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OMB Control No: 2130-0622	ICR Reference No: 201802-2130-008
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201710-2130-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Cab Technology Integration Lab (CTIL) Head-Up Display Study
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/01/2018
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/28/2018
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2021	01/31/2021	01/31/2021
Responses	40	0	40
Time Burden (Hours)	200	0	200
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: FRA is proposing a study which will focus on railroad engineer performance. Distraction is a common problem in locomotive cabs and preliminary research suggest that the dispatch radio may have significant negative effects on crew workload and performance. FRA seeks to ascertain whether an alternative and newer technology -- a Head-Up Display (HUD) using a locomotive simulator as a test method-- communicating the same information electronically with overhead letters as radio dispatch reduces distraction and improves the performance of locomotive engineers. Note: This collection is voluntary. The respondent universe is comprised of 40 individual locomotive engineers who will take part in a simulator exercise and then answer two questions on the two forms included in this submission. The frequency of collection is on occasion and one-time. The purpose of this information collection is to learn about radio distraction, how affects human performance, and how we can leverage technology to reduce those distractions and improve rail safety. FRA will be collecting quantitative information to evaluate engineers abilities. Primary users of the information to be collected will be staff within FRA's Research and Development Office who will have access to summarized data in an effort to inform a research agenda in support of minimizing radio distraction and the risks associated with such use. Data from the study will provide formative research to show that there is an alternative technology to communicate information otherwise conveyed over the radio.

Authorizing Statute(s): None

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 76411	11/02/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	82 FR 18958	04/24/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
CTIL Head-Up Display Study	FRA F 6180.170a, FRA F 6180.170b	,

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved
Annual Number of Responses	40	40
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	200	200
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	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:

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $56,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

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: Rachel Grice 202 483-8005 rachel.grice@dot.gov

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