[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25083-25084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-11635]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The 
ICRs describe the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collections of information was 
published on March 4, 2003 (68 FR 10304).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 9, 2003.

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 issue two notices seeking public 
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve 
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d)(1), 
1320.12. On March 4, 2003, FRA published a 60-day notice in the Federal 
Register soliciting comment on ICRs that the agency was seeking

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OMB approval. See 68 FR 10304. FRA received no comments after issuing 
this notice. Accordingly, DOT announces that these information 
collection activities have been re-evaluated and certified under 5 CFR 
1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 
CFR 1320.12(c).
    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.
    The summaries below describe the nature of the information 
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden. The revised 
requirements are being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by 
the PRA.
    Title: Railroad Police Officers.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0537.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Railroads and States.
    Form(s): None.
    Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 207, railroads are required to notify 
states of all designated police officers who are discharging their 
duties outside of their respective jurisdictions. This requirement is 
necessary to verify proper police authority.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 155 hours.
    Title: Control of Alcohol and Drug Use in Railroad Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0526.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Railroads.
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.73; 6180.74; 6180.94A, and 6180.94B.
    Abstract: The information collection requirements contained in pre-
employment and ``for cause'' testing regulations are intended to ensure 
a sense of fairness and accuracy for railroads and their employees. The 
principal information--evidence of unauthorized alcohol or drug use--is 
used to prevent accidents by screening personnel who perform safety-
sensitive service. FRA uses the information to measure the level of 
compliance with regulations governing the use of alcohol or controlled 
substances. Elimination of this problem is necessary to prevent 
accidents, injuries, and fatalities of the nature already experienced 
and further reduce the risk of a truly catastrophic accident. Finally, 
FRA analyzes the data provided in the Management Information System 
annual report to monitor the effectiveness of a railroad's alcohol and 
drug testing program.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 34,378 hours.
    Title: Identification of Cars Moved in Accordance with Order 13528.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0506.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Railroads.
    Form(s): None.
    Abstract: This collection of information identifies a freight car 
being moved within the scope of Order 13528 (Order). See 49 CFR part 
232, appendix B. Otherwise, an exception will be taken, and the car 
will be set out of the train and not delivered. The information that 
must be recorded is specified at 49 CFR part 232, appendix B, requiring 
that a car be properly identified by a card attached to each side of 
the car and signed stating that such movement is being made under the 
authority of the Order. The Order does not require retaining cards or 
tags. When a car bearing a tag for movement under the Order arrives at 
its destination, the tags are simply removed.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 67 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding this information collection to the 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 
FRA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will 
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of 
the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.
    A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2003.
Kathy A. Weiner,
Acting Director, Office of Information Technology and Support Systems, 
Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-11635 Filed 5-8-03; 8:45 am]
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