60 Day Federal Register Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2013 / Notices

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

and medical condition of each applicant
for an exemption from the vision
requirements. That information is
available by consulting the above cited
Federal Register publications.
Interested parties or organizations
possessing information that would
otherwise show that any, or all, of these
drivers are not currently achieving the
statutory level of safety should
immediately notify FMCSA. The
Agency will evaluate any adverse
evidence submitted and, if safety is
being compromised or if continuation of
the exemption would not be consistent
with the goals and objectives of 49
U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will
take immediate steps to revoke the
exemption of a driver.
Submitting Comments
You may submit your comments and
material online or by fax, mail, or hand
delivery, but please use only one of
these means. FMCSA recommends that
you include your name and a mailing
address, an email address, or a phone
number in the body of your document
so that FMCSA can contact you if there
are questions regarding your
submission.
To submit your comment online, go to
http://www.regulations.gov and in the
search box insert the docket numbers
FMCSA–2000–7918; FMCSA–2001–
9561; FMCSA–2003–14504; FMCSA–
2005–20027; FMCSA–2006–25246;
FMCSA–2007–2663; FMCSA–2007–
27897; FMCSA–2009–0086; FMCSA–
2011–0024; FMCSA–2011–0124 and
click the search button. When the new
screen appears, click on the blue
‘‘Comment Now!’’ button on the right
hand side of the page. On the new page,
enter information required including the
specific section of this document to
which each comment applies, and
provide a reason for each suggestion or
recommendation. If you submit your
comments by mail or hand delivery,
submit them in an unbound format, no
larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you
submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the
facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope.
We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment
period and may change this proposed
rule based on your comments. FMCSA
may issue a final rule at any time after
the close of the comment period.
Viewing Comments and Documents
To view comments, as well as any
documents mentioned in this preamble.
To submit your comment online, go to
http://www.regulations.gov and in the

VerDate Mar<15>2010

17:46 Sep 13, 2013

Jkt 229001

search box insert the docket number
FMCSA–2000–7918; FMCSA–2001–
9561; FMCSA–2003–14504; FMCSA–
2005–20027; FMCSA–2006–25246;
FMCSA–2007–2663; FMCSA–2007–
27897; FMCSA–2009–0086; FMCSA–
2011–0024; FMCSA–2011–0124 and
click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, click ‘‘Open
Docket Folder’’ and you will find all
documents and comments related to the
proposed rulemaking.
Issued on: September 9, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013–22495 Filed 9–13–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2013–0002–N–19]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), United States
Department of Transportation (USDOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
its implementing regulations, the
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
hereby announces that it is seeking
renewal of the following currently
approved information collection
activities. Before submitting these
information collection requirements for
clearance by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than November 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the following proposed
activities by mail to either: Mr. Robert
Brogan, Office of Safety, Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Kimberly
Toone, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC
20590. Commenters requesting FRA to
acknowledge receipt of their respective
comments must include a self-addressed
stamped postcard stating, ‘‘Comments
on OMB control number llll.’’
Alternatively, comments may be
transmitted via facsimile to (202) 493–
6216 or (202) 493–6497, or via email to
Mr. Brogan at Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or
SUMMARY:

PO 00000

Frm 00140

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

56995

to Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov.
Please refer to the assigned OMB control
number in any correspondence
submitted. FRA will summarize
comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice and
include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for
approval.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Planning and
Evaluation Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292) or Ms. Kimberly Toone,
Office of Information Technology, RAD–
20, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6132). (These telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, § 2, 109 Stat.
163 (1995) (codified as revised at 44
U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to
provide 60-days notice to the public for
comment on information collection
activities before seeking approval for
reinstatement or renewal by OMB. 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1),
1320.10(e)(1), 1320.12(a). Specifically,
FRA invites interested respondents to
comment on the following summary of
proposed information collection
activities regarding (i) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (ii)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (iii) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (iv) ways for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology (e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses). See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)(i)–(iv); 5 CFR
1320.8(d)(1)(i)–(iv). FRA believes that
soliciting public comment will promote
its efforts to reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information mandated
by Federal regulations. In summary,
FRA reasons that comments received
will advance three objectives: (i) Reduce
reporting burdens; (ii) ensure that it

