[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61813-61814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25104]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: 30-Day notice of request for approval: report of fuel cost, 
consumption, and surcharge revenue.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) has 
submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for an 
extension of approval for the collection of the Rail Fuel Surcharge 
Report. The Board previously published a notice about this collection 
in the Federal Register on June 29, 2010, at 75 FR 37,522. That notice 
allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were 
received. The Rail Fuel Surcharge Report is described in detail below. 
Comments may now be submitted to OMB 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: Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0014.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads (railroads with operating revenues 
exceeding $250 million in 1991 dollars).
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 84 hours.
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 10702, the Surface Transportation 
Board has the authority to address the reasonableness of a rail 
carrier's practices. The proposed information collection is intended to 
permit the Board to monitor the current fuel surcharge practices of the 
Class I carriers. Failure to collect this information would impede the 
Board's ability to monitor the current fuel surcharge practices of 
Class I carriers. The Board has authority to collect information about 
rail costs and revenues under 49 U.S.C. 11144 and 11145.

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    Retention Period: Information in this report is maintained on the 
Board's website for a minimum of one year and is otherwise maintained 
by the Board for a minimum of two years.

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
November 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board, Rail Fuel 
Surcharge Report.'' These comments should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Chandana Achanta, Surface Transportation Board Desk Officer, 
by fax at (202) 395-6974; by mail at Room 10235, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; or by e-mail at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:For Further Information or to Obtain a 
Copy of the STB Form, Contact:  For additional information or copies of 
the Rail Fuel Surcharge Report form, contact Marcin Skomial at (202) 
245-0344 or [email protected], or Paul Aguiar at (202) 245-0323 or 
[email protected]. Assistance for the hearing impaired is 
available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency conducting 
or sponsoring 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. Under Sec.  3506(b) of the 
PRA, Federal agencies are required to provide, 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 1, 2010.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-25104 Filed 10-5-10; 8:45 am]
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