Class I Railroad Annual Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status

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IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
26937	Class I Railroad Annual Report Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2140-0009	ICR Reference No: 202603-2140-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202302-2140-002
Agency/Subagency: STB	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Class I Railroad Annual Report
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 03/20/2026

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2026
Responses	6	7
Time Burden (Hours)	1,356	1,750
Cost Burden (Dollars)	72	42

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Abstract: Under 49 U.S.C. 11145, annual reports are required to be filed by Class I [large] railroads (currently, six). The Class I annual reports are used to monitor and assess railroad industry growth, financial stability, traffic, and operations and to identify industry changes that may affect national transportation policy. Reports are also used to fulfill various statutory requirements under the Interstate Commerce Act, based on standard accounting and reporting requirements. Here the Board is also proposing to eliminate a portion of this collection. In an NPRM, the Board proposed to modify this information collection to eliminate supplemental reporting of certain Positive Train Control (PTC) expenditures. This will decrease the overall burdens on the six respondents.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 49 USC 11145 Name of Law: Interstate Commerce Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2140-AB64	Proposed rulemaking	90 FR 46779	09/30/2025

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Class I Railroad Annual Report	R-1	Class I Railroad Annual Report

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	6	7	0	-1	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,356	1,750	0	-394	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	72	42	0	30	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: This modification request stems from the Board’s proposed rule to terminate Class I carriers’ supplemental reporting of certain PTC expenditures in their Class I Railroad Annual Reports. PTC is a federally mandated safety system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over-speed derailments, incursions into established work zone limits, and the movement of a train through a switch left in the wrong position. 49 U.S.C. 20157(i)(5). Because PTC is now fully implemented, the new rule would be considered a deregulatory action to end the supplemental PTC reporting. In its notice of proposed rulemaking, Updating Class I Rail Carrier Reporting Requirements, STB Docket EP 787 (served Sept. 30, 2025) (NPRM), the Board found that the benefits from the supplemental PTC reporting no longer justify the burden of generating and reporting of detailed information required by 49 CFR 1241.11(b). The Board also found that “[e]nding these requirements would simplify annual R-1 reporting, . , ,” Moreover, PTC-related expenditures would still be reflected in the R-1 “capital investments and expenses” totals, but they would not be separately identifiable from non-PTC expenditures or reported separately. Therefore, in the NPRM, the Board proposes to discontinue the supplemental PTC reporting.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,867

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 03/20/2026

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