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OMB Control No: 2130-0539	ICR Reference No: 202412-2130-004
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202203-2130-002
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Workplace Safety (Formerly titled: Roadway Worker Protection: Roadway Maintenance Machines)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 05/29/2025

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2025
Responses	290,698	105,751
Time Burden (Hours)	13,604	5,619
Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,505	200,355

Abstract: FRA uses the information that it collects under 49 CFR part 214 to monitor and enforce requirements relating to the safety of roadway workers and ensure that railroads fulfill their responsibilities to keep roadway workers secure and free from unnecessary and avoidable hazards. This collection of information is mandatory, collected as needed, and it involves both reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Additionally, Form FRA F 6180.119 is used by FRA/State inspectors to cite rule violations of Part 214 and to recommend civil penalties for serious infractions.

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 13656	03/25/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 22822	05/29/2025
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
Roadway Worker Protection: Roadway Maintenance Machines	FRA F 6180.119	Part 214 Railroad Workplace Safety Violation Report Form

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	290,698	105,751	184,947
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	13,604	5,619	7,985
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	5,505	200,355	-194,850

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). FRA has made multiple adjustments to its estimated paperwork burden that increased the previously approved burden from 5,619 hours to 13,604 hours, and the number of responses from 105,751 to 290,698. FRA conducted a thorough review and analysis of this ICR package and has determined that several of the paperwork burdens reported in the previous submission were overestimated and some were determined to be unnecessary under the PRA as detailed below. The total estimated burden has increased, however, because FRA has included the estimated burden associated with § 214.337(f), which was inadvertently omitted in the past. • Under § 214.307, On-track safety programs, FRA made burden estimate adjustments to the previously submitted burden hours to accurately reflect that most railroads have completed this requirement, and the number of times notifications are received from railroads with respect to any amendments made to their current safety programs or new startups. This submission primarily reflects only the number of new startups, which is estimated at two new railroads. Consequently, the paperwork burden for this requirement has decreased from 679 to 37 burden hours. • § 214.336, On-track safety procedures for certain roadway work groups and adjacent tracks, permits the use of train approach warnings by watchmen/lookouts. After a thorough review, FRA found that this requirement is not considered an information collection under 5 CFR 1320.3(b)(2). Subsequently, the burden hours associated with this requirement were removed, thus reducing the burden by 28 hours. • Under § 214.337(f), On-track safety procedures for lone workers, it was determined that the burden was not included in the previously reported submissions. This submission corrects that oversight and, consequently, the burden hours were increased by 10,400 hours. • Under paragraph § 214.505(c), Required environmental control and protection systems for new on-track roadway maintenance machines with enclosed cabs, the average burden associated with the list of designated on-track roadway maintenance machines was decreased from 1 hour to 5 minutes. The decrease in burden hours reflects that, with the exception of startups, railroads should have already developed these designated lists and, therefore, only need to maintain and update them as appropriate. • Additionally, the previously reported burden of 13 hours under § 214.505(d), related to existing roadway maintenance machines identified as “designated,” has been removed from this ICR because the regulatory requirement does not cause the collection of any information. • A review of the number of FRA F 6180.119 forms, submitted over the last four and a half years, showed that on an average only six forms were being submitted annually. Therefore, the burden hours associated with this requirement were decreased by 492 hours. • Finally, the overall recordkeeping burden hours have decreased from 3,387 hours to 2,953 hours. This decrease is due to the reduced number of roadway workers employed with the railroads.

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: Timothy Presser 208 241-9458 timothy.presser@dot.gov

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