[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 91 (Thursday, May 10, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21815-21820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09909]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2018-0008-N-4]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 
implementing regulations, FRA is informing the public that FRA has made 
five proposed revisions to the Quarterly Positive Train Control (PTC) 
Progress Report Form (Form FRA F 6180.165) and Annual PTC Progress 
Report Form (Form FRA F 6180.166), which the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) previously approved on August 15, 2017, under its regular 
processing procedures. Before submitting this revised information 
collection request (ICR) to OMB for regular clearance and approval, FRA 
is soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the proposed ICR.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the ICR activities by mail to 
either: Mr. Robert Brogan, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division, RRS-21, 
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W33-
497, Washington, DC 20590; or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal 
Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W34-212, 
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 2130-0553,'' and

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should also include the title of the ICR. Alternatively, comments may 
be faxed to (202) 493-6216 or (202) 493-6497, or emailed to Mr. Brogan 
at [email protected], or 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, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory 
Analysis Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Room W33-497, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 
493-6292); or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
Office of Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W34-212, Washington, DC 
20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6132).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 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 to allow comment on information 
collection activities before seeking OMB approval of the activities. 
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8-12.
    Specifically, FRA invites interested parties to comment on the 
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the information collection 
activities are necessary for FRA to properly execute its functions, 
including whether the activities will have practical utility; (2) 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; (3) ways for FRA to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information being collected; and 
(4) ways for FRA to minimize the burden of information collection 
activities on the public, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology. See 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
    FRA believes that soliciting public comment will promote its 
efforts to reduce the administrative and paperwork burdens associated 
with the collection of information that Federal regulations mandate. In 
summary, FRA reasons that comments received will advance three 
objectives: (1) Reduce reporting burdens; (2) organize information 
collection requirements in a ``user-friendly'' format to improve the 
use of such information; and (3) accurately assess the resources 
expended to retrieve and produce information requested. See 44 U.S.C. 
3501.

II. Background on the Quarterly and Annual PTC Reporting Requirements

    Under the Positive Train Control Enforcement and Implementation Act 
of 2015 (PTCEI Act), each railroad subject to 49 U.S.C. 20157(a) must 
submit an annual progress report to FRA by March 31, 2016, and annually 
thereafter, until PTC system implementation is completed. 49 U.S.C. 
20157(c)(1). The PTCEI Act specifically requires each railroad to 
provide certain information in the annual reports regarding its 
progress toward implementing a PTC system, in addition to any other 
information FRA requests. See id. In addition, 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(2) 
requires FRA to conduct compliance reviews at least annually to ensure 
each railroad is complying with its revised PTC Implementation Plan 
(PTCIP), including any FRA-approved amendments. The PTCEI Act requires 
railroads to provide information to FRA that FRA determines is 
necessary to adequately conduct such compliance reviews. 49 U.S.C. 
20157(c)(2).
    Under its statutory and regulatory investigative authorities, FRA 
currently requires, and seeks to continue requiring, each subject 
railroad to submit Quarterly PTC Progress Reports (Form FRA F 6180.165) 
and Annual PTC Progress Reports (Form FRA F 6180.166) on its PTC system 
implementation progress. See 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(1)-(2); see also 49 
U.S.C. 20107; 49 CFR 236.1009(h).
    Specifically, in addition to the Annual PTC Progress Report (Form 
FRA F 6180.166) due each March 31 under 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(1), 
railroads must provide quarterly progress reports covering the 
preceding three-month period and submit the forms to FRA on the dates 
in the following table until full PTC system implementation is 
completed:

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                                                        Due dates for
                                 Coverage period      quarterly reports
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Q1..........................  January 1-March 31..  April 30.
Q2..........................  April 1-June 30.....  July 31.
Q3..........................  July 1-September 30.  October 31.
Q4..........................  October 1-December    January 31.
                               31.
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    Each railroad must submit its Quarterly PTC Progress Reports on 
Form FRA F 6180.165 and its Annual PTC Progress Reports on Form FRA F 
6180.166 on FRA's Secure Information Repository at https://sir.fra.dot.gov.

