State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2130-0589_SAP Final Rule_Supporting Justification_2020.docx Supporting Statement A	2020-12-14
49 CFR 234.11.doc Supplementary Document	2013-08-13
49 CFR 1.49 (4-10).doc Supplementary Document	2010-06-28
P.L. 110-432 (Sec. 202).doc Supplementary Document	2010-06-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
193497	State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0589	ICR Reference No: 202012-2130-005
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201308-2130-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans
Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement with change of a previously approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 12/14/2020

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2016
Responses	27	15
Time Burden (Hours)	5,991	6,400
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	259,000

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Abstract: The information to be collected under this final rule will be used by FRA to ensure that 40 States and the District of Columbia develop and implement highway-rail grade crossing action plans—as mandated by section 11401 of the FAST Act—to reduce/eliminate the number of accidents/incidents that occur at public and private grade crossings in their States. This collection of information will also be used by FRA to make sure that the initial 10 States—specified by section 202 of the RSIA and FRA’s implementing regulation at 49 CFR 234.11—with the most reported highway-rail grade crossing accidents/incidents at public and private grade crossings during the three-period from 2006 to 2008 update their highway-rail grade crossing action plans and submit reports to FRA describing the actions that they have taken to implement their plans and addressing how each State will continue to reduce highway-rail grade crossing safety risks. This information collection is mandatory.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 202 Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 202 Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2130-AC72	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 80648	12/14/2020

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	27	15	0	12	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,991	6,400	0	-409	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	259,000	0	0	-259,000	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This information collection submission is a request for reinstatement of a previously approved OMB Control Number (OMB No. 2130-0589), which was discontinued at the end of August 2016, when all previous requirements had been completed by the initial 10 States. There is zero (0) burden currently in the OMB inventory under this Control Number. The total burden requested for this information collection submission is 5,991 hours and 27 responses. The entire requested burden is a program change. The itemizes information collection requirements for this final rule and their associated burden is included under question 12 of the supporting justification.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,192

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? No

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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: 12/14/2020

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