83_FR_49338 83 FR 49149 - 30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collections: Rail Carrier Financial Reports

83 FR 49149 - 30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of Collections: Rail Carrier Financial Reports

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 189 (September 28, 2018)

Page Range49149-49151
FR Document2018-21138

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 (Board) gives notice of its intent to request 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 (July 11, 2018). That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were received.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 189 (Friday, September 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49149-49151]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21138]


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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD


30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval of 
Collections: Rail Carrier Financial Reports

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 (PRA), the 
Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice of its intent to 
request 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 (July 11, 2018). That notice allowed for a 60-day public 
review and comment period. No comments were received.

DATES: Comments on these information collections should be submitted by 
October 29, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be identified as ``Paperwork 
Reduction Act Comments, Surface Transportation Board: Rail Carrier 
Financial Reports.'' These comments should be directed to the Office of 
Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
Attention: Michael McManus, Surface Transportation Board Desk Officer: 
By email at [email protected]; by fax at (202) 395-1743; or 
by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. Please 
also direct comments to Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface 
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423-0001, or to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding 
these collections, contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245-0333 or 
[email protected]. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available 
through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are requested concerning each 
collection as to (1) 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; (2) the 
accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (4) 
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.
    Subjects: In this notice, the Board is requesting comments on the 
following information collections:

Description of Collection 1

    Title: Quarterly Report of Revenues, Expenses, and Income--
Railroads (Form RE&I).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0013.
    Form Number: Form RE&I.
    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: None identified. Filings are 
submitted electronically to the Board.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is a report of railroad operating 
revenues, operating expenses and income items. It is also a profit and 
loss statement, disclosing net railway operating income on a quarterly 
and year-to-date basis for 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 website, 
https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. The information 
contained in these reports is not available from any other source.

Description of Collection 2

    Title: Quarterly Condensed Balance Sheet--Railroads (Form CBS).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0014.
    Form Number: Form CBS.
    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: None identified. Filings are 
submitted electronically to the Board.
    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 website, https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. The information contained in these 
reports is not available from any other source.

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Description of Collection 3

    Title: Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage 
Forms A and B).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0004.
    Form Number: Wage Form A; and Wage Form B.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads.
    Number of Respondents: Seven.
    Estimated Time per Response: No more than 3 hours per quarterly 
report and 4 hours per annual summation.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly, with an annual summation.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: No more than 112 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are 
submitted electronically to the Board.
    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 pt. 1245. 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 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 (RRB), Bureau 
of Labor Statistics (BLS), and Association of American Railroads (AAR), 
use the information contained in the reports to monitor railroad 
operations. Certain information from these reports is compiled and 
published on the Board's website, https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. The information contained in these reports is not 
available from any other source.

Description of Collection 4

    Title: Monthly Report of Number of Employees of Class I Railroads 
(Wage Form C).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0007.
    Form Number: STB Form C.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads.
    Number of Respondents: Seven.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Monthly.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: 105 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are 
submitted electronically to the Board.
    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 
pt. 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 RRB, BLS, and AAR, use the 
information contained in these reports to monitor railroad operations. 
Certain information from these reports is compiled and published on the 
Board's website, https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. 
The information contained in these reports is not available from any 
other source.

Description of Collection 5

    Title: Annual Report of Cars Loaded and Cars Terminated.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0011.
    Form Number: Form STB-54.
    Type of Review: Extension with change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads.
    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: None identified. Filings are 
submitted electronically to the Board.
    Needs and Uses: This collection reports the number of cars loaded 
and cars terminated on the reporting carrier's line. See 49 CFR pt. 
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 pt. 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 website, https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. There is no other source 
for the information contained in this report.

Description of Collection 6

    Title: Quarterly Report of Freight Commodity Statistics (Form QCS).
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0001.
    Form Number: Form QCS.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Respondents: Class I railroads.
    Number of Respondents: Seven.
    Estimated Time per Response: One hour.\1\
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    \1\ The 60-day notice indicated that the estimated time per 
report was 0.25 hours, but staff has adjusted its estimate to one 
hour. Therefore, the total burden hours are adjusted from 8.75 hours 
annually to 35 hours in this notice.
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    Frequency of Response: Quarterly, with an annual summation.
    Total Annual Hour Burden: 35 hours annually.
    Total Annual ``Non-Hour Burden'' Cost: None identified. Filings are 
submitted electronically to the Board.
    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 pt. 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 
website, https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_reports.html. There is 
no other source for the information contained in this report.
    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.


