[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 169 (Friday, August 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45824-45826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18809]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2019-0004-N-15]


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), U.S. 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) and its 
implementing regulations, FRA seeks approval of the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before submitting this ICR 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is 
soliciting public comment on specific aspects of the activities 
identified in the ICR.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
October 29, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the ICR activities by mail to 
either: Ms. Hodan Wells, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division, Federal 
Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590; or Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
Office of Information Technology, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE, 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 2130-0526,'' (the relevant OMB control number for each ICR is 
listed below) and should also include the title of the ICR. 
Alternatively, comments may be faxed to 202-493-6216 or 202-493-6497, 
or emailed to Ms. Wells 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: Ms. Hodan Wells, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad Safety, Regulatory 
Analysis Division, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493-0440) or Ms. Kim 
Toone, Information Collection Clearance Officer, Office of Information 
Technology, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
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 through 1320.12. 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 may 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.
    The summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB 
clearance as the PRA requires:
    Title: Control of Alcohol and Drug Use in Railroad Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0526.
    Abstract: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the 
railroad industry will use the information collected to determine the 
extent of alcohol and drug abuse on railroad property, curtail alcohol 
and drug use, and ensure compliance with all 49 CFR part 219 
requirements covering regulated employees. For example, FRA will use 
the information collected to ensure that regulated employees are 
subject to random alcohol and drug testing. This information collection 
also covers foreign-railroads' foreign-based employees who perform 
train or dispatching service in the United States.
    Type of Request: Extension with change (revised estimates) of a 
currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.73, 6180.74, 6180.75.
    Respondent Universe: 713 railroads (includes 2 foreign-based 
railroads), 44,797 MOW employees, and 146,000 employees.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Reporting Burden:
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    \1\ Throughout the tables in this document, the dollar 
equivalent cost is derived from the Surface Transportation Board's 
Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee group 
hourly wage rate that includes 75-percent overhead charges.

