Justification for Non-Substantive Change

FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping
(Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 225)
SUPPORTING JUSTIFICATION
OMB Control No. 2130-0500
On July 30, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the
“Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping” information collection request (ICR) with
terms. One of the terms was for FRA to “update the paper form with a PDF Fillable version
within 6 months and submit a change request to this ICR upon completion.”
This non-substantive change updates the following FRA Forms: 1) by converting the forms from
paper form to PDF fillable version and 2) adding the new expiration date of July 31, 2023 based
on the last OMB approval of this information collection.
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6180.54, Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Report
6180.55, Railroad Injury and Illness Summary
6180.55A, Railroad Injury and Illness Summary
6180.56, Annual Railroad Report of Employee Hours and Casualties by State
6180.57, Highway Rail-Grade Crossing Accident/Incident Report
6180.78, Notice to Railroad Employee Involved in Rail Equipment
Accident/Incident Attributed to Employee Human Factor
7. 6180.81, Employee Human Factor Attachment
8. 6180.97, Initial Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Record
9. 6180.98, Railroad Employee Injury and/or Illness Record
10. 6180.107, Alternate Record for Illness Claimed to Be Work Related
11. 6180.150, Highway User Injury Inquiry Form

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