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    Dated: September 25, 2018.
Jeff Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2018-21138 Filed 9-27-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                An original and 10 copies of all                      Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,                consolidations, acquisitions of control,
                                              pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD                   Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to pra@                 and abandonments. Information from
                                              36217, must be filed with the Surface                   stb.gov.                                              these reports is used by the Board, other
                                              Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  federal agencies, and industry groups to
                                              Washington, DC 20423–0001. In                           further information regarding these                   monitor and assess industry growth and
                                              addition, a copy of each pleading must                  collections, contact Pedro Ramirez at                 operations, detect changes in carrier
                                              be served on SPVR’s counsel, Thomas F.                  (202) 245–0333 or pedro.ramirez@                      financial stability, and identify trends
                                              McFarland, Thomas F. McFarland, P.C.,                   stb.gov. Assistance for the hearing                   that may affect the national
                                              208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1666,                   impaired is available through the                     transportation system. Some of the
                                              Chicago, IL 60604–1228.                                 Federal Information Relay Service                     information from these reports is
                                                According to SPVR, no environmental                   (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.                             compiled by the Board in our quarterly
                                              or historic documentation or report is                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
                                                                                                                                                            Selected Earnings Data Report, which is
                                              required pursuant to 49 CFR 1105.6(c)                   are requested concerning each                         published on the Board’s website,
                                              and 1105.8(b).                                          collection as to (1) whether the                      https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_
                                                Board decisions and notices are                       particular collection of information is               reports.html. The information contained
                                              available on our website at www.stb.gov.                necessary for the proper performance of               in these reports is not available from
                                                Decided: September 25, 2018.                          the functions of the Board, including                 any other source.
                                                By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting              whether the collection has practical                  Description of Collection 2
                                              Director, Office of Proceedings.                        utility; (2) the accuracy of the Board’s
                                              Jeffrey Herzig,                                         burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance                    Title: Quarterly Condensed Balance
                                                                                                      the quality, utility, and clarity of the              Sheet—Railroads (Form CBS).
                                              Clearance Clerk.
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–21181 Filed 9–27–18; 8:45 am]             information collected; and (4) ways to                   OMB Control Number: 2140–0014.
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                                                                                                      minimize the burden of the collection of                 Form Number: Form CBS.
                                                                                                      information on the respondents,                          Type of Review: Extension without
                                                                                                      including the use of automated                        change.
                                              SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                            collection techniques or other forms of                  Respondents: Class I railroads.
                                                                                                      information technology, when                             Number of Respondents: Seven.
                                              30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek                         appropriate. Submitted comments will                     Estimated Time per Response: Six
                                              Extension of Approval of Collections:                   be included and/or summarized in the                  hours.
                                              Rail Carrier Financial Reports                          Board’s request for OMB approval.
                                                                                                                                                               Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
                                                                                                        Subjects: In this notice, the Board is
                                                    Surface Transportation Board.
                                              AGENCY:                                                                                                          Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours
                                                                                                      requesting comments on the following
                                                    Notice and request for
                                              ACTION:                                                 information collections:                              annually.
                                              comments.                                                                                                        Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
                                                                                                      Description of Collection 1                           Cost: None identified. Filings are
                                              SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort                Title: Quarterly Report of Revenues,               submitted electronically to the Board.
                                              to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     Expenses, and Income—Railroads (Form                     Needs and Uses: This collection
                                              required by the Paperwork Reduction                     RE&I).                                                shows the balance, quarterly and
                                              Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface                             OMB Control Number: 2140–0013.                     cumulative, for the current and prior
                                              Transportation Board (Board) gives                         Form Number: Form RE&I.                            year of the carrier’s assets and liabilities,
                                              notice of its intent to request from the                   Type of Review: Extension without                  gross capital expenditures, and revenue
                                              Office of Management and Budget                         change.                                               tons carried. See 49 CFR 1243.2. The
                                              (OMB) approval without change of the                       Respondents: Class I railroads.                    Board uses the information in this
                                              six existing collections described below.                  Number of Respondents: Seven.                      report to ensure competitive, efficient,
                                              The Board previously published a                           Estimated Time per Response: Six                   and safe transportation through general
                                              notice about this collection in the                     hours.                                                oversight programs that monitor and
                                              Federal Register (July 11, 2018). That                     Frequency of Response: Quarterly.                  forecast the financial and operating
                                              notice allowed for a 60-day public                         Total Annual Hour Burden: 168 hours                condition of railroads, and through
                                              review and comment period. No                           annually.                                             specific regulation of railroad rate and
                                              comments were received.                                    Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’                   service issues and rail restructuring
                                              DATES: Comments on these information                    Cost: None identified. Filings are                    proposals, including railroad mergers,
                                              collections should be submitted by                      submitted electronically to the Board.                consolidations, acquisitions of control,
                                              October 29, 2018.                                          Needs and Uses: This collection is a               and abandonments. Information from
                                              ADDRESSES: Written comments should                      report of railroad operating revenues,                these reports is used by the Board, other
                                              be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction                  operating expenses and income items. It               federal agencies, and industry groups to
                                              Act Comments, Surface Transportation                    is also a profit and loss statement,                  assess industry growth and operations,
                                              Board: Rail Carrier Financial Reports.’’                disclosing net railway operating income               detect changes in carrier financial
                                              These comments should be directed to                    on a quarterly and year-to-date basis for             stability, and identify trends that may
                                              the Office of Management and Budget,                    current and prior years. See 49 CFR                   affect the national transportation
                                              Office of Information and Regulatory                    1243.1. The Board uses the information                system. Revenue ton-miles, which are
                                              Affairs, Attention: Michael McManus,                    in this report to ensure competitive,                 reported in these reports, are compiled
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                                              Surface Transportation Board Desk                       efficient, and safe transportation                    and published by the Board in its
                                              Officer: By email at oira_submission@                   through general oversight programs that               quarterly Selected Earnings Data Report,
                                              omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–1743;                  monitor and forecast the financial and                which is published on the Board’s
                                              or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th                      operating condition of railroads, and                 website, https://www.stb.gov/stb/
                                              Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.                        through regulation of railroad rate and               industry/econ_reports.html. The
                                              Please also direct comments to Chris                    service issues and rail restructuring                 information contained in these reports
                                              Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface                            proposals, including railroad mergers,                is not available from any other source.


