80 FR 66968 - Notice and Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)
Surface Transportation Board
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 210 (October 30, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 66968-66969] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-27726] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board Notice and Request for Comments AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT. ACTION: 60-Day notice of intent to seek extension of approval: Waybill Compliance Survey. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3521 (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 Waybill Compliance Survey. This information collection is described in detail below. 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 Compliance Survey. OMB Control Number: 2140-0010. STB Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension without change. [[Page 66969]] Respondents: Regulated railroads that did not submit carload waybill sample information to the STB in the previous year. Number of Respondents: 523. Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours. Frequency: Annually. Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 60. Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are submitted electronically to the Board. Needs and Uses: Under the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended by the ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995), the Board is responsible for the economic regulation of common carrier rail transportation, including the collection and administration of the Carload Waybill Sample. Under 49 CFR part 1244, a railroad terminating 4,500 or more carloads, or terminating at least 5% of the total revenue carloads that terminate in a particular state, in any of the three preceding years is required to file carload waybill sample information (Waybill Sample) for all line-haul revenue waybills terminating on its lines. (The Waybill Sample collection is approved under OMB Control Number 2140-0015, which expires on June 30, 2017.) The information in the Waybill Sample is used to monitor traffic flows and rate trends in the industry. In order to determine whether any of the surveyed railroads should be filing a Waybill Sample, the Board needs to collect the information in the Waybill Compliance Survey--information on the number of carloads of traffic terminated each year by U.S. railroads--from railroads that are not filing a Waybill Sample. In addition, information collected in the Waybill Compliance Survey, on a voluntary basis, about the total operating revenue of each railroad helps to determine whether respondents are subject to other statutory or regulatory requirements. Because many of the Board's reporting requirements apply only to railroads with large operating revenues, accurate determinations regarding the size of a railroad's operating revenues help the Board minimize the reporting burden for smaller railroads. The Board has authority to collect this information under 49 U.S.C. 11144-45, and under 49 CFR 1244.2. DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by December 29, 2015. 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 ``Waybill Compliance Survey.'' For further information regarding this collection or to obtain a copy of this collection form, the ``Annual Waybill Compliance Survey,'' 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: 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 Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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: October 27, 2015. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015-27726 Filed 10-29-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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To be sure we consider your comments, disability claimants or recipients of this required; and ensure the disability
we must receive them no later than decision. In response to this notice, the recipients or claimants and their
November 30, 2015. Individuals can affected claimants and disability representatives receive a notice about
obtain copies of the OMB clearance recipients have the following recourse: the place and time of the hearing. If
package by writing to (1) They may request a disability respondents choose the second option,
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. hearing to contest SSA’s decision and SSA uses the form and other evidence
Response to Notice of Revised (2) they may submit additional to reevaluate the claimant’s case and
Determination—20 CFR 404.913– information or evidence for SSA to determine if the new information or
404.914, 404.992(b), 416.1413– consider. Disability claimants, evidence will change SSA’s decision.
416.1414, and 416.1492(d)—0960–0347. recipients, and their representatives use The respondents are disability
When SSA determines: (1) Claimants for Form SSA–765 to accomplish these two
claimants, current disability recipients,
initial disability benefits do not actually actions. If respondents request the first
or their representatives.
have a disability, or (2) current option, SSA’s Disability Hearings Unit
disability recipients’ records show their uses the form to schedule a hearing; Type of Request: Extension of an
disability ceased, SSA notifies the ensure an interpreter is present, if OMB-approved information collection.
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents of response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
SSA–765 .......................................................................................................... 1,925 1 30 963
Dated: October 27, 2015. not exceed those of a Class III rail carrier DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Naomi R. Sipple, and will not exceed $5 million
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security annually. Surface Transportation Board
Administration.
IRRT states that the Line previously Notice and Request for Comments
[FR Doc. 2015–27679 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] has been owned and operated as private
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P track and might otherwise be considered AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,
spur, industrial, or switching track DOT.
exempt from the Board’s authority ACTION: 60-Day notice of intent to seek
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION under 49 U.S.C. 10906, except that this extension of approval: Waybill
is IRRT’s initial rail acquisition and Compliance Survey.
