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committee meeting must be held on 

October 30, due to the schedules of 

senior officials whose attendance is 

required. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy Director, Office of Directives 

Management, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–26–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek 

Extension of Approval of Collection: 

Household Goods Movers’ Disclosure 

Requirements 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Surface 

Transportation Board (STB or Board) 

gives notice of its intent to seek 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for an extension of 

the information collection (here, thirdparty disclosures), as described below. 

DATES: Comments on this information 

collection should be submitted by 

November 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 

Act Comments, Surface Transportation 

Board, Household Goods Movers’ 

Disclosure Requirements.’’ Written 

comments for the proposed information 

collection should be submitted via 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

This information collection can be 

accessed by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. As an 

alternative, written comments may be 

directed to the Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Michael J. 

McManus, Surface Transportation Board 

Desk Officer: via email at oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov; by fax at 

(202) 395–1743; or by mail to Room 

10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Please also direct all comments to 

Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to 

PRA@stb.gov. When submitting 

comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act Comments, Surface 

Transportation Board: Household Goods 

Movers’ Disclosure Requirements.’’ For 

further information regarding this 

collection, contact Michael Higgins, 

Deputy Director, Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance, at (202) 245–0284 or 

michael.higgins@stb.gov. If you require 

an accommodation under the Americans 

with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 

245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

previously published a notice about this 

collection in the Federal Register (88 FR 

52238 (August 7, 2023)). That notice 

allowed for a 60-day public review and 

comment period. No comments were 

received. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

(1) the accuracy of the Board’s burden 

estimates; (2) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; (3) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology when 

appropriate; and (4) whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Board, including 

whether the collection has practical 

utility. Submitted comments will be 

summarized and included in the 

Board’s request for OMB approval. 

Description of Collection 

Title: Household Goods Movers’ 

Disclosure Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 2140–0027. 

STB Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

Respondents: Household goods 

movers (HHG Movers) that desire to 

offer a rate limiting their liability on 

interstate moves to anything less than 

replacement value of the goods. 

Number of Respondents: 5,273 

(approximate number of active 

household goods carriers in the United 

States according to the Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Administration 

(FMCSA)). See 2022 Pocket Guide to 

Large Truck and Bus Statistics 

(December 2022) section 1–7 Household 

Goods Carriers and Brokers Operating in 

the United States, 2017–2021. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Total Burden Hours: 101 hours. 

Household goods movers provide 

prospective clients with a prescribed 

form estimating the charges for the 

anticipated move and providing various 

warnings and disclosures, including a 

disclosure of the availability of two 

levels of recovery for loss and damage 

incurred during the move. The Board’s 

request for approval of the initial 

estimate form contained a cost analysis 

indicating that inclusion of the loss-anddamage information was a one-time, 

start-up cost, and that an estimated 15 

of the thousands of HHG Movers were 

large firms that print their own forms 

and that had already produced modified 

forms to meet the new requirement. The 

original request for approval also 

indicated that only a relatively small 

number of new entrants would have to 

create the required notice forms each 

year. Using 2022 Pocket Guide to Large 

Truck and Bus Statistics (section 1–7) to 

determine the latest three-year increase 

in the number of HHG Movers, Board 

staff estimates that there are 

approximately 202 of these new carriers 

that have entered the business annually 

over the last three reported years. Each 

of these new entrants would require 

approximately one hour to review the 

released rate decision and to cut and 

paste the warnings/disclosures into a 

general electronic form, but only a 

portion of that time (about half) would 

be allotted to the Board’s released rate 

disclosure requirement. Therefore, the 

Board estimates that the annual hourly 

burden for this collection is 101 hours 

per year for the industry (202 responses 

annually × 1⁄2 × 1 hour = 101 burden 

hours). 

Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: No 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated 

with this collection have been 

identified. HHG Movers may provide 

these forms to shippers electronically. 

