[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 190 (Friday, September 30, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60964-60965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25217]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: 60-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 of its intent to request from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for revision of a currently approved information 
collection. The revision is due solely to the reduced number of 
estimated yearly respondents. 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, where 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: Application to Open a Billing Account.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0006.
    STB Form Number: STB Form 1032.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Rail carriers, shippers, and others doing business 
before the STB.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    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 
0.4 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. The form for which this approval is 
sought is submitted 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 fees for 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 the 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.
    Retention Period: The STB retains this information for 6 years, 3 
months after the respondent asks to close account and outstanding 
debts, if any, are paid in full.

DATES: Written comments are due on November 29, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Marilyn Levitt, Surface 
Transportation Board, Suite 1260, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20423-0001, or to [email protected]. When submitting comments, please 
refer to ``Paperwork Reduction Act Comments, Application to Open an 
Account for Billing Purposes, OMB Number 2140-0006.''

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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 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, prior to submitting a 
collection to OMB for approval, 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.

    Dated: September 27, 2011.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2011-25217 Filed 9-29-11; 8:45 am]
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