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—Testing of Employees Who Have Not 

Received Initial/Periodic Training or 

Who Have Not Performed the Necessary Safety-Related Duties for an 

Occupational Category or Subcategory in the Previous 180 Days.

106 railroads/contractors.68 tests + 68 records ...... 8 hours + 30 minutes 578 hours. 

243.203—Electronic Recordkeeping—Systems Set Up to Meet FRA Requirements.106 RRs/contractors 20 systems ...................... 120 hours ................. 2,400 hours. 

—Transfer of Records to Successor 

Employer.

106 RRs/contractors 20 records ....................... 15 minutes ................ 5 hours. 

243.205—Modified Training Resulting from 

Periodic Oversight Tests and Inspections.

106 railroads/contractors.1 modified programs ....... 40 hours ................... 40 hours. 

—Periodic Tests and Inspections ......... 106 railroads/contractors.8,600 tests/Inspections .... 10 minutes ................ 1,433 hours. 

—RR Identification of Supervisory Employees Who Conduct Periodic Oversight Tests by Category/Subcategory.106 railroads/contractors.10 identification ............... 5 minutes .................. 1 hour. 

—Contractor Periodic Tests/Inspections 

Conducted by RR Supervisory Employees.

106 railroads/contractors.4,695 tests/inspections .... 20 minutes ................ 1,565 hours. 

—Notification by RR of Contractor Employee Non-Compliance with Federal 

Laws/Regulations/Orders to Employee and Employee’s Employer.

106 railroads/contractors.175 notices + 175 notices 5 minutes .................. 30 hours. 

—Contractor conduct of Periodic Oversight Tests/Inspections of Its Safetyrelated Employees.795 contractors ......... 795 tests/inspections ....... 10 minutes ................ 133 hours. 

—Contractor Direct Training of Its Employees for Qualifying Those Employees to Perform Safety-related Duties.11 contractors ........... 45 trained employees ...... 8 hours ..................... 360 hours. 

—Employer Records of Periodic Oversight.56 railroads/contractors.5,490 records .................. 5 minutes .................. 458 hours. 

243.207—Written Annual Review of Safety 

Data (RRs with 400,000 Annual Employee Work Hours or More).

18 railroads ............... 4 reviews ......................... 20 hours ................... 80 hours. 

—RR Copy of Written Annual Review 

at System Headquarters.

18 railroads ............... 4 review copies ............... 20 minutes ................ 1 hour. 

—RR Designation of Person(s) to Conduct Written Annual Review.18 railroads ............... 48 designations ............... 15 minutes ................ 12 hours. 

—Adjustments to Initial/Refresher 

Training Based Upon Results of Written Annual Review.

18 railroads ............... 1 adjusted program ......... 1 hour ....................... 1 hour. 

—RR Notification to Contractor of Relevant Training Program Adjustments.18 railroads ............... 2 notifications .................. 15 minutes ................ 1 hour. 

—Contractor Adjustment of Its Training 

Program Based on RR Information.

38 contractors ........... 1 adjusted program ......... 20 hours ................... 20 hours. 

243.209—Railroad Maintained List of Contractors Utilized.106 railroads ............. 11 lists ............................. 30 minutes ................ 6 hours. 

—Updated Lists of Contractors ............. 106 railroads ............. 1 list ................................. 15 minutes ................ .25 hour. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

71,752. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

281,752 hours. 

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 it may 

not conduct or sponsor, and a 

respondent is not required to respond 

to, 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. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2017–0022] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Requirements (ICRs) 

abstracted below have been forwarded 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

ICR describe the nature of the 

information collection and their 

expected burdens. The Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on June 19, 2017. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 13, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia 

Swain, Office of Administration, 

Management Planning Division, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 

TAD–10, Washington, DC 20590 (202) 

366–0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Pub. L. 104–13, Section 2, 109 

Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at 

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 


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OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On June 19, 2017, 

FTA published a 60-day notice (82 FR 

27956) in the Federal Register soliciting 

comments on the ICR that the agency 

was seeking OMB approval. FTA 

received no comments after issuing this 

60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT 

announces that these information 

collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for 

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collection of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d). 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 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that 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. 5 

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. 

The summary below describes the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. The requirements are being 

submitted for clearance by OMB as 

required by the PRA. 

Title: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery. 

OMB Control Number: 2132–0572. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The information collection 

activity will garner qualitative customer 

and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, 

timely manner, in accordance with the 

Administration’s commitment to 

improving service delivery. By 

qualitative feedback we mean 

information that provides useful 

insights on perceptions and opinions, 

but are not statistical surveys that yield 

quantitative results that can be 

generalized to the population of study. 

This feedback will provide insights into 

customer or stakeholder perceptions, 

experiences and expectations, provide 

an early warning of issues with service, 

or focus attention on areas where 

communication, training or changes in 

operations might improve delivery of 

products or services. These collections 

will allow for ongoing, collaborative and 

actionable communications between the 

Federal Transit Administration and its 

customers and stakeholders. It will also 

allow feedback to contribute directly to 

the improvement of program 

management. Feedback collected under 

this generic clearance will provide 

useful information, but it will not yield 

data that can be generalized to the 

overall population. This type of generic 

clearance for qualitative information 

will not be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 

more rigorous designs that address: The 

target population to which 

generalizations will be made, the 

sampling frame, the sample design 

(including stratification and clustering), 

the precision requirements or power 

calculations that justify the proposed 

sample size, the expected response rate, 

methods for assessing potential 

nonresponse bias, the protocols for data 

collection, and any testing procedures 

that were or will be undertaken prior to 

fielding the study. Depending on the 

degree of influence the results are likely 

to have, such collections may still be 

eligible for submission for other generic 

mechanisms that are designed to yield 

quantitative results. 

Annual Estimated Total Number of 

Respondents: 2,700. 

Annual Estimated Total Burden 

Hours: 581 hours. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

refer to the docket number that appears 

at the top of this document and be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725—17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention: FTA Desk Officer. 

Alternatively, comments may be sent 

via email to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of 

Management and Budget, at the 

following address: oira_submissions@

omb.eop.gov. 

Comments are Invited On: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

William Hyre, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

Meeting Notice—U.S. Maritime 

Transportation System National 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) announces a public meeting 

of the U.S. Maritime Transportation 

System National Advisory Committee 

(MTSNAC) to discuss advice and 

recommendations for the U.S. 

Department of Transportation on issues 

related to the maritime transportation 

system. The MTSNAC will consider the 

adoption of new bylaws and update the 

committee on activities of the 

subcommittees and their work plans 

and recommendations. 

DATES: The meeting will be held at 9:30 

a.m. on Wednesday, September 27, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at 

the DOT Conference Center at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation 

Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Flumignan, Designated Federal 

Officer, at MTSNAC@dot.gov or at (212) 

668–2064. Please visit the MTSNAC 

Web site at http://www.marad.dot.gov/ 

ports/marine-transportation-systemmts/marine-transportation-systemnational-advisory-committee-mtsnac/. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

MTSNAC is a Federal advisory 

committee that advises the U.S. 

Department of Transportation and 

MARAD on issues related to the 

maritime transportation system. The 

MTSNAC was originally established in 

1999 and mandated in 2007 by the 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

of 2007. The MTSNAC operates in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). 


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