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NOTICES
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
60-Day Notice of Intent To Seek Extension of Approval: Arbitration “Opt-In” Notices
Thursday, December 12, 2019
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
*67989 ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (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 collection
of Arbitration “Opt-in” Notices, described below.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Chris Oehrle, Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20423-0001, or to PRA@stb.gov. When submitting comments, please refer to “Paperwork Reduction Act Comments,
Arbitration “Opt-in” 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 michael.higgins@stb.gov.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 *67990 whether the collection has practical utility. Submitted comments will be summarized
and included in the Board's request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Arbitration “Opt-in” Notices.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0020.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: All regulated rail carriers.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 1.0 hours.

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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 No. 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 subject to the Board's jurisdiction 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.
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
44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), 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: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.

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