80_FR_50875 80 FR 50714 - 30-day Notice and Request for Comments: Continuation of Six Collections

80 FR 50714 - 30-day Notice and Request for Comments: Continuation of Six Collections

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 161 (August 20, 2015)

Page Range50714-50715
FR Document2015-20530

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501- 3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice that it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval without change of the six existing collections described below. The Board previously published a notice about this collection in the Federal Register on June 5, 2015, at 80 FR 32,201. That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were received. Comments may now be submitted to OMB concerning 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; the accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and 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/ or summarized in the Board's request for OMB approval.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board


30-day Notice and Request for Comments: Continuation of Six 
Collections

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: 30-day notice and request for comments: Continuation of six 
collections.

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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, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice that 
it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
approval without change of the six existing collections described 
below. The Board previously published a notice about this collection in 
the Federal Register on June 5, 2015, at 80 FR 32,201. That notice 
allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were 
received.
    Comments may now be submitted to OMB concerning 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; the accuracy of the Board's burden 
estimates; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and 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/
or summarized in the Board's request for OMB approval.

DATES: Written comments are due on September 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board, and should 
identify the collection(s) discussed in the comment. These comments 
should be directed to the Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Chandana L. Achanta, 
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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s) contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245-
0333 or [email protected]. [Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) 
for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-8339.]

SUBJECTS: In this notice the Board is requesting comments on the 
following information collections:

Collection Number 1

    Title: Quarterly Report of Revenues, Expenses, and Income-Railroads 
(Form RE&I).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0013.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads.
    Number of Respondents: Seven.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
associated with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is a report of railroad operating 
revenues, operating expenses and income items; it is a profit and loss 
statement, disclosing net railway operating income on a quarterly and 
year-to-date basis for the current and prior years. See 49 CFR 1243.1. 
The Board uses the information in this report to ensure competitive, 
efficient, and safe transportation through general oversight programs 
that monitor and forecast the financial and operating condition of 
railroads, and through regulation of railroad rate and service issues 
and rail restructuring proposals, including railroad mergers, 
consolidations, acquisitions of control, and abandonments. Information 
from these reports is used by the Board, other Federal agencies, and 
industry groups to monitor and assess industry growth and operations, 
detect changes in carrier financial stability, and identify trends that 
may affect the national transportation system. Some of the information 
from these reports is compiled by the Board in our quarterly Selected 
Earnings Data Report, which is published on the Board's Web site, 
http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. The information 
contained in these reports is not available from any other source.

Collection Number 2

    Title: Quarterly Condensed Balance Sheet--Railroads (Form CBS).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0014.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads.
    Number of Respondents: Seven.
    Estimated Time per Response: Six hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
associated with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: This collection shows the balance, quarterly and 
cumulative, for the current and prior year of the carrier's assets and 
liabilities, gross capital expenditures, and revenue tons carried. See 
49 CFR 1243.2. The Board uses the information in this report to ensure 
competitive, efficient, and safe transportation through general 
oversight programs that monitor and forecast the financial and 
operating condition of railroads, and through specific regulation of 
railroad rate and service issues and rail restructuring proposals, 
including railroad mergers, consolidations, acquisitions of control, 
and abandonments. Information from these reports is used by the Board, 
other Federal agencies, and industry groups to assess industry growth 
and operations, detect changes in carrier financial stability, and 
identify trends that may affect the national transportation system. 
Revenue ton-miles, which are reported in these reports, are compiled 
and published by the Board in its quarterly Selected Earnings Data 
Report, which is published on the Board's Web site, http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. The information 
contained in these reports is not available from any other source.

Collection Number 3

    OMB Control Number: 2140-0004.
    Title: Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage 
Forms A and B).
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads and the Association of American 
Railroads.
    Number of Respondents: Eight.
    Estimated Time per Response: No more than 30 hours per quarterly 
report and 40 hours per annual summation.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly, with an annual summation.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: No more than 1,280 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
associated with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: This collection shows the number of employees, 
service hours, and compensation, by employee group (e.g., executive, 
professional, maintenance-of-way and equipment, and transportation), of 
the reporting railroads. See 49 CFR part 1245. The

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information is used by the Board to forecast labor costs and measure 
the efficiency of the reporting railroads. The information is also used 
by the Board to evaluate proposed regulated transactions that may 
impact rail employees, including mergers and consolidations, 
acquisitions of control, purchases, and abandonments. Other Federal 
agencies and industry groups, including the Railroad Retirement Board, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Association of American Railroads, use 
the information contained in the reports to monitor railroad 
operations. Certain information from these reports is compiled and 
published on the Board's Web site, http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. The information contained in these reports is not 
available from any other source.