II. Proposed Revisions to the Quarterly and Annual PTC Progress Report 
Forms

    On August 15, 2017, OMB approved the Quarterly PTC Progress Report 
(Form FRA F 6180.165) and Annual PTC Progress Report (Form FRA F 
6180.166) for a period of one year, expiring on August 31, 2018. The 
current Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form and Annual PTC Progress 
Report Form, as approved through August 31, 2018, can be accessed and 
downloaded in FRA's eLibrary at: https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L17365 and https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L17366, respectively. 
These versions of the forms took into account the Association of 
American Railroads' written comments on behalf of itself and its member 
railroads; the American Public Transportation Association's written 
comments on behalf of Northeast Illinois Commuter Rail System, the Utah 
Transit Authority, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District 
of Oregon, and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority; and industry 
stakeholders' comments during FRA's public meeting on April 19, 2016. 
FRA published minutes from the meeting on www.regulations.gov under 
Docket No. FRA-2016-0002. For a summary of the oral and written 
comments and FRA's responses to the comments, please see 81 FR 28140, 
May 9, 2016.
    Following the 60-day public comment period after this notice is 
published, FRA will request OMB's re-approval of the forms, with the 
five changes described below. First, in Section 1 of the Quarterly PTC 
Progress Report Form (FRA F 6180.165), FRA proposes revising the row 
``Territories Where Revenue Service Demonstration Has

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Been Initiated'' to state ``Territories in Revenue Service 
Demonstration or in PTC Operation'' for clarity, based on additional 
feedback from the industry following OMB's approval of the form on 
August 15, 2017. FRA intended this row to include any and all 
territories where a railroad had initiated revenue service 
demonstration (RSD), even if a railroad subsequently obtained PTC 
System Certification from FRA and is operating its PTC system in 
revenue service. The purpose of this row is to collect information 
regarding a railroad's progress toward meeting the statutory criteria 
under 49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(3)(B)(vi)-(vii), if applicable. Based on 
feedback from the industry, FRA proposes clarifying the language in 
this row in Section 1 so railroads understand that a railroad can 
include in this row the number of territories where its PTC system is 
in RSD or in operation. This proposed change does not result in any 
additional reporting burden as it is only a clarifying change.
    Second, in footnotes 4 and 6 of the Quarterly PTC Progress Report 
Form (FRA F 6180.165), FRA proposes adding a hyperlink to Appendix A. 
The footnotes currently state: ``If a particular category listed in 
this table does not apply to the railroad's technology, please indicate 
`N/A.' A railroad may add categories or subcategories if it wants to 
provide more detail.'' FRA proposes adding the phrase ``in Appendix A'' 
to the second sentence with a hyperlink to that appendix to the form, 
as it will help direct railroads to the available section of the PDF 
where they can provide additional information. A hyperlink to Appendix 
A was in the corresponding footnotes in the prior version of the 
Quarterly PTC Progress Report Form that OMB approved through June 30, 
2017, but the hyperlink was omitted in error from the current version 
of the form. This proposed change (i.e., adding a hyperlink to an 
existing appendix) does not result in any additional reporting burden 
as it is only a formatting change.
    Third, in Section 4 (entitled ``Installation/Track Segment 
Progress--Current Status'') of both the quarterly form and the annual 
form, FRA proposes replacing the ``Testing'' option in the drop-down 
menu with two more precise options--i.e., ``Field Testing'' and 
``Revenue Service Demonstration.'' This modification will help ensure 
clearer and more accurate reporting, without imposing an additional 
reporting burden.
    Fourth, with respect to only the Annual PTC Progress Report Form 
(FRA F 6180.166), FRA proposes to delete a now inapplicable instruction 
from footnote 7 in Section 4, which stated,

    Please note: For the Annual PTC Progress Report due by March 31, 
2017, this mandatory geographic requirement (that must be satisfied 
by either completing Column 5 in Section 4 or submitting a GIS 
shapefile as described above) is due to FRA by April 30, 2017. Every 
other part of this form must be completed and submitted to FRA by 
March 31, 2017. This limited extension applies only in 2017.

