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data will be used to evaluate the degree
to which funds are used for operating
purposes that:
(1) Subsidize existing paratransit
service provided to meet the
requirements of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA);
(2) Provide services to persons with
disabilities that exceed those required
by the ADA;
(3) Provide services to individuals
with disabilities that exceed those
required by the ADA to the detriment of
other eligible projects;
(4) Assist elderly individuals;
(5) Assist persons with disabilities;
(6) Serve a wider range of elderly
individuals, individuals with lowincomes, and individuals with
disabilities;
(7) Improve services to elderly
individuals and individuals with
disabilities;
(8) Expand the range of transportation
alternatives available to elderly
individuals and individuals with
disabilities; and
(9) Facilitate or discourage
coordination with or integration of other
funding sources.
II. Guidelines for Preparing and
Submitting Proposals
FTA is conducting a national
solicitation for proposals from states
wishing to participate in the Elderly
Individuals and Individuals with
Disabilities Pilot Program. FTA will
grant authority for three states, in
addition to those named in SAFETEALU, to use not more than 33 percent of
their annual Section 5310
apportionment for operating expenses
related to the program in FY 2006
through FY 2009. States will be selected
to participate on a competitive basis.
Proposals should be submitted
electronically to:
cheryl.oliver@fta.dot.gov and
marymartha.churchman@fta.dot.gov.
Proposals must be received by FTA no
later than December 14, 2005. The state
agency designated by the Governor to
administer the Section 5310 program
will submit a proposal that includes:
1. Applicant Information
Basic identifying information,
including:
a. Agency
b. Contact information for notification
of project selection: Contact name,
address, fax and phone number
2. Project Information
Every application must:
a. Provide the proportion of funds that
the state intends to use for operating
expenses (not more than 33 percent) for
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each year of the authorization period
(fiscal years 2006–2009);
b. Document sources of funds likely to
be used to match FTA funds used for
operating purposes;
c. Include a narrative portion (not
more than 8 pages, double-spaced) that
addresses the state’s achievements in
advancing coordination of public
transit-human services transportation,
as described in paragraph F, Proposal
Criteria, and how the state expects to
further enhance coordinated
transportation services as a result of
using some of their Section 5310 funds
for operating expenses.
III. Proposal Review, Selection, and
Notification
FTA will evaluate proposals based on
the degree to which a state has
advanced coordination of public transithuman services transportation and the
degree to which they believe using a
portion of their Section 5310 funds for
operating expenses will further enhance
coordination efforts.
FTA expects to announce states
selected to participate in the pilot
program in the Federal Register Notice
of FTA Fiscal Year 2006
Apportionments, Allocations, and
Program Information, or in a subsequent
notice. The seven states selected will be
eligible to participate in the pilot
program through FY 2009.
Issued on: November 7, 2005.
Jennifer L. Dorn,
Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposals, Submissions,
and Approvals
Surface Transportation Board.
30-day notice that seven
existing collections from Class I
Railroads are under review by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), and
request for comments: Class I Railroad
Annual Report; Quarterly Report of
Revenues, Expenses, and Income—
Railroads; Quarterly Condensed Balance
Sheet—Railroads; Report of Railroad
Employees, Service, and Compensation;
Monthly Report of Number of
Employees of Class I Railroads; Annual
Report of Cars Loaded and Cars
Terminated; and Quarterly Report of
Freight Commodity Statistics.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation
Board (Board) gives notice that the
Board has submitted to OMB a request
for review and clearance of the seven
existing collections listed above, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq. (PRA). For the most part, these
collections continue current Board
reporting requirements without
revision. As described below, a minor
revision has been made to Collection
No.1, Class I Railroad Annual Report.
OMB control numbers were obtained in
the past, but have expired, for six of the
seven information collections that are
the subject of this request. The Board
previously published a notice about
these collections in the Federal Register
on May 19, 2005 at 70 FR 28979. That
notice allowed for a 60-day public
review and comment period. No
comments were received.
The purpose of the current notice is
to allow an additional 30 days for public
comment to satisfy the requirements of
the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3507(b). Comments
are requested concerning each
collection as to (1) whether the
particular collection of information
described below is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of
the Board, including whether the
collection has practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the Board’s burden
estimates; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (4) 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. Submitted comments will
be considered by OMB prior to approval
of the proposed collection.
Written comments are due by
December 15, 2005.