Collection Number 4

    Title: Monthly Report of Number of Employees of Class I Railroads 
(Wage Form C).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0007.
    Form Number: STB Form 350.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads and the Association of American 
Railroads.
    Number of Respondents: Eight.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: 120 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
associated with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: This collection shows, for each reporting carrier, 
the average number of employees at mid-month in the six job-
classification groups that encompass all railroad employees. See 49 CFR 
part 1246. The information is used by the Board to forecast labor costs 
and measure the efficiency of the reporting railroads. The information 
is also used by the Board to evaluate the impact on rail employees of 
proposed regulated transactions, including mergers and consolidations, 
acquisitions of control, purchases, and abandonments. Other Federal 
agencies and industry groups, including the Railroad Retirement Board, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Association of American Railroads, use 
the information contained in these reports to monitor railroad 
operations. Certain information from these reports is compiled and 
published on the Board's Web site, www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/urcs.html. The information contained in these reports is not available 
from any other source.

Collection Number 5

    Title: Annual Report of Cars Loaded and Cars Terminated.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0011.
    Form Number: Form STB-54.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Number of Respondents: Seven.
    Estimated Time per Response: Four hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: 28 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
associated with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: This collection reports the number of cars loaded 
and cars terminated on the reporting carrier's line. See 49 CFR part 
1247. Information in this report is entered into the Board's Uniform 
Rail Costing System (URCS), which is a cost measurement methodology. 
URCS, which was developed by the Board pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11161, is 
used as a tool in rail rate proceedings, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 
10707(d), to calculate the variable costs associated with providing a 
particular service. The Board also uses URCS to carry out more 
effectively other of its regulatory responsibilities, including: Acting 
on railroad requests for authority to engage in Board-regulated 
financial transactions such as mergers, acquisitions of control, and 
consolidations, see 49 U.S.C. 11323-11324; analyzing the information 
that the Board obtains through the annual railroad industry waybill 
sample, see 49 CFR part 1244; measuring off-branch costs in railroad 
abandonment proceedings, in accordance with 49 CFR 1152.32(n); 
developing the ``rail cost adjustment factors,'' in accordance with 49 
U.S.C. 10708; and conducting investigations and rulemakings. This 
collection is compiled and published on the Board's Web site, http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. There is no other 
source for the information contained in this report.

