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OMB Control No: 2130-0509	ICR Reference No: 202507-2130-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202204-2130-005
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: State Safety Participation Program and Reporting of Remedial Actions
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: 02/23/2026
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/26/2025
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	02/28/2029	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2026
Responses	23,225	0	24,066
Time Burden (Hours)	9,851	0	11,958
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: The collection of information is set forth under 49 CFR part 212, and requires qualified State inspectors to provide various reports to FRA for monitoring and enforcement purposes concerning State investigative, inspection, and surveillance activities regarding railroad compliance with Federal railroad safety laws and regulations. Additionally, under 49 CFR part 209, subpart E, railroads are required to report to FRA actions taken to remedy certain alleged violations of law. This collection of information is mandatory, collected as needed, and it involves reporting requirements.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 20105

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 38585	08/08/2025
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 54453	11/26/2025
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	23,225	24,066	-841
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	9,851	11,958	-2,107
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 submission is an extension without change (with changes in estimates) of a currently approved ICR. FRA has made multiple adjustments to its estimated paperwork burden that has decreased the previously approved burden hours from 11,958 hours to 9,851 hours and the responses from 24,066 to 23,225. FRA previously combined the burden estimates for several sections and reported the combined burden under 49 U.S.C. 20105, the statute that authorizes Part 212. Updated estimates are now provided on a section-by-section basis. Additionally, § 212.109 has been removed from this ICR because it was recently repealed by FRA as obsolete. Because it was obsolete and required no actual information collection even before it was repealed, removing § 212.109 from this ICR does not affect the overall PRA burden under Part 212. This decrease, after a thorough review, is the result of the changes described in the following sections summarized below: • FRA reduced the estimated number of annual violation reports submitted by State inspectors in various disciplines from 1,154 to 690 violation reports. Accordingly, the estimated burden hours for these reports were decreased by 1,856. • For violation report challenges authorized under § 209.405(b), FRA adjusted the estimated number of challenges from 240 to 50 annually. This adjustment more accurately reflects the estimated number of burden hours, decreasing the burden by 143. • Under § 209.407, Delayed reports, FRA decreased the estimated number of reports from 240 to 50 annually, reducing the reported burden by 143 hours. These revised estimates contributed to an overall reduction of 2,107 burden hours and 841 responses.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $282,601

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: Melvin Strong 678 459-7301 melvin.strong@dot.gov

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