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OMB Control No: 2137-0628	ICR Reference No: 202204-2137-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201903-2137-003
Agency/Subagency: DOT/PHMSA	Agency Tracking No: 2137-0628
Title: Flammable Hazardous Materials by Rail Transportation
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: 09/06/2022
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/24/2022
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2025	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2022
Responses	4,773	0	4,450
Time Burden (Hours)	34,757	0	77,195
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	4,773	4,450	780	-457
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,757	77,195	780	-43,218
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The notifications pertaining to COSRPs and HFFTs under this OMB control number have transitioned from the initial development stage to the maintenance stage. This evolution results in a reduction in burden hours due to less time needed to maintain already developed plans. Additionally, other burdens under this OMB control number are being adjusted because of updated estimates which have recently become available. As such, these revisions account for an overall decrease in this information collection burden request.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $195,392

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: Steven Andrews 202 366-6199 steven.andrews@dot.gov