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the equipment. Subsequent
amendments, assignments of rights, or
release of obligations under such
instruments must also be filed with the
agency. This information is maintained
by the Board for public inspection.
Recordation at the STB obviates the
need for recording the liens in
individual States.
Retention Period: Recordations of
liens are destroyed 60 years after the last
filing.

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Collection Number 3
Title: Water Carrier Tariffs.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0026.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension with
change.
Respondents: Water carriers that
provide freight transportation in
noncontiguous domestic trade.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 29.
Frequency: On occasion. (Over the
last three years, respondents have filed
an average of 228 responses per year.
The same number of filings is expected
during each of the next 3 years.)
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 171 hours
(228 filings × .75 hour estimated time
per filing).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost (such
as start-up costs and mailing costs):
There are no non-hourly burden costs
for this collection. The collection may
be filed electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C.
13702(b) and 49 CFR 1312, water
carriers that provide freight
transportation in noncontiguous
domestic trade (i.e., domestic, as
opposed to international) shipments
moving to or from Alaska, Hawaii, or
the U.S. territories or possessions
(Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, and the
Northern Mariana Islands)) must file
tariffs, providing a list of prices and fees
that the water carrier charges to the
shipping public.
Retention Period: After cancellation,
tariffs are placed in a ‘‘Cancelled
Tariffs’’ file. They are destroyed five
years after the end of the year in which
they were cancelled.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by July
1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001, or to [email protected].
When submitting comments, please
refer to the title of the collection about
which you are commenting. For further
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contact Michael Higgins, Deputy
Director, Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance
at (202) 245–0284 or at
[email protected]. [Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Under
§ 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, federal
agencies are required to provide, prior
to an agency’s submitting a collection to
OMB for approval, 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: April 27, 2016.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Notice and Request for Comments
Surface Transportation Board.
60-day notice of intent to seek
extension of approval: Arbitration
Option Notices.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521 (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 process for filing
Arbitration Option Notices. This
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 the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical

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utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Arbitration Option Notices.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0020.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension with
change.
Respondents: All regulated rail
carriers.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: .5
hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): .5 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under the Interstate
Commerce Act, as amended by the ICC
Termination Act of 1995, Public Law
104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995), the Board
is responsible for the economic
regulation of common carrier rail
transportation. Under 49 CFR 1108.3,
rail carriers may agree to participate in
the Board’s arbitration program by filing
a notice with the Board to ‘‘opt in.’’
Once a rail carrier is participating in the
Board’s arbitration program, it may
discontinue its participation only by
filing a notice to ‘‘opt out’’ with the
Board, which would become effective
90 days after its filing.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by July
1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001, or to [email protected].
When submitting comments, please
refer to ‘‘Arbitration Option Notice.’’ For
further information regarding this
collection, contact Michael Higgins,
Deputy Director, Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance at (202) 245–0284 or at
[email protected]. [Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Under
§ 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, federal
agencies are required to provide, prior

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to an agency’s submitting a collection to
OMB for approval, 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: April 27, 2016.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016–10192 Filed 4–29–16; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Notice and Request for Comments
Surface Transportation Board.
60-day notice of intent to seek
extension of approval: System Diagram
Maps.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521 (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 system diagram
maps, described 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 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.

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SUMMARY:

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: 7.1
hours, based on average time reported in
informal survey of respondents (less
than 10).
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 7.1
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Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1152.10–1152.13, all railroads subject to
the Board’s jurisdiction are required to
keep current system diagram maps on
file, or alternatively, in the case of a
Class III carrier (a carrier with assets of
not more than $38,060,384 in 2014
dollars), to 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.
Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by July
1, 2016.

DATES:

Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001, or to [email protected].
When submitting comments, please
refer to ‘‘System Diagram Maps.’’ For
further information regarding this
collection, please contact Pedro Ramirez
at (202) 245–0333 or at
[email protected]. [Assistance
for the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.]

ADDRESSES:

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. Under
§ 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, federal
agencies are required to provide, prior
to an agency’s submitting a collection to
OMB for approval, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: April 27, 2016.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Notice and Request for Comments
Surface Transportation Board.
60-Day notice of intent to seek
extension of approval: Rail Depreciation
Studies.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521 (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 Rail Depreciation
Studies. This 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 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.

SUMMARY:

Description of Collection
Title: Rail Depreciation Studies.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0028.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension with
change.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: 7.
Estimated Time per Response:
Approximately 500 hours annually.
Frequency of Response: Bi-annual.
(Under 49 CFR part 1201, sections 4–1
to 4–4, the Board requires all class 1
(large) carriers to submit depreciation
studies no less than every three years for
equipment property and every six years
for road and track property. That means
that for any given six year period the
Class 1 railroads have to submit no less
than three depreciation reports or the
equivalent of 0.5 depreciation reports
per year.)
Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,500
hours (500 hours × 7 Class I railroads).
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost: Approximately $262,500 per year.
Board staff estimates that each study
will cost between $50,000 and $100,000,
which equals a cost of approximately
$25,000–$50,000 per year. Using an
average cost ($37,500 per year × 7 Class
I railroads), the non-hour burden cost is

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