80 FR 23327 - 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)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23327-23328]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09703]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-9]


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.

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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 Office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to recent derailments involving ``high 
hazard flammable trains'' (HHFTs), FRA and PHMSA have conducted several 
post-accident investigations and to ensure that stakeholders are fully 
aware of each agency's investigative authority and cooperate with 
agency personnel conducting such investigations, where time is of the 
essence in gathering evidence, the agencies are issuing a Safety 
Advisory (FRA Safety Advisory 2015-02 and Docket NO. PHMSA-2015-0118, 
Notice No. 15-11) to remind railroads operating HHFTs--defined as a 
train comprised of 20 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable 
liquid in a continuous block, or a train with 35 or more loaded tank 
cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid across the entire train--as well as 
the offerors of Class 3 flammable liquids transported on such trains, 
of their obligation to provide PHMSA and FRA, as expeditiously as 
possible, with information agency personnel need to conduct 
investigations immediately following an accident or incident.
    Title: Hazardous Materials: Information Requirements Related to the 
Transportation of Trains Carrying Specified Volumes of Flammable 
Liquids.

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                                                                                  Average time
FRA Safety Advisory 2015-02;    Respondent  universe   Total annual  responses    per response     Total annual
 Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0118                                                         (hours)        burden hours
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(1) Records of High Hazard    70 Railroads...........  50 Records.............                2              100
 Flammable Trains Containing
 Information Specified in
 This Safety Advisory
 Provided Upon Request to
 FRA/PHMSA Personnel After
 Train Accident.
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    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
    Total Estimated Responses: 50.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 100 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. 2015-09703 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am]
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