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comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which you
can review at www.dot.gov/privacy. See
https://www.regulations.gov/
privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 2,
2016.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2016–0002–N–25]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of proposed information
collection activities listed below. Before
submitting this information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities, which are identified in this
notice.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than January 17, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
DC 20590; or Ms. Kim Toone,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590. Commenters requesting FRA
to acknowledge receipt of their
respective comments must include a
self-addressed stamped postcard stating,
‘‘Comments on OMB Control Number
2130–0010,’’ and should also include

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the title of the collection of information.
Alternatively, comments may be faxed
to (202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–6497, or
emailed to Mr. Brogan at
[email protected], or Ms. Toone at
[email protected]. Please refer to the
assigned OMB control number in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292)
or Ms. Kim Toone, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Information Technology, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6132). (These telephone numbers
are not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval to implement them. See 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques and other forms of
information technology (e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses). See
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)(i)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)–(iv).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment will promote its efforts to
reduce the administrative and
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collection of information that Federal
regulations mandate. In summary, FRA
reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) Reduce
reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (3) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of currently
approved information collection
activities that FRA will submit for
clearance by OMB as required under the
PRA:
Title: Track Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0010.
Abstract: Part 213 prescribes
minimum safety requirements for
railroad track that is part of the general
railroad system of transportation. While
the requirements prescribed in this part
generally apply to specific track
conditions existing in isolation, a
combination of track conditions, none of
which individually amounts to a
deviation from the requirements in this
part, may require remedial action to
provide safe operations over that track.
Qualified persons inspect track and take
action to allow safe passage of trains
and ensure compliance with prescribed
Track Safety Standards. In March 2013,
FRA amended the Track Safety
Standards and Passenger Equipment
Safety Standards applicable to highspeed and high cant deficiency train
operations to promote the safe
interaction of rail vehicles with the
tracks over which they operate. The
final rule revised limits for vehicle
response to track perturbations and
added new limits as well. The rule
accounts for a range of vehicle types
that are currently used and may likely
be used in future high-speed or high
cant deficiency rail operations, or both.
The rule is based on the results of
simulation studies designed to identify
track geometry irregularities associated
with unsafe wheel/rail forces and
accelerations, thorough reviews of
vehicle qualification and revenue
service test data, and consideration of
international practices. The information
collection associated with the Track
Safety Standards is used by FRA to
ensure and enhance rail safety by
monitoring complete compliance with
all regulatory requirements.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 728 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Reporting Burden:

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CFR section

Total annual responses

Average time
per response

80715
Total annual
burden hours

213.14—Excepted track—Identification—Notification
to FRA—Removal of Track.
Segment From Excepted Statues
213.5—Responsibility of for Compliance—Track
Owners—Assignment to Another Person—Notice
to FRA.
213.7—Designation of qualified persons to supervise
certain renewals and inspect track.
—Individuals Designated under paragraphs (a)
or (b) of this section who inspect CWR and
have completed CWR Training Course.
—Employees authorized by Track Owner to prescribe CWR Remedial Actions.
—Designations (Partially Qualified under Paragraph c).
213.17—Waiver: Petitions ...........................................
213.57—Curves; elevations and speed limits—Requests for higher curving speeds.
—Implementation Notification to FRA ..................
—Written Consent of Track Owner to RR provide service over track w/same equip.
213.110—Gage restraint measurement systems—Implementing GRMS—Notice to FRA and Technical
Report.
—GRMS Output Reports .....................................
—GRMS Exception Reports ................................
—Procedures For Maintaining GRMS Data ........
—GRMS Training to Qualified Employees ..........

236

20 orders .........................

15 minutes .......................

5

236
728

15 notices ........................
10 notices ........................

10 minutes .......................
8 hours .............................

3
80

728

1,500 names ....................

10 minutes .......................

250

37

80,000 trained Employees

8 hours .............................

640,000

37

10 min. + 60 min .............

93,333

37

80,000 auth. + 80,000
exams.
250 names .......................

10 min. .............................

2

728
728

6 petitions ........................
2 requests ........................

24 hours ...........................
40 hours ...........................

144
80

728
728

2 notifications ...................
2 consents .......................

8 hours .............................
45 minutes .......................

16
2

728

5 notices + 1 tech. report

45 minutes + hours ..........

8

728
728
728
728
728

5 minutes .........................
5 minutes .........................
2 hours .............................
16 hours/session or program.
2 hours .............................

4
4
8
112

—GRMS
Inspections—Two
Most
Recent
Records.
213.118—Continuous weld rail (CWR); plan review
and approval—Track Owner Plans to FRA.
—Notice to FRA & to Affected Employees of
Plan’s Effective Date.
—FRA Required Revisions to CWR Plans; Further FRA Amendments to CWR Plans.
—Annual Retraining of CWR Employees ............
213.119—Continuous weld rail (CWR); plan contents—Annual Retraining of CWR Employees.
—Records of CWR Installations and CWR Maintenance.
—Records of Rail Joint Inspections .....................
—Records of CWR Periodic Inspections .............
—CWR Procedures Manual .................................
213.233—Track Inspections By Person/Vehicle—
Records.
213.237—Inspection of rail—RR request to Change
Designation of a Rail Inspection Segment or establish a New Segment.
—After FRA approval, RR Notice to FRA and
RR Employees of Effective Date.
—RR/Track Owner Notice to FRA that Service
Failure Rate Target Identified in 213.237(a) is
not Achieved.
—RR/Track Owner Letter of Explanation Why
Service Failure Target Rate has not been
Achieved and Provision of Remedial Action
Plan to FRA.
213.241—Track and Rail Inspection Records ............

