Table 2 - Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - Certification Application |
Information Collection Activity |
Hours and cost per application |
Total hours and cost |
Engineer $54.00/hr |
Manager $87.40/hr |
Legal $107.42/hr |
Clerical $22.80/hr |
Respondent hr/yr |
Labor Cost/yr |
Capital Startup Cost |
O & M Cost (1) |
Applications/Respondent (2) |
Number of Respondents |
Total hr/yr |
Total Cost/yr |
Review of regulations and guidance |
120 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
131 |
$7,601.56 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
1 |
10 |
1,310 |
$76,015.60 |
Developing engine families |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
$1,134.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
1 |
10 |
210 |
$11,340.00 |
Testing (manufacturers)(1) |
80 |
20 |
5 |
16 |
121 |
$6,969.90 |
$0.00 |
$69,300.00 |
1 |
2 |
242 |
$152,539.80 |
Testing (remanufacturers) (1) |
40 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
45 |
$2,338.60 |
$0.00 |
$13,733.00 |
4 |
9 |
1,620 |
$578,577.60 |
Developing deterioration factors |
20 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
23 |
$1,233.02 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
4 |
10 |
920 |
$49,320.80 |
Data Entry |
16 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
$909.60 |
$0.00 |
$0.50 |
4 |
10 |
720 |
$36,404.00 |
Preparing and submitting certification application |
15 |
0.5 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
$899.30 |
$0.00 |
$511.00 |
4 |
10 |
700 |
$56,412.00 |
Preparing and submitting "carry over" applications |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
$99.60 |
$0.00 |
$511.00 |
6 |
10 |
180 |
$36,636.00 |
Preparing and supporting running changes |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
$315.60 |
$0.00 |
$2.00 |
1 |
10 |
70 |
$3,176.00 |
Store, file and maintain records |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
12 |
$336.00 |
$0.00 |
$2.00 |
9 |
10 |
1,080 |
$30,420.00 |
Total per manufacturer |
170 |
1.5 |
5 |
26 |
354 |
$10,441.00 |
$0.00 |
$61,656.50 |
varies |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total per remanufacturer |
130 |
1.5 |
5 |
22 |
159 |
$10,813.65 |
$0.00 |
$14,989.50 |
varies |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total for the industry |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$346,533.80 |
$0.00 |
$684,308.00 |
65 |
10 |
7,052 |
$1,030,841.80 |
(1) Includes diskettes, photocopying, postage expenses, lab maintenance and testing. See section 6(b)(ii) for details. |
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(2) See section 6(d) for details. |
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(3) There are 10 companies affected by this collection: 3 engage in engine manufacturing and 7 in rebuilding. |
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Table 3 - Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - Average, Banking and Trading Program |
Information Collection Activity |
Hours and cost per application |
Total hours and cost |
Engineer $54.00/hr |
Manager $87.40/hr |
Legal $107.42/hr |
Clerical $22.80/hr |
Respondent hr/yr |
Labor Cost/yr |
Capital Startup Cost |
O&M Cost (1) |
Number of Respondents (2) |
Total hr/yr |
Total Cost/yr |
Review of regulations and guidance |
92 |
20 |
5 |
20 |
137 |
$7,709.10 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
3 |
411 |
$23,127.30 |
Other precertification activities |
30 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
40 |
$2,235.60 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
3 |
120 |
$6,706.80 |
Submit AB&T info with cert application |
9 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
$531.60 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
3 |
33 |
$1,594.80 |
Gather information about credit sources/recipients |
30 |
10 |
5 |
20 |
65 |
$3,487.10 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
3 |
195 |
$10,461.30 |
Develop and submit quarterly reports (3) |
28 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
32 |
$1,603.20 |
$0.00 |
$4.00 |
3 |
96 |
$4,821.60 |
Develop and submit end-of-the-year report |
25 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
30 |
$1,464.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
3 |
90 |
$4,395.00 |
Store, file and maintain records |
4 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
28 |
$763.20 |
$0.00 |
$2.00 |
3 |
84 |
$2,295.60 |
Total per respondent |
218 |
36 |
10 |
79 |
343 |
$17,793.80 |
$0.00 |
varies |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total for the industry |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$53,381.40 |
$0.00 |
$21.00 |
3 |
1,029 |
