Conductor Certification -- Summary of Program Changes

Conductor Certification

Summary of Program Changes

CFR Section/Subject	Respondent Universe	Total Annual Responses	Average Time per Response	Total Annual Burden Hours
242.9 - Waivers – Petitions	677 railroads	10 petitions	3 hour	30 hours
242.101/103 - Certification Program: Written Program for Certifying Conductors Approval of Design of Programs - Certification Programs for New RRs - Conductor Certification Submission Copies to Rail Labor Organizations - Affirmative Statements that Copies of Submissions Sent to RLOs - Certified Comments on Submissions - Certification Programs Disapproved by FRA and then Revised -Revised Certification Programs Still Not Conforming and then Resubmitted - Certification Programs Materially Modified After Initial FRA Approval - Materially Modified Programs Disapproved by FRA & Then Revised -Revised programs Disapproved and Then Resubmitted	677 railroads 6 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads	678 programs 6 new prog. 200 copies 200 state- Ments 35 comments 10 programs 3 programs 50 programs 3 programs 1 program	160 hrs./582 Hrs./15.5 hrs. 15.5 hours 15 minutes 15 minutes 4 hours 4 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours 2 hours	16,799 hours 93 hours 50 hours 50 hours 140 hours 40 hours 6 hours 100 hours 6 hours 2 hours
242.105 –Implementation Schedule - Designation of Certified Conductors (Class I Railroads) - Issued Certificates (1/3 each year) - Designation of Certified Conductors (Class II and III Railroads) - Issued Certificates (1/3 each year) - Requests for Delayed Certification - Testing/Evaluation to Certify Persons -Testing/Evaluation to Certify Conductors (Class III)	677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 627 railroads	48,600 designations 16,200 certif. 5,400 design. 1,800 certif. 5,000 request 1,000 tests 100 tests	5 minutes 1 hour 5 minutes 1 hour 30 minutes 560 hours 400 hours	4,050 hours 16,200 hours 450 hours 1,800 hours 2,500 hours 560,000 hour 40,000 hours
242.107 – Types of Service -Reclassification to Diff. Type of Cert.	677 railroads	25 conductor	8 hours	200 hours
242.109 – Opportunity by RRs for Certification Candidates to Review and Comment on Prior Safety Record	677 Railroads	50 comments	1 hour	50 hours
242.111 – Prior Safety Conduct As Motor Vehicle Operator - Eligibility Determinations - Initial Certification for 60 Days - Recertification for 60 Days - Driver Info. Not Provided and Request for Waiver by Persons/RR - Request to Obtain Driver’s License Information From Licensing Agency - Requests for Additional Information From Licensing Agency - Notification to RR by Persons of Never Having a License - Report of Motor Vehicle Incidents - Evaluation of Driving Record - SAP Referral by RR After Report of Driving Drug/Alcohol Incident - SAP Request and Supply by Persons of Prior Counseling or Treatment - Conditional Certifications Recommended by SAP	677 Railroads 677 Railroads 677 Railroads 677 Railroads 54,000 Conductors/ Persons 54,000 Conductors/ Persons 54,000 Conductors/ Persons 54,000 Conductors 54,000 Conductors 677 Railroads 677 Railroads 677 Railroads	1,100 dtrmin. 75 determin. 125 determin. 25 requests 18,000 req. 25 requests 2 notification 200 reports 18,000 eval. 180 referrals 5 requests/ Records 50 certificat.	10 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 2 hours 15 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 5 minutes 30 minutes 4 hours	183 hours 13 hours 21 hours 50 hours 4,500 hours 4 hours .33 hour 33 hours 3,000 hours 15 hours 3 hours 200 hours
242.113 –Prior Safety Conduct As Employee of a Different Railroad	54,000 conductors	360 requests/ 360 records	15 minutes + 30 minutes	270 hours
242.115 – Substance Abuse Disorders and Alcohol Drug Rules Compliance - Meeting Section’s Eligibility Reqmnt - Written Documents from SAP Person Not Affected by a Disorder -Self-Referral by Conductors for Substance Abuse Counseling - Certification Reviews for Occurrence/Documentation of Prior Alcohol/Drug Conduct by Persons/Conductors - Written Determination That Most Recent Incident Has Occurred - Notification to Person That Recertification Has Been Denied - Persons/Conductors Waiving Investigation	54,000 conductors 677 railroads 54,000 conductors 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 54,000 conductors	18,000 determination 400 docs. 10 self- referrals 18,000 reviews 150 determin. 150 notific. 100 waivers	2 minutes 30 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes 60 minutes 10 minutes 10 minutes	600 hours 200 hours 2 hours 3,000 hours 150 hours 25 hours 17 hours

