30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval and Merger of Collections: Statutory Authority To Preserve Rail Service, 29864-29865 [2018-13698]
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We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
DS–1884 solicits information from
petitioners claiming employment-based
immigrant visa preference under section
203(b)(4) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act on the basis of
qualification as a special immigrant
described in section 101(a)(27)(D) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act. A
petitioner may file the DS–1884 petition
within one year of notification by the
Department of State that the Secretary
has approved a recommendation that
such special immigrant status be
accorded to the alien. DS–1884 solicits
information that will assist the consular
officer in ensuring that the petitioner is
statutorily qualified to receive such
status, including meeting the years of
service and exceptional service
requirements.
Methodology
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The form can be obtained from posts
abroad or through the Department’s
website. The application available on
the Department’s website allows an
applicant to complete the application
electronically and then print the
application and submit it to post.
Edward J Ramotowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Department of State.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval and Merger of
Collections: Statutory Authority To
Preserve Rail Service
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface
Transportation Board (STB or Board)
gives notice that it is requesting from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) an extension of approval for the
information collections required under
section 8(d) of the National Trails
System Act (Trails Act). The Board is
also seeking approval to merge into this
collection (OMB Control Number: 2140–
0022) the collection of information
about notifications of Trails Act
agreement and substitute sponsorship
(OMB Control Number: 2140–0017). The
Board previously published a notice
about this collection in the Federal
Register (Apr. 18, 2018). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by July
26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board: Statutory Authority to Preserve
Rail Service.’’ These comments should
be directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Joseph B.
Nye, Surface Transportation Board Desk
Officer: by email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–1743;
or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Please also direct comments to Chris
Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to pra@
stb.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding this
collection, contact Michael Higgins,
Deputy Director, Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance at (202) 245–0284 or at
michael.higgins@stb.gov. Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
currently collects information from
those seeking statutory authority to
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preserve rail carrier service under OMB
Control Number 2140–0022. The
authority under OMB Control Number
2140–0022 includes the collection of
information under the Trails Act, such
as the notifications of Trails Act
agreement and substitute sponsorship,
which is also addressed under OMB
Control Number 2140–0017. This
request proposes to combine collections
under Control Numbers 2140–0017 and
2140–0022, with 2140–0022 being the
survivor. The Board will request to
discontinue Control Number 2140–0017
upon OMB approval of the merger.
Comments are requested 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 the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection 1
Title: Statutory Authority to Preserve
Rail Service.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0022.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Affected shippers,
communities, or other interested
persons seeking to preserve rail service
over rail lines that are proposed or
identified for abandonment, and
railroads that are required to provide
information to the offeror or applicant.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Frequency: On occasion.
TABLE—NUMBER OF YEARLY
RESPONSES
Type of filing
Number of
filings
Offer of Financial Assistance ...
OFA—Railroad Reply to Request for Information .............
OFA—Request to Set Terms
and Conditions ......................
Request for Public Use Condition ........................................
Feeder Line Application ............
Trail Use Request .....................
Trail Use Request Extension ....
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 826 Hours
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of Interim Trail Use (CITU). The CITU/
NITU permits parties, for 180 days, to
negotiate for an interim trail use/
railbanking agreement for the rail line.
If parties reach an agreement, the CITU/
TABLE—ESTIMATED HOURS PER
NITU automatically authorizes interim
RESPONSE
trail use/railbanking, and the parties
Number of
must notify the Board that they have
Type of filing
hours per
reached an agreement. The interim trails
response
use/railbanking preserves the rail
Offer of Financial Assistance ...
32 corridor for possible future use as an
active rail line again. If no agreement is
OFA—Railroad Reply to Request for Information .............
10 reached, then upon expiration of the
negotiation period, the CITU/NITU
OFA—Request to Set Terms
and Conditions ......................
4 authorizes the railroad to exercise its
Request for Public Use Condioption to fully abandon the line without
tion ........................................
2 further action by the Board.
Feeder Line Application ............
70
The collection by the Board of these
Trail Use Request .....................
4
offers, requests, and applications, and
Trail Use Request Extension ....
4
the railroad’s replies (when required),
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None enables the Board to meet its statutory
duty to regulate the referenced rail
identified. Filings may be submitted
transactions.
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under Interstate
Description of Collection 2
Commerce Act, amended by the ICC
Title: Notifications of Trails Act
Termination Act of 1995, Public Law
Agreement and Substitute Sponsorship.