Surface Transportation Board
operation. IRRT certifies that the lease
[Docket No. FD 35971] agreement contains no interchange SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork
commitment between the parties. Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
Intermodal RR Transfer, LLC—Lease 3521 (PRA), the Surface Transportation
and Operation Exemption—JACJON If the notice contains false or Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its
Associates misleading information, the exemption intent to seek approval from the Office
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the of Management and Budget (OMB) for
Intermodal RR Transfer, LLC (IRRT), a exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) an extension of the Waybill Compliance
noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of may be filed at any time. The filing of Survey. This information collection is
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to a petition to revoke will not described in detail below.
lease from JACJON Associates automatically stay the effectiveness of Comments are requested concerning:
(JACJON) 1 and to operate 590 linear feet the exemption. Petitions to stay must be (1) The accuracy of the Board’s burden
of railroad track extending from the filed no later than November 6, 2015 (at estimates; (2) ways to enhance the
terminus of the track at the Passaic least seven days before the exemption quality, utility, and clarity of the
River to the point of interchange with becomes effective). information collected; (3) ways to
Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail),
An original and 10 copies of all minimize the burden of the collection of
in Kearny, Hudson County, N.J. (the
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD information on the respondents,
Line).2 IRRT states that it intends to
35971, must be filed with the Surface including the use of automated
provide rail service over the Line and to
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., collection techniques or other forms of
interchange with Conrail, pursuant to an
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In information technology, when
agreement to be reached with Conrail.
addition, a copy must be served on appropriate; and (4) whether the
The transaction may be consummated
Richard H. Streeter, 5255 Partridge Lane collection of information is necessary
on or after November 15, 2015, the
NW., Washington, DC 20016. for the proper performance of the
effective date of the exemption (30 days
functions of the Board, including
after the exemption was filed). Board decisions and notices are
IRRT certifies that, as a result of this whether the collection has practical
available on our Web site at utility. Submitted comments will be
transaction, its projected revenues will WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. summarized and included in the
1 IRRT has filed a copy of the Lease Agreement Decided: October 27, 2015. Board’s request for OMB approval.
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between IRRT and JACJON, a noncarrier. See By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Anthony Macrie—Continuance in Control
Description of Collection
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Exemption—N.J. Seashore Lines, Inc., FD 35296, Title: Waybill Compliance Survey.
slip op. at 3–4 (STB served Aug. 31, 2010). Brendetta S. Jones,
2 According to IRRT, there are no mileposts
OMB Control Number: 2140–0010.
Clearance Clerk. STB Form Number: None.
associated with the Line, but it is located on
[FR Doc. 2015–27722 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] Type of Review: Extension without
JACJON’s property at 76 Central Avenue, Kearney,
N.J. BILLING CODE 4915–01–P change.
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Respondents: Regulated railroads that When submitting comments, please Applicants state that SRTH intends to
did not submit carload waybill sample refer to ‘‘Waybill Compliance Survey.’’ acquire the shares of GNRR on or after
information to the STB in the previous For further information regarding this November 15, 2015, the effective date of
year. collection or to obtain a copy of this the exemption (30 days after the verified
Number of Respondents: 523. collection form, the ‘‘Annual Waybill notice of exemption was filed).
Estimated Time per Response: .5 Compliance Survey,’’ contact Pedro SRTH is owned by Devco, which in
hours. Ramirez at (202) 245–0333 or at turn is owned by SteelRiver. Devco and
Frequency: Annually. pedro.ramirez@stb.dot.gov. [Assistance SRTH do not control any carriers.
Total Burden Hours (annually for the hearing impaired is available SteelRiver is owned by a diverse group
including all respondents): 60. through the Federal Information Relay of U.S. and foreign pension funds,
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] insurance companies, and other
identified. Filings are submitted SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the investors. SteelRiver controls PRC
electronically to the Board. PRA, a federal agency that conducts or Funding LLC, a noncarrier, which
Needs and Uses: Under the Interstate sponsors a collection of information controls Patriot Funding LLC, a
Commerce Act, as amended by the ICC must display a currently valid OMB noncarrier, which controls PRC
Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104– control number. A collection of Holdings LLC, a noncarrier, which
88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995), the Board is information, which is defined in 44 controls PRC Midco LLC, a noncarrier,
responsible for the economic regulation U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), which controls Patriot Rail Company
of common carrier rail transportation, includes agency requirements that LLC, (Patriot), a noncarrier. Patriot
including the collection and persons submit reports, keep records, or controls 13 Class III railroads
administration of the Carload Waybill provide information to the agency, third (collectively, the Subsidiary Railroads).
