5384 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Notices 

8See CSX Transportation, Inc.—Trackage 

Rights—Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company,

ICC Finance Docket No. 31114 (ICC served Sept. 29, 

1987).

9See Lake State Railway Company—Trackage 

Rights Exemption—Central Michigan Railway 

Company, ICC Finance Docket No. 32018 (ICC 

served Feb. 27, 1992).

10See Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway 

Company—Acquisition and Operation Exemption—

Grand Trunk Western Railroad Incorporated and 

Central Michigan Railway Company, STB Finance 

Docket No. 33822 (STB served Apr. 12, 2000).

11On December 3, 2003, Lake State, a Class III rail 

carrier, filed a letter expressing concerns regarding 

the proposed transaction. Lake State explained that 

it was concerned with the potential impact of the 

transaction because its own viability depends upon 

the use of trackage rights over a five-mile portion 

of CMRY’s rail line in North Bay City, MI, and 

because of certain market power issues related to 

the dominant position already held by HESR’s 

parent, RailAmerica, Inc. However, by letter filed 

on January 8, 2004, Lake State informed the Board 

that the concerns raised in its December 3 letter 

have been resolved and that the letter should be 

regarded as withdrawn. 

On December 22, 2003, correspondence was 

received from U.S. Congressman Bart Stupak of 

Michigan supporting consideration of the interests 

of customers who currently use the services of 

CMRY, and urging that current rates and routing 

agreements, as well as other current operating 

conditions, be considered and maintained to help 

ensure the continued economic viability of the 

businesses and industries in Michigan.

that have been granted to CSXT,8 Lake 

State,9 Tuscola and Saginaw Bay 

Railway Company,10 and any other 

agreed upon trackage rights that have 

been approved or exempted.11

HESR certifies that its projected 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not result in the creation of a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier. 

Because the projected revenues of the 

rail lines to be operated will exceed $5 

million, HESR has certified to the Board 

that the required notice of its 

acquisition and operation was posted at 

the workplace of the employees on the 

affected lines, and a copy of the notice 

was served on the national offices of the 

labor unions of the employees on the 

affected lines on November 26, 2003. 

See 49 CFR 1150.42(e). The earliest the 

transaction could have been 

consummated was January 25, 2004, the 

effective date of the exemption (60 days 

after HESR’s November 26, 2003 

certification to the Board). 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the transaction. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34438, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Louis E. 

Gitomer, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

Decided: January 27, 2004.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 720–CS

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 Form 

720–CS, Carrier Summary Report.

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 5, 2004 to 

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6411, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Carol Savage at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6407, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622–

3945, or through the Internet at 

CAROL.A.SAVAGE@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Carrier Summary Report. 

OMB Number: 1545–1733. 

Form Number: 720–CS. 

Abstract: Representatives of the motor 

fuel industry, state governments, and 

the Federal government are working to 

ensure compliance with excise taxes on 

motor fuels. This joint effort has 

resulted in a system to track the 

movement of all products to and from 

terminals. Form 720–CS is an 

information return that will be used by 

carriers to report their monthly 

deliveries and receipts of products to 

and from terminals. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

475. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 385 

hours, 19 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 183,027. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of 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: January 29, 2004. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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