[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 219 (Monday, November 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70532-70534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29273]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA 2011-0001-N-17]


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 January 13, 2012.

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. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, 
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.

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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 
2130-0505.'' Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile 
to (202) 493-6216 or (202) 493-6479, or via email to Mr. Brogan at 
[email protected], or to Ms. Toone 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 21, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 
(202) 493-6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information 
Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-
6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 
Public Law 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 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: Inspection and Maintenance Standards for Steam Locomotives.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0505.
    Abstract: The Locomotive Boiler Inspection Act (LBIA) of 1911 
required each railroad subject to the Act to file copies of its rules 
and instructions for the inspection of locomotives. The original LBIA 
was expanded to cover the entire steam locomotive and tender and all 
its parts and appurtenances. This Act then requires carriers to make 
inspections and to repair defects to ensure the safe operation of steam 
locomotives. The collection of information is used by tourist or 
historic railroads and by locomotive owners/operators to provide a 
record for each day a steam locomotive is placed in service, as well as 
a record that the required steam locomotive inspections are completed. 
The collection of information is also used by FRA Federal inspectors to 
verify that necessary safety inspections and tests have been completed 
and to ensure that steam locomotives are indeed ``safe and suitable'' 
for service and are properly operated and maintained.
    Form Number(s): FRA-1, FRA-2, FRA-3, FRA-4, FRA-5, FRA-19.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Respondent Universe: 82 Steam Locomotive Owners/Operators.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually.

Reporting Burden

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                                                           Total annual      Average time  per     Total annual
           CFR section            Respondent universe       responses             response         burden hours
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230.6--Waivers..................  82 owners..........  2 waiver letters...  1 hour.............            2
230.12--Conditions for movement-- 82 owners/operators  10 tags............  6 minutes..........            1
 Non-Complying Locomotives.
230.14-31 Service Day Inspection  82 owners/operators  100 reports........  20 minutes.........           33
    --Notifications.............  82 owners/operators  2 notifications....  5 minutes..........             .17
230.15--92 Service Day            82 owners/operators  100 reports........  20 minutes.........           33
 Inspection.
230.16--Annual Inspection.......  82 owners/operators  100 reports........  30 minutes.........           50
    --Notifications.............  82 owners/operators  100 notifications..  5 minutes..........            8
230.17-1,472 Service Day          82 owners/operators  10 forms...........  30 minutes.........            5
 Inspection.
230.12--Conditions for movement-- 82 owners/operators  10 tags............  6 minutes..........            1
 Non-Complying Locomotives.
230.20--Alteration Reports for    82 owners/operators  5 reports..........  1 hour.............            5
 Steam Locomotive Boilers.
230.21--Steam Locomotive Number   82 owners/operators  1 document.........  2 minutes..........             .033
 Change.
230.33--Welded Repairs/           82 owners/operators  5 letters..........  10 minutes.........            1
 Alterations.
    --Written Request to FRA for  82 owners/operators  5 letters..........  10 minutes.........            1
     Approval--Unstayed Surfaces.
230.34--Riveted Repairs/          82 owners/operators  10 requests........  5 minutes..........            1
 Alterations.
230.49--Setting of Safety Relief  82 owners/operators  16 tags............  2 minutes..........            1
 Valves.
230.96--Main, Side, and Valve     82 owners/operators  1 letter...........  10 minutes.........             .17
 Motion Rods.
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230.13--Daily Inspection Reports  82 owners/operators  3,650 reports......  2 minutes..........          122

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230.17--1,472 Service Day         82 owners/operators  10 reports.........  15 minutes.........            3
 Inspection.
230.18--Service Day Report......  82 owners/operators  150 reports........  15 minutes.........           38
230.19--Posting of Copy.........  82 owners/operators  300 forms..........  1 minute...........            5
230.41--Flexible Stay Bolts with  82 owners/operators  10 entries.........  1 minute...........             .17
 Caps.
230.46--Badge Plates............  82 owners/operators  3 reports..........  30 minutes.........            2
230.47--Boiler Number...........  82 owners/operators  1 stamping.........  15 minutes.........             .25
230.75--Stenciling Dates of       82 owners/operators  50 tests...........  15 minute..........            1
 Tests and Cleaning.
230.98--Driving, Trailing, and    82 owners/operators  1 stamp............  15 minutes.........             .25
 Engine Truck Axles--Journal
 Diameter Stamped.
230.116--Oil Tanks..............  82 owners/operators  30 signs...........  1 minute...........            1
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    Total Responses: 4,672.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 314 hours.
    Status: Extension of a Currently Approved Collection.
    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 November 7, 2011.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-29273 Filed 11-10-11; 8:45 am]
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