Accident and Incident Reporting Summary of Changes

INFORMATION COLLECTION

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping (Final Rule)

RIN 2130-AB82

OMB No. 2130-0500

TABLE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES

Part 225 Sec.	Responses & Avg. Time (Previous Submission)	Responses & Avg. Time (This Submission)	Burden Hours (Previous Submission)	Burden Hours (This Submission)	Difference (plus/minus)
225.6 –Consolidated Reporting (New) -Request to be treated as a single carrier - Written agreements on subsidiaries - Notification on changes to subsidiaries and amended written agreeement	N/A N/A N/A	4 requests 40 hours 4 agreements 2 hours 1 notification + 1 agreement 1 hr. + 1 hr.	N/A N/A N/A	160 hours 8 hours 2 hours	+ 160 hours + 4 responses + 8 hours + 4 responses + 2 hours + 2 responses
225.19(d)- Death, Injuries, Occ. Illnesses –New— Suicide Data on FRA 6180.55a	12,000 forms 20 minutes	12,638 forms 20/50/65 min.	4,000 hours	4,912 hours	+ 912 hours + 638 resp.
225.21 – Forms – FRA F 6180.97 – Narrative on suicide/att. suicide	N/A	1 form 30 minutes	N/A	1 hour	+ 1 hour + 1 response
225.21 – New Form – FRA F 6180.107 – Cover letter and form - Completion of form by highway user	N/A N/A	950 forms 50 minutes 665 forms 45 minutes	N/A N/A	792 hours 499 hours	+ 792 hours + 950 responses + 499 hours + 665 responses
-225.27- Retention of Records (New) -FRA F 6180.98 -FRA F 6180.107 -Monthly list of employee injuries - FRA F 6180.97	N/A N/A N/A N/A	18,900 records 2 minutes 300 records 2 minutes 8,616 records 2 minutes 18,200 records 2 minutes	N/A N/A N/A N/A	630 hours 10 hours 288 hours 607 hours	+ 630 hours + 18,900 resp. + 10 hours + 300 responses + 288 hours + 8,616 resp. + 607 hours + 18,200 resp.
225.27 – Retention of Records - New -Electronic Recordkeeping System Modifications	N/A	18 systems 120 hours	N/A	2,160 hours	+ 2,160 hours + 18 responses

Program changes above increased the burden amount by 6,069 hours, and increased the number of responses by 48,298.

TABLE FOR ADJUSTMENTS

Part 225 Sec./ Form Number	Responses & Avg. Time (Previous Submission)	Responses & Avg. Time (This Submission)	Burden Hours (Previous Submission)	Burden Hours (This Submission)	Difference (plus/minus)
225.9 – Phone Reports	500 reports 15 minutes	3,300 reports 15 minutes	125 hours	825 hours	+ 700 hours + 2,800 resp
225.11- Monthly Acc/incident rpts.	3,000 reports 2 hours	3,600 reports 2 hours	6,000 hours	7,200 hours	+ 1,200 hours + 600 responses
225.12a – Form FRA F 6180.81	1,400 forms 15 minutes	1,600 forms 15 minutes	350 hours	400 hours	+ 50 hours + 200 responses
225.12b – Form FRA F 6180.78 – Copies	100 copies 3 minutes	10 copies 3 minutes	5 hours	0 hours	Minus 5 hours Minus 90 resp.
225.13A – Late Reports	0 reports 0 minutes	25 reports 1 hour	0 hours	25 hours	+ 25 hours + 25 responses
225.19a – Form FRA F 6180.57	3,000 forms 2 hours	2,880 forms 2 hours	6,000 hours	5,760 hours	Minus 240 hrs. Minus 120 resp.
225.21 – Forms – FRA F 6180.55	8,220 forms 10 minutes	8,616 forms 10 minutes	1,370 hours	1,436 hours	+ 66 hours + 396 responses
225.21 – Forms – FRA F 6180.56	685 forms 15 minutes	718 forms 15 minutes	171 hours	180 hours	+ 9 hours + 33 responses
225.21 – Forms – FRA F 6180.98	18,000 forms 1 hour	18,900 forms 1 hour	18,000 hours	18,900 hours	+ 900 hours + 900 responses
225.21 – Forms – Copies of 6180.98	540 copies 2 minutes	567 copies 2 minutes	18 hours	19 hours	+ 1 hour + 27 responses
225.21 – Forms – FRA F 6180.97	13,000 forms 30 minutes	18,200 forms 30 minutes	6,500 hours	9,100 hours	+ 2,600 hours + 5,200 resp.
225.21 – Forms – FRA F 6180.107	300 forms 15 minutes	300 forms 75 minutes	75 hours	375 hours	+ 300 hours No change
225.25(h) – Post-ing of Monthly Summary	8,220 lists 16 minutes	8,616 lists 16 minutes	2,192 hours	2,298 hours	+ 106 hours + 396 responses
225.27-Retention of Records –Req’d under 225.12	1,900 records 2 minutes	2,675 records 2 minutes	63 hours	89 hours	+ 26 hours + 775 responses
225.37a- Optical Media Transfers	96 transfers 10 minutes	200 transfers 3 minutes	16 hours	10 hours	Minus 6 hours + 104 responses
225.37b-Electrnic Submissions	200 forms 3 minutes	2,400 forms 3 minutes	10 hours	120 hours	+ 110 hours + 2,200 resp.

Adjustments above increased the burden amount by 6,093 hours, and the number of responses by 13,656 and decreased the burden by 251 hours and the number of responses by 210. Overall, adjustments increased the burden by 5,842 hours and the number of responses by 13,446.

Program changes and adjustments together increased the burden amount by 11,911 hours and the number of responses by 61,744.

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