81_FR_35921 81 FR 35814 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

81 FR 35814 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 107 (June 3, 2016)

Page Range35814-35815
FR Document2016-13142

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the proposed information collection activities abstracted below. However, before submitting this proposed information collection request (ICR) to OMB, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities identified below.

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 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket Number FRA 2016-0002-N-15]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 
and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks the Office of Management 
and Budget's (OMB) approval of the proposed information collection 
activities abstracted below. However, before submitting this proposed 
information collection request (ICR) to OMB, FRA is soliciting public 
comment on specific aspects of the activities identified below.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than August 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the information 
activities described in this notice by mail to either Mr. Robert 
Brogan, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad 
Safety, Regulatory Safety Analysis Division, RRS-21, FRA, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590; or Ms. Kimberly 
Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Information 
Technology, RAD-20, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, 
Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting that FRA acknowledge 
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed 
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB Control Number 2130-New,'' 
and should also include the title of the collection of information. 
Alternatively, comments may be faxed to (202) 493-6216 or (202) 493-
6497, or emailed to Mr. Brogan at [email protected], or Ms. Toone 
at [email protected]. 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: Mr. Robert Brogan, at (202) 493-6292, 
or Ms. Kimberly Toone, at (202) 493-6132. These telephone numbers are 
not toll-free.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, and its 
implementing regulations, 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 
1320, Rulemaking Procedures, require Federal agencies to provide 60 
days' notice to the public for comment on information collection 
activities before seeking OMB approval. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 
CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), and 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 
FRA can enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
being collected; and (4) ways FRA can minimize the burden of 
information collection activities on the public by automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1).
    FRA believes soliciting public comment will promote its efforts to 
reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens associated with the 
collection of information Federal regulations mandate, including: (1) 
Reducing reporting burdens; (2) organizing information collection 
requirements in a ``user friendly'' format to improve the use of such 
information; and (3) accurately assessing the resources expended to 
retrieve and produce information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
    Below is a brief summary of the proposed ICR that FRA will submit 
for OMB approval as required under the PRA:
    Title: Survey of Plant and Insular Tourist Railroads subject to FRA 
Bridge Safety Standards (Title 49 CFR part 237).
    OMB Control Number: 2130-New.
    Abstract: FRA Bridge Safety Standards regulations (49 CFR part 237) 
require all owners of railroad track with a gage of 2 feet or more 
supported by a bridge to comply with this part. This includes track 
owners with bridges located within an industrial installation (plant) 
that is not part of the general railroad system of transportation 
(general system) but over which railroad equipment is moved by a 
general system