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                                              Description of Collection 3                               Needs and Uses: This collection                     costs in railroad abandonment
                                                 Title: Report of Railroad Employees,                 shows, for each reporting carrier, the                proceedings, in accordance with 49 CFR
                                              Service and Compensation (Wage Forms                    average number of employees at mid-                   1152.32(n); developing the ‘‘rail cost
                                              A and B).                                               month in the six job-classification                   adjustment factors,’’ in accordance with
                                                 OMB Control Number: 2140–0004.                       groups that encompass all railroad                    49 U.S.C. 10708; and conducting
                                                 Form Number: Wage Form A; and                        employees. See 49 CFR pt. 1246. The                   investigations and rulemakings. This
                                              Wage Form B.                                            information is used by the Board to                   collection is compiled and published on
                                                 Type of Review: Extension without                    forecast labor costs and measure the                  the Board’s website, https://
                                              change.                                                 efficiency of the reporting railroads. The            www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_
                                                 Respondents: Class I railroads.                      information is also used by the Board to              reports.html. There is no other source
                                                 Number of Respondents: Seven.                        evaluate the impact on rail employees of              for the information contained in this
                                                 Estimated Time per Response: No                      proposed regulated transactions,                      report.
                                              more than 3 hours per quarterly report                  including mergers and consolidations,
                                                                                                                                                            Description of Collection 6
                                              and 4 hours per annual summation.                       acquisitions of control, purchases, and
                                                 Frequency of Response: Quarterly,                    abandonments. Other federal agencies                    Title: Quarterly Report of Freight
                                              with an annual summation.                               and industry groups, including the RRB,               Commodity Statistics (Form QCS).
                                                 Total Annual Hour Burden: No more                    BLS, and AAR, use the information                       OMB Control Number: 2140–0001.
                                              than 112 hours annually.                                contained in these reports to monitor                   Form Number: Form QCS.
                                                 Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’                     railroad operations. Certain information                Type of Review: Extension without
                                              Cost: None identified. Filings are                      from these reports is compiled and                    change.
                                              submitted electronically to the Board.                                                                          Respondents: Class I railroads.
                                                                                                      published on the Board’s website,
                                                 Needs and Uses: This collection                                                                              Number of Respondents: Seven.
                                                                                                      https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_                  Estimated Time per Response: One
                                              shows the number of employees, service                  reports.html. The information contained
                                              hours, and compensation, by employee                                                                          hour.1
                                                                                                      in these reports is not available from                  Frequency of Response: Quarterly,
                                              group (e.g., executive, professional,                   any other source.                                     with an annual summation.
                                              maintenance-of-way and equipment,
                                                                                                      Description of Collection 5                             Total Annual Hour Burden: 35 hours
                                              and transportation), of the reporting
                                                                                                                                                            annually.
                                              railroads. See 49 CFR pt. 1245. The                        Title: Annual Report of Cars Loaded                  Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
                                              information is used by the Board to                     and Cars Terminated.                                  Cost: None identified. Filings are
                                              forecast labor costs and measure the                       OMB Control Number: 2140–0011.                     submitted electronically to the Board.
                                              efficiency of the reporting railroads. The                 Form Number: Form STB–54.                            Needs and Uses: This collection,
                                              information is also used by the Board to                   Type of Review: Extension with
                                                                                                                                                            which is based on information
                                              evaluate proposed regulated                             change.
                                                                                                         Respondents: Class I railroads.                    contained in carload waybills used by
                                              transactions that may impact rail                                                                             railroads in the ordinary course of
                                              employees, including mergers and                           Number of Respondents: Seven.
                                                                                                         Estimated Time per Response: Four                  business, reports car loadings and total
                                              consolidations, acquisitions of control,                                                                      revenues by commodity code for each
                                              purchases, and abandonments. Other                      hours.
