[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 52 (Friday, March 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16513-16514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05490]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD


60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of 
Collection: 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 required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 
Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent 
to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the 
extension (without change) of the collections required by statute for 
rail or water carrier equipment liens (recordations), water carrier 
tariffs, and rail agricultural contract summaries, as described in more 
detail below.

DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by 
May 16, 2023.

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, Recordations (Rail and Water Carrier Liens), 
Water Carrier Tariffs, and Agricultural Contract Summaries.'' For 
further information regarding this collection, contact Mike Higgins at 
(866) 254-1792 (toll-free) or 202-245-0238, or by emailing 
[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 each 
collection as to (1) whether the particular collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Board, 
including whether the collection has practical utility; (2) the 
accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4) 
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. Submitted 
comments will be included and summarized in the Board's request for OMB 
approval.

Description of Collections

Collection Number 1

    Title: Agricultural Contract Summaries.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0024.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 10 (seven Class I [large] 
railroads and a limited number of other railroads).
    Frequency: On occasion. (Over the last three years, respondents 
have filed an average of 172 agricultural contract summaries per year. 
The same number of filings is expected during each of the next three 
years.)
    Estimated Time per Response: Approximately 0.25 hours.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 43 hours 
(172 submissions x 0.25 hours estimated per submission).
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: 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.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without 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 1,850 responses per year. The same number of 
filings is expected during each of the next three years.)
    Estimated Time per Response: Approximately 0.25 hours.

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    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 462.5 
hours (1,850 submissions x 0.25 hours estimated per response).
    Total ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: 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 part 1177, liens 
on rail equipment or water carrier vessels 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.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Water carriers that provide freight transportation in 
noncontiguous domestic trade.
    Number of Respondents: Approximately 22.
    Frequency: Annual certification.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 77 hours 
(22 annual filings x 3.5 hours estimated time per certification).
    Total ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: There are no non-hourly burden 
costs for this collection. The annual certifications will be submitted 
electronically.
    Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 13702(b) and 49 CFR part 1312, in 
lieu of individual tariffs, water carriers that provide freight 
transportation in noncontiguous domestic trade (i.e., 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) to or from the mainland U.S.) may file an 
annual certification with the Board that includes the internet address 
of a website containing a list of current and historical tariffs 
(including prices and fees that the water carrier charges to the 
shipping public).
    The Board makes this submission because, 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 14, 2023.
Aretha Laws-Byrum,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023-05490 Filed 3-16-23; 8:45 am]
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