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Form No.

Respondent universe

Alleged Violation Reporting Form (Form FRA F
6180.151).

Total Responses: 300.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 50
hours.
Status: Regular Review of a Currently
Approved Information Collection.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 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 a
collection displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
20, 2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2016–22995 Filed 9–22–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA 2016–0002–N–17]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the proposed information
collection activities described below.
Before submitting the proposed
information collection requests (ICRs) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for approval, FRA is soliciting
public comment on specific aspects of
the activities, which are identified in
this notice.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than November 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on any or all of the proposed activities
by mail to either: Mr. Robert Brogan,
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Railroad Safety,
Regulatory Analysis Division, RRS–21,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25,
Washington, DC 20590; or Ms. Kim
Toone, Information Collection Clearance

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1,000 American Residents.

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

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

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

Officer, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue 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
2130–XXXX,’’ and should also include
the title of the collection of information.
Alternatively, comments may be faxed
to (202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–6497, or
emailed to Mr. Brogan at
Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or 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, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
DC 20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292)
or Ms. Kim Toone, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Information Technology, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6132). (These telephone numbers
are not toll free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
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 to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval to implement them. 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: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities will have practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of the
burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
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determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) 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), 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes soliciting public
comment will promote its efforts to
reduce the administrative and
paperwork burdens associated with the
collection of information Federal
regulations mandate. In summary, FRA
reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) Reduce
reporting burdens; (2) organize
information collection requirements in a
‘‘user-friendly’’ format to improve the
use of such information; and (3)
accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
Below is a brief summary of the
proposed ICRs that FRA will submit for
OMB clearance as the PRA requires:
Title: Remotely Controlled Switch
Operations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0516.
Abstract: Upon notification of work to
be performed on a track a remotely
controlled switch provides access to, 49
CFR 218.30 and 218.77, require
remotely controlled switch operators to
ensure the switches are properly lined
to protect workers vulnerable to being
struck by moving cars as they inspect or
service rolling equipment on the track
or occupy camp cars on the track. FRA
believes the required notifications
promote safety by minimizing mental
lapses of workers who are
simultaneously handling several tasks.
Sections 218.30 and 218.77 require
operators of remotely controlled
switches to maintain a record of each
notification requesting Blue Signal
Protection for 15 days. Operators of
remotely controlled switches use the
information as a record documenting
Blue Signal Protection of workers or
camp cars. This record also serves as a
valuable resource for railroad
supervisors and FRA inspectors
monitoring regulatory compliance.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.

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Affected Public: Businesses.
Form Number(s): N/A.

Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.

REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

218.30—Blue signal protection of workmen ........
218.77—Protection of occupied camp cars ........

70 railroads ..................
1 railroad ......................

3,600,000 notifications
575 notifications ...........

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

Total Estimated Responses: 3,600,575.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
60,010 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Bad Order and Home Shop
Card.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0519.
Abstract: Under 49 CFR part 215,
railroads are required to inspect freight
cars placed in service and take remedial
action when defects are identified. Part
215 defects have a history of causing
accidents or incidents by being
inadvertently left in service when not
properly tagged. A railroad freight car

with a part 215 defect may be moved to
another location for repair only after the
railroad has complied with the process
under 49 CFR 215.9. Section 215.9
requires railroads to affix a ‘‘bad order’’
tag describing each defect to each side
of the freight car. It is imperative that a
defective freight car be tagged ‘‘bad
order’’ so it can be readily identified
and moved to another location for repair
purposes only. At the repair location,
the ‘‘bad order’’ tag serves as a
notification of the defective condition of
the freight car. Railroads must retain

Total annual
burden hours
60,000
10

each tag for 90 days to verify proper
repairs were made at the designated
location. When inspecting a freight car,
FRA and State inspectors review all
pertinent records to determine railroads’
compliance with the movement
restrictions of 49 CFR 215.9.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.

REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

215.9—Movement of Defective Cars for Repair—Tagging.
Notifications of Removal of Defective Car Tags
215.11—Designated Inspectors—Records .........

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

150,000 tags ................

5 minutes .....................

12,500

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

75,000 notifications ......
45,000 records .............

2 minutes .....................
1 minute .......................

2,500
750

Total Estimated Responses: 270,000.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
15,750 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Bad Order and Home Shop
Card.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0520.
Abstract: 49 CFR 215.301 sets forth
certain requirements for the stencilling
of freight cars. Section 215.301 requires
railroads and private car owners to
stencil or otherwise display
identification marks on railroad
equipment.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form Number(s): N/A.

Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Respondent Universe: 763 railroads.
Total Estimated Responses: 25,000
stencilled/repainted freight cars.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
18,750 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Grade Crossing Signal System
Safety Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0534.
Abstract: FRA believes highway-rail
grade crossing (grade crossing) accidents
resulting from warning system failures
can be reduced. Accordingly, FRA’s
regulations require railroads to take
specific responses if there is an
activation failure—when a grade

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crossing warning system fails to indicate
the arrival of a train at least 20 seconds
before the train’s arrival at the crossing
or to indicate the presence of a train
occupying the crossing. With this
information, FRA can correlate accident
data and equipment malfunctions with
the types and ages of equipment. FRA
can then identify the causes of
activation failures and investigate them
to determine whether periodic
maintenance, inspection, and testing
standards are effective.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.83.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion; record keeping.
Respondent Universe: 728 railroads.