E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM

16SEN1

56996

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2013 / Notices

organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (iii) accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of currently
approved information collection
activities that FRA will submit for
clearance by OMB as required under the
PRA:

Title: Accident/Incident Reporting
and Recordkeeping.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0500.
Abstract: The collection of
information is due to the railroad
accident reporting regulations set forth
in 49 CFR Part 225 which require
railroads to submit monthly reports
summarizing collisions, derailments,
and certain other accidents/incidents
involving damages above a periodically
revised dollar threshold, as well as
certain injuries to passengers,

employees, and other persons on
railroad property. Because the reporting
requirements and the information
needed regarding each category of
accident/incident are unique, a different
form is used for each category.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.39i; 54;
55; 55A; 56; 57; 78; 81; 97; 98; 99;107;
150.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

REPORTING BURDEN
Total annual
burden hours

CFR Section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per response

225.6—Consolidated Reporting—Request to FRA by
Parent Corporation to treat
its Commonly Controlled
Carriers as a Single Railroad Carrier for Purposes of
this Part.
—Written Agreement by Parent Corporation with FRA
on Specific Subsidiaries Included in Its Railroad System.
—Notification by Parent Corporation Regarding Any
Change in the Subsidiaries
Making Up Its Railroad System and Amended Written
Agreement with FRA.
225.9—Telephone Reports of
Certain Accidents/Incidents
and Other Events.
225.11—Reporting of Rail
Equipment Accidents/Incidents—Form FRA F
6180.54.
225.12—Rail Equipment Accident/Incident Reports Alleging Human Factor as
Cause—Form FRA F
6180.81.
—Part I Form FRA F 6180.78
(Notices).
—Joint Operations .................
—Late Identification ...............
—Employee Statement
Supplementing Railroad Accident Report (Part II Form
FRA 6180.78).
—Employee Confidential Letter.
225.13—Late Reports—RR
Discovery of Improperly
Omitted Report of Accident/
Incident.
—RR Late/Amended Report
of Accident/Incident Based
on Employee Statement
Supplementing RR Accident
Report.
225.18—RR Narrative Report
of Possible Alcohol/Drug Involvement in Accident/Incident.

763 railroads ..........................

4 requests ..............................

40 hours .................................

160

763 railroads ..........................

4 agreements .........................

2 hours ...................................

8

763 railroads ..........................

1 notification + 1 amended
agreement.

60 minutes .............................

2

763 railroads ..........................

3,300 phone reports ..............

15 minutes .............................

825

763 railroads ..........................

3,600 forms ............................

2 hours ...................................

7,200

763 railroads ..........................

1,600 forms ............................

15 minutes .............................

400

763 railroads ..........................

1,000 notices + 4,000 copies

10 minutes + 3 minutes .........

367

763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................
Railroad employees ...............

100 requests ..........................
20 attachments + 20 notices
75 statements ........................

20 minutes .............................
15 MINUTES ..........................
1.5 hours ................................

33
10
113

Railroad employees ...............

10 letters ................................

2 hours ...................................

20

763 railroads ..........................

25 late reports ........................

1 hour .....................................

25

763 railroads ..........................

50 amended reports + 40
copies.

1 hour + 3 minutes ................

52

763 railroads ..........................

80 reports ...............................

30 minutes .............................

