[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22618-22619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08140]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-8]


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) and its 
implementing regulations, 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. These 
ICRs describe the information collections and their expected burdens. 
On February 2, 2022, 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 
May 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICRs 
should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find the particular ICR by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

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 
issue two notices seeking public comment on information collection 
activities before OMB may approve paperwork packages. See 44 U.S.C. 
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through 1320.12. On February 2, 2022, FRA 
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on 
the ICRs for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 87 FR 5933. FRA 
received no comments in response to this notice.
    Before OMB decides whether to approve the 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(a); 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

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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 to FRA upon request.
    Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in 
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses (railroads and manufacturers of glazing 
materials).
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 704 railroads and 5 manufacturers.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 25,439.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 314 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $21,983.

    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. For example, Sec.  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 the individual's 
employer of the disqualification order, provide a copy of the order to 
the employer, inform a prospective employer railroad of the 
disqualification order, and provide a copy of the order.
    Type of Request: Extension without change (with changes in 
estimates) of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Form(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 86,000 railroad employees and 754 railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 22.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 41 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,549.
    In accordance with 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 that does not display a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022-08140 Filed 4-14-22; 8:45 am]
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