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OMB Control No: 2130-0597	ICR Reference No: 202209-2130-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202012-2130-009
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No: For OST's Certification on 10/3/2022.
Title: Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 11/30/2022
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/03/2022
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2024	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2024
Responses	165,054	0	165,054
Time Burden (Hours)	91,069	0	91,069
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: In response to petitions for rulemaking, FRA proposes amending its regulation on Training, Qualification, and Oversight for Safety-Related Railroad Employees to codify agency guidance and clarify existing requirements. The information collected is used -- and will be used -- by FRA to ensure that each employer--railroad or contractor -- conducting operations subject to Part 243 develops, adopts, submits, and complies with a training program for each category and subcategory of safety-related railroad employee. FRA reviews the required training programs to ensure that they include initial, ongoing, and on-the-job criteria; testing and skills evaluation measures designed to foster continual compliance with Federal standards; and the identification of critical safety defects and plans for immediate remedial actions to correct them. Responses to this information collection are mandatory. The frequency of collection is on occasion. Affected employers/respondents are required to develop, adopt, submit an comply with a training program for safety-related railroad employees, which must be submitted to FRA for approval. Railroads utilizing contractor employees to perform safety-related duties and that rely on contractor-provided training for those employees must retain a record or validation document indicating that the contractor's program was approved by FRA.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20162 Name of Law: Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: US Code: 49 USC 20162 Name of Law: Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2130-AC87	Proposed rulemaking	87 FR 59749	10/03/2022

Federal Register Notices & Comments
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
Training, Qualification, and Oversigiht for Safety-Related Railroad Employees

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

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revision to a current collection of information. The current OMB inventory for this information collection shows a total burden of 91,069 hours and 165,054 responses while the requesting inventory estimates a total burden of 31,574 hours and 164,832 responses. Overall, the burden for this submission has decreased by 59,495 hours and decreased by 222 responses. Specifically, the program change increased the burden by 2 hours and increased responses by 10. Additionally, the adjustments decreased the burden by 59,497 and decreased responses by 232.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,183,793

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: Rob Castiglione 817 447-2715 robert.castiglione@dot.gov

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