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

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
March 27, 2024 FR Notice (30-Day).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2024-03-27	Repair queued
December 26, 2023 FR Notice (60-Day.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-12-28	Repair queued
2130-0597_Training Standards Supporting Justification_revised_Mar 2024.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2024-03-14	Repair queued
49 CFR 214, 232, 243.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-12-12	Repair queued
49 CFR 1.89.doc	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2014-11-07	Repair queued
49 U.S.C. 20162.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-02-07	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
201030	Training, Qualification, and Oversigiht for Safety-Related Railroad Employees		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0597	ICR Reference No: 202312-2130-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-2130-009
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/18/2024
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/27/2024
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2027	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2024
Responses	163,875	0	165,054
Time Burden (Hours)	16,549	0	91,069
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 89020	12/26/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 21408	03/27/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Training, Qualification, and Oversigiht for Safety-Related Railroad Employees

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	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	163,875	165,054	0	0	-1,179	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	16,549	91,069	0	0	-74,520	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a request for an extension without change (with changes in estimates) of a currently approved collection of information. On December 26, 2023, FRA published a 60-day Federal Register notice that reflected 66,565 total burden hours and responses of 164,275. See 88 FR 89020. Upon further review, FRA has determined that the training programs requirement under § 243.101(a)(2) has already been completed. As a result, the associated paperwork burden has been removed, and the information collection now correctly reflects the estimated paperwork burden of 16,549 hours and 163,875 responses for this submission.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $5,231,040

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: 03/27/2024

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