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through September 4, 2025, 11:59 p.m.
local time, unless revoked.
A. Applicability of Exemption
This exemption is restricted to
individuals employed by R.J. Corman
and Cranemasters while driving CMVs
to the site of an ‘‘unplanned event’’
which includes the following:
• A derailment;
• a rail failure or other report of a
dangerous track condition;
• a track occupancy light;
• a disruption to the electric
propulsion system;
• a bridge-strike;
• a disabled vehicle on the train
tracks;
• a train collision;
• weather- and storm-related events,
including fallen trees and other debris
on the tracks, snow, extreme cold or
heat, rock and mud slides, track
washouts, and earthquakes; and
• a matter concerning national
security or public safety, including a
blocked grade crossing.

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B. Terms and Conditions
1. When operating under this
exemption, drivers and carriers:
• May extend the 14-hour duty period
in 49 CFR 395.3(a)(2) to no more than
17 hours;
• May not exceed 11 hours of driving
time, following 10 consecutive hours off
duty;
• May extend the 60- and 70-hour
rule in 49 CFR 395.3(b) by no more than
6 hours; and
• May not travel more than 300 air
miles from the normal work-reporting
location or terminal.
2. Drivers must comply with the
applicable HOS limits after arriving at
the site and drivers must record all time
working to restore rail service as on
duty, not driving time.
3. Drivers may take advantage of the
Agency’s personal conveyance
regulatory guidance when travelling
between the unplanned event work site
and nearby lodging or dining facilities
(June 7, 2018; 83 FR 26377). If that
guidance is not applicable to the trip,
CMV drivers who have reached the HOS
limits must be transported from the
work site by an individual who is not
subject to HOS restrictions or use a
vehicle that does not meet FMCSA’s
definition of a CMV (49 CFR 390.5)
when they leave the site.
4. Drivers must complete the Driver
Education Module 3 and the Driver
Sleep Disorders and Management
Module 8 of the North American Fatigue
Management Program (NAFMP)
(www.nafmp.org) prior to operating
under the exemption; and

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5. Motor carriers and drivers must
comply with all other provisions of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations.
C. Preemption
In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR
381.600, during the period this
exemption is in effect, no State shall
enforce any law or regulation applicable
to interstate commerce that conflicts
with or is inconsistent with this
exemption with respect to a firm or
person operating under the exemption.
States may, but are not required to,
adopt the same exemption with respect
to operations in intrastate commerce.
D. Notification to FMCSA
R.J. Corman and Cranemasters must
notify FMCSA within 5 business days of
any accident (as defined in 49 CFR
390.5), involving any of the motor
carrier’s CMVs operating under the
terms of this exemption. The
notification must include the following
information:
1. Identifier of the Exemption: ‘‘R.J.
Corman/Cranemasters’’;
2. Name of operating carrier and
USDOT number;
3. Date of the crash;
4. City or town, and State, in which
the accident occurred, or closest to the
crash scene;
5. Driver’s name and license number;
6. Co-driver’s name (if any) and
license number;
7. Vehicle number and State license
number;
8. Number of individuals suffering
physical injury;
9. Number of fatalities;
10. The police-reported cause of the
crash, if provided by the enforcement
agency;
11. Whether the driver was cited for
violation of any traffic laws, motor
carrier safety regulations; and
12. The total on-duty time
accumulated during the 7 consecutive
days prior to the date of the crash, and
the total on-duty time and driving time
in the work shift prior to the crash.
Reports filed under this provision
shall be emailed to MCPSD@DOT.GOV.
E. Termination
FMCSA does not believe the drivers
covered by this exemption will
experience any deterioration of their
safety record. However, the exemption
will be rescinded if: (1) R.J. Corman,
Cranemasters, or the drivers operating
under the exemption fail to comply with
the terms and conditions of the
exemption; (2) the exemption has
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was maintained before it was granted; or
(3) continuation of the exemption would
not be consistent with the goals and
objects of 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315(b).
VI. Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C.
31315(b), FMCSA requests public
comment from all persons interested in
the application for an exemption
renewal. All comments received before
the close of business on the comment
closing date will be considered and will
be available for examination in the
docket at the location listed under the
ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Comments received after the comment
closing date will be filed in the public
docket and will be considered to the
extent practicable. In addition to late
comments, FMCSA will also continue to
file, in the public docket, relevant
information that becomes available after
the comment closing date. Interested
persons should continue to examine the
public docket for new material.
Adrienne E. Camire,
Acting Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2025–03764 Filed 3–7–25; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2025–0016]

