety-related hazards below the 

threshold set forth in the PTCSP.

38 railroads .......... 8 final reports ................... 160 hours ........................ 1,280 98,560 

236.1039(a)–(c), (e)—A railroad’s PTC OMM, which 

must be maintained and available to FRA upon 

request.

38 railroads .......... 2 OMM updates ............... 10 hours .......................... 20 1,540 

(d)—A railroad’s identification of a PTC system’s 

safety-critical components, including spare equipment.

38 railroads .......... 1 identified new component.1 hour .............................. 1 77 

236.1041(a)–(b) and 236.1043(a)—A railroad’s PTC 

Training and Qualification Program (i.e., a written 

plan).

38 railroads .......... 2 programs ....................... 10 hours .......................... 20 1,540 

236.1043(b)—Training records retained in a designated location and available to FRA upon request.150 host and tenant railroads.150 PTC training record 

databases.

1 hour .............................. 150 11,550 

Total ............................................................. N/A ....................... 4,567,826 responses ....... N/A .................................. 51,993 4,329,155 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

4,567,826. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

51,993 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour 

Dollar Cost Equivalent: $4,329,155. 

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; 49 

U.S.C. 20157. 

Brett A. Jortland, 

Deputy Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2022–09142 Filed 4–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Department of the Treasury. 


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