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View ICR - OIRA Conclusion

OMB Control No: 2130-0524	ICR Reference No: 202005-2130-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201703-2130-004
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Communications
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 10/15/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/29/2020
Terms of Clearance: Agency clarified the change in burden.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2020
Responses	4,119,004	0	12,433,554
Time Burden (Hours)	95,902	0	293,521
Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,007	0	167,300

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,119,004	12,433,554	-8,314,550
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	95,902	293,521	-197,619
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	3,007	167,300	-164,293

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 current OMB agency inventory for this information collection exhibits a total burden of 293,521 hours and 12,433,554 responses, while the present submission reflects a total burden of 95,902 hours and 4,119,004 responses. Hence, there is a total decrease in burden of 197,619 hours and 8,314,550 responses due to adjustments. FRA provided a thorough review of this package and determined many of our initial figures were based on rough estimates. Thus, our latest review has refined our estimates to be more accurate.

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? No

Agency Contact: Zack Allen 202 493-7005

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