March 14, 2017, FR Notice (60-Day)

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Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronda Thompson by email at:
Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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OMB Control Number: 2120–0730.
Title: Certification of aircraft and
Airmen for the Operation of Light-Sport
Aircraft.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Renewal of an
information collection.
Background: The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on November 1, 2016 (81 FR 75899).
There were no comments. 14 CFR
91.417 requires the owners and
operators of light-sport aircraft to
maintain a record of the current status
of applicable safety directives and
transfer that information at the time of
sale of the aircraft. The information is
used by FAA safety inspectors in
determining whether required
maintenance actions have been
accomplished on aircraft. The
information is also used when
investigating accidents.
Respondents: Approximately 1,000
operators/owners.
Frequency: On occasion.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
2,133 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on February 1,
2017.
Ronda L. Thompson,
FAA Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Performance, Policy & Records
Management Branch, ASP–110.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2017–0002–N–5]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation.
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 listed below. Before
submitting these information collection
requests (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than May 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the information collection 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
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,’’ (the relevant OMB
control number for each ICR is listed
below) and should also include the title
of the ICR. Alternatively, comments may
be faxed to (202) 493–6216 or (202) 493–
6497, or emailed to Mr. Brogan at
Robert.Brogan@dot.gov, or 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
SUMMARY:

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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 of the activities. See 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 parties 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
methodology and assumptions used to
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 and 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 that soliciting public
comment will promote its efforts to
reduce the administrative and
paperwork burdens associated with the
collection of information that Federal
regulations mandate. In summary, FRA
reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) Reduce
reporting burdens; (2) ensure that it
organizes 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 currently
approved information collection
activities that FRA will submit for OMB
renewed or revised clearance as the PRA
requires:
Title: Hours of Service Regulations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0005.

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Abstract: On August 12, 2011, FRA
amended its hours of service
recordkeeping regulations, to add a new
49 CFR part 228, subpart F, providing
substantive hours of service
requirements, including maximum onduty periods, minimum off-duty
periods, and other limitations, for train
employees (e.g., locomotive engineers
and conductors) providing commuter
and intercity rail passenger
transportation. See 76 FR 50359. The
regulations require railroads to evaluate
work schedules for risk of employee
fatigue and implement measures to
mitigate the risk, and to submit to FRA
for its approval the relevant schedules

and fatigue mitigation plans. This
regulation also made corresponding
changes to FRA’s hours of service
recordkeeping regulations to require
railroads to keep hours of service
records and report excess service to FRA
in a manner consistent with the new
requirements. This regulation was
mandated by the Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110–
432, Division A). FRA uses the
information collected under this rule to
ensure compliance with the
requirements of the regulation. In
particular, FRA uses the information
collected as a result of new subpart F to
verify the train employees of commuter

CFR section

Respondent universe

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228.11—Hours of duty records—train & engine
employees (electronic records); train & engine
employees (paper records: Dispatchers’
(paper records); signalmen (paper records).
228.17—Dispatcher’s records of train movements.
228.19—Monthly reports of excess service ........
228.103—Construction of employee sleeping
quarters—petitions to allow construction near
work area.
228.207—Training in use of electronic system—
initial training.
49 U.S.C. 21102(b)—Petitions for exemption
from hours of service laws.
228.407—RR analysis of one cycle of work
schedules—submission to FRA.
—Reports to FRA of work schedules that violate
fatigue threshold.
—Fatigue mitigation plans submitted to FRA ......
—Submission of work schedules, proposed fatigue mitigation tools, & determination of operational necessity corrected document.
—Analysis of certain later changes in work
schedules. Follow-up analysis.
—Submission of corrected document for FRA
disapproved work schedule.
—RR development & adoption of written fatigue
mitigation plan for any work scheduler identified through analysis in paragraphs (a) or (d)
of this section.
—RR consultation with employees on: Work
schedules found to be at risk for fatigue level
that compromises safety; railroad’s selection
of fatigue migitation tools; and all submissions
seeking FRA approval.
—Filed statements with FRA by employees and
employee organizations unable to reach consensus with railroad on work schedules or
mitigation tools.
228.411—Developing training programs .............
—New employees initial training .........................
—Refresher training .............................................
—Records of Training ..........................................
—Written Declaration by Tourist Railroads for
Exclusion from This Section’s Requirements.
—Appendix D: Guidance on fatigue management plan—updated plans.