Needs and Uses: In the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users, § 4215, Public Law 109–59, 119 

Stat. 1144, 1760 (2005), Congress 

directed the Board to review consumer 

protection regulations concerning the 

loss or damage to property that occurs 

during interstate household goods 

moves. In Docket No. RR 999, the Board 

required household goods motor carriers 

and freight forwarders wishing to offer 

a rate limiting their liability on 

interstate moves to anything less than 

replacement value of the goods to 

provide their customers with clear 

written information concerning the two 

available cargo-liability options (a full 

replacement-value protection option 

and a lower, released-rate protection 

option). HHG Movers are required to 

provide this information on the 

standard written estimate form that the 

FMCSA requires HHG Movers to 

provide to their household goods 

moving customers. See 49 CFR 375.213 

and 375.401(g). As provided on the 

form, this information allows for early 

notice to household goods moving 

customers regarding the two liability 

options, as well as adequate time and 

information to help consumers decide 

which option to choose. In doing so, 

this collection enables the Board to meet 

its statutory duty. 


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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, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information. 

Dated: October 6, 2023. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2023–22564 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek 

Extension of Approval of Collection: 

System Diagram Maps 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 

Surface Transportation Board (STB or 

Board) gives notice of its intent to seek 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for an extension of 

the collection of system diagram maps, 

described below. 

DATES: Comments on this information 

collection should be submitted by 

November 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 

Act Comments, Surface Transportation 

Board, System Diagram Maps.’’ Written 

comments for the proposed information 

collection should be submitted via 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

This information collection can be 

accessed by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. As an 

alternative, written comments may be 

directed to the Office of Management 

and Budget, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Michael J. 

McManus, Surface Transportation Board 

Desk Officer: via email at oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov; by fax at 

(202) 395–1743; or by mail to Room 

10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Please also direct all comments to 

Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to 

PRA@stb.gov. When submitting 

comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork 

Reduction Act Comments, System 

Diagram Maps.’’ For further information 

regarding this collection, contact Pedro 

Ramirez at (202) 245–0333 or 

pedro.ramirez@stb.gov. Assistance for 

the hearing impaired is available 

through the Federal Relay Service at 

(800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

previously published a notice about this 

collection in the Federal Register (88 FR 

16514 (March 17, 2023)). That notice 

allowed for a 60-day public review and 

comment period. No comments were 

received. 

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 summarized in the 

Board’s request for OMB approval. 

Description of Collection 

Title: System Diagram Maps (or, in the 

case of Class III carriers, the alternative 

narrative description of rail system). 

OMB Control Number: 2140–0003. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

Respondents: Common carrier freight 

railroads that are either new or reporting 

changes in the status of one or more of 

their rail lines. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 5 hours. 

Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: No 

‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated 

with this collection have been 

identified. The information may be 

submitted electronically. 

Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR 

1152.10–1152.13, railroads subject to 

the Board’s jurisdiction must keep 

current system diagram maps on file, or 

alternatively, in the case of a Class III 

carrier, must submit the same 

information in narrative form. The 

information sought in this collection 

identifies all lines in a particular 

railroad’s system, categorized to 

indicate the likelihood that service on a 

particular line will be abandoned and/ 

or whether service on a line is currently 

provided under the financial assistance 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10904. Carriers 

are obligated to amend these maps as 

the need to change the category of any 

particular line arises. 

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, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information. 

Dated: October 6, 2023. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36723 (Sub–No. 2)] 

OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc., 

and HGS Railway Holdings, Inc.— 

Continuance in Control Exemption— 

Savannah Industrial Logistics, LLC 

OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc. 

(OmniTRAX), and HGS Railway 

Holdings, Inc. (HGS) (collectively, 

Omni-HGS), both noncarriers, have filed 

a verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control 

of Savannah Industrial Logistics, LLC 

(SIL), a noncarrier currently controlled 

by OmniTRAX, once SIL is authorized 

to commence common carrier 

operations. 

This notice of exemption is related to 

a concurrently filed petition for 

exemption in Savannah Industrial 

Transportation, LLC—Construction 

Exemption—in Effingham County, Ga., 

Docket No. FD 36723. In that 

proceeding, SIL seeks an after-the-fact 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(a), 

from the prior approval requirements of 

49 U.S.C. 10901(a), for the construction 

of a rail line (the Track) located in an 

industrial park sited near Rincon, in 


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