DATES:
Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board, and should refer to the title of
the specific collection(s) commented
upon. These comments should be
directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Surface
Transportation Board Desk Officer,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
ADDRESSES:
For
additional information or copies of the
information collection(s) contact Scott
Decker, (202) 565–1531. [Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the
hearing impaired: (800) 877–8339.]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Subjects: In this notice the Board is
requesting comments on the following
information collections:
Collection Number 1
Title: Class I Railroad Annual Report.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0009.
Form Number: R1.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved
collection for which OMB control
number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than
10.
Revision: Schedule 755 of the Surface
Transportation Board’s Class I Railroad
Annual Report (ACAA–R1) is being
modified to include reporting of TOFC/
COFC intermodal load factors. The new
item is required to support the more
accurate calculation of intermodal
shipment costs. These cost estimates are
used by the Surface Transportation
Board when making determinations of
market dominance in rail rate
proceedings and when evaluating
evidence submitted by parties in those
proceedings. See 49 U.S.C. 10707. The
collection of this information is
authorized by section 11145 of the ICC
Termination Act of 1995, Public Law
104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995), and
codified at 49 U.S.C. 11145.
Estimated Time Per Response: 800
hours, based on information provided
by the railroad industry during the
1990’s. This estimate includes time
spent reviewing instructions; searching
existing data sources; gathering and
maintaining the data needed;
completing and reviewing the collection
of information; and converting the data
from the carrier’s individual accounting
system to the Board’s Uniform System
of Accounts (USOA), which ensures that
the information will be presented in a
consistent format across all reporting
railroads, see 49 U.S.C. 11141–43,
11161–64, 49 CFR 1200–1201. It is
possible that the time required to
produce this report is overstated, given
the advances made in computerized
data collection and processing systems.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 5,600
hours annually.
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection have
been identified.
Needs and Uses: Annual reports are
required to be filed by Class I railroads
under 49 U.S.C. 11145. The reports
show operating expenses and operating
statistics of the carriers. Operating
expenses include costs for right-of-way
and structures, equipment, train and
yard operations, and general and
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administrative expenses. Operating
statistics include such items as carmiles, revenue ton-miles, and gross tonmiles. The reports are used by the
Board, other Federal agencies, and
industry groups to monitor and assess
railroad industry growth, financial
stability, traffic, and operations, and to
identify industry changes that may
affect national transportation policy.
Information from this report is also
entered into the Board’s Uniform Rail
Costing System (URCS), which is a cost
measurement methodology. URCS,
which was developed by the Board
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11161, is used as
a tool in rail rate proceedings, in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 10707(d), to
calculate the variable costs associated
with providing a particular service. The
Board also uses this information to more
effectively carry out other of its
regulatory responsibilities, including:
Acting on railroad requests for authority
to engage in Board-regulated financial
transactions such as mergers,
acquisitions of control, and
consolidations, see 49 U.S.C. 11323–
11324; analyzing the information that
the Board obtains through the annual
railroad industry waybill sample, see 49
CFR 1244; measuring off-branch costs in
railroad abandonment proceedings, in
accordance with 49 CFR 1152.32(n);
developing rail cost adjustment factors,
in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 10708; and
conducting investigations and
rulemakings.
Information from certain schedules
contained in these reports is compiled
and published on the Board’s Web site,
https://www.stb.dot.gov. Information in
these reports is not available from any
other source.
Collection Number 2
Title: Quarterly Report of Revenues,
Expenses, and Income—Railroads (Form
RE&I).
OMB Control Number: 2140–ll
(prior number under the Interstate
Commerce Commission (ICC): 3120–
0027).
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB
control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than
10.
Estimated Time per Response: 6
hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours
annually.
Total Annual ‘‘Non Hour Burden’’
Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
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associated with this collection have
been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection is a
report of railroad operating revenues,
operating expenses and income items; it
is a profit and loss statement, disclosing
net railway operating income on a
quarterly and year-to-date basis for the
current and prior years. See 49 CFR
1243.1. The Board uses the information
in this report to ensure competitive,
efficient, and safe transportation
through general oversight programs that
monitor and forecast the financial and
operating condition of railroads, and
through regulation of railroad rate and
service issues and rail restructuring
proposals, including railroad mergers,
consolidations, acquisitions of control,
and abandonments. Information from
these reports is used by the Board, other
Federal agencies, and industry groups to
monitor and assess industry growth and
operations, detect changes in carrier
financial stability, and identify trends
that may affect the national
transportation system. Information from
these reports is compiled by the Board
and published on its Web site, https://
www.stb.dot.gov. The information
contained in these reports is not
available from any other source.
