[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10322-10327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3606]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its 
implementing regulations, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 
hereby announces that it is seeking renewal of the following currently 
approved information collection activities. Before submitting these 
information collection requirements (ICRs) for clearance by the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting public comment on 
specific aspects of the activities identified below.

DATES: Comments must be received no later than April 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on any or all of the following 
proposed activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of 
Safety, Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington, DC 
20590, or Ms. Gina Christodoulou, Office of Support Systems Staff, RAD-
43, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Mail 
Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA to acknowledge 
receipt of their respective comments must include a self-addressed 
stamped postcard stating, ``Comments on OMB control number 2130-----.'' 
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or (202) 493-6497, or via e-mail to Mr. Brogan at 
[email protected], or to Ms. Christodoulou at: 
[email protected]. Please refer to the assigned OMB control 
number in any correspondence submitted. FRA will summarize comments 
received in response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include 
them in its information collection submission to OMB for approval.

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 Ms. Gina Christodoulou, Office of Support Systems 
Staff, RAD-43, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 
SE., 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 provide 60-days notice to 
the public for comment on information collection activities before 
seeking approval for reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). 
Specifically, FRA invites interested respondents to comment on the 
following summary of proposed information collection activities 
regarding (i) whether the information collection activities are 
necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions, including whether 
the activities will have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of FRA's 
estimates of the burden of the information collection activities, 
including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used to 
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for

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FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
being collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of 
information collection activities on the public by automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology (e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(I)-(iv); 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)(1)(I)-(iv). FRA believes that soliciting public comment will 
promote its efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens 
associated with the collection of information mandated by Federal 
regulations. In summary, FRA reasons that comments received will 
advance three objectives: (i) Reduce reporting burdens; (ii) ensure 
that it organizes information collection requirements in a ``user 
friendly'' format to improve the use of such information; and (iii) 
accurately assess the resources expended to retrieve and produce 
information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
    Below is a brief summary of the currently approved ICRs that FRA 
will submit for clearance by OMB as required under the PRA:
    Title: Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards and Event Recorder.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0004.
    Abstract: The Locomotive Inspection requires railroads to inspect, 
repair, and maintain locomotives and event recorders so that they are 
safe, free of defects, and can be placed in service without peril to 
life. Crashworthy locomotive event recorders provide FRA with 
verifiable factual information about how trains are maintained and 
operated, and are used by FRA and State inspectors for Part 229 rule 
enforcement. The information garnered from crashworthy event recorders 
is also used by railroads to monitor railroad operations and by 
railroad employees (locomotive engineers, train crews, dispatchers) to 
improve train handling, and promote the safe and efficient operation of 
trains throughout the country, based on a surer knowledge of different 
control inputs.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 744 Railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                  Respondent      Total annual     Average time    Total annual    Total annual
         CFR section               universe        responses       per response    burden hours     burden cost
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229.9--Movement of Non-        744 Railroads..  21,000 tags....  1 minute.......             350         $12,950
 Complying Locomotives.
229.17--Accident Reports.....  744 Railroads..  1 report.......  15 minutes.....             .25              11
229.21--Daily Inspection.....  744 Railroads..  5,655,000 rcds.  1 or 3 minutes.         189,583       8,341,652
    --MU Locomotives: Written  744 Railroads..  250 reports....  3 minutes......              13             572
     Reports.
Form FRA F 6180.49A            744 Railroads..  7,250 forms....  2 minutes......             242           8,954
 Locomotive Insp/Repair Rcd.
210.31--Locomotive Noise       744 Railroads..  100 tests/       15 minutes.....              25             925
 Emission Test.                                  remarks.
229.23/229.27/229.29/229.31--  744 Railroads..  87,000 tests...  8 hours........         696,000      25,752,000
 Periodic Inspection/Annual
 Biennial Tests/Main Res.
 Tests.
229.33--Out-of Use Credit....  744 Railroads..  500 notations..  5 minutes......              42           1,554
229.25(1)--Test: Every         744 Railroads..  200 amendments.  15 minutes.....              50           1,700
 Periodic Insp.--Written
 Copies of Instruction.
