Report of Railroad Trespasser Form

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FRA F 6180.178 Report of Railroad Trespasser--Law Enforcement Agencies Not Receiving Grants Form and Instruction	Modified
Form FRA F 6180.178 Report of Railroad Trespasser--Law Enforcement Agencies Receiving Grants Form and Instruction	Modified
49 CFR 1.89 Delegations to FRA Administrator 10-01-2012.pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-15
October 15, 2024 FR Notice (30-Day).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-10-15
August 05, 2024 FR Notice (60-Day).pdf Supplementary Document	2024-08-05
2130-0635_RR Trespasser Form 178 Justification.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2024-02-08
Executive Order 13985.pdf Supplementary Document	2021-06-15
2130-0635_Railroad Trespasser Form SJ_09-13-2024_clean.docx Supporting Statement A	2024-10-15

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
247862	Report of Railroad Trespasser--Law Enforcement Agencies Not Receiving Grants Form and Instruction	Modified
247861	Report of Railroad Trespasser--Law Enforcement Agencies Receiving Grants Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2130-0635	ICR Reference No: 202407-2130-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202402-2130-001
Agency/Subagency: DOT/FRA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Railroad Trespasser Form
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 10/15/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	2,600	3,300
Time Burden (Hours)	350	550
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: Trespasser deaths on railroad rights-of-way and other railroad property are the leading cause of fatalities attributable to railroad operations in the United States. To address this serious issue, the railroad industry, governments (Federal, State, and local), and other interested parties must know more about the individuals who trespass. Due to the lack of available root cause data, FRA proposes to collect data from law enforcement agencies to develop general descriptions of the root causes of trespassing. This will allow FRA and other interested parties, such as Operation Lifesaver, to target audiences with appropriate education and enforcement campaigns to reduce the resulting annual number of injuries and fatalities. Completion and submission of form FRA F 6180.178 is required for law enforcement agencies, in order to obtain and/or receive FRA’s Railroad Trespassing Enforcement Grant. For law enforcement agencies not receiving FRA’s Railroad Trespassing Enforcement grants, completion and submission of this form is voluntary. There is a requirement for recordkeeping.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 63468	08/05/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 83079	10/15/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Railroad Trespasser--Law Enforcement Agencies Not Receiving Grants	FRA F 6180.178	Report of Railroad Trespasser Form
Report of Railroad Trespasser--Law Enforcement Agencies Receiving Grants	FRA F 6180.178	Report of Railroad Trespasser Form

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,600	3,300	0	0	-700	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	350	550	0	0	-200	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	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: FRA has added a data field that will decrease the burden for respondents to complete the Report of Railroad Trespasser Form, per incident from 10 to 8 minutes. The reduction in average time to complete the form for the grantees will reduce the burden by 200 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 10/15/2024

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