[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18281-18282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07657]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments: Application to Open a
Billing Account.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to streamline the process to
seek feedback from the public on agency service delivery, and 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
that it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the collection, Application to Open a Billing Account.
The Board previously published a notice about this collection in
the Federal Register on January 28, 2015, at 80 FR 4634. That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments may now be submitted to OMB 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 this
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Board, including whether the collection has
practical utility.
Description of Collection
Title: Application to Open a Billing Account.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0006.
STB Form Number: STB Form 1032.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Rail carriers, shippers, and others doing business
before the STB.
Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Time per Response: Less than .08 hours, based on actual
survey of respondents.
Frequency: One time per respondent.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): Less than
0.4 hours.
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: The Board is, by statute, responsible for the
economic regulation of freight rail carriers and certain other carriers
operating in interstate commerce. The Application to Open a Billing
Account is a form used by persons doing business before the Board who
wish to open an account with the Board to facilitate their payment of
filing fees; fees for the search, review, copying, and certification of
records; and fees for other services rendered by the Board. An account
holder is billed on a monthly basis for payment of accumulated fees.
Data provided is also used for debt collection activities. The
application form requests information as required by OMB and U.S.
Department of Treasury regulations for the collection of fees. This
information is not duplicated by any other agency. In accordance with
the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, all taxpayer identification and social
security numbers are secured and used only for credit management and
debt collection activities.
Retention Period: The STB retains this information until respondent
asks to close account and outstanding debts, if any, are paid in full.
DATES: Written comments are due on June 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Application to Open an Account for Billing
Purposes, OMB Number 2140-0006.'' These comments should be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Chandana Achanta, Surface Transportation
Board Desk Officer, by email at [email protected]; by fax at
(202) 395-6974; or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
For Further Information or To Obtain a Copy of the STB Form,
Contact: Marcin Skomial, (202) 245-0346. [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),
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includes agency requirements that persons submit reports, keep records,
or provide information to the agency, third parties, or the public.
Section 3507(b) of the PRA requires, concurrent with an agency's
submitting a collection to OMB for approval, a 30-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: March 31, 2015.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-07657 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am]
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