40

VerDate Mar<15>2010

17:46 Sep 13, 2013

Jkt 229001

PO 00000

Frm 00141

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM

16SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2013 / Notices

56997

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
Total annual
burden hours

CFR Section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per response

—Reports Required by Section 219.209(b) Appended
to Rail Equipment Accident/
Incident Report.
225.19—Rail-Highway Grade
Crossing Accident/Incident
Report—Form FRA F
6180.57.
—Death, Injury, or Occupational Illness (Form FRA F
6180.55a).
225.21—Railroad Injury and
Illness Summary: Form
FRA F 6180.55.
225.21—Annual Railroad Report of Employee Hours
and Casualties, By State—
Form FRA F 6180.56.
225.21/25—Railroad Employee Injury and/or Illness
Record—Form FRA F
6180.98.
—Copies of Forms to Employees.
225.21—Initial Rail Equipment
Accident/Incident Record—
Form FRA F 6180.97.
—Completion of Form FRA F
6180.97 because of Rail
Equipment Involvement.
225.21—Alternative Record
for Illnesses Claimed to Be
Work Related—Form FRA
F 6180.107.
225.21—Railroad Accident/Incident Notification and Initial
Investigation Report—Form
FRA F 6180.39i.
225.21—Highway User Statement—RR Cover Letter and
Form FRA F 6180.150 sent
out to Potentially Injured
Travelers Involved in a
Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Accident/Incident.
—Form FRA F 6180.150
Completed by Highway
User and Sent Back to Railroad.
225.25(h)—Posting of Monthly
Summary.
225.27—Retention of Records
—Record of Form FRA F
6180.107.
—Record of Monthly Lists ......
—Record of Form FRA F
6180.97.
—Record of Employee
Human Factor Attachments.
—RR Electronic Recordkeeping Systems—
Changes to Conform to
FRA Requirements.
225.33—Internal Control
Plans—Amendments.
225.35—Access to Records
and Reports.
—Subsequent Years ..............
225.37—Optical Media Transfer of of Reports, Updates,
and Amendments.

763 railroads ..........................

5 reports .................................

30 minutes .............................

3

763 railroads ..........................

2,880 forms ............................

2 hours ...................................

5,760

763 railroads ..........................

12,638 forms ..........................

20 min./50 min .......................
60 min. ...................................

4,912

763 railroads ..........................

8,616 forms ............................

10 minutes .............................

1,436

763 railroads ..........................

763 forms ...............................

15 minutes .............................

191

763 railroads ..........................

18,900 forms ..........................

60 minutes .............................

18,900

763 railroads ..........................

567 form copies .....................

2 minutes ...............................

19

763 railroads ..........................

18,200 forms ..........................

30 minutes .............................

9,100

763 railroads ..........................

1 form .....................................

30 minutes .............................

1

763 railroads ..........................

300 forms ...............................

75 minutes .............................

375

763 railroads ..........................

1,000 forms ............................

90 minutes .............................

1,500

763 railroads ..........................

950 Letters/forms ...................

50 minutes .............................

792

950 Injured Individuals ...........

665 forms ...............................

45 minutes .............................

499

763 railroads ..........................

8,616 lists ...............................

16 minutes .............................

2,298

763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................

18,900 records .......................
300 records ............................

2 minutes ...............................
2 minutes ...............................

630
10

763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................

8,616 records .........................
18,200 records .......................

2 minutes ...............................
2 minutes ...............................

288
607

763 railroads ..........................

2,675 records .........................

2 minutes ...............................

89

18 railroads ............................

18 modified systems ..............

120 hours ...............................

2,160

763 railroads ..........................

25 amendments .....................

14 hours .................................

350

15 railroads ............................

400 lists ..................................

20 minutes .............................

133

4 railroads ..............................
8 railroads ..............................

16 lists ....................................
200 transfers ..........................

20 minutes .............................
3 minutes ...............................

5
10

VerDate Mar<15>2010

17:46 Sep 13, 2013

Jkt 229001

PO 00000

Frm 00142

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM

16SEN1

56998

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2013 / Notices
REPORTING BURDEN—Continued
CFR Section

—Electronic Submission of
Reports, Updates, and
Amendments.

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per response

763 railroads ..........................

2,400 submissions .................

