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234.309(a)—ENS Signs in general—Provision of information—Dispatching railroad for a highway-rail
or pathway grade crossing to provide the maintaining railroad the telephone number that is to be
displayed on the ENS sign at the crossing, not
later than 180 calendar days before the date that
implementation of an ENS is required.
234.311(c)—ENS sign placement and maintenance—Repair or replacement of ENS sign after
discovery by responsible railroad of missing, damaged, or otherwise unusable/illegible sign to vehicular/pedestrian traffic.
234.313(a)–(d)—Recordkeeping ................................
234.315—Electronic recordkeeping ...........................
Total .............................................................

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
163,996.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
13,649 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $985,062.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2022–09141 Filed 4–27–22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2022–0002–N–7]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

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AGENCY:

2 The current inventory exhibits a total burden of
15,317 hours while the total burden in this notice
is 13,649 hours. As part of its review of this ICR
renewal, FRA determined some of the previous
estimates were initial estimates, outdated, or
duplicative.
3 For public respondents, FRA used an hourly
rate of $27 per hour for the value of the public’s
time. FRA obtained this data from the Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additionally,
for railroad respondents, the dollar equivalent cost
is derived from the Surface Transportation Board’s
2020 Full Year Wage A&B data series for railroad
workers a 75-percent overhead charge.

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Total annual responses

Average time per
response

Total annual
burden hours

Total cost
equivalent
wage 3

(A)

(B)

(C) = A * B

(D) = C *

621 railroads ........

12 contacts ......................

10 minutes .......................

2.00

154.88

621 railroads ........

4,000 replacement of
missing or damaged
signs.

15 minutes .......................

1,000.00

59,680.00

621 railroads ........

65,860 records of calls ....

10 minutes .......................

10,976.67

850,033.32

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The estimated paperwork burden for this requirement is covered under § 234.313. Consequently, there is no
additional burden associated with this requirement.
621 railroads ........

163,996 responses ..........

N/A ..................................

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA will
seek approval of the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below. Before submitting this ICR to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 27,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2022–
0002. All comments received will be
posted without change to the docket,
including any personal information
provided. Please refer to the assigned
OMB control number in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice and include them in its
information collection submission to
OMB for approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or telephone:
(202) 493–0440, or Ms. Stephanie
Anderson, Attorney Adviser, at email:
[email protected] or
telephone: (202) 493–0445.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8–1320.12.
Specifically, FRA invites interested
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parties to comment on the following ICR
regarding: (1) Whether the information
collection activities are necessary for
FRA to properly execute its functions,
including whether the activities will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
FRA’s estimates of the burden of the
information collection activities,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment may reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information that
Federal statutes and regulations
mandate. In summary, FRA reasons that
comments received will advance three
objectives: (1) Reduce reporting
burdens; (2) organize information
collection requirements in a ‘‘userfriendly’’ format to improve the use of
such information; and (3) accurately
assess the resources expended to
retrieve and produce information
requested. See 44 U.S.C. 3501.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Positive Train Control (PTC)
and Other Signal Systems.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0553.
Abstract: On November 15, 2021,
President Joseph R. Biden signed into
law the Infrastructure Investment and

