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[FR Doc No: 94-23450]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice lists those forms, reports, and recordkeeping
requirements imposed upon the public which were transmitted by the
Department of Transportation to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for its approval in accordance with the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 USC Chapter 35).
DATES: September 15, 1994.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the DOT information collection requests
should be forwarded, as quickly as possible, to Edward Clarke, Office
of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202,
Washington, D.C. 20503. If you anticipate submitting substantive
comments, but find that more than 10 days from the date of publication
are needed to prepare them, please notify the OMB official of your
intent immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the DOT information
collection requests submitted to OMB may be obtained from Susan Pickrel
or Annette Wilson, Information Management Division, M-34, Office of the
Secretary of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590, (202) 366-4735.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3507 of Title 44 of the United
States Code, as adopted by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
requires that agencies prepare a notice for publication in the Federal
Register, listing those information collection requests submitted to
OMB for approval or renewal under that Act. OMB reviews and approves
agency submissions in accordance with criteria set forth in that Act.
In carrying out its responsibilities, OMB also considers public
comments on the proposed forms and the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. OMB approval of an information collection requirement
must be renewed at least once every three years.
Items Submitted to OMB for Review
The following information collection requests were submitted to OMB
on September 15, 1994:
DOT No.: 3987.
OMB No: 2130-0035.
Administration: Federal Railroad Administration.
Title: Railroad Operating Rules.
Need for Information: 39 FR 41175 requires FRA to monitor each
railroads compliance with its operating rules regarding the movement of
trains and other rolling equipment in the railroad industry and the
operating rules instructions that each railroad provides to its
employees.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to
consider waiver and petition applications, and to conduct accident
investigations involving operating practices.
Frequency: Recordkeeping and Annually.
Burden Estimate: 620 railroads.
Respondents: 131,159.5 hours.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 211.485 hours.
DOT No.: 3988.
OMB No: 2130-0500.
Administration: Federal Railroad Administration.
Title: Accident/Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
Need for Information: Title 49 CFR part 225 authorizes FRA to
report accidents and incidents that the railroad attributes, at least
in part, to a railroad employee's error (human error).
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to
identify hazardous conditions associated with rail transportation and
to assure compliance with the Rail Safety Act and the Rail Safety
Improvement Act of 1988.
Frequency: On occasion; monthly; annually; recordkeeping.
Burden Estimate: 101,637.
Respondents: 620 railroads.
Form(s): FRA-F-6180.45; FRA-F-6180.54; FRA-F-6180.54; FRA-F-
6180.55; FRA-F-6180.55A; FRA-F-6180.56; FRA-F-6180.57; FRA-F-6180.78;
and FRA-F-6180.81.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 163.9 hours.
DOT No.: 3989.
OMB No: 2115-0565.
Administration: U.S. Coast Guard.
Title: Hopper Dredge Working Freeboard; Load Line and Stability
Requirements.
Need for Information: Title 43 USC 1333(d); 46 USC 3306, 3703 and
5115 and 49 CFR 1.46, establishes statutory mandates on owners and
operators of vessels to maintain them in a safe operating condition.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by the
Coast Guard to ensure that owners and operators of self-propelled
hopper dredges meet certain structural stability standards. This
information will also ensure Master's of vessels are provided stability
and loading information in order to allow them to operate their vessels
in a safe manner.
Frequency: Once.
Burden Estimate: 51 hours.
Respondents: Owners, operators or agents of self-propelled hopper
dredges.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 50 hours reporting and 1 hour
recordkeeping.
DOT No.: 3990.
OMB No: New.
Administration: Federal Highway Administration.
Title: Automated Roadside Inspection Technologies.
Need for Information: Senate Report 103-150 requires FHWA to
develop and test various technologies to automate commercial roadside
inspections, including those that allow computerized imaging and
reporting on the safety conditions on the underside of a commercial
motor vehicle.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by FHWA
to appraise and assess currently available technologies to inspect the
underside of a commercial motor vehicle.
