[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 23326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09704]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-8]


Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of 
Information by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department 
of Transportation (USDOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that it is submitting the following 
Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection of information 
identified below immediately upon publication of this Notice for a 
period of 180 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this individual ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by telephoning 
FRA's Office of Railroad Safety Clearance Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. 
(202) 493-6292) or FRA's Office of Administration Clearance Officer: 
Kimberly Toone (tel. (202) 493-6132) (these numbers are not toll-free); 
or by contacting Mr. Brogan via facsimile at (202) 493-6216 or Ms. 
Toone via facsimile at (202) 493-6497, or via email by contacting Mr. 
Brogan at [email protected]; or by contacting Ms. Toone at 
[email protected]. Comments and questions about the ICR identified 
below should be directed to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: FRA OMB Desk Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Recent derailments have occurred involving 
trains transporting large quantities of petroleum crude oil and 
ethanol. Preliminary investigation of one of these recent derailments 
involving a crude oil train indicates that a mechanical defect 
involving a broken tank car wheel may have caused or contributed to the 
incident. FRA is is issuing Safety Advisory 2015-01 to make 
recommendations to enhance the mechanical safety of the cars in trains 
transporting large quantities of flammable liquids. The Safety Advisory 
recommends that railroads use highly qualified individuals to conduct 
the brake and mechanical inspections and recommends a reduction to the 
impact threshold levels the industry currently uses for wayside 
detectors that measure wheel impacts to ensure the wheel integrity of 
tank cars in those trains.
    Title: Mechanical Inspections and Wheel Impact Detector Standards 
for Trains Transporting Large Amounts of Class 3 Flammable Liquids.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                                                  Average time
   Safety advisory 2015-01      Respondent  universe   Total annual  responses    per response     Total annual
                                                                                   (minutes)      burden (hours)
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(1) Maintenance Advisories    70 Railroads...........  350,000 Advisories.....                1            5,833
 from Railroads to Car
 Owners after Wheel Impact
 Load Detector (WILD)
 Automatic Notification that
 Detects an Impact Above
 Threshold of 60kips.
(2) Records of Initial        70 Railroads...........  1,000 Inspections/                    30              500
 Terminal Brake Inspection                              Records.
 by Qualified Mechanical
 Inspector and Records of
 Freight Car Inspections at
 Initial Terminals with
 Designated Inspectors.
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    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
    Total Estimated Responses: 351,000.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 6,333 hours.
    Status: Emergency Review.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 320.5(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.

Erin McCartney,
Budget Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-09704 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am]
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