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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2023 / UA: Reg Flex Agenda
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
49 CFR Ch. X
[STB Ex Parte No. 536 (Sub-No. 53)]
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Surface Transportation Board.
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Chairman of the Surface
Transportation Board is publishing the
Regulatory Flexibility Agenda for fall
2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
contact person is identified for each of
the rules listed below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq., sets forth several
requirements for agency rulemaking.
Among other things, the RFA requires
that, semiannually, each agency shall
publish in the Federal Register a
Regulatory Flexibility Agenda, which
shall contain:
(1) A brief description of the subject
area of any rule that the agency expects
to propose or promulgate, which is
SUMMARY:
likely to have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities.
(2) A summary of the nature of any
such rule under consideration for each
subject area listed in the agenda
pursuant to paragraph (1), the objectives
and legal basis for the issuance of the
rule, and an approximate schedule for
completing action on any rule for which
the agency has issued a general notice
of proposed rulemaking; and
(3) The name and telephone number
of an agency official knowledgeable
about the items listed in paragraph (1).
Accordingly, a list of proceedings
appears below containing information
about subject areas in which the Board
is currently conducting rulemaking
proceedings or may institute such
proceedings soon. It also contains
information about existing regulations
being reviewed to determine whether to
propose modifications through
rulemaking.
The agenda represents the Chairman’s
best estimate of rules that may be
considered over the next 12 months but
does not necessarily reflect the views of
any other individual Board Member.
However, section 602(d) of the RFA, 5
U.S.C. 602(d), provides: ‘‘Nothing in
[section 602] precludes an agency from
considering or acting on any matter not
included in a Regulatory Flexibility
Agenda or requires an agency to
consider or act on any matter listed in
such agenda.’’
The Chairman is publishing the
agency’s Regulatory Flexibility Agenda
for fall 2022 as part of the Unified
Agenda of Federal Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda).
The Unified Agenda is coordinated by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), pursuant to Executive Orders
12866 and 13563. The Board is
participating voluntarily in the program
to assist OMB and has included
rulemaking proceedings in the Unified
Agenda beyond those required by the
RFA.
Dated: September 30, 2022.
By the Board, Martin J. Oberman.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD—LONG-TERM ACTIONS
Title
598 ....................
Review of Commodity, Boxcar, and TOFC/COFC Exemptions, EP 704 (Sub-No. 1) ....................................
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
(STB)
Long-Term Actions
598. Review of Commodity, Boxcar, and
TOFC/COFC Exemptions, EP 704 (SubNo. 1) [2140–AB29]
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Regulation
Identifier No.
Sequence No.
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10502; 49
U.S.C. 13301
Abstract: The Board proposed to
revoke the class exemptions for the rail
transportation of: (1) crushed or broken
stone or riprap; (2) hydraulic cement;
and (3) coke produced from coal,
primary iron or steel products, and iron
or steel scrap, wastes, or tailings. On
March 19, 2019, the Board issued a
decision waiving the prohibition on ex
parte communications in this
proceeding and providing a 90-day
period for meetings with Board
members. By decision served September
30, 2020 (published October 5, 2020),
the Board invited public comment on a
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new approach its Office of Economics
has developed for possible use in
considering class exemption and
revocation issues. Board staff held
technical conferences on the proposed
approach on December 18, 2020, and
January 15, 2021.
Timetable:
Action
Date
NPRM ..................
NPRM Comment
Period End.
NPRM Reply
Comment Period End.
Request for Further Comment
in Rulemaking
Proceeding.
Comment Period
End.
Reply Comment
Period End.
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07/26/16
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08/26/16
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85 FR 62689
Action
FR Cite
Next Action Undetermined.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amy Ziehm, Branch
Chief, Office of Proceedings, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, Phone:
202 245–0391, Email: amy.ziehm@
stb.gov.
Francis O’Connor, Deputy Director,
Office of Economics, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, Phone:
202 245–0331, Email: francis.o’connor@
stb.gov.
RIN: 2140–AB29
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
49 CFR Ch. X
[STB Ex Parte No. 536 (Sub-No. 53)]
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board is publishing
the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda for fall 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person is identified for
each of the rules listed below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq., sets forth several requirements for agency
rulemaking. Among other things, the RFA requires that, semiannually,
each agency shall publish in the Federal Register a Regulatory
Flexibility Agenda, which shall contain:
(1) A brief description of the subject area of any rule that the
agency expects to propose or promulgate, which is likely to have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
(2) A summary of the nature of any such rule under consideration
for each subject area listed in the agenda pursuant to paragraph (1),
the objectives and legal basis for the issuance of the rule, and an
approximate schedule for completing action on any rule for which the
agency has issued a general notice of proposed rulemaking; and
(3) The name and telephone number of an agency official
knowledgeable about the items listed in paragraph (1).
Accordingly, a list of proceedings appears below containing
information about subject areas in which the Board is currently
conducting rulemaking proceedings or may institute such proceedings
soon. It also contains information about existing regulations being
reviewed to determine whether to propose modifications through
rulemaking.
The agenda represents the Chairman's best estimate of rules that
may be considered over the next 12 months but does not necessarily
reflect the views of any other individual Board Member. However,
section 602(d) of the RFA, 5 U.S.C. 602(d), provides: ``Nothing in
[section 602] precludes an agency from considering or acting on any
matter not included in a Regulatory Flexibility Agenda or requires an
agency to consider or act on any matter listed in such agenda.''
The Chairman is publishing the agency's Regulatory Flexibility
Agenda for fall 2022 as part of the Unified Agenda of Federal
Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Unified Agenda). The Unified
Agenda is coordinated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
pursuant to Executive Orders 12866 and 13563. The Board is
participating voluntarily in the program to assist OMB and has included
rulemaking proceedings in the Unified Agenda beyond those required by
the RFA.
Dated: September 30, 2022.
By the Board, Martin J. Oberman.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
Surface Transportation Board--Long-Term Actions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
598....................... Review of Commodity, 2140-AB29
Boxcar, and TOFC/COFC
Exemptions, EP 704 (Sub-
No. 1).
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD (STB)
Long-Term Actions
598. Review of Commodity, Boxcar, and TOFC/COFC Exemptions, EP 704
(Sub-No. 1) [2140-AB29]
Legal Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10502; 49 U.S.C. 13301
Abstract: The Board proposed to revoke the class exemptions for the
rail transportation of: (1) crushed or broken stone or riprap; (2)
hydraulic cement; and (3) coke produced from coal, primary iron or
steel products, and iron or steel scrap, wastes, or tailings. On March
19, 2019, the Board issued a decision waiving the prohibition on ex
parte communications in this proceeding and providing a 90-day period
for meetings with Board members. By decision served September 30, 2020
(published October 5, 2020), the Board invited public comment on a new
approach its Office of Economics has developed for possible use in
considering class exemption and revocation issues. Board staff held
technical conferences on the proposed approach on December 18, 2020,
and January 15, 2021.
Timetable:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 03/28/16 81 FR 17125
NPRM Comment Period End............. 07/26/16 .......................
NPRM Reply Comment Period End....... 08/26/16 .......................
Request for Further Comment in 10/05/20 85 FR 62689
Rulemaking Proceeding.
Comment Period End.................. 01/29/21 .......................
Reply Comment Period End............ 03/01/21 .......................
Next Action Undetermined............
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Amy Ziehm, Branch Chief, Office of Proceedings,
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-
0001, Phone: 202 245-0391, Email: [email protected].
Francis O'Connor, Deputy Director, Office of Economics, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001,
Phone: 202 245-0331, Email: francis.o'[email protected].
RIN: 2140-AB29
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