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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 65 / Thursday, April 6, 2017 / Notices

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[FR Doc. 2017–06863 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval: Demurrage
Liability Disclosure Requirements
Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

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AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface
Transportation Board (STB or Board)
gives notice that it is requesting from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) an extension of approval for the
collection of Demurrage Liability
Disclosure Requirements.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by June
5, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to
[email protected]. When submitting
comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, Demurrage
Liability Disclosure Requirements.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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: 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
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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.
Description of Collection
Title: Demurrage Liability Disclosure
Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0021.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension with
change (relating to the change in burden
hours based on the estimated decrease
in (a) the number of respondents from
650 to 575 and (b) the time per response
from eight hours to one hour, due to fact
that the unique burdens associated with
the initiation of the collection no longer
exist).
Respondents: Freight railroads subject
to the Board’s jurisdiction.
Number of Respondents: 575
(including seven Class I railroads).
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: Occasionally. The notice
requirement is triggered in two
circumstances: (1) When a shipper
initially arranges with a railroad for
transportation of goods pursuant to the
railroad’s tariff; or (2) when a railroad
changes the terms of its demurrage
tariff.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 864.6 hours.
Board staff estimates that: (1) Seven
Class I railroads will each take on 15
new customers each year (105 hours);
(2) each of the seven Class I railroads
will update its demurrage tariffs every
three years (2.3 hours annualized); (3)
568 non-Class I railroads will each take
on one new customer a year (568 hours);
and (4) each non-Class I railroad will
update its demurrage tariffs every three
years (189.3 hours annualized).
Total ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ Cost: No
non-hourly cost burdens associated with
this collection have been identified. The
notice may be provided electronically.
Needs and Uses: Demurrage is a
charge that railroads assess their
customers for detaining rail cars beyond
a specified amount of time. It both
compensates railroads for expenses
incurred for that rail car, and serves as
a penalty for undue car detention to
promote efficiency. Demurrage is
subject to the Board’s jurisdiction under
49 U.S.C. 10702 and 10746, which
require railroads to compute demurrage
charges and to establish demurragerelated rules.

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A railroad and its customers may
enter into demurrage contracts without
providing notice, but, in the absence of
such contracts, demurrage will be
governed by the railroad’s demurrage
tariff. Under 49 CFR 1333.3, a railroad’s
ability to charge demurrage pursuant to
its tariff is conditional on its having
given, prior to rail car placement, actual
notice of the demurrage tariff to the
person receiving rail cars for loading
and unloading. Once a shipper receives
a notice as to a particular tariff,
additional notices are only required
when the tariff changes materially. The
parties use the information in these
disclosure requirements to avoid
demurrage disputes, and the Board uses
the information to resolve demurrage
disputes that come before the agency.
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 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A), 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: March 31, 2017.
Jeffery Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2017–06790 Filed 4–5–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Summary Notice No. PE–2017–19]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Petition Received
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption
received.
AGENCY:

This notice contains a
summary of a petition seeking relief
from specified requirements of title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR).
The purpose of this notice is to improve
the public’s awareness of, and
participation in, this aspect of the FAA’s
regulatory activities. Neither publication
of this notice nor the inclusion or

SUMMARY:

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