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railroad. To identify track owners subject to the requirements of part 
237, Bridge Safety Standards, FRA relies on the railroad accident/
incident reports (49 CFR part 225) to be filed monthly. However, plant 
and insular tourist railroads are exempt from the part 225, Railroad 
Accidents/Incidents: Reports Classification, and Investigations, 
reporting requirements.
    FRA will request any railroad serving a plant and moving railroad 
equipment over bridges within the plant, or the plant itself, to advise 
FRA by email that there are railroad bridges within the installation 
potentially subject to FRA Bridge Safety Standards. FRA will also 
request insular tourist railroads, whose tracks are supported by one or 
more bridges, to advise FRA of their existence by email. The email 
notification should include the name of the installation or insular 
tourist railroad, address including city and State, contact name, 
telephone number, and email address. This survey will be ongoing with 
initial approval requested for 3 years.
    FRA desires to identify plant and insular tourist railroads that 
may be subject to part 237 requirements, but are exempt from the part 
225 reporting requirement to analyze risks these entities pose to 
railroad bridge safety and aid in planning bridge safety oversight 
activities and allocating resources.
    Affected Public: Freight railroads, industrial installations 
(plants), insular tourist railroads.
    Respondent Universe: 689 railroads, 500 industrial installations 
(estimated), 20 insular tourist railroads (estimated).
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                                   Total annual    Average time
              CFR section                  Respondent universe       responses     per response    Total annual
                                                                     (emails)        (minutes)     burden hours
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Notification of Industrial              Railroads, Industrial                200              15              50
 Installations potentially subject to    Installations.
 part 237.
Notification of Insular Tourist         Insular Tourist                       10              15             2.5
 Railroads subject to part 237.          Railroads.
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    Total Responses: 210.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 53 hours.
    Type of Request: Approval of a new information collection.
    Status: Regular Review.
    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 FRA 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2016.
Corey Hill,
Executive Director.
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                                                     (2) Title: Qualification and                         DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       The PRA,
                                                  Certification of Locomotive Engineers.                                                                         44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
                                                     OMB Control Number: 2130–0533.                       Federal Railroad Administration                        implementing regulations, 5 Code of
                                                                                                          [Docket Number FRA 2016–0002–N–15]                     Federal Regulations (CFR) part 1320,
                                                     Abstract: Section 4 of the Rail Safety                                                                      Rulemaking Procedures, require Federal
                                                  Improvement Act of 1988, Public Law                     Proposed Agency Information                            agencies to provide 60 days’ notice to
                                                  100–342, 102 Statute 624 (June 22,                      Collection Activities; Comment                         the public for comment on information
                                                  1988), later amended and re-codified by                 Request                                                collection activities before seeking OMB
                                                  Public Law 103–272, 108 Statute 874                                                                            approval. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5
                                                  (July 5, 1994), required FRA to issue                   AGENCY: Federal Railroad                               CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), and
                                                  regulations establishing a program for                  Administration (FRA), U.S. Department                  1320.12(a). Specifically, FRA invites
                                                  certifying or licensing locomotive                      of Transportation (DOT).                               interested respondents to comment on
                                                  engineers. FRA uses the collection of                   ACTION: Notice and request for                         the following summary of proposed
                                                  information to ensure railroads employ                  comments.                                              information collection activities
                                                  and properly train qualified individuals                                                                       regarding: (1) Whether the information
                                                  as locomotive engineers and designated                  SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                     collection activities are necessary for
                                                  supervisors of locomotive engineers.                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)                  FRA to properly execute its functions,
                                                  FRA also uses the collection of                         and its implementing regulations, FRA                  including whether the activities will
                                                  information to verify railroads have                    seeks the Office of Management and                     have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
                                                                                                          Budget’s (OMB) approval of the                         FRA’s estimates of the burden of the
                                                  established required certification
                                                                                                          proposed information collection                        information collection activities,
                                                  programs for locomotive engineers and
                                                                                                          activities abstracted below. However,                  including the validity of the
                                                  that those programs fully conform to the
                                                                                                          before submitting this proposed                        methodology and assumptions used to
                                                  standards specified in the regulation.
                                                                                                          information collection request (ICR) to                determine the estimates; (3) ways FRA
                                                     Type of Request: Extension without                   OMB, FRA is soliciting public comment                  can enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                  change of a currently approved                          on specific aspects of the activities                  clarity of the information being
                                                  information collection.                                 identified below.                                      collected; and (4) ways FRA can
                                                     Form(s): N/A.                                        DATES: Comments must be received no                    minimize the burden of information
                                                     Total Annual Estimated Responses:                    later than August 2, 2016.                             collection activities on the public by
                                                  216,863.                                                ADDRESSES: Submit written comments                     automated, electronic, mechanical, or
                                                                                                          on any or all of the information                       other technological collection
                                                     Total Annual Estimated Burden:                                                                              techniques or other forms of information
                                                                                                          activities described in this notice by
                                                  272,672 hours.                                          mail to either Mr. Robert Brogan,                      technology (e.g., permitting electronic
                                                     Addressee: Send comments regarding                   Information Collection Clearance                       submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
                                                  these information collections to the                    Officer, Office of Railroad Safety,                    3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
                                                  Office of Information and Regulatory                    Regulatory Safety Analysis Division,                     FRA believes soliciting public
                                                  Affairs, Office of Management and                       RRS–21, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue                    comment will promote its efforts to
                                                  Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW.,                     SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC                      reduce the administrative and
                                                  Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA                    20590; or Ms. Kimberly Toone,                          paperwork burdens associated with the
                                                  Desk Officer. Comments may also be                      Information Collection Clearance                       collection of information Federal
                                                  sent via email to OMB at oira_                          Officer, Office of Information                         regulations mandate, including: (1)
                                                  submissions@omb.eop.gov.                                Technology, RAD–20, FRA, 1200 New                      Reducing reporting burdens; (2)
                                                                                                          Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,                       organizing information collection
                                                     Comments are invited on the                                                                                 requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
                                                  following: Whether the ICRs are                         Washington, DC 20590. Commenters
                                                                                                          requesting that FRA acknowledge                        to improve the use of such information;
                                                  necessary for DOT to properly perform                                                                          and (3) accurately assessing the
                                                  its functions, including whether the                    receipt of their respective comments
                                                                                                          must include a self-addressed stamped                  resources expended to retrieve and
                                                  information will have practical utility;                                                                       produce information requested. See 44
                                                                                                          postcard stating, ‘‘Comments on OMB
                                                  the accuracy of DOT’s estimates of the                                                                         U.S.C. 3501.
                                                                                                          Control Number 2130–New,’’ and
                                                  burden of the ICRs; ways to enhance the                                                                          Below is a brief summary of the
                                                                                                          should also include the title of the
                                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                                                                           proposed ICR that FRA will submit for
                                                                                                          collection of information. Alternatively,
                                                  information to be collected; and ways to                                                                       OMB approval as required under the
                                                                                                          comments may be faxed to (202) 493–
                                                  minimize the burden of the ICRs on                                                                             PRA:
                                                                                                          6216 or (202) 493–6497, or emailed to
                                                  respondents, including using automated                                                                           Title: Survey of Plant and Insular
                                                                                                          Mr. Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or
                                                  collection techniques or other forms of                                                                        Tourist Railroads subject to FRA Bridge
                                                                                                          Ms. Toone at Kimberly.Toone@dot.gov.
                                                  information technology.                                                                                        Safety Standards (Title 49 CFR part
                                                                                                          Please refer to the assigned OMB control
                                                     A comment to OMB is best assured of                                                                         237).
                                                                                                          number in any correspondence                             OMB Control Number: 2130–New.
                                                  having its full effect if OMB receives it               submitted. FRA will summarize                            Abstract: FRA Bridge Safety
                                                  within 30 days of publication of this                   comments received in response to this                  Standards regulations (49 CFR part 237)
                                                  notice in the Federal Register.                         notice in a subsequent notice and                      require all owners of railroad track with
                                                     Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.                      include them in its information                        a gage of 2 feet or more supported by a
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                                                                                                          collection submission to OMB for                       bridge to comply with this part. This
                                                    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31,                  approval.
                                                  2016.                                                                                                          includes track owners with bridges
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Mr.                 located within an industrial installation
                                                  Corey Hill,
                                                                                                          Robert Brogan, at (202) 493–6292, or Ms.               (plant) that is not part of the general
                                                  Executive Director.                                     Kimberly Toone, at (202) 493–6132.                     railroad system of transportation
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–13141 Filed 6–2–16; 8:45 am]              These telephone numbers are not toll-                  (general system) but over which railroad
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–06–P                                  free.                                                  equipment is moved by a general system