Collection Number 3
Title: Quarterly Condensed Balance
Sheet—Railroads (Form CBS).
OMB Control Number: 2140–ll
(prior number under ICC: 3120–0063).
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB
control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than
10.
Estimated Time per Response: 6
hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours
annually.
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection have
been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection
shows the balance, quarterly and
cumulative for the current and prior
year, of the carrier’s assets and
liabilities, gross capital expenditures,
and revenue tons carried. See 49 CFR
1243.2. The Board uses the information
in this report to ensure competitive,
efficient, and safe transportation
through general oversight programs that
monitor and forecast the financial and
operating condition of railroads, and
through specific regulation of railroad
rate and service issues and rail
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restructuring proposals, including
railroad mergers, consolidations,
acquisitions of control, and
abandonments. Information from these
reports is used by the Board, other
Federal agencies, and industry groups to
assess industry growth and operations,
detect changes in carrier financial
stability, and identify trends that may
affect the national transportation
system. Information from these reports
is compiled by the Board and published
on its Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov.
The information contained in these
reports is not available from any other
source.
Collection Number 4
OMB Control Number: 2140–ll
(prior number under ICC: 3120–0074).
Title: Report of Railroad Employees,
Service and Compensation (Wage Forms
A and B.)
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB
control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than
10.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
hours per quarterly report and 40 hours
per annual summation, based on
information provided by the railroad
industry during the 1990’s. It is possible
that the time required to collect this
information is overstated given the
advances made in computerized data
collection and processing systems.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly,
with an annual summation.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 1120
hours annually.
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection have
been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection
shows the number of employees, service
hours, and compensation, by employee
group (e.g., executive, professional,
maintenance-of-way and equipment,
and transportation), of the reporting
railroads. See 49 CFR 1245. The
information is used by the Board to
forecast labor costs and measure the
efficiency of the reporting railroads. The
information is also used by the Board to
evaluate proposed regulated
transactions that may impact rail
employees, including mergers and
consolidations, acquisitions of control,
purchases, and abandonments. Other
Federal agencies and industry groups,
including the Railroad Retirement
Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and
Association of American Railroads, use
the information contained in the reports
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to monitor railroad operations. Certain
information from these reports is
compiled and published on the Board’s
Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov. The
information contained in these reports
is not available from any other source.
Collection Number 5
Title: Monthly Report of Number of
Employees of Class I Railroads (Wage
Form C).
OMB Control Number: 2140–ll
(prior number under ICC: 3120–0133).
Form Number: STB Form 350.
Type of Review: Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB
control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than
10.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25
hours.
Frequency of Response: Monthly.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 105 hours
annually.
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection have
been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection
shows, for each reporting carrier, the
average number of employees at midmonth in the six job classification
groups that encompass all railroad
employees. See 49 CFR 1246. The
information is used by the Board to
forecast labor costs and measure the
efficiency of the reporting railroads. The
information is also used by the Board to
evaluate the impact on rail employees of
proposed regulated transactions,
including mergers and consolidations,
acquisitions of control, purchases, and
abandonments. Other Federal agencies
and industry groups, including the
Railroad Retirement Board, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, and Association of
American Railroads, use the information
contained in these reports to monitor
railroad operations. Certain information
from these reports is compiled and
published on the Board’s Web site,
https://www.stb.dot.gov. The information
contained in these reports is not
available from any other source.
Collection Number 6
Title: Annual Report of Cars Loaded
and Cars Terminated.
OMB Control Number: 2140–ll.
Form Number: Form STB–54.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB control number.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than
10.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
hours.
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Frequency of Response: Annual.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 28 hours
annually.
Total Annual ‘‘Non Hour Burden’’
Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection have
been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection
reports the number of cars loaded and
cars terminated on the reporting
carrier’s line. See 49 CFR 1247.
Information in this report is entered into
the Board’s URCS, the uses of which are
explained under Collection Number 1.
This collection was authorized in
Modification of Class I Reporting
Regulations, STB Ex Parte No. 583 (STB
served Jan. 5, 2001); 66 FR 1051–01
(2001). There is no other source for the
information contained in this report.
