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Total annual
dollar cost
equivalent

Respondent universe

Total annual responses

Average time per response

(b)(2)–(3)—A vendor’s or supplier’s notification, upon receipt
of a report of any safety-critical failure of its product, to
any railroads using the product.
(d)—A railroad’s submission, to the applicable vendor or
supplier, of the railroad’s procedures for action upon notification of a safety-critical failure, upgrade, patch, or revision to the PTC system and actions to be taken until it is
adjusted, repaired, or replaced.
(e)—A railroad’s database of all safety-relevant hazards,
which must be maintained after the PTC system is placed
in service.
(e)(1)—A railroad’s notification to the vendor or supplier and
FRA if the frequency of a safety-relevant hazard exceeds
the threshold set forth in the PTCDP and PTCSP, and
about the failure, malfunction, or defective condition that
decreased or eliminated the safety functionality.
(e)(2)—Continual updates about any and all subsequent failures.
(g)—A railroad’s and vendor’s or supplier’s report, upon FRA
request, about an investigation of an accident or service
difficulty due to a manufacturing or design defect and their
corrective actions.
(h)—A PTC system vendor’s or supplier’s reports of any
safety-relevant failures, defective conditions, previously
unidentified hazards, recommended mitigation actions, and
any affected railroads.
236.1029(b)(4)—A report of an en route failure, other failure,
or cut out to a designated railroad officer of the host railroad.
(h)—An annual report of PTC system failures due April 16th
each year after a railroad’s applicable deadline for full PTC
system implementation.
236.1031(a)–(d)—A railroad’s Request for Expedited Certification (REC).
236.1035(a)–(b)—A railroad’s request for authorization to
field test an uncertified PTC system and any responses to
FRA’s testing conditions.
236.1037(b)—Results of inspections and tests specified in a
railroad’s PTCSP and PTCDP.
(c)—A contractor’s records related to the testing, maintenance, or operation of a PTC system maintained at a designated office.
(d)(3)—A railroad’s final report of the results of the analysis
and countermeasures taken to reduce the frequency of
safety-related hazards below the threshold set forth in the
PTCSP.
236.1039(a)–(c), (e)—A railroad’s PTC Operations and Maintenance Manual (OMM), which must be maintained and
available to FRA upon request.
(d)—A railroad’s identification of a PTC system’s safety-critical components, including spare equipment.
236.1041(a)–(b) and 236.1043(a)—A railroad’s PTC Training
and Qualification Program (i.e., a written plan).
236.1043(b)—Training records retained in a designated location and available to FRA upon request.
Total ..................................................................................

10 vendors .............................

.5 notifications ........................

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

4

304

36 railroads ............................

2.5 notifications ......................

16 hours .................................

40

3,040

36 railroads ............................

36 database updates .............

16 hours .................................

576

43,776

36 railroads ............................

.5 notifications ........................

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

4

304

36 railroads ............................

.5 updates ..............................

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

4

304

36 railroads ............................

.5 reports ................................

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

20

1,520

10 vendors .............................

.5 reports ................................

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

4

304

36 railroads ............................

1,000 reports ..........................

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

500

38,000

36 railroads ............................

36 reports ...............................

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

288

21,888

36 railroads ............................

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

8

608

36 railroads ............................

1 REC letter + supporting
documentation.
10 requests ............................

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

400

30,400

36 railroads ............................

800 records ............................

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

800

60,800

36 railroads ............................

1,600 records .........................

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

267

20,292

36 railroads ............................

.5 final reports ........................

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

80

6,080

36 railroads ............................

2 OMM updates .....................

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

20

1,520

36 railroads ............................

1 identified new component ...

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

1

76

36 railroads ............................

2 programs .............................

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

20

1,520

36 railroads ............................

500 PTC training records .......

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

8

608

N/A .........................................

4,568,393 responses .............

N/A .........................................

68,373

5,533,356

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
4,568,393.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
68,373 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent:
5,533,356.15.15 16
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 it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
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Total annual
burden hours

CFR section/subject

15 The dollar equivalent cost is derived from the
Surface Transportation Board’s Full Year Wage A&B
data series using the appropriate employee group
hourly wage rate that includes a 75-percent
overhead charge.
16 Form FRA F 6180.177: This temporary
reporting requirement would expire by law on
approximately December 31, 2021, as further
explained in Section IV of this notice. See 49 U.S.C.
20157(j).

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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520; 49 U.S.C.
20157.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2019–0004–N–24]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT).

AGENCY:

Notice of information collection;
request for comment.

ACTION:

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Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before
submitting this ICR to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the ICR activities by mail to either:
Ms. Hodan Wells, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, Office of
Railroad Safety, Regulatory Analysis
Division, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; or
Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Technology, Federal Railroad
SUMMARY:

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Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, 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 2130–0537,’’
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 Ms. Wells at
hodan.wells@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: Ms.
Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590 (telephone: (202) 493–0440) or
Ms. Kim Toone, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Technology, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590
(telephone: 202–493–6132).

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, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested parties to comment on the
following ICR 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,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment may reduce the administrative
and paperwork burdens associated with

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

the collection of information that
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.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Railroad Police Officers.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0537.
Abstract: FRA regulations in 49 CFR
part 207 require railroads to notify
States of all designated police officers
who perform duties outside of their
respective jurisdictions. This is
necessary to verify proper police
authority.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 746 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Reporting Burden:
Average time
per responses
(minutes)

CFR section

Respondent universe

Total annual
responses

Total annual
burden hours

Total cost
equivalent 1

207.4(a)—RR Notice to State Officials—
Written notice of RR police officer’s commission to each State in which the RR
police officer shall protect the railroad’s
property, personnel, passengers, and
cargo.
207.4(b)—RR copy of written notices to
State officials.
207.6—Transfers—Application by RR police
officers for new State certification/commission when transferring primary employment or residence from one State to
another.

746 railroads .............

35 written notices ......

15

9

$684

746 railroads .............

35 records .................

2

1

76

746 railroads .............

40 records .................

2

1

76

Total .......................................................

746 railroads .............

110 responses ..........

N/A

11

836

1 The

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hourly wage rate is obtained from the Surface Transportation Board’s Full Year Wage A&B data series using the appropriate employee
group hourly wage rate that includes 75-percent overhead charges.

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
110.
Total Estimated Annual Burden: 11
hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $836.
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 it

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displays a currently valid OMB control
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Brett A. Jortland,
Acting Chief Counsel.

Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2019–0012]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Deepwater Port License Application:
Texas COLT LLC
Maritime Administration, U.S.
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of application
withdrawal.
AGENCY:

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