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                                                  railroad. To identify track owners                      installation potentially subject to FRA                      exempt from the part 225 reporting
                                                  subject to the requirements of part 237,                Bridge Safety Standards. FRA will also                       requirement to analyze risks these
                                                  Bridge Safety Standards, FRA relies on                  request insular tourist railroads, whose                     entities pose to railroad bridge safety
                                                  the railroad accident/incident reports                  tracks are supported by one or more                          and aid in planning bridge safety
                                                  (49 CFR part 225) to be filed monthly.                  bridges, to advise FRA of their existence                    oversight activities and allocating
                                                  However, plant and insular tourist                      by email. The email notification should                      resources.
                                                  railroads are exempt from the part 225,                 include the name of the installation or                        Affected Public: Freight railroads,
                                                  Railroad Accidents/Incidents: Reports                   insular tourist railroad, address                            industrial installations (plants), insular
                                                  Classification, and Investigations,                     including city and State, contact name,                      tourist railroads.
                                                  reporting requirements.                                 telephone number, and email address.                           Respondent Universe: 689 railroads,
                                                    FRA will request any railroad serving                 This survey will be ongoing with initial                     500 industrial installations (estimated),
                                                  a plant and moving railroad equipment                   approval requested for 3 years.                              20 insular tourist railroads (estimated).
                                                  over bridges within the plant, or the                      FRA desires to identify plant and                           Frequency of Submission: On
                                                  plant itself, to advise FRA by email that               insular tourist railroads that may be                        occasion.
                                                  there are railroad bridges within the                   subject to part 237 requirements, but are                      Reporting Burden:

                                                                                                                                                                      Total annual     Average time   Total annual
                                                                    CFR section                                         Respondent universe                            responses       per response   burden hours
                                                                                                                                                                        (emails)         (minutes)

                                                  Notification of Industrial Installations poten-        Railroads, Industrial Installations ...................               200               15             50
                                                    tially subject to part 237.
                                                  Notification of Insular Tourist Railroads sub-         Insular Tourist Railroads ................................             10               15            2.5
                                                    ject to part 237.



