[Federal Register: April 9, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 68)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

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

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) hereby gives notice 
that it has submitted the following information collection requests 
(ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency 
processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13, 44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35). FRA requests that OMB authorize the collections of 
information identified below on or before April 6, 1998, for 180 days 
after the date of issuance of this notice in the Federal Register. A 
copy of these individual ICRs, with applicable supporting 
documentation, may be obtained by calling FRA's clearance officers, 
Robert Brogan (telephone number (202) 632-3318) or Maryann Johnson 
(telephone number (202) 632-3226). Comments and questions about the 
ICRs identified below should be directed to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for FRA, Washington, 
D.C. 20503.
    Title: Railroad Safety Culture Survey.
    OMB Number: 2130--new.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: Railroad workers.
    Number of respondents: 1100.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Total Burden: 367 hours.

    Title: Railroad Safety Culture Survey--Focus Group Sessions.
    OMB Number: 2130--new.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: Railroad workers.
    Number of respondents: 420 employees attending 28 session groups.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 hrs.
    Total Burden: 840 hours.

    Title: Railroad Safety Culture Survey--Key Interviews.
    OMB Number: 2130--new.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Affected Public: Railroad managers.
    Number of respondents: 16.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hr.
    Total Burden: 16 hours.
    Description: The above ICRs intend to expose cultural shortcomings 
in the railroad industry, including harassment and intimidation of 
subordinates, and frame a program to develop a corporate culture that 
advances and awards safety in the work environment. The project, in 
short, serves the objectives of FRA in promoting rail safety.
    Therefore, FRA is seeking emergency clearance to obtain data 
necessary to measure and evaluate the corporate culture of the railroad 
industry.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

    Issued in Washington, D.C. on March 30, 1998.
Maryann Johnson,
Information Collection Budget Officer, Office of Information Technology 
and Support Systems, Federal Railroad Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-9281 Filed 4-8-98; 8:45 am]
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