[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 93 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26770-26771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10328]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2021-0006-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; 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 
July 16, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR 
should be submitted on regulations.gov to the docket, Docket No. FRA 
2021-0006. All comments received will be posted without change to the 
docket, including any personal information provided. 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, at email: [email protected] or 
telephone: (202) 493-0440.

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: Inspection and Maintenance of Steam Locomotives.\1\
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    \1\ Previously titled ``Inspection and Maintenance of Steam 
Locomotives (Formerly Steam Locomotive Inspection).''
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    OMB Control Number: 2130-0505.
    Abstract: The Boiler Inspection Act of 1911 required each railroad 
subject to the Act to file copies of its rules and instructions for the 
inspection of locomotives. The original Act was expanded to cover all 
steam locomotives and tenders, and all their parts and appurtenances. 
As amended, this Act requires carriers to make inspections and to 
repair defects to ensure the safe operation of steam locomotives. 
Currently, the collection of information is used primarily by tourist 
or historic railroads and by locomotive owners/operators to provide a 
record for each day a steam locomotive is placed in service, as well as 
a record that the required steam locomotive inspections are completed. 
The collection of information is also used by FRA and State rail safety 
inspectors to verify that necessary safety inspections and tests have 
been completed and to ensure that steam locomotives are indeed ``safe 
and suitable'' for service and are properly operated and maintained.
    Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in 
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Form(s): FRA-1, FRA-2, FRA-3, FRA-4, FRA-5, and FRA-19.
    Respondent Universe: 82 steam locomotive owners/operators.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion; annually.
    Reporting Burden:
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    \2\ The current inventory exhibits a total burden of 18,865 
hours while the total burden of this notice is 1,357 hours. FRA 
determined some of the estimates were not derived from PRA 
requirements, thus leading to the increased figures in the current 
inventory, which were decreased accordingly in this notice. Also, 
FRA made a few textual edits and corrections on Forms 2 and 5.
    \3\ The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the Surface 
Transportation Board's 2019 Full Year Wage A&B data series using the 
appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that includes a 75-
percent overhead charge.

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                                                                                                                           Total annual     Total cost
            CFR section \2\                Respondent universe      Total annual responses    Average time per response    burden hours   equivalent \3\
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230.6--Waivers........................  82 steam owners and        1 waiver letter.........  1 hour.....................            1.00          $77.47
                                         operators.
230.12--Conditions for movement--Non-   82 steam owners and        10 tags.................  6 minutes..................            1.00           58.40
 complying locomotives.                  operators.
230.14(b)--31 Service Day Inspection--  82 steam owners and        360 notifications.......  5 minutes..................           30.00        2,324.10
 FRA notification.                       operators.

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--(c) 31 Service Day Inspection--       82 steam owners and        360 reports.............  20 minutes.................          120.00        9,296.40
 Filing inspection reports--Form 1.      operators.
230.15--92 Service Day Inspection--     82 steam owners and        120 reports.............  20 minutes.................           40.00        3,098.80
 Filing inspection report--Form 1.       operators.
230.16(b)--Annual inspection--FRA       82 steam owners and        120 notifications.......  5 minutes..................           10.00          774.70
 notification.                           operators.
--(c) Filing inspection report--Form 3  82 steam owners and        120 reports.............  30 minutes.................           60.00        4,648.20
                                         operators.
230.17--1,472 Service Day Inspection--  82 steam owners and        12 forms................  30 minutes.................            6.00          464.82
 Form 4.                                 operators.
230.20--Alteration Reports--Boilers--   82 steam owners and        5 reports...............  1 hour.....................            5.00          387.35
 Form 19.                                operators.
230.21--Steam Locomotive Number Change  82 steam owners and        1 document..............  2 minutes..................            0.03            2.32
                                         operators.
230.33--Welded Repairs/Alterations....  82 steam owners and        5 letters...............  2 hours....................           10.00          774.70
                                         operators.
--Written Request to FRA for Approval-- 82 steam owners and        3 letters...............  2 hours....................            6.00          464.82
 Unstayed surfaces.                      operators.
230.34--Riveted Repairs/Alterations...  82 steam owners and        2 requests..............  2 hours....................            4.00          309.88
                                         operators.
230.49--Setting of Safety Relief        82 steam owners and        5 metal tags............  1 hour.....................            5.00          292.00
 Valves.                                 operators.
230.96--Main, Side, and Valve Motion    82 steam owners and        1 letter................  2 hours....................            2.00          154.94
 Rods.                                   operators.
230.13--Daily Inspection Reports--Form  82 steam owners and        3,650 reports...........  10 minutes.................          608.33       47,127.33
 2.                                      operators.
230.17--1,472 Service Day Inspection--  82 steam owners and        12 reports..............  15 minutes.................            3.00          232.41
 Form 3.                                 operators.
230.18--Service Day Report: Form 5 \4\  82 steam owners and        150 reports.............  15 minutes.................           37.50        2,905.13
                                         operators.
230.19--Posting of Copy--Form 1 & 3...  82 steam owners and        4,320 copies of forms...  5 minutes..................          360.00       27,889.20
                                         operators.
230.41--Flexible Stay Bolts with Caps.  82 steam owners and        20 entries..............  2 minutes..................            0.67           39.13
                                         operators.
230.46--Badge Plates..................  82 steam owners and        3 metal stampings.......  2 hours....................            6.00          350.40
                                         operators.
230.47--Boiler Number.................  82 steam owners and        1 metal stamping........  1 hour.....................            1.00           58.40
                                         operators.
230.75--Stenciling Dates of Tests and   82 steam owners and        50 stencils.............  30 minutes.................           25.00        1,460.00
 Cleaning.                               operators.
230.98--Driving, Trailing, and Engine   82 steam owners and        1 metal stamping........  15 minutes.................            0.25           14.60
 Truck Axles--Journal Diameter Stamped.  operators.
230.116--Oil Tanks....................  82 steam owners and        30 stencils.............  30 minutes.................           15.00          876.00
                                         operators.
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    Total \5\.........................  82 steam owners and        9,362 responses.........  N/A........................           1,357         104,082
                                         operators.
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    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 9,362.
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    \4\ FRA made a minor text edit.
    \5\ Totals may not add due to rounding.
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    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,357 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: 
$104,082.
    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 a respondent is not required to 
respond to, conduct, or sponsor a collection of information that does 
not display a currently valid OMB control number.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-10328 Filed 5-14-21; 8:45 am]
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