May16, 2025, FR Notice (30-Day)

Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 94 / Friday, May 16, 2025 / Notices
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on May 13, 2025.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2025–0012]

Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:

Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On March 12, 2025,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR. FRA received no comments in
response to the notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 16,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
arlette.mussington@dot.gov or
telephone: (571) 609–1285 or Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8

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through 1320.12. On March 12, 2025,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting public
comment on the ICR for which it is now
seeking OMB approval. See 90 FR
11873. FRA has received no comments
related to the proposed collection of
information.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve this proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days’
notice for public comment. Federal law
requires OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. The 30-day notice
informs the regulated community of
their opportunity to file relevant
comments and affords the agency
adequate time to consider public
comments before it renders a decision.
60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore,
respondents should submit their
respective comments to OMB within 30
days of publication to best ensure
having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the
following ICR regarding: (1) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information 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 to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Control of Alcohol and Drug use
in Railroad Operations.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0526.
Abstract: This ICR covers information
collected pursuant to FRA regulations at
49 CFR part 219—Control of Alcohol
and Drug Use. FRA and the railroad
industry use the information collected
to improve railroad safety through the
detection and deterrence of alcohol and
illicit drug use by railroad or contractor
employees who meet the definition of
‘‘regulated employee’’ in § 219.5.1 For
1 On February 2, 2022, as mandated by the
Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes
Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and
Communities Act, FRA published a final rule that
revised the definition of ‘‘regulated employee’’ to
include a ‘‘MECH employee’’, thereby expanding

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example, FRA uses the information
collected to ensure that regulated
employees are subject to a random
alcohol and drug testing program in
which each employee has a reasonable
expectation of being tested at any time
while on duty. This information
collection also covers on-duty railroad
or contractor employees involved in a
train incident who die within 12 hours
of the incident due to the operation of
on-track equipment, regardless of
whether the employee was performing
regulated service at the time.
Information is also collected regarding
foreign-railroads’ foreign-based
employees who perform train or
dispatching service in the United States.
Type of Request: Extension without
change (with changes in estimates) of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.73; 6180.74;
6180.75.
Respondent Universe: 745 2 railroads
(includes 2 foreign-based railroads);
2,600 regulated contractors; and 160,822
regulated employees.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.
Estimated Annual Responses:
456,302.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
2,674 Hours.
Total Estimated Burden Hour Dollar
Cost Equivalent: $238,317.
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 that does
not display a currently valid OMB
control number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Christopher S. Van Nostrand,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
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the scope of its alcohol and drug regulation to cover
‘‘all employees of railroad carriers who perform
mechanical activities.’’ 87 FR 5719 and 5724. The
definition of ‘‘regulated employees’’ also includes
railroad and contractor employees who are
‘‘roadway workers’’ (as defined in 49 CFR 214.7) or
who perform covered services under the hours of
service laws (49 U.S.C. 21101, 21104, or 21105).
2 In the previously published 60-day notice, 90
FR 11873, the respondent universe reflected 654
railroads. In this 30-day notice FRA has made a
correction to show 745 railroads for the respondent
universe.

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