[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 211 (Thursday, October 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 64662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25936]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: 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), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives 
notice that it has submitted a request to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for an extension of approval without change of a currently 
approved collection: Application to Open a Billing Account. The Board 
previously published a notice about these collections in the Federal 
Register on June 16, 2008, at 73 FR 34068. That notice allowed for a 
60-day public review and comment period. No comments were received.
    This information collection is described in detail below. Comments 
are requested concerning (1) The accuracy of the Board's burden 
estimates; (2) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; (3) 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; and (4) whether this collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Board, including whether the collection has practical utility.

Description of Collection

    Title: Application to Open a Billing Account.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0006.
    STB Form Number: STB Form 1032.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Rail carriers, shippers, and others doing business 
before the STB.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time per Response: Less than .08 hours, based on actual 
survey of respondents.
    Frequency: One time per respondent.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): Less than 
1.6 hours.
    Total ``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 freight rail carriers and certain other carriers 
operating in interstate commerce. This form is used by persons doing 
business before the Board who wish to open an account with the Board to 
facilitate their payment of filing fees; fees for the search, review, 
copying, and certification of records; and other services rendered by 
the Board. An account holder is billed on a monthly basis for payment 
of accumulated fees. Data provided is also used for debt collection 
activities. The application 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 are secured and used only 
for credit management and debt collection activities.

DATES: Written comments are due on December 1, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be directed to Office of Management and 
Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: 
Surface Transportation Board Desk Officer, by fax at (202) 395-6974 or 
by mail at 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    For Further Information or to Obtain a Copy of the STB Form, 
Contact: Anthony Jacobik, Jr., (202) 245-0346. [Federal Information 
Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency may not 
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a 
collection of information unless the collection displays 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.

    Dated: October 24, 2008.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8-25936 Filed 10-29-08; 8:45 am]
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