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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2017–0002–N–6]

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

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
currently approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
The ICR describes the information
collection and its expected burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 13, 2017.
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
Administration, 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.)
SUMMARY:

The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On November
16, 2016, FRA published a 60-day notice
in the Federal Register soliciting
comment on the ICR for which it is now
seeking OMB approval. See 81 FR
80714. FRA received no comments in
response to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day

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notice informs the regulated community
to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest
public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit
their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best
ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR
1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995.
The summary below describes the ICR
and its expected burden. FRA is
submitting the new request for clearance
by OMB as the PRA requires.
Title: Track Safety Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0010.
Abstract: Part 213 of Title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (Track
Safety Standards) prescribes minimum
safety requirements for railroad track
that is part of the general railroad
system of transportation. While the
requirements prescribed in Part 213
generally apply to specific track
conditions existing in isolation, a
combination of track conditions, none of
which individually amounts to a
deviation from regulatory requirements,
may require remedial action to ensure
safe operations over that track. Qualified
persons inspect track and take action to
allow safe passage of trains and ensure
compliance with the Track Safety
Standards.
In March 2013, FRA amended the
Track Safety Standards and Passenger
Equipment Safety Standards applicable
to high-speed 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. The rule accounts for
a range of vehicle types currently used
and likely may be used in future highspeed 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. FRA uses this information
collection to ensure and enhance rail
safety by monitoring railroads’
compliance with regulatory
requirements.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
2,762,261.

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Total Estimated Annual Burden:
1,816,152 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: FRA
Desk Officer. Comments may also be
sent via email to OMB at the following
address: oira_submissions@
omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for DOT to properly perform its
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
the accuracy of DOT’s estimates of the
burden of the proposed information
collections; ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collections of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Sarah L. Inderbitzin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2014–0011–N–02]

Proposed Renewal of Agency
Information Collection Activities
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
renewal and reinstatement of the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, comment, and approval. The
ICR describes the information
collections and the expected burden. On
December 6, 2016, FRA published a
notice providing a 60-day period for
public comment on the ICR.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 13, 2017.
SUMMARY:

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