Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form OMB Control No. 21 Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue	Form and Instruction	Modified	Missing upstream
FUEL-9-30-2023.xlsx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-14	Repair queued
FUEL-9-30-2023.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-14	Repair queued
2023-14940.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-14	Repair queued
2023-10201.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-07-14	Missing upstream
2140-0014 (Fuel Costs) Supporting Statement 2023 (to ROCIS).pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-07-14	Missing upstream
CFR-2016-title49-vol9-part1243.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2017-05-11	Repair queued
Statutory Support-Rail Surcharge Reporting.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2007-02-01	Missing upstream

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
46383	Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0014	ICR Reference No: 202307-2140-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202002-2140-002
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 07/14/2023

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	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	09/30/2023
Responses	28	28
Time Burden (Hours)	28	28
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Board requires all Class I railroads (defined as carriers having revenues in excess of $250 million in 1991 dollars) to report quarterly the following: (1) total monthly fuel cost; (2) gallons of fuel consumed during the month; (3) increased or decreased cost of fuel over the previous month; (4) total monthly revenue from fuel surcharges; and (5) total monthly revenue from fuel surcharges on regulated traffic only. The Board has authority to collect information about rail costs and revenues under 49 U.S.C. 11144 and 11145.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 11144, 11145 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 30830	05/12/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 45265	07/14/2023
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue	OMB Control No. 2140-0014	Report of Fuel Cost, Consumption, and Surcharge Revenue

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Request	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	28	28	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	28	28	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $292

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: 07/14/2023

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