[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 65 (Thursday, April 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 16145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8184]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of OMB approvals.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), this notice announces that 
new information collections requirements (ICRs) listed below have been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These ICRs 
pertain to 49 CFR Parts 219, 229, 236, 241, and 244. Additionally, FRA 
hereby announces that other ICRs listed below have been re-approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). These ICRs pertain to Parts 
213, 214, 215, 216, 220, 223, and 239. The OMB approval numbers, 
titles, and expiration dates are included herein under supplementary 
information.

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 Debra Steward, Office of Information Technology and 
Productivity Improvement, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1120 
Vermont Ave., NW., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 
493-6139). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
Public Law No. 104-13, section 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as 
revised at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 
CFR part 1320, require Federal agencies to display OMB control numbers 
and inform respondents of their legal significance once OMB approval is 
obtained. The following new FRA information collections were approved: 
(1) OMB No. 2130-0550, Rail-Equipment Accident/Incident Cost Study 
(Form FRA F 6180.105). The expiration date for this information 
collection is September 30, 2003. (2) OMB No. 2130-0551, Regional 
Inspection Point Listing Forms (Forms FRA F 6180.106(A)-(E)). The 
expiration date for this information collection is December 31, 2003. 
(3) OMB No. 2130-0552, Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards (NPRM) (49 
CFR part 229). The expiration date for this information collection is 
March 31, 2004. (4) OMB No. 2130-0553, Positive Train Control (NPRM) 
(49 CFR part 236). The expiration date for this information collection 
is September 30, 2004. (5) OMB No. 2130-0555, Foreign Railroads' 
Foreign-Based (FRFB) Employees Who Perform Train or Dispatching Service 
in the United States (NPRM) (49 CFR part 219). The expiration date for 
this information collection is January 31, 2005. (6) OMB No. 2130-0556, 
U.S. Locational Requirement For Dispatching U.S. Rail Operations (49 
CFR part 241). The expiration date for this information collection is 
January 31, 2005. (7) OMB No. 2130-0557, Safety Integration Plans (49 
CFR part 244). The expiration date for this information collection is 
March 31, 2005.
    Additionally, the following information collections have been re-
approved: (8) OMB No. 2130-0010, Track Safety Standards: Gage Restraint 
Measurement Systems (49 CFR part 213). The new expiration date for this 
information collection is March 31, 2004. (9) OMB No. 2130-0504, 
Special Notice For Repairs (49 CFR part 216). The new expiration date 
for this information collection is March 31, 2004. (10) OMB No. 2130-
0511, Designation of Qualified Persons (49 CFR part 215). The new 
expiration date for this information collection is March 31, 2004. (11) 
OMB No. 2130-0524, Railroad Communications (Formerly Radio Standards 
and Procedures) (49 CFR part 220). The new expiration date for this 
information collection is November 30, 2004. (12) OMB No. 2130-0539, 
Railroad Worker Protection: Roadway Maintenance Machines (49 CFR part 
214). The new expiration date for this information collection is March 
31, 2004. (13) OMB No. 2130-0545, Passenger Train Emergency 
Preparedness (49 CFR parts 223 and 239). The new expiration date for 
this information collection is May 31, 2004.
    Persons affected by the above referenced information collections 
are not required to respond to any collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number. These approvals by the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) certify that FRA has complied 
with the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 
104-13) and with 5 CFR 1320.5(b) by informing the public about OMB's 
approval of the information collection requirements of the above cited 
forms and regulations.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 1, 2002.
Kathy A. Weiner,
Director, Office of Information Technology and Support Systems, Federal 
Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-8184 Filed 4-3-02; 8:45 am]
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