                                                                                                         Frequency of Response: Annual.                     commodity that moved on the railroad
                                              federal agencies and industry groups,                                                                         during the reporting period. See 49 CFR
                                                                                                         Total Annual Hour Burden: 28 hours
                                              including the Railroad Retirement Board                                                                       pt. 1248. Information in this report is
                                                                                                      annually.
                                              (RRB), Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS),                                                                      entered into the Board’s URCS, the uses
                                                                                                         Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
                                              and Association of American Railroads                                                                         of which are explained under Collection
                                                                                                      Cost: None identified. Filings are
                                              (AAR), use the information contained in                                                                       Number 5. This collection is compiled
                                                                                                      submitted electronically to the Board.
                                              the reports to monitor railroad                            Needs and Uses: This collection                    and published on the Board’s website,
                                              operations. Certain information from                    reports the number of cars loaded and                 https://www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_
                                              these reports is compiled and published                 cars terminated on the reporting                      reports.html. There is no other source
                                              on the Board’s website, https://                        carrier’s line. See 49 CFR pt. 1247.                  for the information contained in this
                                              www.stb.gov/stb/industry/econ_                          Information in this report is entered into            report.
                                              reports.html. The information contained                 the Board’s Uniform Rail Costing                        Under the PRA, a federal agency that
                                              in these reports is not available from                  System (URCS), which is a cost                        conducts or sponsors a collection of
                                              any other source.                                       measurement methodology. URCS,                        information must display a currently
                                              Description of Collection 4                             which was developed by the Board                      valid OMB control number. A collection
                                                                                                      pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11161, is used as               of information, which is defined in 44
                                                Title: Monthly Report of Number of                                                                          U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
                                                                                                      a tool in rail rate proceedings, in
                                              Employees of Class I Railroads (Wage                                                                          includes agency requirements that
                                                                                                      accordance with 49 U.S.C. 10707(d), to
                                              Form C).                                                                                                      persons submit reports, keep records, or
                                                OMB Control Number: 2140–0007.                        calculate the variable costs associated
                                                                                                      with providing a particular service. The              provide information to the agency, third
                                                Form Number: STB Form C.
                                                                                                      Board also uses URCS to carry out more                parties, or the public. Section 3507(b) of
                                                Type of Review: Extension without
                                                                                                      effectively other of its regulatory                   the PRA requires, concurrent with an
                                              change.
                                                Respondents: Class I railroads.                       responsibilities, including: Acting on                agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
                                                Number of Respondents: Seven.                         railroad requests for authority to engage             for approval, a 30-day notice and
                                                Estimated Time per Response: 1.25                     in Board-regulated financial                          comment period through publication in
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                                              hours.                                                  transactions such as mergers,                         the Federal Register concerning each
                                                Frequency of Response: Monthly.                       acquisitions of control, and                          proposed collection of information.
                                                Total Annual Hour Burden: 105 hours                   consolidations, see 49 U.S.C. 11323–
                                                                                                                                                              1 The 60-day notice indicated that the estimated
                                              annually.                                               11324; analyzing the information that
                                                                                                                                                            time per report was 0.25 hours, but staff has
                                                Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’                      the Board obtains through the annual                  adjusted its estimate to one hour. Therefore, the
                                              Cost: None identified. Filings are                      railroad industry waybill sample, see 49              total burden hours are adjusted from 8.75 hours
                                              submitted electronically to the Board.                  CFR pt. 1244; measuring off-branch                    annually to 35 hours in this notice.



