Notice2023-09153
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Classification Index Survey Form
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Published
May 1, 2023
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Surface Transportation Board
Abstract
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 existing collection without an OMB Control Number of a Classification Index Survey Form, as described below.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26639-26640]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09153]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval:
Classification Index Survey Form
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
existing collection without an OMB Control Number of a Classification
Index Survey Form, as described below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
June 30, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001, or to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce9e9c8f8ebdbaace0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ce9e9c8f8ebdbaace0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>.
When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork Reduction Act
Comments, Classification Index Survey Form.'' For further information
regarding this collection, contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245-0333 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abdbcecfd9c485d9cac6c2d9ced1ebd8dfc985ccc4dd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cebeabaabca1e0bcafa3a7bcabb48ebdbaace0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a>. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
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.
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Subjects: In this notice, the Board is requesting comments on the
following information collection:
Description of Collection
Title: Classification Index Survey Form.
OMB Control Number: 2140-00XX.
Form Number: Classification Index Survey Form.
Type of Review: Existing Collection without an OMB Control Number.
Respondents: All railroad companies not required to file an Annual
Report (Form R-1).
Number of Respondents: One per year.
Estimated Time per Response: Less than 24 hours. This estimate
includes time spent reviewing instructions; searching existing data
sources; gathering and maintaining the data needed; completing and
reviewing the collection of information; and converting the data from
the carrier's individual accounting system.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Hour Burden: Less than 24 hours annually.
Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: The Classification Index
Survey Form may be submitted electronically without non-hourly costs.
Needs and Uses: Railroads are classified by size into groups of
large, medium, and small carriers. The Board must determine the
classification of each rail carrier as a Class I, Class II, or Class
III railroad. Railroads with a Class I classification (large railroads)
must file Annual Reports (Form R-1) under 49 U.S.C. 11145. See OMB
Control Number 2140-0009 (Class I Railroad Annual Reports). These
reports are used by the Board, other Federal agencies, and industry
groups to monitor and assess railroad industry growth, financial
stability, traffic, and operations, and to identify industry changes
that may affect national transportation policy. All other railroads
(those not required to file an (R-1) Annual Report) shall annually
compute their adjusted revenues using the ``railroad revenue deflator
formula,'' and, if the computation derived from that formula indicates
a change in a carrier's classification, that carrier must submit a
``Classification Index Survey Form'' to the Board pursuant to 49 CFR
1201 General Instructions 1-1 and Sec. 1241.15.
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: April 26, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-09153 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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