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OMB Control No: 2140-0023	ICR Reference No: 202002-2140-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201705-2140-003
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Statutory Licensing Authority
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 with change	Conclusion Date: 11/19/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 06/19/2020
Terms of Clearance: The agency updated its burden explanations.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	11/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2020
Responses	122	0	130
Time Burden (Hours)	4,257	0	3,399
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,750	0	1,537

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 11323 Name of Law: Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control
   US Code: 49 USC 11324 Name of Law: Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control: conditions of approval
   US Code: 49 USC 10901 Name of Law: Construction and Operations applications
   US Code: 49 USC 11325 Name of Law: Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control: procedure
   US Code: 49 USC 10903 Name of Law: Abandonment applications
   US Code: 49 USC 11326 Name of Law: Employee protective arrangements in transactions involving rail carriers
   US Code: 49 USC 10502 Name of Law: Exemptions
   US Code: 49 USC 1321 Name of Law: Powers
   US Code: 49 USC 10902 Name of Law: Short Line Purchases

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	122	130	-8
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,257	3,399	858
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,750	1,537	213

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: The change in both burden hours and non-hourly burdens is due to the change in distribution of the estimated number of responses for each type of Board filing in this collection. The Board estimates its responses for each type of filing using the average number of responses over the prior three year period. Because the data from the 2017-2019 data resulted in an increase in the number of applications and petitions estimated to be filed with the Board, the higher burdens for applications and petitions (relative to notices) resulted in overall higher estimated burdens.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $13,749

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. 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? No

Agency Contact: Christopher Oehrle 202 245-0375 Christopher.Oehrle@stb.gov

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