System for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings (Final rule; response to petition for reconsideration)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
drfENSFNLRLEReconPetitions.doc Supporting Statement A	2013-03-15
49 U.S.C. 20103.doc Supplementary Document	2011-03-04
P.L. 110-432 (Sec. 205).doc Supplementary Document	2011-03-04
49 CFR 1.49 (4-10).doc Supplementary Document	2011-03-04

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
196712	Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0591	ICR Reference No: 201303-2130-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201206-2130-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: System for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings (Final rule; response to petition for reconsideration)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/21/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 04/16/2013
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2016	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2015
Responses	380,268	0	376,268
Time Burden (Hours)	56,308	0	55,308
Cost Burden (Dollars)	805,993	0	805,993

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Abstract: The information to be collected will be used by FRA to ensure that the Congressional mandate to require railroad carriers to establish and maintain a toll-free telephone service to report emergencies at all public, private, and pedestrian grade crossings for right-of-way over which they dispatch trains will be carried out. The information to be collected will also be used to monitor and enforce compliance with the agency regulation that carries out the Congressional mandate.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 205 Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 205 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-AC38	Final or interim final rulemaking	78 FR 16414	03/15/2013

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Systems for Telephonic Notification of Unsafe Conditions at Highway-Rail and Pathway Grade Crossings

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	380,268	376,268	0	4,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	56,308	55,308	0	1,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	805,993	805,993	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Total burden requested in this submission is 56,308 hours. The change in burden from the last approved submission amounts to an increase of 1,000 hours. This increase in burden is a program change resulting from the new/explicit requirement under section 234.311(c). Thus, there are no adjustments. The current OMB inventory shows a total burden of 55,308 hours, while the present submission exhibits a total burden of 56,308 hours. Hence, there is a total increase of 1,000 hours. There is no change in cost to respondents from the last approved submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: 04/16/2013

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