Railworthiness Directive for Certain Tank Cars Equipped with Bottom Outlet Valve Assembly and Constructed by American Railcar Industries and ACF Industries
Railworthiness Directive for
Certain Tank Cars Equipped with Bottom Outlet Valve Assembly and
Constructed by American Railcar Industries and ACF Industries
The proposed collection of information
is used -- and will continue to be used -- by FRA to ensure that
tank car owners comply with the requirements of this safety
directive. In particular, tank car owners must identify and inspect
tank cars in their fleet manufactured by ARI or ACF Industries to
the ARI or ACF 300 stub sill design and equipped with a two-piece
cast sump and BOV skid and provide the reporting mark and number of
each car to FRA. FRA reviews -- and will continue to review --
these reports to verify that tank car owners are carrying out the
necessary tests and inspections. FRA seeks to enhance rail safety
by reducing the likelihood of tank cars carrying hazardous
materials that have the stipulated design from leaking.
US Code:
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USC 20103 Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
The total burden for this
information collection has increased by 75,851 hours. The change in
burden is due to one (1) program change and to several adjustments
that FRA has made further revisions to its previously approved
estimates after carefully considering and evaluating ARI’s burden
estimates submitted to the agency in its public comment dated
February 21, 2017. FRA believes its further revised estimates are
reasonable, and fair.. The one (1) program change is included in
the table provided in answer to question number 15 of the attached
revised Supporting Justification. Program change(s) above increased
the burden by 7,870 hours and increased the number of responses by
215. Adjustments are shown in the table provided in answer to
question number 15 of the attached revised Supporting
Justification. Adjustments shown in the provided table increased
the burden by 67,981 hours and increased the number of responses by
106,082. The current OMB inventory shows a total burden of 68,953
hours and 44,293 responses, while the present submission exhibits a
total burden of 144,804 hours and 150,590 responses. Hence, there
is a total increase of 75,851 hours and 106,297 responses. FRA has
revised the cost to respondents to reflect an increase of $540,000
from the last approved submission. The increase in cost is due to
an adjustment. Specifically, in the previous submission, FRA
accounted for only 200 of the tank cars that have already been
inspected and the associated cost ($1,080,000) instead of the
actual 300 tank cars that have already been inspected. The cost for
the additional 100 cars is $540,000 (100 x $5,400) raising the
total cost to respondents to $1,620,000 from the previous
$1,080,000.
$840
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Larry Strouse 773 484-0039
larry.strouse@dot.gov
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.