50 reports ........................
50 reports ........................
4 procedures ....................
2 tr. programs + 5 sessions.
50 records ........................

100

279

279 revised plans ............

4 hours .............................

1,116

279

15 minutes + 2 minutes ...

2,737

279

279 notices + 80,000 notices.
20 revisions .....................

2 hours .............................

40

279
37

20 plans ...........................
80,000 worker ..................

1 hour ..............................
30 minutes .......................

20
40,000

279

2,000 records ...................

10 minutes .......................

333

279
279
279
728

360,000 rcds ....................
480,000 rcds ....................
279 Manuals ....................
12,500 notations ..............

2 minutes .........................
1 minute ...........................
10 minutes .......................
1 minute ...........................

12,000
8,000
47
208

10

50 requests ......................

15 minutes .......................

13

10

50 notices + 120 notices

15 minutes + 15 minutes

43

10

12 notices ........................

15 minutes .......................

3

10

12 letters + 12 plans .......

15 minutes .......................

6

728

1,542,089 records ............

1, 672,941

213.303—Responsibility for compliance—High Speed
Track: Notice to FRA of Assignment of Responsibility.
213.305—Designation of qualified individuals ............
213.317—Waiver Petitions ..........................................
213.329—Curves; elevation, and speed limitations—
Submission of Testing Results Specified in
213.329(d) to FRA for Each Type of Vehicle RR/
Track Owner requests Approval.

2

1 notice ............................

Varies with Inspection
Type.
8 hours .............................

2
2
2

20 designation .................
1 petition ..........................
2 documents ....................

10 minutes .......................
80 hours ...........................
80 hours ...........................

3
80
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CFR section
—Notification to FRA by RR/Track Owner of Implementation of Higher Curving Speeds at
least 30 calendar days before Proposed Implementation.
—Written Consent of Track Owner to Another
RR that provides Service w/Same Vehicle
Type.
213.333—RR Request to FRA concerning Track Geometry Measurement taken from a distance different from that Specified under 213.333(b)(1).
—RR TGMS Output Reports ...............................
—RR Copy of plot and exception report by qualifying TGMS performing inspection.
—Notification to Track Personnel when Onboard
Accelerometers indicate possible track-related
problems.
213.333—RR Request to FRA for Alternative Location of Devices Measuring Lateral Accelerations
Mounted on a Truck Frame.
—RR Track Owner Monitoring Data Calendar
Year Report to FRA.
213.341—Initial inspection of new rail and welds: Mill
Inspection—Report.
—Welding Plant Inspection—Report ...................
—Inspection of Field Welds—Records ................
213.343—Continuous welded rail (CWR)—History—
Records.
213.345—Vehicle Qualification Testing—Qualification
Program for All Vehicle Types intended to Operate
at Class 6 Speeds or Above or at Any Curving
Speed more than 5 Inches of Cant Deficiency.
—Qualification Program for All Vehicle Types intended to Operate at Class 7 Speeds or
Above or at Any Curving Speed more than 6
Inches of Cant Deficiency.
—Track Owner Consent for Another Railroad
that Provides Service with Same Vehicle Type
Over Its Track to Submit Documents to FRA.
213.347—Automotive or railroad crossings at
grade—Protection Plans.
213.369—Inspection records ......................................
—Inspection Records of Defects and Remedial
Actions.

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Total Estimated Annual Responses:
2,800,634.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
2,475,698 hours.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.

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3 notifications ...................

40 hours ...........................

120

2

3 written consents ...........

45 minutes .......................

2

728

1 request ..........................

8 hours .............................

8

10
10

18 reports ........................
13 reports ........................

20 hours ...........................
20 hours ...........................

360
260

10

10 notices ........................

40 hours ...........................

400

10

10 requests ......................

40 hours ...........................

400

10

4 data reports ..................

8 hours .............................

32

2

2 reports ..........................

16 hours ...........................

32

2
2
2

2 reports ..........................
125 records ......................
150 records ......................

16 hours ...........................
20 minutes .......................
10 minutes .......................

32
42
25

10

10 programs ....................

120 hours .........................

1,200

10

10 programs ....................

80 hours ...........................

800

728

1 written consent .............

8 hours .............................

8

1

2 plans .............................

8 hours .............................

16

2
2

500 records ......................
50 records ........................

1 minute ...........................
5 minutes .........................

8
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Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 7,
2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Executive Director.

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Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.

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Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.
L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is
hereby given of a meeting of the
Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence
Seaway Development Corporation
(SLSDC). The meeting will be held from
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.(EDT) on Wednesday,
December 14, 2016 via conference call
at the SLSDC’s Policy Headquarters, 55
M Street SE., Suite 930, Washington, DC
20003. The agenda for this meeting will
be as follows: Opening Remarks;
Consideration of Minutes of Past
Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and New
Business; Closing Discussion;
Adjournment.

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Attendance at the meeting is open to
the interested public but limited to the
space available. With the approval of
the Administrator, members of the
public may present oral statements at
the meeting. Persons wishing further
information should contact, not later
than Friday, December 9, 2016, Wayne
Williams, Acting Chief of Staff, Saint
Lawrence Seaway Development
Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590; 202–366–
0091.
Any member of the public may
present a written statement to the
Advisory Board at any time.
Issued at Washington, DC, on November 9,
2016.
Carrie Lavigne,
Chief Counsel.
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