    FRA delayed the due date for submitting that specific information 
in 2017 only, per OMB's request, to ensure railroads had sufficient 
time to compile and provide the information. FRA proposes removing that 
note from footnote 7 as it is no longer applicable or necessary. By 
statute, a railroad's Annual PTC Progress Report is due by March 31st 
each year. 49 U.S.C. 20157(c)(1).
    Fifth, with respect to both the quarterly form and the annual form, 
FRA proposes making certain changes to Section 6 (entitled ``Update on 
Interoperability Progress''). FRA proposes removing the portion of the 
instruction that states a host railroad must provide information about 
the status of each tenant railroad's rolling stock ``if the tenant does 
not have a separate PTCIP on file.'' FRA proposes removing this 
limiting instruction because FRA needs to know the PTC implementation 
status of any tenant railroad that operates on the host railroad's 
property, except any tenant railroad that is subject to an exception 
under 49 CFR 236.1006(b). In addition, before the final column in the 
table in Section 6, FRA proposes adding a column entitled, ``Scheduled 
Completion Date for Interoperability Testing.'' This information is 
necessary for FRA to understand the progress a host railroad and each 
of its required tenant railroads are jointly making toward testing and 
achieving PTC system interoperability, consistent with host railroad's 
PTC Implementation Plan and/or PTC Safety Plan. FRA estimates the 
additional burden for a host railroad to complete this new reporting 
requirement would be, on average, approximately 2.5 hours for Class I 
railroads and large passenger railroads; 1.25 hours for Class II and 
medium passenger railroads; and thirty minutes for Class III, terminal, 
and small passenger railroads.

III. Overview of Information Collection

    The associated collection of information is summarized below. FRA 
will submit this information collection request to OMB for regular 
clearance as required by the PRA.
    Titles: Quarterly Positive Train Control Progress Report and Annual 
Positive Train Control Progress Report.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0553.
    Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.165 and FRA F 6180.166.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Respondent Universe: 41 Railroad Carriers.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                                                                   Average time
   Quarterly PTC progress report     Respondent universe        Total annual       per response    Total annual
                                                                 responses            (hours)      burden hours
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Form FRA F 6180.165...............  41 Railroads.........  164 Reports/Forms....           22.84           3,746
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    FRA notes that the 22.84-hour estimate is an average for all 
railroads. FRA estimated the quarterly reporting burden is 
approximately 43 hours for the 11 Class I and large passenger railroads 
per quarterly form, approximately 28.75 hours for the 11 Class II and 
medium passenger railroads per quarterly form, and approximately 7.75 
hours for the 19 Class III, terminal, and small passenger railroads per 
quarterly form.

