Page Range | 47595-47599 | |
FR Document | 2017-22044 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 196 (Thursday, October 12, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 47595-47599] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-22044] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA-2017-0002-N-23] Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, FRA seeks renewed approval of the proposed information collection activities listed below. Before submitting these information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities, which are identified in this notice. DATES: Comments must be received no later than December 11, 2017. ADDRESSES: 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, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 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 2130-0571'' or ``Comments on OMB Control Number 2130-0596,'' 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, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Safety Regulatory Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6292) 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 (telephone: (202) 493-6132). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). 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); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens associated with the collection of information that Federal regulations mandate. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will advance three objectives: (1) Reduce [[Page 47596]] reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it organizes information collection requirements in a ``user-friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and (3) accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501. Below is a brief summary of currently approved information collection activities that FRA will submit for renewed clearance by OMB as required under the PRA: Title: Occupational Noise Exposure for Railroad Operating Employees. OMB Control Number: 2130-0571. Abstract: FRA uses the collection of information to ensure railroads covered by this rule establish and implement noise monitoring, hearing conservation, and audiometric testing programs. This collection also includes hearing conservation training programs that protect railroad employees from the damaging and potentially dangerous effects of excessive noise in the everyday rail environment. Form Number(s): N/A. Affected Public: Businesses. Respondent Universe: 755 railroads. Frequency of Submission: On occasion. Affected Public: Businesses (Railroads, railroads equipment manufacturers). Reporting Burden: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Respondent Total annual Average time per Total annual CFR section universe responses response burden hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 227.13--Waivers................. 502 railroads..... 2 petitions....... 60 minutes........ 2 hours. 227.103--Noise monitoring 502 railroads..... 5 programs........ 30 hours.......... 150 hours. program: development and implementation. --Notification of employee 502 railroads..... 5 lists........... 30 minutes........ 3 hours. of monitoring. 227.107--Hearing Conservation 502 railroads..... 5 HCPs............ 31 hours.......... 155 hours. Program (HCP)--Development of programs. --Revised hearing 502 railroads..... 5 HCPs............ 1.75 hours........ 9 hours. conservation programs (HCPs). 227.109--Audiometric Testing 85,600 employees.. 7,704 tests....... 25 minutes........ 3,210 hours. Program--Existing employees-- baseline audiograms. --Periodic audiograms....... 85,600 employees.. 28,530 tests...... 10 minutes........ 4,755 hours. --Evaluation of audiograms.. 85,600 employees.. 2,330 ratings + 93 6 min./+ 30 min... 280 hours. retests. --Problem audiograms/& 8,000 employees... 45 documents...... 10 minutes........ 8 hours. provision of required documents to medical professional. --Follow-up procedures-- 8,000 employees... 93 notices........ 5 minutes......... 8 hours. notifications. --Fitting/training of 240 employees..... 240 tr. session... 5 minutes......... 20 hours. employees: hearing protectors. --Referrals for clinical/ 240 employees..... 20 referrals...... 2 hours........... 40 hours. otological exam. --Notification to employee 240 employees..... 20 notices........ 5 minutes......... 2 hours. of need for otological examination. --New audiometric 240 employees..... 20 notices........ 5 minutes......... 2 hours. interpretation. 227.111--Audiometric test 1,000 mobile vans. 1,000 tests....... 45 minutes........ 750 hours. requirements. 227.117--Hearing protection 502 railroads..... 50 evaluations.... 30 minutes........ 25 hours. attenuation--evaluation. --Re-evaluations of adequacy 502 railroads..... 10 re-evaluations. 30 minutes........ 5 hours. of hearing protection attenuation when employee noise exposure increases. 227.119--Hearing Conservation 502 railroads..... 5 programs........ 60 minutes........ 5 hours. Training Program--development. --Employee HCP Training..... 