Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 24 / Thursday, February 5, 2004 / Notices 5663

The Kansas City Southern Railway Company; 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company; 

Soo Line Railroad Company; 

Union Pacific Railroad Company.

TTX also asks the Board to clarify that 

the requested pooling authority will 

encompass changes in TTX’s car 

contracts and other policies that are 

within the scope of the Pooling 

Agreement and the extant limitations on 

TTX’s authority to assign and allocate 

cars, without the need to seek additional 

advance Board approval. 

Copies of the application are on file 

and may be examined at the offices of 

the Surface Transportation Board, Room 

770, Washington, DC, or may be viewed 

on, and downloaded from, the Board’s 

Web site at www.stb.dot.gov. Copies 

may also be obtained free of charge by 

contacting applicants’ representative, 

Michael L. Rosenthal, (202) 662–5582. A 

copy of this notice will be served on the 

Department of Justice, Antitrust 

Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530. 

Applicants contend that, because the 

proposed transaction does not involve 

any changes in rail operations or service 

to shippers, no environmental 

documentation is required, see 49 CFR 

1105.6(c)(2)(ii), and no historic report is 

required, see 49 CFR 1105.8(b)(2). 

Applicants have suggested that 

comments on the application be due 

within 60 days of the publication of this 

notice, with applicants’ rebuttal due 45 

days thereafter. However, the Board 

believes that an adjustment to the 

proposed procedural schedule is in 

order so that the written record may be 

developed sooner. Accordingly, 

comments will be due within 45 days of 

this notice, and applicants’ rebuttal (if 

necessary) will be due 30 days 

thereafter. The adopted schedule should 

provide adequate time for commenting 

parties and the applicants to present 

their respective views. As provided in 

the instructions above, comments must 

be in writing, must be filed in 

accordance with 49 CFR 1104.3, and are 

due by March 22, 2004. Comments must 

contain the basis for the party’s position 

either in support or opposition, and 

must contain the name and address of 

the commenting party. Applicants must 

be concurrently served with a copy of 

each comment. Any rebuttal by 

applicants must be filed with the Board 

by April 21, 2004. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Filings and Board decisions and 

notices are available on the Board’s Web 

site at www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: February 2, 2004.

By the Board, Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–2433 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 27, 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 March 8, 2004 to 

be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0732. 

Regulation Project Number: LR–236–

81 Final (TD 8251). 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Credit for Increasing Research 

Activity. 

Description: This information is 

necessary to comply with requirements 

of Code section 41 (section 44F before 

change by TRA 1984 and section 30 

before change by TRA 1986) which 

describes the situations in which a 

taxpayer is entitled to an income tax 

credit for increases in research activity. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

250. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 63 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: R. Joseph Durbala 

(202) 622–3634, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6411, 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. 04–2458 Filed 2–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

January 30, 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 March 8, 2004 to 

be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0429. 

Form Number: IRS Form 4506. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Request for Copy or Transcript 

of Tax Form. 

Description: 26 U.S.C. 7513 allows for 

taxpayers to request a copy of a tax 

return. Form 4506 is used by a taxpayer 

to request a copy of a Federal tax form. 

The information provided will be used 

for research to locate the tax form and 

to ensure that the requester is the 

taxpayer or someone authorized by the 

taxpayer. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 325,000. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/

Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping ...................... 0 min. 

Learning about the law or the 

form.

10 min. 

Preparing the form ................ 16 min. 

Copying, assembling, and 

sending the form to the 

IRS.

20 min. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 260,000 hours. 

Clearance Officer: Glenn P. Kirkland 

(202) 622–3428, Internal Revenue