Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FRA F 6180.39i Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping Form	Unchanged
FRA Proposed Guide for Acc and Inc Rpts 9-04-08.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-09-09
29 U.S.C. 651.doc Supplementary Document	2008-09-09
FRA 49 CFR Part 225 repaired.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-09-09
49 CFR 225.doc Supplementary Document	2007-12-18
49CFR1.49.doc Supplementary Document	2007-12-18
49 U.S.C. 20103.doc Supplementary Document	2007-12-18
49 U.S.C. 103 (c).doc Supplementary Document	2007-12-18
49 USC 21301-21304.doc Supplementary Document	2007-12-18
49 U.S.C. 20901-20903.doc Supplementary Document	2007-12-18

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26389	Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping Form	Unchanged
186491	Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0500	ICR Reference No: 200809-2130-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200712-2130-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 01/13/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/30/2008
Terms of Clearance: Agency will address public comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2011	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2011
Responses	78,002	0	78,002
Time Burden (Hours)	47,521	0	47,521
Cost Burden (Dollars)	178,286	0	178,286

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Abstract: FRA uses the information obtained through its accident/incident regulations to maintain a current and historical database so that it can monitor the safety and operational practices of the nation's railroads; uses this information to identify and promptly ameliorate hazardous conditions associated with rail transportation; and uses this information to assure compliance with Federal railroad safety laws.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20901-20903 Name of Law: Accident Reports Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2130-AB82	Proposed rulemaking	73 FR 52495	09/09/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping
Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping	F RA F 6180.107, FRA F 6180.55, FRA F 6180.57, FRA F 6180.78, FRA F 6180.99, FRA F 6180.54, FRA F 6180.39i, FRA F 6180.55a, FRA F 6180.98, FRA F 6180.97, FRA F 6180.56	Railroad Accident/Incident Notification and Initial Investigation Report ,   Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Report ,   Railroad Injury and Illness Summary ,   Railroad Injury and Illness Summary (Continuation Sheet) ,   Annual Report of Employee Hours and Casualties, By State ,   Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident Report ,   Notice to Railroad Employee Involved in Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Attributed to Employee Human Factor (Employee Statement Supplementing Railroad Accident Report) ,   Employee Human Factor Attachment ,   Railroad Employee Injury and/or Illness Record ,   Alternative Record For Illness Claimed To Be Work-Related ,   FRA Batch Control For Magnetic Media

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: For some reason, the ROCIS system does not reflect the current OMB inventory of 78,002 ICR Annual Responses and 47,521 ICR Annual Hours for this collection of information. Taking this into account, the burden for this information collection submission has increased by 8,254 hours. One program change under new section 225.6 increased the burden by 424 hours. The rest of the burden increase of 7,830 hours results from adjustments, which are spelled out in the answer to question number 15 of the Supporting Justification. The burden cost to respondents has decreased by $20,000. The decrease is due to a program change, which eliminated the requirement and expense for notarization of Form FRA F 6180.55 (a reduction of $16,000 in costs)and to one adjusted estimate, which decreased the cost by $4,000. Please Note: The current OMB inventory has the costs to respondents listed as $178,286. The correct number is $175,500, which a check of the last two FRA information collection submissions will confirm. ***Please note also that the Proposed (Revised) FRA Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports contains the most current version/revisions of all the Accident/Incident Forms in Appendix H.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $465,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 09/30/2008

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