82_FR_58503 82 FR 58267 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

82 FR 58267 - Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 236 (December 11, 2017)

Page Range58267-58270
FR Document2017-26626

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Requests (ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICRs describe the information collections and their expected burden. On September 13, 2017, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICRs.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2017-0002-N-26]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

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

ACTION: Notice of Information Collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice 
announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. The ICRs describe the information collections 
and their expected burden. On September 13, 2017, FRA published a 
notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICRs.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
January 10, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the ICRs to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA Desk Officer. 
Comments may also be sent via email to OMB at the following address: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 (telephone: (202) 
493-6292); or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
Office of

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Administration, 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 
issue two notices seeking public comment on information collection 
activities before OMB may approve paperwork packages. See 44 U.S.C. 
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8-12. On September 13, 2017, FRA published a 60-
day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on the ICRs for 
which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 82 FR 43079. FRA received no 
comments in response to this notice.
    Before OMB decides whether to approve these proposed collections of 
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. Federal law 
requires OMB to approve or disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 
60 days after the 30-day notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)-(c); 5 
CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB 
believes the 30-day notice informs the regulated community to file 
relevant comments and affords the agency adequate time to digest public 
comments before it renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. 
Therefore, respondents should submit their respective comments to OMB 
within 30 days of publication to best ensure having their full effect.
    Comments are invited on the following ICRs regarding: (1) Whether 
the information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly 
execute its functions, including whether the information 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 to minimize the burden of information 
collection activities on the public, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    The summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB 
clearance as the PRA requires:

    Title: Identification of Cars Moved under 49 CFR 232.3(d) (Formerly 
Order 13528).
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0506.
    Abstract: This collection of information identifies certain 
railroad freight cars authorized to move under 49 CFR 232.3(d) 
(formerly Interstate Commerce Commission Order 13528). Paragraph (d) of 
49 CFR 232.3 allows for the movement of certain railroad freight cars 
without air brakes from initial terminal locations or through 
interchange locations under certain conditions.
    Paragraph (d) of 49 CFR 232.3 requires the cars to be identified by 
a card attached to the side of the equipment specifically noting and 
signed by the shipper that the car is being moved under the authority 
of that paragraph. Railroads typically use carrier bad order forms or 
tags for these purposes. These forms are readily available from all 
carrier repair facilities. If a car moving under 49 CFR 232.3(d) is not 
properly tagged, a carrier is not allowed to move the car. Section 
232.3(d)(3) does not require carriers or shippers to retain cards or 
tags. When a car bearing the two tags for movement under this provision 
arrives at its destination, the tags are simply removed. FRA estimates 
approximately 400 cars per year are moved under this regulation. 
Railroad employees use the information collected to ensure that cars 
moved in accordance with Order 13528 arrive at the correct destination. 
These records are not maintained for the purpose of information 
collection per se.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a current information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 755 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 800.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 67 hours.

    Title: U.S. Locational Requirement for Dispatching U.S. Rail 
Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0556.
    Abstract: With one exception, 49 CFR part 241 requires, in the 
absence of a waiver, that all dispatching of railroad operations 
occurring in the United States be performed in the United States. A 
railroad may, however, conduct dispatching from Mexico or Canada in an 
emergency, but only for the duration of the emergency. A railroad 
relying on this exception must provide written notification of its 
action to the FRA Regional Administrator of each FRA region in which 
the railroad emergency operation occurs as soon as practicable; such 
notification is not required before addressing the emergency. The 
information collected under this rule is used as part of FRA's 
oversight function to ensure that extraterritorial dispatchers comply 
with applicable safety regulations.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a current information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 4 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 8 hours.

