[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 39505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17076]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2018-0008-N-5]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

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

ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.

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SUMMARY:  Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice 
announces that FRA is forwarding the renewal Information Collection 
Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information 
collection and its expected burden. On April 26, 2018, FRA published a 
notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
September 10, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the ICR to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA Desk Officer. 
Comments may also be sent via email to OMB at the following address: 
[email protected].

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 Administration, 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 
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), and 1320.12. On April 26, 2018, FRA 
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on 
the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 83 FR 18391. FRA 
received no comments in response to this notice.
    Before OMB decides whether to approve this proposed collection 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 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 OMB within 30 days of publication 
to best ensure having their full effect.
    Comments are invited on the following ICR regarding: (1) Whether 
the information collection activities are necessary for FRA to properly 
execute its functions, including whether the information 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 to minimize the burden of information 
collection activities on the public, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    The summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB 
clearance as the PRA requires.
    Title: Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards 
(Formerly Steam Locomotive Inspection).
    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 all steam locomotives and tenders, and all their 
parts and appurtenances. As amended, this Act requires railroads to 
inspect and repair steam locomotives to ensure they operate safely. Per 
the LBIA, the Steam Locomotive Inspection and Maintenance Standards (49 
CFR part 230) were established to provide more specific standards that 
ensure steam locomotive safety. Currently, as amended in 1999, the 
collection of information for part 230 is used primarily by tourist or 
historic railroads and by locomotive owners/operators to track steam 
locomotive service days and show that required inspections and 
maintenance are complete. The collection of information is also used by 
FRA and State rail safety inspectors to verify compliance with required 
inspection and maintenance standards, helping ensure steam locomotives 
are ``safe and suitable'' for service.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a current information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Steam Locomotive Owners/Operators.
    Form(s): FRA-1; FRA-2; FRA-3; FRA-4; FRA-5.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 4,868.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 18,865 hours.
    Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 1320.5(b) and 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.

Juan D. Reyes III,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2018-17076 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am]
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