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Jobs Act (IIJA).1 Section 22414 of the
Passenger Rail Expansion and Rail
Safety Act of 2021, part of the IIJA,
impacts FRA’s existing Form FRA F
6180.152, the Biannual Report of PTC
System Performance, which is one part
of the existing information collection
request under OMB Control No. 2130–
0553. Section 22414 of the IIJA
establishes the same reporting
requirement as FRA’s existing
regulations, using the same FRA form
number (Form FRA F 6180.152) and
content requirements. 49 U.S.C.
20157(m); 49 CFR 236.1029(h).
However, the statutory reporting
cadence is quarterly, not biannual as
FRA’s regulations currently require.
During a recent rulemaking, FRA
collected public comment on this
reporting requirement. See 85 FR 82400
(Dec. 18, 2020) (Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking); 86 FR 40154 (July 27,
2021) (Final Rule) (amending 49 CFR
236.1029(h) and creating Form FRA F
6180.152). During the comment period,
FRA received seven sets of generally
supportive comments from the
following entities and individuals: The
American Public Transportation
Association; the Association of
American Railroads and the American
Short Line and Regional Railroad
Association (jointly filed); the National
Railroad Passenger Corporation
(Amtrak); New Jersey Transit; and two
individuals.
Feedback from the public and
industry has already been incorporated
into the existing Form FRA F 6180.152
that OMB approved in October 2021.
See 49 CFR 236.1029(h). The substance
of the form remains unchanged in light
of the statutory requirements IIJA
imposes, as the content required by
FRA’s existing regulations and Section
22414 of the IIJA are identical in
substance. To implement Section 22414
of the IIJA, as codified at 49 U.S.C.
20157(m), the existing OMB-approved
Form FRA F 6180.152 would need to be
modified only to refer to the new
quarterly reporting frequency.
Accordingly, FRA is hereby proposing
to modify Form FRA F 6180.152 to align
with the statutory quarterly framework
under 49 U.S.C. 20157(m). The modified
form would refer to the following
quarterly reporting deadlines under 49

U.S.C. 20157(m)(3): April 30 (covering
the period from January 1 to March 31),
July 31 (covering the period from April
1 to June 30), October 31 (covering the
period from July 1 to September 30),
and January 31 (covering the period
from October 1 to December 31 of the
prior calendar year). See 49 U.S.C.
20157(m)(3). To be clear, in the interim,
before OMB approves these statutory
modifications to Form FRA F 6180.152,
host railroads would continue to
comply with the following biannual
reporting deadlines for Form FRA F
6180.152 under FRA’s existing
regulations, 49 CFR 236.1029(h)(3): July
31 (covering the period from January 1
to June 30), and January 31 (covering the
period from July 1 to December 31 of the
prior calendar year). Railroads would
transition to the quarterly frequency
once OMB approves the modified Form
FRA F 6180.152.
The only other modification FRA
proposes to make to Form FRA F
6180.152 is to lock the formatting of
instructions and headings in the form so
users cannot manipulate those
components of the form. FRA is placing
the proposed, modified Form FRA F
6180.152 in Docket No. FRA–2022–0002
for review and interested persons are
invited to submit comments on or before
June 27, 2022.
For a detailed discussion regarding
the reporting metrics in the proposed
Quarterly Report of PTC System
Performance (Form FRA F 6180.152),
please see FRA’s Final Rule outlining
the comments received and
corresponding content requirements
under 49 CFR 236.1029(h). See 86 FR
40154, 40157–59, 40163–68 (July 27,
2021); see also 49 U.S.C. 20157(m). FRA
may not alter the existing reporting
requirements in Form FRA F 6180.152
as they are now statutorily mandated.
As a reminder, modified Form FRA F
6180.152 would be identical in
substance to existing, OMB-approved
Form FRA F 6180.152 (Biannual Report
of PTC System Performance) that the
public commented on during the 2020–
2021 PTC rulemaking. See 85 FR 82400
(Dec. 18, 2020) (Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking); 86 FR 40154 (July 27,
2021) (Final Rule). The only material
changes to Form FRA F 6180.152 FRA
is proposing are those necessary to shift

