The State Safety Oversight final rule
(SSO) rule replaces existing regulations and significantly
strengthens an SSOA's authority to prevent and mitigate accidents
and incidents on trail transit systems to help ensure the safety of
riders and workers. Each SSOA is now required to have the
enforcement authority, legal and financial independence from the
agencies it oversees, and human resources necessary for overseeing
the number, size and complexity of the rail transit agencies within
its jurisdiction. In addition, SSOA's must train and certify
personnel responsible for performing safety oversight activities
and will continue to conduct triennial audits of the safety
programs established by each rail transit system.
US Code: 49 USC Section 5329 Name of Law:
Moving Ahead for Progess in the 21st Century
PL: Pub.L. 112 - 141 20007 Name of Law: Urbanized Area Formula
Grants
PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 5329 Name of Law: Fixing America's Surface
Transportation (FAST) Act
PL: Pub.L. 112 - 141 20008 Name of Law: Fixed Guideway Capital
Investment
The total number of respondents
increased from 76 in 2012 to 90 in this current information
collection. This is a result of an increase in States participating
in the SSO Program from 28 in 2012 to 30 in 2014. The number of
rail transit agencies also increased from 48 in 2012 to 60 in 2014.
In addition, the total burden hours increased from 177,820 hours
for the previous request to 586,443 hours for this information
collection request, representing a net increase of 408,623 burden
hours. This is an adjustment due to the addition of new respondents
and the reporting requirements of the new SSO grant program. The
increases in burden under the Section 5329 SSO Program over the
5330 SSO Program results from the general restructuring of the SSO
Program where documentation will be required to establish the new
regulatory program, conduct new activities for accident
investigation, hazard investigation, safety data analysis, and
corrective action plan management, as well as support enhanced
training, grants management and reporting to FTA.
$473,513
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Angela Dluger 202
366-5303
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).
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the proposed collection of information, that the certification
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
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(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;
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