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submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received by June 8,
2015 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered as far
as practicable.
Anyone is able to search the
electronic form of any written
communications and comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). In
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT
solicits comments from the public to
better inform its processes. DOT posts
these 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 can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http://
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice
for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 20,
2015.
Ron Hynes,
Director, Office of Technical Oversight.
[FR Doc. 2015–09546 Filed 4–23–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–N–2]

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

Consistent with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, this
document provides notice of FRA’s
intent to modify the existing
instructions applicable to one currently
approved information collection

SUMMARY:

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reporting form (Form FRA F 6180.54,
Rail Equipment Accident/Incident
Report). For a projected five-year period,
FRA seeks to gather additional data on
Form FRA F 6180.54 concerning rail
cars carrying petroleum crude oil (crude
oil) in any train involved in an FRA
reportable accident. At present,
railroads do not report this specific
information to FRA on Form FRA F
6180.54, but rather aggregate crude oil
information with information about all
other hazardous materials being
transported. This new reporting
requirement will help FRA capture
more specific information on accidents
that involve trains transporting crude oil
and provide FRA an opportunity to
better address risks to railroad safety
and the general public.
DATES: Comments are requested no later
than June 23, 2015. Comments received
after that date will be considered to the
extent possible without incurring
additional expense or delay.
ADDRESSES: Comments: Comments
related to Docket No. FRA–2015–0007–
N–2, Notice No. 2, may be submitted by
any of the following methods:
• Web site: The Federal eRulemaking
Portal, www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Web site’s online instructions for
submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12–
140, Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: Docket Management
Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W12–140 on the
Ground level of the West Building,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name, docket name,
and docket number. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document for Privacy Act
information related to any submitted
comments or materials.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov at any time or visit
the Docket Management Facility at the
address noted in the ADDRESSES section
of this notice, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kebo Chen, Staff Director, Railroad

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Safety Information Management
Division, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Railroad
Administration, Office of Railroad
Safety, Mail Stop 25, West Building 3rd
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202–
493–6079); or Sara Mahmoud-Davis,
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Railroad
Administration, Office of Chief Counsel,
Mail Stop 10, West Building 3rd Floor,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: 202–
366–1118).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In light of
recent rail accidents involving trains
transporting crude oil, FRA intends to
modify the existing instructions on
Form FRA F 6180.54 titled Rail
Equipment Accident/Incident Report
(the Form) to gather data concerning rail
cars carrying crude oil in trains
involved in reportable accidents.
Specifically, for a projected five-year
period, FRA intends to utilize the
Form’s Special Study Block 49b to
collect the following information
regarding trains involved in FRA
reportable accidents: (1) The number of
rail cars carrying crude oil; (2) the
number of cars damaged or derailed
carrying crude oil; and (3) the number
of cars releasing crude oil.
The rail transportation of crude oil, a
Class 3 flammable liquid hazardous
material, is subject to the Federal
hazardous material transportation
regulations (49 CFR parts 171–180) the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) promulgated
and FRA’s rail safety regulations.
Although railroads are currently
required to report to both PHMSA and
FRA certain information on any release
of a regulated hazardous material that
occurs during the rail transportation of
the commodity, they are not required to
report certain commodity specific
information. Information railroads are
not currently required to report includes
the number of rail cars carrying crude
oil, the number of those cars that are
damaged and/or derailed in an accident,
and the number of those cars that
release crude oil as a result of a
reportable accident.
FRA has solicited input from
members of the railroad industry to
explain the type of data needed and
obtain their views. To the extent
possible, FRA’s proposal takes into
consideration the industry’s feedback.
The Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104–13, sec. 2, 109
Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part

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1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days’ notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval for
reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44
U.S.C. 35069(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a).
Here, FRA is seeking public comment
on its proposal to modify the
instructions of the Form to utilize
Special Study Block 49b to gather the
specified data. A copy of FRA’s
proposed modified instructions is
published as an attachment to this
notice.
FRA seeks to modify these
instructions as it explained in the
preamble to FRA’s 1996 final rule on
Railroad Accident Reporting. See 61 FR
30947, Jun. 18, 1996. Specifically, the
preamble to that final rule provides that:

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The Rail Equipment Accident/Incident
Report (Form FRA F 6180.54) contains two
SSBs in block ‘‘49.’’ As the need arises, FRA
will notify the railroads in writing, or if
appropriate, through publication in the
Federal Register, of the purpose and the type
of information that is to be collected. FRA
will be as specific as possible in order to
minimize both costs and the amount of time
associated with the collection of this new
information. Each SSB has 20 characters in
order to standardize the data structure for
computer files. FRA believes the SSBs will
prove extremely valuable in collecting
information to help FRA identify and
evaluate issues of safety concern as well as
other non-safety issues as the need arises.

