Notice2023-27947
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collection: Waybill Sample
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Published
December 20, 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, as described below.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88211-88212]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27947]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-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, as described below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
January 19, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board, Waybill Sample.''
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#f09f998291af8385929d998383999f9eb09f9d92de959f80de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0cfc9d2c1ffd3d5c2cdc9d3d3c9cfcee0cfcdc28ec5cfd08ec7cfd6">[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, and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#663634272615120448010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="762624373605021458111900">[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#7a0a1f1e081554081b1713081f003a090e18541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bdcdd8d9cfd293cfdcd0d4cfd8c7fdcec9df93dad2cb">[email protected]</span></a>. If you require an accommodation
under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 245-0245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board previously published a notice
about this collection in the Federal Register (88 FR 65421 (Sept. 22,
2023)). That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment
period. No comments were received.
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 5
report monthly....................................
Railroads that conduct their own sampling and 3
report quarterly..................................
Railroads that have a third party sample their 2
waybills and report monthly.......................
Railroads that have a third party sample their 43
waybills 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.
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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
Categories of respondents for samples
submitted
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Railroads that conduct their own sampling and 150
report monthly....................................
Railroads that conduct their own sampling and 20
report quarterly..................................
Railroads that have a third party sample their 30
waybills and report monthly.......................
Railroads that have a third party sample their 220
waybills 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.
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.
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: December 15, 2023.
Kenyatta Clay,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-27947 Filed 12-19-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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