30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Household Goods Movers' Disclosure Requirements, 23590-23591 [2020-08954]
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Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): Three hours
(estimated hours per response (1) × total
number of responses (3)).
Total Annual ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’
Cost (such as start-up and mailing
costs): There are no non-hourly burden
costs for this collection.
Needs and Uses: Title XI of the FAST
Act, entitled ‘‘Passenger Rail Reform
and Investment Act of 2015,’’ gives the
Board jurisdiction to resolve cost
allocation and access disputes between
the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation (Amtrak), the states, and
potential non-Amtrak operations of
intercity passenger rail service. The
FAST Act directs the Board to establish
procedures for the resolution of these
disputes, ‘‘which may include the
provision of professional mediation
services.’’ 49 U.S.C. 24712(c)(2),
24905(c)(4). Under 49 CFR 1109.5, the
Board provides that parties to a dispute
involving the State-Sponsored Route
Committee or the Northeast Corridor
Committee may, by a letter submitted to
OPAGAC, request the Board’s informal
assistance in securing outside
professional mediation services. The
letter shall include a concise description
of the issues for which outside
professional mediation services are
sought. The collection by the Board of
these request letters enables the Board
to meet its statutory duty under the
FAST Act.
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,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: April 22, 2020.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval: Household
Goods Movers’ Disclosure
Requirements
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 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 information collection (here, thirdparty disclosures), as described below.
The Board previously published a
notice about this collection in the
Federal Register on February 24, 2020
(85 FR 10506). 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 May
28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board: Household Goods Movers’
Disclosure Requirements.’’ Written
comments for the proposed information
collection should be submitted via
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
This information collection can be
accessed by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. As an
alternative, written comments may be
directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Michael J.
McManus, 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, and to
PRA@stb.gov. For further information
regarding this collection, contact
Michael Higgins, Deputy Director,
Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance,
at (202) 245–0284 or 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
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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: Household Goods Movers’
Disclosure Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0027.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Household goods
movers that desire to offer a rate
limiting their liability on interstate
moves to anything less than
replacement value of the goods.
Number of Respondents: 4,500 (This
is the approximate number of active
household goods carriers in the United
States according to the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration. See 2019
Pocket Guide to Large Truck and Bus
Statistics (January 2020) section 1–7
Household Goods Carriers and Brokers
Operating in the United States, 2014–
2018.))
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: None. The
change to the estimate form was a onetime, start-up cost, which was
considered in the cost analysis of the
Board’s initial approval for this
collection. The Board’s initial request
for approval estimated that 15 of the
approximately 4,500 household goods
movers were large firms that print their
own forms and would have to produce
modified forms to meet the new
requirement. Further, any new large
mover entrants would have to create
forms based on other agency
regulations—with or without the
released rate disclosure—and, therefore,
there is no hourly burden for this
collection.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost:
Movers may provide these forms to
shippers electronically. Further, as with
the burden hours above, the one-time,
start-up costs that were previously
considered will no longer apply to
existing movers, and new entrants will
not incur any significant cost to add
released rate information to the forms
already required under other agency
regulations. Therefore, there is no
discernable, non-hourly cost burden for
this collection.
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Needs and Uses: In the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users, section 4215, Public Law 109–59,
119 Stat. 1144, 1760 (2005), Congress
directed the Board to review consumer
protection regulations concerning the
loss or damage that occurs during
interstate household goods moves. In
Docket No. RR 999, the Board required
household goods motor carriers and
freight forwarders wishing to offer a rate
limiting their liability on interstate
moves to anything less than
replacement value of the goods to
provide their customers with clear
written information concerning the two
available cargo-liability options (a full
replacement-value protection option
and a lower, released-rate protection
option). Movers are required to provide
this information on the standard written
estimate form that the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration requires
movers to provide to their household
goods moving customers. See 49 CFR
375.213. This information allows for
early notice to household goods moving
customers regarding the two liability
options, as well as adequate time and
information to help consumers decide
which option to choose. If the customer
elects anything other than full-value
protection, the mover must inform the
customer of his or her rights and obtain
a signed waiver, as provided on the
form. By imposing these notice
requirements, this collection enables the
Board to meet its statutory duty.
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,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: April 22, 2020.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2020–08954 Filed 4–27–20; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval: Petitions for
Declaratory Order and Petitions for
Relief Not Otherwise Specified
Notice and Request for
Comments.
ACTION:
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 extensions of the
collections regarding petitions for
declaratory order and petitions for relief
not otherwise specified, as described
below. The Board previously published
a notice about these collections in the
Federal Register on February 24, 2020
(85 FR 10508). That notice allowed for
a 60-day public review and comment
period. No comments were received.
