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OMB Control No:
2130-0564
ICR Reference No:
201706-2130-001
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201406-2130-002
Agency/Subagency:
DOT/FRA
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Locomotive Crashworthiness
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:
07/05/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
06/02/2017
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
07/31/2020
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2017
Responses
551
0
1,052
Time Burden (Hours)
6,470
0
6,544
Cost Burden (Dollars)
16,000
0
16,000
Abstract:
The collection of information is used by FRA to ensure that locomotive manufacturers and railroads meet minimum performance standards and design load requirements for newly manufactured and re-manufactured locomotives in order to help protect locomotive cab occcupants in the event that one of these covered locomotives collides with another locomotive, the rear of another train, a piece of on-track equipment, a shifted load on a freight care on an adjacent track, or a highway vehicle at a rail-highway grade crossing.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
49 USC 20701-20703
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:
82 FR 13714
03/14/2017
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 25044
05/31/2017
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
Locomotive Crashworthiness
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
551
1,052
0
0
-501
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
6,470
6,544
0
0
-74
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
16,000
16,000
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:
The total burden for this information collection has decreased by 74 hours from the last approved submission. The decrease in burden is due solely to adjustments in agency estimates, which are completely delineated in the table provided in the answer to question number 15 of the attached Supporting Justification.: Adjustments shown in the provided table decreased the burden by 74 hours, and decreased the number of responses by 501. The current inventory for this information collection shows a total of 6,544 hours, while the present submission exhibits a total of 6,470 hours. Hence, there is a decrease of 74 hours in total burden. There is no change in cost to respondents from the previously approved submission.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$82,560
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:
Gary Fairbanks 202 493-6322 gary.fairbanks@dot.gov
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:
06/02/2017
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