[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23698-23699]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-10419]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD


30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: 
Information Collection Activities (Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, 
and Surcharge Revenue)

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 Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, 
and Surcharge Revenue. The Board previously published a notice about 
this collection in the Federal Register on March 8, 2017. 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 
June 22, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board: Report of Fuel 
Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue.'' These comments should be 
directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Chad Lallemand, 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, PRA Officer, 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 Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245-0333 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: Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue 49 
CFR 1243.3.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0014.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads (carriers having revenues more than 
250 million dollars in 1991 dollars).
    Number of Respondents: Seven.
    Estimated Time per Response: One hour.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 28.
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 10702, the Board has the authority 
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address the reasonableness of a rail carrier's practices. This 
information collection brings transparency to the use of fuel 
surcharges by Class I carriers and permits the Board to monitor this 
practice. Under 49 CFR 1243.3, the Board monitors the current fuel 
surcharge practices of Class I carriers in order to provide an overall 
picture of the use of fuel surcharges and bring some transparency to 
the use of fuel surcharges by rail carriers. Failure to collect this 
information would impede the Board's ability to fulfill its statutory 
responsibilities. The Board has authority to collect information about 
rail costs and revenues under 49 U.S.C. 11144 and 11145.
    Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521, 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. 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.

    Dated: May 17, 2017.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-10419 Filed 5-22-17; 8:45 am]
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