OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on the proposed information collection and identify any changes made in response to these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2015
157,139
0
157,139
3,683,743
0
3,683,743
12,085
0
12,085
The information collected is used to ensure new or novel signal and train control technologies meet proposed performance standards and work as intended in the U.S. rail environment.
US Code:
49 USC 20157
Name of Law: Railroad Safety Improvement (RSIA) of 2008
US Code: 49 USC 20157 Name of Law: Railroad Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) of 2008
Total burden for this information collection submission has decreased by 570,741 hours from the last approved submission. The change in burden is due to four program changes and numerous adjustments in Subpart I. ****Please see the tables provided in the answer to question number 15 of the Supporting Justification for a complete itemization of program changes and adjustments. [Adjustments in the provided table decreased the burden amount by 575,232 hours, and decreased the number of responses by 10,926. Program changes in the provided table increased the burden amount by 4,491 hours, and increased the number of responses by 1,040.]
The correct current inventory exhibits a burden total of 3,683,743 hours, while the present submission reflects a burden total of 3,113,002 hours. Hence, there is a total burden decrease of 570,741 hours.
The cost to respondents has decreased by $12,085 from the previous submission due to the fact that an additional five (5) percent, for a total of 95 percent, of responses are now collected/submitted electronically.
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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Postive Train Control