Collection Number 6

    OMB Control Number: 2140-0001.
    Title: Quarterly Report of Freight Commodity Statistics (Form QCS).
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads.
    Number of Respondents: Seven.
    Estimated Time per Response: 217 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly, with an annual summation.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: 7,595 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
associated with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: This collection, which is based on information 
contained in carload waybills used by railroads in the ordinary course 
of business, reports car loadings and total revenues by commodity code 
for each commodity that moved on the railroad during the reporting 
period. See 49 CFR part 1248. Information in this report is entered 
into the Board's URCS, the uses of which are explained under Collection 
Number 5. This collection is compiled and published on the Board's Web 
site, http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. There is 
no other source for the information contained in this report.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency conducting 
or sponsoring 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 Sec.  3506(c)(2)(A) of 
the PRA, Federal agencies are required, prior to submitting a 
collection to OMB for approval, to provide 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: August 14, 2015.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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                                              DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired:                 Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
                                                                                                      (800) 877–8339.]                                         Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours
                                              Surface Transportation Board                            SUBJECTS: In this notice the Board is                 annually.
                                                                                                      requesting comments on the following                     Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
                                              30-day Notice and Request for                           information collections:                              Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
                                              Comments: Continuation of Six                                                                                 associated with this collection have
                                              Collections                                             Collection Number 1                                   been identified.
                                              AGENCY:    Surface Transportation Board,                   Title: Quarterly Report of Revenues,                  Needs and Uses: This collection
                                              DOT.                                                    Expenses, and Income–Railroads (Form                  shows the balance, quarterly and
                                              ACTION:  30-day notice and request for                  RE&I).                                                cumulative, for the current and prior
                                                                                                         OMB Control Number: 2140–0013.                     year of the carrier’s assets and liabilities,
                                              comments: Continuation of six                              Form Number: None.
                                              collections.                                                                                                  gross capital expenditures, and revenue
                                                                                                         Type of Review: Extension without                  tons carried. See 49 CFR 1243.2. The
                                              SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort            change.                                               Board uses the information in this
                                              to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                        Respondents: Class I railroads.                    report to ensure competitive, efficient,
                                                                                                         Number of Respondents: Seven.                      and safe transportation through general
                                              required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                                                                         Estimated Time per Response: 6
                                              Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3519 (PRA),                                                                       oversight programs that monitor and
                                                                                                      hours.
                                              the Surface Transportation Board                           Frequency of Response: Quarterly.                  forecast the financial and operating
                                              (Board) gives notice that it is requesting                 Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours                condition of railroads, and through
                                              from the Office of Management and                       annually.                                             specific regulation of railroad rate and
                                              Budget (OMB) approval without change                       Total Annual ‘‘Non Hour Burden’’                   service issues and rail restructuring
                                              of the six existing collections described               Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens                    proposals, including railroad mergers,
                                              below. The Board previously published                   associated with this collection have                  consolidations, acquisitions of control,
                                              a notice about this collection in the                   been identified.                                      and abandonments. Information from
                                              Federal Register on June 5, 2015, at 80                    Needs and Uses: This collection is a               these reports is used by the Board, other
                                              FR 32,201. That notice allowed for a 60-                report of railroad operating revenues,                Federal agencies, and industry groups to
                                              day public review and comment period.                   operating expenses and income items; it               assess industry growth and operations,
                                              No comments were received.                              is a profit and loss statement, disclosing            detect changes in carrier financial
                                                 Comments may now be submitted to                     net railway operating income on a                     stability, and identify trends that may
                                              OMB concerning whether the particular                   quarterly and year-to-date basis for the              affect the national transportation
                                              collection of information is necessary                  current and prior years. See 49 CFR                   system. Revenue ton-miles, which are
                                              for the proper performance of the                       1243.1. The Board uses the information                reported in these reports, are compiled
                                              functions of the Board, including                       in this report to ensure competitive,                 and published by the Board in its
                                              whether the collection has practical                    efficient, and safe transportation                    quarterly Selected Earnings Data Report,
                                              utility; the accuracy of the Board’s                    through general oversight programs that               which is published on the Board’s Web
                                              burden estimates; ways to enhance the                   monitor and forecast the financial and                site, http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/
                                              quality, utility, and clarity of the                    operating condition of railroads, and                 industry/econ_reports.html. The
                                              information collected; and ways to                      through regulation of railroad rate and               information contained in these reports
                                              minimize the burden of the collection of                service issues and rail restructuring                 is not available from any other source.
                                              information on the respondents,                         proposals, including railroad mergers,
                                                                                                                                                            Collection Number 3
                                              including the use of automated                          consolidations, acquisitions of control,
                                              collection techniques or other forms of                 and abandonments. Information from                      OMB Control Number: 2140–0004.
                                              information technology, when                            these reports is used by the Board, other               Title: Report of Railroad Employees,
                                              appropriate. Submitted comments will                    Federal agencies, and industry groups to              Service and Compensation (Wage Forms
                                              be included and/or summarized in the                    monitor and assess industry growth and                A and B).
                                              Board’s request for OMB approval.                       operations, detect changes in carrier                   Form Number: None.
                                              DATES: Written comments are due on                      financial stability, and identify trends                Type of Review: Extension without
                                              September 16, 2015.                                     that may affect the national                          change.
                                                                                                      transportation system. Some of the                      Respondents: Class I railroads and the
                                              ADDRESSES: Written comments should
                                                                                                      information from these reports is                     Association of American Railroads.
                                              be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction                                                                          Number of Respondents: Eight.
                                              Act Comments, Surface Transportation                    compiled by the Board in our quarterly
                                                                                                                                                              Estimated Time per Response: No
                                              Board, and should identify the                          Selected Earnings Data Report, which is
                                                                                                                                                            more than 30 hours per quarterly report
                                              collection(s) discussed in the comment.                 published on the Board’s Web site,
                                                                                                                                                            and 40 hours per annual summation.
                                              These comments should be directed to                    http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/
                                                                                                                                                              Frequency of Response: Quarterly,
                                              the Office of Management and Budget,                    econ_reports.html. The information
                                                                                                                                                            with an annual summation.
                                              Office of Information and Regulatory                    contained in these reports is not                       Total Annual Hour Burden: No more
                                              Affairs, Attention: Chandana L.                         available from any other source.                      than 1,280 hours annually.
                                              Achanta, Surface Transportation Board                   Collection Number 2                                     Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
                                              Desk Officer, by email at OIRA_                                                                               Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
                                              SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV; by fax at                         Title: Quarterly Condensed Balance
                                                                                                      Sheet—Railroads (Form CBS).                           associated with this collection have
                                              (202) 395–6974; or by mail to Room                                                                            been identified.
                                                                                                        OMB Control Number: 2140–0014.
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                                              10235, 725 17th Street NW.,                               Form Number: None.                                    Needs and Uses: This collection
                                              Washington, DC 20503.                                     Type of Review: Extension without                   shows the number of employees, service
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                    change.                                               hours, and compensation, by employee
                                              additional information or copies of the                   Respondents: Class I railroads.                     group (e.g., executive, professional,
                                              information collection(s) contact Pedro                   Number of Respondents: Seven.                       maintenance-of-way and equipment,
                                              Ramirez at (202) 245–0333 or ramirezp@                    Estimated Time per Response: Six                    and transportation), of the reporting
                                              stb.dot.gov. [Federal Information Relay                 hours.                                                railroads. See 49 CFR part 1245. The


