Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
30-day FRN 2018-21138.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-09-28	Available
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collections Rail Carrie.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2018-09-28	Available
Supporting Statement - wageab - 2018 extension (to ROCIS).docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2018-09-26	Available
49 CFR 1245.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-05-24	Available
49 USCODE 11145.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-05-24	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26928	Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0004	ICR Reference No: 201809-2140-003
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201508-2140-001
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/29/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/28/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2018
Responses	35	0	40
Time Burden (Hours)	112	0	1,280
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These reports are required to be filed by Class I railroads (currently seven), which have revenues in excess of 250 million dollars, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11145. The information is used by the Board to forecast labor costs, to measure the efficiency of the reporting railroads, and to evaluate proposed regulated transactions that may impact rail employees, including mergers, acquisitions of control, purchases, and abandonments, under 49 U.S.C. 10902-03 and 11326.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 11145 Name of Law: Interstate Commerce Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 32180	07/11/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 49149	09/28/2018
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)	none	Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	35	40	0	0	-5	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	112	1,280	0	0	-1,168	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Based on information provided by the rail industry, information technology has made this report available with a substantial decrease in burden hours. The reports are based on information already available to the respondents, and that information may be placed in the instant collection with limited effort.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $899

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/28/2018

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