from the biannual framework under
FRA’s regulations, 49 CFR 236.1029(h),
to the new quarterly framework under
49 U.S.C. 20157(m)(3).
Under the currently approved
biannual framework, FRA estimated that
each performance report (Form FRA F
6180.152), covering a six-month period,
would take 48 hours to prepare. See 86
FR at 40169–71. Under the new
statutory quarterly framework, FRA
estimates that, on average, each report,
covering a shorter period (three
months), would take 32 hours to
prepare. This estimate is based on the
fact that under the quarterly framework,
the reporting period would be half as
long and, correspondingly, it would take
approximately half as long (i.e., 24
hours) to compile the performancerelated data for that period, plus an
additional 8 hours to account for any
additional administrative burdens in
completing the form. Railroads will
collect, analyze, and report 365 days’
worth of data about their PTC systems’
performance under either reporting
framework (biannual or quarterly), and
FRA estimates that shifting the
frequency from biannual (under the
existing regulation) to quarterly (under
the recent legislation) would result in an
increase of 73 reports per year and a
burden increase of 1,168 hours total.
In addition, FRA notes that the
Statutory Notification of PTC System
Failures (Form FRA F 6180.177) expired
by law on December 31, 2021, so FRA
proposes to remove that form from this
information collection request. See 49
U.S.C. 20157(j). That adjustment would
result in a decrease of 144 reports per
year and a burden decrease of 144
hours. In summary, FRA proposes two
changes to the PRA table—i.e., revising
one line item (Form FRA F 6180.152)
due to a program change and removing
one line item (Form FRA F 6180.177) as
it is no longer required by law and the
burden associated with this requirement
has been completed.
Type of Request: Revision to a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.152.
Respondent Universe: 742 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:

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235.6(c)—Expedited application for approval of certain changes described in this section.
—Copy of expedited application to labor union ........

42 railroads ..........

10 expedited applications

5 hours ............................

50

$3,850

42 railroads ..........

10 copies .........................

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

5

385

1 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Public
Law 117–58, 135 Stat. 429 (Nov. 15, 2021). The IIJA

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per response

—Railroad letter rescinding its request for expedited
application of certain signal system changes.
—Revised application for certain signal system
changes.
—Copy of railroad revised application to labor union
236.1—Railroad-maintained signal plans at all
interlockings, automatic signal locations, and controlled points, and updates to ensure accuracy.
236.15—Designation of automatic block, traffic control, train stop, train control, cab signal, and PTC
territory in timetable instructions.
236.18—Software management control plan—New
railroads.
236.23(e)—The names, indications, and aspects of
roadway and cab signals shall be defined in the
carrier’s Operating Rule Book or Special Instructions. Modifications shall be filed with FRA within
30 days after such modifications become effective.
236.587(d)—Certification and departure test results
236.905(a)—Railroad Safety Program Plan
(RSPP)—New railroads.
236.913(a)—Filing and approval of a joint Product
Safety Plan (PSP).
(c)(1)—Informational filing/petition for special approval.
(c)(2)—Response to FRA’s request for further data
after informational filing.
(d)(1)(ii)—Response to FRA’s request for further information within 15 days after receipt of the Notice of Product Development (NOPD).
(d)(1)(iii)—Technical consultation by FRA with the
railroad on the design and planned development
of the product.
(d)(1)(v)—Railroad petition to FRA for final approval
of NOPD.
(d)(2)(ii)—Response to FRA’s request for additional
information associated with a petition for approval
of PSP or PSP amendment.
(e)—Comments to FRA on railroad informational filing or special approval petition.
(h)(3)(i)—Railroad amendment to PSP .....................
(j)—Railroad field testing/information filing document
236.917(a)—Railroad retention of records: results of
tests and inspections specified in the PSP.
(b)—Railroad report that frequency of safety-relevant hazards exceeds threshold set forth in PSP.
(b)(3)—Railroad final report to FRA on the results of
the analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce the frequency of safety-relevant hazards.
236.919(a)—Railroad Operations and Maintenance
Manual (OMM).
(b)—Plans for proper maintenance, repair, inspection, and testing of safety-critical products.
(c)—Documented hardware, software, and firmware
revisions in OMM.
236.921 and 923(a)—Railroad Training and Qualification Program.
236.923(b)—Training records retained in a designated location and available to FRA upon request.
236.1001(b)—A railroad’s additional or more stringent rules than prescribed under 49 CFR part
236, subpart I.

42 railroads ..........

1 letter ..............................

6 hours ............................

6

462

42 railroads ..........

1 application .....................

5 hours ............................

0.5

385

42 railroads ..........
700 railroads ........

1 copy ..............................
25 plan changes ..............

30 minutes .......................
15 minutes .......................

0.5
6.25

39
481

700 railroads ........

10 timetable instructions ..

