[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7551-7552]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-1957]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and comment. The ICRs describes the 
nature of the information collection requirements and their expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collections of information was 
published on November 3, 2000 (65 FR 66294).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 22, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Planning 
and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 
493-6292) or Dian Deal, Office of Information Technology and 
Productivity Improvement, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 
493-6133). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
Public Law 104-13, section 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised 
at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 C.F.R. 
part 1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public 
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve 
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506; 3507; 5 C.F.R. 1320.5, 1320.8 
(d)(1), 1320.12. On November 3, 2000, FRA published a 60-day notice in 
the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs that the agency was 
seeking OMB approval. 65 FR 66294. 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. 44 U.S.C. 
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). 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 that 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. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
    Below is a brief summary of currently approved information 
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as 
required under the PRA:
    Title: Special Notice For Repairs.

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    OMB Control Number: 2130-0504.
    Abstract: The collection of information is used by state and 
Federal inspectors to remove freight cars or locomotives from service 
until they can be restored to a serviceable condition. It is also used 
by state and Federal inspectors to reduce the maximum authorized speed 
on a section of track until repairs can be made. Additionally, the 
collection of information provides railroads written notice that an 
inspector has recommended to the FRA Administrator to remove from 
service a section of track that is not safe to use at any speed. 
Railroads must return the required form after the necessary repairs 
have been made.
    Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.8 and FRA F 6180.8a.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 685 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 7 hours.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Designation of Qualified Persons.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0511.
    Abstract: The collection of information is used to prevent the 
unsafe movement of defective freight cars. Railroads are required to 
inspect the freight cars for compliance and to determine restrictions 
on the movement of defective cars.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 685 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 40 hours.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 C.F.R. 1320.5(b), 
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

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

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 16, 2001.
Kathy A. Weiner,
Director, Office of Information Technology and Support Systems, Federal 
Railroad Administration.
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