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                                                                                   Average time
    Annual PTC progress report       Respondent universe        Total annual       per response    Total annual
                                                                 responses            (hours)      burden hours
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Form FRA F 6180.166...............  41 Railroads.........  41 Reports/Forms.....           39.65           1,626
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    FRA notes that the 39.65-hour estimate is an average for all 
railroads. FRA estimated the annual reporting burden is approximately 
62.5 hours for the 11 Class I and large passenger railroads per annual 
form, approximately 41.25 hours for the 11 Class II and medium 
passenger railroads per annual form, and approximately 25.5 hours for 
the 19 Class III, terminal, and small passenger railroads per annual 
form.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses for Form FRA F 6180.165: 164.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden for Form FRA F 6180.165: 3,746 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses for Form FRA F 6180.166: 41.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden for Form FRA F 6180.166: 1,625.75.
    Respondent Universe: 41 Railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion; quarterly; 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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Form FRA F 6180.166--Annual PTC    41 railroads.......  41 reports/forms...  39.65 hours........           1,626
 Progress Report Form.
Form FRA F 6180.165--Quarterly     41 railroads.......  164 reports/forms..  22.84 hours........           3,746
 PTC Progress Report Form.
234.275--Processor-based systems-- 38 railroads.......  25 letters.........  4 hours............             100
 Railroad letter explaining
 deviations of a product from
 requirements.
235.6--Expedited application for   38 railroads.......  500 expedited        5 hours............           2,500
 approval of certain signal                              applications.
 system changes described in this
 section.
    --Copy of expedited            38 railroads.......  500 copies.........  30 minutes.........             250
     application to labor union.
    --Railroad rescindment letter  38 railroads.......  25 letters.........  6 hours............             150
     of request for expedited
     application of certain
     signal system changes.
    --Revised application for      38 railroads.......  13 applications....  5 hours............              65
     certain signal system
     changes.
    --Copy of railroad revised     38 railroads.......  13 copies..........  30 minutes.........               7
     application to labor union.
236.15--Designation of automatic   38 railroads.......  13 timetable         60 minutes.........               7
 block, traffic control, train                           instructions.
 stop, train control, cab signal,
 or PTC territory in timetable
 instructions.
236.18--Software Management        5 railroads........  1 plan.............  2,150 hours........           2,150
 Control Plan, New Railroads.
    --Subsequent years: Updated    90 railroads.......  20 updated plans...  1.50 hours.........              30
     plans.
236.905--Railroad Safety Program   5 railroads........  1 RSPP.............  135 hours..........             135
 Plan (RSPP), New Railroads.
    --FRA request for additional   78 railroads.......  1 document.........  135 hours..........             135
     information.
    --Railroad request to modify   78 railroads.......  1 request for        400 hours..........             400
     RSPP.                                               amendment.
236.907-909--Railroad petition     5 railroads........  2 petitions/reviews  19,200 hours.......          19,200
 for review and approval of
 Product Safety Plan (PSP).
    --Railroad sensitivity         5 railroads........  5 analyses.........  160 hours..........             800
     analysis supporting railroad
     risk assessment.
236.913--Filing and approval of    6 railroads........  1 joint plan.......  25,600 hours.......          25,600
