[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 128 (Monday, July 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 41124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16707]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice of Public Information Collection Submitted to OMB for 
Review

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board has submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget for review and approval the following proposal 
for collection of information as required by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Title: Maps To Be Submitted in Abandonment Exemption Proceedings.
    OMB Form Number: 2140-0003
    No. of Respondents: 84.
    Total Burden Hours: 84.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments by July 31, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Case Control, Surface Transportation 
Board, Room 705, 1925 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423. When 
submitting comments refer to the OMB number and title of the 
information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles L. Renninger, 202 565-1631. 
Requests for copies of the information collection may be obtained by 
contacting Ellen R. Keys (202) 565-1654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Surface Transportation Board is, by 
statute, responsible for the economic regulation of surface 
transportation carriers operating in interstate and foreign commerce. 
The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Public Law 104-88, 109 Stat. 803 
(1995), which took effect on January 1, 1996 abolished the Interstate 
Commerce Commission and transferred the responsibility for regulating 
rail transportation, including the proposed abandonment and 
discontinuance of rail lines, to the Surface Transportation Board. The 
Board needs, in each abandonment exemption proceeding, a detailed map 
of the rail line, depicting its relation to other rail lines, roads, 
water routes, and population centers. The Board will use this 
information in processing abandonment exemption proceedings. Review of 
the map often assists in determining the precise location of the rail 
line, which helps in determining the scope of the transaction or 
service, and to some degree the impact of the proposed transaction on 
shippers or receivers on the line.

    Dated: June 22, 2000.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-16707 Filed 6-30-00; 8:45 am]
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