
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23326-23327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-09702]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[Docket No. FRA-2015-0007-N-7]


Agency Request for Emergency Processing of Collection of 
Information by the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), United States Department 
of Transportation (USDOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: FRA hereby gives notice that it is submitting the following 
Information Collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and 
Budget

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(OMB) for emergency processing under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995. FRA requests that OMB authorize the collection of information 
identified below immediately upon publication of this Notice for a 
period of 180 days.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A copy of this individual ICR, with 
applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by telephoning 
FRA's Office of Safety Clearance Officer: Robert Brogan (tel. (202) 
493-6292) or FRA's Office of Administration Clearance Officer: Kimberly 
Toone (tel. (202) 493-6132) (these numbers are not toll-free:; or by 
contacting Mr. Brogan via facsimile at (202) 493-6216 or Ms. Toone via 
facsimile at (202) 493-6497, or via email by contacting Mr. Brogan at 
Robert.Brogan@dot.gov; or by contacting Ms. Toone at Kim.Toone@dot.gov. 
Comments and questions about the ICR identified below should be 
directed to OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: 
FRA OMB Desk Officer.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FRA is issuing Emergency Order No. 30 (EO or 
Order) to require that trains transporting large amounts of Class 3 
flammable liquid through certain highly populated areas adhere to a 
maximum authorized operating speed limit. FRA has determined that 
public safety compels issuance of the Order. The Order is necessary due 
to the recent occurrence of railroad accidents involving trains 
transporting petroleum crude oil and ethanol and the increasing 
reliance on railroads to transport voluminous amounts of those 
hazardous materials in recent years. Under the EO, an affected train is 
one that contains: (1) 20 or more loaded tank cars in a continuous 
block, or 35 or more loaded tank cars, of Class 3 flammable liquid; and 
(2) at least one DOT Specification 111 (DOT-111) tank car (including 
those built in accordance with Association of American Railroads (AAR) 
Casualty Prevention Circular 1232 (CPC-1232)) loaded with a Class 3 
flammable liquid. Affected trains must not exceed 40 miles per hour 
(mph) in high-threat urban areas (HTUAs) as defined in 49 CFR 1580.3. 
This Order takes effect immediately.
    Title: FRA Emergency Order No. 30, Notice No. 1.

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                                                                                  Average time
 Emergency order item No. 30    Respondent  universe    Total annual responses    per response     Total annual
                                                                                    (hours)        burden hours
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(1) Petitions for Special     70 Railroads...........  25 Petitions...........               40            1,000
 Approval to Take Actions
 Not in Accordance with This
 Order..
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    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Respondent Universe: 70 Railroads,
    Frequency of Submission: One-time; on occasion.
    Total Estimated Responses: 25.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
    Status: Emergency Review.
    Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5 CFR 320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), 
FRA informs all interested parties that it may not conduct or sponsor, 
and a respondent is not required to respond to, a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.

Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-09702 Filed 4-24-15; 8:45 am]
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