Collection Number 7
OMB Control Number: 2140–0001.
Title: Quarterly Report of Freight
Commodity Statistics (Form QCS).
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement,
without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB
control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than
10.
Estimated Time per Response: 217
hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly,
with an annual summation.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,076
hours annually.
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
associated with this collection have
been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection,
which is based on information
contained in waybills used by railroads
in the ordinary course of business,
reports car loadings and total revenues
by commodity code for each commodity
that moved on the railroad during the
reporting period. See 49 CFR 1248.
Information in this report is entered into
the Board’s URCS, the uses of which are
explained under Collection Number 1.
There is no other source for the
information contained in this report.
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
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. Section 3507(b) of
the PRA requires, concurrent with an
agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
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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: November 8, 2005.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Ex Parte No. 333]
Sunshine Act Meeting
TIME AND DATE:
2 p.m., November 16,
2005.
The Board’s Hearing Room,
Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423.
STATUS: The Board will meet to discuss
among themselves the following agenda
items. Although the conference is open
for public observation, no public
participation is permitted.
PLACE:
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STB
Finance Docket No. 34738, Paducah &
Louisville Railway, Inc.—Acquisition—
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Embraced Case: STB Finance Docket
No. 34738 (Sub-No. 1), Evansville
Western Railway, Inc.—Acquisition and
Operation Exemption—Paducah &
Louisville Railway, Inc.
Embraced Case: STB Finance Docket
No. 34738 (Sub-No. 2), Four Rivers
Transportation, Inc. and Paducah &
Louisville Railway, Inc.—Continuance
in Control Exemption—Evansville
Western Railway, Inc.
STB Finance Docket No. 28676 (SubNo. 5), Grand Trunk Western Railroad—
Control—Detroit, Toledo and Ironton
Railroad Company and Detroit and
Toledo Shore Line Railroad Company
(Arbitration Review).
STB Finance Docket No. 34747,
Central Puget Sound Regional Transit
Authority—Acquisition Exemption—
BNSF Railway Company.
STB Finance Docket No. 34734,
Northeast Interchange Railway, LLC—
Lease And Operation Exemption—Line
in Croton-on-Hudson, NY.
STB Finance Docket No. 34540, The
Columbus & Ohio River Railroad
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
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Company—Acquisition and Operation
Exemption—Rail Lines of CSX
Transportation, Inc.
STB Ex Parte No. 552 (Sub-No. 9),
Railroad Revenue Adequacy—2004
Determination.
STB Finance Docket No. 34337,
Michael H. Meyer, Trustee in
Bankruptcy for California Western
Railroad, Inc. v. North Coast Railroad
Authority, d/b/a Northwestern Pacific
Railroad.
STB Docket No. AB–862X, Twin State
Railroad Company—Abandonment
Exemption—in Caledonia and Essex
Counties, VT.
STB Docket No. AB–878, City of
Peoria and the Village of Peoria Heights,
IL—Adverse Discontinuance—Pioneer
Industrial Railway Company.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
A. Dennis Watson, Office of
Congressional and Public Services,
Telephone: (202) 565–1596 FIRS: 1–
800–877–8339.
Dated: November 9, 2005.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions,
and Approvals
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: 30-day notice that seven existing collections from Class I
Railroads are under review by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), and request for comments: Class I Railroad Annual Report;
Quarterly Report of Revenues, Expenses, and Income--Railroads;
Quarterly Condensed Balance Sheet--Railroads; Report of Railroad
Employees, Service, and Compensation; Monthly Report of Number of
Employees of Class I Railroads; Annual Report of Cars Loaded and Cars
Terminated; and Quarterly Report of Freight Commodity Statistics.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice that the
Board has submitted to OMB a request for review and clearance of the
seven existing collections listed above, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (PRA). For the
most part, these collections continue current Board reporting
requirements without revision. As described below, a minor revision has
been made to Collection No.1, Class I Railroad Annual Report. OMB
control numbers were obtained in the past, but have expired, for six of
the seven information collections that are the subject of this request.
The Board previously published a notice about these collections in the
Federal Register on May 19, 2005 at 70 FR 28979. That notice allowed
for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were
received.
The purpose of the current notice is to allow an additional 30 days
for public comment to satisfy the requirements of the PRA, 44 U.S.C.