    Title: Safety and Health Requirements Related to Camp Cars.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0595.
    Abstract: Subparts C and E of 49 CFR part 228 address the 
construction of railroad-provided sleeping quarters (camp cars) and set 
certain safety and health requirements for such camp cars. 
Specifically, subpart E of part 228 prescribes minimum safety and 
health requirements for camp cars that a railroad provides as sleeping 
quarters to any of its train employees, signal employees, or 
dispatching service employees (covered-service employees), and 
individuals employed to maintain its right-of-way. Subpart E requires 
railroad-provided camp cars to be clean, safe, sanitary, and equipped 
with indoor toilets, potable water, and other features to protect the 
health of car occupants. Subpart C of part 228 prohibits a railroad 
from positioning a camp car intended for occupancy in the immediate 
vicinity of a switching or humping yard which handles railcars 
containing hazardous material (see 49 CFR 228.102). Generally, the 
requirements of subparts C and E of part 228 are intended to provide 
covered-service employees an opportunity for rest free from the 
interruptions caused by noise under the control of the railroad.
    The information collected under this rule is used by FRA to ensure 
railroads operating camp cars comply with all the requirements mandated 
in this regulation to protect the health and safety of camp car 
occupants. Specifically, the information collected is used by FRA 
inspectors to verify that railroads operating camp cars inspect each 
water hydrant, hose, or nozzle used for supplying potable water to a 
camp car water system prior to use and keep records of these 
inspections required under Sec.  228.323. Each such hose or nozzle used 
must be cleaned and sanitized as part of the inspection. A signed, 
dated record of this inspection must be kept within the camp for the 
period of the connection. When the connection is terminated, a copy of 
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of these records must be submitted promptly to a centralized location 
for the railroad and maintained for one year from the date the 
connection was terminated. Review of the required record enables FRA 
inspectors to closely monitor water hydrants, hoses, and nozzles used 
for supplying potable water to a camp car water system are properly 
cleaned, sanitized, and inspected in order to prevent camp car 
occupants from drinking contaminated water. The information collected 
under Sec.  228.323 is also used by FRA to confirm that only trained 
individuals are permitted to fill the potable water systems.
    Furthermore, under this section, FRA inspectors verify that 
railroads keep essential certification records/copies regarding the 
safety of potable water from a different local source. The requirement 
states that each time that potable water is drawn from a different 
local source, the railroad must obtain a certificate from a State or 
local health authority indicating that the water from this source is of 
a quality not less than that prescribed in the National Primary 
Drinking Water Regulations promulgated by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency or obtain such a certificate by a certified 
laboratory following testing for compliance with those standards. The 
current certification must be kept within the camp for the duration of 
the connection. When the connection is terminated, a copy of each of 
these records must be submitted promptly to a centralized location for 
the railroad and maintained for one year from the date the connection 
was terminated. Certification by a State or local health authority or 
testing by a certified laboratory and FRA review of certification 
records help ensure that drinking water used by camp car occupants 
meets Federal standards and is safe for consumption.
    Also, under Sec.  228.323, FRA inspectors verify that necessary 
flushing records are kept by railroads operating camp cars. Under the 
requirement, each potable water system must be drained and flushed with 
a disinfecting solution at least once every 120 days. The railroad must 
maintain a record of the draining and flushing of each separate system 
within the camp for the last two drain and flush cycles. The record 
must contain the date of the work and the name(s) of the individual(s) 
performing the work. The original record must be maintained with the 
camp. A copy of each of these records must be sent to a centralized 
location for the railroad and maintained for one year. To be safe for 
consumption by camp car occupants, it is critical that potable water 
systems be drained and flushed periodically with a disinfecting 
solution to prevent the growth of bacteria that causes sickness. FRA 
closely monitors the required flushing and taste records to ensure that 
this necessary task is completed on a continuing basis while camp cars 
are operational, especially when camp car occupants report experiencing 
taste problems with the drinking water.
    Under Sec.  228.331, FRA ensures that any railroad using camp cars 
submits a master emergency preparedness plan pertaining to life safety 
and prominently display a copy of this plan in all their camp cars so 
that all camp occupants can view it at their convenience. FRA reviews 
each plan to ensure that it addresses the following items: (1) The 
means used to be aware of and notify all occupants of impending weather 
threats, including thunderstorms, tornados, hurricanes, floods and 
other major weather related risks; (2) shelter-in-place and emergency-
evacuation instructions for each of the specific threats identified; 
and (3) the address and telephone number of the nearest emergency 
medical facility and directions on how to get there from the camp car. 
Camp car occupants use this information to take necessary action to 
protect their lives and health.
    Finally, under Sec.  228.333, railroads must take remedial action 
within 24 hours after receiving a good faith notice from a camp car 
occupant or an employee labor organization or notice from FRA of non-
compliance with this subpart E. Railroads use the good faith notices or 
notice from FRA to correct each non-complying condition on a camp car. 
If the non-complying condition is not correctable, the railroad has to 
cease use of the camp car as sleeping quarters for each occupant. FRA 
inspectors use this information to ensure that railroads take necessary 
remedial actions for camp cars with non-complying conditions.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a current information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 1 railroad.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 11,206.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,043 hours.