229.25(2)--Duty Verification   744 Railroads..  4,025 records..  90 minutes.....           6,038         181,140
 Readout Record.
229.25(3)--Pre-Maintenance     744 Railroads..  700 notations..  30 minutes.....             350          10,500
 Test--Failures.
229.135(A.)--Removal From      744 Railroads..  1,000 tags.....  1 minute.......              17             629
 Service.
229.135(B.)--Preserving        744 Railroads..  2,800 reports..  15 minutes.....             700          23,800
 Accident Data.
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                                                New Requirements
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229.27--Annual Tests.........  744 Railroads..  700 test         90 minutes.....           1,050          31,500
                                                 records.
229.135(b)(1) & (2)--          744 Railroads..  850 Cert. Mem    2 hours + 200             1,900           1,500
 Equipment Rqmnts--Mag Tape                      Modules.         hours.
 Replacements.
229.135(b)(3)--Equipment       744 Railroads..  600 Cert. Mem    2 hours........           1,200           1,500
 Rqmnts--Lead Locomotives.                       Modules.
229.135(b)(4)--Equipment       744 Railroads..  255 Cert. Mem    2 hours........             510           1,500
 Rqmnts--MU Locomotives.                         Modules.
229.135(b)(5)--Equipment       744 Railroads..  1,000 Cert. Mem  2 hours........           2,000           1,500
 Rqmnts--Other Locomotives.                      Modules.
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    Total Responses: 5,783,231.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 900,070 hours.
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
    Status: Regular Review.
    Title: Qualifications For Locomotive Engineers.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0533.
    Abstract: Section 4 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988 
(RSIA), Public Law 100-342, 102 Stat. 624 (June 22, 1988), later 
amended and re-codified by Public Law 103-272, 108 Stat. 874 (July 5, 
1994), required that FRA issue regulations to establish any necessary 
program for certifying or licensing locomotive engineers. The 
collection of information is used by FRA to ensure that railroads 
employ and properly train qualified individuals as locomotive engineers 
and designated supervisors of locomotive engineers. The collection of 
information is also used by FRA to verify that railroads have 
established required certification programs for locomotive engineers 
and that these programs fully conform to the standards specified in the 
regulation.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 744 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually; tri-annually.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                  Respondent      Total annual     Average time    Total annual    Total annual
         CFR section               universe        responses       per response    burden hours     burden cost
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240.9--Waivers...............  744 railroads..  3 waivers......  1 hour.........               3            $114
240.11--Certific. Programs...  744 railroads..  50 amend. prog.  1 hour.........              50           1,900
New Cert. Prog...............  20 New           20 cert.         40 hours.......             800          30,400
                                railroads.       programs.
Final Review.................  20 railroads...  20 reviews.....  1 hour.........              20             760
Material Changes to Cert.      744 railroads..  30 modified      45 minutes.....              23             874
 Program.                                        programs.
240.105(a)--Selection          744 railroads..  5 amendments...  1 hour.........               5             190
 Criteria for DSLEs--Rpts.
(b) Approval Plan--Amendments  744 railroads..  5 amendments...  1 hour.........               5             190
240.109--Candidate's written   13,333           25 responses...  60 minutes.....              25           1,175
 comments on prior safety       candidates.
 data.
240.111/App C--Driver's        13,333           13,333 requests  15 minutes.....           3,333         156,651
 License Data.                  candidates.
    --NDR Match--              744 railroads..  133 responses +  15 minutes.....              67           2,848
     notifications and                           133 requests.
     requests for data.
    --Written response from    744 railroads..  20 cases and     15 minutes.....               5             235
     candidate on driver's                       comments.
     lic. data.
240.111(g)--Notice to RR of    40,000           4 letters......  15 minutes.....               1              47
 Absence of License.            candidates.
240.111(h)--Duty to furnish    744 railroads..  200 phone calls  10 minutes.....              33           1,551
 data on prior safety conduct
 as motor vehicle op.
240.113--Notice to RR          13,333           267 requests +   15 min./30 min.             200           8,203
 Furnishing Data on Prior       candidates.      267 responses.
 Safety Conduct--Diff. RR.
