Supplementary Supporting Document for Roadway Worker Protection (2130-0539)

INFORMATION COLLECTION

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

Roadway Worker Protection

OMB No. 2130-0539

RIIN 2130-AB96

TABLE FOR PROGRAM CHANGES

Part 214 Sec.	Responses	Average Burden Time	Total Burden/ Change in Responses
214.315(a)(3) –Supervision and Communication – Information about tracks adjacent to the track to be fouled and identification of roadway machines that will foul such tracks during daily job briefing (New Requirement)	2,403,450 adj. track briefings	30 seconds	+ 20,029 hrs. + 2,403,450 responses
214.336(b)(1)(2)-On Track Safety Procedures – Movements over 25 mph –Notification/Warning (New Requirement)	10,000 warnings /notifications	15 seconds	+ 42 hours + 10,000 resp.
214.336(b)(2)(ii)-On Track Safety Procedures – Movements over 25 mph –Roadway worker in charge communication with train crew member (New Requirement)	3,000 communications	60 seconds	+ 50 hours + 3,000 resp.
214.336(c)-On Track Safety Procedures – Movements at or under 25 mph –Notification/Warning (New Requirement)	3,000 warnings /notifications	15 seconds	+ 13 hours + 3,000 resp.
214.336(c)-On Track Safety Procedures – Movements at or under 25 mph –Roadway worker in charge communication with train crew member (New Requirement)	1,500 communications	60 seconds	+ 25 hours + 1,500 resp.
214.336(e)-On Track Safety Procedures –Daily job briefings to determine if adjacent-controlled on-track safety is necessary for excepted groups (New Requirement)	1,030,050 job briefings	15 seconds	+ 4,292 hours + 1,030,050 responses

Program Changes above increased the burden amount by 24,451 hours, and increased the number of responses by 3,451,000.

TABLE FOR PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS

Part 214 Sec.	Responses & Avg. Time (Previous Submission)	Responses & Avg. Time (This Submission)	Burden Hours (Previous Submission)	Burden Hours (This Submission)	Difference (plus/minus)
214.343-214.355 – Training in adjacent controlled on-track safety procedures for roadway workers	0 trained workers 0 minutes	35,000 trained roadway workers 5 minutes	0 hours	hour	+ 2,917 hours + 35,000 resp.
214.505 – Lists of new/designated on track roadway maintenance machines	9 lists 1 hour	500 lists 1 hour	9 hours	500 hours	+ 491 hrs. + 491 responses
214.505 – Designated roadway maintenance machines	0 machines 0 minutes	150 designated machines 5 minutes	0 hours	13 hours	+ 13 hours + 150 responses

Adjustments above increased the burden by 3,421 hours, and increased the number of responses by 35,641.

Program Changes and Adjustments combined increased the burden by 27,872 hours, and increased the number of responses by 3,486,641.

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