502 railroads..... 26,000 tr. 30 minutes........ 13,000 hours. employees. --Periodic Training......... 502 railroads..... 7,704 tr. 30 minutes........ 3,852 hours. employees. 227.121--Recordkeeping--authoriz 502 railroads..... 30 requests + 30 10 minutes + 15 13 hours. ation: records. responses. minutes. --Request for copies of 502 railroads..... 150 requests + 150 21 minutes + 45 166 hours. reports. responses. minutes. --Records transfer when 502 railroads..... 10 records........ 24 minutes........ 4 hours. carrier becomes defunct. --Railroad audiometric test 502 railroads..... 26,000 records.... 2 minutes......... 867 hours. records. --Hearing Conservation 502 railroads..... 54,000 records.... 45 seconds........ 675 hours. Program (HCP): Records. 229.121--Locomotive Cab Noise-- 3 equipment 610 records + 90 5 minutes + 40 111 hours. tests/records and certification. manufacturers. certs. minutes. --Equipment maintenance: 484 railroads..... 3,000 reports + 1 minute + 1 100 hours. excessive noise reports. 3,000 record. minute. --Maintenance records....... 484 railroads..... 3,750 records..... 1 minute.......... 63 hours. --Internal auditable 484 railroads..... 22 systems + 2 36 min. + 8.25 30 hours. monitoring systems. systems. hours. Appendix H--Static test 700 locomotives... 2 retests + 2 10 minutes + 5 1 hour. protocols/records. records. minutes. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Estimated Annual Responses: 164,734. Total Estimated Annual Burden: 28,311 hours. Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection. Title: Conductor Certification. [[Page 47597]] OMB Control Number: 2130-0596. Abstract: FRA's conductor certification regulation (49 CFR part 242) requires railroads to have a formal program for certifying conductors. As part of that program, railroads are required to have a formal process for training prospective conductors and determining that all persons are competent before permitting them to serve as a conductor. FRA intended the regulation to ensure that only those persons who meet minimum Federal safety standards serve as conductors. FRA collects information to ensure that railroads and their employees fully comply with all the requirements of part 242, including a conductor certification/recertification program, fitness requirements, initial and periodic testing of conductors, territorial qualifications, etc. Form Number(s): N/A. Affected Public: Businesses. Respondent Universe: 704 railroads. Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually. Reporting Burden: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Respondent Total annual Average time per Total annual CFR section/subject universe responses response burden hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 242.9--Waivers--Petitions....... 704 railroads..... 3 petitions....... 3 hours........... 9 hours. 242.101/103--Certification 704 railroads..... 5 new programs.... 15.5 hours........ 78 hours. programs for new railroads. --Conductor certification 704 railroads..... 40 copies......... 15 minutes........ 10 hours. submission: Copies to rail labor organizations--RLO. --Affirmative statements 704 railroads..... 40 avowals........ 15 minutes........ 10 hours. that copies of submissions were sent to RLOs. --Certified comments on 704 railroads..... 15 comments....... 4 hours........... 60 hours. submissions. --Certification programs 704 railroads..... 10 programs....... 3 hours........... 30 hours. disapproved by FRA and then revised. --Revised certification 704 railroads..... 3 programs........ 2 hours........... 6 hours. programs still not conforming and then resubmitted. --Certification programs 704 railroads..... 15 programs....... 2 hours........... 30 hours. materially modified after initial FRA approval. --Materially modified 704 railroads..... 3 programs........ 2 hours........... 6 hours. programs disapproved by FRA & then revised. --Revised programs 704 railroads..... 1 program......... 2 hours........... 2 hours. disapproved and then re- submitted. 242.105--Implementation Schedule --Issued certificates (\1/3\ 704 railroads..... 16,200 certif..... 30 minutes........ 8,100 hours. each year). --Issued certificates (\1/3\ 704 railroads..... 1,800 certif...... 30 minutes........ 900 hours. each year). --Requests for delayed 704 railroads..... 200 requests...... 30 minutes........ 100 hours. certification. --Testing/evaluation to 704 railroads..... 1,000 tests....... 560 hours......... 560,000 hours. certify persons. --Testing/evaluation to 704 railroads..... 100 tests......... 400 hours......... 40,000 hours. certify conductors (Class III). 242.107--Types of service --Reclassification to diff. 704 railroads..... 25 conductor tests/ 8 hours........... 200 hours. type of cert. ratings. 242.109--Opportunity by RRs for 704 Railroads..... 200 records + 200 30 minutes + 10 133 hours. certification candidates to comment. minutes. review and comment on prior safety record. 242.111--Prior Safety Conduct as Motor Vehicle Operator --Eligibility determinations 704 Railroads..... 