Conductor Certification

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
drfCondCertFNLRLE2[2].doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-01-09	Available
49 CFR 1.49 (4-10).doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-11-10	Available
P.L. 110-432 (Sec. 401.doc; 49 U.S.C. 20162).doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-11-10	Available
P.L. 110-432 (Sec. 402; 49 U.S.C. 20163)	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2010-11-10	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
195244	Conductor Certification		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0596	ICR Reference No: 201111-2130-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201011-2130-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Conductor Certification
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 01/12/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/15/2011
Terms of Clearance: 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.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2015	36 Months From Approved
Responses	354,076	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	3,972,997	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,444,380	0	0

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Abstract: 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.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 443 402 Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 402 Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2130-AC08	Final or interim final rulemaking	76 FR 69802	11/09/2011

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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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Conductor Certification

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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	354,076	0	472,215	-12,600	-105,539	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,972,997	0	11,466,123	-7,020,000	-473,126	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,444,380	0	1,417,880	0	26,500	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: 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. ****

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,243,200

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: 11/15/2011

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