[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 52071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22308]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice of Pub.lic 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 No. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Title: Annual Waybill Compliance Survey.
    OMB Form Number: 2140-0010.
    Frequency: Annually.
    No. of Respondents: 600.
    Total Burden Hours: 300.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments by September 26, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to the 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: H. Jeff Warren, (202) 565-1533. 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: 1-
800-877-8339. Requests for copies of the information collection may be 
obtained by contacting L. Scott Decker (202) 565-1531.

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 No. 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 collection and administration of the 
STB Carload Waybill Sample. The Board needs to collect annually 
information on railroad revenues and carloads of traffic terminated by 
U.S. railroads. The Board will use the information in order to classify 
railroads by revenue category and determine if they must participate in 
the STB Carload Waybill Sample. The Board has the Congressionally 
mandated responsibility to collect this information. The consequences 
of failure to collect data related to the STB Carload Waybill Sample 
and railroad revenues will be an inability to fulfill responsibilities 
under 49 U.S.C. 11144, 11145, 11901, 11326(b), 11327, and 11328(b), and 
49 CFR 1244.2(f).

    Dated: August 27, 2003.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-22308 Filed 8-28-03; 8:45 am]
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