[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51959-51960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18637]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD


30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: 
Recordations (Rail and Water Carrier Liens), Water Carrier Tariffs, and 
Agricultural Contract Summaries

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: 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, (PRA), the 
Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice that it is 
requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of 
an extension for the information collections required under rail or 
water carrier equipment liens (recordations), under water carrier 
tariffs, and under rail agricultural contract summaries. The 
information collections are described in more detail below. The Board 
previously published a notice about this collection in the Federal 
Register. 81 FR 26,302 (May 2, 2016). That notice allowed for a 60-day 
public review and comment period. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
September 6, 2016.

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ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board: Recordations, 
Water Carrier Tariffs, and Agricultural Contract Summaries.'' These 
comments should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Chandana L. 
Achanta, Surface Transportation Board Desk Officer, by email at 
[email protected]; by fax at (202) 395-6974; or by mail to 
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. Please also 
direct comments to Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001, or to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this 
collection, contact Michael Higgins, Deputy Director, Office of Public 
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0284 or 
at [email protected]. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is 
available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Collections

Collection Number 1

    Title: Agricultural Contract Summaries.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0024.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension with change.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 10 (seven Class I railroads 
and a limited number of other railroads).
    Frequency: On occasion. (Over the last three years, respondents 
have filed an average of 161 agricultural contract summaries per year. 
The same number of filings is expected during each of the next 3 
years).
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 40.25 
hours (161 submissions x .25 hours estimated per submission).
    Total Annual ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost (such as start-up and mailing 
costs): There are no non-hourly burden costs for this collection. The 
collection is filed electronically.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 10709(d), railroads are required to 
file a summary of the nonconfidential terms of any contract for the 
transportation of agricultural products.

Collection Number 2

    Title: Recordations (Rail and Water Carrier Liens).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0025.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension with change.
    Respondents: Parties holding liens on rail equipment or water 
carrier vessels, and carriers filing proof that a lien has been 
removed.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 50 respondents.
    Frequency: On occasion. (Over the last three years, respondents 
have filed an average of 1,831 responses per year. The same number of 
filings is expected during each of the next 3 years).
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 457.75 
hours (1,831 submissions x .25 hours estimated per response).
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost (such as start-up and mailing 
costs): There are no non-hourly burden costs for this collection. The 
collection may be filed electronically.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 11301 and 49 CFR 1177, liens on 
rail equipment must be filed with the STB in order to perfect a 
security interest in the equipment. Subsequent amendments, assignments 
of rights, or release of obligations under such instruments must also 
be filed with the agency. This information is maintained by the Board 
for public inspection. Recordation at the STB obviates the need for 
recording the liens in individual States.

Collection Number 3

    Title: Water Carrier Tariffs.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0026.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension with change.
    Respondents: Water carriers that provide freight transportation in 
noncontiguous domestic trade.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 29.
    Frequency: On occasion. (Over the last three years, respondents 
have filed an average of 885 responses per year.\1\ The same number of 
filings is expected during each of the next 3 years).
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    \1\ In its 60-day notice, the Board inadvertently used an 
estimate of an average of 228 water carrier tariffs filed with the 
Board each year. The average number of tariffs filed is corrected 
here, as are the burden hours.
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    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 663.75 
hours (885 filings x .75 hour estimated time per filing).
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost (such as start-up costs and mailing 
costs): There are no non-hourly burden costs for this collection. The 
collection may be filed electronically.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 13702(b) and 49 CFR 1312, water 
carriers that provide freight transportation in noncontiguous domestic 
trade (i.e., domestic, as opposed to international) shipments moving to 
or from Alaska, Hawaii, or the U.S. territories or possessions (Puerto 
Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern 
Mariana Islands)) must file tariffs, providing a list of prices and 
fees that the water carrier charges to the shipping public.
    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. 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: August 2, 2016.
Brendetta S. Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-18637 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
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