[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46204-46205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17538]


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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. 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 describes the nature of the information collections and their 
expected burdens. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on May 17, 2004 (69 FR 27968).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 1, 2004.

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. No. 104-13, Sec.  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 May 17, 2004,

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FRA published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting 
comment on ICRs that the agency was seeking OMB approval. 69 FR 27968. 
FRA received no comments after issuing this notice.
    Before OMB decides whether to approve this proposed collection 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 summary below describe the nature of the information collection 
requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden. These requirements are 
being submitted for clearance by OMB as required by the PRA.
    Title: Railroad Trespasser Death Study.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-NEW.
    Type of Request: Approval of a New Collection of Information.
    Affected Public: County (Regional) Coroners/Medical Examiners.
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.117.
    Abstract: Trespasser deaths on railroad rights-of-way and other 
railroad property are the leading. cause of fatalities attributable to 
railroad operations in the United States. In order to address this 
serious issue, interest groups, the railroad industry, and governments 
(Federal, State, and local) must know more about the individuals who 
trespass. With such knowledge, specific education programs, materials, 
and messages regarding the hazards and consequences of trespassing on 
railroad property can be developed and effectively disseminated. Since 
currently available data are lacking in demographic detail, FRA 
proposes to conduct a study (using a private contractor) to obtain 
demographic data from local County Medical Examiners so as to develop a 
general, regional profile of ``typical'' trespassers in order to target 
audiences with appropriate education and enforcement campaigns that 
will reduce the annual number of injuries and fatalities.
    Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 120 hours.
    Addressee: Send comments regarding these information collections 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 estimates 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 July 21, 2004.
Kathy A. Weiner,
Director, Office of Information Technology and Support Systems, Federal 
Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 04-17538 Filed 7-30-04; 8:45 am]
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