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OMB Control No: 2130-0576	ICR Reference No: 201702-2130-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201311-2130-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Passenger Train Emergency Systems
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 02/28/2017
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/15/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/28/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2017	6 Months From Approved	03/31/2017
Responses	89,780	0	89,780
Time Burden (Hours)	23,325	0	23,325
Cost Burden (Dollars)	785,844	0	785,844

Abstract: This rule and associated collection of information are intended to further the safety of passenger train occupants through enhancements and additions to FRA's existing requirements for emergency systems on passenger trains. The required records are used by FRA inspectors to ensure compliance with this regulation.

Emergency Justfication: Due to the change in presidential administrations, FRA was unable to publish a Federal Register notice in a timely manner to provide a 30-day comment period upon renewal of this control number. FRA will be forwarding the 30-day notice to the Office of the Federal Register tomorrow.. FRA seeks an emergency 30-day extension to March 31, 2017, of OMB control number 2130-0576 so that the agency has an opportunity to submit a renewal for this information collection request without the disruption caused by an expired OMB control number. Accordingly, FRA is seeking emergency clearance for this information collection pursuant to 5 CPR § 1320.13. The information collection is needed prior to the time periods established in 5 CPR part 1320 and is essential to the FRA mission of providing national rail safety. The agency cannot comply with the normal Paperwork Reduction Act clearance procedures because doing so would disrupt the collection of information currently conducted under OMB control number 2130-0576 as this control number will expire prior to publication of the 30-day Federal Register notice. This would cause public harm by adversely affecting the FRA’s ability to continue to assure the daily safety of train occupants throughout the country. To ensure that FRA has the continued capability to collect essential information, it is imperative that FRA receive a 30-day extension from the OMB for OMB control number 2130-0576.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20133 Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994

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:
	81 FR 74496	10/26/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 12687	03/06/2017
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
Passenger Train Emergency Systems

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	89,780	89,780
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	23,325	23,325
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	785,844	785,844

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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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: Devin Rouse 202 493-6185

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