Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/10/26/2016-25893/proposed-agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request
Timestamp: 2017-11-23 10:32:11
Document Index: 564036352

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1320', 'art 225', 'art 790', 'art 220', 'art 220', 'art 238']

A Notice by the Federal Railroad Administration on 10/26/2016
Comments must be received no later than December 27, 2016.
74496-74500 (5 pages)
Docket No. FRA-2016-0002-N-24
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-25893 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2016-25893
Submit written comments on any or all of the following proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division, Federal Railroad Administration, RRS-21, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590; or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed stamped postcard stating, “Comments on OMB Control Number 2130—New.” Alternatively, comments may be faxed to (202) 493-6216 or (202) 493-6497, or emailed to Mr. Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. 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.
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 to implement them. 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA invites interested respondents to comment on the following summary of proposed information collection activities 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 by automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques and other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)-(iv); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)(i)-(iv).
Abstract: The collection of information is due to the railroad Start Printed Page 74497accident reporting regulations in 49 CFR part 225 that require railroads to submit monthly reports summarizing collisions, derailments, and certain other accidents/incidents involving damages above a periodically revised dollar threshold, as well as certain injuries to passengers, employees, and other persons on railroad property. Because the reporting requirements and the information needed regarding each category of accident/incident are unique, a different form is used for each category.
Respondent Universe: 790 railroads.
225.6—Consolidated Reporting—Request to FRA by parent corporation to treat its commonly controlled carriers as a single railroad carrier for purposes of this part 790 railroads 1 request 40 hours 40
—Written agreement by parent corporation with FRA on specific subsidiaries included in its railroad system 790 railroads 1 agreement 2 hours 2
—Notification by parent corporation regarding any change in the subsidiaries making up its railroad system and amended written agreement with FRA 790 railroads 1 notification + 1 amended agreement 60 minutes 2
225.9—Telephonic Reports of Certain Accidents/Incidents and Other Events 790 railroads 2,400 phone reports 15 minutes 600
225.11—Reporting of Rail Equipment Accidents/Incidents—Form FRA F 6180.54 790 railroads 2,500 forms 2 hours/1 hour/123 minutes 4,530
225.12—Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Reports Alleging Human Factor as Cause—Form FRA F 6180.81 790 railroads 1,200 forms 15 minutes 300
—Part I Form FRA F 6180.78 (Notices) 790 railroads 800 notices + 4,000 copies 10 minutes + 3 minutes 334
—Joint operations 790 railroads 100 requests 20 minutes 33
—Late identification 790 railroads 20 attachments + 20 notices 15 minutes 10
—Employee statement supplementing Railroad Accident Report (Part II Form FRA F 6180.78) Railroad employees 60 statements 1.5 hours 90
225.13—Late Reports—Railroad discovery of improperly omitted Report of Accident/Incident 790 railroads 25 late reports 1 hour 25
—Railroad late/amended Report of Accident/Incident based on employee statement supplementing Railroad Accident Report 790 railroads 25 amended reports + 40 copies 1 hour + 3 minutes 27
225.18—Railroad narrative report of possible alcohol/drug involvement in accident/incident 790 railroads 12 reports 30 minutes 6
—Reports required by section 219.209(b) appended to rail equipment accident/incident report 790 railroads 5 reports 30 minutes 3
225.19—Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Accident/Incident Report—Form FRA F 6180.57 790 railroads 2,100 forms 2 hours/1 hour 4,000
—Death, Injury, or Occupational Illness (Form FRA F 6180.55a) 790 railroads 3,243 forms 60 min./60 min 195 min 3,700
225.21—Railroad Injury and Illness Summary: Form FRA F 6180.55 790 railroads 9,480 forms 10 minutes 1,580
225.21—Annual Railroad Report of Employee Hours and Casualties, By State—Form FRA F 6180.56 790 railroads 790 forms 15 minutes 198
