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1WSDOT states that it will be filing a motion to 

dismiss the notice of exemption in this proceeding. 

When the motion is filed, it will be addressed in 

a subsequent Board decision.

R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 

I.C.C. 91 (1979). 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(8). If it 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. 34619, 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 Robert T. 

Opal, 1400 Douglas Street, STOP 1580, 

Omaha, NE 68179. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http://

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: December 6, 2004. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34609] 

State of Washington, Department of 

Transportation—Acquisition 

Exemption—Palouse River and Coulee 

City Railroad, Inc. 

The State of Washington, Department 

of Transportation (WSDOT), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

acquire from Palouse River and Coulee 

City Railroad, Inc. (PRCC) certain 

physical assets of seven rail lines and 

the underlying rights-of-way, totaling 

approximately 188 miles in the State of 

Washington. The rail lines are as 

follows: (1) The Hooper Jct.-Winona 

line, between milepost 26.6 at Hooper 

Junction and milepost 52.3 at Winona; 

(2) the Thornton-Winona line, between 

milepost 0.0 at Winona and milepost 

31.7 at Thornton; (3) the WinonaEndicott line, between milepost 52.3 at 

Winona and milepost 57.9 at Endicott; 

(4) the Endicott-Colfax line, between 

milepost 57.9 at Endicott and milepost 

77.7 at Colfax; (5) the Colfax-Moscow 

line (a) between milepost 0.0 at Colfax 

and milepost 18.7 at Pullman, and (b) 

between milepost 75.9 at Pullman and 

milepost 84.05 at the Washington-Idaho 

State line; (6) the WIM line, between 

milepost 0.0 at Palouse and milepost 

3.85 at the Washington-Idaho State line; 

and (7) the P&L line, between milepost 

1.0 at Marshall and milepost 75.9 at 

Pullman. 

At the time of filing of the verified 

notice, WSDOT and PRCC were in the 

process of finalizing a purchase and sale 

agreement whereby: (1) WSDOT will 

acquire PRCC’s right, title and interest 

in certain tracks, track materials and the 

underlying rights-of-way of seven rail 

lines; and (2) PRCC will retain a 

permanent, exclusive rail freight 

easement to provide rail freight service 

over the lines. WSDOT states that it will 

not be providing rail freight service over 

the lines. 

The transaction was expected to be 

consummated on or shortly after 

November 5, 2004. 

If the notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio.1 Petitions to reopen the 

proceeding 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. 34609, 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 Jeanne A. 

Cushman, Assistant Attorney General, 

905 Plum Street SE., Building 3, P.O. 

Box 40113, Olympia, WA 98504. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http://

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: December 3, 2004.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Executive Office for Asset Forfeiture; 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request

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 Executive 

Office for Asset Forfeiture within the 

Department of the Treasury is soliciting 

comments concerning the ‘‘Request for 

Transfer of Property Seized/Forfeited by 

a Treasury Agency’’, TD F 92–22.46.

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 31, 2004 

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to the Executive Office for Asset 

Forfeiture, Attn: Jackie A. Jackson, Suite 

700, 740–15th Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20220. Telephone: (202) 622–2755. 

E-Mail Address: 

Jackie.Jackson@TEOAF.Treas.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form(s) and instructions 

should be directed to the Executive 

Office for Asset Forfeiture, Attn: Jackie 

A. Jackson, Suite 700, 740–15th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20220. 

Telephone: (202) 622–2755. E-Mail 

Address: 

Jackie.Jackson@TEOAF.Treas.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Transfer of Property 

Seized/Forfeited by a Treasury Agency, 

TD F 92–22.46 

OMB Number: 1505–0152. 

Form Number: TD F 92–22.46 

Abstract: The form was developed to 

capture the minimum amount of data 

necessary to process the application for 

equitable sharing benefits. Only one 

form is required per seizure. If a law 

enforcement agency does not make this 

one time application for benefits under 

the equitable sharing process, the 

agency will not benefit from the 

forfeiture process. 

Current Actions: This is a notice for 

the continued use of the established 

form. There are several changes to the 

form or instructions. Type of Review: 

Extension (with changes). 

Proposed Changes: On the entire form 

change wording: Treasury Agency to 

Treasury Forfeiture Fund Particpating 

Agency. Line III. Change wording—

Asset Requested to Asset Seized Under 

Request Type: add a percentage sign. 

Affected Public: Federal, State and 

local law enforcement agencies 

participating in the Treasury asset 

sharing program. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 

Minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,500. 

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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.

Eric E. Hampl, 

Acting Director, Executive Office for Asset 

Forfeiture.

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