Notice2023-16810
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collection: Statutory Licensing Authority
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Published
August 7, 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 extension of approval for the information collection required from those seeking statutory licensing authority, as described below.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52237-52238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-16810]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of
Collection: Statutory Licensing Authority
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
extension of approval for the information collection required from
those seeking statutory licensing authority, as described below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
October 6, 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#41111300013235236f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81d1d3c0c1f2f5e3afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>.
When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork Reduction Act
Comments, Statutory Licensing Authority.'' For further information
regarding this collection, contact Michael Higgins, Deputy Director,
Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance, at
(202) 245-0284 or at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4a98d878c858188caac8d83838d8a97a4979086ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9b4909a91989c95d7b1909e9e90978ab98a8d9bd79e968f">[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.
Description of Collection
Title: Statutory Licensing Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0023.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Rail carriers and non-carriers seeking statutory
licensing or consolidation authority, an exemption from filing an
application for such authority, or interchange commitments.
Number of Respondents: 85.
Estimated Time per Response:
Estimated Hours per Response
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Number of hours
per response
Type of filing under 49 U.S.C.
10901-03 and
11323-26
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Applications......................................... 575
Petitions *.......................................... 75
Notices *............................................ 25
Interchange commitments.............................. 10
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* Under section 10502, petitions for exemption and notices of exemption
are permitted in lieu of an application.
Frequency: On occasion.
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Average Annual Number of Responses for FY 2020-2022
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Average number of
filings per year
Type of filing under 49 U.S.C.
10901-03 and
11323-26
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Applications......................................... 7
Petitions *.......................................... 15
Notices *............................................ 88
Interchange commitments.............................. 5
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* Under section 10502, petitions for exemption and notices of exemption
are permitted in lieu of an application.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 7,300
hours (sum of estimated hours per response x number of responses for
each type of filing).
Total Annual Burden Hours
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Hours per Annual number Total annual
Type of filing response of filings burden hours
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Applications.................................................... 575 7 4,025
Petitions *..................................................... 75 15 1,125
Notices *....................................................... 25 88 2,200
Interchange commitments......................................... 10 5 50
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Total annual burden hours................................... .............. .............. 7,300
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* Under section 10502, petitions for exemption and notices of exemption are permitted in lieu of an application.
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are
submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: As mandated by Congress, an application for prior
approval and authority must be filed with the Board by persons seeking
to construct, acquire, or operate a line of railroad; by railroads
seeking to abandon or discontinue operations over a line of railroad;
and, in the case of two or more railroads, by railroads seeking to
consolidate their interests through merger or a common-control
arrangement. See 49 U.S.C. 10901-03, 11323-26. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502,
persons may seek an exemption from many of the application requirements
of sections 10901-03 and 11323-26 by filing with the Board a petition
for exemption or notice of exemption in lieu of an application. The
collection by the Board of these applications, petitions, and notices
(including collection of disclosures of rail ``interchange
commitments'' under 49 CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), and
1180.4(g)(4)) enables the Board to meet its statutory duty to regulate
the referenced rail transactions. If the actions for which authority is
sought create agreements with interchange commitments that limit the
future interchange of traffic with third parties, then certain
information must be disclosed to the Board about those commitments. 49
CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), 1180.4(g)(4). The collection of
this information facilitates the case-specific review of interchange
commitments and enables the Board's monitoring of their usage
generally.
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: August 2, 2023.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-16810 Filed 8-4-23; 8:45 am]
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