[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 73 (Thursday, April 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 18964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-10129]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collections of 
Information by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby gives notice 
that it has submitted the following information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency 
processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 
44 U.S.C. chapter 35). FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection 
of information identified below on or before April 13, 1998, for 180 
days after the date of issuance of this notice in the Federal Register. 
A copy of this individual ICR, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by calling FRA's clearance officers, 
Robert Brogan (telephone number (202) 632-3318) or Maryann Johnson 
(telephone number (202) 632-3226). Comments and questions about the ICR 
identified below should be directed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for FRA, Washington, D.C. 
20503.
    Title: PTC System-Technology/Functionality Questionnaire.
    OMB Number: 2130-new.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: Railroad Industry.
    Number of respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 4 hours.
    Total Burden: 40 hours.
    Description: The Railroad Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) 
workgroup charged with investigating Positive Train Control (PTC) is 
requesting information from the railroad industry concerning the 
technologies and functionality of the various PTC products/programs 
that either exist or are being planned for development. Information 
collected will be used by the RSAC PTC Implementation Task Force in 
facilitating the implementation of PTC on the Nation's railroads.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on April 10, 1998.
Maryann Johnson,
Information Collection Budget Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-10129 Filed 4-15-98; 8:45 am]
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