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with MAP–21 RD&T critical issues:
Promoting safety; reducing congestion
and improving mobility; preserving the
environment; preserving existing
transportation systems; improving the
durability and extending the life of
transportation infrastructure; and
improving goods movement. The
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration’s (RITA’s) Office of
Research, Development and Technology
(RD&T), has coordinated this effort in
collaboration with partner modal
administrations and offices across the
U.S. DOT. As recommended by the
Government Accountability Office
(GAO) and the National Research
Council (NRC), RITA and its partners
are seeking public stakeholder comment
to ensure RD&T resources are invested
wisely to achieve measurable
improvements in our Nation’s
transportation system.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by April 26, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
RITA 2013–0002 by any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202–493–2251.
Instructions: Identify docket number,
RITA 2013–0002, at the beginning of
your comments, and send two copies.
To receive confirmation that DOT
received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet
users may access all comments received
by DOT at http://www.regulations.gov.
All comments are posted electronically
without charge or edits, including any
personal information provided.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
19477–78) or you may visit http://
DocketInfo.dot.gov.
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comments received, go to http://
www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Kevin Womack, Associate
Administrator, Office of Research
Development and Technology, Research
and Innovative Technology
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue Street SE., Washington, DC
20590–0001, telephone (202) 366–5447
or email Kevin.Womack@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
RITA was established as a separate
administration within the United States
Department of Transportation pursuant
to the Norman Y. Mineta Research and
Special Programs Improvement Act
(Pub. L. 108–426), November 30, 2004,
with the mandate to generate greater
efficiency and increase the effectiveness
of the U.S. DOT’s coordination,
analysis, and review of research
programs, progress and products and in
advancing innovative technology.
The new draft strategic plan, U.S.
Department of Transportation,
Research, Development and Technology
Strategic Plan FY 2013–2018, is the
Department’s second since RITA’s
inception. The Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU)
enacted in 2005 called for the U.S. DOT
to develop a strategic plan to guide its
RD&T activities. The previous Plan was
published in 2006 and served as a
compendium of modal research pursuits
at that time. Section 52013 of Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century
Act (MAP–21) enacted in 2012 called
for the Department to develop a new
five-year RD&T strategic plan. The new
draft Plan pursues a more cross-modal,
collaborative and strategic process to
cover the years 2013–2018, and
responds to feedback from the National
Research Council’s review (http://
onlinepubs.trb.org/onlinepubs/reports/
letterreport_usdotrd&tplan.pdf ), of the
earlier plan published in 2006,
‘‘Transportation Research, Development
and Technology Strategic Plan 2006–
2010’’, (http://www.rita.dot.gov/sites/
default/files/rita_archives/
rita_publications/transportation_rd_
t_strategic_plan/index.html), and the
recommendations of the GAO report
published in 2006, ‘‘Transportation
Research: Opportunities for Improving
the Oversight of DOT’s Research
Programs and User Satisfaction with
Transportation Statistics’’ (http://
www.gao.gov/assets/260/251162.html).
The U.S. DOT, with leadership from

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RITA engaged in a collaborative process
involving all of the U.S. DOT operating
administrations. Two cross-modal
bodies participated in the process: the
RD&T Planning Team Council
(composed of the heads of the operating
administrations, the Under Secretary for
Policy, and other senior U.S. DOT
leaders) and the RD&T Planning Team
which includes the Associate
Administrators for RD&T in each
operating administration. Through this
Notice, the U.S. DOT is seeking input
from stakeholders including individual
citizens, members of the private sector,
the academic community, nongovernmental organizations, and other
interested parties.
Stakeholder’s comments should be
aligned, if possible, with the U.S. DOT
Strategic Goals, the RD&T critical issues
as outlined in MAP–21 and combined in
the draft Plan as well as listed in the
Summary section of this notice. All
comments will be considered that are
received by the deadline that appears in
the DATES section.
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15,
2013.
Gregory D. Winfree,
Deputy Administrator, Research and
Innovative Technology Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Information Collection Activities
Surface Transportation Board,
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and Request for
Comments.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation
Board (Board or STB), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, and as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44
U.S.C. 3501–3519 (PRA), is submitting a
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for approval of the
information collections required under
49 U.S.C. 11301 and 49 CFR 1177 (rail
or water carrier equipment liens
(recordations)); under 49 U.S.C. 10747
and 49 CFR 1313 (rail agricultural
contract summaries); and under 49
U.S.C. 13702(b) and 49 CFR 1312 (water
carrier tariffs). The Board previously
published a notice about this collection
in the Federal Register on October 19,
2012, at 77 Fed. Reg. 64376. That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
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collections are described in more detail
below.
For each collection, comments are
requested concerning: (1) The accuracy
of the Board’s burden estimates; (2)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (3)
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; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by April
26, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Patrick
Fuchs, Surface Transportation Board
Desk Officer, by fax at (202) 395–5167;
by mail at OMB, Room 10235, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20500; or
by email at
OIRA_SUBMISSION@OMB.EOP.GOV
and refer to the title of the collection(s)
commented upon.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marilyn Levitt at levittm@stb.dot.gov or
(202) 245–0269. [Assistance for the
hearing impaired is available through
the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] Relevant
STB regulations may be viewed on the
STB’s Web site under E-Library >
Reference: STB Rules, http://
www.stb.dot.gov/stb/elibrary/
ref_stbrules.html.
Subjects: In this notice the Board is
requesting comments on the following
information collections:

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Collection Number 1
Title: Recordations (Rail and Water
Carrier Liens).
OMB Control Number: 2140–00XX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB control number.
Respondents: Parties holding liens on
rail equipment or water carrier vessels,
carriers filing proof that a lien has been
removed.
Number of Respondents: An annual
average of 2125 recordations was filed
during the last three years by 50
respondents.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours (annually
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(estimated 35 minutes per response ×
2125 responses).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost (such
as start-up and mailing costs): There are
no non-hourly burden costs for this
collection. The collection may be filed
electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under the Interstate
Commerce Act, 49 U.S.C. 11301 and
related regulations at 49 CFR 1177, liens
on rail equipment must be filed with the
STB in order to perfect a security
interest in the equipment. Subsequent
assignments of rights or release of
obligations under such instruments
must also be filed with the agency. This
information is maintained by the Board
for public inspection. Recordation at the
STB obviates the need for recording
such a lien in individual States.
Retention Period: Recordations of
liens are destroyed 60 years after the last
filing.
Collection Number 2
Title: Water Carrier Tariffs
OMB Control Number: 2140–00XX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB control number.
Respondents: Water carriers that
provide freight transportation in
noncontiguous domestic trade.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 25.
Frequency: On occasion, for an annual
total of 1917 tariffs filed.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 1,254 hours
(1672 filings × .75 hour (estimated time
per filing)).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost (such
as start-up costs and mailing costs):
There are no non-hourly burden costs
for this collection. The collection may
be filed electronically.
Needs and Uses: While rail carriers
are no longer required to file rate tariffs
at the STB, a statutory requirement
exists for water carriers that provide
freight transportation in noncontiguous
domestic trade (i.e., domestic (as
opposed to international) shipments
moving to or from Alaska, Hawaii, or
the U.S. territories or possessions
(Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, and the Northern
Mariana Islands)). A tariff provides a list
of prices and fees that the carrier
charges to the shipping public.
Retention Period: After cancellation,
tariffs are placed in a ‘‘Cancelled
Tariffs’’ file. They are destroyed five
years after the end of the year in which
they were cancelled.
Collection Number 3
Title: Agricultural Contract
Summaries.

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OMB Control Number: 2140–00XX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB control number.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 10.
Frequency: On occasion, for a total
from all respondents of approximately
141 submissions per year (which must
be submitted as soon as possible, but
not longer than seven days after
effective date of contract or
amendment).
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 106 hours
(141 submissions × .75 hours (45
minutes) estimated per submission).
Total Annual ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’
Cost (such as start-up and mailing
costs): There are no non-hourly burden
costs for this collection. The collection
is filed electronically.
Needs and Uses: While the terms of
a rail transportation contract are treated
as confidential, railroads are required by
statute to file a summary of the
nonconfidential terms of any contract
for the transportation of agricultural
products.
Retention Period: Paper copies of this
collection are destroyed six months after
the expiration of the referenced
contract.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, a Federal agency conducting or
sponsoring 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
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: March 22, 2013.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Information Collection Activities; Rail
Depreciation Studies
30-day notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

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