240.119--Self-referral to EAP  40,000           50 self-         5 minutes......               4             188
 re: active substance abuse     locomotive       referrals.
 disorder.                      engineers.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/     20 railroads...  20 copies......  15 minutes.....               5             190
 Hearing; Acuity Data--New
 Railroads.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/     744 railroads..  20 reports.....  1 hour.........              20             760
 Hearing; Acuity Data--Cond.
 Certification.
240.121--Criteria--Vision/     744 railroads..  10               15 minutes.....               3             141
 Hearing; Acuity Data--Not                       notifications.
 Meeting Standards.
240.201/221--List of           744 railroads..  744 updates....  15 minutes.....             186           7,068
 Certified Loco. Engineers.
240.201/221--List of           744 railroads..  744 updated      15 minutes.....             186           7,068
 Qualified DSLEs.                                lists.
240.201/223/301--Loco.         40,000           13,333           5 minutes......           1,111          42,218
 Engineers Certificate.         candidates.      certificates.
240.201/223--List of Auth      744 railroads..  5 lists........  15 minutes.....               1              38
 Empl.
240.205--Data to EAP           744 railroads..  133 records....  5 minutes......              11             517
 Counselor.
240.207--Medical Certificate.  40,000           13,333           70 minutes.....          15,555       1,711,050
                                candidates.      certificates.
    --Written determinations   744 railroads..  10               2 hours........              20           2,200
     waiving use of                              determinations.
     corrective device.
240.219--Denial of             13,333           30 letters +30   1 hour.........              60           2,550
 Certification.                 candidates.      responses.
    --Notification...........  744 railroads..  30               1 hour.........              30           1,140
                                                 notifications.
240. 229--Requirements For     321 railroads..  184 calls......  5 minutes......              15             705
 Joint Operations.
240.309--RR Oversight Resp.:   15 railroads...  6 annotations..  15 minutes.....               2              98
 Poor Safety Conduct--Noted.
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                                                 Testing Rqmnts
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240.209/213--Written Tests...  40,000           13,333 tests...  2 hours........          26,666       1,013,308
                                candidates.
240.211/213--Perf. Test......  40,000           13,333 tests...  2 hours........          26,666       1,013,308
                                candidates.
240.303--Annual operational    40,000           40,000 tests/    2 hours........          80,000       3,920,000
 monitor observation.           candidates.      docs..
240.303--Annual operating      40,000           40,000 tests...  1 hour.........          40,000       1,960,000
 rules compliance test.         candidates.
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                                                  Recordkeeping
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240.215--Retaining Info.       744 railroads..  13,333 records.  30 minutes.....           6,667         253,346
 Supporting Determination.
240.305--Engineer's Notice of  40,400           100              5 minutes......               8             376
 Non-Qualific.                  engineers or     notifications.
                                candidates.
    --Relaying Non-qual.       800 engineers..  2 letters......  30 minutes.....               1              47
     Status to other
     certifying railroad.
240.307--Notice to Engineer    744 railroads..  650 letters....  1 hour.........             650          24,700
 of Disqualification.
240.309--Railroad Annual       28 railroads...  28 reviews.....  40 hours.......           1,120          71,680
 Review.
    --Report of findings.....  28 railroads...  6 reports......  1 hour.........               6             384
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    Total Responses: 163,997.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 203,568 hours.
    Status: Regular Review.
    Title: Railroad Worker Protection.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0539.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Railroads.
    Abstract: This rule establishes regulations governing the 
protection of railroad employees working on or near railroad tracks. 
The regulation requires that each railroad devise and adopt a program 
of on-track safety to provide employees working along the railroad with 
protection from the hazards of being struck by a train or other on-
track equipment. Elements of this on-track safety program include an 
on-track safety manual; a clear delineation of employers' 
responsibilities, as well as employees' rights and responsibilities 
thereto; well-defined procedures for communication and protection; and 
annual on-track safety training. The program adopted by each railroad 
is subject to review and approval by FRA.