    Title: Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related 
Railroad Employees.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0597.
    Abstract: On November 7, 2014, FRA published a final rule--
amendments to 49 CFR parts 214 and 232 and new part 243--establishing 
minimum training standards for all safety-related railroad employees, 
as required by the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. Part 243 
requires each railroad or contractor that employs one or more safety-
related employees to develop and submit a training program to FRA for 
approval and to designate the minimum training qualifications for each 
occupational category of employee. Part 243 also requires most 
employers to conduct periodic oversight of their own employees and 
annual written reviews of their training programs to close performance 
gaps.
    Additionally, amended part 214 requires specific training and 
qualification of operators of roadway maintenance machines that can 
hoist, lower, and horizontally move a suspended load.
    Finally, part 232 clarifies the existing training requirements for 
railroad and contractor employees who perform inspections, tests, or 
maintenance of brake system.
    FRA uses the information collected to ensure each employer--
railroad or contractor--conducting operations subject to new part 243, 
and railroads subject to amended parts 214 and 232 as appropriate, have 
developed, adopted, modified, submitted, and complied with a training 
program for each category and subcategory of safety-related railroad 
employee. Each program must have training components identified so that 
FRA will understand how the program works when it reviews the program 
for approval. Further, FRA reviews the required training programs to 
ensure they include the following: Initial, ongoing, and on-the-job 
criteria; testing and skills evaluation measures designed to foster 
continual compliance with Federal standards; and the identification of 
critical safety defects and plans for immediate remedial actions to 
correct them.
    In response to petitions for reconsideration, FRA has extended the 
effective date for developing the required training program under Sec.  
243.101 for employers with 400,000 or more total annual employee work 
hours to January 1, 2019, and for employers with less than 400,000 
total annual employee work hours to May 1, 2020.
    Type of Request: Extension with change of a current information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 1,550 railroads/contractors/training 
organizations/learning institutions.

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    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 71,752.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 281,752 hours.
    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 A. Jortland,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
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                                                                                                                                                                                          Average time per                   Total annual
                                                                    CFR section                              Respondent universe                 Total annual responses                      response                        burden hours

                                               225.18—Railroad narrative report of possible al-             744 railroads ................       12 reports .....................     30 minutes ...................                    6
                                                 cohol/drug involvement in accident/incident.
                                                   —Reports required by section 219.209(b)                  744 railroads ................       5 reports .......................    30 minutes ...................                    3
                                                      appended to rail equipment accident/inci-
                                                      dent report.
                                               225.19—Rail-Highway Grade Crossing Accident/                 744 railroads ................       1,900 + 260 forms .......            2 hours/1 hour ..............                 4,060
                                                 Incident Report—Form FRA F 6180.57.
                                                   —Death, Injury, or Occupational Illness                  744 railroads ................       9,578 + 454 + 345                    60 min./60 min 195                          11,1153
                                                      (Form FRA F 6180.55a).                                                                       forms.                               min..
                                               225.21—Railroad Injury and Illness Summary:                  744 railroads ................       8,928 forms ..................       10 minutes ...................                1,488
                                                 Form FRA F 6180.55.
                                               225.21—Annual Railroad Report of Employee                    744 railroads ................       744 forms .....................      15 minutes ...................                  186
                                                 Hours and Casualties, By State—Form FRA F
                                                 6180.56.
                                               225.21/25—Railroad Employee Injury and/or Ill-               744 railroads ................       13,700 forms ................        60 minutes ...................               13,700
                                                 ness Record—Form FRA F 6180.98.
                                                   —Copies of forms to employees ..................         744 railroads ................       411 form copies ...........          14.
                                               225.21—Initial Rail Equipment Accident/Incident              744 railroads ................       11,870 forms ................        30 minutes ...................                5,935
                                                 Record—Form FRA F 6180.97.
                                                   —Completion of Form FRA F 6180.97 be-                    744 railroads ................       1 form ...........................   30 minutes ...................                    1
                                                      cause of rail equipment involvement.
                                               225.21—Alternative       Record     for    Illnesses         744 railroads ................       300 forms .....................      75 minutes ...................                  375
                                                 Claimed to Be Work Related—Form FRA F
                                                 6180.107.
                                               225.21—Highway User Statement—Railroad                       744 railroads ................       1,035 letters/forms .......          50 minutes ...................                  863
                                                 cover letter and Form FRA F 6180.150 sent
                                                 out to potentially injured travelers involved in a
                                                 highway-rail grade crossing accident/incident.
                                                   —Form FRA F 6180.150 completed by                        950 Injured Individuals              725 forms .....................      45 minutes ...................                  544
                                                      highway user and sent back to railroad.
                                               225.25(h)—Posting of Monthly Summary ...........             744   railroads   ................   8,928 lists .....................    5 minutes      .....................            744
                                               225.27—Retention of Records ............................     744   railroads   ................   13,700 records .............         2 minutes      .....................            457
                                                   —Record of Form FRA F 6180.107 .............             744   railroads   ................   300 records ..................       10.
                                                   —Record of Monthly Lists ............................    744   railroads   ................   8,928 records ...............        2 minutes      .....................            298
                                                   —Record of Form FRA F 6180.97 ...............            744   railroads   ................   11,760 records .............         2 minutes      .....................            392
                                                   —Record of Employee Human Factor At-                     744   railroads   ................   2 minutes .....................      58.
                                                      tachments.
                                               225.33—Internal Control Plans—Amendments ...                 744 railroads ................       10 amendment .............           6 hours .........................                60
                                               225.35—Access to Records and Reports ...........             15 railroads ..................      200 lists ........................   20 minutes ...................                   67
                                               225.37—Optical Media Transfer of Reports, Up-                8 railroads ....................     200 transfers ................       3 minutes .....................                  10
                                                 dates, and Amendments.
                                                   —Electronic Submission of Reports, Up-                   744 railroads ................       2,400 submissions .......            3 minutes .....................                 120
                                                      dates, and Amendments.



