March 24, 2023 60-Day Federal Register Notice

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System Safety Program

March 24, 2023 60-Day Federal Register Notice

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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Notices
average) from Well 7 (Docket No.
19930503).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Dillsburg Area Authority, Carroll
Township, York County, Pa.
Application for renewal of groundwater
withdrawal of up to 0.460 mgd (30-day
average) from Well 7 (Docket No.
20070907).
Authority: Public Law 91–575, 84
Stat. 1509 et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807,
and 808.
Dated: March 21, 2023.
Jason E. Oyler,
General Counsel and Secretary to the
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023–06125 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–5]

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

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
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 May 23,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2023–
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 (2130–0599) 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.

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SUMMARY:

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Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or
telephone: (571) 609–1285, or Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
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 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested 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 regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments
received will advance three objectives:
(1) reduce reporting burdens; (2)
organize information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ 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: System Safety Program Plan.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0599.
Abstract: In 2020, FRA issued a final
rule 1 that requires passenger rail
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operations to develop and implement a
system safety program (SSP) to improve
the safety of their operations. Each
passenger rail operation has the
flexibility to tailor an SSP to its specific
railroad operations.
FRA uses the information collected to
help ensure that commuter and intercity
passenger rail operations establish and
implement SSPs to improve the safety of
their operations and to confirm
compliance with the rule. Each railroad
operation should use its SSP to
proactively identify and mitigate or
eliminate hazards and the resulting risk
on its system at an early stage to reduce
the number of railroad accidents,
incidents, and associated injuries,
fatalities, and property damage. A
passenger rail operation has the
flexibility to tailor an SSP to its specific
operations. An SSP will be
implemented when FRA approves a
passenger rail operation’s submitted
SSP plan. Under the SSP regulation,
FRA will audit a passenger rail
operation’s compliance with its SSP
plan and will use the information
collected to ensure compliance with this
regulation.
In this 60-day notice, FRA has made
multiple adjustments to its estimated
paperwork burden, resulting in a
reduction of 388 hours, from 2,279
hours in the current inventory to 1,891
hours in the requested inventory. The
primary reason for the reduction in the
estimated paperwork burden is the
expected decrease in the number of
responses. Specifically, all passenger
rail operations currently subject to the
regulation have already submitted their
SSP plans, leading to a decrease in the
overall PRA burden. This reduction in
submissions, reduced by 427 hours, has
significantly contributed to the overall
decrease in the estimated paperwork
burden hours in the requested
inventory. FRA has uploaded a table on
regulations.gov under Docket No. FRA–
2023–0002, which displays all the
burden adjustments.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 33 passenger
rail operations + 1 new passenger rail
operation.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

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REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section

Respondent universe

Average time
per response

Total annual
burden hours

Total cost equivalent in
U.S. dollar

(A)

(B)

(C = A * B)

(D = C * wage rates) 2

270.101—System safety program; general .........

The estimated paperwork burden for this regulatory requirement is covered under § 270.103.

270.103—System safety program plan (SSP
plan)—Comprehensive written SSP plan that
meets all of this section’s requirements and
approved by FRA under the process specified
in § 270.201.
—(e)(6)(iii) Copies of passenger rail operation (PRO) designations to non-profit
employee labor organizations.
—(e)(6) Designation notifications to employees not represented by non-profit employee labor organizations.
—(i)(6) Records of system safety training
for employees/contractors/others.

1 new passenger rail
operation.

1.00 plan ......................

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

40.00 hours ......

$4,389.60

1 new passenger rail
operation.

1.00 copy .....................

2 minutes .........

.03 hour ............

2.34

1 new passenger rail
operation.

1.00 notice ...................

5 minutes .........

.08 hour ............

6.23

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

510.00 records ............

15 seconds .......

2.13 hours ........

165.95

34.00 analyses results

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

680.00 hours ....

52,978.80

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

34.00 mitigation methods descriptions.

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

340.00 hours ....

26,489.40

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

3.00 analyses ..............

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

30.00 hours ......

2,337.30

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

34.00 results of technology analysis.

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

340.00 hours ....

26,489.40

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

6.00 consults (w/labor
union reps.).

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

6.00 hours ........

467.46

6.00 notices .................

30 minutes .......

3.00 hours ........

233.73

6.00 statements ...........

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

6.00 hours ........

467.46

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

6.00 copies ..................

1 minute ...........

.10 hour ............