                                                    Total Responses: 210.                                 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                                Title: Capital Magnet Fund
                                                    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 53                     1995, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Currently,                    Application; Capital Magnet Fund
                                                  hours.                                                  the Community Development Financial                          Annual Report.
                                                    Type of Request: Approval of a new                    Institutions (CDFI) Fund, Department of                         OMB Numbers: 1559–0036; 1559–
                                                  information collection.                                 the Treasury, is soliciting comments                         0043.
                                                    Status: Regular Review.                               concerning the Capital Magnet Fund                              Abstract: The Capital Magnet Fund
                                                    Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR                     (CMF) Application (hereafter, the                            (CMF) was established through the
                                                  1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA                     Application) and comments concerning                         Housing and Economic Recovery Act of
                                                  informs all interested parties that FRA                 reporting and record retention                               2008 (Pub. L. 110–289) or HERA, as a
                                                  may not conduct or sponsor, and a                       requirements of the Capital Magnet                           trust fund to be used to carry out a
                                                  respondent is not required to respond                   Fund Annual Report (hereafter, Annual                        competitive grant program administered
                                                  to, a collection of information unless it               Report).                                                     by the CDFI Fund. Through the CMF,
                                                  displays a currently valid OMB control                                                                               the CDFI Fund is authorized to
                                                                                                          DATES: Written comments must be
                                                  number.                                                                                                              administer a competitive application
                                                                                                          received on or before August 2, 2016 to
                                                     Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.                      be assured of consideration.                                 process to make financial assistance
                                                                                                                                                                       grants to Certified Community
                                                    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31,                  ADDRESSES:  Submit your comments via
                                                  2016.
                                                                                                                                                                       Development Financial Institutions
                                                                                                          email to Marcia Sigal, CMF Program                           (CDFIs) and qualified Nonprofit
                                                  Corey Hill,                                             Manager, CDFI Fund, at                                       Organizations that have the
                                                  Executive Director.                                     cmf@cdfi.treas.gov.                                          development or management of
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–13142 Filed 6–2–16; 8:45 am]                                                                           affordable housing as one of their
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
                                                                                                          Marcia Sigal, CMF Program Manager,                           principal purposes. CMF Awards must
                                                                                                          CDFI Fund, U.S. Department of the                            be used to attract private financing for
                                                                                                          Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue                           and increase investment in (i) the
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                                                                                           Development, Preservation,
                                                                                                          NW., Washington, DC 20220 (202) 653–
                                                                                                          0375 (not a toll free number). Other                         Rehabilitation, and Purchase of
                                                  Community Development Financial                                                                                      Affordable Housing for primarily
                                                  Institutions Fund                                       information regarding the CDFI Fund
                                                                                                          and its programs may be obtained                             Extremely Low-, Very Low-, and Low-
                                                                                                          through the CDFI Fund’s Web site at                          Income Families; and (ii) Economic
                                                  Information Collection: Capital Magnet
                                                                                                          http://www.cdfifund.gov.                                     Development Activities which, In
                                                  Fund Application; Capital Magnet Fund
                                                                                                                                                                       Conjunction With Affordable Housing
                                                  Annual Report                                             The Application may be obtained                            Activities will implement a Concerted
                                                                                                          from the CMF program page of the CDFI                        Strategy to stabilize or revitalize a Low-
                                                        Notice and request for public
                                                  ACTION:                                                 Fund’s Web site at https://www.
                                                  comment.                                                                                                             Income area or an Underserved Rural
                                                                                                          cdfifund.gov/Documents/FY2016%20                             Area.
                                                  SUMMARY:  The U.S. Department of the                    CMF%20Application%20Instructions_                               CMF Award Recipients will be
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                                                  Treasury, as part of its continuing effort              Final_Updated%203.23.2016.pdf. The                           competitively selected after a careful
                                                  to reduce paperwork and respondent                      Capital Magnet Fund Awardee Annual                           review of their applications for program
                                                  burden, invites the general public and                  Report can be found at https://www.                          funding. The Application requires the
                                                  other Federal agencies to take this                     cdfifund.gov/programs-training/                              submission of information about the
                                                  opportunity to comment on proposed                      Programs/cmf/Pages/compliance-step.                          Applicant’s track record, proposed
                                                  and/or continuing information                           aspx#step5.                                                  pipeline, as well as data and narrative
                                                  collections, as required by the                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                   strategies for four main sections:


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments must be received no later than August 2, 2016.
ContactMr. Robert Brogan, at (202) 493-6292, or Ms. Kimberly Toone, at (202) 493-6132. These telephone numbers are not toll-free.
FR Citation81 FR 35814 

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