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
27,687,317.

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and intercity passenger railroads do not
exceed maximum on-duty periods,
abide by minimum off-duty periods, and
adhere to other limitations in this
regulation, to enhance rail safety and
reduce the risk of accidents/incidents
caused or contributed to by train
employee fatigue.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.3.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 768 railroads/
signal contractors.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion/monthly.
Reporting Burden:
Average time per
response

Total annual responses

768 railroads/signal
contractors.
150 dispatch offices .....

12,318,750 records +
10,293,000 records +
876,000 records +
3,942,000 records.
200,750 records ...........

3 hours .........................

602,250

300 railroads ................
50 railroads ..................

2,670 reports ................
1 petition ......................

2 hours .........................
16 hours .......................

5,340
16

768 railroads/signal
contractors.
10 railroads ..................

47,000 trained-employees.
2 petitions .....................

1 hour ...........................

47,000

10 hours .......................

20

168 railroads ................

2 analyses ....................

20 hours .......................

40

168 railroads ................

1 report .........................

2 hours .........................

2

168 railroads ................
168 railroads ................

1 plan ...........................
1 document ..................

4 hours .........................
2 hours .........................

4
2

168 railroads ................

5 analyses ....................

4 hours .........................

20

168 railroads ................

1 document ..................

2 hours .........................

2

168 railroads ................

8 updated written plans

4 hours .........................

32

168 railroads ................

5 consultations .............

2 hours .........................

10

railroad employees/employee organizations.

2 statements ................

2 hours .........................

4

168 railroads ................
168 railroads ................
168 railroads ................

5 hours .........................
1 hour ...........................
1 hour ...........................

70
150
3,400

168 railroads ................
140 railroads ................

14 programs .................
150 employees .............
3,400 trained employees.
3,550 records ...............
2 written declarations ...

5 minutes .....................
1 hour ...........................

296
2

168 railroads ................

2 plans .........................

10 hours .......................

20

Total Estimated Annual Burden:
3,514,805 hours.

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10 min.

Total annual
burden hours
2,856,125

Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.

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Title: Reflectorization of Freight
Rolling Stock.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0566.
Abstract: FRA issued this regulation
to mandate the reflectorization of freight
rolling stock (using retroreflective
material on freight cars and
locomotives) to enhance the visibility of
trains to reduce the number and severity
of accidents at highway-rail grade
crossings where visibility was a
contributing factor. See 70 FR 144, Jan.
3, 2005. FRA uses the information

access upon request. Finally, FRA uses
the information collected to confirm
that railroads/car owners meet the
prescribed standards for the inspection
and maintenance of the required
retroreflective material.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.113.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 716 railroads/
car owners.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion/monthly.
Reporting Burden:

CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

224.7—Waivers ...................................................

716 railroads/freight car
owners.
2 manufacturers ...........

20 petitions ...................

1 hour ...........................

20

12 petitions ...................

40 hours .......................

480

3 comment ...................

1 hour ...........................

3

131,619 notices ............

2 minutes .....................

4,387

2,471 records ...............

3 minutes .....................

124

224.15—Petitions for special approval of alternative standard.
—Public comment on special approval procedures.
224.109—RR notification to person responsible
for reporting mark after visual inspection for
presence and condition when freight car on either side has less than 80% reflective sheeting of the damaged, obscured, or missing
sheeting.
—locomotives record of freight retroreflective
sheeting defects found after inspection kept in
locomotive cab or in railroad accessible electronic database that FRA can access upon request.

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
134,125.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
5,014 hours.
Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
Title: Railroad Safety Appliance
Standards.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0594.
Abstract: FRA amended the
regulations for safety appliance
arrangements on railroad equipment on
April 28, 2011. See 76 FR 23714. The
amendments are intended to promote
the safe placement and securement of
safety appliances on rail equipment by
establishing a process for the review and

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collected to verify that the railroad
person responsible for the car reporting
mark is notified after the required visual
inspection when the freight equipment
has less than 80 percent of the required
retroreflective sheeting present,
undamaged, or unobscured. Further,
FRA uses the information collected to
verify that the required locomotive
records of retroreflective sheeting
defects found after inspection are kept
in the locomotive cab or in a railroad
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AAR/300 car shops ......