                                                  Total Responses: 109,440.                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                       a 60-day period for public comment on
                                                  Estimated Total Annual Burden:                                                                                              the ICRs.
                                                                                                           Federal Railroad Administration                                    DATES: Interested persons are invited to
                                               46,577 hours.
                                                                                                           [Docket No. FRA–2017–0002–N–26]                                    submit comments on or before January
                                                  Status: Extension of a currently                                                                                            10, 2018.
                                               approved information collection.                            Proposed Agency Information                                        ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
                                                  Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR                        Collection Activities; Comment                                     on the ICRs to the Office of Information
                                               1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs                    Request                                                            and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
                                               all interested parties that it may not                                                                                         Management and Budget, 725 17th
                                                                                                           AGENCY:  Federal Railroad
                                               conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is                                                                                        Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
                                                                                                           Administration (FRA), Department of
                                               not required to respond to, a collection                    Transportation (DOT).                                              Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments
                                               of information unless it displays a                                                                                            may also be sent via email to OMB at
                                                                                                           ACTION: Notice of Information
                                               currently valid OMB control number.                                                                                            the following address: oira_
                                                                                                           Collection; request for comment.
                                                  Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
                                                                                                                                                                              submissions@omb.eop.gov.
                                                                                                           SUMMARY:  Under the Paperwork                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
                                               Brett A. Jortland,                                          Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice                           Robert Brogan, Information Collection
                                               Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.                                announces that FRA is forwarding the                               Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
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                                               [FR Doc. 2017–26625 Filed 12–8–17; 8:45 am]                 Information Collection Requests (ICRs)                             Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
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                                                                                                           Management and Budget (OMB) for                                    Administration, 1200 New Jersey
                                                                                                           review and comment. The ICRs describe                              Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
                                                                                                           the information collections and their                              DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292);
                                                                                                           expected burden. On September 13,                                  or Ms. Kim Toone, Information
                                                                                                           2017, FRA published a notice providing                             Collection Clearance Officer, Office of