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

5

385

2 railroads ............

2 plans .............................

160 hours ........................

320

24,640

700 railroads ........

2 modifications .................

1 hour ..............................

2

154

742 railroads ........
2 railroads ............

4,562,500 train departures
2 RSPPs ..........................

5 seconds ........................
40 hours ..........................

6,336.81
80

487,934
6,160

742 railroads ........

1 joint plan .......................

2,000 hours .....................

2,000

240,000

742 railroads ........

50 hours ..........................

25

1,925

742 railroads ........

0.5 filings/approval petitions.
0.25 data calls/documents

5 hours ............................

1.25

96

742 railroads ........

0.25 data calls/documents

1 hour ..............................

0.25

19

742 railroads ........

0.25 technical consultations.

5 hours ............................

1.25

96

742 railroads ........

0.25 petitions ...................

1 hour ..............................

0.25

19

742 railroads ........

1 request ..........................

50 hours ..........................

50

3,850

742 railroads ........

0.5 comments/letters .......

10 hours ..........................

5

385

742 railroads ........
742 railroads ........
13 railroads with
PSP.
13 railroads ..........

2 amendments .................
1 field test document .......
13 PSP safety results ......

20 hours ..........................
100 hours ........................
160 hours ........................

40
100
2,080

3,080
7,700
160,160

1 report ............................

40 hours ..........................

40

3,080

13 railroads ..........

1 report ............................

10 hours ..........................

10

770

13 railroads ..........

1 OMM update .................

40 hours ..........................

40

3,080

13 railroads ..........

1 plan update ...................

40 hours ..........................

40

3,080

13 railroads ..........

1 revision .........................

40 hours ..........................

40

3,080

13 railroads ..........

1 program ........................

40 hours ..........................

40

3,080

13 railroads ..........

350 records ......................

10 minutes .......................

58.33

4,491

38 railroads ..........

1 rule or instruction ..........

40 hours ..........................

40

4,800

40

3,080

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236.1005(b)(4)(i)–(ii)—A railroad’s submission of estimated traffic projections for the next 5 years, to
support a request, in a PTC Implementation Plan
(PTCIP) or a request for amendment (RFA), not
to implement a PTC system based on reductions
in rail traffic.
(b)(4)(iii)—A railroad’s request for a de minimis exception, in a PTCIP or an RFA, based on a minimal quantity of poisonous-by-inhalation materials
traffic.

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and 236.1021.

7 Class I railroads

(b)(5)—A railroad’s request to remove a line from its
PTCIP based on the sale of the line to another
railroad and any related request for FRA review
from the acquiring railroad.

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40 hours ..........................

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(g)(1)(i)—A railroad’s request to temporarily reroute
trains not equipped with a PTC system onto PTCequipped tracks and vice versa during certain
emergencies.
(g)(1)(ii)—A railroad’s written or telephonic notice of
the conditions necessitating emergency rerouting
and other required information under 236.1005(i).
(g)(2)—A railroad’s temporary rerouting request due
to planned maintenance not exceeding 30 days.
(h)(1)—A response to any request for additional information from FRA, prior to commencing rerouting due to planned maintenance.
(h)(2)—A railroad’s request to temporarily reroute
trains due to planned maintenance exceeding 30
days.
236.1006(b)(4)(iii)(B)—A progress report due by December 31, 2020, and by December 31, 2022,
from any Class II or III railroad utilizing a temporary exception under this section.

38 railroads ..........

45 rerouting extension requests.

8 hours ............................

360

27,720

38 railroads ..........

45 written or telephonic
notices.

2 hours ............................

90

6,930

38 railroads ..........

720 requests ....................

8 hours ............................

5,760

443,520

38 railroads ..........

10 requests ......................

2 hours ............................

20

1,540

38 railroads ..........

160 requests ....................

8 hours ............................

1,280

98,560

262 railroads ........

5 reports ...........................

16 hours ..........................

80

6,160

(b)(5)(vii)—A railroad’s request to utilize different
yard movement procedures, as part of a freight
yard movements exception.

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.

