82 FR 23481 - 30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval and Merger of Collections: Statutory Licensing Authority
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 97 (May 22, 2017)
| Page Range | 23481-23482 | |
| FR Document | 2017-10420 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 97 (Monday, May 22, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 23481-23482] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-10420] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval and Merger of Collections: Statutory Licensing Authority AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 information collections required from those seeking licensing authority under 49 U.S.C. 10901-03 and consolidation authority under sections 11323-26. The Board is also seeking approval to merge into this collection (OMB Control Number: 2140-0023) the collection of information about interchange commitments (OMB Control Number: 2140-0016). The Board previously published a notice about this collection on January 26, 2017 in the Federal Register. 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 21, 2017. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board: Statutory Licensing Authority.'' 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, Surface Transportation Board, [[Page 23482]] 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001, or to [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this collection, contact Michael Higgins, Deputy Director, Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0284 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: The Board currently collects information from those seeking licensing authority under OMB Control Number 2140- 0023 and, under that collection, requires the disclosure of information about rail interchange commitments, which is also addressed under OMB Control Number 2140-0016. This request proposes to combine collections under Control Numbers 2140-0016 and 2140-0023 with 2140-0023 being the survivor. The Board will request to discontinue Control Number 2140- 0016 upon OMB approval of the merger. 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 1 Title: Statutory Licensing Authority. OMB Control Number: 2140-0023. STB Form Number: None. Type of Review: Extension with change (The number of respondents increased from 74 to 76. The number of applications decreased from 2 to 1; the number of petitions decreased from 18 to 12; and the number of notices increased from 103 to 113.) Respondents: Rail carriers and non-carriers seeking statutory licensing or consolidation authority or an exemption from filing an application for such authority. Number of Respondents: 76 \1\. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Approximately 40% of the filings are additional filings submitted by railroads that had already submitted filings during the time period. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Time per Response: Estimated Hours per Response ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of hours per response Type of filing under 49 U.S.C. 10901-03 and 11323-26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Applications........................................... 524 Petitions *............................................ 58 Notices *.............................................. 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Under section 10502, petitions for exemption and notices of exemption are permitted in lieu of an application. Frequency: On occasion. Number of Responses in FY 2015 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of filings under Type of filing 49 U.S.C. 10901- 03 and 11323-26 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Applications........................................... 1 Petitions *............................................ 12 Notices *.............................................. 113 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * Under section 10502, petitions for exemption and notices of exemption are permitted in lieu of an application. Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 3,367 (sum of estimated hours per response x number of responses for each type of filing) Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are submitted electronically to the Board. Needs and Uses: As mandated by Congress, persons seeking to construct, acquire or operate a line of railroad and railroads seeking to abandon or to discontinue operations over a line of railroad or, in the case of two or more railroads, to consolidate their interests through merger or a common-control arrangement are required to file an application for prior approval and authority with the Board. See 49 U.S.C. 10901-03, 11323-26. Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, persons may seek an exemption from many of the application requirements of sections 10901- 03 and 11323-26 by filing with the Board a petition for exemption or notice of exemption in lieu of an application. The collection by the Board of these applications, petitions, and notices (including collection of disclosures of rail interchange commitments under 49 CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), and 1180.4(g)(4)) enables the Board to meet its statutory duty to regulate the referenced rail transactions. Description of Collection 2 Title: Disclosure of Rail Interchange Commitments. OMB Control Number: 2140-0016. STB Form Number: None. Type of Review: Merger. Respondents: Noncarriers and carriers seeking an exemption to acquire (through purchase or lease) or to operate a rail line, if the proposed transaction would create an interchange commitment. Number of Respondents: Four. Estimated Time per Response: Eight hours. Frequency: On occasion. Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 32 hours. Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings may be submitted electronically to the Board. Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, noncarriers and carriers may seek an exemption from the prior approval requirements of sections 10901, 10902, and 11323 to acquire (through purchase or lease) or to operate a rail line. These transactions may create agreements with interchange commitments. If the interchange commitments limit the future interchange of traffic with third parties, then certain information must be disclosed to the Board about those commitments. 49 CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), 1180.4(g)(4). The collection of this information facilitates the case-specific review of interchange commitments and enables the Board's monitoring of their usage generally. 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 17, 2017. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2017-10420 Filed 5-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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Electronic Comments SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 15128B and for
• Use the Commission’s Internet [Disaster Declaration #15128 and #15129] economic injury is 151290.
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ The State which received an EIDL
rules/sro.shtml); or Texas Disaster #TX–00480
Declaration # is TEXAS.