FRA invites interested parties to
comment on the following: (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 FRA
can enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways FRA can
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(i) through (iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i) through (iv). FRA
believes that soliciting public comment
will promote its efforts to reduce the
administrative and paperwork burdens
associated with the collection of
information Federal regulations
mandate. In summary, FRA reasons that
comments received will advance three
objectives: (1) Reduce reporting
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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 the
currently approved information
collection activities and burdens
associated with that information
collection that FRA seeks to slightly
modify with the instructions attached.
FRA intends to revise the Form’s
instructions only. FRA is not changing
the data elements of the Form and
believes there will be no change in the
number of responses. FRA estimates
there will be a minor change in: (1) The
burden time per response for the Form
where respondents utilize the Special
Study Blocks; (2) the total burden hours
for the Form; and (3) the total burden
hours for the entire currently approved
information collection. FRA requests a
revision to the current approval for the
reasons listed in the summary above.
Title: Accident/Incident Reporting
and Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0500.
Abstract: The collection of
information is due to FRA’s accident
reporting regulations set forth in 49 CFR
part 225 which require railroads to
submit monthly reports summarizing
collisions, derailments, and certain
other accident/incidents involving
damages above a certain dollar
threshold, as well as certain injuries to
passengers, employees, and other
persons on railroad property (including
those which are railroad work-related).
Because the reporting requirements and
information needed regarding each
category are unique, a different form is
used for each category. FRA is
modifying the instructions for one of the
three referenced agency forms to request
that the ‘‘Special Study Block’’ (SSB) of
Form FRA F 6180.54 to be used to
capture (with coded letters) information
pertaining to accidents that involve
crude oil.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.54.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Estimated Total Responses: 2,500
(Form FRA F 6180.54: 1,400 forms will
take approximately 2 hours to complete;
600 forms utilizing the three Special
Study Blocks will require an additional
1 minute each or a total of 3 extra
minutes to complete for a total average
burden time of approximately 2 hours
and 3 minutes per form; 500 forms will
take approximately 1 hour to complete.
This total estimate of 2,500 responses is
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number of responses for this form
approved by OMB on July 2, 2014.).
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
4,530 hours (for Form FRA F 6180.54;
a total increase of 30 hours from the
previous OMB-approved burden
estimate of 4,500 hours).
Total Estimated Burden: 39,058 hours
(for entire information collection,
includes previous OMB-approved
burden of 39,028 hours and 30
additional hours for Form FRA F
6180.54 utilizing Special Study Blocks).
Status: Revision of the Current
Approval.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 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.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 5
U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments
from the public to better inform its
rulemaking process. DOT posts these
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 can
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.

Attachment to Federal Register Notice
Listed below are proposed changes to
the instructions for Form FRA F 6180.54
(Rail Equipment Accident/Incident
Report). FRA is not proposing changes
to any other Accident/Incident Report
Form. The proposed changes specify the
type of information FRA desires to
capture in the Special Study Block
(SSB) Block ‘‘B’’ (Block 49b) about train
accidents involving trains transporting
petroleum crude oil (crude oil). FRA
proposes to revise the instructions for
completing Block 49b on Form FRA F
6180.54 (the Form) to include the
following:
General Definition
Crude Oil—Petroleum crude oil, a
regulated hazardous material
(HAZMAT), classified as a Class 3
flammable liquid under the applicable
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) regulations.
See 49 CFR 172.101.
Specific Codes and Definitions
The Number of Cars Carrying Crude
Oil—When the train for which this
report is being prepared contained cars
carrying crude oil, including cars
carrying any residue amounts of crude
oil, the number of those cars. (Code =
AAA)