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                                  Respondent      Total annual     Average time    Total annual    Total annual
         CFR section               universe        responses       per response    burden hours     burden cost
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Form FRA F 6180.199--Part 214  350 Safety       200 forms......  4 hours........             800         $28,800
 Railroad Workplace Safety      Inspectors.
 Violation Report Form.
214.311--Written Procedure of  744 Railroads..  20 amend./584    20 hours/4                2,736         103,968
 Challenges Made to On-Track                     prog. amend.     hours.
 Safety Procedures--Program
 Amendments.
    --Subsequent Years:        5 Railroads....  5 safety prog..  250 hours......           1,250          47,500
     Safety Programs.
214.313--Responsibility of     20 Railroads...  80 challenges..  4 hours........             320          11,520
 Individual Roadway Workers--
 Good Faith Challenges.
214.315/335--Supervision and   50,000 Roadway   16,350,000 brf.  2 minutes......             545      19,620,000
 Communication Job Briefings.   Empl.
214.321--Exclusive Track       85,853 Roadway   700,739 auth...  40 seconds.....           7,786         280,296
 Occupancy--Working Limits--    Workers.
 Written Authorities.
214.325--Train Coordination--  50,000 Roadway   36,500 comm....  15 seconds.....             152          55,472
 Communications.                Workers.
214.327--Inaccessible Track--  50,000 Roadway   50,000           10 minutes.....           8,333         299,988
 Establishing Working Limits.   Workers.         Occurrences.
214.337--On-Track Safety       744 Railroads..  2,080,000 stat.  30 seconds.....          17,333         623,988
 Procedures for Lone Workers:
 Train Detection--Written
 Statements.
214.355--Training and          50,000 Roadway   50,000 records.  2 minutes......           1,667          63,346
 Qualification for Operators    Workers.
 of Roadway Maintenance
 Machines.
214.503--Good Faith            50,000 Roadway   125 notific....  10 minutes.....        21 hours             756
 Challenges; Procedures for     Workers.
 Notification and Resolution.
    --Resolution Procedures..  744 Railroads..  10 procedures..  2 hours........        20 hours             760
214.505--Req'd Environmental   744 Railroads..  9 lists........  1 hour.........         9 hours             342
 Control and Protection
 Systems For New On-Line
 Roadway Maintenance Machines
 with Enclosed Cabs.
214.507--Required Safety       744 Railroads..  1,000 stickers.  5 minutes......              83           2,988
 Equipment for New On-Track
 Roadway Maint. Machines--
 Stickers.
214.511--Req'd Audible         744 Railroads..  3,700 devices..  5 minutes......             308          11,088
 Warning Devices--Roadway
 Maintenance Machines--I.D.
214.513--Retrofitting          744 Railroads..  2,300 Identific  5 minutes......             192           6,912
 Existing On-track RMM.
214.515--Overhead Covers For   744 Railroads..  500 requests +   10 min. + 20                250           9,334
 Existing On-Track Roadway                       500 responses.   min.
 Maintenance Machines (RMM).
214.517--Retrofitting of       744 Railroads..  6,000 stencils.  5 minutes......             500          18,000
 Existing On-Track RMM
 Manufactured After 1991.
214.518--Safe and secure       744 Railroads..  7,500 markings.  5 minutes......             625          22,500
 positions for riders.
214.523--Hi-Rail Vehicles--    744 Railroads..  2,000 recds....  60 minutes.....           2,000          72,000
 Inspections--Rcds.
    --Non-Complying            744 Railroads..  500 tags + 500   10 min. + 15                208           7,488
     Conditions--Tags +                          reports.         min.
     Reports.
214.527--On-Track RMM;         744 Railroads..  550 tags + 550   5 min. + 15 min             184           6,624
 Inspection for Compliance;                      reports.
 Repair Schedules--Tags +
 Reports.
214.533--Schedule of Repairs;  744 Railroads..  250 records....  15 minutes.....              63           2,394
 Subject to Availability of
 Parts--Records.
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    Total Responses: 19,294,122
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 589,840 hours.
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.119.
    Status: Regular Review.
    Title: Locomotive Cab Sanitation Standards.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0552.
