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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 42 / Tuesday, March 4, 2014 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2014–0011–N–4]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the renewal
Information Collection Requests (ICRs)
abstracted below are being forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describe the nature of the
information collections and their
expected burdens. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on December 23, 2013 (78 FR 77550).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 3, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone:
(202) 493–6292), or Ms. Kimberly
Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6132).
(These telephone numbers are not tollfree.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law No. 104–13, sec. 2,
109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On December 23,
2013, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on ICRs that the agency was seeking
OMB approval. See 78 FR 77550. FRA
received no comments in response to
this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires

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OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30 day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30
day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summary below describes the
nature of the information collection
request (ICR) and the expected burden.
The revised request is being submitted
for clearance by OMB as required by the
PRA.
Title: Locomotive Crashworthiness.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0564.
Abstract: In a final rule published on
June 28, 2006, the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) issued
comprehensive standards for locomotive
crashworthiness. These crashworthiness
standards are intended to help protect
locomotive cab occupants in the event
of a locomotive collision. The collection
of information is used by FRA ensure
that locomotive manufacturers and
railroads meet minimum performance
standards and design load requirements
for newly manufactured and remanufactured locomotives in order to
help protect locomotive cab occupants
in the event that one of these covered
locomotives collides with another
locomotive, the rear of another train, a
piece of on-track equipment, a shifted
load on a freight car on an adjacent
track, or a highway vehicle at a railhighway grade crossing.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Form(s): N/A.
Annual Estimated Burden: 6,544
hours.
Title: Bridge Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0586.
Abstract: The collection of
information is used by FRA to ensure
that railroads/track owners meet Federal
safety standards for bridge safety and
comply with all the requirements
stipulated under the Railroad Safety
Improvement Act (RSIA) of 2008 and 49
CFR 237. In particular, the collection of
information is used by FRA to confirm
that railroads/track owners adopt and
implement bridge management
programs to properly inspect, maintain,

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modify, and repair all bridges that carry
trains over them for which they are
responsible. Railroads/track owners
must conduct annual inspections of
railroad bridges. Further, railroads must
incorporate provisions for internal audit
into their bridge management program
and must conduct internal audits of
bridge inspection reports. The internal
audit information is used by railroads/
track owners to verify that the
inspection provisions of the bridge
management program are being
followed and to continually evaluate the
effectiveness of their bridge
management program and bridge
inspection activities. FRA uses this
information to ensure that railroads/
track owners implement a safe and
effective bridge management program
and bridge inspection regime.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses
(Railroads).
Annual Estimated Burden: 224,608
hours.
Status: Revision of a currently
approved information collection.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW.,
Washington, DC, 20503, Attention: FRA
Desk Officer. Comments may also be
sent via email to OMB at the following
address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
Department’s estimates of the burden of
the proposed information collections;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collections of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC on 25 February
2014.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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