Notice2023-10199
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Petitions for Declaratory Order and Petitions for Relief Not Otherwise Specified
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Published
May 12, 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 extensions of the collections regarding petitions for declaratory order and petitions for relief not otherwise specified, as described below.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30827-30828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10199]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Petitions
for Declaratory Order and Petitions for Relief Not Otherwise Specified
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
extensions of the collections regarding petitions for declaratory order
and petitions for relief not otherwise specified, as described below.
DATES: Comments on these information collections should be submitted by
July 11, 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#45151704053631276b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f5f5d4e4f7c7b6d21686079">[email protected]</span></a>.
When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork Reduction Act
Comments, Petitions for Declaratory Orders and Petitions for Relief Not
Otherwise Specified.'' For further information regarding this
collection, contact Mike Higgins at (866) 254-1792 (toll-free) or 202-
245-0238, or by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#07756477664774736529606871"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f88a9b8899b88b8c9ad69f978e">[email protected]</span></a>. Assistance for the hearing
impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For each collection, 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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Description of Collections
Collection Number 1
Title: Petitions for declaratory order.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0031.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Affected shippers, railroads, communities, and other
stakeholders that choose to seek a declaratory order from the Board to
terminate a controversy or remove uncertainty.
Number of Respondents: Approximately eight.
Estimated Time per Response: 180 hours.
Frequency: On occasion. In calendar years 2020-2022, approximately
12 petitions for declaratory order were filed with the Board per year.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 2,160
hours (estimated hours per petition (180) x total number of petitions
(12)).
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are
submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 5 U.S.C. 554(e) and 49 U.S.C. 1321, the Board
may issue a declaratory order to terminate a controversy or remove
uncertainty. Because petitions for declaratory order can encompass a
broad range of issues and types of requests, the Board does not
prescribe specific instructions for their filing. The collection by the
Board regarding petitions for declaratory order that parties choose to
file enables the Board to meet its statutory duty to regulate the rail
industry.
Collection Number 2
Title: Petitions for relief not otherwise provided.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0030.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Affected shippers, railroads, communities, and other
stakeholders that seek to address issues under the Board's jurisdiction
that are not otherwise specifically provided for under the Board's
other regulatory provisions.
Number of Respondents: Approximately four.
Estimated Time per Response: 25 hours.
Frequency: On occasion. In calendar years 2020-2022, approximately
four petitions of this type were filed with the Board per year.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 100 hours
(estimated hours per petition (25) x total number of petitions (4)).
Total ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are
submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 1321 and 49 CFR part 1117 (the
Board's catch-all petition provision), shippers, railroads, and the
public in general may seek relief (such as waiver of the Board's
regulations) not otherwise specifically provided for under the Board's
other regulatory provisions. Under section 1117.1, such petitions
should contain three items: (a) a short, plain statement of
jurisdiction, (b) a short, plain statement of petitioner's claim, and
(c) request for relief. The collection by the Board of these petitions
that parties choose to file enables the Board to more fully meet its
statutory duty to regulate the rail industry.
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: May 9, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-10199 Filed 5-11-23; 8:45 am]
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