The Federal Railroad Administration uses this information to establish standards and procedures for State participation in investigative and surveillance activities under the Federal safety laws and regulations.
The burden has decreased by a total of 1,127 hours from the last submission. The decrease is the result of adjustments (both increases and decreases) based on data receive over the last three years received by FRA/the program expert responsible for the State Safety Particiaption Program. Total overall increases from adjusted estimates amounted to 616 hours. Total overall decreases from adjusted estimates amounted to 1,743 hours. [Please see the attached Supporting Justification for the itemized breakdown of increases and decreases.]
The current OMB inventory exhibits a total of 11,875 hours, while the present submission amounts to a total of 10,748 hours. Hence, there is a decrease of 1,127 hours.
***Although there is actually no change in burden costs to respondents ($30,000) from the previous submission, the OMB inventory for the last approved submission mistakenly had the cost to respondents listed as $28,846. This should have been corrected to $30,000 much earlier, but was not noticed until now.
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:
(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;
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.