[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3555-3556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1380]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2012-0006-N-2]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, (FRA), Department of 
Transportation (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 are being forwarded to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The 
ICRs describe the nature of the information collections and their 
expected burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collections of information 
was published on November 17, 2011 (76 FR 71432).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 23, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Safety, 
Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 3rd Floor, Mail Stop 25, 
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., 3rd Floor, 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, 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 November 17, 2011, FRA published a 60-day notice in the 
Federal Register soliciting comment on these ICRs for which the agency 
is seeking OMB approval. 76 FR 71432. FRA received no comments in 
response to this notice.
    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

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OMB within 30 days of publication of this Notice to best ensure having 
their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 
1995.
    The summary below describes the nature of the information 
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden being submitted 
for clearance by OMB as required by the PRA.
    Title: Control of Alcohol and Drug Use in Railroad Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0526.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a previously approved 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    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.
    Form Number: FRA F 6180.73, 6180.74, 6180.94A, 61880.94B.
    Total Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 31,797 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 may also be sent via email to OMB at the 
following address: [email protected].
    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 January 18, 2012.
Michael Logue,
Acting Director, Office of Financial Management, Federal Railroad 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-1380 Filed 1-23-12; 8:45 am]
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