60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Arbitration “Opt-In” Notices, 67989-67990 [2019-26782]
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interest. I have ordered that Public
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval: System
Diagram Maps
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the collection of system diagram maps,
described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423–0001, or to PRA@stb.gov. When
submitting comments, please refer to
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
System Diagram Maps.’’ For further
information regarding this collection,
contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245–
0333 or pedro.ramirez@stb.gov.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are requested concerning: (1) The
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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
Title: System Diagram Maps (or, in the
case of Class III carriers, the alternative
narrative description of rail system).
OMB Control Number: 2140–0003.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Common carrier freight
railroads that are either new or reporting
changes in the status of one or more of
their rail lines.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 5 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ Cost: No
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection have been
identified. The information is submitted
electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1152.10–1152.13, railroads subject to
the Board’s jurisdiction must keep
current system diagram maps on file, or
alternatively, in the case of a Class III
carrier (a carrier with annual operating
revenues of $39,194,876 or less in 2018
dollars), to submit the same information
in narrative form. The information
sought in this collection identifies all
lines in a particular railroad’s system,
categorized to indicate the likelihood
that service on a particular line will be
abandoned and/or whether service on a
line is currently provided under the
financial assistance provisions of 49
U.S.C. 10904. Carriers are obligated to
amend these maps as the need to change
the category of any particular line arises.
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. Under 44 U.S.C.
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3506(c)(2)(A), federal agencies are
required to provide, prior to an agency’s
submitting a collection to OMB for
approval, a 60-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: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval: Arbitration
‘‘Opt-In’’ Notices
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the collection of Arbitration ‘‘Opt-in’’
Notices, described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423–0001, or to PRA@stb.gov. When
submitting comments, please refer to
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
Arbitration ‘‘Opt-in’’ Notice.’’ 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 Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
SUMMARY:
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whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent to Seek
Extension of Approval: Rail
Depreciation Studies
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Description of Collection
Title: Arbitration ‘‘Opt-in’’ Notices.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0020.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: All regulated rail
carriers.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 1.0 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under the Interstate
Commerce Act, as amended by the ICC
Termination Act of 1995, Public Law
No. 104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995), the
Board is responsible for the economic
regulation of common carrier rail
transportation. Under 49 CFR 1108.3,
rail carriers subject to the Board’s
jurisdiction may agree to participate in
the Board’s arbitration program by filing
a notice with the Board to ‘‘opt in.’’
Once a rail carrier is participating in the
Board’s arbitration program, it may
discontinue its participation only by
filing a notice to ‘‘opt out’’ with the
Board, which would become effective
90 days after its filing.
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. Under 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), federal agencies are
required to provide, prior to an agency’s
submitting a collection to OMB for
approval, a 60-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: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the collection of Rail Depreciation
Studies, described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423–0001, or to PRA@stb.gov. When
submitting comments, please refer to
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
Rail Depreciation Studies.’’ For further
information regarding this collection,
contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245–
0333 or pedro.ramirez@stb.gov.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
SUMMARY:
Description of Collection
Title: Rail Depreciation Studies.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0028.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: 7.
Estimated Time per Response:
Approximately 250 hours per study
(estimating that studies will require
between 125 hours and 375 hours
depending on the extent to which the
carrier provides assistance to outside
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consultants performing the study for
them).
Frequency of Response: Bi-annual.
(Under 49 CFR part 1201, §§ 4–1 to 4–
4, the Board requires all Class I (large)
carriers to submit depreciation studies
no less than every three years for
equipment property and every six years
for road property. That means that for
any given six-year period, the Class I
railroads must submit no less than three
depreciation reports, or the equivalent
of 0.5 depreciation reports per year.)
Total Annual Hour Burden: 875 hours
(250 hours × 0.5 studies/year × 7 Class
I railroads).
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost: Approximately $175,000 per year.
Board staff estimates that each study
will cost between $20,000 and $80,000,
which equals a cost of approximately
$10,000-$40,000 per year. Using an
average cost ($25,000 per year × 7 Class
I railroads), the non-hour burden cost is
estimated to be approximately $175,000
per year.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR part
1201, §§ 4–1 to 4–4, the Board is
required to identify those classes of
property for which rail carriers may
include depreciation charges under
operating expenses, and the Board must
also prescribe a rate of depreciation that
may be charged to those classes of
property. Under 49 U.S.C. 11145, Class
I rail carriers are required to submit
Depreciation Studies to the Board.
Information in these studies is not
available from any other source. The
Board uses the information in these
studies to prescribe depreciation rates.
These depreciation rate prescriptions
state the period for which the
depreciation rates therein are
applicable. Class I railroads apply the
prescribed depreciation rates to their
investment base to determine monthly
and annual depreciation expense. This
expense is included in the railroads’
operating expenses, which are reported
in their R–1 reports (OMB Control
Number 2140–0009). Operating
expenses are used to develop operating
costs for application in various
proceedings before the Board, such as in
rate reasonableness cases and in the
determination of railroad ‘‘revenue
adequacy.’’
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. Under 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), federal agencies are
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval:
Arbitration ``Opt-In'' Notices
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent
to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an
extension of the collection of Arbitration ``Opt-in'' Notices,
described below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001, or to [email protected].
When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork Reduction Act
Comments, Arbitration ``Opt-in'' Notice.'' 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 Relay Service at
(800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
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whether the collection has practical utility. Submitted comments will
be summarized and included in the Board's request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Arbitration ``Opt-in'' Notices.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0020.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: All regulated rail carriers.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 1.0 hours.
Total ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are
submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended by
the ICC Termination Act of 1995, Public Law No. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803
(1995), the Board is responsible for the economic regulation of common
carrier rail transportation. Under 49 CFR 1108.3, rail carriers subject
to the Board's jurisdiction may agree to participate in the Board's
arbitration program by filing a notice with the Board to ``opt in.''
Once a rail carrier is participating in the Board's arbitration
program, it may discontinue its participation only by filing a notice
to ``opt out'' with the Board, which would become effective 90 days
after its filing.
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. Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), federal
agencies are required to provide, prior to an agency's submitting a
collection to OMB for approval, a 60-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: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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