[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30113-30114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12580]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA 2015-0007-N-12]


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 an extension of the following 
currently approved information collection activities. On April 23, 
2015, FRA and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration 
(PHMSA) jointly published in the Federal Register a Safety Advisory 
titled Hazardous Materials: Information Requirements Related to the 
Transportation of Trains Carrying Specified Volumes of Flammable 
Liquids (FRA Safety Advisory 2015-02; Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0118, 
Notice 15-11). See 80 FR 22778. The information collection activities 
associated with the Joint Safety Advisory received a six-month 
emergency approval from OMB on April 30, 2015. FRA seeks a regular 
clearance (extension of the current approval for three years) so that 
its personnel and PHMSA personnel can continue to collect certain 
information that is essential during the course of an investigation 
immediately following a train accident. Before submitting these 
information collection requirements 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 July 27, 2015.

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 17, Washington, DC 
20590, or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, 
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 2130-0608.'' 
Alternatively, comments may be transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493-
6216 or (202) 493-6497, 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 17, 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)

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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 information 
collection activities that FRA will submit for clearance by OMB as 
required under the PRA:
    Title: FRA Safety Advisory 2015-02, Hazardous Materials: 
Information Requirements Related to the Transportation of Trains 
Carrying Specified Volumes of Flammable Liquids.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0608.
    Abstract: Due to recent derailments involving ``high hazard 
flammable trains'' (HHFTs), FRA and PHMSA have conducted several post-
accident investigations and to ensure that stakeholders are fully aware 
of each agency's investigative authority and cooperate with agency 
personnel conducting such investigations, where time is of the essence 
in gathering evidence, the agencies are issuing a Safety Advisory (FRA 
Safety Advisory 2015-02 and Docket NO. PHMSA-2015-0118, Notice No. 15-
11) to remind railroads operating HHFTs--defined as a train comprised 
of 20 or more loaded tank cars of a Class 3 flammable liquid in a 
continuous block, or a train with 35 or more loaded tank cars of a 
Class 3 flammable liquid across the entire train--as well as the 
offerors of Class 3 flammable liquids transported on such trains, of 
their obligation to provide PHMSA and FRA, as expeditiously as 
possible, with information agency personnel need to conduct 
investigations immediately following an accident or incident.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Frequency of Submission: One-time; On occasion.
    Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads/Stakeholders.
    Reporting Burden:

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  FRA Safety Advisory 2015-02;        Respondent         Total annual      Average time  per     Total annual
   Docket No. PHMSA-2015-0118          universe            responses           response          burden hours
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(1) Records of High Hazard       70 Railroads.......  50 Records........  2 hours...........  100 hours.
 Flammable Trains Containing
 Information Specified in This
 Safety Advisory Provided Upon
 Request to FRA/PHMSA Personnel
 After Train Accident.
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    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Total Estimated Responses: 50.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 100 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.

Erin McCartney,
Acting Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12580 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
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