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OMB Control No:
2130-0604
ICR Reference No:
201405-2130-003
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency:
DOT/FRA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Secretary of Transportation Emergency Order Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-0067
Type of Information Collection:
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Emergency
Approval Requested By:
05/13/2014
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
05/10/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
05/09/2014
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
11/30/2014
6 Months From Approved
Responses
219
0
0
Time Burden (Hours)
3,778
0
0
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
The proposed collection of information will be used by FRA to ensure that railroad carriers transporting one (1) million gallons or more of Bakken crude oil through the various States fulfill the requirements that are set out in the Secretary's Emergency Order (Docket No. OST-2014-0067). Specifically, FRA will use the information collected to verify that railroads send the required notifications – and updated notifications where there is a material change (i.e., there is an increase or decrease of 25% in the number of implicated trains) – to the appropriate State Emergency Response Commission (SERC).
Emergency Justfication:
The Secretary of Transportation has determined that public safety compels the issuance of Emergency Order Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-0067, which requires affected railroad carriers to provide notifications to the State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) for each State through which their trains carrying 1 million gallons or more of Bakken crude oil are traveling regarding the expected movement of such trains through the counties in that State. The EO is the Department’s direct and proactive response to a recent series of train accidents involving the transportation of petroleum crude oil, a hazardous material the transportation of which is regulated by the Department. The most recent accident occurred on April 30, 2014, when a train transporting petroleum crude oil derailed in Lynchburg, Virginia and released approximately 30,000 gallons of its contents into the James River. Further, the EO explains that, with the rising demand for rail transportation of petroleum crude oil throughout the United States, the risk of rail incidents has increased commensurate with the increase in the volume of the material shipped and that there have been several significant derailments in both the U.S. and Canada over the last several months causing deaths and property and environmental damage that involved petroleum crude oil. DOT emergency orders are rare and the EO itself describes the most recent accidents and circumstances leading the agency to issue the EO. The collection of information included under this EO is aimed at ensuring that railroads that transport in a single train a large quantity of petroleum crude oil (1 million gallons or more), particularly crude oil from the Bakken shale formation in the Williston Basin, provide certain information to the relevant State Emergency Response Commissions (SERCs) in each State in which the railroad operates such trains. Ensuring that railroads provide this information to SERCs is critical to ensuring that local and State emergency responders are aware of the large quantities of crude oil that are being transported through their jurisdictions and are prepared to respond to accidents involving such trains should they occur.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
49 USC 29=0103
Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
Not associated with rulemaking
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 21345
05/07/2014
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
79 FR 41222
05/07/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
1
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Transportation Secretary's Emergency Order Docket No. DOT-OST-2014-0067
ICR Summary of Burden
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
219
0
0
219
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
3,778
0
0
3,778
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
These are new information collection requirements associated with Secretary Foxx's Emergency Order No. DOT-OST-2014-0067 issued on May 7, 2014. By definition, this entire submission's burden of 3,778 hours is a program change. As stated above, upon OMB Emergency Clearance approval for 180 days, FRA will initiate necessary steps to obtain regular Clearance of this information collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$3,384
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
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?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Karl Alexy 202 493-6245
Common Form ICR:
No
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:
05/09/2014
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