Supplementary Supporting Document

INFORMATION COLLECTION

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Railroad Operating Rules

OMB No. 2130-0035

TABLE FOR ADJUSTMENTS

Part 17Sec./ Part 218 Sec.	Responses & Avg. Time (Previous Submission)	Responses & Avg. Time (This Submission)	Burden Hours (Previous Submission)	Burden Hours (This Submission)	Difference (plus/minus)
217.7 – Operating Rule - Filing and Recordkeeping (c) – New RRs – Filing and Recordkeeping (c) (ii)– Class III RRs – Amendments to Operating Rules	1 submission 1 hour 20 submissions 1 hour 1,896 amendment 15 minutes	2 submissions 1 hour 5 submissions 1 hour 2,061 amendment 15 minutes	1 hour 18 hours 474 hours	2 hours 5 hours 515 hours	--1 hour -- 1 response -- 13 hours -- 15 responses + 41 hours + 165 responses
217.9(c) – New RRs - Program of Operational Test and Inspections (d) – Records (e(1))(ii)Quarterly Review of Tests - Designations & Six Mo. Reviews (e)(2)(ii) –Design. & Six Mo. Rev. (e)(3) Records (f) Summary records on Tests (h) Amended Programs after FRA Disapproval -- Additional Amended Program	20 programs 9.92 hours 9,180,000 records 5 minutes 148 reviews 1 hour 37 des. + 74 rev. 5 sec. + 1 hour 20 des. + 34 rev. 5 sec. + 1 hour 589 records 1 minute 37 records 61 minutes 20 programs 60 minutes 20 programs 30 minutes	5 programs 9.92 hours 9,188,700 records 5 minutes 196 reviews 1 hour 61 des. + 132 rev. 5 sec. + 1 hour 24 des. + 48 rev. 5 sec. + 1 hour 752 records 1 minute 61 records 61 minutes 10 programs 60 minutes 10 programs 30 minutes	198 hours 765,000 hours 148 hours 74 hours 34 hours 10 hours 38 hours 20 hours 10 hours	50 hours 765,725 hours 196 hours 132 hours 48 hours 13 hours 62 hours 10 hours 5 hours	-- 148 hours -- 15 responses + 725 hours + 8,700 resp. + 48 hours + 48 resp. + 58 hours + 82 responses + 14 hours + 18 responses + 3 hours + 163 resp. + 24 hours + 24 resp. -- 10 hours -- 10 responses --5 hours -- 10 responses
217.11 – (b) (I) Program of Inst. On Oper. Rules – New Railroads	20 programs 8 hours	5 programs 8 hours	160 hours	40 hours	-- 120 hours -- 15 responses
218.9 5 (c) – Written/Oral Submissions to FRA upon Disapp.	50 submissions 1 hour	25 submissions 1 hour	50 hours	25 hours	-- 25 hours -- 25 responses
218.95 – (c) – Amended Program Documents	20 amended docs. 30 minutes	10 amended docs. 30 minutes	10 hours	5 hours	-- 5 hours -- 10 responses
218.97 – (b) –Written Procedures: Good Faith Challengers (b)(4) Written Proc. Copies to RR Employees - RR Employee Copy of Proc. Amendments (e) – Records – Copies of Written Procedures byRR	687 procedures 2 hours 130,000 copies 6 minutes 130,000 copies 3 minutes 760 copies 5 minutes	41 procedures 2 hours 4,000 copies 6 minutes 125,000 copies 3 minutes 773 copies 5 minutes	1,374 hours 13,000 hours 6,500 hours 63 hours	82 hours 400 hours 6,250 hours 66 hours	-- 1,292 hours -- 646 responses -- 12,600 hours -- 126,000 resp. -- 250 hours -- 5,000 resp. + 3 hours + 13 responses
218.99- Shoving or Pushing Movements – Operating Rule Modification	687 modifications 1 hour	41 modifications 1 hour	687 hours	41 hours	-- 646 hours -- 64 6responses
218.101 – Leaving Rolling and On-Track MOW Equipment in Clear- Procedures – Amended Oper. Rules	687 amended rule 30 minutes	41 amended rules 30 minutes	344 hours	21 hours	-- 323 hours -- 646 responses
218.103a –Hand-Operated Switches Procedures – Amended Oper. Rules a(2)- Specification of Minimum Requirements for Job Briefing	687 amended rule 60 minutes 632 amended rule 30 minutes	41 amended rules 60 minutes 55 amended rules 30 minutes	687 hours 316 hours	41 hours 28 hours	-- 646 hours -- 646 responses -- 288 hours -- 577 responses

Adjustments above decreased the burden amount by 15,456 hours, and decreased the number of responses by 125,049.

TABLE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES

Part 17Sec./ Part 218 Sec.	Responses & Avg. Time (Previous Submission)	Responses & Avg. Time (This Submission)	Burden Hours (Previous Submission)	Burden Hours (This Submission)	Difference (plus/minus)
218.99 – (e) (5)- Shoving or Pushing Movements in Direction of Circuited End – Written Procedures (e)(5)(iv)Track Locations Designated in Writing	41 procedures 30 minutes 41 designated locations 30 minutes	0 Procedures (already fulfilled) 0 hours 0 Designated Locations (already fulfilled) 0 minutes	21 hours 21 hours	0 hours 0 hours	-- 21 hours -- 41 responses -- 21 hours -- 41 responses

Program changes above decreased the burden amount by 42 hours, and decreased the number of responses by 82.

Total burden decreases from both adjustments and program changes amounts to 15,498 hours and 125,131 responses.

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