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, FRA seeks
approval of the Information Collection
Request (ICR) summarized below.
Before submitting this ICR to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval, FRA is soliciting public
comment on specific aspects of the
activities identified in the ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 9,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be submitted on
www.regulations.gov to the docket,
Docket No. FRA–2025–0016. All
comments received will be posted
without change to the docket, including
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any personal information provided.
Please refer to the assigned OMB control
number (2130–0004) in any
correspondence submitted. FRA will
summarize comments received in
response to this notice in a subsequent
notice, made available to the public, and
include them in its information
collection submission to OMB for
approval. FRA will summarize
comments received in response to this
notice in a subsequent notice, made
available to the public, and include
them in its information collection
submission to OMB for approval.
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
provide 60 days’ notice to the public to
allow comment on information
collection activities before seeking OMB
approval of the activities. See 44 U.S.C.
3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 through
1320.12. Specifically, FRA invites
interested parties to comment on the
following ICR regarding: (1) whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
activities 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 for FRA to
minimize the burden of information
collection activities on the public,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. See 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A); 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1).
FRA believes that soliciting public
comment may reduce the administrative

and paperwork burdens associated with
the collection of information that
Federal regulations mandate. In
summary, comments received will
advance three objectives: (1) reduce
reporting burdens; (2) organize
information collection requirements in a
‘‘user-friendly’’ format to improve the
use of such information; and (3)
accurately assess the resources
expended to retrieve and produce
information requested. See 44 U.S.C.
3501.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Railroad Locomotive Safety
Standards and Event Recorders.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0004.
Abstract: This notice includes
revisions to a currently approved ICR
for the Railroad Locomotive Safety
Standards (LSS), and revisions to
existing OMB Form FRA F 6180.49A,
Locomotive Inspection and Repair
Record. The LSS (49 CFR part 229)
require locomotives and their
appurtenances to be in proper condition
and safe to operate in the service to
which they are put and include specific
inspection, repair, and maintenance
requirements. Locomotive inspection,
repair, and maintenance records are
used to help ensure locomotives are safe
to operate. Form FRA F 6180.49A is the
main record used to collect required
information from inspection,
maintenance, and testing of each
locomotive. The LSS also require
collection of event recorder data. The
data gathered from locomotive event
recorders is used by the railroad
industry to improve train handling and
promote the safe and efficient operation
of trains throughout the country.
Locomotive event recorders also provide
FRA and State railroad safety inspectors
with verified data elements for use in
their oversight responsibilities that
show how trains are operated from lead
locomotives.
This notice includes changes to Form
FRA F 6180.49A recommended by the
Association of American Railroads on
behalf of its Locomotive Committee
membership as detailed below:

• In Block #6—‘‘Propelled by,’’ FRA
has added four (4) new permissible
values for the following propulsion
technologies: Hydrogen Electric;
Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine
(ICE); Battery Electric; and Natural Gas.
• In Block #15—‘‘Items,’’ FRA has
added new Item Code ‘‘8. Hand/Park
Brake’’ to clarify and reference what is
reported under the Test Type blocks for
the block currently titled ‘‘Hand Brake
232.105(c)’’. This block has also been
updated to read ‘‘Hand/Park Brake
232.105(c)’’ for consistency.
Additionally, FRA has made multiple
adjustments that increased the
previously approved burden hours from
232,525 to 245,200 hours. While the
edits to Form FRA F 6180.49A reduced
the average time per response from 15
minutes to 13.5 minutes, the overall
burden was increased by 12,675 hours.
This increase, after a thorough review,
is due to the aging fleet, a reduction of
repair shops, and optimization of their
services. In addition, because of an
increase in remote control locomotives,
as well as passenger and commuter
services, there was a significant increase
in the annual number of periodic
inspections being performed.
For example, under § 229.23, the
increase in the number of non-passenger
and passenger locomotives requiring
periodic inspections accounts for 85
percent of the annual burden hour
increase. Relatedly, the increased use of
event recorders and the required
periodic inspections increased the
annual burden by approximately 8
percent.
Furthermore, FRA determined that
the burden hours reported under
§ 229.317(b) are for a recordkeeping
requirement that is already accounted
for under § 229.317(h). The burden has
been updated accordingly to remove the
duplication.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Railroads.
Form(s): FRA F 6180.49A.
Respondent Universe: 745 railroads.
Frequency of Submission: On
occasion.

REPORTING BURDEN

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229.9 Movement of non-complying locomotives:
—(3) Tagging to indicate ‘‘non-complying locomotive’’.
229.15 Remote control locomotives (RCL):
—(a)(11) Tagging to indicate in remote control
mode.

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Total
annual responses

Average time
per response

Total annual
burden hours

Wage
rate 1

Total cost
equivalent
U.S.D.

