60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: System Diagram Maps

• Published date: 12 December 2019
• Citation: 84 FR 67989
• Record Number: 2019-26784
• Section: Notices
• Court: Surface Transportation Board

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 239 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 67989]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-26784]
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                SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
                60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: System
                Diagram Maps
                ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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                AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
                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 an
                extension of the collection of system diagram maps, described below.
                DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
                February 10, 2020.
                ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, 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, System Diagram Maps.'' For further information regarding this
                collection, contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245-0333 or
                [email protected]. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available
                through the Federal Relay Service at (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 Collection
                 Title: System Diagram Maps (or, in the case of Class III carriers,
                the alternative narrative description of rail system).
                 OMB Control Number: 2140-0003.
                 Form Number: None.
                 Type of Review: Extension without change.
                 Respondents: Common carrier freight railroads that are either new
                or reporting changes in the status of one or more of their rail lines.
                 Number of Respondents: 1.
                 Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
                 Frequency of Response: On occasion.
                 Total Annual Burden Hours: 5 hours.
                 Total ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
                associated with this collection have been identified. The information
                is submitted electronically.
                 Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR 1152.10-1152.13, railroads subject to
                the Board's jurisdiction must keep current system diagram maps on file,
                or alternatively, in the case of a Class III carrier (a carrier with
                annual operating revenues of $39,194,876 or less in 2018 dollars), to
                submit the same information in narrative form. The information sought
                in this collection identifies all lines in a particular railroad's
                system, categorized to indicate the likelihood that service on a
                particular line will be abandoned and/or whether service on a line is
                currently provided under the financial assistance provisions of 49
                U.S.C. 10904. Carriers are obligated to amend these maps as the need to
                change the category of any particular line arises.
                 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: December 9, 2019.
                Jeffrey Herzig,
                Clearance Clerk.
                [FR Doc. 2019-26784 Filed 12-11-19; 8:45 am]
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