Railworthiness Directive for Certain Tank Cars Equipped with Bottom Outlet Valve Assembly and Constructed by American Railcar Industries and ACF Industries

ICR 201704-2130-002

OMB: 2130-0616

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement B
2017-08-23
Supplementary Document
2017-04-21
Supplementary Document
2017-04-21
Supplementary Document
2017-04-21
Supplementary Document
2017-04-21
Supporting Statement A
2017-08-23
Supplementary Document
2016-10-11
Supplementary Document
2016-10-11
Supplementary Document
2016-10-11
ICR Details
2130-0616 201704-2130-002
Historical Active 201610-2130-001
DOT/FRA
Railworthiness Directive for Certain Tank Cars Equipped with Bottom Outlet Valve Assembly and Constructed by American Railcar Industries and ACF Industries
Revision of a currently approved collection   No
Regular
Approved with change 08/31/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 04/27/2017
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
08/31/2018 36 Months From Approved 08/31/2017
150,590 0 44,293
144,804 0 68,953
1,620,000 0 1,080,000

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: 49 USC 20103 Name of Law: Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  81 FR 93725 12/21/2016
82 FR 18822 04/21/2017
Yes

  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 150,590 44,293 0 215 106,082 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 144,804 68,953 0 7,870 67,981 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 1,620,000 1,080,000 0 0 540,000 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
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.
04/27/2017


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