[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] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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. [[Page 45825]] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total annual CFR section/subject Respondent universe Total annual responses Average time per Total annual dollar cost response burden hours equivalent \1\ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. [[Page 45826]] 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.. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... 713 railroads + 44,797 MOW 427,661 responses............... N/A................. 3,132 238,032 employees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P