80 FR 23326 - Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)
Federal Railroad Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 80 (April 27, 2015)
| Page Range | 23326-23326 | |
| FR Document | 2015-09704 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 23326] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-09704] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-8] Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of Information by the Office of Management and Budget AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department of Transportation (USDOT). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that it is submitting the following Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection of information identified below immediately upon publication of this Notice for a period of 180 days. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by telephoning FRA's Office of Railroad Safety Clearance Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493-6292) or FRA's Office of Administration Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel. (202) 493-6132) (these numbers are not toll-free); or by contacting Mr. Brogan via facsimile at (202) 493-6216 or Ms. Toone via facsimile at (202) 493-6497, or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at [email protected]; or by contacting Ms. Toone at [email protected]. Comments and questions about the ICR identified below should be directed to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB Desk Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recent derailments have occurred involving trains transporting large quantities of petroleum crude oil and ethanol. Preliminary investigation of one of these recent derailments involving a crude oil train indicates that a mechanical defect involving a broken tank car wheel may have caused or contributed to the incident. FRA is is issuing Safety Advisory 2015-01 to make recommendations to enhance the mechanical safety of the cars in trains transporting large quantities of flammable liquids. The Safety Advisory recommends that railroads use highly qualified individuals to conduct the brake and mechanical inspections and recommends a reduction to the impact threshold levels the industry currently uses for wayside detectors that measure wheel impacts to ensure the wheel integrity of tank cars in those trains. Title: Mechanical Inspections and Wheel Impact Detector Standards for Trains Transporting Large Amounts of Class 3 Flammable Liquids. Reporting Burden: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average time Safety advisory 2015-01 Respondent universe Total annual responses per response Total annual (minutes) burden (hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Maintenance Advisories 70 Railroads........... 350,000 Advisories..... 1 5,833 from Railroads to Car Owners after Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD) Automatic Notification that Detects an Impact Above Threshold of 60kips. (2) Records of Initial 70 Railroads........... 1,000 Inspections/ 30 500 Terminal Brake Inspection Records. by Qualified Mechanical Inspector and Records of Freight Car Inspections at Initial Terminals with Designated Inspectors. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Form Number(s): N/A. Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads. Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion. Total Estimated Responses: 351,000. Total Estimated Annual Burden: 6,333 hours. Status: Emergency Review. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 320.5(b), 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. Erin McCartney, Budget Director. [FR Doc. 2015-09704 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
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Penalties: Any violation of this Order DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at
shall subject the person committing the Robert.Brogan@dot.gov; or by contacting
violation to a civil penalty of up to Federal Railroad Administration Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov.
$105,000. 49 U.S.C. 21301. Any [Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–8] Comments and questions about the ICR
individual who willfully violates a identified below should be directed to
prohibition stated in this order is Agency Request for Emergency OMB’s Office of Information and
subject to civil penalties under 49 Processing of Collection of Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB
U.S.C. 21301. In addition, such an Information by the Office of Desk Officer.
individual whose violation of this order Management and Budget SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recent
demonstrates the individual’s unfitness AGENCY: Federal Railroad derailments have occurred involving
for safety-sensitive service may be Administration (FRA), United States trains transporting large quantities of
removed from safety-sensitive service Department of Transportation (USDOT). petroleum crude oil and ethanol.
on the railroad under 49 U.S.C. 20111. Preliminary investigation of one of these
ACTION: Notice.
FRA may, through the Attorney General, recent derailments involving a crude oil
also seek injunctive relief to enforce this SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that train indicates that a mechanical defect
order. 49 U.S.C. 20112. it is submitting the following involving a broken tank car wheel may
Information Collection request (ICR) to have caused or contributed to the
Review: Opportunity for formal the Office of Management and Budget incident. FRA is is issuing Safety
review of this Order will be provided in (OMB) for emergency processing under Advisory 2015–01 to make
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 20104(b) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. recommendations to enhance the
5 U.S.C. 554. Administrative procedures FRA requests that OMB authorize the mechanical safety of the cars in trains
governing such review are found at 49 collection of information identified transporting large quantities of
CFR part 211. See 49 CFR 211.47, below immediately upon publication of flammable liquids. The Safety Advisory
211.71, 211.73, 211.75, and 211.77. this Notice for a period of 180 days. recommends that railroads use highly
Issued in Washington, DC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A qualified individuals to conduct the
copy of this individual ICR, with brake and mechanical inspections and
Sarah Feinberg,
applicable supporting documentation, recommends a reduction to the impact
Acting Administrator. threshold levels the industry currently
may be obtained by telephoning FRA’s
[FR Doc. 2015–09614 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] Office of Railroad Safety Clearance uses for wayside detectors that measure
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493– wheel impacts to ensure the wheel
6292) or FRA’s Office of Administration integrity of tank cars in those trains.
Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel. Title: Mechanical Inspections and
(202) 493–6132) (these numbers are not Wheel Impact Detector Standards for
toll-free); or by contacting Mr. Brogan Trains Transporting Large Amounts of
via facsimile at (202) 493–6216 or Ms. Class 3 Flammable Liquids.
Toone via facsimile at (202) 493–6497, Reporting Burden:
Average Total annual
Respondent Total annual time per
Safety advisory 2015–01 burden
universe responses response (hours)
(minutes)
(1) Maintenance Advisories from Railroads to Car Owners after 70 Railroads ......... 350,000 Advisories 1 5,833
Wheel Impact Load Detector (WILD) Automatic Notification
that Detects an Impact Above Threshold of 60kips.
(2) Records of Initial Terminal Brake Inspection by Qualified Me- 70 Railroads ......... 1,000 Inspections/ 30 500
chanical Inspector and Records of Freight Car Inspections at Records.
Initial Terminals with Designated Inspectors.
Form Number(s): N/A. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads. Erin McCartney,
Federal Railroad Administration
Frequency of Submission: One-time; Budget Director.
on occasion. [FR Doc. 2015–09704 Filed 4–24–15; 8:45 am] [Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–7]
Total Estimated Responses: 351,000. BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
Agency Request for Emergency
Total Estimated Annual Burden: Processing of Collection of
6,333 hours. Information by the Office of
Status: Emergency Review. Management and Budget
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 AGENCY: Federal Railroad
CFR 320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA Administration (FRA), United States
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informs all interested parties that it may Department of Transportation (USDOT).
not conduct or sponsor, and a ACTION: Notice.
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that
displays a currently valid OMB control it is submitting the following
number. Information Collection request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
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| Contact | A copy of this individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by telephoning FRA's Office of Railroad Safety Clearance Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 493-6292) or FRA's Office of Administration Clearance Officer: Kimberly Toone (tel. (202) 493-6132) (these numbers are not toll-free); or by contacting Mr. Brogan via facsimile at (202) 493-6216 or Ms. Toone via facsimile at (202) 493-6497, or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at [email protected]; or by contacting Ms. Toone at [email protected] Comments and questions about the ICR identified below should be directed to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB Desk Officer. | |
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