[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2750-2751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00607]


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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 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--Report of Fuel Cost, 
Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue--further described below. The Board 
previously published a notice about this collection in the Federal 
Register on June 24, 2013, at 78 FR 37883. That notice allowed for a 
60-day public review and comment period. One comment was received and 
is addressed in the Board's Supporting Statement, which was submitted 
to OMB as part of the Board's request for approval of this collection 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Board's request to OMB can be 
viewed on OMB's Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
    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 the 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: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 28 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. This information collection permits 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 
fulfill its responsibilities under 49 U.S.C. 10702. The Board has 
authority to collect information about rail costs and revenues under 49 
U.S.C. 11144 and 11145.
    Retention Period: Information in this report is maintained on the 
Board's Web site 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 
February 14, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Patrick Fuchs, 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] and 
refer to the title of the collection(s) commented upon. For further 
information regarding the Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and 
Surcharge Revenue, or to obtain a copy

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of the reporting form, contact Paul Aguiar at (202) 245-0323 or 
[email protected]. [Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) 
for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-8339.] The form is also available 
on the Board's Web site.

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 CFR1320.3(c), includes agency requirements 
or requests 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: January 10, 2014.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2014-00607 Filed 1-14-14; 8:45 am]
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