Inspection Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Power Brakes and Drawbars)

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
drfECPB FNLRLE2.doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-09-25	Available
49 CFR 232.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-13	Available
49 CFR 229.27 & 231.31.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-13	Available
P.L. 102-365a.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-13	Repair queued
49USC20703.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-13	Available
49USC20702.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-13	Available
49USC20701.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-13	Available
49 U.S.C. 20301-20306.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2006-10-13	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26372	Inspection Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Power Brakes and Drawbars)		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0008	ICR Reference No: 201106-2130-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200610-2130-004
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Inspection Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Power Brakes and Drawbars)
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/10/2011
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/10/2011
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2012	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2010
Responses	8,677,078	0	8,644,448
Time Burden (Hours)	990,276	0	895,011
Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,473,625	0	9,438,000

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Abstract: The information is used by locomotive engineers and train crews to verify that the terminal air brake test has been performed in a satisfactory manner. The new inforamtion collected concerning electronically controlled pneumatic brakes (ECP) brake systems will be used by FRA to provide for and encourage the safe implementation and use of ECP brake system technologies by the Nation's railroads.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20301 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2130-AB16	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 61512	10/16/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Inspection Brake System Safety Standards for Freight and Other Non-Passenger Trains and Equipment (Power Brakes and Drawbars)

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	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	8,677,078	8,644,448	0	32,630	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	990,276	895,011	0	148,282	-53,017	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	9,473,625	9,438,000	0	35,625	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: Because OMB mistakenly took the last submission for this information collection that was approved on January 22, 2007, for the maximum time period (3 years)(with an expiration date January 31, 2010) out of the OMB inventory (as confirmed in Fumie Griego's September 19, 2008, e-mail to me), this collection is being submitted as a reinstatement since the mistake was caught too late to rectify in the OMB ROCIS system. The burden has increased by a total of 95,265 hours from the last approved submission in the OMB inventory. The increase is due to both adjustments and program changes, which are fully detailed in the answer to question number 15 of the attached Supporting Justification. Also, there is an overall decrease in the annual costs to respondents of $9,430,717. This decrease results from mistakenly counting the costs provided in the answer to question number 12 a second time in the answer to question number 13 of the last approved collection in the OMB inventory. That inventory for this collection shows a cost to respondents of $9,438,924 while the present submission exhibits a cost to respondents of $8,207. Hence, there is a decrease of $9,430,717.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

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: 09/30/2008

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