    Abstract: The collection of information is used by FRA to promote 
rail safety and the health of railroad workers by ensuring that all 
locomotive crew members have access to toilet/sanitary facilities--on 
as needed basis--which are functioning and hygienic. Also, the 
collection of information is used by FRA to ensure that railroads 
repair defective locomotive toilet/sanitary facilities within 10 
calendar days of the date on which these units becomes defective.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: Railroads.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                              Total annual        Average time per    Total annual  burden   Total annual
            CFR section             Respondent  universe        responses             response                hours           burden cost
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229.137(d)--Sanitation--Locomotive  744 Railroads.......  7,800 notices.......  90 seconds..........  195.................          $6,435
 Defective or Unsanitary Toilet
 Facility Placed in Trailing
 Service--Clear Markings:
 Unavailable For Use.
229.137(e)--Sanitation--Locomotive  744 Railroads.......  5,200 notices.......  90 seconds..........  130.................           4,290
 Defective Toilet Facility--Clear
 Markings: Unavailable For Use.
229.139(d)--Servicing--Locomotive   744 Railroads.......  93,600 notations....  30 seconds..........  780.................          25,740
 Used in Transfer or Switching
 Service with Defective Toilet
 Facility--Date Defective.
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    Total Responses: 106,600.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,105 hours.
    Status: Regular Review.
    Title: Positive Train Control.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0553.
    Abstract: The collection of information is used by FRA to ensure 
that new or novel signal and train control technologies, essentially 
electronic or processor-based systems, meet the ``performance 
standard'' stipulated in FRA's final rule and work as intended in the 
U.S. rail environment. These new signal and train control technologies 
are known as ``Positive Train Control'' (PTC).
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: Railroads.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                  Respondent      Total annual     Average time    Total annual    Total annual
         CFR section               universe        responses       per response    burden hours     burden cost
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234.275--Processor-Based       85 Railroads...  25 letters.....  4 hours........             100          $3,800
 Systems--Deviations from
 Product Safety Plan (PSP)--
 Letters.
236.18--Software Management    85 Railroads...  45 plans.......  100 hours......           4,500         297,000
 Control Plan.
236.905--Railroad Safety       85 Railroads...  15 plans.......  250 hours......           3,750         153,000
 Program Plan (RSPP).
    --Response to FRA Request  85 Railroads...  2 documents....  8 hours........              16             608
     For Add'l Information.
    --FRA Approval of RSPP     85 Railroads...  5 amendments...  60 hours.......             300          13,080
     Modifications.
236.907--Product Safety Plan   85 Railroads...  30 plans.......  240 hours......           7,200         900,000
 (PSP)--Development.
236.909--Minimum Performance   85 Railroads...  7 petitions....  8 hours........              56           3,696
 Standard.
    --Petitions For Review
     and Approval
    --Performance of Full      85 Railroads...  5 assessments..  3,000 hours....          15,000       1,875,000
     Risk Assessment.
    --Subsequent Years--Full   85 Railroads...  7 assessments..  1,200 hours....           8,400       1,050,000
     Risk Assessment
    --Abbreviated Risk         85 Railroads...  25 assessments.  240 hours......           6,000         750,000
     Assessment
    --Subsequent Years--       85 Railroads...  10 assessments.  60 hours.......             600          75,000
     Abbrev. Risk Assessment
Alternative Risk Assessment..  85 Railroads...  5 assessments..  3,000 hours....          15,000       1,875,000
236.911--Exclusions--Notifica  85 Railroads...  20               80 hours.......           1,600          60,800
 tion to FRA.                                    notifications.
    --Election to Have         85 Railroads...  2 plans........  240 hours......             480          18,240
     Excluded Products
     Covered By Submitting a
     Product Safety Plan
     (PSP).
236.913--Notification/         85 Railroads...  5 notices/plans  240 hours......           1,200          45,600
 Submission to FRA of Joint
 Product Safety Plan.
    --Petitions For Approval/  85 Railroads...  32 petitions...  40 hours.......           1,280          48,640
     Informational Filings.
    --Responses to FRA         85 Railroads...  20 documents...  40 hours.......             800          30,400
     Request for Further
     Info. After
     Informational Filing.