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                                              information is used by the Board to                     Collection Number 5                                      Total Annual Hour Burden: 7,595
                                              forecast labor costs and measure the                       Title: Annual Report of Cars Loaded                hours annually.
                                              efficiency of the reporting railroads. The              and Cars Terminated.                                     Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
                                              information is also used by the Board to                   OMB Control Number: 2140–0011.                     Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
                                              evaluate proposed regulated                                Form Number: Form STB–54.                          associated with this collection have
                                              transactions that may impact rail                          Type of Review: Extension without                  been identified.
                                              employees, including mergers and                        change.                                                  Needs and Uses: This collection,
                                              consolidations, acquisitions of control,                   Number of Respondents: Seven.                      which is based on information
                                              purchases, and abandonments. Other                         Estimated Time per Response: Four                  contained in carload waybills used by
                                              Federal agencies and industry groups,                   hours.                                                railroads in the ordinary course of
                                              including the Railroad Retirement                          Frequency of Response: Annual.                     business, reports car loadings and total
                                              Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and                     Total Annual Hour Burden: 28 hours                 revenues by commodity code for each
                                              Association of American Railroads, use                  annually.                                             commodity that moved on the railroad
                                              the information contained in the reports                   Total Annual ‘‘Non Hour Burden’’                   during the reporting period. See 49 CFR
                                              to monitor railroad operations. Certain                 Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens                    part 1248. Information in this report is
                                              information from these reports is                       associated with this collection have                  entered into the Board’s URCS, the uses
                                              compiled and published on the Board’s                   been identified.                                      of which are explained under Collection
                                              Web site, http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/                      Needs and Uses: This collection                    Number 5. This collection is compiled
                                              industry/econ_reports.html. The                         reports the number of cars loaded and                 and published on the Board’s Web site,
                                              information contained in these reports                  cars terminated on the reporting                      http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/
                                              is not available from any other source.                 carrier’s line. See 49 CFR part 1247.                 econ_reports.html. There is no other
                                                                                                      Information in this report is entered into            source for the information contained in
                                              Collection Number 4                                     the Board’s Uniform Rail Costing                      this report.
                                                Title: Monthly Report of Number of                    System (URCS), which is a cost                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
                                              Employees of Class I Railroads (Wage                    measurement methodology. URCS,                        PRA, a Federal agency conducting or
                                              Form C).                                                which was developed by the Board                      sponsoring a collection of information
                                                OMB Control Number: 2140–0007.                        pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11161, is used as               must display a currently valid OMB
                                                Form Number: STB Form 350.                            a tool in rail rate proceedings, in                   control number. A collection of
                                                Type of Review: Extension without                     accordance with 49 U.S.C. 10707(d), to                information, which is defined in 44
                                              change.                                                 calculate the variable costs associated               U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
                                                Respondents: Class I railroads and the                with providing a particular service. The              includes agency requirements that
                                              Association of American Railroads.                      Board also uses URCS to carry out more                persons submit reports, keep records, or
                                                Number of Respondents: Eight.                         effectively other of its regulatory                   provide information to the agency, third
                                                Estimated Time per Response: 1.25                     responsibilities, including: Acting on                parties, or the public. Under
                                              hours.                                                  railroad requests for authority to engage
                                                Frequency of Response: Monthly.                                                                             § 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, Federal
                                                                                                      in Board-regulated financial                          agencies are required, prior to
                                                Total Annual Hour Burden: 120 hours                   transactions such as mergers,
                                              annually.                                                                                                     submitting a collection to OMB for
                                                                                                      acquisitions of control, and                          approval, to provide a 60-day notice and
                                                Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
                                                                                                      consolidations, see 49 U.S.C. 11323–                  comment period through publication in
                                              Cost: No ‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens
                                                                                                      11324; analyzing the information that                 the Federal Register concerning each
                                              associated with this collection have
                                                                                                      the Board obtains through the annual                  proposed collection of information,
                                              been identified.
                                                Needs and Uses: This collection                       railroad industry waybill sample, see 49              including each proposed extension of an
                                              shows, for each reporting carrier, the                  CFR part 1244; measuring off-branch                   existing collection of information.
                                              average number of employees at mid-                     costs in railroad abandonment
                                                                                                                                                              Dated: August 14, 2015.
                                              month in the six job-classification                     proceedings, in accordance with 49 CFR
                                                                                                                                                            Jeffrey Herzig,
                                              groups that encompass all railroad                      1152.32(n); developing the ‘‘rail cost
                                                                                                      adjustment factors,’’ in accordance with              Clearance Clerk.
                                              employees. See 49 CFR part 1246. The                                                                          [FR Doc. 2015–20530 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                              information is used by the Board to                     49 U.S.C. 10708; and conducting
                                              forecast labor costs and measure the                    investigations and rulemakings. This                  BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