242.117- Vision and Hearing Acuity - Determination Vision Standards Met - Determination Hearing Stds. Met - Medical Examiner Certificate That Person Has Been Examined/Passed test - Document Standards Met with Conditions - Document Standards Not Met - Notation Person Needs Corrective Device (Glasses/Hearing Aid) - Request for Further Medical Evaluation for New Determination - Request for Second Retest and Another Medical Evaluation - Copies of Part 242 Provided to RR Medical Examiners - Consultations by Medical Examiners with Railroad Officer and Issue of Conditional Certification -Notification by Certified Conductor of Deterioration of Vision/Hearing	677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads	18,000 deter. 18,000 deter. 18,000 certif. 50 document 25 document 10,000 notes 100 requests + 100 Evals. 25 requests + 25 Evals. 677 copies 100 consults + 100 certif. 10 notific.	20 minutes 20 minutes 2 hours 30 minutes 30 minutes 10 minutes 60 minutes + 2 hours 60 minutes + 2 hours 60 minutes 2 hours + 10 minutes 10 minutes	6,000 hours 6,000 hours 36,000 hours 25 hours 13 hours 1,667 hours 300 hours 75 hours 677 hours 217 hours 2 hours
242..119 - Training - Completion of Training Program - Completion of Training Program by Conductors/Persons - Training Task Analysis for RRs Training Persons Previously Untrained - Modification of Training Program Due to New Laws/Regulations - Consultation with Supervisory Employee During Written Test - Familiarization Training Upon Transfer of RR Ownership - Instructional Briefings on Federal RR Safety Laws/Regulations - Records of Instructional Briefings - Continuing Education of Conductors	677 railroads 54,000 Conductors 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads	678 Program 18,000 Cond. 677 analyses 30 programs 1,000 consult 10 trained Conductors 54,000 briefs 54,000 record 18,000 cont. trained cond.	37 hours/ 70 hrs/3 hrs 560 hours 12 hours/ 20 hrs./20min 4 hours 15 minutes 8 hours 8 hours 10 minutes 8 hours	3,801 hours 10,098,000 hours 829 hours 120 hours 250 hours 80 hours 432,000 hour 9,000 hours 144,000 hour
242.121 – Knowledge Testing - Determining Eligibility - Retests/Re-Examinations	677 railroads 677 railroads	18,000 deter. 500 Retests	30 minutes 8 hours	9,000 hours 4,000 hours
242.123- Monitoring Operational Performance - Unannounced Compliance Tests and Records - Return to Service That Requires Unannounced Compliance Test/Record	677 railroads 677 railroads	18,000 tests + 18,000 recd 1,000 tests + 1,000 records	2 hours + 10 minutes 2 hours + 10 minutes	39,000 hours 2,167 hours
242.125- Certificate Determination by Other Railroads - Determination Made by RR Relying on Another RR’s Certification	677 railroads	100 determin.	8.5 hours	850 hours
242.203 – Retaining Information Supporting Determination -- Records -- Amended Electronic Records	677 railroads 677 railroads	18,000 recds 20 records	5 minutes 60 minutes	1,500 hours 20 hours
242.205 – List of Certified Conductors Working in Joint Territory	677 railroads	625lists	5 minutes	15 hours
242.209- Maintenance of Certificates - Request to Display Certificate - Notification That Request to Serve Exceeds Certification	677 railroads 677 railroads	2,000 request /displays 1,000 notif.	2minutes 10 minutes	67 hours 167 hours
242.211 – Replacement of Certificates	677 railroads	500 certific.	5 minutes	42 hours
242.213 –Multiple Certificates - Notification to Engineer That No Conductor Is On Train - Notification of Denial of Certification by Individuals Holding Multiple Certifications	677 railroads 677 railroads	5 notification 10 notific.	10 minutes 10 minutes	1 hour 2 hours
242.215 – RR Oversight Responsibility - RR Review and Analysis of Administration of Certification Program - Report of Findings by RR to FRA	677 railroads 677 railroads	44 reviews/ Analyses 36 reports	40 hours 1 hour 4 hours	1,760 hours 144 hours
242.301 –Determinations -- Territorial Qualification and Joint Operations - Notification by Persons Who Do Not Meet Territorial Qualification	320 railroads 320 railroads	1,080 Deter. 500 Notific.	15 minutes 10 minutes	270 hours 83 hours
242.401 –Notification to Candidate of Information That Forms Basis for Denying Certification and Candidate Response - Written Notification of Denial of Certification	677 railroads 677 railroads	40 notific. + 30 responses 40 notific.	60 minutes/ 60 minutes 60 minutes	70 hours 40 hours
242.403/405 - Criteria for Revoking Certification; Periods of Ineligibility - Review of Compliance Conduct - Written Determination That the Most Recent Incident Has Occurred	677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads	900 notific. Letters 950 reviews 950 determin.	1 hour 10 minutes 60 minutes	900 hours 158 hours 950 hours
242.407 – Process for Revoking Certification - Revocation for Violations of Section 242.115(e) - Immediate Suspension of Certificate - Determinations Based on RR Hearing Record - Hearing Record - Written Decisions by RR Official - Waiver of Right to Hearing - Revocation of Certification Based on Information That Another Railroad Has Done So -Placing Relevant Information in Record Prior to Suspending Certification/Convening Hearing	677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 677 railroads 54,000 Conductors 677 railroads 677 railroads	950 Revoked Certificates 950 suspend Certificate 950 determin. 950 records 950 decisions 425waivers 15 revoked Certifications 100 updated records	8 hours 1 hour 1 hour 30 minutes 1 hour 10 minutes 10 minutes 1 hour	7,600 hours 950 hours 950 hours 475 hours 950 hours 71 hours 3 hours 100 hours