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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4634-4635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01569]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

Notice and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for comments: Application to Open a 
Billing Account.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 
3501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives 
notice of its intent to request from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) an extension of approval without revision of a currently 
approved information collection: Application to Open a Billing Account. 
The information collection is described in detail below. Comments are 
requested concerning: (1) The accuracy of the Board's burden estimates; 
(2) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; (3) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on the respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, when appropriate; and (4) whether this 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: Application to Open a Billing Account.
    OMB Control Number: 2140-0006.
    STB Form Number: STB Form 1032.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Rail carriers, shippers, and others doing business 
before the STB.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Time per Response: Less than .08 hours, based on actual 
survey of respondents.
    Frequency: One time per respondent.
    Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): Less than 
0.4 hours.
    Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens 
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with this collection have been identified.
    Needs and Uses: The Board is, by statute, responsible for the 
economic regulation of freight rail carriers and certain other carriers 
operating in interstate commerce. This form is used by persons doing 
business before the Board who wish to open an account with the Board to 
facilitate their payment of filing fees; fees for the search, review, 
copying, and certification of records; and fees for other services 
rendered by the Board. An account holder is billed on a monthly basis 
for payment of accumulated fees. Data provided is also used for debt 
collection activities. The application form requests information as 
required by OMB and U.S. Department of Treasury regulations for the 
collection of fees. This information is not duplicated by any other 
agency. In accordance with the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, all taxpayer 
identification and social security numbers are secured and used only 
for credit management and debt collection activities.
    Retention Period: The STB retains this information until respondent 
asks to close account and outstanding debts, if any, are paid in full.

DATES: Written comments are due on March 30, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Marilyn Levitt, Surface 
Transportation Board, Suite 1260, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20423-0001, or to [email protected]. When submitting comments, please 
refer to ``Paperwork Reduction Act Comments, Application to Open an 
Account for Billing Purposes, OMB Number 2140-0006.''
    For Further Information or To Obtain a Copy of the STB Form, 
Contact: Marcin Skomial, (202) 245-0346. [Federal Information Relay 
Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency conducting 
or sponsoring a collection of information must display a currently 
valid OMB control number. A collection of information, which is defined 
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), includes agency requirements 
that persons submit reports, keep records, or provide information to 
the agency, third parties, or the public. Under 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 
PRA, Federal agencies are required, prior to submitting a collection to 
OMB for approval, to provide a 60-day notice and comment period through 
publication in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection 
of information, including each proposed extension of an existing 
collection of information.

     Dated: January 23, 2015.
Raina S. White,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-01569 Filed 1-27-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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