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                                               Administration, Office of Information                   CFR 232.3(d) (formerly Interstate                     oversight function to ensure that
                                               Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad                    Commerce Commission Order 13528).                     extraterritorial dispatchers comply with
                                               Administration, 1200 New Jersey                         Paragraph (d) of 49 CFR 232.3 allows for              applicable safety regulations.
                                               Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,                   the movement of certain railroad freight                Type of Request: Extension without
                                               DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6132).                   cars without air brakes from initial                  change of a current information
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,                     terminal locations or through                         collection.
                                               44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its                            interchange locations under certain                     Affected Public: Businesses.
                                               implementing regulations, 5 CFR part                    conditions.                                             Form(s): N/A.
                                               1320, require Federal agencies to issue                    Paragraph (d) of 49 CFR 232.3                        Respondent Universe: 4 railroads.
                                               two notices seeking public comment on                   requires the cars to be identified by a                 Frequency of Submission: On
                                               information collection activities before                card attached to the side of the                      occasion.
                                               OMB may approve paperwork packages.                     equipment specifically noting and                       Total Estimated Annual Responses: 1.
                                               See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8–                 signed by the shipper that the car is                   Total Estimated Annual Burden: 8
                                               12. On September 13, 2017, FRA                          being moved under the authority of that               hours.
                                               published a 60-day notice in the Federal                paragraph. Railroads typically use                       Title: Safety and Health Requirements
                                               Register soliciting comment on the ICRs                 carrier bad order forms or tags for these             Related to Camp Cars.
                                               for which it is now seeking OMB                         purposes. These forms are readily                        OMB Control Number: 2130–0595.
                                               approval. See 82 FR 43079. FRA                          available from all carrier repair                        Abstract: Subparts C and E of 49 CFR
                                               received no comments in response to                     facilities. If a car moving under 49 CFR              part 228 address the construction of
                                               this notice.                                            232.3(d) is not properly tagged, a carrier            railroad-provided sleeping quarters
                                                  Before OMB decides whether to                        is not allowed to move the car. Section               (camp cars) and set certain safety and
                                               approve these proposed collections of                   232.3(d)(3) does not require carriers or              health requirements for such camp cars.
                                               information, it must provide 30 days for                shippers to retain cards or tags. When a              Specifically, subpart E of part 228
                                               public comment. Federal law requires                    car bearing the two tags for movement                 prescribes minimum safety and health
                                               OMB to approve or disapprove                            under this provision arrives at its                   requirements for camp cars that a
                                               paperwork packages between 30 and 60                    destination, the tags are simply                      railroad provides as sleeping quarters to
                                               days after the 30-day notice is                         removed. FRA estimates approximately                  any of its train employees, signal
                                               published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR                 400 cars per year are moved under this                employees, or dispatching service
                                               1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,                regulation. Railroad employees use the                employees (covered-service employees),
                                               Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day                  information collected to ensure that cars             and individuals employed to maintain
                                               notice informs the regulated community                  moved in accordance with Order 13528                  its right-of-way. Subpart E requires
                                               to file relevant comments and affords                   arrive at the correct destination. These              railroad-provided camp cars to be clean,
                                               the agency adequate time to digest                      records are not maintained for the                    safe, sanitary, and equipped with indoor
                                               public comments before it renders a                     purpose of information collection per                 toilets, potable water, and other features
                                               decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.                   se.                                                   to protect the health of car occupants.
                                               Therefore, respondents should submit                       Type of Request: Extension without                 Subpart C of part 228 prohibits a
                                               their respective comments to OMB                        change of a current information                       railroad from positioning a camp car
                                               within 30 days of publication to best                   collection.                                           intended for occupancy in the
                                               ensure having their full effect.                           Affected Public: Businesses.                       immediate vicinity of a switching or
                                                  Comments are invited on the                             Form(s): N/A.                                      humping yard which handles railcars
                                               following ICRs regarding: (1) Whether                      Respondent Universe: 755 railroads.                containing hazardous material (see 49
                                               the information collection activities are                  Frequency of Submission: On                        CFR 228.102). Generally, the
                                               necessary for FRA to properly execute                   occasion.                                             requirements of subparts C and E of part
                                               its functions, including whether the                       Total Estimated Annual Responses:                  228 are intended to provide covered-
                                               information will have practical utility;                800.                                                  service employees an opportunity for
                                               (2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of                     Total Estimated Annual Burden: 67                  rest free from the interruptions caused
                                               the burden of the information collection                hours.                                                by noise under the control of the
                                               activities, including the validity of the                 Title: U.S. Locational Requirement for              railroad.
                                               methodology and assumptions used to                     Dispatching U.S. Rail Operations.                        The information collected under this
                                               determine the estimates; (3) ways for                     OMB Control Number: 2130–0556.                      rule is used by FRA to ensure railroads
                                               FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and                  Abstract: With one exception, 49 CFR                operating camp cars comply with all the
                                               clarity of the information being                        part 241 requires, in the absence of a                requirements mandated in this
                                               collected; and (4) ways to minimize the                 waiver, that all dispatching of railroad              regulation to protect the health and
                                               burden of information collection                        operations occurring in the United                    safety of camp car occupants.
                                               activities on the public, including the                 States be performed in the United                     Specifically, the information collected is
                                               use of automated collection techniques                  States. A railroad may, however,                      used by FRA inspectors to verify that
                                               or other forms of information                           conduct dispatching from Mexico or                    railroads operating camp cars inspect
                                               technology.                                             Canada in an emergency, but only for                  each water hydrant, hose, or nozzle
                                                  The summaries below describe the                     the duration of the emergency. A                      used for supplying potable water to a
                                               ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB                       railroad relying on this exception must               camp car water system prior to use and
                                               clearance as the PRA requires:                          provide written notification of its action            keep records of these inspections
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                                                  Title: Identification of Cars Moved                  to the FRA Regional Administrator of                  required under § 228.323. Each such
                                               under 49 CFR 232.3(d) (Formerly Order                   each FRA region in which the railroad                 hose or nozzle used must be cleaned
                                               13528).                                                 emergency operation occurs as soon as                 and sanitized as part of the inspection.
                                                  OMB Control Number: 2130–0506.                       practicable; such notification is not                 A signed, dated record of this inspection
                                                  Abstract: This collection of                         required before addressing the                        must be kept within the camp for the
                                               information identifies certain railroad                 emergency. The information collected                  period of the connection. When the
                                               freight cars authorized to move under 49                under this rule is used as part of FRA’s              connection is terminated, a copy of each


