Annual Waybill Compliance Survey

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
60-day notice - Waybill Compliance PUB may 9 2012.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-10-22
30-day notice - Waybill Compliance Survey - pub Oct 22 2012.pdf Supplementary Document	2012-10-22
Waybill Sample Survey - supporting statement- 1-7-13.pdf Supporting Statement A	2013-01-07
Statutory Support - Waybill Compliance Survey.pdf Supplementary Document	2007-02-27

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26941	Annual Waybill Compliance Survey Other-Regulation	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0010	ICR Reference No: 201601-2140-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201204-2140-002
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Annual Waybill Compliance Survey
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/04/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/08/2016
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2019	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2016
Responses	523	0	120
Time Burden (Hours)	262	0	60
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The Waybill Compliance Survey, for which approval is sought here, is required to be filed by all railroads that terminate traffic in the United States but do not currently submit waybill samples. A carload waybill, which is a document describing the characteristics of an individual rail shipment, identifies originating and terminating freight stations, the names of line haul railroads participating in the movement, the point of all railroad interchanges, the number of cars, the car types, the movement weight, and the commodity being moved. The survey requirement, codified at 49 C.F.R. § 1244.2(f), enables the Board to identify those railroads that should be submitting an annual waybill sample because the sample is the Board’s primary means of gathering information about freight rail shipments terminated in the United States.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 11144, 11145, 11901(e)(1) 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:
	80 FR 66698	10/30/2015
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 991	01/08/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Annual Waybill Compliance Survey

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	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	523	120	0	403	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	262	60	0	202	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Number of respondents was revised to be more accurate.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $446

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? 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? Uncollected

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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: 01/08/2016

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