Sample. Under 49 CFR part 1244, a parties, or the public. Under For a complete list of these rail carriers,
railroad terminating 4,500 or more § 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, federal and the states in which they operate, see
carloads, or terminating at least 5% of agencies are required to provide, prior the notice of exemption filed on October
the total revenue carloads that terminate to an agency’s submitting a collection to 16, 2015, in this proceeding. The notice
in a particular state, in any of the three OMB for approval, a 60-day notice and is available on the Board’s web at
preceding years is required to file comment period through publication in WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.
carload waybill sample information GNRR operates approximately 105.92
the Federal Register concerning each
(Waybill Sample) for all line-haul miles of railroad between Marietta and
proposed collection of information,
revenue waybills terminating on its Mineral Bluff, Ga. GNRR owns about 48
including each proposed extension of an miles, leases about 32.74 miles from the
lines. (The Waybill Sample collection is existing collection of information.
approved under OMB Control Number CSX Transporation, Inc., and leases
Dated: October 27, 2015. about 25.18 miles from the Georgia
2140–0015, which expires on June 30,
2017.) The information in the Waybill Jeffrey Herzig, Department of Transportation, including
Sample is used to monitor traffic flows Clearance Clerk. industrial, spur and other track.
and rate trends in the industry. [FR Doc. 2015–27726 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] According to Applicants, SRTH
In order to determine whether any of BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
entered into a Stock Purchase
the surveyed railroads should be filing Agreement (the Agreement) 2 dated
a Waybill Sample, the Board needs to October 16, 2015, with GNRR; BRSE;
collect the information in the Waybill DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Wilds L. Pierce; Kevin F. O’Gara, Sr.;
Compliance Survey—information on the Carolyn T. McAfee; Estate of Charles C.
Surface Transportation Board Schoen, III; Michael L. Pierce; Stephen
number of carloads of traffic terminated
K. Slayden; Kevin S. Slayden; The John
each year by U.S. railroads—from [Docket No. FD 35967]
Randolph Seckman Residuary Trust;
railroads that are not filing a Waybill
SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North Donnie L. Plumley; James A. Day; B.
Sample. In addition, information
America LP, SteelRiver Devco Thomas Lockett; and Joy F. Hardin.
collected in the Waybill Compliance
Holdings LLC and SR Transportation Under the Agreement, SRTH will
Survey, on a voluntary basis, about the
Holdings LLC—Control Exemption— acquire all of the common stock of
total operating revenue of each railroad
Georgia Northeastern Railroad GNRR. The notice therefore seeks
helps to determine whether respondents
Company, Inc. and Blue Ridge Scenic exemption for SRTH to acquire control,
are subject to other statutory or
Excursions, Inc. and for Devco and SteelRiver to
regulatory requirements. Because many indirectly acquire control, of GNRR and
of the Board’s reporting requirements SteelRiver Infrastructure Fund North BRSE.
apply only to railroads with large America LP (SteelRiver), SteelRiver Applicants state that: (1) The
operating revenues, accurate Devco Holdings LLC (Devco), and SR Subsidiary Railroads will not connect
determinations regarding the size of a Transportation Holdings LLC (SRTH) with GNRR and BRSE; (2) the proposed
railroad’s operating revenues help the (collectively, Applicants), all transaction is not part of a series of
Board minimize the reporting burden noncarriers, have jointly filed a verified anticipated transactions that would
for smaller railroads. The Board has notice of exemption under 49 CFR connect the railroads with each other or
authority to collect this information 1180.2(d)(2) to acquire control of
under 49 U.S.C. 11144–45, and under 49 Georgia Northeastern Railroad Copperhill, Ga.’’ BRSE does not appear to be a Class
CFR 1244.2. Company, Inc. (GNRR) and its III carrier, and, if it is not, the exemption will apply
DATES: Comments on this information only to GNRR.
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subsidiary, Blue Ridge Scenic 2 A redacted version of the Agreement was filed
collection should be submitted by Excursions, Inc. (BRSE).1 with the notice of exemption. Applicants
December 29, 2015. simultaneously filed a motion for protective order
1 Applicants seek to acquire control of GNRR, a to protect the confidential and commercially
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Class III carrier, and BRSE, which, according to sensitive information contained in the unredacted
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation Applicants, ‘‘operates a scenic excursion train version of the Agreement, which Applicants
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, service over track leased from GNRR during March submitted under seal. That motion will be
DC 20423–0001, or to PRA@stb.dot.gov. through December between Blue Ridge and addressed in a separate decision.
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| Action | 60-Day notice of intent to seek extension of approval: Waybill Compliance Survey. | |
| Dates | Comments on this information collection should be submitted by December 29, 2015. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 66968 |
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