82 FR 35578 - Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) Notice of Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection: Annual Tank Car Facility Survey
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 145 (July 31, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 145 (July 31, 2017)
| Page Range | 35578-35578 | |
| FR Document | 2017-16040 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 35578] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-16040] [[Page 35578]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) Notice of Request for Clearance of a New Information Collection: Annual Tank Car Facility Survey AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), DOT. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In accordance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the BTS to request the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) approval for an information collection from tank car facilities to obtain an estimate of tank cars projected to be modified or built to the new safer Department of Transportation (DOT) standards. A summary report of survey findings will be submitted to Congress as well as published by BTS on the BTS Web page. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 30, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clara Reschovsky, (202) 366-2857, Tank Car Facility Survey Project Manager, BTS, OST-R, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Room E34-409, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Annual Tank Car Facility Survey. Type of Request: Approval for a new information collection. Affected Public: There are approximately 140 tank car facilities with the capacity to manufacture or retrofit tank cars capable of carrying Class 3 flammable liquids nationwide. Abstract: Section 7308(c) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (Pub. L. 114-94; the ``FAST Act'') directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a survey of tank car facilities to obtain an estimate of tank cars projected to be modified or built to the new safer Department of Transportation (DOT) Specification 117 or 117R. Over time, this data collection will inform Congress as well as the Department of Transportation as to industry's progress in upgrading the nation's fleet of rail cars to be safer in the event of an incident involving tank cars carrying Class 3 Flammable liquids. BTS intends to collect information from tank car retrofitting and manufacturing facilities on the planned and projected number of tank cars to be retrofitted or manufactured beginning the next calendar year and annually thereafter until 2029. Any facility identified with the capacity to modify or build new tank cars to the 117 or 117R specification, as described in Section 7308(c) of the FAST Act will be included in the survey identified in this notice and is requested to submit the results to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) no later than 60 days upon request. This will be a voluntary data collection. Individual responses to the survey will be kept confidential and a summary report of aggregate findings will be provided to: (1) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; and (2) The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. In addition, this summary report will also be published to the BTS Web page. Data Confidentiality Provisions: The Annual Tank Car Facility Survey may collect confidential business information. The confidentiality of these data will be protected under Title V of the E- Government Act, the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). In accordance with this legislation, individual responses will not be disclosed in any direct or indirect manner and only aggregated statistical information will be made available through reports. Frequency: This survey will be updated every year until 2029. Estimated Average Burden per Response: The burden per respondent is estimated to be an average of 30 minutes. This includes the time required to gather records as well as respond to the survey. Estimated Total Annual Burden: Across the nation there are approximately 400 tank car facilities that are currently registered or certified to build or modify tank cars. However, the majority of these do not have the capacity to modify or build to the 117 or 117R Specifications. It is estimated that, at most, 140 tank car shops possess the required capacity to build or modify to these new safer requirements. The total annual burden is estimated to be 70 hours (that is 30 minutes per respondent for 140 respondents equals 4,200 minutes). Response to Comments: A 60-day notice requesting public comment was issued in the Federal Register on March 22, 2017 (Volume 82, Number 54; pages14799-14800). No comments were received. Public Comments Invited: Interested parties are invited to send comments regarding any aspect of this information collection, including, but not limited to: (1) The necessity and utility of the information collection for the proper performance of the functions of the DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, clarity and content of the collected information; and (4) ways to minimize the collection burden without reducing the quality of the collected information. Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS Desk Officer. Issued in Washington, DC, on this 25th day of July, 2017. Patricia Hu, Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology. [FR Doc. 2017-16040 Filed 7-28-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION on the planned and projected number of Public Comments Invited: Interested
tank cars to be retrofitted or parties are invited to send comments
Office of the Assistant Secretary for manufactured beginning the next regarding any aspect of this information
Research and Technology (OST–R) calendar year and annually thereafter collection, including, but not limited to:
Notice of Request for Clearance of a until 2029. Any facility identified with (1) The necessity and utility of the
New Information Collection: Annual the capacity to modify or build new information collection for the proper
Tank Car Facility Survey tank cars to the 117 or 117R performance of the functions of the
specification, as described in Section DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation
7308(c) of the FAST Act will be burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
Statistics (BTS) Office of the Assistant
included in the survey identified in this utility, clarity and content of the
Secretary for Research and Technology
notice and is requested to submit the collected information; and (4) ways to
(OST–R), DOT.
results to the Bureau of Transportation minimize the collection burden without
ACTION: Notice and request for Statistics (BTS) no later than 60 days reducing the quality of the collected
comments. upon request. This will be a voluntary information. Send comments to the
SUMMARY: In accordance with the data collection. Individual responses to Office of Information and Regulatory
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the survey will be kept confidential and Affairs, Office of Management and
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, a summary report of aggregate findings Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
this notice announces the intention of will be provided to: Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS
the BTS to request the Office of (1) The Committee on Commerce, Desk Officer.
