[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18326-18327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9072]


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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 225, 229, 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 
209, 230, 238, 240, and 260. 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), 
Pub. L. 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. 2130-0500, Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping 
(49 CFR part 225) (Final Rule) (Forms FRA F6180.54; 55; 55a; 56; 57; 
78; 81; 97; 98; 99; 107). The expiration date for this information 
collection is April 30,

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2006. (2) OMB No. 2130-0556, U.S. Locational Requirement For 
Dispatching U.S. Rail Operations (49 CFR part 241) (Final Rule). The 
expiration date for this information collection is January 31, 2006. 
The following information collections were re-approved: (1) OMB No. 
2130-0505, Inspection and Maintenance Standards For Steam Locomotives 
(49 CFR parts 209 and 230). The expiration date for this information 
collection is January 31, 2006. (2) OMB No. 2130-0548, Railroad 
Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (49 CFR part 260). The 
expiration date for this information collection is January 31, 2006.
    Additionally, the following information collections were previously 
approved: (1) OMB No. 2130-0552, Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards 
(49 CFR part 229) (Final Rule). The expiration date for this 
information collection is June 30, 2005. (2) OMB No. 2130-0557, Safety 
Integration Plans (49 CFR part 244) (Final Rule). The expiration date 
for this information collection is March 31, 2005. Furthermore, the 
following information collections were previously re-approved: (1) OMB 
No. 2130-0517, Supplemental Qualifications Statement For Railroad 
Safety Inspector Applicants (Form FRA-F-120). The expiration date for 
this information collection is August 31, 2005. (2) OMB No. 2130-0533, 
Qualifications For Locomotive Engineers (49 CFR part 240). The 
expiration date for this information collection is June 30, 2005. (3) 
OMB No. 2130-0544, Passenger Equipment Safety Standards (49 CFR part 
238). The expiration date for this information collection is June 30, 
2005.
    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 9, 2003.
Kathy A. Weiner,
Director, Office of Information Technology and Support Systems, Federal 
Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-9072 Filed 4-14-03; 8:45 am]
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