60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Approval for Information Collections: Joint Notice of Intent To Arbitrate and Notice of Availability for Arbitrator Roster, 54615-54616 [2020-19411]
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Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: There
are no other costs identified because
filings are submitted electronically to
the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR part
1250, the Board requires the nation’s
seven Class I (large) railroads and the
Chicago Transportation Coordination
Office (CTCO), through its Class I
members, to report certain railroad
service performance metrics on a
weekly basis and certain other
information on a quarterly and
occasional basis. This collection of rail
service data aids the Board in
identifying rail service issues, allowing
the Board to better understand current
service issues and to identify and
address potential future regional and
national service disruptions more
quickly. The transparency resulting
from this collection also benefits rail
shippers and other stakeholders by
helping them to better plan operations
and make informed decisions based on
publicly available, near real-time data
and their own analysis of performance
trends over time.
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.
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for the existing
collections without OMB control
numbers of the Joint Notice of Intent to
Arbitrate and Notice of Availability for
Arbitrator Roster, as described
separately below.
DATES: Comments on these information
collections should be submitted by
November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423–0001, and to PRA@stb.gov. When
submitting comments, please refer to
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
Arbitration Procedures under 49 CFR
1108.’’ 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
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Dated: August 28, 2020.
Aretha Laws-Byrum,
Clearance Clerk.
Description of Collections
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Title: Joint Notice of Intent to
Arbitrate.
OMB Control Number: 2140–XXXX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection
without an OMB control number.
Respondents: Parties seeking to
submit to arbitration certain matters
before the Board.
Number of Respondents: One.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): One.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Information Collection 1
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60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Approval for Information Collections:
Joint Notice of Intent To Arbitrate and
Notice of Availability for Arbitrator
Roster
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
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Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1108.5, arbitration commences with a
written complaint that contains a
statement that the relevant parties are
participants in the Board’s arbitration
program, or that the complainant is
willing to arbitrate the dispute pursuant
to the Board’s arbitration procedures.
The respondent’s answer to the written
complaint must then indicate the
respondent’s participation in the
Board’s arbitration program or its
willingness to arbitrate the dispute at
hand pursuant to the Board’s arbitration
procedures.
As an alternative to filing a written
complaint, parties may submit a joint
notice to the Board, indicating the
consent of both parties to submit an
issue in dispute to the Board’s
arbitration program. In the joint notice,
parties state the issue(s) that they are
willing to submit to arbitration. The
notice must contain a statement that
would indicate that all relevant parties
are participants in the Board’s
arbitration program pursuant to
§ 1108.3(a), or that the relevant parties
are willing to arbitrate voluntarily a
matter pursuant to the Board’s
arbitration procedures, and the relief
requested. The notice must also indicate
whether parties have agreed to a threemember arbitration panel or a single
arbitrator and must indicate whether the
parties have mutually agreed to a lower
amount of potential liability in lieu of
the monetary award cap that would
otherwise be applicable. The joint
notice encourages greater use of
arbitration to resolve disputes at the
Board.
Information Collection 2
Title: Notice of Availability for
Arbitrator Roster.
OMB Control Number: 2140–XXXX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection
without an OMB control number.
Respondents: Potential arbitrators.
Number of Respondents: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 14.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1108.6(b), an arbitration roster is
compiled by the Chairman, and
potential interested, qualified persons
who wish to be placed on the Board’s
arbitration roster must submit notice of
their availability to be added to the
roster. The Chairman may augment the
roster at any time to include eligible
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arbitrators and remove from the roster
any arbitrators who are no longer
available or eligible. Potential arbitrators
must also update their availability and
information annually, if they wish to
remain available for the arbitration
roster. The arbitration rosters are
available to the public on the Board’s
website at https://dcmsexternal.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_
External_PROD/1581607804924/
50102.pdf.
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: August 28, 2020.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Product Exclusion
Extensions: China’s Acts, Policies, and
Practices Related to Technology
Transfer, Intellectual Property, and
Innovation
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of product exclusion
extensions.
