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In partnership with ATU Local 689 (L-689) and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), WMATA has launched the close call reporting system. This pilot program is voluntary, confidential, and non-punitive, and encourages employees to report close calls that WMATA and L-689 would otherwise not know about. Seeking to improve safety in the various transportation environments at WMATA, Close Call intends to study near miss incidents, determine root causes, and develop preventative measures.
A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2138-0044. Public reporting of a close call is estimated to take approximately 30 minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing, and reviewing the report. Reporting any information to the Close Calls Reporting System is voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Close Call Data Collection Officer, Demetra Collia, US DOT/ BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room E36-302, Washington, D.C. 20590 or email: Demetra.collia@dot.gov.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act (CIPSEA) of 2018, (Pub. L: 115-435 Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018, Title III), the information you provide will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in any identifiable form to anyone other than BTS employees or BTS agents. In accordance with this confidentiality statute, only statistical and non-identifying data will be made publicly available through de-identifying aggregate reports. By law, every BTS employee and agent is subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both (a Class E felony), if he or she discloses any identifiable information about the respondent.
A federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, nor shall a person be subject to a penalty for failure to comply with a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless that collection of information displays a current valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control Number for this information collection is 2138-0044 (Exp. Date 09/30/2015). Public reporting of a close call is estimated to take approximately 30 minutes, including the time for reviewing instructions, completing and reviewing the report. Reporting any information to the Close Calls Reporting System is voluntary. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden to: Close Call Data Collection Officer, Demetra Collia, US DOT/ BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room E36-302, Washington, D.C. 20590 or e-mail: Demetra.collia@dot.gov.
Pledge of Confidentiality
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. In accordance with the BTS confidentiality statute (49 U.S.C. 6307) and the Confidential
Information Protection provisions of Title V, Subtitle A, Public Law 107-347, your responses will be kept confidential and will not be disclosed in identifiable
form to anyone other than BTS employees or BTS agents such as telephone interviewers. In accordance with these confidentiality statutes, only statistical and
non-identifying data will be made publicly available through reports. By law, every BTS employee and BTS agent has taken an oath of confidentiality and is
subject to a jail term of up to 5 years, a fine of up to $250,000, or both if he or she discloses ANY identifiable information about the respondent. BTS will not
release to FTA, WMATA, L-689, or any other public or private entity any information that might reveal the identity of individuals or organizations mentioned in close call reports.
I have read and understand the Burden Statement and Pledge of Confidentiality
