[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 70 (Friday, April 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20304-20305]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08150]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: 60-day notice of request for approval: Applications for Land-
Use Exemption Permits.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives 
notice of its intent to seek from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) an extension of approval for the collection of Applications for 
Land-Use Exemption Permits (for Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities).
    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10501(c)(2), as amended by the Clean 
Railroads Act of 2008 (CRA), the Board issued rules in Solid Waste Rail 
Transfer Facilities, EP 684 (served on March 24, 2011). Under these 
rules, a person seeking a Land-Use Exemption Permit must file an 
application including substantial facts and argument as to why a permit 
is necessary and, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act, 
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environmental report and/or an environmental impact statement.
    Under 49 CFR 1155.20, an applicant is required to file a notice of 
intent to apply for a land-use-exemption permit before filing its 
application. A suggested form for this notice may be found in Appendix 
A to part 1155. Further, under 49 CFR 1155.21(e), an application must 
include a draft Federal Register notice. A suggested form for the draft 
Federal Register notice may be found at Appendix B to part 1155.
    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: Applications for Land-Use Exemption Permits.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0018.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Any applicant seeking a land-use-exemption permit.
    Number of Respondents: One.
    Estimated Time per Response: 160 hours.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 160 hours.
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: An estimated $200,000 to hire an 
environmental consultant to work with Board staff on the required 
environmental report.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is needed to develop a record in 
land-use-exemption-permit proceedings, a process mandated by Congress 
in the CRA. The Board uses the information in this collection to 
accurately assess the merits of a permit application.
    Retention Period: Information in this report will be maintained on 
the Board's Web site for a minimum of one year and will be otherwise 
maintained until transferred to NARA as a permanent record.

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
June 10, 2014.

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 
``Applications for Land-Use Exemption Permits.'' For further 
information regarding Land-Use Exemption Permits, contact 
[email protected] or submit your question through E-FILING on the Board's 
Web site by selecting ``Environmental Comments.'' [Federal Information 
Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a federal agency conducting 
or sponsoring 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 
or requests 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, 
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: April 8, 2014.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2014-08150 Filed 4-10-14; 8:45 am]
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