AGENCY:
On August 20, 2019, at the
direction of the President, the U.S.
Trade Representative determined to
modify the action being taken in the
Section 301 investigation of China’s
acts, policies, and practices related to
technology transfer, intellectual
property, and innovation by imposing
additional duties of 10 percent ad
valorem on goods of China with an
annual trade value of approximately
$300 billion. The additional duties on
products in List 1, which is set out in
Annex A of that action, became effective
on September 1, 2019. The U.S. Trade
Representative initiated a product
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exclusion process in October 2019, and
has issued eight product exclusion
notices under this action. These
exclusions will expire on September 1,
2020. On June 26, July 17, and August
11, 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative
established processes for the public to
comment on whether to extend
particular exclusions granted under the
$300 billion action for up to 12 months.
This notice announces the U.S. Trade
Representative’s determination to
extend certain exclusions through
December 31, 2020.
DATES: The product exclusion
extensions announced in this notice
will apply as of September 1, 2020, and
extend through December 31, 2020. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will
issue instructions on entry guidance and
implementation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general questions about this notice,
contact Associate General Counsel
Philip Butler or Assistant General
Counsel Benjamin Allen, or Director of
Industrial Goods Justin Hoffmann at
(202) 395–5725. For specific questions
on customs classification or
implementation of the product
exclusions identified in the Annex to
this notice, contact traderemedy@
cbp.dhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
For background on the proceedings in
this investigation, please see prior
notices including 82 FR 40213 (August
24, 2017), 83 FR 14906 (April 6, 2018),
84 FR 22564 (May 17, 2019), 84 FR
43304 (August 20, 2019), 84 FR 45821
(August 30, 2019), 84 FR 57144 (October
24, 2019), 84 FR 69447 (December 18,
2019), 85 FR 3741 (January 22, 2020), 85
FR 13970 (March 10, 2020), 85 FR 15244
(March 17, 2020), 85 FR 17936 (March
31, 2020), 85 FR 28693 (May 13, 2020),
85 FR 32099 (May 28, 2020), 85 FR
35975 (June 12, 2020), 85 FR 38482
(June 26, 2020), 85 FR 41658 (July 10,
2020), 85 FR 43639 (July 17, 2020), 85
FR 44563 (July 23, 2020), 85 FR 48595
(August 11, 2020), and 85 FR 48627
(August 11, 2020).
In a notice published on August 20,
2019, the U.S. Trade Representative, at
the direction of the President,
announced a determination to modify
the action being taken in the Section
301 investigation by imposing an
additional 10 percent ad valorem duty
on products of China with an annual
aggregate trade value of approximately
$300 billion. 84 FR 43304 (August 20
notice). The August 20 notice contains
two separate lists of tariff subheadings,
with two different effective dates. List 1,
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which is set out in Annex A of the
August 20 notice, was effective on
September 1, 2019. List 2, which is set
out in Annex C of the August 20 notice,
was scheduled to take effect on
December 15, 2019. Subsequently, the
U.S. Trade Representative announced
determinations suspending until further
notice the additional duties on products
set out in Annex C (List 2) and reducing
the additional duties for the products
covered in Annex A of (List 1) to 7.5
percent. See 84 FR 57144, 85 FR 3741.
On October 24, 2019, the U.S. Trade
Representative established a process by
which U.S. stakeholders could request
exclusion of particular products
classified within an eight-digit
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheading
covered by List 1 of the $300 billion
action from the additional duties. See 84
FR 57144 (October 24 notice). The
October 24 notice required submission
of requests for exclusion from the $300
billion action no later than January 31,
2020, and noted that the U.S. Trade
Representative periodically would
announce decisions. The U.S. Trade
Representative has issued eight notices
of product exclusions under this action.
These exclusions are scheduled to
expire on September 1, 2020.
