Railroad Police Officers

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
49 U.S.C. 28101.doc Supplementary Document	2016-12-08
49 CFR 1.89.doc Supplementary Document	2016-12-07
Sec. 11412 of FAST Act.doc Supplementary Document	2016-12-07
drfRRPoliceFNLRLE0537 (6).doc Supporting Statement A	2017-03-21
49 U.S.C. 28101.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-26
49 CFR 207.doc Supplementary Document	2009-06-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
44092	Railroad Police Officers	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0537	ICR Reference No: 201612-2130-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201608-2130-006
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Railroad Police Officers
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 03/21/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/06/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2020	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2019
Responses	110	0	70
Time Burden (Hours)	188	0	181
Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,000	0	6,000

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Abstract: Pursuant to the Crime Control Act of 1990, a requirement was imposed on railroads to notify states of railroad police officers who will operate outside the state(s) by which they were originally commissioned. FRA is amending its regulations on railroad police officers to implement certain provisions of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. Consistent with the FAST Act, FRA is amending its regulations to allow: (1) railroads to hire contractors as railroad police officers; (2) railroad police officers to transfer from one state to another without immediately needing to be commissioned or certified in the new state; and (3) a state to recognize an officer’s training at another state’s recognized police academy or at a Federal law enforcement training center as meeting the state’s basic police officer certification or commissioning requirements.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 114 - 94 11412 Name of Law: FAST Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2130-AC62	Final or interim final rulemaking	81 FR 88127	12/07/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 26619	05/03/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 54917	08/17/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Railroad Police Officers

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	110	70	0	0	40	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	188	181	0	0	7	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	6,000	6,000	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The burden for this revised information collection submission has increased by seven (7) hours from the last approved submission. The change in burden is solely due to the one adjustment provided in the table in the answer to question number 15 of the attached Supporting Justification (version 6). Please ignore the other versions as all changes did not show up. Adjustment shown in the provided table increased the burden by seven (7) hours and increased the number of responses by 40. The current burden in the OMB inventory for this information collection shows a total of 181 hours, while the present submission exhibits a total burden of 188 hours. Hence, there is an increase in burden of seven (7) hours from the last approved submission. There is no change in costs to respondents.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 01/06/2017

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