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OMB Control No: 2130-0592	ICR Reference No: 201710-2130-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201407-2130-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Track Safety Standards; Concrete Crossties
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: 02/01/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/12/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2021	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2018
Responses	2,318	0	2,618
Time Burden (Hours)	4,875	0	5,677
Cost Burden (Dollars)	23	0	45

Abstract: The information collected is used by FRA to monitor regulatory compliance with 49 CFR 213. The information collected under section 213.234 is used by FRA to ensure that automated track inspections of track constructed with concrete crossties are carried out as specified in this section to supplement visual inspections and to ensure that qualified rail personnel take appropriate remedial action, where necessary. This collection of information is required by Section 403(d) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act (RSIA) of 2008. The rule and its associated information collection fulfill the Congressional mandate, and serve to enhance rail safety. As noted above, this collection of information is mandatory under 49 CFR part 213. Respondents are Class I, large Class II railroads, intercity passenger railroads and commuter railroads or small governmental jurisdictions that serve populations greater than 50,000. This collection of information involves both reporting and recordkeeping requirements. The collection frequency of the required information occurs on an occasional basis. There is also one requirement occurring on an annual basis which pertains to employee training. Reporting requirements include production of exception reports relating to automated inspections of track constructed with concrete crossties, field verification of exception reports by designated employees, and affected railroads developing and instituting procedures for integrity of track data collected using the automated measurement system. Recordkeeping information involves providing copies of exception reports to designated fully qualified railroad employees. These railroad employees receive/utilize the the information concerning automated track inspection reports. Railroads/track owners must also provide annual training in handling rail seat deterioration exceptions to all employees designated as fully qualified under section 213.7, and these records as well as information about data integrity procedures must be provided to FRA upon agency request. The purpose of this information collection is to promote and enhance rail safety by ensuring that automated inspections of track constructed with concreate crossties are carried out as specified in section 213.234 to supplement visual inspections carried out by Class I, Class II, intercity passenger railroads, commuter railroads to reduce the number and severity of rail accidents/ incidents and associated injuries, fatalities, and property damage. As noted in the renewal Supporting Justification, this information collection request is for an extension with change.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 110 - 432 403(d) Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

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 29975	06/30/2017
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 48738	10/19/2017
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
Track Safety Standards; Concrete Crossties

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	2,318	2,618	-300
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,875	5,677	-802
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	23	45	-22

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 burden for this collection of information has decreased by 802 hours and by 300 responses from the last approved submission. Based on the latest FRA data, the decrease in burden is due to solely to adjustments depicted 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 802 hours and decreased the number of responses by 300. The current OMB inventory exhibits a total of 5,677 hours and 2,618 responses, while the present submission requests a total of 4,875 hours and 2,318 responses. Hence, there is a decrease in burden of 802 hours and 300 responses. The cost to respondents decreased by $22 from the last submission. This change in cost is due to an adjustment in the estimate for the number of exception report copies (from 150 copies to 75 copies, which changed the estimated cost from $45 to $23).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Arthur Clouse 202 493-6252 arthur.clouse@dot.gov

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