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REPORTING BURDEN
CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

234.7—Telephone Notification ............................
234.9—Grade crossing signal system failure reports.
234.105.106/107—Notification to train crew and
highway traffic control authority.
234.109—Record Keeping ..................................

728 railroads ................
728 railroads ................

8 phone calls ................
600 reports ...................

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

2
150

728 railroads ................

24,000 notifications ......

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

6,000

728 railroads ................

12,000 records .............

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

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Total Estimated Responses: 36,608.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
8,152 hours.
Status: Regular Review.
Title: Bridge Worker Safety Rules.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0535.
Abstract: Title 49 U.S.C. 20139
requires FRA to issue rules, regulations,
orders, and standards for the safety of
maintenance-of-way employees on
railroad bridges, including standards for
‘‘bridge safety equipment’’ such as nets,
walkways, handrails, and safety lines,
along with requirements for using
vessels when work is performed on
bridges located over bodies of water.
Subpart B of 49 CFR part 214 establishes
minimum workplace safety standards
for railroad employees as they apply to
railroad bridges. Specifically, 49 CFR
214.105(c) establishes standards and
practices for safety net systems. Safety
nets and net installations must be droptested at the job site after initial
installation and before being used as a
fall-protection system, after major
repairs, and at 6-month intervals if left
at one site. If a drop-test is not feasible
and is not performed, then the railroad
or railroad contractor, or a designated
certified person, must provide written
certification the net complies with the
safety standards of 49 CFR 214.105. FRA
and State inspectors use the information
to enforce Federal regulations. The
information maintained at the job site
promotes safe bridge worker practices.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a), and 5 CFR
1320.5(b) and 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 a
collection displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on September
20, 2016.
Patrick T. Warren,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2016–22941 Filed 9–22–16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration

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[Docket No. FRA–2016–0002–N–20]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and comment request.
AGENCY:

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Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
new Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On June 3, 2016, FRA
published a notice providing a 60-day
period for public comment on the ICR.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 24, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 25, Washington,
DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6292);
or Ms. Kim Toone, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Administration, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington,
DC 20590 (Telephone: (202) 493–6132).
(These telephone numbers are not toll
free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
1320.8(d)(1), and 1320.12. On June 3,
2016, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on the ICR for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 81 FR 35814. FRA
received no comments in response to
this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve these proposed collections of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c);
5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also 60 FR
44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB
believes the 30-day notice informs the
regulated community to file relevant
comments and affords the agency
adequate time to digest public
comments before it renders a decision.
60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore,
respondents should submit their
respective comments to OMB within 30
days of publication to best ensure
having their full effect. 5 CFR
1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995.
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The summary below describes the ICR
and its expected burden. FRA is
submitting the new request for clearance
by OMB as the PRA requires.
Title: Survey of Plant and Insular
Tourist Railroads Subject to FRA Bridge
Safety Standards (49 CFR part 237).
OMB Control Number: 2130–New.
Abstract: FRA’s Bridge Safety
Standards (49 CFR part 237) require all
owners of railroad track with a gage of
2 feet or more supported by a bridge to
comply with the regulations. This
includes track owners with bridges
located within an industrial installation
(plant) that is not part of the general
railroad system of transportation
(general system), but over which
railroad equipment is moved by a
general system railroad. To identify
track owners subject to the requirements
of part 237, Bridge Safety Standards,
FRA relies on the railroad accident/
incident reports that FRA regulations
(49 CFR part 225, Railroad Accidents/
Incidents: Reports Classification, and
Investigations) require railroads to file
monthly. However, plant railroads and
insular tourist railroads are exempt from
49 CFR part 225 reporting requirements.
Under the ICR, FRA would request
any railroad serving a plant and moving
railroad equipment over bridges within
the plant, or the plant itself, to advise
FRA by email that there are railroad
bridges within the installation
potentially subject to FRA Bridge Safety
Standards. FRA would also request
insular tourist railroads, whose tracks
are supported by one or more bridges,
to advise FRA by email about these
bridges. The email notifications should
include the name of the installation or
insular tourist railroad, address,
including city and State, contact name,
telephone number, and email address.
This survey will be ongoing with initial
approval requested for 3 years.
FRA desires to identify plant and
insular tourist railroads that may be
subject to part 237 requirements, but are
exempt from part 225 reporting
requirements, to analyze the risks these
entities may pose to railroad bridge
safety and to aid in planning bridge
safety oversight activities and allocating
resources.
Type of Request: Approval of a new
information collection.
Affected Public: Freight railroads,
industrial installations (plants), insular
tourist railroads.
Form(s): N/A.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
210.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 53
hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
these information collections to the

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