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                                               of these records must be submitted                      is critical that potable water systems be             49 CFR parts 214 and 232 and new part
                                               promptly to a centralized location for                  drained and flushed periodically with a               243—establishing minimum training
                                               the railroad and maintained for one year                disinfecting solution to prevent the                  standards for all safety-related railroad
                                               from the date the connection was                        growth of bacteria that causes sickness.              employees, as required by the Rail
                                               terminated. Review of the required                      FRA closely monitors the required                     Safety Improvement Act of 2008. Part
                                               record enables FRA inspectors to closely                flushing and taste records to ensure that             243 requires each railroad or contractor
                                               monitor water hydrants, hoses, and                      this necessary task is completed on a                 that employs one or more safety-related
                                               nozzles used for supplying potable                      continuing basis while camp cars are                  employees to develop and submit a
                                               water to a camp car water system are                    operational, especially when camp car                 training program to FRA for approval
                                               properly cleaned, sanitized, and                        occupants report experiencing taste                   and to designate the minimum training
                                               inspected in order to prevent camp car                  problems with the drinking water.                     qualifications for each occupational
                                               occupants from drinking contaminated                       Under § 228.331, FRA ensures that                  category of employee. Part 243 also
                                               water. The information collected under                  any railroad using camp cars submits a                requires most employers to conduct
                                               § 228.323 is also used by FRA to                        master emergency preparedness plan                    periodic oversight of their own
                                               confirm that only trained individuals                   pertaining to life safety and prominently             employees and annual written reviews
                                               are permitted to fill the potable water                 display a copy of this plan in all their              of their training programs to close
                                               systems.                                                camp cars so that all camp occupants                  performance gaps.
                                                  Furthermore, under this section, FRA                 can view it at their convenience. FRA                    Additionally, amended part 214
                                               inspectors verify that railroads keep                   reviews each plan to ensure that it                   requires specific training and
                                               essential certification records/copies                  addresses the following items: (1) The                qualification of operators of roadway
                                               regarding the safety of potable water                   means used to be aware of and notify all              maintenance machines that can hoist,
                                               from a different local source. The                      occupants of impending weather                        lower, and horizontally move a
                                               requirement states that each time that                  threats, including thunderstorms,                     suspended load.
                                               potable water is drawn from a different                 tornados, hurricanes, floods and other                   Finally, part 232 clarifies the existing
                                               local source, the railroad must obtain a                major weather related risks; (2) shelter-             training requirements for railroad and
                                               certificate from a State or local health                in-place and emergency-evacuation                     contractor employees who perform
                                               authority indicating that the water from                instructions for each of the specific                 inspections, tests, or maintenance of
                                               this source is of a quality not less than               threats identified; and (3) the address               brake system.
                                               that prescribed in the National Primary                 and telephone number of the nearest                      FRA uses the information collected to
                                               Drinking Water Regulations                              emergency medical facility and                        ensure each employer—railroad or
                                               promulgated by the U.S. Environmental                   directions on how to get there from the               contractor—conducting operations
                                               Protection Agency or obtain such a                      camp car. Camp car occupants use this                 subject to new part 243, and railroads
                                               certificate by a certified laboratory                   information to take necessary action to               subject to amended parts 214 and 232 as
                                               following testing for compliance with                   protect their lives and health.                       appropriate, have developed, adopted,
                                               those standards. The current                               Finally, under § 228.333, railroads                modified, submitted, and complied with
                                               certification must be kept within the                   must take remedial action within 24                   a training program for each category and
                                               camp for the duration of the connection.                hours after receiving a good faith notice             subcategory of safety-related railroad