Frequency: Once.
Burden Estimate: 300 hours.
Respondents: Motor vehicle industry.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.5 hours reporting.
DOT No: 3991.
OMB No: 2132-0011.
Administration: Federal Transit Administration.
Title: Environmental Assessments.
Need for Information: The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA),
the primary regulation implementing NEA issued by the Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ), and the FTA environmental impact
regulation requires environmental assessments for projects proposed by
State and local governments for funding by the FTA.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to
determine the probable environmental effects of projects proposed for
Federal funding by the FTA and whether the project should be modified
to mitigate environmental harm.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 7,440 hours.
Respondents: State and local governments.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 120 hours.
DOT No: 3992.
OMB No: 2127-0563.
Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Title: Replaceable Light Source Dimensional Information.
Need for Information: Title 49 CFR Part 564 reduces the burden to
manufacturers and users of new light sources by eliminating the 18-
month petitioning process and substituting a one month agency review.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by the
manufacturers of replacement light bulbs to standardize their bulbs so
that their interchangeability dimensions and other fit and photometric
aspects are all identical to those of the original bulb manufacturers.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 13.33 hours.
Respondents: 1.67 average per year.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 8 hours.
DOT No: 3993.
OMB No: 2130-0509.
Administration: Federal Railroad Administration.
Title: State Safety Participating Regulations and Remedial Actions
Reporting.
Need for Information: Title 49 CFR Part 212 provides the legal
framework for enforcement and funding purposes. Section 3 of the Rail
Safety Enforcement and Review Act, Public Law 102-365 mandates the
issuance of regulations requiring railroads be notified that a civil
penalty will be recommended for a failure to comply with railroad
safety laws.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to
administer and monitor State participants in investigative and
surveillance activities under Federal Safety laws and regulations.
Frequency: Annually; monthly; semi-annually; on occasion.
Burden Estimate: 14,954 hours.
Respondents: 31 States.
Form(s): FRA-F-6180.58, 58A; 59; 59A; 68; 68A; 69; 65; 65A; 67; 5;
5A; 10; 29; 29A; 79; 96.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 482.4 hours.
DOT No: 3994.
OMB No: 2127-0566.
Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Title: Drug Offender's License Suspension Certification.
Need for Information: Section 333 of the DOT and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act for FY 1991 amends 23 USC Section 104 and requires
the withholding of certain Federal-aid Highway funds from States that
do not enact legislation requiring the revocation or suspension of an
individual's drivers' license upon conviction for any violation of the
Public Law 101-215.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to
determine each States compliance with the requirements set forth in
this rule.
Frequency: Annual.
Burden Estimate: 260 hours.
Respondents: 52 States.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 5 hours.
DOT No: 3995.
OMB No: New.
Administration: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Title: Patterns of Misuse of Child Safety Seats.
Need for Information: Title 15 USC 1395 Section 106(b) gives the
Secretary authorization to assess the types of child safety seat (CSS)
misuse and identify underlying causes. Also, it will determine which
causes of misuse are based on attitudes, beliefs, or knowledge.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to
identify the characteristics of adult misuse of CSS that would be
useful in the development of specially targeted program strategies.
Frequency: Once.
Burden Estimate: 1,000 hours.
Respondents; 4,000.
Form(s): Questionnaire/Observation Form.
Average Burden Hours Per Response; 0.25 hours.
DOT No: 3996.
OMB No: 2138-0040.
Administration: Research and Special Programs Administration.
Title: Report of Traffic and Capacity Statistics--The T-100 System.
Need for Information: 14 CFR Part 217 and 241 authorizes the
Department to provide civilian passenger and/or cargo scheduled,
nonschedule and charter services to or from the United States, whether
performed pursuant to a permit or exemption authority.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used for
international negotiations, monitoring air carrier fitness,
international rates, and foreign air carrier applications.
Frequency: Monthly; quarterly.
Burden Estimate: 12,456 hours.
Respondents; US and Foreign Air Carriers.
