
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80876-80877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32617]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-33]


Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of 
Information by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department 
of Transportation (USDOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that it is submitting the following 
Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for Emergency Processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection of information 
identified below seven days after publication of this Notice for a 
period of 180 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this individual ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by telephoning 
FRA's Office of Safety Information Collection Clearance Officer, Robert 
Brogan (tel. (202) 493-6292), or FRA's Office of Administration 
Clearance Information Collection Officer, Kimberly Toone (tel. (202) 
493-6132); these numbers are not toll-free; or by contacting Mr. Brogan 
via facsimile at (202) 493-6216 or Ms. Toone via facsimile at (202) 
493-6497, or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at 
Robert.Brogan@dot.gov; or by contacting Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. 
Comments and questions about the ICR identified below should be 
directed to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
FRA OMB Desk Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The recently enacted Positive Train Control 
Enforcement and Implementation (PTCEI) Act and The Fixing America's 
Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (collectively, the ``Acts'') amend 
certain portions of 49 U.S.C. 20157 relating to positive train control 
(PTC) system implementation. Most notably, the provisions within these 
Acts extend the implementation deadline originally established by the 
Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA) and require covered 
railroads to each submit a revised PTC Implementation Plan (PTCIP) with 
additional information to meet its new deadline.
    The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) is proposing to provide a 
revised PTCIP template to assist each railroad pursuant to the new law. 
More specifically, each railroad may

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voluntarily opt to use FRA's proposed template to concisely organize 
and present certain quantitative (i.e. measurable) data relating to its 
PTC implementation efforts, and its projected timeframe for completing 
PTC implementation. Although some of this information may have been 
provided by each railroad in the past, the Acts now require submission 
of specific measurable data as part of each railroad's revised PTCIP. 
This information includes, but is not limited to:

 The calendar year(s) when wireless spectrum required for 
PTC operation will be acquired and available for use;
 The total amount of PTC hardware the railroad must install 
(broken down by each major hardware category);
 The total amount of PTC hardware the railroad must install 
by the end of each calendar year (broken down by each major hardware 
category);
 The total number of employees the railroad must train; and
 The total number of employees that will receive training by 
the end of each calendar year.

    FRA believes that providing a template will serve as guidance to 
railroads by reducing confusion as to the necessarily level of detail 
required. Further, the template will help to expedite the conveyance of 
this information, and FRA's review for statutory and regulatory 
compliance, particularly for those railroads that may not have been 
tracking these details previously. FRA intends to provide the template 
on its Web site for use by all interested parties.
    As provided under 49 CFR 1320.13, FRA is requesting Emergency 
processing for this new collection of information as specified in the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and its implementing regulations. FRA 
cannot reasonably comply with normal clearance procedures since they 
would be reasonably likely to disrupt the collection of information. 
Each railroad is required to submit its revised PTCIP by January 27, 
2016. FRA cannot wait the typical 90-day period for public comment. 
Therefore, FRA is requesting OMB approval as soon as possible (i.e., 7 
days after publication of this Notice) for this collection of 
information.
    The associated collection of information is summarized below.
    Title: PTC Implementation Plan (PTCIP) Template.
    Reporting Burden:

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                                      Respondent         Total annual      Average time per      Total annual
         PTCIP Template                universe            responses           response          burden hours
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Form FRA F 6180.164.............  38 Railroads......  38 Forms..........  50 hours..........  1,900 hours.
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    Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.164.
    Respondent Universe: 38 Railroads.
    Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
    Total Estimated Responses: 38.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,900 hours.
    Status: Emergency Review.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 320.5(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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 22, 2015.
Corey Hill,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-32617 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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