1,100 ratings..... 10 minutes........ 183 hours. --Initial certification for 704 Railroads..... 75 certif......... 10 minutes........ 13 hours. 60 days. --Recertification for 60 704 Railroads..... 125 re-certif..... 10 minutes........ 21 hours. days. --Driver info. not provided 704 Railroads..... 5 requests........ 2 hours........... 10 hours. and request for waiver by persons/railroad. --Request to obtain driver's 54,000 Conductors/ 18,000 requests... 15 minutes........ 4,500 hours. license information from Persons. licensing agency. --Requests for additional 54,000 Conductors/ 25 requests....... 10 minutes........ 4 hours. information from licensing Persons. agency. --Notification to RR by 54,000 Conductors/ 25 notices........ 10 minutes........ 4 hours. persons of never having a Persons. license. --Report of Motor Vehicle 54,000 Conductors. 200 reports....... 10 minutes........ 33 hours. Incidents. --Evaluation of driving 54,000 Conductors. 18,000 rating..... 15 minutes........ 4,500 hours. record. --DAC referral by RR after 704 Railroads..... 180 referrals..... 5 minutes......... 15 hours. report of driving drug/ alcohol incident. --DAC request and supply by 704 Railroads..... 5 requests/records 30 minutes........ 3 hours. persons of prior counseling or treatment. --Conditional certifications 704 Railroads..... 50 certificate 4 hours........... 200 hours. recommended by DAC. endorsements. 242.113--Prior safety conduct as 54,000 conductors. 360 requests/360 15 minutes + 30 270 hours. employee of a different records. minutes. railroad. 242.115--Determination that 54,000 conductors. 18,000 2 minutes......... 600 hours. person meets eligibility determination. requirements. --Written documents from DAC 54,000 conductors. 400 docs.......... 30 minutes........ 200 hours. that person is not affected by a disorder. --Self-referral by 704 railroads..... 30 self-referrals. 10 minutes........ 5 hours. conductors for substance abuse counseling. [[Page 47598]] --Certification reviews for 704 railroads..... 18,000 cert. 10 minutes........ 3,000 hours. occurrence/documentation of reviews. prior alcohol/drug conduct by persons/conductors. --Written determination that 704 railroads..... 150 decision...... 60 minutes........ 150 hours. most recent incident has occurred. --Notification to person 704 railroads..... 300 notices....... 10 minutes........ 50 hours. that recertification has been denied. --Persons/conductors waiving 54,000 conductors. 300 waivers/de- 10 minutes........ 50 hours. investigation/de- certs. certifications. 242.117--Vision and Hearing Acuity --Determination vision 704 railroads..... 18,000 deter...... 20 minutes........ 6,000 hours. standards met. --Determination hearing 704 railroads..... 18,000 deter...... 20 minutes........ 6,000 hours. standards met. --Additional gap hearing 704 railroads..... 200 deter......... 20 minutes........ 67 hours. tests. --Medical examiner 704 railroads..... 18,000 certif..... 2 hours........... 36,000 hours. certificate that person has been examined/passed test. --Document standards met 704 railroads..... 100 docs.......... 30 minutes........ 50 hours. with conditions. --Document standards not met 704 railroads..... 100 docs.......... 30 minutes........ 50 hours. --Notation person needs 704 railroads..... 10,000 notes...... 10 minutes........ 1,667 hours. corrective device (glasses/ hearing aid). --Request for further 704 railroads..... 100 requests + 100 60 minutes + 2 300 hours. medical evaluation for new ratings. hours. determination. --Request for second retest 704 railroads..... 25 requests + 25 60 minutes + 2 75 hours. and another medical ratings. hours. evaluation. --Consultations by medical 704 railroads..... 100 consults + 100 2 hours + 10 217 hours. examiners with railroad certif. minutes. officer and issue of conditional certification. --Notification by certified 704 railroads..... 10 notices........ 10 minutes........ 2 hours. conductor of deterioration of vision/hearing. 242.119--Training --New RRs--Training program. 5 railroads....... 5 programs........ 3 hours........... 15 hours. --Modification to training 704 railroads..... 5 program......... 30 minutes........ 3 hours. program. --Completion of training 704 railroads..... 100 docs.......... 60 minutes........ 100 hours. program by conductors/ persons--documents. --Conductor refresher 704 railroads..... 100 retrained 2 hours........... 200 hours. training. conductors. --Modified training programs 704 railroads..... 24 modified 4 hours........... 96 hours. due to new laws, programs. regulations, orders, technologies, procedures, or equipment. --Employee consultation with 704 railroads..... 1,000 consult..... 15 minutes........ 250 hours. qualified supervisory employee if given written test to demonstrate knowledge of physical characteristics of any assigned territory. --Familiarization training 704 railroads..... 10 trained 8 hours........... 80 hours. for conductor of acquiring conductors. railroad from selling company/railroad prior to commencement of new operation. --RR Continuous education/ 704 railroads..... 