Conductor Certification
Summary of Program Changes [See Note below.]
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
|
[Note: Since this is a completely new submission, the entire collection of information by definition is a program change. Consequently, the requirements listed above are listed as program changes. Again, it bears mentioning that railroads have the option to fulfill the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of this rulemaking either electronically or on paper, depending on what is most convenient and economical for the railroad. Finally, this collection of information does entail the use of forms and FRA presently has no plans to create any forms. However, FRA will review NPRM comments by the public and other interested parties and, based on the agency review of comments, that could change if the availability and use of a form fills a need or is helpful to respondents.]
Total program changes amount to 11,466,123 hours and 472,215 hours.
File Type | application/msword |
File Title | Paperwork Statement - Qualifications for Locomotive Engineers |
Author | robert.brogan |
Last Modified By | USDOT User |
File Modified | 2011-02-15 |
File Created | 2011-02-15 |