 joint PSP.
    --Informational filing/        6 railroads........  6 filings/approval   1,928 hours........          11,568
     petition for special                                petitions.
     approval.
    --FRA request for further      6 railroads........  2 data calls/        800 hours..........           1,600
     data after informational                            documents.
     filing.
    --FRA request for further      6 railroads........  6 data calls/        16 hours...........              96
     information within 15 days                          documents.
     after receipt of Notice of
     Product Development.
    --Technical consultation by    6 railroads........  6 consultations....  120 hours..........             720
     FRA with railroad on design
     and planned development of
     product.
    --Railroad Petition to FRA     6 railroads........  6 petitions........  16 hours...........              96
     for final approval.
    --Comments to FRA on railroad  Public/railroad      7 comments/letters.  240 hours..........           1,680
     informational filing or        community.
     special approval petition.
    --Railroad amendment to PSP..  6 railroads........  15 amendments......  160 hours..........           2,400
    --Railroad field testing/      6 railroads........  6 field tests/       3,200 hours........          19,200
     informational filing                                documents.
     document.
236.917--Railroad retention of     6 railroads........  3 procedures.......  160,000 hours/              360,000
 records: results of tests &                                                  160,000 hours/
 inspections specified in PSP.                                                40,000 hours.
    --Railroad report that         6 railroads........  1 report...........  104 hours..........             104
     frequency of safety relevant
     hazards exceeds threshold
     set forth in PSP.
236.919--Railroad Operations and   6 railroads........  6 OMM updates......  40 hours...........             240
 Maintenance Manual (OMM).
    --Plans for proper             6 railroads........  6 plans............  53,335 hours.......         320,010
     maintenance, repair,
     inspection, and testing of
     safety critical products.
    --Documented hardware,         6 railroads........  6 revisions........  6,440 hours........          38,640
     software, & firmware
     revisions in OMM.
236.921--Training & qualification  6 railroads........  6 programs.........  400 hours..........           2,400
 program.
    --Trained signalmen &          6 railroads........  300 trained          40 hours + 20 hours          12,400
     dispatchers.                                        signalmen + 20 tr.
                                                         dispatchers.
236.923--Railroad Task analysis..  6 railroads........  6 analyses/          720 hours..........           4,320
                                                         documents.
    --Railroad records             6 railroads........  350 records........  10 minutes.........              58
     designating other qualified
     persons.
236.1001--Railroad additional or   38 railroads.......  3 rules or           80 hours...........             240
 more stringent PTC rules and                            instructions.
 other special instructions than
 prescribed under this section.
236.1005--Railroad request for     38 railroads.......  3 relief requests..  64 hours...........             192
 relief in PTCIP or RFA to
 implement PTC system based on
 minimal quantity of PIH
 materials traffic.
    --Railroad request to          38 railroads.......  47 requests........  8 hours............             376
     temporarily reroute trains
     equipped with PTC onto
     tracks not equipped with PTC
     systems and vice versa.
    --Written or telephonic        38 railroads.......  47 written or        2 hours............              94
     notice to FRA Regional                              telephonic notices.
     Administrator of conditions
     necessitating emergency
     rerouting.
    --Planned maintenance:         38 railroads.......  720 requests.......  8 hours............           5,760
     temporary rerouting requests.