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    --Responses to FRA         85 Railroads...  5 consultations  120 hours......             600          75,000
     Request for Further
     Info. After Agency
     Receipt of Notice of
     Product Development--
     Technical Consultations.
    --Petitions for Final      85 Railroads...  20 petitions...  40 hours.......             800          30,400
     Approval.
    --FRA Receipt of Petition  85 Railroads...  10 documents...  80 hours.......             800          30,400
     & Request For Info.
    --Agency Consultations To  85 Railroads...  10               40 hours.......             400          15,200
     Decide on Petition.                         consultations.
    --Other Petitions for      85 Railroads...  5 petitions....  60 hours.......             300          11,400
     Approval.
    --FRA acknowledges         85 Railroads...  10 documents...  40 hours.......             400          15,200
     receipt of petitions.
236.913 Petitions for          Public/RR        10 comments....  8 hours........              80           2,960
 Approval/Informational         Community.
 Filings--Comments.
Product Safety Plan (PSP)--    85 Railroads...  3 assessments..  4,000 hours....          12,000       1,500,000
 3rd Party Assessment.
Product Safety Plan--          85 Railroads...  15 amendments..  40 hours.......             600          22,200
 Amendments.
236.917--Retention of Records  85 Railroads...  22 documents...  40 hours.......             880          33,440
Report of Inconsistencies      85 Railroads...  40 reports.....  20 hours.......             800          30,400
 with PSP to FRA.
236.919--Operations &          85 Railroads...  30 manuals.....  120 hours......           3,600         136,800
 Maintenance Manual.
    --Plans For Proper         85 Railroads...  30 plans.......  200 hours......           6,000         228,000
     Maintenance, Repair,
     Inspection of Safety-
     Critical Products.
    --Hardware/Software/       85 Railroads...  5 revisions....  40 hours.......             200           7,600
     Firmware Revisions.
    --Identification of        85 Railroads...  10,000 markings  10 minutes.....           1,667          51,667
     Safety-Critical
     Components.
236.921--Training............  85 Railroads...  30 Training      400 hours......          12,000         456,000
                                                 Prog.
    --Training of Signalmen &  85 Railroads...  220 sessions...  40 hours/20 hrs           8,400       1,050,000
     Dispatchers.
236.923--Task Analysis/Basic   85 Railroads...  4,400 records..  10 minutes.....             733          27,854
 Reqmnts--Recds.
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    Total Responses: 15,145.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 117,342 hours.
    Status: Regular Review.
    Title: Post-Traumatic Stress in Train Crew Members After a Critical 
Incident.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0567.
    Abstract: Nearly 1,000 fatalities occur every year in this country 
from trains striking motor vehicles at grade crossings and individual 
trespassers along the track. These events can be very traumatic to 
train crew members, who invariably are powerless to prevent such 
collisions. Exposure of train crews to such work-related traumas can 
cause extreme stress and result in safety-impairing behaviors, such as 
are seen in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or Acute Stress Disorder. 
Most railroads have Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) 
intervention programs designed to mitigate problems caused by exposure 
to these traumas. However, they are quite varied in their approach, and 
it is not certain which components of these programs are most 
effective. The purpose of this collection of information is to identify 
``best practices'' for CISD programs in the railroad industry. By means 
of written and subsequent oral interviews with train crew members that 
will each take approximately 45 minutes, the approved study aims to 
accomplish the following: (1) Benchmark rail industry best practices of 
CISD programs; (2) Establish the extent of traumatic stress disorders 
due to grade crossing and trespasser incidents in the rail industry 
(not by region or railroad) and identify at-risk populations; and (3) 
Evaluate the effectiveness of individual components of CISD programs. 
It should be noted that only the components of CISD programs will be 
evaluated, not an individual railroad's overall intervention program.
    Affected Public: Train Crew Members.
    Respondent Universe: 2,000 Train Crew Members.
    Frequency of Submission: On Occasion.
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.120; FRA F 6180.121; FRA F 6180.122.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
    Status: Regular Review.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b), 
1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA informs all interested parties that it may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

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

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 20, 2008.
D.J. Stadtler,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad 
Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-3606 Filed 2-25-08; 8:45 am]
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