3 minutes ...............................

Total Responses: 139,791.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
59,443 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0524.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) amended its radio
standards and procedures to promote
compliance by making the regulations

more flexible; to require wireless
communications devices, including
radios, for specified classifications of
railroad operations and roadway
workers; and to re-title this part to
reflect its coverage of other means of
wireless communications such as
cellular telephones, data radio
terminals, and other forms of wireless
communications to convey emergency

Total annual
burden hours
120

and need-to-know information. The new
rule establishes safe, uniform
procedures covering the use of radio
and other wireless communications
within the railroad industry.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; annually.

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

REPORTING BURDEN
CFR Section

Respondent
universe

Total annual
responses

Average time per response

220.8—Waivers Petitions .......
220.25—Instruction of Employees.
—Subsequent Years ..............
—Operational Testing of Employees.
220.37—Testing Radio/Wireless Communication Equipment.
220.61—Transmission of
Mandatory Directive.
—Marking Man. Dir ................
220.307—Use of RR Supplied
Electronic Devices: Amended RR Code.
—RR Written Document Stating Authorized Business
Purpose for Taking Video/
Photo with RR Supplied
Electronic Device.
—Safety Briefing for Use of
RR Supplied Electronic Device in Cab of Controlling
Locomotive.
220.313—Railroad Written
Program of Instruction and
Examination on Part 220
Requirements.
—Training of RR Employees
on Part 220 Requirements.
—Employee Training Records
—Approval Process: FRA Disapproval of RR Program of
Instruction and Examination.

763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................

6 petition letters .....................
91,000 instructed employees

60 minutes .............................
30 minutes .............................

6
45,500

763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................

12,5400 instructed employees
100,000 tests/record ..............

30 minutes .............................
5 minutes ...............................

6,270
8,333

763 railroads ..........................

780,000 tests .........................

30 seconds ............................

6,500

763 railroads ..........................

7,200,000 directives ...............

1.5 minutes ............................

180,000

763 railroads ..........................
763 railroads ..........................

624,000 marks .......................
763 amended codes ..............

15 seconds ............................
60 minutes .............................

2,600
763

763 railroads ..........................

50 written documents ............

60 minutes .............................

50

763 railroads ..........................

5,460,000 briefings ................

1 minute .................................

91,000

763 railroads ..........................

763 amended written Instruction Programs.

60 minutes .............................

763

91,000 Employees .................

91,000 Trained Employees ....

15 minutes .............................

22,750

91,000 Employees .................
763 railroads ..........................

91,000 records .......................
6 revised/amended programs

5 minutes ...............................
60 minutes .............................

7,583
6

Total Responses: 14,451,128.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
372,124 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0557.
Abstract: The Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) and the Surface
Transportation Board (STB), working in
conjunction with each other, have

VerDate Mar<15>2010

17:46 Sep 13, 2013

Jkt 229001

issued joint final rules establishing
procedures for the development and
implementation of safety integration
plans (‘‘SIPs’’ or ‘‘plans’’) by a Class I
railroad proposing to engage in certain
specified merger, consolidation, or
acquisition of control transactions with
another Class I railroad, or a Class II
railroad with which it proposes to
amalgamate operations. The scope of the

PO 00000

Frm 00143

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

Total annual
burden hours

transactions covered under the two
rules is the same. FRA uses the
information collected, notably the
required SIPs, to maintain and promote
a safe rail environment by ensuring that
affected railroads (Class Is and some
Class IIs) address critical safety issues
unique to the amalgamation of large,
complex railroad operations.
Form Number(s): N/A.

E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM

16SEN1

56999

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2013 / Notices
Affected Public: Railroads.
Respondent Universe: Class I
Railroads.

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per response

8 railroads .......................

1 plan ..............................

340 hours ........................

340

$24,016

8 railroads .......................
8 railroads .......................

25 reports .......................
6 responses ....................

40 hours/2 hours ............
8 hours ............................

