[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 2938]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00697]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: 60-day notice of request for approval: Waybill Sample.

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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 collection of the Waybill 
Sample.
    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 the 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: Waybill Sample.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0015.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Any railroad that is subject to the Interstate 
Commerce Act and that terminates at least 4,500 carloads on its line in 
any of the three preceding years or that terminates at least 5% of the 
revenue carloads terminating in any state in any of the three preceding 
years.
    Number of Respondents: 51.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 75 minutes.
    Frequency: Six respondents report monthly; 45 report quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 315 hours.
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
associated with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: The Surface Transportation Board is, by statute, 
responsible for the economic regulation of common carrier rail 
transportation in the United States. Under 49 CFR part 1244, a railroad 
is required to file carload waybill sample information (Waybill Sample) 
for all line-haul revenue waybills terminating on its lines if, in any 
of the three preceding years, it either (1) terminates 4500 or more 
carloads, or (2) terminates at least 5% of the total revenue carloads 
that terminate in a particular state. The information in the Waybill 
Sample is used by the Board, other Federal and state agencies, and 
industry stakeholders to monitor traffic flows and rate trends in the 
industry, and to develop testimony in Board proceedings. The Board has 
authority to collect this information under 49 U.S.C. 11144 and 11145.

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
March 17, 2014.

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 
``Waybill Sample collection.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marilyn Levitt at (202) 245-0269 or at 
[email protected]. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available 
through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.]
    For Further Information or to Obtain a Copy of the STB Form, 
Contact: For further information regarding the Waybill Sample 
collection, contact Paul Aguiar at (202) 245-0323 or 
[email protected]. [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 
or requests 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, 
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: January 10, 2014.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2014-00697 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
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