716 railroads/freight car
owners (24,707 locomotives).

approval of existing industry standards.
This process permits railroad industry
representatives to request approval of
existing industry standards for the
safety appliance arrangements on newly
constructed railroad cars, locomotives,
tenders, or other rail vehicles, in lieu of
the provisions in 49 CFR part 231. This
special approval process enhances
railroad safety by allowing FRA to
consider technological advancements
and ergonomic design standards for new
car construction. It ensures that modern
rail equipment complies with applicable
statutory and safety-critical regulatory
requirements related to safety
appliances while providing the

Total annual
burden hours

flexibility to efficiently address safety
appliance requirements on new designs
for railroad cars, locomotives, tenders,
or other rail vehicles. FRA uses the
information collected under this
regulation to better serve the goal of
adapting to changes in modern rail car
design while facilitating statutory and
regulatory compliance.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Respondent Universe: 734 railroads/
labor unions/general public.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:

CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per
response

231.33—Procedure for special approval of existing industry safety appliance standards—filing
of petitions.
—Affirmative statement by petitioner that a petition copy has been served on rep. of employees responsible for equipment’s operation/inspection/testing/maintenance.
—Service of each special approval petition on
parties designated in section 231.33(c).
—Statement of interest in reviewing special approval filed with FRA.
—Comments on petitions for special approval ...

AAR (industry rep.) ......

100 petitions .................

160 hours .....................

16,000

AAR (industry rep.) ......

100 statements ............

30 minutes ...................

50

AAR (industry rep.) ......

......................................

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

283

5 rail labor unions/gen1,130 petition copies ....
eral public.
728 railroads/5 labor
300 statements ............
groups/general public.
AAR (industry rep.) ...... 150 comments .............

8 hours .........................

2,400

10 hours .......................

1,500

6 hours .........................

18

—Disposition of petitions: petition returned by
FRA requesting additional information.

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231.35–Procedure for modification of an approved industry safety appliance standard for
new car construction—filing of petitions.
—Affirmative statement by petitioner that a petition copy has been served on rep. of employees responsible for equipment’s operation/inspection/testing/maintenance.
—Service of each special approval petition on
parties designated in section 231.35(b).
—Statement of Interest in Reviewing Special
Approval Filed with FRA.
—Comments on petitions for modification ..........

AAR (industry rep.) ......

24 petitions for modification.

160 hours .....................

3,840

AAR (industry rep.) ......

24 statements ..............

30 minutes ...................

12

AAR (industry rep.) ......

2,712 petition ...............

2 hours .........................

5,424

5 rail labor unions/general public.
744 railroads/5 labor
unions/general public.
AAR (industry rep.) ......

72 statements ..............

8 hours .........................

........................

36 comments ...............

10 hours .......................

........................

4 additional documents

6 hours .........................

24

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
4,655.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
30,487 hours.
Type of Request: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection.
Under 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR
1320.5(b), 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 it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Sarah L. Inderbitzin,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2017–0002–N–1]

Proposed Renewal of Agency
Information Collection Activities;
Comment Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), 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 proposed information
collection activities. Before submitting
these information collection requests
(ICR) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval, FRA is
soliciting public comment on specific
aspects of the activities, which are
identified below.
DATES: Comments must be received no
later than May 15, 2017.
SUMMARY:

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CFR section

Submit written comments
on any of the following information
collection activities by mail to either:
Mr. Robert Brogan, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Railroad Safety, Regulatory Safety
Analysis Division, RRS–21, Federal
Railroad Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590, or Ms. Kim
Toone, Information Collection Clearance
Officer, Office of Information
Technology, RAD–20, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
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’’
(the relevant OMB control number for
each ICR is listed below), and should
also include the title of the collection.
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.

ADDRESSES:

Mr.
Robert Brogan, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Safety Analysis
Division, RRS–21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590 (telephone: (202) 493–6292) or
Ms. Kimberly Toone, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Information Technology, RAD–20,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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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 of the activities. 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 parties to
comment on the following summary of
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
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) how FRA
can enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) how FRA can
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public by
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques and 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 that soliciting public
comment will promote its efforts to
reduce the administrative and
paperwork burdens associated with the
collection of information that Federal
regulations mandate. In summary, FRA
reasons that comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) Reduce
reporting burdens; (2) ensure it
organizes information collection
requirements in a ‘‘user-friendly’’ format
to improve the use of such information;
and (3) accurately assess the resources

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