60-day FRN (statutory licensing)

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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 75 / Friday, April 17, 2020 / Notices
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office
of Private Sector Exchange, ECA/EC.
• Form Number: Form DS–3097.
• Respondents: Designated J–
NONIMMIGRANT program sponsors.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,500.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
1,500.
• Average Hours per Response: 2
hours.
• Total Estimated Burden: 3,000
hours.
• Frequency: Annually.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
Annual reports from designated
program sponsors assist the Department
in oversight and administration of the J–
NONIMMIGRANT visa program. The
reports provide qualitative data on the
number of exchange participants an
organization sponsored annually per
category of exchange. The reports also
provide a summary of the activities in
which exchange visitors were engaged
and indicate information about program
effectiveness. Program sponsors include
government agencies, academic
institutions, and private sector not-forprofit and for-profit entities.
Methodology
Annual reports are completed through
the Student and Exchange Visitor
Information System (SEVIS) and then
printed and signed by a sponsor official,

and sent to the Department by email,
mail, or fax.
Zachary Parker,
Director.
[FR Doc. 2020–08171 Filed 4–16–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710–05–P

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval of Collection:
Statutory Licensing Authority
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (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
approval for the information collection
required from those seeking statutory
licensing authority, as described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by June
16, 2020.
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
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
Statutory Licensing Authority.’’ 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 Relay Service at
(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
collection techniques or other forms of
SUMMARY:

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: Statutory Licensing Authority.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0023.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Rail carriers and noncarriers seeking statutory licensing or
consolidation authority, an exemption
from filing an application for such
authority, or interchange commitments.
Number of Respondents: 80.1
Estimated Time per Response:

ESTIMATED HOURS PER RESPONSE

Type of filing

Number of hours
per response
under 49 U.S.C.
10901–03
and 11323–26

Applications ....................
Petitions * ........................
Notices * ..........................
Interchange commitments ..........................

524
58
19
8

Frequency: On occasion.

AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER OF
RESPONSES FOR FY 2017–2019

Type of filing

Average number
of filings per year
under 49 U.S.C.
10901–03 and
11323–26

Applications ....................
Petitions * ........................
Notices * ..........................
Interchange commitments ..........................

3
12
103
4

Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 4,257 (sum
of estimated hours per response ×
number of responses for each type of
filing).

TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS
Hours per
response

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Type of filing
Applications ..................................................................................................................................

524

1 Approximately 40% of the filings are additional
filings submitted by railroads that had already
submitted filings during the time period.

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Annual
number of
filings

Total annual
burden hours
3

1,572

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TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN HOURS—Continued
Annual
number of
filings

Hours per
response

Type of filing

Total annual
burden hours

Petitions * .....................................................................................................................................
Notices * .......................................................................................................................................
Interchange commitments ...........................................................................................................

58
19
8

12
103
4

696
1,957
32

Total annual burden hours ...................................................................................................

........................

........................

4,257

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* Under section 10502, petitions for exemption and notices of exemption are permitted in lieu of an application.

Total ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: As mandated by
Congress, persons seeking to construct,
acquire or operate a line of railroad and
railroads seeking to abandon or to
discontinue operations over a line of
railroad or, in the case of two or more
railroads, to consolidate their interests
through merger or a common-control
arrangement are required to file an
application for prior approval and
authority with the Board. See 49 U.S.C.
10901–03, 11323–26. Under 49 U.S.C.
10502, persons may seek an exemption
from many of the application
requirements of sections 10901–03 and
11323–26 by filing with the Board a
petition for exemption or notice of
exemption in lieu of an application. The
collection by the Board of these
applications, petitions, and notices
(including collection of disclosures of
rail interchange commitments under 49
CFR 1121.3(d), 1150.33(h), 1150.43(h),
and 1180.4(g)(4)) enables the Board to
meet its statutory duty to regulate the
referenced rail transactions. In some
cases, the actions for which authority is
sought may create agreements with
interchange commitments. If the
interchange commitments limit the
future interchange of traffic with third
parties, then certain information must
be disclosed to the Board about those
commitments. 49 CFR 1121.3(d),
1150.33(h), 1150.43(h), 1180.4(g)(4). The
collection of this information facilitates
the case-specific review of interchange
commitments and enables the Board’s
monitoring of their usage generally.
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
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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 14, 2020.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2020–08162 Filed 4–16–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval: Report of Fuel
Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge
Revenue
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice and request for
comments.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (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 collection of the Report of Fuel Cost,
Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue,
as described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by June
16, 2020.
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
‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
Rail Service Data.’’ 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 Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are requested concerning: (1) The
accuracy of the Board’s burden
SUMMARY:

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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.
Description of Collection
Title: Report of Fuel Cost,
Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0014.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Class I [large] railroads.
Number of Respondents: Seven.
Estimated Time per Response: One
hour.
Frequency: Quarterly.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 28.
Total ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 U.S.C.
10702, the Board has the authority to
address the reasonableness of a rail
carrier’s practices. This information
collection permits the Board to monitor
the current fuel surcharge practices of
the Class I carriers. Failure to collect
this information would impede the
Board’s ability to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities. The Board has
authority to collect information about
rail costs and revenues under 49 U.S.C.
11144 and 11145.
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

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