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    --Request to FRA for           38 railroads.......  361 requests.......  8 hours............           2,888
     temporary rerouting
     exceeding 30 days.
236.1006--Equipping locomotives    38 railroads.......  35 reports.........  16 hours...........             560
 operating in PTC territory--
 Class II or III railroad
 progress reports for equipping
 locomotives with onboard
 apparatus for movements
 exceeding 20 mph.
236.1007--HSR-125 document         38 railroads.......  3 HSR-125 documents  3,200 hours........           9,600
 accompanying railroad PTC Safety
 Plan (PTCSP) for host railroads
 conducting freight or passenger
 operations at more than 125 mph.
    --Railroad request to use      38 railroads.......  2 data requests....  8,000 hours........          16,000
     foreign service data before
     submittal of PTCSP.
    --Submission of PTCSP with     38 railroads.......  3 PTCSPs with HSR-   3,200 hours........           9,600
     HSR-125 document by host                            125 documents.
     railroad conducting freight
     or passenger operations at
     more than 150 mph.
    --Railroad request in PTCSP    38 railroads.......  1 request..........  1,000 hours........           1,000
     that FRA excuse compliance
     with one or more of this
     section's requirements.
236.1009--Railroad filing PTCIP    38 railroads.......  1 PTCIP + 20 RFAs..  535 hours + 320               6,935
 with FRA for a main line track                                               hours.
 segment requiring PTC system
 implementation or request for
 amendment (RFA) to its PTCIP for
 initiating a new category of
 service or materially modifying
 one or more railroad lines
 requiring a PTC system.
    --Host railroad filing         38 railroads.......  2 documents........  8 hours............              16
     unmodified Type Approval
     with FRA.
    --PTC Development Plan         38 railroads.......  20 cover letters +   8 hours + 1,600              44,960
     (PTCDP) requesting Type                             20 modified Type     hours + 6,400
     Approval for PTC system or                          Approvals + 2        hours.
     request to modify previous                          PTCDPs.
     Type Approval with one or
     more variances.
    --PTCSP or PTCDP translated    38 railroads.......  1 document.........  8,000 hours........           8,000
     from foreign language into
     English.
    --Railroad request for         38 railroads.......  38 cover letters +   8 hours + 800 hours          30,704
     confidentiality for a filing.                       38 confidentiality
                                                         requests.
    --Railroad field testing or    38 railroads.......  190 field tests + 2  800 hours..........         153,600
     independent assessment                              assessments.
     undertaken at FRA request
     for Type Approval or PTC
     System Certification.
    --Access interviews with       38 railroads.......  76 interviews......  30 minutes.........              38
     railroad personnel
     associated with Type
     Approval or PTC System
     Certification and to
     determine compliance with
     this subpart.
    --Additional information to    38 railroads.......  8 documents........  400 hours..........           3,200
     FRA on PTCDP and PTCSP.
236.1011--PTCIP and public         38 railroads.......  1 PTCIP + 40 public  143 hours + 8 hours             400
 comment on PTCIPs, PTCDPs, and                          comments.
 PTCSPs.
236.1015--PTCSPs--Non-vital        38 railroads.......  3 PTCSPs...........  16,000 hours.......          48,000
 overlay.
    --Vital overlay..............  38 railroads.......  28 PTCSPs..........  22,400 hours.......         627,200
    --Stand-alone................  38 railroads.......  1 PTCSP............  32,000 hours.......          32,000
    --Railroad conference with     38 railroads.......  3 conferences......  32 hours...........              96
     FRA on mixed systems.
    --PTCSP for Mixed System.....  38 railroads.......  1 PTCSP............  28,800 hours.......          28,800
    --Railroad provision of        38 railroads.......  19 documents.......  3,200 hours........          60,800
     additional information to
     FRA upon request.
    --PTCSP replacing existing     38 railroads.......  19 PTCSPs..........  3,200 hours........          60,800
     certified PTC system.
    --Non-quantitative risk        38 railroads.......  19 assessments.....  3,200 hours........          60,800
     assessment to FRA.
236.1017--Third Party Assessment.  38 railroads.......  1 assessment.......  8,000 hours........           8,000
    --Host railroad written        38 railroads.......  1 written request..  8 hours............               8
     request to FRA to confirm
     whether a specific entity is
     independent.
--Further information provided to  38 railroads.......  1 additional         160 hours..........             160
 FRA upon request.                                       document.
    --Waiver request regarding     38 railroads.......  1 waiver request...  160 hours..........             160
     production of documents
     required for third party
     assessment.
    --Request for FRA to accept    38 railroads.......  1 request..........  32 hours...........              32
     certified information from a
     foreign railroad regulatory
     entity.
236.1019--Main line track          38 railroads.......  36 MTEAs...........  160 hours..........           5,760
 exception addendum.
    --Intercity commuter or        38 railroads.......  19 MTEAs...........  160 hours..........           3,040
     passenger line track
     exception addendum.
    --Limited operation            38 railroads.......  19 plans...........  160 hours..........           3,040
     exception: railroad risk
     mitigation plan.
    --Limited operation            38 railroads.......  12 analyses........  1,600 hours........          19,200
     exception: railroad
     collision hazard analysis to
     FRA.
    --Temporal separation          38 railroads.......  11 procedures......  160 hours..........           1,760
     procedures.
236.1021--Request for amendment    38 railroads.......  19 RFAs............  160 hours..........           3,040
 (RFA) to railroad PTCIP/PTCDP/
 PTCSP.
    --Review and comment on RFA    7 Interested         7 reviews + 20       3 hours + 16 hours.             341
     by interested parties.         parties.             public comments.
236.1023--Railroad PTC Product     38 railroads.......  38 lists...........  8 hours............             304
 Vendor List.
    --Railroad procedures for      38 railroads.......  38 procedures......  16 hours...........             608
     action to applicable vendor
     upon notification of a
     safety-critical failure,
     upgrade, patch, revision,
     replacement, or modification
     to PTC system.
    --Railroad notification to     38 railroads.......  142 notifications..  16 hours...........           2,272
     vendor and FRA of failure,
     malfunction, or defective
     condition that decreased or
     eliminated safety
     functionality of PTC product.
    --Notification updates.......  38 railroads.......  142 notice updates.  16 hours...........           2,272

