60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Approval for Information Collections: Joint Notice of Intent To Arbitrate and Notice of Availability for Arbitrator Roster, 73388-73389 [2023-23600]
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May 8, 2023.3 On June 14, 2023,
pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,4
the Commission designated a longer
period within which to approve the
proposed rule change, disapprove the
proposed rule change, or institute
proceedings to determine whether to
approve or disapprove the proposed
rule change.5 The Commission received
one comment regarding the proposal.6
On August 2, 2023, the Commission
instituted proceedings under Section
19(b)(2)(B) of the Act 7 to determine
whether to approve or disapprove the
proposed rule change. On September 26,
2023, the Commission designated a
longer period within which to
determine to approve or disapprove the
proposed rule change.8 On October 12,
2023, the Exchange withdrew the
proposed rule change (SR–MIAX–2023–
19).
For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
authority.9
Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–23497 Filed 10–24–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
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
Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 information collections of the Joint
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SUMMARY:
3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 97421
(May 2, 2023), 88 FR 29725 (May 8, 2023).
4 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
5 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 97727
(June 14, 2023), 88 FR 40366 (June 21, 2023). The
Commission designated August 6, 2023, as the date
by which the Commission shall approve or
disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine
whether to approve or disapprove, the proposed
rule change.
6 See letter from Ellen Greene, Managing Director,
Equities & Options Market Structure, SIFMA, to
Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, Commission, dated
July 5, 2023.
7 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
8 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34–
98541 (Sept. 26, 2023), 88 FR 67834 (Oct. 2, 2023).
The Commission designated January 3, 2024, as the
date by which the Commission would approve or
disapprove the proposed rule change.
9 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).
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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
December 26, 2023.
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 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
RCPA@stb.gov. If you require an
accommodation under the Americans
with Disabilities Act, please call (202)
245–0245.
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 Information Collections
OMB Control Number: 2140–0038.
Information Collection 1
Title: Joint Notice of Intent to
Arbitrate.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
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 hour.
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
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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 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.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Potential arbitrators.
Number of Respondents: 23.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 23 hours.
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
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
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roster. The arbitration rosters are
available to the public on the Board’s
website at https://www.stb.gov/
resources/litigation-alternatives/
arbitration/#arbitration-procedures.
The Board makes this submission
because, 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: October 20, 2023.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
Board) gives notice of its intent to seek
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for an extension of
the information collection of Rail
Service Data, as described below.
Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
December 26, 2023.
DATES:
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 Service Data.’’ For further
information regarding this collection,
contact Michael Higgins, Deputy
Director, Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance
(OPAGAC), at (202) 245–0284 and at
Michael.Higgins@stb.gov. If you require
an accommodation under the Americans
with Disabilities Act, please call (202)
245–0245.
ADDRESSES:
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: Rail Service Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0033.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Class I railroads (on
behalf of themselves and the Chicago
Transportation Coordination Office
(‘‘CTCO’’)).
Number of Respondents: Seven.
Estimated Time per Response: The
collection seeks three related responses,
as indicated in the table below.
TABLE—ESTIMATED TIME PER
RESPONSE
Estimated
time per
response
(hours)
Type of responses
Weekly ..................................
Semi-annual ..........................
On occasion ..........................
1.5
7
7
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval for Information
Collection: Rail Service Data
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
SUMMARY:
Frequency: The frequencies of the
collection are set forth in the table
below.
TABLE—FREQUENCY OF RESPONSES
Frequency of
responses
(years)
Type of responses
Weekly ..................................
Semi-annual ..........................
On occasion ..........................
52
2
1
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): The total
annual burden hours are estimated to be
no more than 651 hours per year, as
indicated in the table below.
TABLE—TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
[Per year]
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Estimated
time per
response
(hours)
Number of
respondents
Type of responses
Frequency
of responses
(years)
Total yearly
burden
(hours)
Weekly .............................................................................................................
Semi-annual .....................................................................................................
On occasion .....................................................................................................
7
7
1
1.5
7
7
52
2
1
546
98
7
Total ..........................................................................................................
........................
........................
........................
651
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
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members, to report certain railroad
service performance metrics on a
weekly basis and certain other
information on a semi-annual 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
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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
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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 an
extension of the information collections 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
December 26, 2023.
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 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]. If you require an
accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call
(202) 245-0245.
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 Information Collections
OMB Control Number: 2140-0038.
Information Collection 1
Title: Joint Notice of Intent to Arbitrate.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
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 hour.
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 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.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Potential arbitrators.
Number of Respondents: 23.
Estimated Time per Response: One hour.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 23 hours.
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 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
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roster. The arbitration rosters are available to the public on the
Board's website at https://www.stb.gov/resources/litigation-alternatives/arbitration/#arbitration-procedures.
The Board makes this submission because, 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: October 20, 2023.
Eden Besera,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-23600 Filed 10-24-23; 8:45 am]
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