236.1007(b)(1)—For any high-speed service over 90
miles per hour (mph), a railroad’s PTC Safety
Plan (PTCSP) must additionally establish that the
PTC system was designed and will be operated to
meet the fail-safe operation criteria in appendix C.

The burden is accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.

(c)—An HSR–125 document accompanying a host
railroad’s PTCSP, for operations over 125 mph.
(c)(1)—A railroad’s request for approval to use foreign service data, prior to submission of a PTCSP.
(d)—A railroad’s request in a PTCSP that FRA excuse compliance with one or more of this section’s requirements.
236.1009(a)(2)—A PTCIP if a railroad becomes a
host railroad of a main line requiring the implementation of a PTC system, including the information under 49 U.S.C. 20157(a)(2) and 49 CFR
236.1011.
(a)(3)—Any new PTCIPs jointly filed by a host railroad and a tenant railroad.
(b)(1)—A host railroad’s submission, individually or
jointly with a tenant railroad or PTC system supplier, of an unmodified Type Approval.
(b)(2)—A host railroad’s submission of a PTC Development Plan (PTCDP) with the information required under 49 CFR 236.1013, requesting a
Type Approval for a PTC system that either does
not have a Type Approval or has a Type Approval
that requires one or more variances.

38 railroads ..........

1 HSR–125 document .....

3,200 hours .....................

3,200

384,000

38 railroads ..........

0.33 requests ...................

8,000 hours .....................

2,640

203,280

38 railroads ..........

1 request ..........................

1,000 hours .....................

1,000

120,000

264 railroads ........

1 PTCIP ...........................

535 hours ........................

535

64,200

264 railroads ........

1 joint PTCIP ...................

267 hours ........................

267

32,040

264 railroads ........

1 document ......................

8 hours ............................

8

616

264 railroads ........

1 PTCDP ..........................

2,000 hours .....................

2,000

154,000

(d)—A host railroad’s submission of a PTCSP .........
(e)(3)—Any request for full or partial confidentiality
of a PTCIP, Notice of Product Intent (NPI),
PTCDP, or PTCSP.
(h)—Any responses or documents submitted in connection with FRA’s use of its authority to monitor,
test, and inspect processes, procedures, facilities,
documents, records, design and testing materials,
artifacts, training materials and programs, and any
other information used in the design, development, manufacture, test, implementation, and operation of the PTC system, including interviews
with railroad personnel.
(j)(2)(iii)—Any additional information provided in response to FRA’s consultations or inquiries about a
PTCDP or PTCSP.
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burden hours

Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent 3

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The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015.
38 railroads ..........

10 confidentiality requests

8 hours ............................

80

6,160

38 railroads ..........

36 interviews and documents.

4 hours ............................

144

11,088

38 railroads ..........

1 set of additional information.

400 hours ........................

400

30,800

236.1011(a)–(b)—PTCIP content requirements ........
(e)—Any public comment on PTCIPs, NPIs,
PTCDPs, and PTCSPs.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009(a) and (e) and 236.1021.
38 railroads ..........

236.1013—PTCDP and NPI content requirements ...
236.1015—Any new host railroad’s PTCSP meeting
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8 hours ............................

16

1,232

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(g)—A PTCSP for a PTC system replacing an existing certified PTC system.
(h)—A quantitative risk assessment, if FRA requires
one to be submitted.
236.1017(a)—An independent third-party assessment, if FRA requires one to be conducted and
submitted.
(b)—A railroad’s written request to confirm whether
a specific entity qualifies as an independent third
party.
—Further information provided to FRA upon request

38 railroads ..........

0.33 PTCSPs ...................

3,200 hours .....................

1,056

81,312

38 railroads ..........

0.33 assessments ............

800 hours ........................

264

20,328

38 railroads ..........

0.33 assessments ............

1,600 hours .....................

528

63,360

38 railroads ..........

0.33 written requests .......

8 hours ............................

2.64

203

38 railroads ..........

20 hours ..........................

6.6

508

38 railroads ..........

0.33 sets of additional information.
0.33 requests ...................