7.79

—(q)(1) Risk-based hazard analysis—Performance of risk-based hazard analyses
and furnishing of results of risk-based
hazard analyses upon request of FRA/
participating part 212 States.
—(q)(2) Identification and implementation of
risk mitigation methods and furnishing of
descriptions of specific risk mitigation
methods that address hazards upon request of FRA/participating part 212 States.
—(q)(3) Ad hoc risk-based hazard analysis
pursuant to paragraphs (q)(1) and (q)(2)
of this section when there are significant
operational changes, system extensions,
system modifications, or other circumstances that have direct impact on
railroad safety.
—(r)(1) Performance of technology analysis
and furnishing of results of system’s technology analysis upon request of FRA/participating part 212 States.
270.107(a)—Consultation requirements—Consultation with directly affected employees on
SSP plan.
—(a)(3)(ii) Notification to directly affected
employees of preliminary meeting at least
60 days before being held.
—(b) Consultation statements that include
service list with name & contact information for labor organization chairpersons &
non-union employees who participated in
process.
—(b)(3) Copies of consultation statements
to service list individuals.
—(c) Statements from directly affected employees.

FRA anticipates zero submissions during this 3-year ICR period.

—(d) Consultation requirements for SSP
plan amendments.

The estimated paperwork burden for this regulatory requirement is covered under § 270.103.

270.201(b)—Filing and approval SSP plan—
Amended or corrected SSP plan.

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Total annual responses

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
—(c) Review of amended SSP Plan found 33 passenger rail operdeficient and requiring further amendment.
ations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
—(d) Reopened review of initial SSP plan 33 passenger rail operapproval for cause stated.
ations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
270.203—Retention of SSP plan—Retained cop- 33 passenger rail operies of SSP plans.
ations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
270.303—Annual internal SSP assessments ...... 33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
—(c) Certification of results of internal as- 33 passenger rail opersessment by chief safety official.
ations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
270.305(b)(1)—External safety audit—Submis- 33 passenger rail opersion of improvement plans in response to reations + 1 new passults of FRA audit.
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5.00 amended plans ....

30 hours ...........

150.00 hours ....

11,686.50

1.00 further amended
plan.

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

20.00 hours ......

1,558.20

1.00 amended plan .....

30 hours ...........

30.00 hours ......

2,337.30

34.00 copies ................

10 minutes .......

5.67 hours ........

441.75

34.00 evaluations/reports.

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

68.00 hours ......

5,297.88

34.00 certification
statements.

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

68.00 hours ......

7,462.32

6.00 plans ....................

12 hours ...........

72.00 hours ......

7,901.28

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REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
CFR section

Respondent universe

—(b)(2) Improvement plans found deficient
by FRA and requiring amendment.

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

—(b)(3) Status report to FRA of implementation of improvements set forth in the improvement plan.

Average time
per response

Total annual
burden hours

Total cost equivalent in
U.S. dollar

(A)

(B)

(C = A * B)

(D = C * wage rates) 2

2.00 amended plans ....

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

20.00 hours ......

1,558.20

2.00 reports .................

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

8.00 hours ........

623.28

Subpart E—Fatigue Risk Management Programs.

The estimated paperwork burden for this regulatory requirement is covered under OMB Control Number 2130–
0633.

Appendix B—Additional documents provided to
FRA upon request.

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.
33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

4.00 documents ...........

15 minutes .......

1.00 hour ..........

77.91

2.00 written requests ...

15 minutes .......

.50 hour ............

38.96

33 passenger rail operations + 1 new passenger rail operation.

767 responses .............

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

1,891 hours ......

153,019

Appendix C—Written requests to file required
submissions electronically.
Totals 3 ..........................................................

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
767.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
1,891 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $153,019.
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. 2023–06082 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–4]

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

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection

SUMMARY:

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Total annual responses

2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
2021 Surface Transportation Board Full Year Wage
A&B data series using the appropriate employee
group hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent
overhead charge.
3 Totals may not add due to rounding.

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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 May 23,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov
to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2023–
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 (2130–0610) 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.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or
telephone: (571) 609–1285, or Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
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 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested parties to comment on the

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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 regulations mandate. In
summary, FRA reasons that comments
received will advance three objectives:
(1) reduce reporting burdens; (2)
organize information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ 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: Risk Reduction Program.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0610.
Abstract: In 2020, FRA issued a final
rule 1 that requires each Class I freight
railroad and each freight railroad with
inadequate safety performance (ISP) to
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