Supplementary Document NPRM

INFORMATION COLLECTION

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Restrictions on Railroad Operating Employees’ Use of Cellular

Telephones and Other Electronic Devices

RIN 2130-AC21

OMB No. 2130-0524

TABLE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES

Part 220 Sec.	Respondent Universe	Responses	Average Burden	Total Burden/ Change in Responses
220.307(a) – Use of Railroad-Supplied Electronic Device as Specified in Writing (New Requirement) -- Engineer and Train Crew Briefings to Use RR Supplied Electronic Device Inside/Outside of Locomotive Cab (New Requirement)	728 Railroads 91,000 Employees	728 revised RR Operat. Codes 5,460,000 Briefings	1 hour 1 minute	+ 728 hours + 728 response + 91,000 hours + 91,000 resp.
220.313 Instruction -- (a) RR Written Program of Instruction (New Requirement) -- (b) Implementation : Training of Employees - (c) Records: Successful Completion of Training - (d) Approval Process: Disapproval of RR Written Program of Instruction or Written Response in Support of Program	728 Railroads 91,000 Employees 728 Railroads 728 Railroads	728 revised Programs 91,000 tr. Employees 91,000 rcds. 6 rev. prog./ responses	1 hour 15 minutes 5 minutes 60 minutes	+ 728 hours + 728 response + 22,750 hours + 91,000 resp. + 7,583 hours + 91,000 resp. + 6 hours + 6 responses
220.315(a) – Operational Tests and Inspections -- Revision of RR Program of Op. Tests and Inspections under Part 217 to Include This Subpart (New Requirement)	728 Railroads	728 revised Programs	15 minutes	+ 182 hours + 728 resp.

Program Changes above increased the burden amount by 122,977 hours, and increased the number of responses by 275,190.

TABLE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES

Part 220 Sec.	Responses & Avg. Time (Previous Submission)	Responses & Avg. Time (This Submission)	Burden Hours (Previous Submission)	Burden Hours (This Submission)	Difference (plus/minus)
220.8 - Waivers	1 petition 1 hour	6 petitions 1 hour	1 hour	6 hours	+ 5 hours + 5 responses
220.25B – Instr. and Operational Testing of Employees	70,000 employees 30 minutes	91,000 employees 30 minutes	35,000 hours	45,500 hours	+ 10,500 hours + 21,000 resp.

Adjustments increased the burden by 10,505 hours, and increased the number of responses by 21,005.

Program Changes and Adjustments combined increased the burden by 133,482 hours, and increased the number of responses by 296,195.

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