Notice2023-20553
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collection: Waybill Sample
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Published
September 22, 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 the collection of Waybill Sample, described below.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 183 (Friday, September 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65421-65422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20553]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of
Collection: Waybill Sample
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 the collection of Waybill Sample, described below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
November 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001, and
to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7b2b293a3b080f19551c140d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f4a4a6b5b4878096da939b82">[email protected]</span></a>. When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Waybill Sample.'' For further information
regarding this collection, contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245-0333 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb9b8e8f9984c5998a8682998e91ab989f89c58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2b2a7a6b0adecb0a3afabb0a7b882b1b6a0eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>. If you require an accommodation under the
Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 245-0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are requested concerning each
collection as to (1) whether the particular collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Board,
including whether the collection has practical utility; (2) the
accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4)
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. Submitted
comments will be included and summarized in the Board's request for OMB
approval.
Subjects: In this notice, the Board is requesting comments on the
extension of the following information collection:
Description of Collection
Title: Waybill Sample.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0015.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Respondents include any railroad that is subject to
the Interstate Commerce Act and that terminated at least 4,500 carloads
on its line in any of the three preceding years or that terminated at
least 5% of the revenue carloads terminating in any state in any of the
three preceding years. For the purposes of this analysis, the Board
categorizes railroads required to report Waybill Sample data as either
quarterly or monthly and as either sampling their own waybills or
having a third party conduct their sampling. As a result, there are
four categories of respondents, as shown in Table below.
Table--Respondents
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Number of
Categories of respondents respondents
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Railroads that conduct their own sampling and report 5
monthly................................................
Railroads that conduct their own sampling and report 3
quarterly..............................................
Railroads that have a third party sample their waybills 2
and report monthly.....................................
Railroads that have a third party sample their waybills 43
and report quarterly...................................
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Total Respondents................................... 53
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Number of Respondents: 53.
Estimated Time per Response: The estimated hourly burden for
waybill samples submitted to the Board varies depending on each
respondent's particular circumstances. (Note: respondents that are
identified as reporting monthly (Class I carriers) report monthly,
quarterly, and annually (or 17 times per year). All other respondents
(non-Class I carriers) report quarterly and annually (five times a
year)).
Frequency of Response: Six respondents report monthly; and 46 other
respondents report quarterly.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 420 hours.
This estimated total burden hours is shown in the Table below.
Table--Total Burden Hours
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Total annual
hours for
Categories of respondents samples
submitted
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Railroads that conduct their own sampling and report 150
monthly................................................
Railroads that conduct their own sampling and report 20
quarterly..............................................
Railroads that have a third party sample their waybills 30
and report monthly.....................................
Railroads that have a third party sample their waybills 220
and report quarterly...................................
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Total Annual Burden Hours........................... 420
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Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: There are no other costs
identified because filings are submitted electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: The Board is, by statute, responsible for the
economic regulation of common carrier rail transportation in the United
States and collects rail-carload waybills for this purpose. The Board
has authority to collect these waybills under 49 U.S.C. 11144, 11145,
and the Board often uses the information in rail-carload waybills to
carry out its responsibilities.
A rail-carload waybill is a ``document or instrument prepared from
the bill of lading contract or shipper's instructions as to the
disposition of the freight, and [is] used by the railroad(s) involved
as the authority to move the shipment and as the basis for determining
the freight charges and interline settlements.'' 49 CFR 1244.1(c). From
these carload waybills, the Board creates an aggregate compilation of
the sampled waybills of all reporting carriers, referred to as the
Waybill Sample. The Waybill Sample is the Board's principal source of
data about freight rail shipments. The information in the Waybill
Sample is used by the Board, other federal and state agencies, and
industry stakeholders to monitor traffic flows and rate trends in the
industry, and to develop testimony in Board proceedings. The Board's
collection and use of this data enables it to 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
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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.
Information from certain schedules contained in these reports is
available at the Board's website at <a href="http://www.stb.gov">www.stb.gov</a> by navigating to
``Reports & Data'' and clicking on ``Economic Data.'' Information in
these reports is not available from any other source.
Dated: September 19, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-20553 Filed 9-21-23; 8:45 am]
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