65500 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2004 / Notices 

1The rail line in the instant transaction was the 

subject of a notice of exemption originally filed by 

Wisconsin Northern Railroad Company, LLC 

(WNRC), a subsidiary of PGR, and voluntarily 

withdrawn by WNRC. See Wisconsin Northern 

Railroad Company, LLC—Lease and Operation 

Exemption—Rail Lines of Wisconsin Central Ltd.

STB Finance Docket No. 34596 (STB served Oct. 22, 

2004). The rail line in the instant transaction also 

connects in Barron County, WI, to another PGR rail 

line recently acquired in Progressive Rail, 

Incorporated—Lease and Operation Exemption—

Rail Line of Union Pacific Railroad Company, STB 

Finance Docket No. 34597 (STB served Oct. 29, 

2004).

distance of 7.05 miles in Barron 

County.1

PGR 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. The transaction 

was scheduled to be consummated no 

sooner than October 27, 2004, the 

effective date of the exemption (7 days 

after the exemption was filed). 

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. 34600, 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: Thomas F. 

McFarland, P.C., 208 South LaSalle St., 

Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 60604–1112. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http://

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: November 3, 2004.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–25054 Filed 11–10–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

[REG–104924–98] 

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 notice of proposed rulemaking, 

REG–104924–98, Mark-to-Market 

Accounting for Dealers in Commodities 

and Traders in Securities or 

Commodities (§§ 1.475(e)–1 and 1.475 

(f)–2).

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 11, 2005 

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Carol Savage at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6516, 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: Mark-to-Market Accounting for 

Dealers in Commodities and Traders in 

Securities or Commodities. 

OMB Number: 1545–1640. 

Regulation Project Number: REG–

104924–98. 

Abstract: The collection of 

information in this proposed regulation 

is required by the Internal Revenue 

Service to determine whether an 

exemption from mark-to-market 

treatment is properly claimed. This 

information will be used to make that 

determination upon audit of taxpayers’

books and records. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing proposed regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organization and Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

1,000. 

Estimated Time Per Recordkeeper: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Recordkeeping Hours: 1,000. 

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: November 3, 2004. 

Carol Savage, 

Management and Program Analyst.

[FR Doc. 04–25126 Filed 11–10–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

[INTL–9–95] 

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, INTL–9–95 (TD 

8702), Certain Transfers of Domestic 

Stock or Securities by U.S. Persons to 

Foreign Corporations (§ 1.367(a)–3).

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 11, 2005 

to be assured of consideration.