[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28354-28355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9787]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, Transportation.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (Board), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (PRA), gives 
notice that the Board proposes to request reinstatement without change 
of a previously approved information collection that has expired. 
Comments are requested concerning (1) Whether the particular collection 
of information described below 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 summarized and 
included in the Board's request for Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval. In this notice the Board is requesting comments on the 
following information collection:
    Title: Application to Open an Account for Billing Purposes.
    OMB Control Number: 2104-0006.
    Form Number: STB Form 1032.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Affected Public: Mail carriers, shippers, and others doing business 
before the agency.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Less than .08 hours. This estimate is 
based on actual past survey information.

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    Frequency of Response: The form will only have to be completed once 
by each account holder.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: Less than 1.6 hours.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
associated with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: The Board is, by statute, responsible for the 
economic regulation of surface transportation carriers operating in 
interstate commerce. This form is for use by applicants who wish to 
open an account with the Board to charge fees for records search, 
review, copying, certification of records, filing fees, and related 
services rendered. The account holder would be billed on a monthly 
basis for payment of accumulated fees. Data provided will also be used 
for debt collection activities. The form requests information as 
required by OMB and U.S. Department of Treasury regulations for the 
collection of fees. This information is not duplicated by any other 
agency. In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, all taxpayer 
identification and social security numbers will be secured and used 
only for credit management and debt collection activities.

DATES: Written comments are due on July 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Application to Open an Account for Billing 
Purposes, OMB Number 2140-0006'' and be directed to: Surface 
Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. 
Comments may also be filed on the Board's Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov by clicking on E-FILING, and then ``Other 
Submissions.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding the 
information collection, or for copies of the information collection 
form, contact Anthony Jacobik, Jr., (202) 565-1713. [Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-
8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency conducting 
or sponsoring a collection of information must display a currently 
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. Collection 
of information is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) and 
includes agency requirements that persons submit reports, keep records, 
or provide information to the agency, third parties, or the public. 
Under section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, Federal agencies are required 
to provide 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, before submitting the collection to OMB for 
approval.

    Dated: May 11, 2005.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-9787 Filed 5-16-05; 8:45 am]
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