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
03/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2016
25,211
0
25,211
119
0
119
7,000
0
7,000
FRA proposes to revise and clarify existing regulations related to the use of glazing materials in the windows of locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses. This proposed rule and associated information collection would reduce paperwork and other economic burdens on the rail industry by removing a stenciling requirement for locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses that are required to be equipped with glazing. FRA has deemed it no longer necessary to stencil the inside walls of locomotive cabs, passenger cars, and cabooses to indicate to indicate that the equipment contains certified glazing in compliance with this Part. The removal of this requirement will save railroad hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Total burden for this information collection submission has increased by 150 hours from the last approved submission. The change in burden hours and responses is due solely to three (3) program changes, detailed in the table provided in the answer to question number 15 of the attached Supporitng Justification. The program changes shown in this table increased the burden by 150 hours and increased the number of responses by 215.
The current inventory for this information collection exhibits a burden total of 119 hours, while the present submission reflects a burden total of 269 hours. Hence, there is a total burden increase of 150 hours.
The cost to respondents has increased by $4,600 from the last approved submission (from a total cost of $6,550 to $11,150). This change in cost is due to two program changes. First, FRA removed the glazing requirement under § 223.17 for stenciling the interior walls of locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses deeming this requirement no longer necessary. This decreased the cost by $1,400 (for purchasing 200 preprinted metal plates). Second, under the proposed rule, FRA added a new requirement under § 223.23(c) regarding the provision of marked tools (usually small hammers with instructions) near each emergency window in locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses. This requirement increased the cost by $6,000. Hence, there is a net increase in cost of $4,600 to respondents. (Note: In the OMB inventory, the cost to respondents for the previous submission was rounded off to $7,000 although the actual cost to respondents was $6,550 as noted above. So, ROCIS will show a cost difference of $4,150 when the actual cost difference is $4,600. This discrepancy of $450 then is nothing more than a rounding difference or error.)
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.
drfSafetyGlazingStdsNPRM.doc
EO 13610.pdf
Certification of Glazing Materials