Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B (EP 701)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B) Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement - EP 701 - wagea&b.pdf Supporting Statement A	2015-07-08
49 CFR 1245.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-05-24
49 USCODE 11145.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-05-24

IC Document Collections

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

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0004	ICR Reference No: 201209-2140-006
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201008-2140-002
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B (EP 701)
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/25/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/08/2015
Terms of Clearance: STB will address comments filed on the NPRM.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2015	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2015
Responses	40	0	40
Time Burden (Hours)	1,280	0	1,280
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. Under the proposal, Quarterly Wage Forms A & B would be filed 15 days, instead of 30 days, after the end of the quarter, and Annual Wage Forms A & B would be filed 30 days, instead of 45 days, after the end of the year (49 C.F.R. § 1245.2).

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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:
2140-AB11	Proposed rulemaking	80 FR 39045	07/08/2015

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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
Report of Railroad Employees, Service and Compensation (Wage Forms A & B)	None	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: $249

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: 07/08/2015

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