20 hours ..........................

6.6

508

38 railroads ..........

0.33 requests ...................

32 hours ..........................

10.56

813

38 railroads ..........

1 MTEA ............................

160 hours ........................

160

12,320

38 railroads ..........

1 request and/or plan ......

160 hours ........................

160

12,320

10 railroads ..........

1 request ..........................

160 hours ........................

160

12,320

7 railroads ............

1 request ..........................

160 hours ........................

160

12,320

38 railroads ..........

0.33 collision hazard analysis.

50 hours ..........................

16.5

1,271

(d)—A request not to provide certain documents
otherwise required under Appendix F for an independent, third-party assessment.
(e)—A request for FRA to accept information certified by a foreign regulatory entity for purposes of
49 CFR 236.1017 and/or 236.1009(i).
236.1019(b)—A request for a passenger terminal
main line track exception (MTEA).
(c)(1)—A request for a limited operations exception
(based on restricted speed, temporal separation,
or a risk mitigation plan).
(c)(2)—A request for a limited operations exception
for a non-Class I, freight railroad’s track.
(c)(3)—A request for a limited operations exception
for a Class I railroad’s track.
(d)—A railroad’s collision hazard analysis in support
of an MTEA, if FRA requires one to be conducted
and submitted.
(e)—Any temporal separation procedures utilized
under the 49 CFR 236.1019(c)(1)(ii) exception.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1019(c)(1).

236.1021(a)–(d)—Any RFA to a railroad’s PTCIP or
PTCDP.
(e)—Any public comments, if an RFA includes a request for approval of a discontinuance or material
modification of a signal or train control system
and a FEDERAL REGISTER notice is published.

38 railroads ..........

10 RFAs ...........................

160 hours ........................

1,600

123,200

5 interested parties

10 RFA public comments

16 hours ..........................

160

12,320

(l)—Any jointly filed RFA to a PTCDP or PTCSP .....
(m)—Any RFA to a railroad’s PTCSP .......................
236.1023(a)—A railroad’s PTC Product Vendor List,
which must be continually updated.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1021(a)–(d) and (m).
38 railroads ..........
38 railroads ..........

(b)(1)—All contractual arrangements between a railroad and its hardware and software suppliers or
vendors for certain immediate notifications.
(b)(2)–(3)—A vendor’s or supplier’s notification,
upon receipt of a report of any safety-critical failure of its product, to any railroads using the product.

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(d)—A railroad’s submission, to the applicable vendor or supplier, of the railroad’s procedures for action upon notification of a safety-critical failure, upgrade, patch, or revision to the PTC system and
actions to be taken until it is adjusted, repaired, or
replaced.
(e)—A railroad’s database of all safety-relevant hazards, which must be maintained after the PTC
system is placed in service.
(e)(1)—A railroad’s notification to the vendor or supplier and FRA if the frequency of a safety-relevant
hazard exceeds the threshold set forth in the
PTCDP and PTCSP, and about the failure, malfunction, or defective condition that decreased or
eliminated the safety functionality.
(e)(2)—Continual updates about any and all subsequent failures.

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15 RFAs ...........................
2 updated lists .................

80 hours ..........................
8 hours ............................

1,200
16

92,400
1,232

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.

10 vendors or suppliers.

(c)(1)–(2)—A railroad’s process and procedures for
taking action upon being notified of a safety-critical failure or a safety-critical upgrade, patch, revision, repair, replacement, or modification, and a
railroad’s configuration/revision control measures,
set forth in its PTCSP.

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Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent 3

CFR section/subject 2

10 notifications .................

8 hours ............................

80

6,160

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1015 and 236.1021.

38 railroads ..........

2.5 notifications ................

16 hours ..........................

40

3,080

38 railroads ..........

38 database updates .......

16 hours ..........................

608

46,816

38 railroads ..........

8 notifications ...................

8 hours ............................

64

4,928

38 railroads ..........

1 update ...........................

8 hours ............................