18,000 tr. 8 hours........... 144,000 hours. training of conductors. Conductors. 242.121--Knowledge Testing --Determining eligibility... 704 railroads..... 18,000 deter...... 30 minutes........ 9,000 hours. --Retests/re-examinations... 704 railroads..... 500 re-tests...... 8 hours........... 4,000 hours. 242.123--Monitoring Operational Performance --Unannounced compliance 704 railroads..... 18,000 tests + 10 minutes + 5 4,500 hours. tests and records. 18,000 records. minutes. --Return to service that 704 railroads..... 1,000 tests + 10 minutes + 5 250 hours. requires unannounced 1,000 records. minutes. compliance test/record. 242.125/127--Determination made 704 railroads..... 100 decisions..... 30 minutes........ 50 hours. by RR relying on another railroad's certification. --Determination by Another 704 railroads..... 100 decisions..... 30 minutes........ 50 hours. Country. 242.203--Retaining information 704 railroads..... 18,000 records.... 15 minutes........ 4,500 hours. supporting determination: Records. --Amended electronic records 704 railroads..... 20 records........ 60 minutes........ 20 hours. 242.209--Maintenance of Certificates --Request to display 704 railroads..... 2,000 request/ 2 minutes......... 67 hours. certificate. displays. --Notification by conductors 704 railroads..... 1,000 notices..... 10 minutes........ 167 hours. that RR request to serve exceeds certification. 242.211--Replacement of 704 railroads..... 500 replaced 5 minutes......... 42 hours. certificates. certifications. 242.213--Multiple Certificates [[Page 47599]] --Notification to engineer 704 railroads..... 5 notifications... 10 minutes........ 1 hour. that no conductor is on train. --Notification of denial of 704 railroads..... 10 notices........ 10 minutes........ 2 hours. certification by individuals holding multiple certifications. 242.215--RR Oversight Responsibility --RR review and analysis of 704 railroads..... 44 reviews/ 40 hours.......... 1,760 hours. administration of analyses. certification program. --Report of findings by RR 704 railroads..... 36 reports........ 4 hours........... 144 hours. to FRA. 242.301--Determinations--Territo 320 railroads..... 1,080 deter....... 15 minutes........ 270 hours. rial qualification and joint operations. --Notification by persons 320 railroads..... 500 notices....... 10 minutes........ 83 hours. who do not meet territorial qualification. 242.401--Notification to 704 railroads..... 40 notices + 40 60 minutes/60 80 hours. candidate of information that responses. minutes. forms basis for denying certification and candidate response. --Written notification of 704 railroads..... 80 notices........ 60 minutes........ 80 hours. denial of certification. 242.403/405--Criteria for revoking certification; periods of ineligibility --Review of compliance 704 railroads..... 950 reviews....... 10 minutes........ 158 hours. conduct. --Written determination that 704 railroads..... 950 written 60 minutes........ 950 hours. the most recent incident determination. has occurred. 242.407--Process for Revoking Certification --Revocation for violations 704 railroads..... 950 revoked 8 hours........... 7,600 hours. of section 242.115(e). certificates. --Immediate suspension of 704 railroads..... 950 suspend 1 hour............ 950 hours. certificate. certificates. --Determinations based on RR 704 railroads..... 950 decisions..... 15 minutes........ 238 hours. hearing record. --Hearing record............ 704 railroads..... 950 records....... 30 minutes........ 475 hours. --Written decisions by RR 704 railroads..... 950 decisions..... 2 hours........... 1,900 hours. official. --Service of written 704 railroads..... 950 decisions + 10 minutes + 5 238 hours. decision on employee by RR 950 proofs. minutes. + RR service proof. --Written waiver of right to 54,000 Conductors. 425 waivers....... 10 minutes........ 71 hours. hearing. --Revocation of 704 railroads..... 15 revoked 10 minutes........ 3 hours. certification based on certifications. information that another railroad has done so. --Placing relevant 704 railroads..... 100 updated 1 hour............ 100 hours. information in record prior Records. to suspending certification/ convening hearing. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Estimated Responses: 268,799. Total Estimated Total Annual Burden: 856,406 hours. Type of Request: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection. 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 Jortland, Acting Deputy Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 2017-22044 Filed 10-11-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
Dates | Comments must be received no later than December 11, 2017. | |
Contact | Mr. Robert Brogan, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Safety Regulatory Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6292) 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 (telephone: (202) 493-6132). | |
FR Citation | 82 FR 47595 |