# Federal Register #2026-20455

STB seeks comments on extending approval for two petition-related information collections

**Buyer:** Surface Transportation Board
**Posted:** October 06, 2026
**Respond By:** December 08, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20455
**NAICS:** 926120

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) is seeking public comments on extending approval for two information collections without change.
- Government buyer: Surface Transportation Board (STB); no sub-agency or office is identified.
- Information collections:
  - “Petitions for declaratory order” (OMB Control Number 2140-0031): used by shippers, railroads, communities, and other stakeholders seeking an STB order to resolve a controversy or uncertainty. The estimate is seven respondents and seven petitions annually, with 180 hours per response and 1,260 total annual burden hours.
  - “Petitions for relief not otherwise provided” (OMB Control Number 2140-0030): used to request relief within the Board’s jurisdiction when no specific petition process otherwise applies. The estimate is five respondents and six petitions annually, with 25 hours per response and 150 total annual burden hours.
- STB requests feedback on the accuracy of the burden estimates, whether the collections are necessary and useful, and ways to improve clarity or reduce respondent burden.
- No OEMs, vendors, products, or purchased services are identified; this is an information-collection notice, not a procurement of goods or services.

### Description

The Surface Transportation Board intends to seek Office of Management and Budget approval to extend two information collections: petitions for declaratory order and petitions for relief not otherwise specified. The collections cover petitions submitted by shippers, railroads, communities, and other stakeholders seeking Board action or relief within its jurisdiction. The notice requests comments on the burden estimates, usefulness and clarity of the information collected, ways to reduce respondent burden, and whether the collections are necessary for the Board’s functions. Comments are due December 7, 2026.

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