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                                                Dated: September 25, 2018.                            No. FD 36217, in which SPVR seeks an                  a petition to revoke will not
                                              Jeff Herzig,                                            exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to                     automatically stay the effectiveness of
                                              Clearance Clerk.                                        assume operations over the Lines.                     the exemptions. Petitions for stay must
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–21138 Filed 9–27–18; 8:45 am]                According to applicants, CGX will                  be filed no later than October 10, 2018
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                                                                                                      continue in control of SPVH upon                      (at least seven days before the
                                                                                                      SPVH’s becoming a Class III rail carrier              exemptions become effective).
                                                                                                      and will remain in control of the                        An original and 10 copies of all
                                              SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                            following Class III carriers: Crystal City            pleadings, referring to Docket Nos. FD
                                                                                                      Railroad, Inc; Lone Star Railroad, Inc.;              36218 and FD 36219, must be filed with
                                              [Docket No. FD 36218; Docket No. FD                     Rio Valley Railroad, Inc.; and
                                              36219]
                                                                                                                                                            the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
                                                                                                      Mississippi Tennessee Holdings, Inc.                  Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001.
                                              Gregory B. Cundiff, Connie Cundiff,                     Applicants state that IHR will continue               In addition, a copy of each pleading
                                              CGX, Inc. and Ironhorse Resources,                      in control of SPVR upon SPVR’s                        must be served on the applicants’
                                              Inc.—Continuance in Control                             becoming a Class III rail carrier and will            counsel, Thomas F. McFarland, Thomas
                                              Exemption—San Pedro Valley                              remain in control of the following Class              F. McFarland, P.C., 208 South LaSalle
                                              Holdings, LLC in Cochise County,                        III carriers: Texas Railroad Switching,               Street, Suite 1666, Chicago, IL 60604–
                                              Ariz.; Gregory B. Cundiff, Connie                       Inc.; Rio Valley Switching Company;                   1228.
                                              Cundiff, CGX, Inc. and Ironhorse                        Mississippi Tennessee Railroad, LLC;                     According to applicants, these actions
                                              Resources, Inc.—Continuance in                          Southern Switching Company;                           are categorically excluded from
                                              Control Exemption—San Pedro Valley                      Gardendale Railroad, Inc.; Caney Fork &               environmental review under 49 CFR
                                              Railroad, LLC in Cochise County, Ariz.                  Western Railroad; and Santa Teresa                    1105.6(c) and from historic reporting
                                                                                                      Southern Railroad.                                    under 49 CFR 1105.8(b).
                                                 In Docket No. FD 36218, Gregory B.                      The earliest these transactions may be                Board decisions and notices are
                                              Cundiff, Connie Cundiff, CGX, Inc.                      consummated is October 17, 2018, the                  available on our website at www.stb.gov.
                                              (CGX), and Ironhorse Resources, Inc.                    effective date of the exemptions (30
                                              (IHR),1 (collectively, applicants) filed a                                                                      Decided: September 25, 2018.
                                                                                                      days after the verified notices were
                                              verified notice of exemption under 49                   filed).2 CGX and IHR state that they                    By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting
                                              CFR 1180.2(d)(2) for CGX to continue in                                                                       Director, Office of Proceedings.
                                                                                                      intend to consummate the transactions
                                              control of San Pedro Valley Holdings,                   no sooner than 30 days after the filing               Jeffrey Herzig,
                                              LLC (SPVH), upon SPVH’s becoming a                      of the notices of exemption.                          Clearance Clerk.
                                              Class III rail carrier.                                    Applicants state that: (1) The                     [FR Doc. 2018–21184 Filed 9–27–18; 8:45 am]
                                                 This transaction is related to a                     properties to be acquired by SPVH and                 BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
                                              concurrently filed verified notice of                   operated by SPVR, and the properties of
                                              exemption in San Pedro Valley                           the rail carriers controlled by CGX and
                                              Holdings, LLC—Acquisition                               IHR do not connect with each other; (2)               SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
