The Special Notice for Repairs is issued to notify the carrier in writing of an unsafe condition involving a locomotive, a freight car, or track. The carrier must return the Form after necessary repairs have been made.
As mentioned above in the submission summary at the beginning of this document, this is a request for an extension with change of the current approval for this collection of information. There was one (1) adjustment that decreased the burden by four (4) hours and 15 responses from the last approved submission (as shown in the table provided in the answer to question number 15 of the attached Supporting Justification).
The adjustments under section 216.13 then decreased the burden by four (4) hours and by 15 responses from the last approved submission.
The current OMB inventory shows a total burden of 20 hours and 72 responses, while the present submission exhibits a total burden of 16 hours and 57 responses. Hence, there is a total decrease of four (4) hours and 15 responses from the last approved submission.
There is no change in costs to respondents from the last approved submission.
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:
(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;
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.