88
48

5,632
3,072

8 railroads .......................

25 phone calls ................

10 minutes ......................

4

256

8 railroads .......................

1 request .........................

16 hours ..........................

16

2,512

8 railroads .......................

2 reports .........................

16 hours ..........................

32

2,048

CFR Section

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

244.13—Safety Integration Plans:
Amalgamation of Operations—SIP Development & Quarterly Meetings.
244.17—Procedures ........
—Responses to FRA Inquiries Re: SIP data.
—Coordination in Implementing Approved SIP.
hh—Request for Confidential Treatment.
244.19—Disposition—
Comments on Proposed SIP Amendments.

Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

Total Responses: 60.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 528
hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Title: Confidential Close Call
Reporting System Evaluation-Related
Interview Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0574.
Abstract: In the U.S. railroad industry,
injury rates have been declining over
the last 25 years. Indeed, the industry
incident rate fell from a high of 12.1
incidents per 100 workers per year in
1978 to 3.66 in 1996. As the number of
incidents has decreased, the mix of
causes has also changed toward a higher
proportion of incidents that can be
attributed to human and organizational
factors. This combination of trends—
decrease in overall rates but increasing
proportion of human factors-related
incidents—has left safety managers with
a need to shift tactics in reducing
injuries to even lower rates than they
are now.
In recognition of the need for new
approaches to improving safety, FRA
has instituted the Confidential Close
Call Reporting System (C3RS). The
operating assumption behind C3RS is
that by assuring confidentiality,
employees will report events which, if
dealt with, will decrease the likelihood
of accidents. C3RS, therefore, has both a
confidential reporting component, and a
problem analysis/solution component.
C3RS is expected to affect safety in two
ways. First, it will lead to problem
solving concerning specific safety
conditions. Second, it will engender an
organizational culture and climate that
supports greater awareness of safety and

VerDate Mar<15>2010

17:46 Sep 13, 2013

Jkt 229001

a greater cooperative willingness to
improve safety.
If C3RS works as intended, it could
have an important impact on improving
safety and safety culture in the railroad
industry. While C3RS has been
developed and implemented with the
participation of FRA, railroad labor, and
railroad management, there are
legitimate questions about whether it is
being implemented in the most
beneficial way, and whether it will have
its intended effect. Further, even if C3RS
is successful, it will be necessary to
know if it is successful enough to
implement on a wide scale. To address
these important questions, FRA is
implementing a formative evaluation to
guide program development, a
summative evaluation to assess impact,
and a sustainability evaluation to
determine how C3RS can continue after
the test period is over. The evaluation
is needed to provide FRA with guidance
as to how it can improve the program,
and how it might be scaled up
throughout the railroad industry.
Program evaluation is an inherently
data driven activity. Its basic tenet is
that as change is implemented, data can
be collected to track the course and
consequences of the change. Because of
the setting in which C3RS is being
implemented, that data must come from
the railroad employees (labor and
management) who may be affected.
Critical data include beliefs about safety
and issues related to safety, and
opinions/observations about the
operation of C3RS.
The current study is a five-year
demonstration project to improve rail
safety, and is designed to identify safety
issues and propose corrective action

PO 00000

Frm 00144

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

Total annual
burden hours

Total annual
burden cost

based on voluntary reports of close calls
submitted to the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics. Because of the
innovative nature of this program, FRA
is implementing an evaluation to
determine whether the program is
succeeding, how it can be improved
and, if successful, what is needed to
spread the program throughout the
railroad industry. Interviews to evaluate
the close call reporting system are being
conducted with two groups: (1) Key
stakeholders to the process (e.g., FRA
officials, industry labor, and carrier
management within participating
railroads); and (2) Employees in
participating railroads who are eligible
to submit close call reports to the
Confidential Close Call Reporting
System. Different questions are
addressed to each of these two groups.
Interviews are semi-structured, with
follow-up questions asked as
appropriate depending on the
respondent’s initial answer.
The confidentiality of the interview
data is protected by the Privacy Act of
1974. FRA fully complies with all laws
pertaining to confidentiality, including
the Privacy Act. Thus, information
obtained by or acquired by FRA’s
contractor, the Volpe Center, from key
stakeholders and railroad employees
will be used strictly for evaluation
purposes. None of the information that
might be identifying will be
disseminated or disclosed in any way.
In addition, the participating railroad
sites involved will require Volpe to
establish a non-disclosure agreement
that prohibits disclosure of company
confidential information without the
carrier’s authorization. Also, the data
are protected under the Department of

