[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 249 (Monday, December 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74407-74408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-25334]


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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 collection requirement (ICR) listed below has been 
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This new ICR 
pertains to 49 CFR Part 262. 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 215, 216, 219, 
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, 1200 
New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 
(202) 493-6292), or Gina Christodoulou, Office of Support Systems, RAD-
43, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey 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, 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 display OMB control numbers 
and inform respondents of their legal significance once OMB approval is 
obtained. The following new FRA information collections were approved 
in the last year: (1) OMB No. 2130-0572, Causal Analysis and 
Countermeasures to Reduce Rail-related Suicides (Forms FRA F 6180.125A 
and FRA F 6180.125B), and (2) OMB No. 2130-0573, Implementation of 
Program for Capital Grants for Rail Line Relocation and Improvement 
Projects (49 CFR 262). The expiration date for these two new 
collections of information is November 30, 2010.
    The following information collections were re-approved: (1) OMB No. 
2130-0504, Special Notice for Repairs (49 CFR part 216) (Forms FRA F 
6180.8 and FRA 6180.8A). The new expiration date for this information 
collection is August 31, 2010. (2) OMB No. 2130-0511, Designation of 
Qualified Persons (49 CFR 215). The new expiration date for this 
information collection is May 31, 2010. (3) OMB No. 2130-0526, Control 
of Alcohol and Drug Use in Railroad Operations (49 CFR 219) (Forms FRA 
F 6180.73 and FRA F 6180.74). The new expiration date for this 
information collection is March 31, 2010. (4) OMB No. 2130-0545, 
Passenger Train Emergency Preparedness (49 CFR 223 and 239). The new 
expiration date for this information collection is May 31, 2010. (5) 
OMB No. 2130-0555, FRFB Employees Who Perform Train or Dispatching 
Service in the United States (49 CFR 219). The new expiration date for 
this information collection is August 31, 2010.
    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.


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    Issued in Washington, DC on December 21, 2007.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad 
Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-25334 Filed 12-28-07; 8:45 am]
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