Safety Appliance Standards Final Rule Supplementary Supporting Document

SUPPLEMENTARY DOCUMENT

Railroad Safety Appliance Standards

OMB No. 2130-NEW

TABLE – Paperwork Requirements and Corresponding Estimates

CFR Section	Respondent Universe	Total Annual Responses	Average Time per Response	Total Annual Burden Hours
231.33 – Special Approval Petitions of an Existing Industry Safety Appliance Standard for New Car Construction -- Statement Affirming Copy of Special Approval Petition Has Been Served on RR Employee Representatives -- Special Approval Petition Copies to RR Employee Representative/Other Parties -- Statements of Interest to FRA -- Comments on Special Approval Petitions -- Disposition of Petitions: Hearings -- Disposition of Petitions: Further Information Needed	AAR AAR AAR 5 Labor Groups/Public 728 Railroads/ 5 Labor Groups/Public AAR/5 Labor Groups/ Public AAR	5 petitions 5 statements 565 copies 15 statements 25 comments 1 hearing 1 document	160 hours 30 minutes 2 hours 7 hours 6 hours 8 hours 3 hours	800 hours 3 hours 1,130 hours 105 hours 150 hours 8 hours 3 hours
231.35 – Petitions for Modification of an Approved Existing Industry Safety Appliance Standard for New Car Construction -- Statement Affirming Copy of Modification Petition Has Been Served on RR Employee Representatives -- Modification Petition Copies to RR Employee Representative/Other Parties -- Statements of Interest to FRA -- Comments on Modification Approval Petitions -- Disposition of Petitions: Further Information Needed	AAR AAR AAR 5 Labor Groups/Public 728 Railroads/ 5 Labor Groups/Public AAR	5 petitions 5 statements 565 copies 15 statements 25 comments 1 document	160 hours 30 minutes 2 hours 7 hours 6 hours 3 hours	800 hours 3 hours 1,130 hours 105 hours 150 hours 3 hours

Note: Total estimated responses above amount to 1,233 and total estimated burden amounts to 4,390 hours. Since this is a new collection of information, these are all program changes (by definition).