[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3968-3969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00855]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: 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. 3501-3519 (PRA), gives 
notice that the Board will seek from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) an extension of approval for the currently approved 
collection, system diagram maps, described below. The Board is seeking 
comments regarding this collection concerning (1) Whether the 
collection 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. Comments will 
be summarized and included in the Board's request for OMB approval.

Description of Collection

    Title: System Diagram Maps (or, in the case of Class III carriers, 
the alternative narrative description of rail system).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0003.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Common carrier freight railroads that are either new 
or reporting changes in the status of one or more of their rail lines.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Estimated Time per Response: 7.1 hours, based on average time 
reported in informal survey of respondents.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 21 hours.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: None have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR 1152.10-1152.13, all railroads subject 
to the Board's jurisdiction are required to keep current system diagram 
maps on file, or alternatively, in the case of a Class III carrier (a 
carrier with assets of not more than $34,656,908 in 2011 dollars), to 
submit the same information in narrative form. The information sought 
in this collection identifies all lines in a particular railroad's 
system, categorized to indicate the likelihood that service on a 
particular line will be abandoned and/or whether service on a line is 
currently provided under the financial assistance provisions of 49 
U.S.C. 10904. Carriers are obligated to amend these maps as the need to 
change the category of any particular line arises. The Board uses this 
information to facilitate informed decision making, and this 
information, which is available to the public from the carrier by 
request, 49 CFR 1152.12(c)(3), may serve as notice to the shipping 
public of the carrier's intent to abandon or retain a line.
    Deadline: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection

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should submit comments by March 18, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Marilyn R. Levitt, Office of the 
General Counsel, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Suite 
1260, Washington, DC 20423, [email protected], or by fax at (202) 
245-0460). When submitting comments, refer to the OMB number and title 
of the information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Levitt at (202) 245-0269 or 
[email protected]. The regulations governing this collection may be 
viewed at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div6&view=text&node=49:8.1.1.2.67.2&idno=49. A copy of 
the regulations pertaining to this information collection may be 
obtained by contacting Christine Glaab, STB Librarian at (202) 245-0406 
or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency conducting 
or sponsoring a collection of information must display a currently 
valid OMB control number. 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(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: January 11, 2013.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-00855 Filed 1-16-13; 8:45 am]
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