3507(b). Comments are requested concerning each collection as to (1)
whether the particular collection of information described below is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Board,
including whether the collection has practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4)
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. Submitted
comments will be considered by OMB prior to approval of the proposed
collection.
DATES: Written comments are due by December 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board, and should refer
to the title of the specific collection(s) commented upon. These
comments should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Surface
Transportation Board Desk Officer, Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s) contact Scott Decker, (202) 565-1531.
[Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired:
(800) 877-8339.]
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Subjects: In this notice the Board is requesting comments on the
following information collections:
Collection Number 1
Title: Class I Railroad Annual Report.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0009.
Form Number: R1.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than 10.
Revision: Schedule 755 of the Surface Transportation Board's Class
I Railroad Annual Report (ACAA-R1) is being modified to include
reporting of TOFC/COFC intermodal load factors. The new item is
required to support the more accurate calculation of intermodal
shipment costs. These cost estimates are used by the Surface
Transportation Board when making determinations of market dominance in
rail rate proceedings and when evaluating evidence submitted by parties
in those proceedings. See 49 U.S.C. 10707. The collection of this
information is authorized by section 11145 of the ICC Termination Act
of 1995, Public Law 104-88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995), and codified at 49
U.S.C. 11145.
Estimated Time Per Response: 800 hours, based on information
provided by the railroad industry during the 1990's. This estimate
includes time spent reviewing instructions; searching existing data
sources; gathering and maintaining the data needed; completing and
reviewing the collection of information; and converting the data from
the carrier's individual accounting system to the Board's Uniform
System of Accounts (USOA), which ensures that the information will be
presented in a consistent format across all reporting railroads, see 49
U.S.C. 11141-43, 11161-64, 49 CFR 1200-1201. It is possible that the
time required to produce this report is overstated, given the advances
made in computerized data collection and processing systems.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 5,600 hours annually.
Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: Annual reports are required to be filed by Class I
railroads under 49 U.S.C. 11145. The reports show operating expenses
and operating statistics of the carriers. Operating expenses include
costs for right-of-way and structures, equipment, train and yard
operations, and general and administrative expenses. Operating
statistics include such items as car-miles, revenue ton-miles, and
gross ton-miles. The reports are used by the Board, other Federal
agencies, and industry groups to monitor and assess railroad industry
growth, financial stability, traffic, and operations, and to identify
industry changes that may affect national transportation policy.
Information from this report is also entered into the Board's Uniform
Rail Costing System (URCS), which is a cost measurement methodology.
URCS, which was developed by the Board pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11161, is
used as a tool in rail rate proceedings, in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
10707(d), to calculate the variable costs associated with providing a
particular service. The Board also uses this information to more
effectively carry out other of its regulatory responsibilities,
including: Acting on railroad requests for authority to engage in
Board-regulated financial transactions such as mergers, acquisitions of
control, and consolidations, see 49 U.S.C. 11323-11324; analyzing the
information that the Board obtains through the annual railroad industry
waybill sample, see 49 CFR 1244; measuring off-branch costs in railroad
abandonment proceedings, in accordance with 49 CFR 1152.32(n);
developing rail cost adjustment factors, in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
10708; and conducting investigations and rulemakings.
Information from certain schedules contained in these reports is
compiled and published on the Board's Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov.
Information in these reports is not available from any other source.
Collection Number 2
Title: Quarterly Report of Revenues, Expenses, and Income--
Railroads (Form RE&I).
OMB Control Number: 2140----- (prior number under the Interstate
Commerce Commission (ICC): 3120-0027).
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours annually.
Total Annual ``Non Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection is a report of railroad operating
revenues, operating expenses and income items; it is a profit and loss
statement, disclosing net railway operating income on a quarterly and
year-to-date basis for the current and prior years. See 49 CFR 1243.1.
The Board uses the information in this report to ensure competitive,
efficient, and safe transportation through general oversight programs
that monitor and forecast the financial and operating condition of
railroads, and through regulation of railroad rate and service issues
and rail restructuring proposals, including railroad mergers,
consolidations, acquisitions of control, and abandonments. Information
from these reports is used by the Board, other Federal agencies, and
industry groups to monitor and assess industry growth and operations,
detect changes in carrier financial stability, and identify trends that
may affect the national transportation system. Information from these
reports is compiled by the Board and published on its Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov. The information contained in these reports is not
available from any other source.
Collection Number 3
Title: Quarterly Condensed Balance Sheet--Railroads (Form CBS).
