The proposed collection of information
will be used by FRA to ensure that tank car owners comply with the
requirements of this Safety Directive by inspecting and identifying
tank cars in their fleet equipped with any unapproved McKenzie UNNR
threaded ball valves. Tank car owners are required to provide the
reporting mark and number of each car equipped with any McKenzie
valve and the type of valve each car is equipped with. Tank car
owners are also required to create records of each McKenzie valve
inspection and keep them for 6 months. FRA inspectors will use
these records to ensure that inspections are carried out and
McKenzie valves are replaced .
FRA is requesting
Emergency processing upon publication of the required Federal
Register Notice on March 18, 2015, see 80 FR 14238, because FRA
cannot reasonably comply with normal clearance procedures on
account of use of normal clearance procedures is reasonably likely
to disrupt the collection of information. Additionally, in light of
recent tank car accidents/incidents carrying crude oil and other
hazardous materials, FRA believes safety is an issue. The Directive
takes effect immediately upon issuance. FRA cannot wait the normal
90- to180-day period for routine Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) review and approval. Under the Directive, tank car owners
must take immediate action to identify, inspect, and repair the
valves. Therefore, FRA is requesting OMB approval of this
collection of information immediately.
These are new information
collection requirements. By definition, this entire submission is a
program change. As stated in the Summary provided on page 1 of the
attached Supporting Justification, the total number of hours that
FRA is requesting by OMB for this Emergency Processing submission
is 500 hours and the total number of responses requested is 400.
Further, as noted in the Summary on page 1 of the attached
Supporting Justification, upon OMB's Emergency Clearance for 180
days, FRA will initiate necessary steps to obtain regular Clearance
of this proposed information collection. The cost of $40,000 to
respondents is also a program change.
$4,094
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Karl Alexy 202 493-6245
No
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.