Bridge Safety Standards Final Rule Supplementary Document

INFORMATION COLLECTION

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Bridge Safety Standards

RIN 2130-AC04

OMB No. 2130-0586

TABLE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES

Part 237 Sec.	Responses	Average Burden	Total Burden/ Change in Responses
237.109(g) – Report of Deficient Conditions on a Bridge (New Requirement)	50 reports	30 minutes	+ 25 hours + 50 responses
237.131) – Design and Issuance of a Common Standard by Railroad Bridge Engineer (New Requirement)	50 standards	24 hours	+ 1,200 hours + 50 responses

Program Changes above increased the burden amount by 1,225 hours, and increased the number of responses by 100.

TABLE FOR ADJUSTMENTS

Part 237 Sec.	Responses & Avg. Time (Previous Submission)	Responses & Avg. Time (This Submission)	Burden Hours (Previous Submission)	Burden Hours (This Submission)	Difference (plus/minus)
237.33 – Bridge Management Programs	727 programs Varies by RR size	693 programs Varies by RR size	20,474 hours	20,100 hours	Minus 374 hour Minus 34 resp.
237.105 – Special Bridge Inspections (Other than underwater)	0 inspections/ records 0 hours	7,500 inspections/ records 12.50 hours	0 hours	93,750 hours	+ 93,750 hours + 7,500 resp.
237.131 –Bridge Modifications/Repairs Designs	500 designs 16 hours	1,250 designs 16 hours	8,000 hours	20,000 hours	+ 12,000 hours + 750 response
237.131 – Reviews/ Supervision of Bridge Modifications/Repairs	0 Reviews 0 hours	1,250 reviews/ supervisory efforts	0 hours	1,875 hours	+ 1,875 hours + 1,250 resp.
237.155 –Internal Inspection Audits	727 insp. audits 80/24/6 hours	693 insp. audits 80/24/6 hours	5,746 hours	5,470 hours	Minus 276 hour Minus 34 resp

Adjustment increases above amount to 107,625 hours and 9,500 responses, while adjustment decreases amount to 650 hours and 68 responses. Overall, adjustments above increased the burden by 106,975 hours and increased responses by 9,432.

Program Changes and Adjustments combined increased the burden by 108,200 hours, and increased the number of responses by 9,532.

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