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search function. As an alternative,
written comments may be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus,
Surface Transportation Board Desk
Officer: via email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–1743;
or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Please also 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, Rail
Depreciation Studies.’’ For further
information regarding this collection,
contact Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245–
0333 or [email protected].
Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal Relay
Service at (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
previously published a notice about this
collection in the Federal Register (88 FR
16512 (March 17, 2023)). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments are requested concerning
each collection as to (1) whether the
particular collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Board’s
burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (4) 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. Submitted comments will
be included and summarized in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Subjects: In this notice, the Board is
requesting comments on the extension
of the following information collection:
Description of Collection
Title: Rail Depreciation Studies.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0028.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Class I railroads.
Number of Respondents: Seven.
Estimated Time per Response:
Approximately 250 hours per study
(estimating that studies will require
between 125 hours and 375 hours
depending on the extent to which the
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Frequency of Response: Bi-annual.
(Under 49 CFR part 1201, sections 4–1
to 4–4, the Board requires all Class I
(large) carriers to submit depreciation
studies no less frequently than every
three years for equipment property and
every six years for road property. That
means that for any given six-year
period, the Class I railroads must submit
no fewer than three depreciation
reports, or the equivalent of 0.5
depreciation reports per year.)
Total Annual Hour Burden: 875 hours
(250 hours × 0.5 studies/year × 7 Class
I railroads).
Total Annual ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’
Cost: Approximately $210,000 per year.
Board staff estimates that each biennial
study will cost between $20,000 and
$100,000 to reflect recent price
escalation, which converts to an annual
cost of approximately $10,000-$50,000
per year. Using an average cost ($30,000
per year X 7 Class I railroads), the nonhour burden cost is estimated to be
approximately $210,000 per year.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR part
1201, sections 4–1 to 4–4, the Board is
required to identify those classes of
property for which rail carriers may
include depreciation charges under
operating expenses, and the Board must
also prescribe a rate of depreciation that
may be charged to those classes of
property. Under 49 U.S.C. 11145, Class
I rail carriers are required to submit
Depreciation Studies to the Board.
Information in these studies is not
available from any other source. The
Board uses the information in these
studies to prescribe depreciation rates.
These depreciation rate prescriptions
state the period for which the
depreciation rates therein are
applicable. Class I railroads apply the
prescribed depreciation rates to their
investment base to determine monthly
and annual depreciation expense. This
expense is included in the railroads’
operating expenses, which are reported
in their R–1 reports (OMB Control
Number 2140–0009). Operating
expenses are used to develop operating
costs for application in various
proceedings before the Board, such as in
rate reasonableness cases and in the
determination of railroad ‘‘revenue
adequacy.’’
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. Section 3507(b) of
the PRA requires, concurrent with an

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agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
for approval, a 30-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.
Information from certain schedules
contained in these reports is available at
the Board’s website at www.stb.gov by
navigating to ‘‘Reports & Data’’ and
clicking on ‘‘Economic Data.’’
Information in these reports is not
available from any other source.
Dated: May 22, 2023.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–11198 Filed 5–24–23; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval of Collection:
Arbitration ‘‘Opt-In’’ Notices
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 Arbitration ‘‘Opt-in’’
Notices, described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by June
26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Arbitration ‘Opt-In’
Notices.’’ Written comments for the
proposed information collection should
be submitted via www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. This information
collection can be accessed by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. As an alternative,
written comments may be directed to
the Office of Management and Budget,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Attention: Michael J. McManus,
Surface Transportation Board Desk
Officer: via email at oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov; by fax at (202) 395–1743;
or by mail to Room 10235, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Please also 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
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Reduction Act Comments, Arbitration
‘Opt-In’ Notices.’’ For further
information regarding this collection,
contact Mike Higgins at (866) 254–1792
(toll-free) or 202–245–0238, or by
emailing [email protected]. Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
previously published a notice about this
collection in the Federal Register (88 FR
16515 (Mar. 17, 2023)). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments are requested concerning
each collection as to (1) whether the
particular collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Board’s
burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (4) 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. Submitted comments will
be included and summarized in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Arbitration ‘‘Opt-in’’ Notices.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0020.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: All regulated rail
carriers.
Number of Respondents: One (Since
the ‘‘opt-in’’ notice was initiated ten
years ago, only a limited number of
notices have been filed. Staff estimates
that one notice will be filed per year.)
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 0.5 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1108.3, rail carriers subject to the
Board’s jurisdiction 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.
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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. Section 3507(b) of
the PRA requires, concurrent with an
agency’s submitting a collection to OMB
for approval, a 30-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: May 22, 2023.
Stefan Rice,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2023–11196 Filed 5–24–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
30-Day Notice of Intent To Seek
Extension of Approval of Collection:
System Diagram Maps
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 system diagram maps,
described below.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by June
26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board, System Diagram Maps.’’ Written
comments for the proposed information
collection should be submitted via
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
This information collection can be
accessed by selecting ‘‘Currently under
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function. As an
alternative, written comments may be
directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Michael J.
McManus, Surface Transportation Board
Desk Officer: via email at oira_
[email protected]; by fax at
(202) 395–1743; or by mail to Room
10235, 725 17th Street NW, Washington,
DC 20503.
Please also direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, PRA Officer, Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW,
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Washington, DC 20423–0001, or to
[email protected]. When submitting
comments, please refer to ‘‘Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments, System
Diagram Maps.’’ For further information
regarding this collection, contact Pedro
Ramirez at (202) 245–0333 or
[email protected]. Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Relay Service at
(800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
previously published a notice about this
collection in the Federal Register (88 FR
16514 (March 17, 2023)). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments are requested concerning
each collection as to (1) whether the
particular collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the Board’s
burden estimates; (3) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (4) 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. Submitted comments will
be included and summarized in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
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: 5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 5 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-Hour Burden’’ Cost: No
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection have been
identified. The information may be
submitted electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under 49 CFR
1152.10–1152.13, railroads subject to
the Board’s jurisdiction must keep
current system diagram maps on file, or
alternatively, in the case of a Class III
carrier, must submit the same
information in narrative form. The
information sought in this collection
identifies all lines in a particular
railroad’s system, categorized to

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