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1NSR states that the subject line overlaps 0.28 

miles of a line that was authorized for abandonment 

in Consolidated Rail Corporation—Abandonment 

Exemption—Chester County, PA, Docket No. AB–

167 (Sub-No. 1136X) (ICC served Sept. 19, 1994), 

because NSR has not been able to verify that 

Consolidated Rail Corporation exercised the 

abandonment authority with respect to that 

segment.

2Pursuant to 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1), at least 10 

days prior to filing a notice of exemption with the 

Board, the railroad seeking the exemption must 

notify in writing certain governmental agencies. 

The notice of exemption in this proceeding was 

filed on October 28, 2004. In its verified notice, 

applicant attached, as Exhibit 4, a copy of its 

transmittal letter dated October 19, 2004, indicating 

notice of filing a notice of exemption on or about 

October 29, 2004 with the Board and its compliance 

with the service and notice requirements of 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1). According to applicant’s 

representative, when applicant sent its transmittal 

letter, it had anticipated that the Board would 

receive the filing on October 29, 2004, rather than 

October 28, 2004. Upon consultation with 

applicant, October 29, 2004 is used for the 

computation of due dates in this proceeding.

3The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date.

4Effective October 31, 2004, the filing fee for an 

OFA increased to $1,200. See Regulations 

Governing Fees for Services Performed in 

Connection with Licensing and Related Services—

2004 Update, STB Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 11) 

(STB served Oct. 1, 2004).

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

Release of Waybill Data 

The Surface Transportation Board has 

received a request from Mayer, Brown, 

Rowe & Maw on behalf of The 

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 

Railway Company (BNSF) (WB461–11—

10/20/2004) for permission to use 

certain data from the Board’s Carload 

Waybill Samples. A copy of this request 

may be obtained from the Office of 

Economics, Environmental Analysis, 

and Administration. 

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, 

Environmental Analysis, and 

Administration 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: Mac Frampton, (202) 565–

1541.

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 256X)] 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in Chester 

County, PA 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NSR) has filed a notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1152 subpart F—Exempt 

Abandonments to abandon a 0.8-mile 

line of railroad between milepost 18.92 

and milepost 19.72 at Downingtown, in 

Chester County, PA.1 The line traverses 

United States Postal Service Zip Codes 

19335 and 19372.

NSR has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic has 

moved over the line for at least 2 years 

and overhead traffic, if there were any, 

could be rerouted over other lines; (3) 

no formal complaint filed by a user of 

rail service on the line (or by a State or 

local government entity acting on behalf 

of such user) regarding cessation of 

service over the line either is pending 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

or with any U.S. District Court or has 

been decided in favor of complainant 

within the 2-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) 2 have been met.

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

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

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received, this 

exemption will be effective on 

December 18, 2004, unless stayed 

pending reconsideration. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues,3 formal expressions of intent to 

file an OFA under 49 CFR 

1152.27(c)(2),4 and trail use/rail banking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by November 26, 2004. Petitions to 

reopen or requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by December 8, 2004, with: 

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001.

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to NSR’s 

representative: James R. Paschall, 

General Attorney, Norfolk Southern 

Corporation, Three Commercial Place, 

Norfolk, VA 23510–2191. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio.

NSR has filed environmental and 

historic reports which address the 

effects, if any, of the abandonment on 

the environment and historic resources. 

SEA will issue an environmental 

assessment (EA) by November 23, 2004. 

Interested persons may obtain a copy of 

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500, 

Surface Transportation Board, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by 

calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.] Comments on 

environmental and historic preservation 

matters must be filed within 15 days 

after the EA becomes available to the 

public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

NSR’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by November 18, 2005, 

and there are no legal or regulatory 

barriers to consummation, the authority 

to abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http://

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: November 12, 2004.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 9, 2004. 

The Department of the Treasury has 

submitted the following public 

information collection requirement(s) to 

OMB for review and clearance under the 

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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 December 20, 2004 

to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–1639. 

Regulation Project Number: REG–

106012–98 Final. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Definition of Contribution in 

Aid of Construction under section 

118(c). 

Description: The regulations provide 

guidance with respect to section 118(c), 

which provides that a contribution in 

aid of construction received by a 

regulated public water or sewage utility 

is treated as a contribution to the capital 

of the utility and excluded from gross 

income. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

300. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

300 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0153] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments on the 

information needed to determine the 

insured’s continuous entitlement to 

disability insurance benefits.

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail 

irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0153’’ in any 

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–21), Federal agencies must obtain 

approval from the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

This request for comment is being made 

pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Disability Benefits 

Questionnaire, VA Forms 29–8313 and 

29–8313–1. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0153. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: When an insured has been 

granted waiver of premium or income 

benefits based on total disability, he/she 

must report conditions needed to 

continue disability insurance benefits. 

VA uses the data collected on VA Forms 

29–8313 and 29–8313–1 to determine 

the insured’s continuous entitlement to 

disability insurance benefits. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 15,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

60,000.

Dated: November 5, 2004.

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cindy Stewart, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0394] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments on information 

needed to verify beneficiaries receiving 

Restored Entitlement Program for 

Survivors (REPS) benefits based on a 

schoolchild enrollment in an approved 

school.

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 18, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administration (20M35), Department of