• Send an email to rule-comments@ AGENCY: U.S. Small Business (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– Administration. Number 59008)
BatsEDGX–2017–19 on the subject line. ACTION: Notice. Dated: May 11, 2017.
Paper Comments SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Linda E. McMahon,
Administrative declaration of a disaster Administrator.
• Send paper comments in triplicate [FR Doc. 2017–10325 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
for the State of TEXAS dated 05/11/
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 2017. BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
Commission, 100 F Street NE., Incident: Severe Storms and
Washington, DC 20549–1090. Tornadoes.
All submissions should refer to File Incident Period: 04/29/2017.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Number SR–BatsEDGX–2017–19. This Effective Date: 05/11/2017.
file number should be included on the Physical Loan Application Deadline 30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
subject line if email is used. To help the Date: 07/10/2017. Extension of Approval and Merger of
Commission process and review your Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Collections: Statutory Licensing
comments more efficiently, please use Application Deadline Date: 02/12/2018. Authority
only one method. The Commission will ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business Surface Transportation Board.
AGENCY:
post all comments on the Commission’s
Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ Administration, Processing and Notice and request for
ACTION:
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport comments.
submission, all subsequent Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
amendments, all written statements FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
with respect to the proposed rule Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, required by the Paperwork Reduction
change that are filed with the U.S. Small Business Administration, Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface
Commission, and all written 409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, Transportation Board (STB or Board)
communications relating to the Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. gives notice that it is requesting from
proposed rule change between the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is the Office of Management and Budget
Commission and any person, other than hereby given that as a result of the (OMB) an extension of approval for the
those that may be withheld from the Administrator’s disaster declaration, information collections required from
public in accordance with the applications for disaster loans may be those seeking licensing authority under
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be filed at the address listed above or other 49 U.S.C. 10901–03 and consolidation
available for Web site viewing and locally announced locations. authority under sections 11323–26. The
The following areas have been Board is also seeking approval to merge
printing in the Commission’s Public
determined to be adversely affected by into this collection (OMB Control
Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
the disaster: Number: 2140–0023) the collection of
Washington, DC 20549 on official
business days between the hours of Primary Counties: Van Zandt information about interchange
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the Contiguous Counties: commitments (OMB Control Number:
Texas: Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, 2140–0016).
filing also will be available for
Rains, Smith, Wood The Board previously published a
inspection and copying at the principal
The Interest Rates are: notice about this collection on January
office of the Exchange. All comments
26, 2017 in the Federal Register. That
received will be posted without change; notice allowed for a 60-day public
Percent
the Commission does not edit personal review and comment period. No
identifying information from For Physical Damage: comments were received.
submissions. You should submit only Homeowners With Credit Avail-
DATES: Comments on this information
information that you wish to make able Elsewhere ...................... 3.875
Homeowners Without Credit collection should be submitted by June
available publicly. All submissions
should refer to File Number SR– Available Elsewhere .............. 1.938 21, 2017.
Businesses With Credit Avail- ADDRESSES: Written comments should
BatsEDGX–2017–19 and should be able Elsewhere ...................... 6.430 be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
submitted on or before June 12, 2017. Businesses Without Credit Act Comments, Surface Transportation
For the Commission, by the Division of Available Elsewhere .............. 3.215 Board: Statutory Licensing Authority.’’
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated Non-Profit Organizations With
Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500
These comments should be directed to
authority.18 the Office of Management and Budget,
Non-Profit Organizations With-
Eduardo A. Aleman, out Credit Available Else- Office of Information and Regulatory
where ..................................... 2.500 Affairs, Attention: Chad Lallemand,
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–10311 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am] For Economic Injury: Surface Transportation Board Desk
Businesses & Small Agricultural Officer, by email at oria_submission@
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
Cooperatives Without Credit omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–6974;
Available Elsewhere .............. 3.215 or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th
Non-Profit Organizations With- Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
out Credit Available Else-
where ..................................... 2.500
Please also direct comments to Chris
18 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Oehrle, Surface Transportation Board,
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395 E Street SW., Washington, DC ESTIMATED HOURS PER RESPONSE Type of Review: Merger.
20423–0001, or to pra@stb.gov. Respondents: Noncarriers and carriers
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Number of seeking an exemption to acquire
hours per (through purchase or lease) or to operate
further information regarding this response under
collection, contact Michael Higgins, Type of filing 49 U.S.C. a rail line, if the proposed transaction
Deputy Director, Office of Public 10901–03 and would create an interchange
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 11323–26 commitment.
Compliance at (202) 245–0284 or at Number of Respondents: Four.
Applications ........................ 524 Estimated Time per Response: Eight
Michael.Higgins@stb.gov. [Assistance Petitions * ............................ 58
for the hearing impaired is available Notices * .............................. 19
hours.
through the Federal Information Relay Frequency: On occasion.
