January 13, 2011, FR Notice (60-Day)

Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 9 / Thursday, January 13, 2011 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2011–0001–N–1]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for
clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than March 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Kimberly
Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA
to acknowledge receipt of their
respective comments must include a
self-addressed stamped postcard stating,
‘‘Comments on OMB control number
2130–0566.’’ Alternatively, comments
may be transmitted via facsimile to
(202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–6479, or
via e-mail to Mr. Brogan at
[email protected], or to Ms. Toone
at [email protected]. Please refer
to the assigned OMB control number in
SUMMARY:

any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone,
Office of Information Technology, RAD–
20, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Mail Stop
35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493–6139). (These telephone
numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, § 2, 109 Stat.
163 (1995) (codified as revised at 44
U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60 days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval for
reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
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submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(i)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(I)–(iv). FRA believes that
soliciting public comment will promote
its efforts to reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information mandated
by Federal regulations. In summary,
FRA reasons that comments received
will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce
reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (iii) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below are brief summaries of eight
currently approved information
collection activities that FRA will
submit for clearance by OMB as
required under the PRA:
Title: Reflectorization of Freight
Rolling Stock.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0566.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) issued this
regulation to mandate the
reflectorization of freight rolling stock
(freight cars and locomotives) to
enhance the visibility of trains in order
to reduce the number and severity of
accidents at highway-rail grade
crossings in which train visibility acted
as a contributing factor. The information
collected is used by FRA to ensure that
railroads/car owners follow the
schedule established by the regulation
for placing retro-reflective material on
the sides of freight rolling stock (freight
cars and locomotives) in order to
improve the visibility of trains. The
information is also used by FRA to
confirm that railroads/car owners meet
the prescribed standards for the
application, inspection, and
maintenance of the required retroreflective material.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 685 Railroads.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.113.

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REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual
responses

Average time per
response

224.7—Waivers ......................................
224.15—Special approval procedures—
Petitions.
—Public comment ...........................
224.107—Implementation
Schedule:
Freight cars.
—Existing
freight
cars
w/o
retroreflective sheeting.

685 Railroads/car owners ......................
3 Manufacturers .....................................

10 petitions ............
60 petitions ............

1 hour ....................
40 hours .................

20 hours.
2,400 hours.

3 Manufacturers/railroads ......................
685 Railroads/car owners ......................

5 comments ...........
400 reports/forms ..

1 hour ....................
15 minutes .............

5 hours.
100 hours.

685 Railroads/car owners ......................

400 reports/forms ...

20 minutes .............

8,000 hours.

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REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
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Respondent universe

Total annual
responses

Average time per
response

—Updated reflectorization implementation plans.
—Failure reports .............................
II. Existing Cars with retroreflective
sheeting (b). Locomotives.
—Existing
locomotives
w/o
retroreflective sheeting.
—Updated reflectorization implementation plans.
—Failure reports .............................
II.
Existing
locomotives
with
retroreflective sheeting
224.109—Inspection, repair, replacement—fr. cars.
—Locomotives: records of restriction.

685 Railroads/car owners ......................

5 Failure Reports ...

2 hours ...................

10 hours.

685 Railroads/car owners ......................
685 Railroads/car owners ......................

172 reports//forms ..
35 reports/forms .....

20 hours .................
15 minutes .............

3,440 hours.
9 hours.

685 Railroads/car owners ......................

35 reports/forms .....

3 hours ...................

105 hours.

685 Railroads/car owners ......................

1 Failure Report .....

2 hours ...................

2 hours.

685 Railroads/car owners ......................

617 reports/forms ...

4 hours ...................

2,468 hours.

AAR + 300 car shops ............................

240,000 Notificat ....

10 minutes .............

40,000 hours.

22,800 Locomotives ...............................

4,560 records .........

3 minutes ...............

228 hours.

Total Responses: 246,300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
56,787 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7,
2011.
Kimberly Coronel,
Director, Office of Financial Management,
Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011–570 Filed 1–12–11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0179]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:

Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and

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reinstatements of previously approved
collections.
This document describes the
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before March 14, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA–2010–0179 using any of the
following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590.
Hand Delivery: West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Instructions: Each submission must
include the Agency name and the
Docket number for this Notice. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov including any
personal information provided.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Alan Block, Contracting Officer’s
Technical Representative, Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NTI–131),
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., W46–499, Washington, DC
20590. Mr. Block’s phone number is
202–366–6401 and his email address is
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
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approval, it must publish a document in
the Federal Register providing a 60-day
comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulations (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following:
(I) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(iii) How to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(iv) How to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks public
comment on the following proposed
collection of information:
Demonstration Tests of Different High
Visibility Enforcement Models
Type of Request—New information
collection requirement.
OMB Clearance Number—None.
Form Number—NHTSA Forms 1121,
1122, 1123.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval—3 years from date of
approval.

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