Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 8.09.2015

Information Collection Activities: Statutory Licensing and Consolidation Authority

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), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice that it is requesting from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of an extension of the information collection--Statutory Licensing and Consolidation Authority--further described below. The Board previously published a notice about this collection in the Federal Register. 80 FR 38,508 (July 6, 2015). That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. One comment was received and is addressed in the agency's submission to OMB as part of this approval process. Under 49 U.S.C. 10901-03 and Sec. Sec. 11323-26, rail carriers and non-carriers are required to file an application with the Board, or seek an exemption (through petition or notice) from the full application process under Sec. 10502, before they may construct, acquire, or operate a line of railroad; abandon or discontinue operations over a line of railroad; or consolidate their interests through a merger or common-control arrangement. (The relevant information collections are described in more detail be