Railroad Safety Appliance Standards (Miscellaneous Revisions)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
49 CFR 231.doc Supplementary Document	2011-04-28
49 CFR 238.21.doc Supplementary Document	2011-04-28
49 CFR 232.17.doc Supplementary Document	2011-04-28
SafApplianceStdsSuppDoc.doc Supplementary Document	2011-04-28
drfSafAppFNLRLE.doc Supplementary Document	2011-04-28
49 U.S.C. 103.DOC Supplementary Document	2011-04-28
drfSafAppFNLRLE.doc Supporting Statement A	2011-04-28
49 CFR 1.49 (4-10).doc Supplementary Document	2010-07-02
49 U.S.C. 20103.doc Supplementary Document	2010-07-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
193552	Railroad Safety Appliance Standards	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0594	ICR Reference No: 201104-2130-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201007-2130-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Safety Appliance Standards (Miscellaneous Revisions)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/04/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/20/2011
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2014	36 Months From Approved
Responses	1,233	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	4,390	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,134	0	0

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Abstract: The information collected will be used by FRA to enhance rail safety by establishing clear industry standards to allow the safe placement and securement of safety appliances on modern rail equipment. The information collected will be used by FRA to better serve the goal of adapting to changes in modern rail car design while also facilitating statutory and regulatory compliance.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20103 Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2130-AB97	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 23714	04/28/2011

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Railroad Safety Appliance Standards

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	1,233	0	0	1,233	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,390	0	0	4,390	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,134	0	0	5,134	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection of information entirely associated with this final rule. By definition, the entire requested information collection burden of 4,390 hours is a program change. For the same reason, the cost to respondents of approximately $5,100 is also a program change.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $39,200

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/20/2011

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