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8 and MLV–9 exceeds the 20 mile 

maximum distance by 1,065 feet. 

Tuscarora requested a waiver of valve 

spacing requirement at § 192.179 for this 

line section. 

In support of its waiver request, 

Tuscarora submitted the following: 

• The affected valve is located 

adjacent to an existing dirt roadway, 

providing ease of access. 

• All mainline block valves on the 

Tuscarora system are equipped with 

automatic line break detection and 

automatic closure devices. 

• The design, installation, and 

maintenance of the pipeline is in full 

compliance with 49 CFR part 192. 

• The pipeline was constructed and 

placed in service in 1995 and is 

protected by an impressed current 

cathodic protection system. 

• The pipeline segment from MLV–8 

to MLV–10 is designed, operated, and 

maintained to Class 1 requirements in 

accordance with 49 CFR part 192. 

• Tuscarora’s Gas Control Center 

continuously monitors conditions on 

the pipeline. 

• Operator response time to this area 

is less than one hour from the time of 

detection and notification. 

Tuscarora’s waiver request is 

available for review in the docket. 

RSPA/OPS is seeking comments on the 

waiver request. After the comment 

period has ended, RSPA/OPS will 

consider Tuscarora’s waiver request and 

any public comments on the issues 

raised in its waiver request. RSPA/OPS’

decision to grant or deny the waiver will 

be published in the Federal Register.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118 (c) and 49 CFR 

1.53.

Issued in Washington, DC on October 19, 

2004. 

Stacey L. Gerard, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 04–23882 Filed 10–25–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 19, 2004. 

The Department of Treasury has 

submitted the following public 

information collection requirement(s) to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the 

submission(s) may be obtained by 

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance 

Officer listed. Comments regarding this 

information collection should be 

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed 

and to the Treasury Department 

Clearance Officer, Department of the 

Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 26, 

2004, to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0710. 

Form Number: IRS Forms 550, 5500–

C/R and Schedules (1998 Version). 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Annual Return/Report of 

Employee Benefit Plan, Return/Report 

of Employee Benefit Plan and 

Associated Schedules. 

Description: Forms 5500 and 5500–C/

R are annual information returns filed 

by Employee Benefit Plans. The IRS 

uses this information to determine if the 

plan appears to be operating properly as 

required under the law or whether the 

plan should be audited. 

Respondents: Business of other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 2,000.

ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS RESPONDENT/RECORDKEEPER

Form/Schedule Recordkeeping Learning about the law 

or the form Preparing the form 

Copying, assembling, and 

sending the 

form to the 

IRS 

5500–C (initial filers) ............................................ 55 hr., 33 min ............... 7 hr., 23 min ................. 10 hr., 29 min. .............. 32 min 

5500–C (all other filers) ....................................... 45 hr., 41 min ............... 7 hr., 23 min ................. 10 hr., 19 min. .............. 32 min 

5500–R (initial filers) ............................................ 22 hr., 29 min ............... 3 hr., 49 min ................. 6 hr., 13 min ................. 32 min 

5500–R (all other filers) ....................................... 12 hr., 40 min ............... 3 hr., 39 min ................. 6 hr., 3 min ................... 32 min 

Schedule A ........................................................... 17 hr., 28 min ............... 28 min ........................... 1 hr., 42 min ................. 16 min 

Schedule B—Part 1 ............................................. 30 hr., 37 min ............... 3 hr., 16 min ................. 3 hr., 55 min .................

Schedule B—Part 2 ............................................. 15 hr., 19 min ............... 1 hr., 23 min ................. 1 hr., 42 min .................

Schedule E (nonleveraged ESOP) ...................... 1 hr., 12 min ................. 12 min ........................... 13 min ...........................

Schedule E (leveraged ESOP) ............................ 10 hr., 2 min ................. 1 hr., 41 min ................. 1 hr., 56 min .................

Schedule F ........................................................... 2 hr., 52 min ................. 30 min ........................... 34 min ...........................

Schedule G .......................................................... 15 hr., 4 min ................. 6 min ............................. 21 min ...........................

Schedule P ........................................................... 1 hr., 55 min ................. 30 min ........................... 33 min ...........................

Schedule SSA ...................................................... 5 hr., 30 min ................. 6 min ............................. 11 min ...........................

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 60,796 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1384. 

Form Number: IRS Form 3911. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Taxpayer Statement Regarding 

Refund. 

Description: If a taxpayer inquires 

about their nonreceipt of refund (or lost 

or stolen refund) and the refund has 

been issued, the information and 

taxpayer signature are needed to begin 

tracing action. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, Business or other for-profit, 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 520,000. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/

Recordkeeper: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 43,160 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1629. 

