75380 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 241 / Thursday, December 16, 2004 / Notices 

UP has filed an environmental report 

which addresses the effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. SEA will issue 

an environmental assessment (EA) by 

December 21, 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), UP 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 

UP’s filing of a notice of consummation 

by December 16, 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: December 10, 2004.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service 

Financial Management Service; 

Proposed Collection of Information: 

Application for Payment of a Deceased 

Depositor’s Postal Savings Certificate 

(POD 1681)

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Financial Management 

Service, as part of its continuing efforts 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a 

continuing information collection. By 

this notice, the Financial Management 

Service solicits comments concerning 

the Form POD 1681, ‘‘Application for 

Payment of a Deceased Depositor’s 

Postal Saving Certificate.’’

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Financial Management Service, 3700 

East West Highway, Records and 

Information Management Program Staff, 

Room 135, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Vivian Cooper, 

Financial Accounting and Services 

Division, 3700 East West highway, 

Room 600D, Hyattsville, MD 20782, 

(202) 874–8380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial 

Management Service solicits comments 

on the collection of information 

described below: 

Title: Application for Payment of a 

Deceased Depositor’s Postal Savings 

Certificate. 

OMB Number: 1510–0027. 

Form Number: POD 1681. 

Abstract: This form is used when an 

application is submitted for payment of 

a deceased Postal Savings depositor’s 

account. Information furnished on the 

form is used to determine if the 

applicant is entitled to the proceeds of 

the account. 

Current Actions: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25. 

Comments: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget 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 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.

Dated: December 7, 2004. 

Ronald G. Cymbor, 

Acting Assistant Commissioner, Financial 

Operations.

[FR Doc. 04–27576 Filed 12–15–04; 8:45 am] 

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