Notice of Funds Availability and Solicitation of Applications for Grants under the Railroad Safety Technology Grant Program

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability

No forms / supporting documents in this ICR. Check IC Document Collections.

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
192110	Notice of Funds Availability and Solicitation of Applications for Grants under the Railroad Safety Technology Grant Program		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0587	ICR Reference No: 201006-2130-010
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201002-2130-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Notice of Funds Availability and Solicitation of Applications for Grants under the Railroad Safety Technology Grant Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/07/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/08/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2013	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2010
Responses	160	0	250
Time Burden (Hours)	945	0	1,023
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The collection of information complies with a statutory mandate, and will be used by FRA to review grant applications to determine whether the requirements and criteria established by the Railroad Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) and agency guidelines are met to award $50 million in grant funds that will be used for development of PTC technologies.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 105 Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 105 Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking	75 FR 8785	02/25/2010
	Other Documents for OIRA Review

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 16228	03/31/2010
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	75 FR 32236	06/07/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Notice of Funds Availability and Solicitation of Applications for Grants under the Railroad Safety Technology Grant Program	FRA F 6180.154, SF-425, SF-270, SF-271

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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	160	250	0	0	-90	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	945	1,023	0	0	-78	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden for this information collection has decreased by 78 hours from the previously approved burden. The change in burden is the result of three adjustments. They are as follows: (1.) Under the application process requirements, FRA revised its estimate of the number of requests for face-to-face meetings with the agency concerning grant applications (from 25 requests to 10 requests). This change in estimate decreased the burden by eight (8) hours (from 13 hours to five (5) hours). (2.) Under the application process requirements, FRA revised its estimate of the number of actual face-to-face meetings with the agency concerning grant applications (from 25 meetings to 10 meetings). This change in estimate decreased the burden by 30 hours (from 50 hours to 20 hours). (3.) Under the Close-Out Procedures, FRA mistakenly accounted for the burden for one of the Standard Forms (SF-269/270/271) that will need to be completed and that are administered by HHS under OMB No. 0348-0039, OMB No. 0348-0004, and OMB No. 0348-0002, respectively. This necessary adjustment decreased the burden by 40 hours. The current FRA OMB inventory shows 1,023 hours for this collection of information, while the present request exhibits a total of 945 hours accounted for by FRA. Hence, there is a total decrease of 78 hours for this information collection. There is no change in costs to respondents from the last submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $303,000

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]? No

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)? No

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: 06/08/2010

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