[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 54 (Wednesday, March 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14786-14787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05713]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD


60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Waybill 
Sample

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) an extension 
of approval for the collection of the Waybill Sample.

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
May 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface 
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001, or 
to [email protected]. When submitting comments, please refer to ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Waybill Sample.''

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: For each collection, 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.

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    OMB Control Number: 2140-0015.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension with change (based on staff's estimates, 
the number of respondents changed from 51 to 53 and the hourly burdens 
for responses changed marginally).
    Respondents: Any railroad that is subject to the Interstate 
Commerce Act and that terminated at least 4,500 revenue carloads on its 
lines in any of the three preceding years or that terminated at least 
5% of the revenue carloads terminating in any state in any of the three 
preceding years. Railroads that are required to report Waybill Samples 
may do so either quarterly or monthly, and may either sample their own 
waybills or have Railinc conduct their sampling. As a result, there are 
four categories of Respondents discussed below: (1) Five railroads that 
conduct their own sampling, and report monthly, quarterly, and 
annually; (2) two railroads that conduct their own sampling, and report 
quarterly and annually; (3) two railroads that have Railinc sample 
their waybills, and report monthly, quarterly, and annually; and (4) 44 
railroads that have Railinc sample their waybills, and report quarterly 
and annually.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Estimated Time per Response: Forty-two and a half hours for each of 
the five railroads that conduct their own sampling, and report monthly, 
quarterly, and annually (assuming 2.5 hours to conduct the sampling per 
sample submitted). Twelve and a half hours for each of the two 
railroads that conduct their own sampling and report quarterly and 
annually (assuming 2.5 hours to conduct the sampling per sample 
submitted). Twenty-one and one quarter hours for each of the two 
railroads that have Railinc sample their waybills, and report monthly, 
quarterly, and annually (assuming 1.25 hours per sample submitted). Six 
and a quarter hours for each of the 44 railroads that have Railinc 
sample their waybills, and report quarterly and annually (assuming 1.25 
hours per sample submitted).
    Frequency: Seven (7) respondents report monthly; 46 report 
quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 555 hours. 
This estimate is made up of the annual burden hours for the (a) five 
railroads that conduct their own sampling, and report monthly, 
quarterly, and annually (85 responses x 2.5 hours = 212.50 hours), (b) 
two railroads that conduct their own sampling, and report quarterly and 
annually (10 responses x 2.5 hours = 25 hours), (c) two railroads that 
have Railinc sample their waybills, and report monthly, quarterly, and 
annually (34 responses x 1.25 hours = 42.50 hours), and (d) 44 
railroads that have Railinc sample their waybills, and report quarterly 
and annually (220 responses x 1.25 hours = 275.00 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. 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.
    Under the PRA, a federal agency that conducts or sponsors 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. Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), 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: March 17, 2017.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-05713 Filed 3-21-17; 8:45 am]
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