[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25043-25044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11233]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD


30-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. See 49 CFR 1244. 
The Board previously published a notice about this collection in the 
Federal Register, 82 FR 14786 (Mar. 22, 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 30, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board: Waybill Sample.'' 
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: Waybill Sample.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0015.
    STB Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension with change (based on staff's estimates, 
the

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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 an STB contractor 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 the contractor sample their waybills, and report monthly, 
quarterly, and annually; and (4) 44 railroads that have the contractor 
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 the contractor 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 the contractor 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 the contractor sample their waybills, and report monthly, 
quarterly, and annually (34 responses x 1.25 hours = 42.50 hours); and 
(d) 44 railroads that have the contractor 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. 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 25, 2017.
Marline Simeon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017-11233 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am]
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