VTI NPRM Supplementary Document (Table of Program Changes and Adjustments)

INFORMATION COLLECTION

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Vehicle/Track Interaction Safety Standards

RIN 2130-AC09

OMB No. 2130-0010

TABLE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES

Part 213 Sec.	Responses	Average Burden	Total Burden/ Change in Responses
213.333(j) – Notification of Track Personnel About Onboard Accelerometers Indicating a Possible Track Related Problem (New Requirement)	5 notifications	40 hours	+ 200 hours + 5 responses
213.333(k) – Requests for FRA Approval of Alternate Location for Mounting a Truck Frame Device for Measuring Lateral Accelerations (New Requirement)	10 requests	40 hours	+ 400 hours + 10 responses
213.333(l) – Submission of Monitoring Data Reports to FRA (New Requirement)	2,080 reports	6 hours	+ 12,480 hours + 2,080 resp.
213.345(a) Qualification Programs (New/Expanded Requirement) (Previously Required Reports of Test Procedures/Results)	10 programs (2 reports)	120 hours (560 hours)	1,200 hours (1,120 hours) + 80 hours + 8 responses
213.345 (d) – Qualification for Vehicle Types Previously Qualified under this Subpart (New Requirement)	10 programs	80 hours	+ 800 hours + 10 responses
Part 213 New Appendix D – Identification of Any Non-Redundant Suspension System That May Present a Single Point of Failure (New Requirement)	20 identified system elements	160 hours	+ 3,200 hours + 20 responses

Program Changes above increased the burden amount by 17,160 hours, and increased the number of responses by 2,133.

TABLE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES

Part 213 Sec.	Responses & Avg. Time (Previous Submission)	Responses & Avg. Time (This Submission)	Burden Hours (Previous Submission)	Burden Hours (This Submission)	Difference (plus/minus)
213.57(g) (Previously 213.57(d)(3)	0 notifications (not accounted for in last submission)	2 notifications	1 hour	2 hours	+ 2 hours + 2 responses
213.57(g) (Previously 213.57(d)(3)	0 written consents (not accounted for in last submission)	2 written consents	8 hours	2 hours	+ 16 hours + 2 responses
213.329(g) (Previously 213.329(e)	0 notifications (not accounted for in last submission)	2 notifications	1 hour	2 hours	+ 2 hours + 2 responses
213.329(h) (Previously 213.329(f)	0 written consents (not accounted for in last submission)	2 written consents	8 hours	16 hours	+ 16 hours + 2 responses
213.333(d) – Exception Reports	18 reports 20 hours	18 reports 30 hours	360 hours	540 hours	+ 180 hours 0 difference
Previous 213.57(g) – Test Plans (Now incl. in proposed 213.345)	2 test plans 16 hours	0 test plans 0 hours	32 hours	0 hours	minus 32 hrs. minus 2 respon.
213.329(h) (Previously 213.329(f)	3 notifications (included approval documents) 40 hours	2 documents 40 hours	120 hours	80 hours	minus 40 hours minus 1 resp.

Adjustments increase above amount to 216 hours, while adjustment decreases amount to 72 hours. Overall, adjustments above increased the burden by 144 hours and increased responses by five (5).

Program Changes and Adjustments combined increased the burden by 17,304 hours, and increased the number of responses by 2,138.

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