Approved with
the following conditions. Prior to submitting this record keeping
requirement for clearance in l983, FRA should evaluate the
following items to ensure they are minimal burdens on the railroad
industies while meeting statutory requirements. (1) Why the
requirement to tag "each side of the car" (49 CFR 215.9(a)(3)) can
not be relaxed to allow the railroad industry to tag only one side
of the freight car, and (2) What are the costs associated with
Federal and state inspectors inspecting and investigating railroad
companies for compliance of this record keeping requirement. Since
these governmental inspectors inspect railroad companies for
compliance of numerous Federal safety regulations, only the costs
of FRA's rail inspection program allocated to enforcing this record
keeping requirement should be identified. In subsequent requests,
FRA should also include not only applicable statutes but also
applicable regulations with those portions related to any record
keeping or reporting requirements underlined.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
02/28/1983
02/28/1983
200,000
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0
20,000
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0
0
0
0
RAILROADS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTACH A
CARD AND KEEP RECORD FOR 90 DAYS OF DEFECTIVE RAILROAD FREIGHT CARS
THAT ARE MOVED BY TRAINS FOR REPAIRS. THESE RECORDS WILL DETERMINE
IF DEFECTIVE RAILROAD FREIGHT CARS ARE BEING MOVED WHEN THEY COULD
BE REPAIRED WITHOUT MOVEMENT (49 CFR 215).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.