Form Number: IRS Form 8867. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Paid Preparer’s Earned Income 

Credit Checklist. 

Description: Form 8867 helps 

preparers meet the due diligence 

requirements of Code section 6695(g), 

which was added by section 1085(a)(2) 

of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. Paid 

preparers of Federal income tax returns 

or claims for refund involving the 

earned income credit (EIC) must meet 

the due diligence requirements in 

determining if the taxpayer is eligible 

for the EIC and the amount of the credit. 

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Failure to do so could result if a $100 

penalty for each failure. Completion of 

form 8867 is one of the due diligence 

requirements. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 1,100,000.

ESTIMATED BURDEN HOURS

RESPONDENT/RECORDKEEPER

Learning about the law or the form 12 min. 

Preparing the form .......................... 25 min. 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 8,535,816 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1752. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 2001–42. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Modified Endowment Contract 

Correction Program Extension. 

Description: This revenue procedure 

allows issuers (life insurance 

companies) to remedy inadvertent nonegregious failures to comply with the 

modified endowment rules set forth in 

section 7702A of the Internal Revenue 

Code. 

Respondents: Business of other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

100 hours. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

1,000 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1885. 

Announcement Number:

Announcement 2004–46. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Son of Boss Settlement 

Initiative. 

Description: The collected 

information is required to apply the 

terms of the settlement set forth in the 

announcement. The information will be 

used to determine whether the taxpayer 

has reported the disclosed item properly 

for income tax purposes. 

Respondents: Business of other forprofit, Individuals or households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,000. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

5 hours. 

Frequency of response: Other (one 

time). 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

5,000 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1895. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 2004–46. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Relief from Late GST Allocation. 

Description: This revenue procedure 

provides guidance to certain taxpayers 

in order to obtain an automatic 

extension of time to make an allocation 

of the generation-skipping transfer tax 

exemption. Rather than requesting a 

private letter ruling, the taxpayer may 

file certain documents directly with the 

Cincinnati Service Center to obtain 

relief. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

7 hours. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

350 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1898. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 2004–47. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Relief from Ruling Process for 

Making Late Reverse QTIP Election. 

Description: This revenue procedure 

provides alternative relief for taxpayers 

who failed to make a reverse QTIP 

election on an estate tax return. Instead 

of requesting a private letter ruling and 

paying the accompanying user fee the 

taxpayer may file certain documents 

with the Cincinnati Service Center 

directly to request relief. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 6. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

9 hours. 

Frequency of response: Other (once 

for relief). 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 54 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: R. Joseph Durbala 

(202) 622–3634, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr. 

(202) 395–7316, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–23936 Filed 10–25–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Senior Executive Service, 

Departmental Offices, FY 2004 

Performance/Bonus Review Board; 

Amendment October 1, 2004

AGENCY: Treasury Department.

ACTION: Notice of members of the 

Departmental Offices Performance/

Bonus Review Board. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(4), this notice announces the 

appointment of members of the 

Departmental Offices Performance/

Bonus Review Board. The purpose of 

this Board is to review and make 

recommendations concerning proposed 

Performance appraisals, ratings, bonuses 

and other appropriate personnel actions 

for incumbents of SES positions.

COMPOSITION OF DEPARTMENTAL BOARD:

The Board shall consist of at least three 

members. In the case of an appraisal of 

a career appointee, more than half the 

members shall consist of career 

appointees. The names and titles of the 

Boards members are attached.

DATES: Membership is effective on the 

date of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cathy Hickson-Smith, Department of the 

Treasury, Office of Human Resources, 

HR Management Specialist, 15th and 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20220. Telephone: 202–622–1690. 

This notice does not meet the 

Department’s criteria for significant 

Regulations.

Barbara McWhirter.

FY 2004 PERFORMANCE/BONUS REVIEW BOARD

Name Official title 

Angus, Barbara M ............................................... Internal Tax Counsel. 

Bitsberger, Timothy S .......................................... DAS (Federal Finance). 

Carfine, Kenneth Edward .................................... DAS for Fiscal Operations and Policy. 

Carleton, Norman K ............................................ Policy Director, Office of Financial M. 

Carroll, Robert J .................................................. DAS (Tax Analysis). 

Contreras, Rebecca A ......................................... Deputy Asst Sec & Chief Human Capital. 

Dawson, Michael A ............................................. Dep Asst Sec for Critical Infrastructu. 

Delgado Jenkins, Jesus H .................................. DAS (Management and Budget).