Class I Railroad Annual Report

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form R-1 Class I Railroad Annual Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2140-0009 -- Supporting Statement -- R-1 Report Final Rule (to ROCIS).pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-05-08	Available
49 CFR 1242.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-05-25	Available
49 CFR 1241.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-05-24	Available
49 USCODE 11145.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-05-24	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26937	Class I Railroad Annual Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Class I Railroad Annual Report

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0009	ICR Reference No: 202605-2140-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202302-2140-002
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Class I Railroad Annual Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/08/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	6	7
Time Burden (Hours)	1,356	1,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	72	42

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Abstract: Under 49 U.S.C. 11145, annual reports are required to be filed by Class I [large] railroads (currently, seven). The Class I annual reports are used to monitor and assess railroad industry growth, financial stability, traffic, and operations and to identify industry changes that may affect national transportation policy. Reports are also used to fulfill various statutory requirements under the Interstate Commerce Act, based on standard accounting and reporting requirements. In a final rule published May 8, 2026, the Board modified this information collection to eliminate supplemental reporting of certain Positive Train Control (PTC) expenditures, but the remainder of the collection remains.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 11145 Name of Law: Interstate Commerce Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2140-AB64	Final or interim final rulemaking	91 FR 25141	05/08/2026

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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
Class I Railroad Annual Report	R-1	Class I Railroad Annual Report

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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	6	7	0	-1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,356	1,750	0	-394	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	72	42	0	30	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: In preparing the new rules, Board staff reviewed its estimates of the burdens for this collection and determined the reduction in the annual burden hours for this collection, decreasing the burdens for eliminating the separate PTC reporting, and adding one-time burden hours for respondents to eliminate those reporting items in their R-1 reports.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,013

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: 05/08/2026

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