No. 104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995),
OMB Control Number: 2140–0017.
amended by the Surface Transportation
STB Form Number: None.
Board Reauthorization Act of 2015,
Type of Review: Merger.
Public Law 114–110 (2015), and under
Respondents: Rail carriers; parties to
Section 8(d) of the Trails Act, and the
an interim trail use agreement;
related regulations, persons seeking to
substitute trail sponsors; and state and
preserve rail service over a rail line that local governments.
is in the process of being abandoned
Number of Respondents: 40.
may file pleadings before the Board to
Estimated Time per Response: One
acquire or subsidize a rail line for
hour.
continued service, or to impose what is
Frequency: On occasion.
known as a trail use/railbanking or
Total Burden Hours (annually
public use condition.
including all respondents): 40 hours.
First, under 49 U.S.C. 10904, the
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
filing of an ‘‘Offer of Financial
identified. Filings may be submitted
Assistance’’ (OFA) starts a process of
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: As described in
negotiations to define the financial
‘‘Description of Collection 1’’ above, the
assistance needed to purchase or
STB will issue a CITU or NITU to a
subsidize the rail line sought for
prospective trail sponsor who seeks a
abandonment. Once the OFA is filed,
trails use/railbanking agreement with
the offeror may request additional
information from the railroad, which the the rail carrier of the rail line that is
being abandoned. The CITU/NITU
railroad must provide. If the parties
permits parties, for 180 days, to
cannot agree to the sale or subsidy,
negotiate for a trails use/railbanking
either party also may file a request for
agreement. If parties reach an
the Board to set the terms and
agreement, then, under 49 CFR 1152.29,
conditions of the financial assistance.
they must jointly notify the Board of
Or, under section 10905, a public use
that fact and must identify the exact
request allows the Board to impose a
location of the right-of-way subject to
180-day public use condition on the
the agreement, including a map and
abandonment of a rail line, permitting
milepost marker information. The rules
the parties to negotiate a public use for
also require parties to file a petition to
the rail line. Alternatively, under
modify or vacate the CITU/NITU if the
section 10907, a feeder line application
trail use/railbanking agreement applies
provides the basis for authorizing an
to less of the right-of-way than what is
involuntary sale of a rail line.
Finally, under the Trails Act, a trail
covered by the CITU/NITU. Finally, the
use request, if agreed upon by the
rules require that a substitute trail
abandoning carrier, requires the Board
sponsor must acknowledge that interim
to condition the abandonment by
trail use is subject to restoration and
issuing what is known as a Notice of
reactivation at any time. The collection
Interim Trail Use (NITU) or Certificate
by the Board of this information enables
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the agency to ensure that the
documentation for activities under the
Trails Act remains current.
Under the PRA, a federal agency that
conducts or sponsors 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
for approval, a 30-day notice and
comment period through publication in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information.
Dated: June 21, 2018.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval and Merger
of Collections: Statutory Authority To Preserve Rail Service
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice that it is
requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) an extension
of approval for the information collections required under section 8(d)
of the National Trails System Act (Trails Act). The Board is also
seeking approval to merge into this collection (OMB Control Number:
2140-0022) the collection of information about notifications of Trails
Act agreement and substitute sponsorship (OMB Control Number: 2140-
0017). The Board previously published a notice about this collection in
the Federal Register (Apr. 18, 2018). That notice allowed for a 60-day
public review and comment period. No comments were received.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
July 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board: Statutory
Authority to Preserve Rail Service.'' These comments should be directed
to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Joseph B. Nye, Surface Transportation
Board Desk Officer: by email at [email protected]; by fax at
(202) 395-1743; or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503. Please also direct comments to Chris Oehrle, PRA
Officer, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423-0001, or to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this
collection, contact Michael Higgins, Deputy Director, Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0284 or
at [email protected]. Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board currently collects information
from those seeking statutory authority to preserve rail carrier service
under OMB Control Number 2140-0022. The authority under OMB Control
Number 2140-0022 includes the collection of information under the
Trails Act, such as the notifications of Trails Act agreement and
substitute sponsorship, which is also addressed under OMB Control
Number 2140-0017. This request proposes to combine collections under
Control Numbers 2140-0017 and 2140-0022, with 2140-0022 being the
survivor. The Board will request to discontinue Control Number 2140-
0017 upon OMB approval of the merger.
Comments are requested 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 the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Board, including whether the collection has practical utility.