225.21/25—Railroad Employee Injury and/or Illness Record—Form FRA F 6180.98 790 railroads 13,700 forms 60 minutes 13,700
—Copies of forms to employees 790 railroads 411 form copies 2 minutes 14
225.21—Initial Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Record—Form FRA F 6180.97 790 railroads 11,800 forms 30 minutes 5,900
—Completion of Form FRA F 6180.97 because of rail equipment involvement 790 railroads 1 form 30 minutes 1
225.21—Alternative Record for Illnesses Claimed to Be Work Related—Form FRA F 6180.107 790 railroads 300 forms 75 minutes 375
225.21—Highway User Statement—Railroad cover letter and Form FRA F 6180.150 sent out to potentially injured travelers involved in a highway-rail grade crossing accident/incident 790 railroads 950 letters/forms 50 minutes 792
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—Form FRA F 6180.150 completed by highway user and sent back to railroad 950 Injured Individuals 660 forms 45 minutes 495
225.25 (h)—Posting of Monthly Summary 790 railroads 9,480 lists 5 minutes 790
225.27—Retention of Records 790 railroads 13,700 records 2 minutes 457
—Record of Form FRA F 6180.107 790 railroads 300 records 2 minutes 10
—Record of Monthly Lists 790 railroads 9,480 records 2 minutes 316
—Record of Form FRA F 6180.97 790 railroads 11,800 records 2 minutes 393
—Record of Employee Human Factor Attachments 790 railroads 1,740 records 2 minutes 58
225.33—Internal Control Plans—Amendments 790 railroads 10 amendments 6 hours 60
225.35—Access to Records and Reports 15 railroads 200 lists 20 minutes 67
225.37—Optical Media Transfer of Reports, Updates, and Amendments 8 railroads 200 transfers 3 minutes 10
—Electronic Submission of Reports, Updates, and Amendments 790 railroads 2,400 submissions 3 minutes 120
Total Responses: 103,976.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 39,058 hours.
Abstract: FRA amended its radio standards and procedures to promote compliance by making the regulations more flexible; to require wireless communications devices, including radios, for specified classifications of railroad operations and roadway workers; and to retitle this part to reflect its coverage of other means of wireless communications such as cellular telephones, data radio terminals, and other forms of wireless communications to convey emergency and need-to-know information. The new rule establishes safe, uniform procedures covering the use of radio and other wireless communications within the railroad industry.
Respondent Universe: 725 railroads.
220.8—Waivers Petitions 725 railroads 6 petition letters 60 minutes 6
220.25—Instruction of Employees 725 railroads 91,000 instructed employees 30 minutes 45,500
—Subsequent Years 725 railroads 12,5400 instructed employees 10 minutes 2,090
—Operational Testing of Employees 725 railroads 100,000 tests/record 5 minutes 8,333
220.37—Testing Radio and Wireless Communication Equipment 725 railroads 780,000 tests 30 seconds 6,500
220.61—Transmission of Mandatory Directives 725 railroads 7,200,000 directives 1.5 minutes 180,000
—Marking Mandatory Directives 725 railroads 624,000 marks 15 seconds 2,600
220.307—Railroad Written Document Stating Authorized Business Purpose for Taking Video/Photo with Railroad-Supplied Electronic Device 725 railroads 10 written documents 60 minutes 10
—Safety Briefing for Use of Railroad-Supplied Electronic Device in Cab of Controlling Locomotive 725 railroads 5,460,000 briefings 1 minute 91,000
220.313—Railroad Written Program of Instruction and Examination on Part 220 Requirements 5 new railroads 5 amended written Instruction Programs 60 minutes 5
—Training of Railroad Employees on Part 220 Requirements 730 railroads 5,000 Trained Employees 15 minutes 1,250
—Employee Training Records 730 railroads 5,000 records 5 minutes 417
Total Responses: 14,277,567.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 337,717 hours.
Abstract: FRA and the Surface Transportation Board, working in conjunction with each other, have issued joint final rules establishing procedures for the development and implementation of safety integration plans (SIPs) by a Class I railroad proposing to engage in certain specified merger, consolidation, or acquisition of control transactions with another Class I railroad, or a Class II railroad with which it proposes to amalgamate operations. The scope of the transactions covered under the two rules is the same. FRA uses the information collected (the required SIPs), to maintain and promote a safe rail environment by ensuring that affected railroads (Class Is and some Class IIs) address critical safety issues Start Printed Page 74499unique to the amalgamation of large, complex railroad operations.
