The information collected is used by railroad workers to improve roadway worker safety and prevent accidents/incidents caused by the operation of on-track roadway maintenance machines. Form FRA F 6180.119 is used by FRA/State inspectors to cite rule violations of Part 214 and to recommend civil penalties for serious infractions. FRA is amending its Roadway Worker Protection (RWP) regulation to resolve interpretative issues that have arisen since the 1996 promulgation of that rule. In particular, this final rule adopts certain terms, resolves miscellaneous interpretive issues, codifies certain FRA Technical Bulletins, adopts new requirements governing redundant signal protections and the movement of roadway maintenance machinery over signalized non-controlled track, and amends certain qualification requirements for roadway workers.
US Code:
49 USC 20103
Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
The total burden for this information collection has increased by 19,293 hours from the last approved submission. The increase in burden is due to both program changes and to adjustments. Specifically, the requirements that reflect program changes are detailed in the table provided in the answer to question number 15 of the attached Supporting Justification.
Total increases in burden from program changes shown in the provided table amount to 17,095 hours, and total increases in responses from above program changes amount to 687,122.
Total increases in burden from adjustments shown in the table provided amount to 2,198 hours, and total increases in responses from above adjustments amount to 1,574,456.
Currently, the OMB inventory for this collection of information shows a burden total of 845,230 hours, while this revised submission reflects a total burden of 864,523 hours. Hence, there is a total burden increase of 19,293 hours.
The cost to respondents has decreased by $2,799,804 from the last submission (from $3,000,854 to $201,050). The change in cost is the result of two adjustments that FRA has made in this submission. FRA listed training costs of $2,800,000 in the last submission and also listed 225,000 burden hours for training 50,000 roadway workers. OMB requires only burden hours or burden costs â not both â be listed in a Supporting Justification for any information collection requirement. Thus, FRA double counted that cost (in both hours and dollars). FRA has removed that dollar cost amount to correct the double counting mistake and only counts hours here. Also, FRA incorrectly counted $604 for notification letters that were not a part of this collection. FRA eliminated that cost. There was also a third adjustment reflecting the increase in cost for program manuals for start-up railroads (from 5 railroads to 15 railroads). The cost increased by $500 (from $250 to $750).
Finally, there is one program change reflecting the cost for 60 operating rules documents to be sent to FRA for approval pertaining to an equivalent level of protection for roadway maintenance machines on non-controlled track. This increased the cost by $ 300.
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.
Form FRA F 6180.119 Roadway Worker Protection: Roadway Maintenance Machines
49 CFR 214.doc
Roadway Worker Protection: Roadway Maintenance Machines