E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM

16SEN1

57000

Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 179 / Monday, September 16, 2013 / Notices

Transportation regulation Title 49 CFR
Part 9, which is in part concerned with
the Department involvement in
proceedings between private litigants.
According to this statute, if information
is subpoenaed, Volpe and Volpe
contractors cannot ‘‘provide testimony
or produce any material contained in
the files of the Department, or disclose
any information or produce any material
acquired as part of the performance of

Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.126A;
FRA F 6180.126B.
Affected Public: Railroad Employees
and Key Non-railroad Stakeholders.
Respondent Universe: 300 Select
Railroad Employees/Non-railroad
Stakeholders.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Average time
per response
(minutes)

Collection instrument

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Form FRA F 6180.126A .................
Form FRA F 6180.126B .................

300 Individuals ...............................
300 Individuals ...............................

220 forms .......................................
60 forms .........................................

Total Responses: 280.
Estimated Annual Burden: 280 hours.
Status: Extension of a Currently
Approved Collection.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–22394 Filed 9–13–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2013–
0096]

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:

Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and
reinstatement of previously approved
collections. This document describes
one collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

SUMMARY:

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

that employee’s official duties or
because of that employee’s official duty
status’’ unless authorized by agency
counsel after determining that, in legal
proceedings between private litigants,
such testimony would be in the best
interests of the Department or that of the
United States Government if disclosed.
Finally, the name of those interviewed
will not be requested.

VerDate Mar<15>2010

17:46 Sep 13, 2013

Jkt 229001

Comments must be received on
or before November 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the
docket notice numbers cited at the
beginning of this notice and be
submitted to Docket Management, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Please identify
the proposed collection of information
for which a comment is provided, by
referencing its OMB clearance number.
It is requested, but not required, that 2
copies of the comment be provided. The
Docket Section is open on weekdays
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
R. Toth, Office of Data Acquisitions
(NVS–410), Room W53–505, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC
20590. Mr. Toth’s telephone number is
(202) 366–5378. Please identify the
relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must first publish a
document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and
otherwise consult with members of the
public and affected agencies concerning
each proposed collection of information.
The OMB has promulgated regulations
describing what must be included in
such a document. Under OMB’s
regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), an
agency must ask for public comment on
the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
DATES:

PO 00000

Frm 00145

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

60
60

Total annual
burden hours
220
60

(iii) how to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(iv) how to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collections of information:
Title: National Automotive Sampling
System (NASS).
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0021.
Affected Public: Passenger Motor
Vehicle Operators.
Abstract: The collection of crash data
that support the establishment and
enforcement of motor vehicle
regulations that reduce the severity of
injury and property damage caused by
motor vehicle crashes is authorized
under the National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89–
563, Title 1, Sec. 106, 108, and 112).
The National Automotive Sampling
System (NASS) Crashworthiness Data
System (CDS) of the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
investigates high severity crashes. Once
a crash has been selected for
investigation, researchers locate, visit,
measure, and photograph the crash
scene; locate, inspect, and photograph
vehicles; conduct a telephone or
personal interview with the involved
individuals or surrogate; and obtain and
record injury information received from
various medical data sources. NASS
CDS data are used to describe and
analyze circumstances, mechanisms,
and consequences of high severity
motor vehicle crashes in the United

E:\FR\FM\16SEN1.SGM

16SEN1