FRA uses this information to assure
that window glazing materials have been fully tested and are in
compliance with Federal Railroad Safety Standards. In this final
rule, FRA is revising and clarifying existing regulations related
to the use of glazing materials in the windows of locomotives,
passenger cars, and cabooses. This final rule reduces 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. This final
rule also clarifies the application of the regulations to older
equipment and to the end locations of all equipment to provide more
certainty to the rail industry and more narrowly address FRA’s
safety concerns. In addition, this final rule clarifies the
definition of passenger car, updates the rule by removing certain
compliance dates that are no longer necessary, and, in response to
comments on the proposed rule, modifies the application of the
regulations to passenger cars and cabooses in a railroad’s fleet
that are used only for private transportation purposes and to older
locomotives used in incidental freight service.
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USC 20103 Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
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 for the answer to question number 15 of the
attached Supporting Justification. The program changes shown in the
provided table increased the burden by 150 hours and increased the
number of responses by 215. The correct current inventory 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 final 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. 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.
drfSafetyGlazingFNLRLE.doc
Executive Order (EO) 13610.pdf
Certification of Glazing Materials