Notice and Request for Comments, 66827-66828 [2010-27419]

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• Surface Transportation Board
• DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 209 (Friday, October 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66827-66828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-27419]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: 30-day notice of request for approval: Report of Fuel Cost, 
Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) has 
submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an 
extension of approval for the collection of the Rail Fuel Surcharge 
Report. The Board previously published a notice about this collection 
in the Federal Register on June 29, 2010, at 75 FR 37,522. That notice 
allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were 
received. The current notice corrects an error in prior notices about 
this report, which incorrectly stated that the frequency of the 
collection was monthly with a per-response burden of one hour. As 
correctly stated in this notice, the reports are collected quarterly 
with a per-response burden of 3 hours. The Rail Fuel Surcharge Report 
is described in detail below. Comments may now be submitted to OMB 
concerning (1) the accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; (2) ways 
to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; (3) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology, when 
appropriate; and (4) whether this collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Board, 
including whether the collection has practical utility.

Description of Collection

    Title: Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0014.
    STB Form Number: None
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads (railroads with operating revenues 
exceeding $250 million in 1991 dollars).
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 84 hours.
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 10702, the Surface Transportation 
Board has the authority to address the reasonableness of a rail 
carrier's practices. This information collection is intended to permit 
the Board to monitor the current fuel surcharge practices of the Class 
I carriers. Failure to collect this information would impede the 
Board's ability to monitor the current fuel surcharge practices of 
Class I carriers. The Board has authority to collect information about 
rail costs and revenues under 49 U.S.C. 11144 and 11145.
    Retention Period: Information in this report is maintained on the 
Board's Web site for a minimum of one year and is otherwise maintained 
by the Board for a minimum of two years.

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
November 29, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board, Rail Fuel 
Surcharge Report.'' These comments should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Chandana Achanta, Surface Transportation Board Desk Officer, 
by fax at (202) 395-6974; by mail at Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; or by e-mail at OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV.
    For Further Information or To Obtain a Copy of the STB Form, 
Contact: For additional information or copies of the Rail Fuel 
Surcharge Report form, contact Marcin Skomial at (202) 245-0344 or 
skomialm@stb.dot.gov, or Paul Aguiar at (202) 245-0323 or 
paul.aguiar@stb.dot.gov. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is 
available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency conducting 
or sponsoring a collection of information must display a currently 
valid OMB control number. A collection of

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information, which is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), 
includes agency requirements that persons submit reports, keep records, 
or provide information to the agency, third parties, or the public. 
Under 3506(b) of the PRA, Federal agencies are required to provide, 
concurrent with an agency's submitting a collection to OMB for 
approval, a 30-day notice and comment period, through publication in 
the Federal Register, concerning each proposed collection of 
information, including each proposed extension of an existing 
collection of information.

    Dated: October 26, 2010.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-27419 Filed 10-28-10; 8:45 am]
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