October 2, 2023, 60-Day FR Notice

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CFR part 231

Respondent universe

Average time per
response
(hour)

Total annual
burden hours

Total cost
equivalent in
U.S. dollar

(A)

(B)

(C = A * B)

(D = C *
wage rates) 2

Form FRA F 6180.161p .................................
Form FRA F 6180.161q .................................
Form FRA F 6180.161r .................................

Car manufacturers/State inspectors ..............
Car manufacturers/State inspectors ..............
Car manufacturers/State inspectors ..............

3 ........................
3 ........................
3 ........................

1 ........................
1 ........................
1 ........................

3.00
3.00
3.00

275.94
275.94
275.94

Total 3 ......................................................

Car manufacturers/State inspectors ..............

142 responses ...

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

142

13,061

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) summarized 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
December 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on regulations.gov

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, 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 Safety Appliance
Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0594.
Abstract: The information collection
associated with 49 CFR part 231 is used
by FRA to promote and enhance the safe
placement and securement of safety
appliances on newly constructed rail
vehicles. The regulation provides a
process for railroads or car owners to
submit requests for the approval of
existing industry standards for safety
appliance arrangements on newly
constructed railroad cars, locomotives,
tenders, or other rail vehicles in lieu of
the specific arrangements in part 231.
In this 60-day notice, FRA made no
adjustments to the previously approved
burden hours and responses in the
OMB, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) inventory.1
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
DOL, BLS, Occupational Employment Statistics
(OES) 11–3012, May 2022 National IndustrySpecific Occupational Employment and Wage
Estimates NAICS 999200—Local Government,

excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS
Designation) hourly wage rate of $52.56. The total
burdened wage rate (Straight time plus 75%) used
in the table is $91.98 ($52.56 × 1.75 = $91.98).
3 Totals may not add up due to rounding.

1 Changes to the total cost equivalent in U.S.
dollars, a category not included in the OIRA
inventory, are due to updated statistics from the
2022 Surface Transportation Board (STB) Full Year
Wage A&B data series.

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
142.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 142
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $13,061.
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.

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 (2130–0594) in
any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice, made available to the public, and
include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for
approval.

Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–28]

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

SUMMARY:

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REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section

Respondent universe

Average time
per response
(hours)

Total annual
burden hours

Total cost
equivalent in
U.S. dollar

(A)

(B)

(C = A * B)

(D = C* wage
rates) 2

231.33(b)—Procedure for special approval
of existing industry safety appliance
standards—filing of petitions.
—(b)(6) Affirmative statement by petitioner
that a petition copy has been served on
rep. of employees responsible for equipment’s operation/inspection/testing/maintenance.
—(f)(3)(iii) Disposition of petitions: petition
returned by FRA requesting additional information.
231.35(a)—Procedure for modification of an
approved industry safety appliance standard for new car construction—filing of petitions.
—(b)(3) Affirmative statement by petitioner
that a petition copy has been served on
rep. of employees responsible for equipment’s operation/inspection/testing/maintenance.
—(e) FRA review of petition for modification;
agency objection and AAR response.

AAR (industry rep.) ...

1 petition ...................

AAR (industry rep.) ...

Total 3 .....................................................

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 6.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 37
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $3,179.
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.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Acting Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023–21657 Filed 9–29–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–30]

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

AGENCY:

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Total annual
responses

2 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
2022 STB Full Year Wage A&B data series using the
employee group 200 (Professional &
Administrative) hourly wage rate of $49.10. The
total burden wage rate (Straight time plus 75%)
used in the table is $85.93 ($49.10 × 1.75 = $85.93).
3 Totals may not add up due to rounding.

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16.00

$1,374.88

1 affirmation statement.

1

1.00

85.93

AAR (industry rep.) ...

1 petition or additional document.

2

2.00

171.86

AAR (industry rep.) ...

1 petition for modification.

16

16.00

1,374.88

AAR (industry rep.) ...

1 affirmation statement.

1

1.00

85.93

AAR (industry rep.) ...

1 additional comment

1

1.00

85.93

765 railroads .............

6 responses ..............

N/A

37

3,179

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
Requests (ICRs) summarized below.
Before submitting the ICRs to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICRs.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 1, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICRs
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 for each ICR,
2130–0506 and 2130–0556, respectively,
in any correspondence submitted. FRA
will summarize comments received in a
subsequent 30-day notice and include
them in its information collection
submission to OMB.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or
telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms.
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Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
[email protected] or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
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 ICRs 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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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