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                                                                                                                                           Total annual
      CFR section/subject              Respondent universe             Total annual responses         Average time per     Total annual     dollar cost
                                                                                                          response         burden hours   equivalent \1\
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219.4--Petition for             1 railroad......................  1 petition......................  40 hours............              40          $3,040
 recognition of a foreign
 railroad's Workplace Testing
 Program.
--Comments on petitions.......  1 railroad......................  2 comments + 2 copies...........  30 minutes..........               1              76
219.7--Waivers................  713 railroads...................  3 waiver letters................  90 minutes..........               5             380
219.23(a)--Notification to      146,000 employees...............  644,797 notices.................  3 seconds + 30                   171          12,996
 employees for testing.                                                                              seconds.
219.12(d)--RR Documentation on  713 railroads + 44,79744,797 MOW  5 documents.....................  30 minutes..........               3             228
 need to place employee on       employees.
 duty for follow-up tests.
219.23(c) and (e)--Educational  713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        500 modified/revised educational  1 hour..............             500          38,000
 materials.                      employees.                        documents.
--Copies of educational         146,000 employees...............  19,506 copies of educational      2 minutes...........             650          49,400
 materials to employees.                                           material documents.
219.104(b)--Removal of          713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        350 verbal notices + 350 letters  30 seconds + 2                    15           1,140
 employee from regulated         employees.                                                          minutes.
 service--Verbal notice +
 follow-up written letter.
219.105--RR's duty to prevent   713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        2 document copies...............  5 minutes...........             .17              13
 violations--Documents           employees.
 provided to FRA after agency
 request regarding RR's
 alcohol and/or drug use/
 education/prevention program.
--RR Supervisor Rule G          713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        292,000 observation records.....  2 seconds...........             162          12,312
 observations and records of     employees.
 regulated employees.
219.201(c)--Report by RR        713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        2 reports.......................  30 minutes..........               1              76
 concerning decision by person   employees.
 other than RR representative
 about whether an accident/
 incident qualifies for
 testing.
219.203/207--Verbal             713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        80 notifications + 80 written     2 minutes + 5                      9             684
 notification and subsequent     employees.                        reports.                          minutes.
 written report of failure to
 collect urine/blood specimens
 within four hours.
--Recall of employees for       713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        4 reports.......................  30 minutes..........               2             152
 testing and Narrative Report    employees.
 Completion.
--RR reference to part 219      713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        97 references...................  5 minutes...........               8             608
 requirements and FRA's post-    employees.
 accident toxicological kit
 instructions in seeking to
 obtain facility cooperation.
--RR notification to National   713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        2 phone calls...................  10 minutes..........             .33              25
 Response Center of injured      employees.
 employee unconscious or
 otherwise unable to give
 testing consent.
--RR notification to local      713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        5 phone calls...................  10 minutes..........             .83              64
 authority.                      employees.
219.205--Post-Accident          713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        97 forms........................  10 minutes..........              16           1,216
 Toxicological Testing           employees.
 Qualifying Events--Testing
 Forms--Completion of FRA F
 6180.73.
--Specimen handling/            146,000 employees...............  207 forms.......................  15 minutes..........              52           3,952
 collection--Completion of
 Form FRA F 6180.74 by train
 crew members after accident.
--Completion of Form FRA        713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        6 forms.........................  20 minutes..........               2             152
 6180.75.                        employees.
--Documentation of chain of     713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        97 chain of custody documents...  2 minutes...........               3             228
 custody of sealed toxicology    employees.
 kit from medical facility to
 lab delivery.
--RR/medical facility record    713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        10 written records..............  2 minutes...........             .33              25
 of kit error.                   employees.
219.209(a)--Notification to     713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        97 phone reports................  2 minutes...........               3             228
 NRC and FRA of accident/        employees.
 incident where samples were
 obtained.
219.211(b)--Results of          713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        6 reports.......................  15 minutes..........               2             152
 positive post-accident          employees.
 toxicological testing to RR
 MRO and RR employee.
--MRO report to FRA of          713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        5 reports.......................  15 minutes..........               1              76
 positive test for alcohol/      employees.
 drugs of surviving employee.
219.303--RR written             713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        30 written documents............  5 minutes...........               3             228
 documentation of observed       employees.
 signs/symptoms for reasonable
 suspicion determination.
219.305--RR written record      713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        10 records......................  2 minutes...........             .33              25
 stating reasons test was not    employees.
 promptly administered.
219.405--RR Documentation       713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        2,160 written documents.........  5 minutes...........             180          13,680
 describing basis of             employees.
 reasonable cause testing.
219.407(b)--Prompt specimen     713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        15 records......................  15 minutes..........               4             304
 collection time limitation      employees.
 exceeded--Record.
219.501--RR Documentation of    713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        6,100 lists.....................  30 seconds..........              51           3,876
 negative pre-employment drug    employees.
 tests.
219.605--Submission of random   713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        5 plans.........................  1 hour..............               5             380
 testing plan: New RRs.          employees.
--Amendments to currently-      713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        450 amendments..................  1 hour..............             450          34,200
 approved FRA random testing     employees.
 plan.
--Resubmitted random testing    713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        50 resubmitted plans............  30 minutes..........              25           1,900
 plans after notice of FRA       employees.
 disapproval of plan or
 amendment.
--Non-substantive amendment to  713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        300 amendments..................  15 minutes..........              75           5,700
 an approved plan.               employees.
219.615--Incomplete random      713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        2,000 documents.................  30 seconds..........              17           1,292
 testing collections--           employees.
 Documentation.

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219.617--Employee Exclusion     713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        5 documents.....................  1 hour..............               5             380
 from random alcohol/drug        employees.
 testing after providing
 verifiable evidence from
 credible outside professional.
219.623--Random testing         713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        40,000 records..................  1 minutes...........             667          50,692
 records.                        employees.
219.1001--Co-worker referral    713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        20 referrals....................  5 minutes...........               2             152
 of employee who is unsafe to    employees.
 work with/in violation of
 Part 219 or railroad's drug/
 alcohol rules..
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    Total.....................  713 railroads + 44,797 MOW        427,661 responses...............  N/A.................           3,132         238,032
                                 employees.
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    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 427,661.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 3,132 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: 
$238,032.
    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.

Zebediah G. Schorr,
Assistant Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-18809 Filed 8-29-19; 8:45 am]
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