During this
review, FRA amended its estimate of the principal training
burden--instead of 18,000 conductors receiving 560 hours of
training, only 5,400 conductors would receive the full 560 hours of
training (most conductors are "grandfathered" into certification).
For this requirement, this change in estimate reduces the burden by
7,056,00 hours (from the earlier 10,080,000 hours to 3,024,000
hours) and the number of responses by 12,600. FRA shall continue to
monetize the cost of its estimated time burden for illustrative
purposes.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
354,076
0
0
3,972,997
0
0
1,444,380
0
0
The information collected will be used
by FRA to ensure that railroads adopt and implement a formal
program for certifying conductors so that only qualified persons
serve as railroad conductors and passenger conductors in order to
enhance the safety of daily railroad operations throughout the
nation and to reduce the rate, severity, and number of train
accidents/incidents that occur each year. The information collected
will also be used to verify that railroads establish a formal
program for training prospective and experienced conductors in
order to determine that these individuals are competent before
permitting them to serve in these safety-sensitive
positions.
This is a new collection of
information solely associated with FRA's new Part 242 rule. The
total burden requested for this submission amounts to 3,972,997
hours. By definition, the entire requested burden is a program
change. [Note: If a dollar value equivalent of these 3,972,997
hours were assigned to this final rule, it would amount to
$171,633,470 based on an average wage of $43.20 per hour for the
train and engine employees (i.e., conductors) affected by this
final rule.] The total cost to respondents amounts to $1,444,380.
By definition, the entire cost to respondents is also a program
change. ****Please note that the changes in the number of annual
responses, burden hours, and cost to respondents shown in the ICR
Summary Burden above reflect revised estimates from the NPRM
submission which OMB elected not to fully review and which OMB did
not assign a Control Number in its Notice of Action on February 17,
2011. These changed estimates show up as adjustments. ****
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:
(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;
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.
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P.L. 110-432 (Sec. 402; 49 U.S.C. 20163)
Conductor Certification