Notifications of Trails Act Agreement and Substitute Sponsorship

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
EP 702 40994_OMB Support-5-2-12.pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-05-02	Available
E-filing STB.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2011-03-14	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
196048	Notifications of Trail Use Agreement and Sponsor Substitution		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0017	ICR Reference No: 201205-2140-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201101-2140-001
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Notifications of Trails Act Agreement and Substitute Sponsorship
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/23/2012
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/02/2012
Terms of Clearance: For the next submission of this package, the Board shall report on the percentage of permits that are submitted via e-filing. Additionally, the Board shall report on the number of vacated or modified permits. The Board shall account for mailing costs and modification fees in the next submission.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2015	36 Months From Approved
Responses	40	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	40	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Board proposes a new rule that would add a reporting requirement when a trail use agreement has been reached pursuant to the Trails Act, or when a trail sponsor intends to terminate trail use and another person intends to become the trail sponsor.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 16 USC 1247(d) Name of Law: National Trails System Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2140-AB04	Final or interim final rulemaking	77 FR 25910	05/02/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Notifications of Trail Use Agreement and Sponsor Substitution

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	40	0	0	40	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	40	0	0	40	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collecton. See Supporting Statement A.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,164

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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: 05/02/2012

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