FRA has determined that public safety
compels issuance of this Emergency Order requiring railroads
operating high hazard flammable trains (HHFTs) transporting large
amounts of Class 3 flammable liquids through certain highly
populated areas to adhere to a maximum authorized speed limit of 40
miles per. Recognizing that railroads may implement alternative
safety mitigation measures to that mandated by EO 30, the
collection of information associated with the Order provides relief
for railroads by means of petitions to FRA for special approval to
take actions not in accordance with the Emergency Order.
FRA is requesting
Emergency processing one week (May 4, 2015) after publication of
the required Federal Register Notice on April 27, 2015, See 80 FR
23327. FRA cannot reasonably comply with normal clearance
procedures because the use of normal clearance procedures is
reasonably likely to disrupt the collection of information. FRA has
determined that public safety compels issuance of Emergency Order
(EO) No. 30 in light of recent tank car derailments transporting
crude oil, ethanol, and other hazardous materials and the ongoing
risks associated with the transportation of such hazardous
materials. The EO takes effect immediately upon issuance, although
the railroads had until April 24, 2015, to complete implementation.
Recognizing that railroads may implement alternative safety
mitigation measures to that mandated by EO 30, the collection of
information associated with the Order provides relief for railroads
by means of petitions to FRA for special approval to take actions
not in accordance with the Emergency Order. FRA cannot wait the
normal 90- to180-day period for routine Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) review and approval for the above stated reason.
Therefore, FRA is requesting OMB approval of this collection of
information immediately. [It should be noted that, once PHMSA’s
HM-251 final rule becomes effective, this Emergency Order will be
rescinded and the associated information collection will be
discontinued.]
US Code:
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USC 20103 Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
These are new information
collection requirements. By definition, this entire submission is a
program change. As stated in the Summary provided on page 1 of this
document, the total number of hours that FRA is requesting by OMB
for this Emergency Processing submission is 1,000 hours and the
total number of responses requested is 25. Further, as noted in the
Summary on page 1, upon OMB's Emergency Clearance for 180 days, FRA
will initiate necessary steps to obtain regular Clearance of this
proposed information collection. Thereafter, as noted earlier, once
the PHMSA HM-251 final rule becomes effective, the information
collection associated with EO 30 will be discontinued. There is no
additional cost to respondents besides the burden hours detailed in
the answer to question number 12 above. Thus, there are no program
changes.
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Karl Alexy 202 493-6245
No
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.
EO 30 (FINAL).pdf
49 CFR Part 174.86.doc
FRA Emergency Order No. 30