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OMB Control No: 2130-0526	ICR Reference No: 202412-2130-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202201-2130-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Control of Alcohol and Drug Use in Railroad Operations
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: 09/23/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/19/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/2028	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2025
Responses	456,302	0	495,744
Time Burden (Hours)	2,674	0	4,830
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: 49 CFR 219 FRA prescribes minimum Federal safety standards for control of alcohol and drug use. FRA and the railroad industry use the information collected to improve safety through the detection and deterrence of alcohol misuse and illicit drug use on railroad property. This is accomplished through compliance with all part 219 requirements covering railroads and their safety sensitive regulated employees. As mandated by the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act or Act), FRA expanded the scope of its alcohol and drug regulation to cover mechanical employees. This information collection is mandatory, submitted as needed, and there is a requirement for record keeping.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20103 Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970

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:
	90 FR 11873	03/12/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 21107	05/16/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	456,302	495,744	-39,442
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,674	4,830	-2,156
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	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: This is an extension without change (with changes in estimates) of a currently approved information collection request (ICR). The current OMB inventory for this ICR shows a total burden of 4,830 hours and 495,744 responses, while the requesting inventory estimates a total burden of hours of 2,674 and 456,302 responses. Overall adjustments decreased the burden by 2,156 hours and responses by 39,442. FRA has conducted a thorough review and analysis of this ICR and has determined that some of the higher estimates were based on the initial requirements to incorporate an additional 19,058 mechanical employees that were newly subject to part § 219 of the 2022 final rule. Therefore, these numbers were decreased accordingly to more accurately reflect the much lower number of anticipated submissions recorded under each requirement over the next three-year period. Burden hours under § 219.4, comments on petitions, was removed as public comments received in response to general solicitation of comments published in the Federal Register are not considered information under PRA. Additionally, after further review FRA determined that § 219.203, Obtaining cooperation of facility, does not create additional paperwork burden. This section merely outlines a railroad’s need to reference this subpart as the regulatory authority that may be necessary when obtaining specimens from an uncooperative medical facility in a post-accident testing event. Finally, with this submission FRA has removed the previously reported burden under §219.25 Previous employer drug and alcohol checks and §219.800 Annual reports. The burden hours associated with these requirements are now covered under OMB control number 2105-0529 Procedures for Transportation Drug and Alcohol Testing Program.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $336,568

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: Gerald Powers 202 492-6313 gerald.powers@dot.gov

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