Federal Register #2026-22069

FRA Seeks Public Comment on Rail Risk Reduction Program Information Collection

The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking public comment on its rail-safety information collection, not purchasing products or services. - Government agency: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); the collection is submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. - Collection: Risk Reduction Program (RRP), including a Fatigue Risk Management Program (FRMP) component; OMB Control Number 2130-0610. - What it covers: Railroads’ development and implementation of FRA-approved written safety programs to identify and mitigate operational hazards. Railroads conduct annual internal assessments, and FRA may audit their programs. - Estimated reporting burden: 426 annual responses and 31,192 annual burden hours, with an estimated annual burden-hour dollar equivalent of $2,812,135.77. This is an estimate of respondent burden, not a contract value. - Notable collection changes: FRA reports a decrease in the estimate of railroads with inadequate safety performance from 15 to 2, an increase in voluntarily compliant railroads from 0 to 10, and consolidation of FRMP administrative burden into the RRP collection. - Public input sought: Comments may address the collection’s necessity and utility, the accuracy of burden estimates, clarity of the information requested, and ways to reduce respondent burden. - Procurement status: This is an information-collection notice, not a procurement. No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are specified.

Description

The Federal Railroad Administration is forwarding the Information Collection Request for its Risk Reduction Program to the Office of Management and Budget for review and comment. The collection concerns railroads’ development and implementation of safety programs that identify and mitigate operational hazards, including fatigue risks through a Fatigue Risk Management Program component. The notice invites public comment on the necessity, utility, burden estimates, clarity, and potential burden-reduction methods for the information collection. Comments are due November 30, 2026.

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