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CFR Section

Respondent universe

225.19(a)—Rail-highway grade crossing accident/incident
report—Form FRA F 6180.57.
—(d) Death, injury, or occupational illness (Form FRA F
6180.55a).
225.21—Railroad injury and illness summary—Form FRA F
6180.55.
225.21—Annual railroad report of employee hours and casualties, by state—Form FRA F 6180.56.
225.21/25—Railroad employee injury and/or illness record—
Form FRA F 6180.98.
—Copies of forms to employees .....................................
225.21—Initial rail equipment accident/incident record—
Form FRA F 6180.97.
—Completion of Form FRA F 6180.97 because of rail
equipment involvement.

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

784 railroads ...................

2,161.50 forms ...............

2.00 hours

4,323.00

336,804.93

784 railroads ...................

7,040.00 forms ...............

1.00 hour

7,040.00

548,486.40

784 railroads ...................

9,408.00 forms ...............

1,568.00

122,162.88

784 railroads ...................

784.00 forms ..................

196.00

15,270.36

784 railroads ...................

4,000.00 forms ...............

10.00
minutes
15.00
minutes
1.00 hour

4,000.00

311,640.00

784 railroads ...................

3.60 form copies .............

0.12

9.35

784 railroads ...................

10,194.00 forms .............

2.00
minutes
30.00
minutes

5,097.00

397,107.27

75.00
minutes
50.00
minutes

187.50

14,608.13

600.83

46,810.67

45.00
minutes
5.00
minutes
2.00
minutes

87.75

6,836.60

784.00

61,081.44

250.00

19,477.50

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

—Alternative record for illnesses claimed to be work related—Form FRA F 6180.107.
—Highway User Statement—RR cover letter and Form
FRA F 6180.150 sent out to potentially injured travelers involved in a highway-rail grade crossing accident/incident.
—Form FRA F 6180.150 completed by highway user
and sent back to railroad.
225.25(h)—Posting of monthly summary ...............................
225.27(a)(1)—Retention of records ........................................
—Record of Form FRA F 6180.107s ..............................

784 railroads ...................

150.00 forms ..................

784 railroads ...................

721.00 letters/forms ........

117 injured individuals ....

117.00 forms ..................

784 railroads ...................

9,408.00 lists ..................

784 railroads ...................

7,500.00 records ............

The estimated paperwork burden for this requirement is included in 225.21 (Alternative record for illnesses claimed to be work related).

—Record of Monthly Lists ...............................................

784 railroads ...................

9,408.00 records ............

(a)(2)—Record of Form FRA F 6180.97 .........................

784 railroads ...................

10,194.00 records ..........

—Record of employee human factor attachments ..........

784 railroads ...................

1,464.00 records ............

225.33—Internal Control Plans—Amendments ......................
225.35—Access to records and reports .................................

784 railroads ...................
784 railroads ...................

10.00 amendments .........
784.00 lists .....................

225.37(a)—Optical media transfer of reports, updates, and
amendments.

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

4,704.00 submissions .....

784 railroads ...................

85,570 responses ...........

(c)(2)—Electronic submission of reports, updates, and
amendments.
Totals 3 ......................................................................

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Total annual responses

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
85,570.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
30,283 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $2,359,310.
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.

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 rage that includes a 75 percent
overhead charge.
3 Totals may not add due to rounding.

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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–20]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

AGENCY:

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24,432.58

339.80

26,473.82

48.80

3,802.01

60.00
261.33

4,674.60
20,360.22

235.20

18,324.43

30,283

2,359,310

Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

ACTION:

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
September 5, 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
SUMMARY:

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posted without change to the docket,
including any personal information
provided. Please refer to the assigned
OMB control number (2130–0524) 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.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or telephone:
(757) 897–9908 or Ms. Arlette
Mussington, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or
telephone: (571) 609–1285.
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 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 ‘‘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: Railroad Communications.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0524.
Abstract: The railroad
communications regulations in 49 CFR
part 220 prescribe the minimum

requirements governing wireless
communications used in rail operations
as well as establish the prohibitions,
restrictions, and requirements that
apply to the use of personal and
railroad-supplied cellular telephones
and other electronic devices. FRA
amended its radio standards and
procedures to: promote compliance by
making the regulations more flexible;
require wireless communications
devices, including radios, for specified
classifications of railroad operations and
roadway workers; and retitle this part to
reflect its coverage of other means of
wireless communications, such as
cellular telephones and data radio
terminals, to convey emergency and
need-to-know information. The
amended regulations established safe,
uniform procedures covering the use of
radio and other wireless
communications within the railroad
industry.
In this 60-day notice, FRA made no
adjustments to the previously approved
burden hours.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 746 Railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
Occasion.

REPORTING BURDEN

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Total annual
responses

Average time
per responses

Total annual
burden hours

Total cost
equivalent
in U.S. dollar

(A)

(B)

(C = A * B)

(D = C *
wage 1 rates)

2 petition letters ................

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

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

Respondent
universe

CFR section

220.8—Waivers petitions ...........................................................

746 railroads ........

220.13—Reporting emergencies ...............................................

The requirements for this section are the usual and customary practice as well as the railroad’s legal
obligation. Consequently, there is no burden associated with these requirements.

220.21—Railroad operating rules—radio communications—
recordkeeping.

The burden for this requirement is included under OMB Control No. 2130–0035 § 217.7 and 2130–
0035 § 218.22.

220.23—Publication of radio information ..................................

The requirements for this section are the usual and customary procedure. Consequently, there is no
burden associated with these requirements.

220.31—Initiating a radio transmission .....................................

The requirements for this section are the usual and customary procedure. Consequently, there is no
burden associated with these requirements.

