Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 48 / Friday, March 11, 2011 / Notices 13447 

By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5613 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

Release of Waybill Data 

The Surface Transportation Board has 

received a request from Covington & 

Burling on behalf of Union Pacific 

Corporation (WB468–12—3/2/11), for 

permission to use certain data from the 

Board’s 2009 Carload Waybill Sample. 

A copy of the request may be obtained 

from the Office of Economics. 

The waybill sample contains 

confidential railroad and shipper data; 

therefore, if any parties object to these 

requests, they should file their 

objections with the Director of the 

Board’s Office of Economics within 14 

calendar days of the date of this notice. 

The rules for release of waybill data are 

codified at 49 CFR 1244.9. 

Contact: Scott Decker, (202) 245– 

0330. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5592 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[TD 9328] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13(44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning an 

existing final regulation, TD 9328, Safe 

Harbor for Valuation Under Section 475. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 10, 2011 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Yvette Lawrence, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Ralph Terry, at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202)622–8144, or 

through the Internet at 

Ralph.M.Terry@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Safe Harbor for Valuation Under 

Section 475. 

OMB Number: 1545–1945. Regulation 

Project Number: TD 9328. 

Abstract:This document sets forth an 

elective safe harbor that permits dealers 

in securities and dealers in commodities 

to elect to use the values of positions 

reported on certain financial statements 

as the fair market values of those 

positions for purposes of section 475 of 

the Internal Revenue Code (Code). This 

safe harbor is intended to reduce the 

compliance burden on taxpayers and to 

improve the administrability of the 

valuation requirement of section 475 for 

the IRS. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,308. 

Estimated Average Time Per 

Respondent: 4 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 49,232. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

the collections of information covered 

by this notice. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a 

collection of information must be 

retained as long as their contents may 

become material in the administration 

of any internal revenue law. Generally, 

tax returns and tax return information 

are confidential, as required by 26 

U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: March 4, 2011. 

Yvette Lawrence, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–5564 Filed 3–10–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[TD 8096] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning an 

existing final regulation, TD 8096, 

Product Liability Losses and 

Accumulations for Product Liability 

Losses (Section 1.172–13). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 10, 2011 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Yvette Lawrence, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Ralph Terry, at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202)622–8144, or 

through the Internet at 

Ralph.M.Terry@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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