Submitted comments will be summarized and included in the Board's
request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection 1
Title: Statutory Authority to Preserve Rail Service.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0022.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Affected shippers, communities, or other interested
persons seeking to preserve rail service over rail lines that are
proposed or identified for abandonment, and railroads that are required
to provide information to the offeror or applicant.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Frequency: On occasion.
Table--Number of Yearly Responses
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Number of
Type of filing filings
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Offer of Financial Assistance.............................. 1
OFA--Railroad Reply to Request for Information............. 1
OFA--Request to Set Terms and Conditions................... 1
Request for Public Use Condition........................... 1
Feeder Line Application.................................... 5
Trail Use Request.......................................... 23
Trail Use Request Extension................................ 84
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Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 826 Hours
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(sum total of estimated hours per response x number of responses for
each type of filing).
Table--Estimated Hours per Response
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Number of
Type of filing hours per
response
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Offer of Financial Assistance.............................. 32
OFA--Railroad Reply to Request for Information............. 10
OFA--Request to Set Terms and Conditions................... 4
Request for Public Use Condition........................... 2
Feeder Line Application.................................... 70
Trail Use Request.......................................... 4
Trail Use Request Extension................................ 4
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Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings may be
submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under Interstate Commerce Act, amended by the ICC
Termination Act of 1995, Public Law No. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995),
amended by the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of
2015, Public Law 114-110 (2015), and under Section 8(d) of the Trails
Act, and the related regulations, persons seeking to preserve rail
service over a rail line that is in the process of being abandoned may
file pleadings before the Board to acquire or subsidize a rail line for
continued service, or to impose what is known as a trail use/
railbanking or public use condition.
First, under 49 U.S.C. 10904, the filing of an ``Offer of Financial
Assistance'' (OFA) starts a process of negotiations to define the
financial assistance needed to purchase or subsidize the rail line
sought for abandonment. Once the OFA is filed, the offeror may request
additional information from the railroad, which the railroad must
provide. If the parties cannot agree to the sale or subsidy, either
party also may file a request for the Board to set the terms and
conditions of the financial assistance. Or, under section 10905, a
public use request allows the Board to impose a 180-day public use
condition on the abandonment of a rail line, permitting the parties to
negotiate a public use for the rail line. Alternatively, under section
10907, a feeder line application provides the basis for authorizing an
involuntary sale of a rail line.
Finally, under the Trails Act, a trail use request, if agreed upon
by the abandoning carrier, requires the Board to condition the
abandonment by issuing what is known as a Notice of Interim Trail Use
(NITU) or Certificate of Interim Trail Use (CITU). The CITU/NITU
permits parties, for 180 days, to negotiate for an interim trail use/
railbanking agreement for the rail line. If parties reach an agreement,
the CITU/NITU automatically authorizes interim trail use/railbanking,
and the parties must notify the Board that they have reached an
agreement. The interim trails use/railbanking preserves the rail
corridor for possible future use as an active rail line again. If no
agreement is reached, then upon expiration of the negotiation period,
the CITU/NITU authorizes the railroad to exercise its option to fully
abandon the line without further action by the Board.
The collection by the Board of these offers, requests, and
applications, and the railroad's replies (when required), enables the
Board to meet its statutory duty to regulate the referenced rail
transactions.
Description of Collection 2
Title: Notifications of Trails Act Agreement and Substitute
Sponsorship.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0017.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Merger.
Respondents: Rail carriers; parties to an interim trail use
agreement; substitute trail sponsors; and state and local governments.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Estimated Time per Response: One hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 40 hours.
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings may be
submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: As described in ``Description of Collection 1''
above, the STB will issue a CITU or NITU to a prospective trail sponsor
who seeks a trails use/railbanking agreement with the rail carrier of
the rail line that is being abandoned. The CITU/NITU permits parties,
for 180 days, to negotiate for a trails use/railbanking agreement. If
parties reach an agreement, then, under 49 CFR 1152.29, they must
jointly notify the Board of that fact and must identify the exact
location of the right-of-way subject to the agreement, including a map
and milepost marker information. The rules also require parties to file
a petition to modify or vacate the CITU/NITU if the trail use/
railbanking agreement applies to less of the right-of-way than what is
covered by the CITU/NITU. Finally, the rules require that a substitute
trail sponsor must acknowledge that interim trail use is subject to
restoration and reactivation at any time. The collection by the Board
of this information enables the agency to ensure that the documentation
for activities under the Trails Act remains current.
Under the PRA, a federal agency that conducts or sponsors 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 for
approval, a 30-day notice and comment period through publication in the
Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information.
Dated: June 21, 2018.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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