220.33—Receiving a radio transmission ...................................

The requirements for this section are the usual and customary procedure. Consequently, there is no
burden affiliated with these requirements.

220.35—Ending a radio transmission .......................................

The requirements for this section are the usual and customary procedure. Consequently, there is no
burden connected with these requirements.

220.38—Communication equipment failure ..............................

The requirements for this section are the usual and customary procedure. Consequently, there is no
burden linked to these requirements.

220.47—Emergency radio transmissions ..................................

The requirements for this section are the usual and customary procedure. Consequently, there is no
burden associated with these requirements.

220.61(b)(3)—Transmission of mandatory directive .................
(b)(5)—Marking of fulfilled or canceled mandatory directives ...

746 railroads ........
746 railroads ........

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317,000 marks ..................

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881 hours .......

$126.14

5,991,650.00
55,564.67

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REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
Respondent
universe

CFR section

Average time
per responses

Total annual
burden hours

Total cost
equivalent
in U.S. dollar

(A)

(B)

(C = A * B)

(D = C *
wage 1 rates)

220.302—Operating rules implementing the requirements of
this subpart.

The burden for this requirement is included under OMB Control No. 2130–0035 § 217.7.

220.313(a)—Railroad written program of instruction and examination on part 220 requirements.
220.313(c)—Employee training records ....................................

2 new railroads .....

220.315—Operational Tests and Inspections ...........................
Total ....................................................................................

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
4,119,004.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
95,902.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $6,048,539.14.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
Announcement of Fiscal Year 2023
Low or No Emission Program and
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities
Program and Project Selections
Federal Transit Administration
(FTA), Department of Transportation
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice; Announcement of
Project Selections.
AGENCY:

The U.S. Department of
Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) announces the
award of a total of $1,689,864,104,
including $1,216,941,397 to projects
under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Low or
No Emission Grant Program (Low-No)
and $472,922,707 to projects under the
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities
Program (Buses and Bus Facilities

SUMMARY:

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Total annual
responses

1 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
2022 Surface Transportation Board Full Year Wage
A&B data series using the employee group 600
(Transportation, Train & Engine) hourly wage rate
of $36.04. The total burden wage rate (Straight time
plus 75%) used in the table is $63.07 ($36.04 × 1.75
= $63.07).

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2 amended written Instruction Programs.
2,000 records ....................

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

126.14

30 seconds .....

17 hours .........

1,072.19

The burden for this requirement is included under OMB No. 2130–0035 § 217.11 and OMB No.
2130–0576 § 238.503.
746 railroads ........

4,119,004 responses ........

Program) and provides administrative
guidance on project implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Successful applicants should contact
the appropriate FTA Regional Office for
information regarding applying for the
funds or program-specific information.
A list of Regional Offices can be found
at https://www.transit.dot.gov/about/
regional-offices/regional-offices.
Unsuccessful applicants may contact
Kirsten Wiard-Bauer, Office of Program
Management at 202–366–7052, or email:
[email protected] within 30
days of this announcement to arrange a
proposal debriefing. A TDD is available
at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/FIRS).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal
public transportation law (49 U.S.C.
5339(b)) authorizes FTA to make
competitive grants for the Buses and
Bus Facilities Program. Federal public
transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5339(c))
authorizes FTA to make competitive
grants for the Low-No Program.
Federal public transportation law (49
U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(N)) authorized
$383,544,933 in FY 2023 funds for the
Buses and Bus Facilities Program. The
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023,
appropriated an additional $90,000,000
for the Buses and Bus Facilities Program
in addition to the authorized amount
noted above. After the oversight
takedown of $4,099,509, the total
funding available is $469,445,424 for
the Buses and Bus Facilities Program.
FTA is also making additional prior
year(s) funding available for this round,
bringing the total available funding to
$473,075,256.
Federal public transportation law (49
U.S.C. 5338(a)(2)(N)) authorized
$73,056,178 in FY 2023 funds for the
Low or No Emission Grant Program; an
additional $1,029,000,000 appropriated
under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law (enacted as the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act, Public Law
117–58) after accounting for the

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authorized takedown for administrative
and oversight expenses and the Office of
Inspector General (OIG). The
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
(Pub. L. 117–328), appropriated an
additional $49,625,000 for the Low or
No Emission Grant Program after
accounting for the authorized oversight
takedown in addition to the authorized
amount noted above. Further, due to
less funding being requested than
funding available during the FY 2022
competition for low-emission projects,
$69,668,939 of FY 2022 Low-No
Program funds remained available for
award, of which $69,192,987 is reserved
for low-emission projects as required by
statute. After the oversight takedown
and transfer to the OIG, and the addition
of prior year(s) funding, a grand total of
$1,221,466,973 was made available for
the Low-No program in FY 2023.
On January 27, 2023, FTA published
a joint Notice of Funding Opportunity
(NOFO) (88 FR 5400) announcing the
availability of approximately $469
million in FY 2023 Buses and Bus
Facilities Program funds and
approximately $1.22 billion in Low-No
funds. Consistent with the NOFO,
which stated that FTA ‘‘may award
additional funding that is made
available to the programs prior to the
announcement of project selections,’’
FTA is electing to add prior year(s)
unallocated funds for Buses and Bus
Facilities Program and Low-No to this
funding opportunity. These funds will
provide financial assistance to states
and eligible public agencies to replace,
rehabilitate, purchase, or lease buses,
vans, and related equipment, and for
capital projects to rehabilitate, purchase,
construct, or lease bus-related facilities.
For the Low-No Program, projects must
be directly related to the low or noemission vehicles within the fleet. In
response to the NOFO, FTA received
475 eligible project proposals totaling
approximately $8.7 billion in Federal

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