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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