$53,402.40 |
(1) Some O&M costs are the same as in certification. See section 6(b)(ii) for details. |
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(2) See section 6(d) for details. |
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(3) Numbers reflect one activity performed four times a year. |
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Table 4 - Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - Locomotive Production Line Testing Program |
Information Collection Activity |
Hours and cost per application |
Total hours and cost |
Engineer $54.00/hr |
Manager $87.40/hr |
Legal $107.42/hr |
Clerical $22.80/hr |
Respondent hr/yr |
Labor Cost/yr |
Capital Startup Cost |
O&M Cost (1) |
Number of Respondents |
Times/Engine family (1) |
Number of Respondents |
Total hr/yr |
Total Cost/yr |
Review of instructions and regulations |
60 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
67 |
$3,951.90 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
670 |
$39,519.00 |
Training |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
$864.00 |
$0.00 |
$30.00 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
160 |
$8,940.00 |
Projecting testing needs and planning test schedules |
11 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
$681.40 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
120 |
$6,814.00 |
Engine selection |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
$307.20 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
800 |
$30,720.00 |
Engine inspection (manufacturers) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
$238.80 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
150 |
$7,164.00 |
Engine inspection and installation audit (remanufacturers) |
15 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
20 |
$924.00 |
$0.00 |
$10.00 |
8 |
3 |
7 |
3,360 |
$156,912.00 |
Testing (manufacturers only) |
40 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
48 |
$2,342.40 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
1,440 |
$70,272.00 |
Data entry and analysis (manufacturers) |
16 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
$909.60 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
108 |
$5,463.60 |
Data entry and analysis (remanufacturers) |
8 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
12 |
$523.20 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
8 |
1 |
7 |
672 |
$29,355.20 |
Preparing and submitting report (manufacturers) |
11 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
17 |
$880.02 |
$0.00 |
$3.00 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
408 |
$21,192.48 |
Preparing and submitting report (remanufacturers) |
6 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
$369.60 |
$0.00 |
$2.00 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
1,792 |
$83,238.40 |
Store, file and maintain records |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
12 |
$336.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
10 |
1 |
10 |
1,200 |
$33,700.00 |
Total per manufacturer |
164 |
4 |
6 |
29 |
203 |
$10,511.32 |
$0.00 |
$35.00 |
varies |
varies |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total per remanufacturer |
122 |
3 |
5 |
25 |
155 |
$188.00 |
$0.00 |
$44.00 |
varies |
varies |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total for the industry |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$490,628.68 |
$0.00 |
$2,662.00 |
65 |
varies |
10 |
10,880 |
$493,290.68 |
(1) Manufacturers must test a minimum of 5 locomotives per engine family. |
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Remanufacturers only need to audit the installation of one remanufactured locomotive engine or 5% of their production, whichever is less. |
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Table 5 - Annual Respondent Burden and Cost - In-useTesting Program |
Information Collection Activity |
Hours and cost per application |
Total hours and cost |
Engineer $54.00/hr |
Manager $87.40/hr |
Legal $107.42/hr |
Clerical $22.80/hr |
Respondent hr/yr |
Labor Cost/yr |
Capital Startup Cost |
O & M Cost(1) |
In-use tests/ Respondent (2) |
Number of Respondents |
Total hr/yr |
Total Cost/yr |
Review of instructions and regulations |
10 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
$734.82 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
1 |
10 |
120 |
$7,348.20 |
Training |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
$238.80 |
$0.00 |
$30.00 |
1 |
10 |
50 |
$2,688.00 |
Procure locomotives |
4 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
$482.00 |
$0.00 |
$20.00 |
1 |
10 |
100 |
$5,020.00 |
Testing (in-house) (3) |
40 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