                                               When the connection is terminated, a                    from a camp car occupant or an                        employee. Each program must have
                                               copy of each of these records must be                   employee labor organization or notice                 training components identified so that
                                               submitted promptly to a centralized                     from FRA of non-compliance with this                  FRA will understand how the program
                                               location for the railroad and maintained                subpart E. Railroads use the good faith
                                               for one year from the date the                                                                                works when it reviews the program for
                                                                                                       notices or notice from FRA to correct                 approval. Further, FRA reviews the
                                               connection was terminated.                              each non-complying condition on a
                                               Certification by a State or local health                                                                      required training programs to ensure
                                                                                                       camp car. If the non-complying                        they include the following: Initial,
                                               authority or testing by a certified                     condition is not correctable, the railroad
                                               laboratory and FRA review of                                                                                  ongoing, and on-the-job criteria; testing
                                                                                                       has to cease use of the camp car as                   and skills evaluation measures designed
                                               certification records help ensure that                  sleeping quarters for each occupant.
                                               drinking water used by camp car                                                                               to foster continual compliance with
                                                                                                       FRA inspectors use this information to                Federal standards; and the identification
                                               occupants meets Federal standards and                   ensure that railroads take necessary
                                               is safe for consumption.                                                                                      of critical safety defects and plans for
                                                                                                       remedial actions for camp cars with                   immediate remedial actions to correct
                                                  Also, under § 228.323, FRA inspectors                non-complying conditions.
                                               verify that necessary flushing records                                                                        them.
                                                                                                          Type of Request: Extension without                    In response to petitions for
                                               are kept by railroads operating camp                    change of a current information
                                               cars. Under the requirement, each                                                                             reconsideration, FRA has extended the
                                                                                                       collection.                                           effective date for developing the
                                               potable water system must be drained                       Affected Public: Businesses.
                                               and flushed with a disinfecting solution                   Form(s): N/A.                                      required training program under
                                               at least once every 120 days. The                          Respondent Universe: 1 railroad.                   § 243.101 for employers with 400,000 or
                                               railroad must maintain a record of the                     Frequency of Submission: On                        more total annual employee work hours
                                               draining and flushing of each separate                  occasion.                                             to January 1, 2019, and for employers
                                               system within the camp for the last two                    Total Estimated Annual Responses:                  with less than 400,000 total annual
                                               drain and flush cycles. The record must                 11,206.                                               employee work hours to May 1, 2020.
                                               contain the date of the work and the                       Total Estimated Annual Burden:                        Type of Request: Extension with
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                                               name(s) of the individual(s) performing                 1,043 hours.                                          change of a current information
                                               the work. The original record must be                      Title: Training, Qualification, and                collection.
                                               maintained with the camp. A copy of                     Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad                    Affected Public: Businesses.
                                               each of these records must be sent to a                 Employees.                                               Form(s): N/A.
                                               centralized location for the railroad and                  OMB Control Number: 2130–0597.                        Respondent Universe: 1,550 railroads/
                                               maintained for one year. To be safe for                    Abstract: On November 7, 2014, FRA                 contractors/training organizations/
                                               consumption by camp car occupants, it                   published a final rule—amendments to                  learning institutions.


