Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ombwagea&b.pdf Supporting Statement A	2009-01-05
wage A & B form.pdf Supplementary Document	2008-12-24

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26928	Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0004	ICR Reference No: 200811-2140-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 200511-2140-004
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Withdrawn and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/30/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/08/2009
Terms of Clearance: Agency to resubmit as an ICR Extension, instead of a Revision, since no program or burden hour changes have occurred.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	01/31/2009	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2009
Responses	35	0	35
Time Burden (Hours)	1,120	0	1,120
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: These reports are required to be filed by Class I railroads (currently seven), which have revenues in excess of 250 million dollars, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11145. The information is used by the Board to forecast labor costs, to measure the efficiency of the reporting railroads, and to evaluate proposed regulated transactions that may impact rail employees, including mergers, acquisitions of control, purchases, and abandonments, under 49 U.S.C. 10902-03 and 11326.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 11145 Name of Law: Interstate Commerce Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 46977	08/12/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	74 FR 848	01/08/2009
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $556

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 01/08/2009

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