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.
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The proposed collection of information carries out the mandate of Section 410 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) of 2008. This is a new collection of information that will be used by FRA to ensure that railroads develop critical incident stress plans that meet minimum standards of the proposed rule aimed at enhancing rail safety by reducing the Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) railroad employees suffer/may suffer after a critical incident.
This is a new collection of information solely associated with FRA's new Part 272 proposed rule. The total burden requested for this submission amounts to 14,981 hours. By definition, the entire requested burden is a program change.
As noted in the answer to question 13 of the Supporting Justification, additional costs to respondents amount to $607,093 in the first year and $62,753 in subsequent years.
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.