Form(s): T-100 and T-100(f).
Average Burden Hours Per Response: US Air Carriers 10 hours and
foreign air carriers 1.5 hours.
DOT No: 3997.
OMB No: New.
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
Title: Aviator Safety Studies.
Need for Information: FAA Act of 1958, 312(e) Civil Aeromedical
Research authorizes the FAA to conduct research.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used in
scientific studies investigating, among other issues, the decision
making processes used by novice and expert pilots, the characteristics
of effective intervention methodologies, and the characteristics of the
targeted pilots.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 12,000 hours annually for the blanket surveys.
Respondents: Individuals.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 2 hours per response.
DOT No: 3998.
OMB No: New.
Administration: Federal Highway Administration.
Title: 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Study.
Need for Information: Title 49, USC Section 301 authorizes the DOT
to coordinate, promote, collect and disseminate technological,
statistical, economic, and other information relevant to domestic and
international transportation. Title 23 USC Section 307 authorizes DOT
to engage in studies to collect data in planning future highway
programs.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to
analyze the amount and nature of personal travel, the relationship
between socio-economic characteristics and travel patterns, and changes
in passenger travel time.
Frequency: Reporting and recordkeeping every 5 years.
Burden Estimate: 30,520 hours.
Respondents: Individuals and households.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: Reporting .85 hours and
recordkeeping .25 hours.
DOT No: 3999.
OMB No: New.
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
Title: Wichita Automated Flight Service Station Questionnaire.
Need for Information: Executive Order 12862 requires agencies to
``survey customers to determine the kind and quality of service they
want and their level of satisfaction with existing services.''
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by the
FAA to improve/update services/equipment, propose changes to the
national orders and directives, and to propose improvements/changes to
the National Airspace System.
Frequency: Annually.
Burden Estimate: 25 hours.
Respondents: Individuals using Wichita AFSS Services.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
DOT No: 4000.
OMB No: New.
Administration: Office of the Secretary.
Title: Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and
Agreements with Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Other
Non-Profit Organizations.
Need for Information: OMB A-110 requires provisions affecting
grantees be adopted by agencies in codified regulations.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to
qualify and select grant applications; to monitor grantee performance;
and to close out awards.
Frequency: Recordkeeping.
Burden Estimate: 10,500 hours.
Respondents: Grantees.
Form(s): SF 269, SF 269A, SF 272, SF 270, SF 271, and SF 424.
Identical form requirements contained in OBM's revised circular A-110
are adopted in DOT's interim final rule.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 70 hours.
DOT No: 4001.
OMB No: 2120-0098.
Administration: Federal Aviation Administration.
Title: Airplane Operator Security.
Need for Information: FAR Part 108 Airplane Operator Security
implements the provisions of the FAA Act that relate to security of
passenger and property aboard airplanes operating in commercial air
transportation.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used by air
carriers in carrying out responsibilities under the law with regard to
the protection of persons and property against acts of criminal
violence and aircraft piracy.
Frequency: On occasion.
Burden Estimate: 6,986 hours.
Respondents: Individuals.
Form(s): FAA Form 1650-17.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 1.37 hours per response.
DOT No: 4002.
OMB No: New.
Administration: Federal Highway Administration.
Title: Private Motor Carrier of Passengers.
Need for Information: Title 49 CFR Parts 350 through 399 sets
minimum safety requirements for motor carriers, vehicles and drivers
involved in interstate commerce. Areas covered include: driver
qualifications, licensing, operating conditions, inspection, and
maintenance.
Proposed Use of Information: The information will be used to ensure
that Private Motor Carriers of Passengers (PMCP's) are able to safely
transport passengers.
Frequency: Recordkeeping every 3 years.
Burden Estimate: 115,730 hours.
Respondents: Motor Carriers.
Form(s): None.
Average Burden Hours Per Response: 16 hours recordkeeping.
Issued in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 1994.
Paula R. Ewen,
Chief, Information Management Division.
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