DATE: Comments on these information
collections should be submitted by May
28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board: Petitions for Declaratory Order
and Petitions for Relief Not Otherwise
Specified.’’ Written comments for the
proposed information collection should
be submitted via www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. This information
collection can be accessed by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. As an alternative,
written comments may be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus,
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, and to
PRA@stb.gov. For further information
regarding this collection, contact
Michael Higgins, Deputy Director,
Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance,
at (202) 245–0284 or michael.higgins@
stb.gov. Assistance for the hearing
impaired is available through the
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For each
collection, comments are requested
concerning: (1) The accuracy of the
Board’s burden estimates; (2) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
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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 Collections
Collection Number 1
Title: Petitions for declaratory order.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0031.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Affected shippers,
railroads, communities, and other
stakeholders that choose to seek a
declaratory order from the Board to
terminate a controversy or remove
uncertainty.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 10.
Estimated Time Per Response: 183
hours.
Frequency: On occasion. In calendar
years 2017–2019, approximately 10
petitions for declaratory order were filed
with the Board per year.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 1,830 hours
(estimated hours per petition (183) ×
total number of petitions (10)).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost:
$12,360 (estimated non-hour burden
cost per petition ($1,236) × total number
of petitions (10)).
Needs and Uses: Under 5 U.S.C.
554(e) and 49 U.S.C. 1321, the Board
may issue a declaratory order to
terminate a controversy or remove
uncertainty. Because petitions for
declaratory order can encompass a
broad range of issues and types of
requests, the Board does not prescribe
specific instructions for their filing. The
collection by the Board regarding
petitions for declaratory order that
parties choose to file enables the Board
to meet its statutory duty to regulate the
rail industry.
Collection Number 2
Title: Petitions for relief not otherwise
provided.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0030.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Affected shippers,
railroads, communities, and other
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Household
Goods Movers' Disclosure Requirements
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 information collection (here, third-party
disclosures), as described below. The Board previously published a
notice about this collection in the Federal Register on February 24,
2020 (85 FR 10506). 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
May 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board: Household Goods
Movers' Disclosure Requirements.'' Written comments for the proposed
information collection should be submitted via www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. This information collection can be accessed by selecting
``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the
search function. As an alternative, written comments may be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus, 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, and
to [email protected]. For further information regarding this collection,
contact Michael Higgins, Deputy Director, Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance, at (202) 245-0284 or
[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 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: Household Goods Movers' Disclosure Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0027.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Household goods movers that desire to offer a rate
limiting their liability on interstate moves to anything less than
replacement value of the goods.
Number of Respondents: 4,500 (This is the approximate number of
active household goods carriers in the United States according to the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. See 2019 Pocket Guide to
Large Truck and Bus Statistics (January 2020) section 1-7 Household
Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in the United States, 2014-2018.))
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours: None. The change to the estimate form was a
one-time, start-up cost, which was considered in the cost analysis of
the Board's initial approval for this collection. The Board's initial
request for approval estimated that 15 of the approximately 4,500
household goods movers were large firms that print their own forms and
would have to produce modified forms to meet the new requirement.
Further, any new large mover entrants would have to create forms based
on other agency regulations--with or without the released rate
disclosure--and, therefore, there is no hourly burden for this
collection.
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: Movers may provide these forms to
shippers electronically. Further, as with the burden hours above, the
one-time, start-up costs that were previously considered will no longer
apply to existing movers, and new entrants will not incur any
significant cost to add released rate information to the forms already
required under other agency regulations. Therefore, there is no
discernable, non-hourly cost burden for this collection.
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Needs and Uses: In the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users, section 4215, Public Law
109-59, 119 Stat. 1144, 1760 (2005), Congress directed the Board to
review consumer protection regulations concerning the loss or damage
that occurs during interstate household goods moves. In Docket No. RR
999, the Board required household goods motor carriers and freight
forwarders wishing to offer a rate limiting their liability on
interstate moves to anything less than replacement value of the goods
to provide their customers with clear written information concerning
the two available cargo-liability options (a full replacement-value
protection option and a lower, released-rate protection option). Movers
are required to provide this information on the standard written
estimate form that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
requires movers to provide to their household goods moving customers.
See 49 CFR 375.213. This information allows for early notice to
household goods moving customers regarding the two liability options,
as well as adequate time and information to help consumers decide which
option to choose. If the customer elects anything other than full-value
protection, the mover must inform the customer of his or her rights and
obtain a signed waiver, as provided on the form. By imposing these
notice requirements, this collection enables the Board to meet its
statutory duty.
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,
including each proposed extension of an existing collection of
information.
Dated: April 22, 2020.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2020-08954 Filed 4-27-20; 8:45 am]
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