OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not
an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on
any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB
Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. In
accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is not
approved at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the
agency should provide to OMB a summary of all comments received on
the proposed information collection and identify any changes made
in response to these comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2016
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2016
25,211
0
25,211
119
0
119
7,000
0
7,000
FRA proposes to revise and clarify
existing regulations related to the use of glazing materials in the
windows of locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses. This proposed
rule and associated information collection would reduce paperwork
and other economic burdens on the rail industry by removing a
stenciling requirement for locomotives, passenger cars, and
cabooses that are required to be equipped with glazing. FRA has
deemed it no longer necessary to stencil the inside walls of
locomotive cabs, passenger cars, and cabooses to indicate to
indicate that the equipment contains certified glazing in
compliance with this Part. The removal of this requirement will
save railroad hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Total burden for this
information collection submission has increased by 150 hours from
the last approved submission. The change in burden hours and
responses is due solely to three (3) program changes, detailed in
the table provided in the answer to question number 15 of the
attached Supporitng Justification. The program changes shown in
this table increased the burden by 150 hours and increased the
number of responses by 215. The current inventory for this
information collection exhibits a burden total of 119 hours, while
the present submission reflects a burden total of 269 hours. Hence,
there is a total burden increase of 150 hours. The cost to
respondents has increased by $4,600 from the last approved
submission (from a total cost of $6,550 to $11,150). This change in
cost is due to two program changes. First, FRA removed the glazing
requirement under § 223.17 for stenciling the interior walls of
locomotives, passenger cars, and cabooses deeming this requirement
no longer necessary. This decreased the cost by $1,400 (for
purchasing 200 preprinted metal plates). Second, under the proposed
rule, FRA added a new requirement under § 223.23(c) regarding the
provision of marked tools (usually small hammers with instructions)
near each emergency window in locomotives, passenger cars, and
cabooses. This requirement increased the cost by $6,000. Hence,
there is a net increase in cost of $4,600 to respondents. (Note: In
the OMB inventory, the cost to respondents for the previous
submission was rounded off to $7,000 although the actual cost to
respondents was $6,550 as noted above. So, ROCIS will show a cost
difference of $4,150 when the actual cost difference is $4,600.
This discrepancy of $450 then is nothing more than a rounding
difference or error.)
$0
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Steve Zuiderveen 2024936337
steve.zuiderveen@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.