Waybill Sample

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Statement 81-1 from Final Rule.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-09-04
2140-0015 -- EP 385-8 Technical Supporting Statement B (to ROCIS 2020).pdf Supporting Statement B	2020-09-04
2140-0015 Supporting Statement A - Waybill Samples 2140-0015 (to ROCIS 2020).pdf Supporting Statement A	2020-09-03
Waybill Sample Regulations.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-10-03
statutory support - Waybill Sample.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-10-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
180441	Waybill Sample Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0015	ICR Reference No: 202009-2140-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201912-2140-004
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Waybill Sample
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/16/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/04/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2020
Responses	350	0	350
Time Burden (Hours)	861	0	555
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: A Waybill is a document describing the characteristics (such as origin, destination, commodity, weight, rail carriers participating in the movement, and freight revenue) of an individual rail shipment. A Waybill Sample is a statistical sample of waybills for the traffic that a particular carrier handles. This modification and extension request stems from the Board’s proposed rule to amend its regulations with respect to the Waybill Sample data that railroads are required to submit to the Board. Waybill Sample Reporting, EP 385 (Sub-No. 8) (84 Fed. Reg. 65768 (Nov. 29, 2019)) (NPRM). On September 3, 2020, the Board adopted a final rule consistent with the NPRM.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 11144, 11145, 11901(e) 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-AB49	Final or interim final rulemaking	85 FR 54936	09/03/2020

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Waybill Sample

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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	350	350	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	861	555	0	306	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: In Waybill Sample Reporting, EP 385 (Sub-No. 8) (85 Fed. Reg. 54936) (published September 3, 2020), the Board issued new rules adjusting the waybill sampling rate for carriers using a computerized system of reporting and provided a more comprehensive sampling of waybills that would improve the utility of the Waybill Sample for both the Board and other users of waybill data in a variety of contexts (e.g., increasing the reliability of parties’ evidentiary presentations in certain rate reasonableness proceedings). The changes in reporting procedures would apply to the eight railroads conducting their own sampling, resulting in an estimated one-time burden of approximately 300 hours per railroad. Otherwise, the burdens would remain the same.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $179,599

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 09/04/2020

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