(A)

(B)

(A * B = C)

(D)

(E = C * D)

745 railroads ..........

1,886 ............................

1 minute ..........

31.43

$89.13

$2,801.36

745 railroads ..........

3000 .............................

1 minute ..........

50

89.13

4,456.50

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229.17

Total
annual responses

Average time
per response

Total annual
burden hours

Wage
rate 1

Total cost
equivalent
U.S.D.

(A)

(B)

(A * B = C)

(D)

(E = C * D)

Accident reports:

The estimated paperwork burden for this regulatory requirement is covered under OMB control number 2130–0500, Accident Incident Reporting and Recordkeeping.
229.20 Electronic recordkeeping:
—(b) Design requirements for electronic record
system.
—(c) Operational requirements—Automatic notice to railroads each time locomotive is due
for inspection or maintenance (Note: This requirement does not apply to daily inspections).
229.21 Daily inspection:
—(a) Locomotive daily inspection reports ..........
—(b) Written reports of MU locomotive daily inspections.
229.23 Periodic inspection: general:
—Inspection & Repair Record—Form FRA F
6180.49A.
229.25 Tests: Every periodic inspection:
229.25(d)—Event recorder periodic inspections
229.46 Brakes: general:
—(b)(4) Tagging .................................................
229.85 High voltage markings: doors, cover plates,
or barriers:
—Marking of all doors, cover plates, or barriers
229.113 Warning notice, 229.114 Steam generator inspections and tests:
—Warning notice ................................................
—Steam generator inspections and tests.
229.123 Pilots, snowplows, end plates:
—(b)(1)—Marking/stenciling ...............................
229.135 Event recorders:

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229.135(e) Preserving locomotive event recorder accident data—reports.

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745 railroads ..........

40,000 ..........................

1 second .........

11.11

89.13

990.23

745 railroads ..........
9 railroads ..............

744,302 papers ............
6,698,718 electronic .....
1,317,650 .....................

3 minutes ........
1 minute ..........
3 minutes ........

37,215.10
111,645.30
65,882.50

89.13
89.13
80.38

3,316,981.86
9,950,945.59
5,295,635.35

701 railroads ..........
36 railroads ............

71,428 non-passenger
15,925 passenger ........

14.3 minutes ...
14.3 minutes ...

15,714.16
3,503.50

80.38
80.38

1,263,104.18
281,611.33

60 railroads ............

6,549 records ...............

90 minutes ......

9,823.50

89.13

875,568.56

745 railroads ..........

2,483 ............................

1 minute ..........

41.38

80.38

3,326.12

745 railroads ..........

1,067 ............................

1 minute ..........

17.78

69.60

1,237.49

There are currently no steam generators in use. FRA keeps these provisions just in case a railroad decides to
use a steam generator. Consequently, there is no burden associated with these requirements.
745 railroads ..........

22 .................................

4 minutes ........

1.47

80.38

118.16

The estimated paperwork burden for this regulatory requirement is covered under OMB control number 2130–
0500.

229.303 Applicability:
—(a)(5) Requests to FRA for on-track testing of
products outside a facility.
229.307 Safety analysis:
—Safety analysis for each product subject to
this subpart—Document establishing minimum requirements.
229.309 Safety-critical changes and failures:
229.309(a)—Safety critical changes to product
subject to this subpart—Notice to FRA.
—(b)(c) Reports to product suppliers and
private owners.
229.311 Review of Sas:
229.311(a)—Notice to FRA by railroad before
placing product in service.
—(d) Railroad maintenance of database of
all safety relevant hazards encountered
after product is placed in service.
—(d)(1) Written report to FRA disclosing
frequency of safety-relevant hazards for
product exceeding threshold set forth in
Safety Analysis.
229.315 Operations and maintenance manual:
229.315(c)—Configuration management control
plan updates to FRA.
229.317 Training and qualification program:
229.317(a)—Training and qualification program—Establishment and implementation of
training qualification program for products
subject to this subpart.
—(g) RR regular and periodic evaluation of
effectiveness of its training program.
—(h) RR record of individuals designated
as qualified under this section.
229.319 Operating personnel training:

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Since railroads have already received agency approval for their electronic recordkeeping systems under waiver
petitions, FRA estimates that there will be zero (0) requests to modify their electronic recordkeeping systems.
Consequently, there is no burden associated with this requirement.

745 railroads ..........

5 ...................................

1 hour ..............

5

89.13

445.65

745 railroads ..........

3 ...................................

240 hours ........

720

89.13

64,173.60

745 railroads ..........

5 ...................................

8 hours ............

40

89.13

3,565.20

3 manufacturers .....

15 .................................

