[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17283-17284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06398]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


30-Day Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

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-
3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice that 
it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval of the information collection--System Diagram Maps--further 
described below. The Board previously published a notice about this 
collection in the Federal Register on January 17, 2013, at 78 FR 3968. 
That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No 
comments were received.
    Comments may now be submitted to OMB 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: 1.
    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: 7.1 hours.
    Total Annualized Non-Hourly Cost: $1,305, on average.
    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 with the Board, although a Class III carrier (a carrier 
with assets of not more than $34,656,908 in 2011 dollars) may 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 and update these maps (or narratives) 
as the line designations change. 49 CFR 1152.13(b). The Board

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uses this information to facilitate informed decision making, and this 
information, which is available to the public from the carrier by 
request, Sec.  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 
should submit comments by April 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Kimberly Nelson, Surface Transportation Board Desk Officer, 
by fax at (202) 395-5167; by mail at OMB, Room 10235, 725 17th Street 
NW., Washington, DC 20500; or by email at [email protected]. 
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. 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: March 15, 2013.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2013-06398 Filed 3-19-13; 8:45 am]
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