[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 199 (Monday, October 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 62919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22457]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2022-0002-N-15]


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 Request (ICR) abstracted below to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the information collection and its expected burden. On July 
5, 2022, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public 
comment on the ICR.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
November 16, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed ICR 
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: Mr. John Purnell, Information 
Collection Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or 
telephone: (202) 713-0246, or Ms. Hodan Wells, Information Collection 
Clearance Officer, at email: [email protected] or telephone: (202) 
868-9412.

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 July 5, 2022, FRA 
published a 60-day notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on 
the ICR for which it is now seeking OMB approval. See 87 FR 39894. FRA 
received no comments related to the proposed collection of information.
    Before OMB decides whether to approve the proposed collection 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 ICR 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 summary below describes the ICR that FRA will submit for OMB 
clearance as the PRA requires:
    Title: U.S. DOT Crossing Inventory.
    OMB Control Number: 2130-0017.
    Abstract: On January 6, 2015, FRA published in the Federal Register 
a final rule that requires railroads that operate one or more trains 
through highway-rail or pathway crossings to submit information to the 
U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing Inventory about the crossings 
through which they operate. These amendments, mandated by section 204 
of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, require railroads to submit 
information about previously unreported and new highway-rail and 
pathway crossings to the U.S. DOT National Highway-Rail Crossing 
Inventory, and to periodically update existing crossing data.
    Type of Request: Extension with change (with changes in estimates) 
of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses, States, and the District of Columbia.
    Form(s): FRA F 6180.71.
    Respondent Universe: 50 States, the District of Columbia, and 667 
railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: On occasion.
    Total Estimated Annual Responses: 421,758.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 8,663 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent: 
$667,051.
    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. 2022-22457 Filed 10-14-22; 8:45 am]
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