30 - Day Generic Federal Register Notice

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-Testing of Employees Who Have Not
Received lnitiaVPeriodic Training or

106 railroads/contractors.

Who Have Not Performed the Necessary Safety-Related Duties for an
Occupational Category or Subcategory in the Previous 180 Days.
243.203-Electronic Recordkeeping-Sys- 106 RRs/contractors
tems Set Up to Meet FRA Requirements.
-Transfer of Records to Successor 106 RRs/contractors
Employer.
243.205-Modified Training Resulting from 106 railroads/contracPeriodic Oversight Tests and Inspections.
tors.
-Periodic Tests and Inspections
106 railroads/contractors.
-RR Identification of Supervisory Em- 106 railroads/contracployees Who Conduct Periodic Over
tors.
sight Tests by Category/Subcategory.
-Contractor Periodic Tests/Inspections 106 railroads/contracConducted by RR Supervisory Em
tors.
ployees.
-Notification by. RR of Contractor Em- 106 railroadslcontracployee Non -Compliance with Federal
tors.
Laws/Regulations/Orders to Employee and Employee's Employer.
-Contractor conduct of Periodic Over- 795 contractors
sight Tests/Inspections of Its Safety
related Employees.
-Contractor Direct Training of Its Em- 11 contractors
ployees for Qualifying Those Employees to Perform Safety-related Duties.
-Employer Records of Periodic Over- 56 railroads/contrac

..........

68 tests + 68 records

20 systems
20 records

.. . .. .. .... ....

1 modified programs

8,600 tests/Inspections

10 identification

....

2,400 hours.

15 minutes

5 hours.

40 hours

40 hours.

10 minutes

1,433 hours.

5 minutes

1 hour.

20 minutes

....

175 notices + 175 notices I 5 minutes

795 tests/inspections

.......

578 hours.

120 hours

.... .....

4,695 testslinspections

-

.........

8 hours + 30 minutes

43083

.........

..................

110 minutes

................

1,565 hours.

I 30 hours.

1133 hours.

-

...........

-

sight.
243.207-Written Annual Review of Safety
Data (RRs with 400,000 Annual Em-

ployee Work Hours or More).
-RR Copy of Written Annual Review

tors.
18 railroads

18 railroads

...............

...............

5,490 records

I 4 reviews

Total Estimated Annual Responses:

18 railroads
18 railroads

18 railroads

...............

...............

...............

20 hours

.......

4 review copies

38 contractors

...........

48 designations

.............

11 lists

106 railroads

.............

1 list

Total Estimated Annual Burden:
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
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid 0MB control
number.

to, a

Authority: 44 U.s.c. 3501-3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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I 1 hour.

15 minutes

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hour

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115 minutes

I

20 hours

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1 hour.

Ii

I

.......... ......
30 minutes

12 hours.

hour.

20 hours.
6 hours.

.................................. 15 minutes ..................25 hour.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

71,752.

281,752 hours.

................

I 80 hours.

...... ......

1 adjusted program

106 railroads

...................

20 minutes

1 adjusted program

2 notifications

........

360 hours.

................... 5 minutes ................... 458 hours.

at System Headquarters.

-RR Designation of Person(s) to Conduct Written Annual Review.
-Adjustments
to
lnitiaVRefresher
Training Based Upon Results of Written Annual Review.
-RR Notification to Contractor of Relevant Training Program Adjustments.
-Contractor Adjustment of Its Training
Program Based on RR Information.
243.209-Railroad Maintained List of Contractors Utilized.
-Updated Lists of Contractors ..............

8 hours

45 trained employees

Federal Transit Administration

EFTA Docket No. FTA 2017-0022]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under 0MB Review

notice with a 60 -day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on June 19, 2017.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 13, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia

Federal Transit Administration, Swain, Office of Administration,
Management Planmng Division, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop
ACTION: Notice of request forcoinments.
TAD-b, Washington, DC 20590 (202)
360354 or [email protected].
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
notice announces that the Information
(PRA), Pub. L. 104-13, Section 2, 109
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised at
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its
COMB) for review and comment. The
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
ICR describe the nature of the
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection and their
expected burdens. The Federal Register informati on collection activities before
AGENCY:

DOT

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0MB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.s.c. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On June 19, 2017,
FTA published a 60 -day notice (82 FR
27956) in the Federal Register soliciting
comments on the ICR that the agency
was seeking 0MB approval. FTA
received no comments after issuing this
60 -day notice. Accordingly, DOT

announces that these information
collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR
1320.5(a) and forwarded to 0MB for
review and approval pursuantto 5 CFR
1320.12(c).

Before 0MB decides whether to
approve these proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
0MB 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 FR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. 0MB believes that the 30
day 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
0MB 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

of the information collection
requirements (IcRs) and the expected
burden. The requirements are being
submitted for clearance by 0MB as
required by the PRA.
Title: Generic clearance for the
collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
0MB Control Number: 2132-0572.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The information collection
activity will garner qualitative customer
and stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with the
Administration's commitment to
improving service delivery. By
qualitative feedback we mean
information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
nature

communication, training or changes in

operations might improve delivery of

products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Federal Transit Administration and its
customers and stakeholders. It will also
allow feedback to contribute directly to
the improvement of program
management. Feedback collected under
this generic clearance will provide
useful information, but it will not yield
data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performarice. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: The
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential
nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results.
Annual Estimated Total Number of
Respondents: 2,700.
Annual Estimated Total Burden
Hours: 581 hours.
ADDRESSES: All written comments must
refer to the docket number that appears
at the top of this document and be
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 -17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: FTA Desk Officer.
Alternatively, comments may be sent
via email to the Office of information
and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Office of
Management and Budget, at the
following address: oira_submissions@
-

omb.eop.gov.

Comments zre Invited On: Whether

the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department's estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to 0MB is best assured of
having its full effect if 0MB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Wiffiam Hyre,
DeputyAssociate Administrator for
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
Meeting Notice-U.S. Maritime
Transportation System National
Advisory Committee

Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of advisory committee
public meeting.
AGENCY:

The Maritime Administration
(MARAD) announces a public meeting
of the U.S. Maritime Transportation
System National Advisory Committee
(MTSNAC) to discuss advice and
recommendations for the U.S.
Department of Transportation on issues
related to the maritime transportation
system. The MTSNAC will consider the
adoption of new bylaws and update the
committee on activities of the
SUMMARY:

subcommittees and their work plans
and recommendations.
DATES: The meeting will be held at 9:30
a.m. on Wednesday, September 27,
2017.

The meetings will be held at
the DOT Conference Center at the U.S.
Department of Transportation
ADDRESSES:

Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jeffrey Flumignan, Designated Federal
Officer, at [email protected] or at (212)
68-2064. Please visit the MTSNAC
Web site at http://www.marad.dot.govl
ports/marine -transportation -system
mts/marine -transportation -system
-

-

national-advisory-cominittee-mtsnac/.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MTSNAC is a Federal advisory
committee that advises the U.S.
Department of Transportation and
MARAD on issues related to the
maritime transportation system. The
MTSNAC was originally established in
1999 and mandated in 2007 by the
Energy Independence and Security Act
of 2007. The MTSNAC operates in
accordance with the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA).