[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80569-80570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31995]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: 60-day notice of intent to seek extension of approval: 
Disclosure of Rail Interchange Commitments.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives 
notice of its intent to seek from the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) an extension of approval for the currently approved collection of 
rail contracts that contain interchange commitments. Such contracts are 
submitted in operation and acquisition exemption proceedings, in 
accordance with the Board's regulations governing the disclosure of 
rail interchange commitments. See 49 CFR 1121.3(d); 1150.33 (h); 
1150.43(h); 1180.4(g)(4). This information collection is described in 
more 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. Submitted comments will be summarized and included 
in the Board's request for OMB approval.

Description of Collection

    Title: Disclosure of Rail Interchange Commitments.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0016.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Noncarriers and carriers seeking an exemption to 
acquire (through purchase or lease) and/or operate a rail line, if the 
proposed transaction would create an interchange commitment.
    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Estimated Time per Response: Less than 15 minutes.

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    Frequency: On occasion.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 1\1/2\; 
hours.
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, noncarriers and carriers may 
seek an exemption from the prior approval requirements of sections 
10901, 10902, and 11323 to acquire (through purchase or lease) and 
operate a rail line. This collection of agreements with interchange 
commitments facilitates the case-specific review of interchange 
commitments and facilitates the Board's monitoring of their usage 
generally.
    Retention Period: Information in this report will be maintained in 
the Board's confidential file for 10 years, after which it is 
transferred to the National Archives.

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
February 22, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Marilyn Levitt, Surface 
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001, or 
to [email protected]. When submitting comments, please refer to 
``Disclosure of Rail Interchange Commitments, OMB Control Number 2140-
0016.''
    For Further Information or to Obtain a Copy of the STB Form, 
Contact: Joe Dettmar at (202) 245-0395 or at [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 section 3506(c)(2)(A) 
of the PRA, Federal agencies are required to provide, prior to an 
agency's submitting a collection to OMB for approval, 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.

    Dated: December 16, 2010.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-31995 Filed 12-21-10; 8:45 am]
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