244.13—Safety Integration Plans: Amalgamation of Operations
—SIP Development & Quarterly Meetings 8 railroads 1 plan 340 hours 340
244.17—Procedures—Reports to FRA 8 railroads 25 reports 40 hours + 2 hours 88
—Responses to FRA Inquiries Re: SIP data 8 railroads 6 responses 8 hours 48
—Coordination in Implementing Approved SIP 8 railroads 25 phone calls 10 minutes 4
—Request for Confidential Treatment 8 railroads 1 request 16 hours 16
244.19—Disposition—Comments on Proposed SIP Amendments 8 railroads 2 reports 16 hours 32
Abstract: The collection of information is due to passenger train emergency regulations in 49 CFR part 238 to further the safety of passenger train occupants through both enhancements and additions to FRA's existing regulations. In its final rule issued on November 29, 2013 (see 78 FR 71785), FRA added requirements for emergency passage through vestibule and other interior passageway doors and enhanced emergency egress and rescue signage requirements. FRA also established requirements for low-location emergency exit path markings to assist occupants in reaching and operating emergency exits, particularly under conditions of limited visibility. Moreover, FRA added standards to ensure emergency lighting systems are provided in all passenger cars and enhanced requirements for the survivability of emergency lighting systems in new passenger cars. The purpose of this part is to prevent collisions, derailments, and other occurrences involving railroad passenger equipment that cause injury or death to railroad employees, railroad passengers, or the general public and to mitigate the consequences of such occurrences to the extent they cannot be prevented.
Affected Public: Railroads/businesses.
238.112—Door Emergency Egress and Rescue Access Systems—markings, signage, instructions 30 railroads 45,804 markings/signs/instructions 15 minutes 11,451
—Passenger car exterior doors intended for emergency access by responders marked with retro-reflective material and instructions provided for their use 30 railroads 30,536 exterior door markings 15 minutes 7,634
—Markings and instructions—interior door panels/windows 30 railroads 1,340 marked panels/windows 15 minutes 335
—Testing of car door removable panels, removable windows, manual override devices, & door retention mechanisms as part of periodic mechanical inspection—Record 30 railroads 17 tested cars/records 90 minutes 26
238.113—Emergency Window Exits—markings/and instructions 30 railroads 662 window markings 60 min./90 min./120 minutes 964
—Periodic testing of representative sample of car emergency exit windows as part of periodic mechanical inspection—Record 30 railroads 17 tested cars/records 30 minutes 9
238.114—Rescue Access Windows—Markings with retro-reflective material on each exterior car 30 railroads 1,092 access window markings 45 minutes 819
238.121—Emergency Communication—Marking of each intercom intended for passenger use on new Tier I & Tier II passenger cars 30 railroads 116 marked intercom locations (58 new cars with two locations per car) 5 minutes 10
238.303—Exterior calendar day mechanical inspection of passenger equipment: Replacement of missing, illegible, or inconspicuous markings, signage, & instructions 30 railroads 150 replacement required markings 20 minutes 50
—Record of noncomplying marking, signage, or instruction 30 railroads 150 noncompliance records 2 minutes 5
238.305—Interior calendar day mechanical inspection of passenger cars: Written notification to train crew of noncomplying condition and posting notice on door of defective condition 30 railroads 260 notifications + 260 notices 1 minute 9
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—Written notification to train crew of car with non-functioning PA or intercom system 30 railroads 300 written notifications 1 minute 5
—Record of noncomplying condition 30 railroads 300 records 2 minutes 10
—Railroad written procedures for mitigating hazards of noncomplying condition 30 railroads 30 written procedures 40 hours 1,200
—Written notification to train crew of noncomplying condition 30 railroads 458 written notifications 2 minutes 15
238.307—Records of inspection, testing, and maintenance of passenger car emergency window exits 30 railroads 7,634 inspection and testing records 5 minutes 636
—Replacement of missing, illegible, or inconspicuous emergency roof access markings/instructions on cars 30 railroads 32 required markings 20 minutes 11
238.311—Single Car Test: Railroad copy of APTA Standard (SS-M-005-98) for railroad head trainer 30 railroads 30 APTA copies 15 minutes 8
—Other railroad copies of APTA Standard 30 railroads 360 copies (12 copies per railroad) 2 minutes 12
Total Responses: 89,780.
Estimated Annual Burden: 23,325 hours.
[FR Doc. 2016-25893 Filed 10-25-16; 8:45 am]