Notice2023-14942
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Petitions for Declaratory Orders and Petitions for Relief Not Otherwise Specified
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Published
July 14, 2023
Issuing agencies
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 orders and petitions for relief not otherwise specified, as described below.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 134 (Friday, July 14, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45266-45267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14942]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Petitions
for Declaratory Orders and Petitions for Relief Not Otherwise Specified
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
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
orders and petitions for relief not otherwise specified, as described
below.
DATES: Comments on these information collections should be submitted by
August 14, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board, Petitions for
Declaratory Orders and Petitions for Relief Not Otherwise Specified.''
Written comments for the proposed information collection should be
submitted via <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. This information
collection can be accessed by selecting ``Currently under Review--Open
for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. As an
alternative, written comments may be directed to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attention: Michael J. McManus, Surface Transportation Board Desk
Officer: via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0d62647f6c527e786f60647e7e6462634d62606f2368627d236a627b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="036c6a71625c7076616e6a70706a6c6d436c6e612d666c732d646c75">[email protected]</span></a>; by fax at (202) 395-
1743; or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503.
Please also direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer,
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20423-
0001, or to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#18484a59586b6c7a367f776e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="da8a889b9aa9aeb8f4bdb5ac">[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 Michael Higgins, Deputy
Director, Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance (OPAGAC), at (866) 254-1792 (toll-free) or 202-245-0238, or
by
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emailing to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81f3e2f1e0c1f2f5e3afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="483a2b3829083b3c2a662f273e">[email protected]</span></a>. Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board previously published a notice
about this collection in the Federal Register (88 FR 30827 (May 12,
2023)). That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment
period. No comments were received.
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.
Description of Collections
Collection Number 1
Title: Petitions for declaratory orders.
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 orders 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 orders 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 orders 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.
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. 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: July 10, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-14942 Filed 7-13-23; 8:45 am]
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