[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3968-3969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00855]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3519 (PRA), gives
notice that the Board will seek from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) an extension of approval for the currently approved
collection, system diagram maps, described below. The Board is seeking
comments regarding this collection concerning (1) Whether the
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Board, including whether the collection has practical utility; (2)
the accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4)
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. 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: 3.
Estimated Time per Response: 7.1 hours, based on average time
reported in informal survey of respondents.
Frequency of Response: 1.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 21 hours.
Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: None have been identified.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR 1152.10-1152.13, all railroads subject
to the Board's jurisdiction are required to keep current system diagram
maps on file, or alternatively, in the case of a Class III carrier (a
carrier with assets of not more than $34,656,908 in 2011 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. The Board uses this
information to facilitate informed decision making, and this
information, which is available to the public from the carrier by
request, 49 CFR 1152.12(c)(3), may serve as notice to the shipping
public of the carrier's intent to abandon or retain a line.
Deadline: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection
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should submit comments by March 18, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Marilyn R. Levitt, Office of the
General Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Suite
1260, Washington, DC 20423, [email protected], or by fax at (202)
245-0460). When submitting comments, refer to the OMB number and title
of the information collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Levitt at (202) 245-0269 or
[email protected]. The regulations governing this collection may be
viewed at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div6&view=text&node=49:8.1.1.2.67.2&idno=49. A copy of
the regulations pertaining to this information collection may be
obtained by contacting Christine Glaab, STB Librarian at (202) 245-0406
or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency conducting
or sponsoring a collection of information must display a currently
valid OMB control number. 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 Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, Federal agencies are required to provide 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, before submitting
the collection to OMB for approval.
Dated: January 11, 2013.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-00855 Filed 1-16-13; 8:45 am]
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