Factors for Selection of Railroads for Evaluation of Bridge Management Practices

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FRA F 6180.129 Factors for Selection of Railroads for Evaluation of Bridge Management Practices Form	New
drfBridgeMgtPractices.doc Supporting Statement A	2008-12-10
49 U.S.C. 20103.doc Supplementary Document	2008-12-10
49 CFR 213 Appendix C.doc Supplementary Document	2008-12-10

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
187503	Factors for Selection of Railroads for Evaluation of Bridge Management Practices Form	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0581	ICR Reference No: 200812-2130-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Factors for Selection of Railroads for Evaluation of Bridge Management Practices
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/06/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/12/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2012	36 Months From Approved
Responses	500	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	1,500	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The collection of information will be used by FRA to rank individual railroads for scheduling bridge program evaluations by FRA's Bridge Safety Staff. The data collected will be analyzed against weighting factors, and railroads will be prioritized according to the resulting scores.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20103 Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 57404	10/02/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 75167	12/10/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Factors for Selection of Railroads for Evaluation of Bridge Management Practices	FRA F 6180.129	Railroad Bridge Management Selection Factors

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	500	0	0	500	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,500	0	0	1,500	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection of information. Hence, there are no program changes or adjustments at this time. **Concerning the answer to question number eight of the attached Supporting Justification, please note that FRA ended up publishing two 60-day Notices in the Federal Register. The first one was published on June 18, 2008 (73 FR 34829). FRA received one comment in response to this Notice (from the BMWED). However, because the originating FRA program office had not completed the required Supporting Justification within the original comment period, FRA published a second Notice in the Federal Register on October 2, 2008 (73 FR 57404). FRA received no comments in response to this second Notice. The full comment from BMWED -- in response to the first Notice -- is provided in answer to question number eight of the Supporting Justification.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $7,885

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: 12/12/2008

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