The Surface Transportation Board
(Board) seeks an extension of existing approval for information
collections requiring certain large railroads to publicly file
various data reports pertaining to service performance, primarily
on a quarterly and weekly basis. This information is intended to
give both the Board and its stakeholders access to near real-time
information about the operations and performance of the Class I
railroads (including the fluidity of the Chicago gateway) and is
expected to assist rail shippers in making logistics decisions,
planning operations and production, and mitigating losses during
times of challenging railroad operating environment. It allows the
Board to better understand current service issues and potentially
to identify and resolve possible future regional and national
service disruptions more quickly. This information would be
published on the Board's website for the benefit of the Board,
carriers, shippers, and the general public.
US Code:
49
USC 721 Name of Law: Administrative Powers
US Code: 49
USC 11145 Name of Law: Reports by Rail Carriers
The only adjustment is to
exclude the one-time hourly burden that was added in the Board’s
previous modification request to include chemical and plastics
traffic as a distinct reporting category for the “cars-held” metric
to this collection. That additional traffic category has been
integrated into this collection, so the one-time burden will not be
included in this extension request.
$24,462
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Christopher Oehrle 202 245-0375
Christopher.Oehrle@stb.gov
No
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:
(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;
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.