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The Number of Crude Oil Cars
Damaged/Derailed—When the train for
which this report is being prepared
contained cars carrying crude oil,
including cars carrying any residue
amounts of crude oil, the number of
those cars that were damaged or
derailed, including a derailment of only
one wheel. (Code = BBB)
The Number of Cars Releasing Crude
Oil—When the train for which this
report is being prepared contained cars
carrying crude oil, including cars
carrying any residue amounts of crude
oil, the number of those cars that
released any portion of their contents
(i.e., leaks of any type and amount),
including vapor. (Code = CCC)
Selected Instructions for Completing the
Form
The current instructions in the FRA
Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident
Reports (Published May 23, 2011)
(Reporting Guide) for completing Blocks
8 (Cars Carrying HAZMAT [Hazardous
Material]), 9 (HAZMAT Cars Damaged/
Derailed), 10 (Cars Releasing HAZMAT),
11 (People Evacuated), and 52
(Narrative Description) remain
unchanged. Crude oil is a regulated
HAZMAT. Accordingly, shipments of
crude oil will be aggregated with other
HAZMAT in the train in blocks 8, 9, and
10. Block 11, People Evacuated, remains
unchanged. Detailed instructions for
completing these blocks are provided in
the Reporting Guide.
The format for Block 49b is—AAA–
BBB–CCC—a total of eleven characters
including the dashes to indicate the
number of crude oil cars in the train as
specified below:
• AAA is the count of the Number of
Cars Carrying Crude Oil (similar to
block 8, but limited to cars carrying
crude oil and with leading zeros).
• BBB is the count of the Number of
Crude Oil Cars Damaged/Derailed
(similar to block 9, but limited to cars
carrying crude oil that were damaged/
derailed and with leading zeros).
• CCC is the count of the Number of
Cars Releasing Crude Oil (similar to
block 10, but limited to the number of
cars releasing crude oil and with leading
zeros).
When there is no crude oil in the train
and the equipment in the train meets
the qualification of Type of Equipment
listed below under section
‘‘Applicability’’ on the Form (i.e., the
equipment qualifies as a freight train,
work train, single car, cut of cars, or
yard/switching equipment), Block 49b
must be coded as ‘‘000–000–000.’’
All other rules for reporting HAZMAT
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including the description of the
hazardous material released in Form
FRA F 6180.54 Block 52 (i.e., Narrative
Description by name or Standard
Transportation Commodity Code
(STCC)), identification of the initial and
number of any car releasing hazardous
materials, and identification of the name
and quantity of hazardous material
released. Further instructions are
provided in the Reporting Guide.
Additionally, the number of fatalities
and injuries resulting from direct
exposure to the released substance
would still need to be reported in
Blocks 46, 47, and 48 on the Form FRA
F 6180.54 and in Block 5q (Exposure to
Hazmat) on the Railroad Injury and
Illness Summary (Continuation Sheet)
Form FRA F 6180.55a.
Applicability
Whenever block 25 (Type of
Equipment) on the Form FRA F 6180.54
is equal to 1 (Freight Train), or 4 (Work
Train), or 5 (Single Car), or 6 (Cut of
Cars), or 7 (Yard/switching), then the
required information on crude oil in the
train must be completed in Block 49b.
Special Study Block 49b Reporting
Example: A train carrying three cars of
corrosive acid and four cars of crude oil
is involved in an FRA reportable train
accident, as described—one of the cars
carrying the corrosive acid is damaged
with no release of product; two cars
carrying crude oil are damaged; one of
these cars releases crude oil; and there
is an evacuation of 25 people, including
an injury to a railroad employee due to
direct exposure and injury to another
employee as a result of the accident, but
not related to the release. Accordingly,
on the Form FRA F 6180.54 the
following information must be entered:
Block 8 enter ‘‘7’’ (representing the 3
cars carrying corrosive acid and the 4
cars carrying crude oil);
Block 9 enter ‘‘3’’ (representing the 1
car derailed carrying corrosive acid, 2
cars damaged carrying crude oil);
Block 10 enter ‘‘1’’ (representing no
corrosive acid released, 1 car releasing
crude oil);
Block 11 enter ‘‘25’’ (representing the
25 people who were evacuated during
the cleanup);
Block 46 (Nonfatal) enter ‘‘2’’
(representing the 2 employees injured);
Block 49b enter ‘‘004–002–001’’
(representing the 4 cars in the train
carrying crude oil, the 2 crude oil cars
damaged/derailed, and the 1 crude oil
car that released product); and Block 52
(Narrative Description) enter a
description of the accident in
accordance with the Reporting Guide
instructions for block 52. For this
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but not be limited to, the initial and
number of the one car that released the
crude oil, the name of the HAZMAT
released (or STCC) (i.e., crude oil), the
quantity of crude oil released, the
number of fatalities and injuries
resulting from a direct exposure to the
released substance (i.e., the one railroad
employee injury as a result of direct
exposure to the released crude oil), and
an estimate of the size of the affected
area evacuated and the length of the
evacuation. If, in this example, the cars
carrying corrosive acid released any
hazardous materials, in accordance with
the Reporting Guide, the initial and
number of any car releasing that
material, as well as the name and
quantity of that material released would
also need to be identified in this block.
On the related Form FRA F 6180.55a,
for the employee injured due to
exposure to HAZMAT enter ‘‘Y’’ in
Block 5q. On another Form FRA F
6180.55a, for the employee injured, not
due to exposure, enter ‘‘N’’ in Block 5q.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17,
2015.
Brenda Moscoso,
Director, Office of Safety Analysis.
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BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
[Docket No. TTB–2015–0001]

Proposed Information Collections;
Comment Request (No. 52)
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB); Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
we invite comments on the proposed or
continuing information collections
listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before June 23, 2015.
ADDRESSES: As described below, you
may send comments on the information
collections listed in this document
using the ‘‘Regulations.gov’’ online
comment form for this document, or you
may send written comments via U.S.
mail or hand delivery. TTB no longer
accepts public comments via email or
fax.
• http://www.regulations.gov: Use the
comment form for this document posted
SUMMARY:

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