48 |
$2,342.40 |
$0.00 |
$666.00 |
4 |
3 |
576 |
$36,100.80 |
Testing (contracting out) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
$91.20 |
$0.00 |
$13,666.00 |
7 |
7 |
196 |
$674,102.80 |
Data entry and analysis (manufacturers) |
16 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
18 |
$909.60 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
3 |
4 |
216 |
$10,927.20 |
Data entry and analysis (remanufacturers) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
$222.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
10 |
7 |
490 |
$15,610.00 |
Preparing and submitting report |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
$564.42 |
$0.00 |
$3.00 |
3 |
10 |
300 |
$17,022.60 |
Store, file and maintain records |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
12 |
$336.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
1 |
10 |
120 |
$3,370.00 |
Total per manufacturer |
82 |
4 |
2 |
27 |
115 |
$5,608.04 |
$0.00 |
$721.00 |
varies |
varies |
N/A |
N/A |
Total per remanufacturer |
28 |
4 |
2 |
26 |
60 |
$2,669.24 |
$0.00 |
$13,721.00 |
varies |
varies |
N/A |
N/A |
Total for the industry |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$93,881.60 |
$0.00 |
$678,308.00 |
varies |
10 |
2,168 |
$772,189.60 |
(1) Includes diskettes, photocopying, postage expenses, phone calls to procure locomotives, testing and the expense of stopping a locomotive for testing, annualized. See section 6(b)(iii) for details. |
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(2) Manufacturers must test one engine family per year. For new engine families, a minimum of two locomotives must be tested (but only one per carry-over family). |
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Engine families of less than 10 locomotives need not be tested. Nineteen of forty new families have over 10 locomotives. |
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(3) Lab maintenance costs are not included here because they were accounted for in the certification burden table (Table 1). |
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Table 7 - Annual Agency Burden and Cost - Certification Program |
Information Collection Activity |
Hours and cost per application |
Total hours and cost |
Engineer @$66.74/hr |
Senior $20.72 |
Attorney $73.04/hr |
Manager $84.61/hr |
Respondent hr/yr |
Labor cost/yr |
Capital Startup Cost |
O&M Cost (1) |
Applications/ Respondents |
Number of Respondents |
Total hr/yr |
Total Cost/yr |
Review of regs and standards |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
14 |
$968.15 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
1 |
10 |
140 |
$9,681.50 |
Entering data from applications into database |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
$99.32 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
10 |
10 |
250 |
$9,932.00 |
Reviewing applications, asking questions |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
$532.34 |
$0.00 |
$10.00 |
10 |
10 |
1,000 |
$54,234.00 |
Verifying that the correct engines have been tested |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
$22.12 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
10 |
10 |
50 |
$2,211.50 |
Answering manufacturers' questions |
6 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
$832.22 |
$0.00 |
$10.00 |
10 |
10 |
1,300 |
$84,222.00 |
Issuing appropriate certificates |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
$77.60 |
$0.00 |
$2.00 |
10 |
10 |
150 |
$7,960.00 |
Storing data |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
$143.55 |
$0.00 |
$1.00 |
10 |
10 |
350 |
$14,455.00 |
Answering questions from the public |
10 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
21 |
$1,248.95 |
$0.00 |
$10.00 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
$1,258.95 |
Upgrading and maintaining the database |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
$377.14 |
$0.00 |
$2.00 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
$379.14 |
Handling requests for confidentiality |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
$319.15 |
$0.00 |
$3.00 |
10 |
10 |
500 |
$32,215.00 |
Making information available to the public |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
$483.47 |
$0.00 |
$3.00 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
$486.47 |
Total |
44 |
21 |
12 |
10 |
87 |
$5,104.01 |
$0.00 |
$41.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total for the agency |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
$214,420.56 |
$0.00 |
$2,615.00 |
10 |
10 |
3,777 |
$217,035.56 |
(1) Includes photocopying, postage expenses and calls. |
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