8

616

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Respondent
universe

CFR section/subject 2

Total annual
responses

(f)—Any notifications that must be submitted to FRA
under 49 CFR 236.1023.

(k)—A report of a failure of a PTC system resulting
in a more favorable aspect than intended or other
condition hazardous to the movement of a train,
including the reports required under part 233.

Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent 3

0.5 reports ........................

40 hours ..........................

20

1,540

20 reports .........................

8 hours ............................

160

12,320

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h) and 49 CFR part 233.

150 host and tenant railroads.

1,000 reports ....................

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

500

38,500

38 railroads ..........

146 reports .......................

32 hours ..........................

4,672

359,744

236.1033—Communications and security requirements.

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.

236.1035(a)–(b)—A railroad’s request for authorization to field test an uncertified PTC system and
any responses to FRA’s testing conditions.

38 railroads ..........

10 requests ......................

40 hours ..........................

400

236.1037(a)(1)–(2)—Records retention .....................

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1009 and 236.1015.

(a)(3)–(4)—Records retention ....................................

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1039 and 236.1043(b).

30,800

(b)—Results of inspections and tests specified in a
railroad’s PTCSP and PTCDP.
(c)—A contractor’s records related to the testing,
maintenance, or operation of a PTC system maintained at a designated office.
(d)(3)—A railroad’s final report of the results of the
analysis and countermeasures taken to reduce
the frequency of safety-related hazards below the
threshold set forth in the PTCSP.
236.1039(a)–(c), (e)—A railroad’s PTC OMM, which
must be maintained and available to FRA upon
request.
(d)—A railroad’s identification of a PTC system’s
safety-critical components, including spare equipment.
236.1041(a)–(b) and 236.1043(a)—A railroad’s PTC
Training and Qualification Program (i.e., a written
plan).
236.1043(b)—Training records retained in a designated location and available to FRA upon request.

38 railroads ..........

800 records ......................

1 hour ..............................

800

61,600

20 contractors ......

1,600 records ...................

10 minutes .......................

266.67

20,534

38 railroads ..........

8 final reports ...................

160 hours ........................

1,280

98,560

38 railroads ..........

2 OMM updates ...............

10 hours ..........................

20

1,540

38 railroads ..........

1 identified new component.

1 hour ..............................

1

77

38 railroads ..........

2 programs .......................

10 hours ..........................

20

1,540

150 host and tenant railroads.

150 PTC training record
databases.

1 hour ..............................

150

11,550

Total .............................................................

N/A .......................

4,567,826 responses .......

N/A ..................................

51,993

4,329,155

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
4,567,826.
2 The

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Total annual
burden hours

The burdens are accounted for under 49 CFR 236.1023(e), (g), and (h).

(g)—A railroad’s and vendor’s or supplier’s report,
38 railroads ..........
upon FRA request, about an investigation of an
accident or service difficulty due to a manufacturing or design defect and their corrective actions.
(h)—A PTC system vendor’s or supplier’s reports of 10 vendors or supany safety-relevant failures, defective conditions,
pliers.
previously unidentified hazards, recommended
mitigation actions, and any affected railroads.

236.1029(b)(4)—A report of an en route failure,
other failure, or cut out to a designated railroad
officer of the host railroad.
Form FRA F 6180.152—49 U.S.C. 20157(m) and 49
CFR 236.1029(h)—Quarterly Report of PTC System Performance (*Revised requirement and updated form*).

Average time
per response

current inventory exhibits a total burden of
50,969 hours and 4,567,897 responses, while the
total burden in this notice is 51,993 hours and
4,567,826 responses. The change in burden is due
both to a program change (an increase) and one
adjustment (a decrease) as described above in the
abstract section.
3 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
2019 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using the
appropriate employee group hourly wage rate that
includes a 75-percent overhead charge. For
Executives, Officials, and Staff Assistants, this cost
amounts to $120 per hour. For Professional/
Administrative staff, this cost amounts to $77 per
hour.

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Total Estimated Annual Burden:
51,993 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $4,329,155.
FRA informs all interested parties that
it may not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.

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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520; 49
U.S.C. 20157.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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