Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2130-0597_Training Standards NPRM.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-10-03
49 CFR 214, 232, 243.doc Supplementary Document	2017-12-12
49 CFR 1.89.doc Supplementary Document	2014-11-07
49 U.S.C. 20162.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-02-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
201030	Training, Qualification, and Oversigiht for Safety-Related Railroad Employees	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0597	ICR Reference No: 202209-2130-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-2130-009
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No: For OST's Certification on 10/3/2022.
Title: Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/03/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2024
Responses	164,832	165,054
Time Burden (Hours)	31,574	91,069
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: In response to petitions for rulemaking, FRA proposes amending its regulation on Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees to codify agency guidance and clarify existing requirements. The information collected is used -- and will be used -- by FRA to ensure that each employer--railroad or contractor -- conducting operations subject to Part 243 develops, adopts, submits, and complies with a training program for each category and subcategory of safety-related railroad employee. FRA reviews the required training programs to ensure that they include initial, ongoing, and on-the-job criteria; testing and skills evaluation measures designed to foster continual compliance with Federal standards; and the identification of critical safety defects and plans for immediate remedial actions to correct them. Responses to this information collection are mandatory. The frequency of collection is on occasion. Affected employers/respondents are required to develop, adopt, submit an comply with a training program for safety-related railroad employees, which must be submitted to FRA for approval. Railroads utilizing contractor employees to perform safety-related duties and that rely on contractor-provided training for those employees must retain a record or validation document indicating that the contractor's program was approved by FRA.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20162 Name of Law: Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 49 USC 20162 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-AC87	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 59749	10/03/2022

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Training, Qualification, and Oversigiht for Safety-Related Railroad Employees

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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	164,832	165,054	0	10	-232	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	31,574	91,069	0	2	-59,497	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revision to a current collection of information. The current OMB inventory for this information collection shows a total burden of 91,069 hours and 165,054 responses while the requesting inventory estimates a total burden of 31,574 hours and 164,832 responses. Overall, the burden for this submission has decreased by 59,495 hours and decreased by 222 responses. Specifically, the program change increased the burden by 2 hours and increased responses by 10. Additionally, the adjustments decreased the burden by 59,497 and decreased responses by 232.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,183,793

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: 10/03/2022

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