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transport of crude and other liquid
hydrocarbons, superseding the
authorization in the 2014 Presidential
Permit for the transport of only light
liquid hydrocarbons. The Department
published the Notice of ReConsideration Concerning the Scope of
Authorizations in a Presidential Permit
Issued to Plains LPG Services, L.P. in
May 2014 for Existing Pipeline Facilities
on the Border of the United States and
Canada Under the St. Clair River on
January 25, 2016 (81 FR 4081) (Notice)
and solicited public comment for a 30day period. The Department
subsequently re-opened public
comment on March 15, 2016 (81 FR
13871) for an additional 30 days. Plains
LPG subsequently notified the
Department that it no longer seeks
reconsideration of the scope of the
authorizations referenced in the Notice.
The Department is therefore no longer
considering whether to issue a new
permit for the two St. Clair pipelines.
DATES: This action is effective on May
2, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Office of Energy Diplomacy, Energy
Resources Bureau (ENR/EDP/EWA)
Department of State 2201 C St. NW.,
Ste,. 4428, Washington, DC 20520, Attn:
Sydney Kaufman, Tel: 202–647–2041.
Email: kaufmans@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information related to the
Department’s review Presidential Permit
applications, including information
concerning the St. Clair pipeline
facilities, can be found at http://
www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/
applicants/index.htm.
Chris Davy,
Deputy Director, Energy Resources Bureau,
Energy Diplomacy, Bureau of Energy
Resources, U.S. Department of State.
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Notice of Renewal of the Advisory
Committee on International Law
Charter
The Department of State has renewed
the charter of the Advisory Committee
on International Law. ACIL is a critical
forum for receiving informed public
opinion and specialized advice on
important legal matters. The Committee
follows procedures prescribed by the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA). Its meetings are open to the
public unless a determination is made
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U.S.C. 552b(c) that a meeting or portion
of a meeting should be closed to the
public. Notice of each meeting will be
published in the Federal Register at
least 15 days prior to the event, unless
extraordinary circumstances require
shorter notice. For further information,
please contact Julian Simcock,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee
on International Law, Department of
State, at 202–776–8477 or simcockjc@
state.gov.
Dated: April 26, 2016.
Julian Simcock,
Attorney Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser,
Department of State.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Notice and Request for Comments
60-day notice of intent to seek
extension of approval: Information
Collection Activities: Recordations (Rail
and Water Carrier Liens), Water Carrier
Tariffs, and Agricultural Contract
Summaries.

ACTION:

AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board.

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521 (PRA), the Surface Transportation
Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its
intent to seek from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) an
extension 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. 13702(b) and 49 CFR 1312
(water carrier tariffs), and under 49
U.S.C. 10709(d) and 49 CFR 1313 (rail
agricultural contract summaries). The
information collections are described in
more detail below.
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.

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Description of Collections
Collection Number 1
Title: Agricultural Contract
Summaries.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0024.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension with
change.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 10 (seven Class I
railroads and a limited number of other
railroads).
Frequency: On occasion. (Over the
last three years, respondents have filed
an average of 161 agricultural contract
summaries per year. The same number
of filings is expected during each of the
next 3 years.)
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 40.25 hours
(161 submissions × .25 hours 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: Under 49 U.S.C.
10709(d), railroads are required 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.
Collection Number 2
Title: Recordations (Rail and Water
Carrier Liens).
OMB Control Number: 2140–0025.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension with
change.
Respondents: Parties holding liens on
rail equipment or water carrier vessels,
and carriers filing proof that a lien has
been removed.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 50 respondents.
Frequency: On occasion. (Over the
last three years, respondents have filed
an average of 1,831 responses per year.
The same number of filings is expected
during each of the next 3 years.)
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 457.75 hours
(1,831 submissions × .25 hours
estimated per response).
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 49 U.S.C.
11301 and 49 CFR 1177, liens on rail
equipment must be filed with the STB
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the equipment. Subsequent
amendments, 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 the liens in
individual States.
Retention Period: Recordations of
liens are destroyed 60 years after the last
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Collection Number 3
Title: Water Carrier Tariffs.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0026.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension with
change.
Respondents: Water carriers that
provide freight transportation in
noncontiguous domestic trade.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 29.
Frequency: On occasion. (Over the
last three years, respondents have filed
an average of 228 responses per year.
The same number of filings is expected
during each of the next 3 years.)
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 171 hours
(228 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: Under 49 U.S.C.
13702(b) and 49 CFR 1312, 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 U.S. Virgin
Islands, American Samoa, and the
Northern Mariana Islands)) must file
tariffs, providing a list of prices and fees
that the water 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.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by July
1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001, or to PRA@stb.dot.gov.
When submitting comments, please
refer to the title of the collection about
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contact Michael Higgins, Deputy
Director, Office of Public Assistance,
Governmental Affairs, and Compliance
at (202) 245–0284 or at
higginsm@stb.dot.gov. [Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Under
§ 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, federal
agencies are required to provide, prior
to an agency’s submitting a collection to
OMB for approval, a 60-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: April 27, 2016.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Notice and Request for Comments
Surface Transportation Board.
60-day notice of intent to seek
extension of approval: Arbitration
Option Notices.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521 (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 process for filing
Arbitration Option Notices. This
information collection is described in
detail below.
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
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utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Arbitration Option Notices.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0020.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension with
change.
Respondents: All regulated rail
carriers.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: .5
hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): .5 hours.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None
identified. Filings are submitted
electronically to the Board.
Needs and Uses: Under the Interstate
Commerce Act, as amended by the ICC
Termination Act of 1995, Public Law
104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995), the Board
is responsible for the economic
regulation of common carrier rail
transportation. Under 49 CFR 1108.3,
rail carriers 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.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by July
1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001, or to PRA@stb.dot.gov.
When submitting comments, please
refer to ‘‘Arbitration Option Notice.’’ For
further information regarding this
collection, contact Michael Higgins,
Deputy Director, Office of Public
Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and
Compliance at (202) 245–0284 or at
higginsm@stb.dot.gov. [Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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. Under
§ 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, federal
agencies are required to provide, prior

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