Class I Railroad Annual Report

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form R-1 Class I Railroad Annual Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
2140-0009 -- Supporting Statement -- R-1 Report NPRM and extension (to ROCIS).pdf	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2026-03-20	Available
49 CFR 1242.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-05-25	Available
49 CFR 1241.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-05-24	Available
49 USCODE 11145.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2012-05-24	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
26937	Class I Railroad Annual Report	Form and Instruction	Modified	Class I Railroad Annual Report
26937	Class I Railroad Annual Report	Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0009	ICR Reference No: 202603-2140-001
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202302-2140-002
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Class I Railroad Annual Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 03/31/2026
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 03/20/2026
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11(c). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of all comments related to the information collection requirements contained in the rule and any changes made in response to these comments.

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2026	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	7	0	7
Time Burden (Hours)	1,750	0	1,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	42	0	42

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Abstract: Under 49 U.S.C. 11145, annual reports are required to be filed by Class I [large] railroads (currently, six). The Class I annual reports are used to monitor and assess railroad industry growth, financial stability, traffic, and operations and to identify industry changes that may affect national transportation policy. Reports are also used to fulfill various statutory requirements under the Interstate Commerce Act, based on standard accounting and reporting requirements. Here the Board is also proposing to eliminate a portion of this collection. In an NPRM, the Board proposed to modify this information collection to eliminate supplemental reporting of certain Positive Train Control (PTC) expenditures. This will decrease the overall burdens on the six respondents.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 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:
2140-AB64	Proposed rulemaking	90 FR 46779	09/30/2025

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

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
Class I Railroad Annual Report	R-1	Class I Railroad Annual Report

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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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This modification request stems from the Board’s proposed rule to terminate Class I carriers’ supplemental reporting of certain PTC expenditures in their Class I Railroad Annual Reports. PTC is a federally mandated safety system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position. 49 U.S.C. 20157(i)(5). Because PTC is now fully implemented, the new rule would be considered a deregulatory action to end the supplemental PTC reporting. In its notice of proposed rulemaking, Updating Class I Rail Carrier Reporting Requirements, STB Docket EP 787 (served Sept. 30, 2025) (NPRM), the Board found that the benefits from the supplemental PTC reporting no longer justify the burden of generating and reporting of detailed information required by 49 CFR 1241.11(b). The Board also found that “[e]nding these requirements would simplify annual R-1 reporting, . , ,” Moreover, PTC-related expenditures would still be reflected in the R-1 “capital investments and expenses” totals, but they would not be separately identifiable from non-PTC expenditures or reported separately. Therefore, in the NPRM, the Board proposes to discontinue the supplemental PTC reporting.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,867

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: 03/20/2026

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