8 hours ............

120

89.13

10,695.60

745 railroads ..........

3 ...................................

2 hours ............

6

89.13

534.78

745 railroads ..........

3 ...................................

2 hours ............

6

89.13

534.78

745 railroads ..........

1 ...................................

1 hour ..............

2

89.13

178.26

745 railroads ..........

3 ...................................

1 minute ..........

0.05

89.13

4.46

745 railroads ..........

5 ...................................

1 minute ..........

0.08

89.13

7.13

745 railroads ..........

90 .................................

2 hours ............

180

89.13

16,043.40

745 railroads ..........

11,000 ..........................

1 minute ..........

183.33

89.13

16,340.50

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229.319(a) and (b)—Operating Personnel
Training.

Average time
per response

Total annual
burden hours

Wage
rate 1

Total cost
equivalent
U.S.D.

(A)

(B)

(A * B = C)

(D)

(E = C * D)

The estimated paperwork burden for this regulatory requirement is covered under § 229.317. The burden for
other persons who participate in the operation of a train using an onboard electronic locomotive control (conductors) is covered under OMB Control number 2130–0533.

Appendix F to Part 229:
Appendix F to Part 229—(c) Guidance for
verification and validation of products—Third
party assessments.
—Final report of assessment .............................
Total 2

Total
annual responses

..........................................................

FRA anticipates zero railroad submissions during this 3-year ICR period.

FRA anticipates zero railroad submissions during this 3-year ICR period.
745 railroads ..........

8,913,163 responses ....

.........................

245,200

..............

21,109,300

1 The

dollar equivalent cost is derived from the 2023 Surface Transportation Board Full Year Wage A&B data series using the employee group 200 (Professional &
Administrative) hourly wage rate of $50.93, group 400 (Maintenance of Equipment & Stores) hourly wage rate of $39.77, and group 500 (Transportation (Other than
Train & Engine) hourly wage rate of $45.93. The total burden wage rate (Straight time plus 75%) used in the table is $89.13 ($50.93 × 1.75 = $89.13), $39.77 ($39.77
× 1.75 = $69.60), and $45.93 ($45.93 × 1.75 = $80.38).
2 Totals may not add due to rounding.

Total Estimated Annual Responses:
8,913,1634.
Total Estimated Annual Burden:
245,200 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour
Dollar Cost Equivalent: $21,109.300.
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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket Number MARAD–2025–0004]

Request for U.S. Industry Input
Regarding the Icebreaker
Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact
Maritime Administration
(MARAD), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice; request for information
(RFI).
AGENCY:

This notice requests
information from the public to assist
MARAD in determining which
shipyards in the United States have the
capacity, capability, and readiness to
construct ships capable of operating in
ice conditions and determining what
factors would be necessary to further
develop icebreaker ships in the United
States. The objectives of the request are
to increase the capacity of the United
States to design, produce, and maintain
polar icebreakers through trilateral

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collaboration while supporting each
country’s shipbuilding industrial base.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before April 9, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not
duplicate your docket submissions,
please submit all comments by only one
of the following ways:
D Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
D Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE, W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
D Hand Delivery: W12–140 of the
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays. The telephone
number is 202–366–9329.
D Instructions: You must include the
agency name and the docket number,
MARAD–2025–0004, at the beginning of
your comments. All comments received
will be posted without change to
https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Note: Input submitted online via
www.regulations.gov is not immediately
posted to the site. It may take several
business days before your submission is
posted.

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the
electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). For
information on DOT’s compliance with
the Privacy Act, please visit https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy.

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Mr.
David Heller, 202–366–1850, or via
email at david.heller@dot.gov; Associate
Administrator for Business and Finance
Development, Associate Administrator
for Business and Finance Development,
Room W21–318, MARAD, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access
A copy of this Notice, all comments
received on this Notice, and all
background material may be viewed
online at https://www.regulations.gov
using the docket number listed above as
a search term. Electronic retrieval
assistance and guidance are available at
https://www.regulations.gov. An
electronic copy of this document also
may be downloaded from the Office of
the Federal Register’s website at https://
www.FederalRegister.gov and the
Government Publishing Office’s
database at www.GovInfo.gov.
Confidential Business Information
Submissions containing CBI should
be sent directly to Mr. David Heller via
email to david.heller@dot.gov, or by
mail to David Heller, Associate
Administrator for Business and Finance
Development, Room W21–318, MARAD,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590. Any comment
submissions, including those with CBI,
sent via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
will be placed on the public docket
without change.
Confidential Business Information
(CBI) is commercial or financial
information that is both customarily and
actually treated as private by its owner.
Under the Freedom of Information Act

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