On June 26, July 17, and August 11,
2020, the U.S. Trade Representative
invited the public to comment on
whether to extend by up to 12 months,
particular exclusions granted under the
$300 billion action. See 85 FR 38482
(June 26, 2020); 85 FR 43639 (July 17,
2020); 85 FR 48595 (August 11, 2020)
(the $300 billion extension notices).
Under the $300 billion extension
notices, commenters were asked to
address:
• Whether the particular product
and/or a comparable product is
available from sources in the United
States and/or in third countries.
• Any changes in the global supply
chain since September 2019 with
respect to the particular product, or any
other relevant industry developments.
• Efforts, if any, importers or U.S.
purchasers have undertaken since
September 2019 to source the product
from the United States or third
countries.
In addition, commenters who were
importers and/or purchasers of the
products covered by an exclusion were
asked to provide information regarding:
• Their efforts since September 2019
to source the product from the United
States or third countries.
• The value and quantity of the
Chinese-origin product covered by the
specific exclusion request purchased in
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Approval for Information
Collections: Joint Notice of Intent To Arbitrate and Notice of
Availability for Arbitrator Roster
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 the
existing collections without OMB control numbers of the Joint Notice of
Intent to Arbitrate and Notice of Availability for Arbitrator Roster,
as described separately below.
DATES: Comments on these information collections should be submitted by
November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001, and to [email protected].
When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork Reduction Act
Comments, Arbitration Procedures under 49 CFR 1108.'' 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 whether the
collection has practical utility. Submitted comments will be summarized
and included in the Board's request for OMB approval.
Description of Collections
Information Collection 1
Title: Joint Notice of Intent to Arbitrate.
OMB Control Number: 2140-XXXX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection without an OMB control number.
Respondents: Parties seeking to submit to arbitration certain
matters before the Board.
Number of Respondents: One.
Estimated Time per Response: One hour.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): One.
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are
submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR 1108.5, arbitration commences with a
written complaint that contains a statement that the relevant parties
are participants in the Board's arbitration program, or that the
complainant is willing to arbitrate the dispute pursuant to the Board's
arbitration procedures. The respondent's answer to the written
complaint must then indicate the respondent's participation in the
Board's arbitration program or its willingness to arbitrate the dispute
at hand pursuant to the Board's arbitration procedures.
As an alternative to filing a written complaint, parties may submit
a joint notice to the Board, indicating the consent of both parties to
submit an issue in dispute to the Board's arbitration program. In the
joint notice, parties state the issue(s) that they are willing to
submit to arbitration. The notice must contain a statement that would
indicate that all relevant parties are participants in the Board's
arbitration program pursuant to Sec. 1108.3(a), or that the relevant
parties are willing to arbitrate voluntarily a matter pursuant to the
Board's arbitration procedures, and the relief requested. The notice
must also indicate whether parties have agreed to a three-member
arbitration panel or a single arbitrator and must indicate whether the
parties have mutually agreed to a lower amount of potential liability
in lieu of the monetary award cap that would otherwise be applicable.
The joint notice encourages greater use of arbitration to resolve
disputes at the Board.
Information Collection 2
Title: Notice of Availability for Arbitrator Roster.
OMB Control Number: 2140-XXXX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection without an OMB control number.
Respondents: Potential arbitrators.
Number of Respondents: 14.
Estimated Time per Response: One hour.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 14.
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are
submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR 1108.6(b), an arbitration roster is
compiled by the Chairman, and potential interested, qualified persons
who wish to be placed on the Board's arbitration roster must submit
notice of their availability to be added to the roster. The Chairman
may augment the roster at any time to include eligible
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arbitrators and remove from the roster any arbitrators who are no
longer available or eligible. Potential arbitrators must also update
their availability and information annually, if they wish to remain
available for the arbitration roster. The arbitration rosters are
available to the public on the Board's website at https://dcms-external.s3.amazonaws.com/DCMS_External_PROD/1581607804924/50102.pdf.
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: August 28, 2020.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2020-19411 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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