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) Science, and Transportation of the
Issued in Washington, DC, on this 25th day
approval for an information collection Senate; and
of July, 2017.
(2) The Committee on Transportation
from tank car facilities to obtain an Patricia Hu,
and Infrastructure of the House of
estimate of tank cars projected to be Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Representatives. In addition, this
modified or built to the new safer Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
summary report will also be published
Department of Transportation (DOT) to the BTS Web page. and Technology.
standards. A summary report of survey Data Confidentiality Provisions: The [FR Doc. 2017–16040 Filed 7–28–17; 8:45 am]
findings will be submitted to Congress Annual Tank Car Facility Survey may BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P
as well as published by BTS on the BTS collect confidential business
Web page. information. The confidentiality of these
DATES: Comments must be submitted on data will be protected under Title V of
or before August 30, 2017. the E-Government Act, the Confidential DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Information Protection and Statistical Internal Revenue Service
Clara Reschovsky, (202) 366–2857, Tank Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). In
Car Facility Survey Project Manager, accordance with this legislation, Proposed Collection; Comment
BTS, OST–R, Department of individual responses will not be Request for Forms W–8BEN, W–8BEN–
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. disclosed in any direct or indirect E, W–8ECI, W–8EXP, and W–8IMY
SE., Room E34–409, Washington, DC manner and only aggregated statistical
20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. information will be made available AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through through reports. Treasury.
Friday, except Federal holidays. Frequency: This survey will be ACTION: Notice and request for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: updated every year until 2029. comments.
Title: Annual Tank Car Facility Estimated Average Burden per
Survey. Response: The burden per respondent is SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service
Type of Request: Approval for a new estimated to be an average of 30 (IRS), as part of its continuing effort to
information collection. minutes. This includes the time reduce paperwork and respondent
Affected Public: There are required to gather records as well as burden, invites the general public and
approximately 140 tank car facilities respond to the survey. other Federal agencies to take this
with the capacity to manufacture or Estimated Total Annual Burden: opportunity to comment on information
retrofit tank cars capable of carrying Across the nation there are collections, as required by the
Class 3 flammable liquids nationwide. approximately 400 tank car facilities Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
Abstract: Section 7308(c) of the Fixing that are currently registered or certified IRS is soliciting comments concerning
America’s Surface Transportation Act to build or modify tank cars. However, Form W–8BEN, Certificate of Foreign
(Pub. L. 114–94; the ‘‘FAST Act’’) the majority of these do not have the Status of Beneficial Owner for United
directs the Secretary of Transportation capacity to modify or build to the 117 States Tax Withholding and Reporting
to conduct a survey of tank car facilities or 117R Specifications. It is estimated (Individual), Form W–8BEN–E,
to obtain an estimate of tank cars that, at most, 140 tank car shops possess Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner
projected to be modified or built to the the required capacity to build or modify for United States Tax Withholding and
new safer Department of Transportation to these new safer requirements. The Reporting (Entities), Form W–8ECI,
(DOT) Specification 117 or 117R. Over total annual burden is estimated to be Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim
time, this data collection will inform 70 hours (that is 30 minutes per That Income Is Effectively Connected
Congress as well as the Department of With the Conduct of a Trade or Business
sradovich on DSKBCFCHB2PROD with NOTICES
respondent for 140 respondents equals
Transportation as to industry’s progress 4,200 minutes). in the United States, Form W–8EXP,
in upgrading the nation’s fleet of rail Response to Comments: A 60-day Certificate of Foreign Government or
cars to be safer in the event of an notice requesting public comment was Other Foreign Organization for United
incident involving tank cars carrying issued in the Federal Register on March States Tax Withholding and Reporting,
Class 3 Flammable liquids. BTS intends 22, 2017 (Volume 82, Number 54; Form W–8IMY, Certificate of Foreign
to collect information from tank car pages14799–14800). No comments were Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through
retrofitting and manufacturing facilities received. Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches for
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| Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be submitted on or before August 30, 2017. | |
| Contact | Clara Reschovsky, (202) 366-2857, Tank Car Facility Survey Project Manager, BTS, OST-R, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Room E34-409, Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. | |
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