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] * Under section 10502, petitions for exemp- Total Burden Hours (annually
tion and notices of exemption are permitted in including all respondents): 32 hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board lieu of an application.
currently collects information from Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
Frequency: On occasion. identified. Filings may be submitted
those seeking licensing authority under
OMB Control Number 2140–0023 and, electronically to the Board.
NUMBER OF RESPONSES IN FY 2015 Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C.
under that collection, requires the
disclosure of information about rail 10502, noncarriers and carriers may
Number of seek an exemption from the prior
interchange commitments, which is also filings under
addressed under OMB Control Number Type of filing 49 U.S.C. approval requirements of sections
2140–0016. This request proposes to 10901–03 and 10901, 10902, and 11323 to acquire
11323–26 (through purchase or lease) or to operate
combine collections under Control
Numbers 2140–0016 and 2140–0023 a rail line. These transactions may
Applications ........................ 1
with 2140–0023 being the survivor. The create agreements with interchange
Petitions * ............................ 12
Board will request to discontinue Notices * .............................. 113 commitments. If the interchange
Control Number 2140–0016 upon OMB commitments limit the future
* Under section 10502, petitions for exemp- interchange of traffic with third parties,
approval of the merger. tion and notices of exemption are permitted in then certain information must be
For each collection, comments are lieu of an application.
disclosed to the Board about those
requested concerning: (1) The accuracy Total Burden Hours (annually commitments. 49 CFR 1121.3(d),
of the Board’s burden estimates; (2) including all respondents): 3,367 (sum 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), 1180.4(g)(4). The
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and of estimated hours per response × collection of this information facilitates
clarity of the information collected; (3) number of responses for each type of the case-specific review of interchange
ways to minimize the burden of the filing) commitments and enables the Board’s
collection of information on the Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None monitoring of their usage generally.
respondents, including the use of identified. Filings are submitted Under the PRA, a federal agency that
automated collection techniques or electronically to the Board. conducts or sponsors a collection of
other forms of information technology, Needs and Uses: As mandated by
information must display a currently
when appropriate; and (4) whether the Congress, persons seeking to construct,
valid OMB control number. A collection
collection of information is necessary acquire or operate a line of railroad and
of information, which is defined in 44
for the proper performance of the railroads seeking to abandon or to
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
functions of the Board, including discontinue operations over a line of
includes agency requirements that
whether the collection has practical railroad or, in the case of two or more
persons submit reports, keep records, or
utility. Submitted comments will be railroads, to consolidate their interests
provide information to the agency, third
summarized and included in the through merger or a common-control
parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of
Board’s request for OMB approval. arrangement are required to file an
the PRA requires, concurrent with an
application for prior approval and
Description of Collection 1 agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
authority with the Board. See 49 U.S.C.
Title: Statutory Licensing Authority. for approval, a 30-day notice and
10901–03, 11323–26. Under 49 U.S.C.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0023. comment period through publication in
10502, persons may seek an exemption
STB Form Number: None. the Federal Register concerning each
from many of the application
Type of Review: Extension with proposed collection of information.
requirements of sections 10901–03 and
change (The number of respondents 11323–26 by filing with the Board a Dated: May 17, 2017.
increased from 74 to 76. The number of petition for exemption or notice of Jeffrey Herzig,
applications decreased from 2 to 1; the exemption in lieu of an application. The Clearance Clerk.
number of petitions decreased from 18 collection by the Board of these [FR Doc. 2017–10420 Filed 5–19–17; 8:45 am]
to 12; and the number of notices applications, petitions, and notices BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
increased from 103 to 113.) (including collection of disclosures of
Respondents: Rail carriers and non- rail interchange commitments under 49
carriers seeking statutory licensing or CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h),
consolidation authority or an exemption and 1180.4(g)(4)) enables the Board to SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
from filing an application for such meet its statutory duty to regulate the
authority. referenced rail transactions. Projects Approved for Consumptive
Number of Respondents: 76 1. Uses of Water
Description of Collection 2
Estimated Time per Response:
Title: Disclosure of Rail Interchange AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin
1 Approximately 40% of the filings are additional Commitments. Commission.
filings submitted by railroads that had already OMB Control Number: 2140–0016.
ACTION: Notice.
submitted filings during the time period. STB Form Number: None.
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| Dates | Comments on this information collection should be submitted by June 21, 2017. | |
| Contact | For further information regarding this collection, contact Michael Higgins, Deputy Director, Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245-0284 or at [email protected] [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1- 800-877-8339.] | |
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