Federal Register #FRA-2026-0039

FRA rail safety information collections and NHTSA workshop notice

The Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration is seeking review of rail safety information collections, alongside a separate NHTSA workshop notice. - Government buyers and agencies - Department of Transportation (DOT), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA): Risk Reduction Program (RRP) and System Safety Program (SSP) information collections. - DOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): workshop concerning aftermarket vehicle modifications and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) performance. - OEMs and vendors - No commercial OEMs, vendors, or products are identified; the notices do not solicit a purchase. - Information collections and requirements - RRP (OMB Control No. 2130-0610): revised collection covering safety plans, fatigue-risk analysis and mitigation, implementation evaluation, employee consultation, FRA review meetings, and plan amendments. Estimated annual burden: 31,192 hours. - SSP (OMB Control No. 2130-0599): revised collection for passenger rail operations’ safety hazard identification and mitigation, including fatigue-risk management. Plans must be fully implemented within 36 months of FRA approval. Estimated annual burden: 1,781 hours across 233 annual responses; estimated annual respondent burden cost is $164,516.50. - The SSP respondent universe includes 32 passenger rail operations plus one new operation. Both rail programs address identifying and mitigating safety hazards and include fatigue-risk management components. - Separate NHTSA notice - NHTSA announced a public workshop on aftermarket modifications and their effects on ADAS performance. The workshop will be recorded but not livestreamed, and its docket will remain open for comments after the meeting.

Description

The Federal Railroad Administration is requesting comments on its System Safety Program information collection, which it is forwarding to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The collection covers passenger rail operations’ development and implementation of safety programs to identify and mitigate hazards, including a fatigue risk management component. The notice describes the expected information-collection burden and invites comments on its necessity, estimated burden, quality, and ways to reduce respondent burden. Comments are due November 30, 2026.

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