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    --Railroad and vendor report   38 railroads.......  5 reports..........  400 hours..........           2,000
     to FRA of results of
     investigation of accident or
     service difficulty related
     to PTC system or product
     because of a manufacturing
     or design defect.
    --PTC supplier or vendor       38 railroads.......  142 reports + 142    16 hours + 8 hours.           3,408
     report of PTC system or                             report copies.
     product safety-relevant
     failures, defective
     conditions, previously
     unidentified hazards, and
     recommended mitigation
     actions.
236.1029--PTC System Use: Report   38 railroads.......  836 reports........  96 hours...........          80,256
 of en route failure.
    --Railroad submission to FRA   38 railroads.......  1 order............  3,200 hours........           3,200
     of Order of Particular
     Applicability for approval.
    --Railroad notice to FRA       38 railroads.......  76 notices + 114     10 hours...........           1,900
     regional office of planned                          unplanned notices.
     disabling of PTC system at
     least 7 days in advance and
     a contemporaneous notice of
     unplanned temporary
     disabling.
236.1031--Railroad Request for     38 railroads.......  3 REC letters......  160 hours..........             480
 Expedited Certification (REC).
    --Railroad PTC system request  38 railroads.......  3 requests.........  1,600 hours........           4,800
     to FRA for grandfathering of
     previously approved train
     control system.
236.1035--Railroad request for     38 railroads.......  190 requests.......  800 hours..........         152,000
 approval to conduct field
 testing of uncertified PTC
 system with provision of
 required documents.
    --Railroad request to FRA for  38 railroads.......  38 requests........  320 hours..........          12,160
     regulatory relief from
     certain requirements of 49
     part 236.
236.1037--Records Retention--      38 railroads.......  836 records........  4 hours............           3,344
 Results of inspections and tests
 specified in PTCSP and PTCDP.
    --Records on testing,          38 railroads.......  18,240 records.....  30 minutes.........           9,120
     maintenance, or operation of
     PTC system.
    --Railroad report of           38 railroads.......  4 reports..........  8 hours............              32
     frequency of safety-relevant
     hazards exceeding threshold
     set forth in PTCSP or PTCDP.
    --Railroad final report to     38 railroads.......  4 final reports....  160 hours..........             640
     FRA on results of analysis
     and countermeasures to
     reduce the frequency of
     safety-related hazards.
236.1039--Railroad development     38 railroads.......  38 OMM updates.....  250 hours..........           9,500
 and/or update of PTC Operations
 and Maintenance Manual (OMM).
    --Railroad identification of   38 railroads.......  114,000 I.D.s......  1 hour.............         114,000
     PTC safety-critical
     components.
    --OMM-designated PTC officer   38 railroads.......  76 designated        2 hours............             152
     responsible for scheduled                           officers.
     service interruptions.
236.1041--PTC Training &           38 railroads.......  38 programs........  400 hours..........          15,200
 Qualification Program.
236.1043--Regular & periodic       38 railroads.......  38 regular &         720 hours..........          27,360
 evaluations of PTC training                             periodic
 program.                                                evaluations.
    --Training records...........  38 railroads.......  560 records........  10 minutes.........              93
236.1045--PTC Training of Office   38 railroads.......  32 trained           20 hours...........             640
 Control Personnel.                                      personnel.
236.1047--PTC Training of          38 railroads.......  7,600 trained        3 hours............          22,800
 Operating Personnel.                                    personnel.
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    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 147,526.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 2,728,528 hours.
    Under 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.

Brett Andrew Jortland,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-09909 Filed 5-9-18; 8:45 am]
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