OMB Control Number: 2140----- (prior number under ICC: 3120-0063).
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours annually.
Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection shows the balance, quarterly and
cumulative for the current and prior year, of the carrier's assets and
liabilities, gross capital expenditures, and revenue tons carried. See
49 CFR 1243.2. The Board uses the information in this report to ensure
competitive, efficient, and safe transportation through general
oversight programs that monitor and forecast the financial and
operating condition of railroads, and through specific regulation of
railroad rate and service issues and rail
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restructuring proposals, including railroad mergers, consolidations,
acquisitions of control, and abandonments. Information from these
reports is used by the Board, other Federal agencies, and industry
groups to assess industry growth and operations, detect changes in
carrier financial stability, and identify trends that may affect the
national transportation system. Information from these reports is
compiled by the Board and published on its Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov. The information contained in these reports is not
available from any other source.
Collection Number 4
OMB Control Number: 2140----- (prior number under ICC: 3120-0074).
Title: Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage
Forms A and B.)
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 hours per quarterly report and 40
hours per annual summation, based on information provided by the
railroad industry during the 1990's. It is possible that the time
required to collect this information is overstated given the advances
made in computerized data collection and processing systems.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly, with an annual summation.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 1120 hours annually.
Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection shows the number of employees,
service hours, and compensation, by employee group (e.g., executive,
professional, maintenance-of-way and equipment, and transportation), of
the reporting railroads. See 49 CFR 1245. The information is used by
the Board to forecast labor costs and measure the efficiency of the
reporting railroads. The information is also used by the Board to
evaluate proposed regulated transactions that may impact rail
employees, including mergers and consolidations, acquisitions of
control, purchases, and abandonments. Other Federal agencies and
industry groups, including the Railroad Retirement Board, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, and Association of American Railroads, use the
information contained in the reports to monitor railroad operations.
Certain information from these reports is compiled and published on the
Board's Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov. The information contained in
these reports is not available from any other source.
Collection Number 5
Title: Monthly Report of Number of Employees of Class I Railroads
(Wage Form C).
OMB Control Number: 2140----- (prior number under ICC: 3120-0133).
Form Number: STB Form 350.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Monthly.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 105 hours annually.
Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection shows, for each reporting carrier,
the average number of employees at mid-month in the six job
classification groups that encompass all railroad employees. See 49 CFR
1246. The information is used by the Board to forecast labor costs and
measure the efficiency of the reporting railroads. The information is
also used by the Board to evaluate the impact on rail employees of
proposed regulated transactions, including mergers and consolidations,
acquisitions of control, purchases, and abandonments. Other Federal
agencies and industry groups, including the Railroad Retirement Board,
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Association of American Railroads, use
the information contained in these reports to monitor railroad
operations. Certain information from these reports is compiled and
published on the Board's Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov. The
information contained in these reports is not available from any other
source.
Collection Number 6
Title: Annual Report of Cars Loaded and Cars Terminated.
OMB Control Number: 2140-----.
Form Number: Form STB-54.
Type of Review: Existing collection in use without an OMB control
number.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 28 hours annually.
Total Annual ``Non Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection reports the number of cars loaded
and cars terminated on the reporting carrier's line. See 49 CFR 1247.
Information in this report is entered into the Board's URCS, the uses
of which are explained under Collection Number 1. This collection was
authorized in Modification of Class I Reporting Regulations, STB Ex
Parte No. 583 (STB served Jan. 5, 2001); 66 FR 1051-01 (2001). There is
no other source for the information contained in this report.
Collection Number 7
OMB Control Number: 2140-0001.
Title: Quarterly Report of Freight Commodity Statistics (Form QCS).
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously
approved collection for which OMB control number has expired.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Fewer than 10.
Estimated Time per Response: 217 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly, with an annual summation.
Total Annual Hour Burden: 6,076 hours annually.
Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: This collection, which is based on information
contained in waybills used by railroads in the ordinary course of
business, reports car loadings and total revenues by commodity code for
each commodity that moved on the railroad during the reporting period.
See 49 CFR 1248. Information in this report is entered into the Board's
URCS, the uses of which are explained under Collection Number 1. There
is no other source for the information contained in this report.
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 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. Section 3507(b) of the PRA
requires, concurrent with an agency's submitting a collection to OMB
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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: November 8, 2005.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-22540 Filed 11-10-05; 8:45 am]
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