                                              Exemption—San Pedro & Southwestern                      the proposed continuances in control                  [Docket No. AB 1261]
                                              Railroad in Cochise County, Ariz.,                      are not part of a series of anticipated
                                              Docket No. FD 36216. In that                            transactions that would connect the                   New York State Department of
                                              proceeding, SPVH seeks an exemption                     carriers with each other or any railroad              Environmental Conservation—Adverse
                                              under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire two                     in their corporate families; and (3) the              Abandonment—Saratoga and North
                                              rail lines owned by the San Pedro and                   transactions do not involve a Class l rail            Creek Railway in Town of Johnsburg,
                                              Southwestern Railroad Company: (1)                      carrier. Therefore, the transactions are              NY
                                              From point of connection to Union                       exempt from the prior approval
                                              Pacific Railroad (UP) at milepost                       requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49                  On September 10, 2018, the New York
                                              1033.25 at or near Benson, to milepost                  CFR 1180.2(d)(2).                                     State Department of Environmental
                                              1040.15 at or near St. David, a distance                   Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board                Conservation (the Department) filed an
                                              of 6.9 miles in Cochise County, Ariz.;                  may not use its exemption authority to                application under 49 U.S.C. 10903
                                              and (2) from point of connection to UP                  relieve a rail carrier of its statutory               requesting that the Surface
                                              at milepost 1074 at or near Wilcox, to                  obligation to protect the interests of its            Transportation Board (the Board)
                                              all tracks at Wilcox Yard, a total of 8,281             employees. Section 11326(c), however,                 authorize the third-party, or adverse,
                                              feet or 1.57 miles, in Cochise County                   does not provide for labor protection for             abandonment of Saratoga and North
                                              (collectively, the Lines). The Lines total              transactions under Sections 11324 and                 Creek Railway (SNCR) over
                                              approximately 8.47 miles.                               11325 that involve only Class III rail                approximately 29.71 miles of rail line
                                                 In Docket No. FD 36219, applicants                   carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not              extending between milepost NC 0.0 at
                                              filed a verified notice of exemption                    impose labor protective conditions here               North Creek, NY, and its terminus at
                                              under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) for IHR to                    because all of the carriers involved are              milepost NC 29.71 near the former
                                              continue in control of San Pedro Valley                 Class III carriers.                                   Tahawus Mine (Tahawus Line or the
                                              Railroad, LLC (SPVR), upon SPVR’s                          If the notices contain false or                    Line). The Line traverses United States
                                              becoming a Class III rail carrier. This                 misleading information, the exemptions                Postal Service Zip Codes 12842, 12843,
                                              transaction is related to a concurrently                are void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the           12851, 12852, 12853, and 12857.
                                              filed verified notice of exemption in San               exemptions under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)                      According to the Department, the Line
                                              Pedro Valley Railroad—Operator                          may be filed at any time. The filing of               was built by the United States during
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                                              Exemption—San Pedro Valley Holdings,                                                                          the Second World War to facilitate the
                                              LLC in Cochise County, Ariz., Docket                      2 The verified notices of exemption in Docket       transportation of strategic materials
                                                                                                      Nos. FD 36218 and FD 36219 originally were filed      from a former mine owned and operated
                                                1 CGX, a noncarrier holding company, owns             on August 30, 2018, but were supplemented on          by NL Industries. In 2012, SNCR
                                              IHR—also a noncarrier holding company. CGX is           September 17, 2018, to clarify the common control
                                              owned in equal parts by the Gregory B. Cundiff          of the entities involved in the transactions.
                                                                                                                                                            obtained Board authority to operate over
                                              Trust and the Connie Cundiff Trust, both of which       Therefore, September 17 is deemed the verified        the Tahawus Line, which it had
                                              are noncarrier individual trusts.                       notices’ filing date.                                 purchased from NL Industries the year


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesComments on these information collections should be submitted by October 29, 2018.
ContactFor further information regarding these collections, contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245-0333 or [email protected] Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
FR Citation83 FR 49149 

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