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                                               58270                      Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 236 / Monday, December 11, 2017 / Notices

                                                 Frequency of Submission: On                           Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,                  Clean Fuels Grant Program was repealed
                                               occasion.                                               West Building, Ground Floor, Room                     under the Moving Ahead for Progress in
                                                 Total Estimated Annual Responses:                     W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001                    the 21st Century Act (MAP–21).
                                               71,752.                                                 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,                      However, funds previously authorized
                                                 Total Estimated Annual Burden:                        Monday through Friday, except federal                 for programs repealed by MAP–21
                                               281,752 hours.                                          holidays.                                             remain available for their originally
                                                 Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR                        Instructions: You must include the                 authorized purposes until the period of
                                               1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA                     agency name and docket number for this                availability expires, the funds are fully
                                               informs all interested parties that it may              notice at the beginning of your                       expended, the funds are rescinded by
                                               not conduct or sponsor, and a                           comments. Submit two copies of your                   Congress, or the funds are otherwise
                                               respondent is not required to respond                   comments if you submit them by mail.                  reallocated.
                                               to, a collection of information unless it               For confirmation that FTA has received                  Estimated Number of Annual
                                               displays a currently valid OMB control                  your comments, include a self-                        Respondents: 17.
                                               number.                                                 addressed stamped postcard. Note that                   Estimated Total Annual Burden: 68
                                                  Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.                      all comments received, including any                  hours.
                                                                                                       personal information, will be posted                    Frequency: Annually.
                                               Brett A. Jortland,                                      and will be available to Internet users,
                                               Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.                                                                                  William Hyre,
                                                                                                       without change, to www.regulations.gov.
                                               [FR Doc. 2017–26626 Filed 12–8–17; 8:45 am]             You may review DOT’s complete                         Deputy Associate Administrator for
                                                                                                                                                             Administration.
                                               BILLING CODE 4910–06–P                                  Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2017–26574 Filed 12–8–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       Register published April 11, 2000, (65
                                                                                                       FR 19477), or you may visit                           BILLING CODE 4910–57–P
                                               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access
                                                                                                       to the docket to read background
                                               Federal Transit Administration                                                                                DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                                                                       documents and comments received, go
                                               [FTA Docket No. 2017–0026]                              to www.regulations.gov at any time.                   Federal Transit Administration
                                                                                                       Background documents and comments
                                               Notice of Request for Revisions of an                   received may also be viewed at the U.S.               Limitation on Claims Against Proposed
                                               Information Collection                                  Department of Transportation, 1200                    Public Transportation Projects
                                               AGENCY:    Federal Transit Administration,              New Jersey Avenue SE., Docket
                                                                                                       Operations, M–30, West Building,                      AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration
                                               DOT.                                                                                                          (FTA), DOT.
                                                                                                       Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
                                               ACTION:   Notice of request for comments.                                                                     ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                       Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
                                               SUMMARY:    In accordance with the                      9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
                                                                                                       through Friday, except federal holidays.              SUMMARY:   This notice announces a final
                                               Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
                                                                                                                                                             environmental action taken by the
                                               notice announces the intention of the                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                             Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
                                               Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to                 Vanessa Williams, Office of Program
                                                                                                                                                             for a project in Los Angeles County,
                                               request the Office of Management and                    Management (202) 366–4818 or email:
                                                                                                                                                             California. The purpose of this notice is
                                               Budget (OMB) to approve the revisions                   Vanessa.Williams@dot.gov.
                                                                                                                                                             to announce publicly the environmental
                                               of the following information collection:                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested                 decision by FTA on the subject project
                                               Clean Fuel Cell Grant Program.                          parties are invited to send comments                  and to activate the limitation on any
                                               DATES: Comments must be submitted                       regarding any aspect of this information              claims that may challenge this final
                                               before February 9, 2018.                                collection, including: (1) The necessity              environmental action.
                                               ADDRESSES: To ensure that your                          and utility of the information collection
                                                                                                                                                             DATES: By this notice, FTA is advising
                                               comments are not entered more than                      for the proper performance of the
                                                                                                                                                             the public of final agency actions
                                               once into the docket, submit comments                   functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
                                                                                                                                                             subject to Section 139(l) of Title 23,
                                               identified by the docket number by only                 of the estimated burden; (3) ways to
                                                                                                                                                             United States Code (U.S.C.). A claim
                                               one of the following methods:                           enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
                                                                                                                                                             seeking judicial review of FTA actions
                                                 1. Web site: www.regulations.gov.                     of the collected information; and (4)
                                                                                                                                                             announced herein for the listed public
                                               Follow the instructions for submitting                  ways to minimize the collection burden
                                                                                                                                                             transportation projects will be barred
                                               comments on the U.S. Government                         without reducing the quality of the
                                                                                                                                                             unless the claim is filed on or before
                                               electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.                 collected information. Comments
                                                                                                                                                             May 10, 2018.
                                               Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)                  submitted in response to this notice will
                                               electronic docket is no longer accepting                be summarized and/or included in the                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               electronic comments.) All electronic                    request for OMB approval of this                      Nancy-Ellen Zusman, Assistant Chief
                                               submissions must be made to the U.S.                    information collection.                               Counsel, Office of Chief Counsel, (312)
                                               Government electronic docket site at                       Title: Clean Fuel Cell Grant Program               353–2577 or Alan Tabachnick,
                                               www.regulations.gov. Commenters                         (OMB Number: 2132–0573).                              Environmental Protection Specialist,
                                               should follow the directions below for                     Background: The Clean Fuels Grant                  Office of Environmental Programs, (202)
                                               mailed and hand-delivered comments.                     Program was developed to assist non-                  366–8541. FTA is located at 1200 New
                                                 2. Fax: 202–366–7951.                                 attainment and maintenance areas in                   Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
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                                                 3. Mail: U.S. Department of                           achieving or maintaining the National                 20590. Office hours are from 9:00 a.m.
                                               Transportation, 1200 New Jersey                         Ambient Air Quality Standards for                     to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                               Avenue SE., Docket Operations, M–30,                    ozone and carbon monoxide (CO). The                   except Federal holidays.
                                               West Building, Ground Floor, Room                       program also supported emerging clean                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
                                               W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.                     fuel and advanced propulsion                          hereby given that FTA has taken final
                                                 4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of                  technologies for transit buses and                    agency action by issuing a certain
                                               Transportation, 1200 New Jersey                         markets for those technologies. The                   approval for the public transportation


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Document Created: 2017-12-09 01:50:03
Document Modified: 2017-12-09 01:50:03
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of Information Collection; request for comment.
DatesInterested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 10, 2018.
ContactMr. 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 (telephone: (202) 493-6292); or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Administration, 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 Citation82 FR 58267 

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