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parking, remove parking from the 

Mount Vernon Traffic Circle, and 

enhance pedestrian, motorist and cyclist 

safety at the southern end of the George 

Washington Memorial Parkway located 

in Mount Vernon, Fairfax County, 

Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Jack Van 

Dop, Technical Specialist, Federal 

Highway Administration, 21400 

Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166, 

Telephone: 703–404–6282, e-mail: 

jack.j.vandop@fhwa.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

FHWA, in cooperation with the NPS, is 

issuing a FONSI for the preferred 

alternative as identified in the 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for 

Mount Vernon Circle Parking and Trail 

Improvements for the George 

Washington Memorial Parkway. This 

project is located in Mount Vernon, 

Fairfax County, Virginia and includes 

expansion of the west parking lot, and 

extension of the Potomac Heritage 

National Scenic Trail Segment from the 

southern end of the Mount Vernon 

Circle to the existing Mount Vernon 

Trail east of the Mount Vernon Circle. 

The purpose of the EA is to record the 

selection of a preferred alternative and 

its potential impacts on the 

environment. The determination as to 

whether the selected alternative 

(undertaking) will have (or not have—

FONSI) a significant impact on the 

environment has been made pursuant to 

the Council on Environmental Quality’s 

regulations (40 CFR 1500) for 

implementing the National 

Environmental Policy Act. 

The FONSI can be viewed at http://

www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nepa/

and http://www.nps.gov/gwmp/.

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: November 19, 2004. 

Melisa L. Ridenour, 

Division Engineer, Eastern Federal Lands 

Highway Division, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sterling, Virginia.

[FR Doc. 04–26501 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

Release of Waybill Data 

The Surface Transportation Board has 

received a request from the Association 

of American Railroads (WB463–7, 

September 3, 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.

[FR Doc. 04–26378 Filed 11–30–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New] 

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 

new collection, and allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments on 

information needed to obtain evidence 

to substantiate claims for service 

connection post-traumatic stress 

disorder (PTSD).

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 31, 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 

irmmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New’’ in any 

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at 9202) 273–7079 or 

fax (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

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

3501–3521), 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. 

Titles:

a. Statement in Support of Claim for 

Service Connection for Post-Traumatic 

Stress Disorder (PTSD), VA Form 21–

0781. 

b. Statement in Support of Claim for 

Service Connection for Post-Traumatic 

Stress Disorder (PTSD) Secondary to 

Personal Assault, VA Form 21–0781a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–New. 

Type of Review: New Collection. 

Abstract: VA Forms 21–0781 and 21–

0781a are used to assist claimants in 

obtaining evidence to substantiate their 

claims of in-service stressors. When a 

veteran who did not serve in combat or 

was not a prisoner of war claims posttraumatic stress disorder due to inservice stressors, there must be credible 

supporting evidence that the claimed 

stressors occurred. The claimant must 

provide a medical diagnosis; a link 

established by medical evidence, 

between current symptoms and an inservice stressor; and credible supporting 

evidence that the claimed in-service 

strssor occurred. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 17,780 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 70 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

15,240.

Dated: November 22, 2004.