                                              efficiency of the reporting railroads. The              collection is compiled and published on
                                              information is also used by the Board to                the Board’s Web site, http://
                                                                                                      www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/econ_                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                              evaluate the impact on rail employees of
                                              proposed regulated transactions,                        reports.html. There is no other source
                                                                                                                                                            Office of the Secretary
                                              including mergers and consolidations,                   for the information contained in this
                                              acquisitions of control, purchases, and                 report.                                               Application of Harris Aircraft Services,
                                              abandonments. Other Federal agencies                    Collection Number 6                                   Inc. for Certificate Authority
                                              and industry groups, including the                        OMB Control Number: 2140–0001.                      Correction
                                              Railroad Retirement Board, Bureau of                      Title: Quarterly Report of Freight
                                              Labor Statistics, and Association of                                                                             In notice document 2015–19910
                                                                                                      Commodity Statistics (Form QCS).                      appearing on page 48622 in the issue of
                                              American Railroads, use the information                   Form Number: None.
                                              contained in these reports to monitor                     Type of Review: Extension without                   August 13, 2015, make the following
                                                                                                                                                            correction:
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                                              railroad operations. Certain information                change.
                                              from these reports is compiled and                                                                               On page 48622, in the first column,
                                                                                                        Respondents: Class I railroads.
                                              published on the Board’s Web site,                        Number of Respondents: Seven.                       under the DATES heading, in the third
                                              www.stb.dot.gov/stb/industry/urcs.html.                   Estimated Time per Response: 217                    line, ‘‘August 27, 2015’’ should read
                                              The information contained in these                      hours.                                                ‘‘August 21, 2015’’.
                                              reports is not available from any other                   Frequency of Response: Quarterly,                   [FR Doc. C1–2015–19910 Filed 8–19–15; 8:45 am]
                                              source.                                                 with an annual summation.                             BILLING CODE 1505–01–D




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Document Created: 2015-12-15 11:08:13
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 11:08:13
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
Action30-day notice and request for comments: Continuation of six collections.
DatesWritten comments are due on September 16, 2015.
ContactFor additional information or copies of the information collection(s) contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245- 0333 or [email protected] [Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-8339.]
FR Citation80 FR 50714 

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