Notices. Notice of information collection; request for comment
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BILLING CODE 4910-06-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration [Docket No. FRA-2025-0007] Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. SUMMARY: 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 August 8, 2025, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day 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 December 26, 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 through 1320.12. On August 8, 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 38587. 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) and (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:* Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings. *OMB Control Number:* 2130-0560. *Abstract:* FRA's locomotive horn use regulations (49 CFR part 222) prescribe standards for sounding locomotive horns when locomotives approach and pass through public highway-rail grade crossings. FRA collects information from railroads and public authorities to increase safety at public highway-rail grade crossings nationwide by requiring that locomotive horns be sounded when trains approach and pass through these crossings or by ensuring that a safety level, at least equivalent to that provided by routine locomotive horn sounding, exists for quiet zone corridors in which such routine horn sounding is silenced. FRA reviews applications by public authorities intending to establish new quiet zones by implementing alternative safety measures and approves the effectiveness rate assigned to them. *Type of Request:* Revision of a currently approved collection. *Affected Public:* Businesses. *Form(s):* N/A. *Respondent Universe:* 754 railroads/645 public authorities. *Frequency of Submission:* On occasion. *Total Estimated Annual Responses:* 3,536. *Total Estimated Annual Burden:* 7,232 hours. *Total Estimated Annual Burden Hour Dollar Cost Equivalent:* $534,508.57. 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. [FR Doc. 2025-21148 Filed 11-25-25; 8:45 am]
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- 44 USC 3501-3520
- 5 CFR 1320
- 5 CFR 1320.8
- 5 CFR 1320.12(d)
- 49 CFR 222
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