[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9202-9203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04604]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2019-0004-N-4]


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 Information Collection Requests 
(ICRs) abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and comment. The ICRs describe the information collections 
and their expected burden. On December 3, 2018, FRA published a notice 
providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICRs.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 12, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the ICRs 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, 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, 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

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OMB may approve paperwork packages. See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 
1320.8 through 1320.12. On December 3, 2018, FRA published a 60-day 
notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on the ICRs for which 
it is now seeking OMB approval. See 83 FR 62399. 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. 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 ICRs 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 summaries below describe the ICRs that FRA will submit for OMB 
clearance as the PRA requires:
    Title: Certification of Glazing Materials.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0525.
    Abstract: The collection of information is set forth under 49 CFR 
part 223, which requires the certification and permanent marking of 
glazing materials by the manufacturer. The manufacturer is also 
responsible for making available test verification data to railroads 
and FRA upon request.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a current information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (railroads and manufacturers of glazing 
materials).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 692 railroads/5 manufacturers of glazing 
materials.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 25,426.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 269 hours.
    Title: Disqualification Proceedings.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0529.
    Abstract: FRA regulations at 49 CFR part 209, subpart D, explain 
FRA's responsibilities, and the rights and responsibilities of 
railroads and railroad employees, regarding disqualification 
procedures. Specifically, 49 CFR 209.331, enforcement of a 
disqualification order, requires: (a) A railroad employing or formerly 
employing a disqualified individual to disclose the terms and 
conditions of the order to the individual's new or prospective employer 
railroad; (b) a railroad considering hiring an individual in a safety-
sensitive position to inquire from the individual's prior employer 
railroad whether the individual is serving under a disqualification 
order; and (c) a disqualified individual to inform his employer of the 
disqualification order and provide a copy of the order to the employer 
and to inform a prospective employer railroad of the disqualification 
order and provide a copy of the order. Additionally, 49 CFR 209.333(b) 
prohibits a railroad from employing a person subject to a 
disqualification order in any manner inconsistent with the order.
    Type of Request: Extension without change of a current information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (railroads).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 40,000 railroad employees (safety sensitive)/
741 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 3.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 5 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.

Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-04604 Filed 3-12-19; 8:45 am]
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