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useful if OMB and SSA receive them 

within 30 days from the date of this 

publication. To be sure we consider 

your comments, we must receive them 

no later than September 8, 2009. You 

can obtain a copy of the OMB clearance 

packages by calling the SSA Director for 

Reports Clearance at 410–965–0454 or 

by writing to the above email address. 

1. Questionnaire about Special 

Veterans Benefits—0960–NEW. SSA 

must make deductions to Social 

Security Special Veterans benefits when 

an individual receives income, in excess 

of set limits, from an activity outside the 

United States. SSA collects information 

on Form SSA–2010 to determine 

continuing entitlement to Social 

Security Special Veterans Benefits and 

the proper benefit amount for 

beneficiaries living outside the U.S. 

Based on the information, SSA may 

increase, decrease, suspend or terminate 

benefits. The respondents are Special 

Veterans Benefits recipients. 

Type of Request: Request for a new 

information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 2,500. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 833 hours. 

1. Certificate of Election for Reduced 

Spouse’s Benefits—20 CFR 404.421— 

0960–0398. SSA will not pay reduced 

benefits to an already entitled spouse, at 

least age 62 but under full retirement 

age, who no longer has a child in care 

unless the spouse elects to receive 

reduced benefits. To elect reduced 

benefits, the spouse must complete 

Form SSA–25. SSA uses the information 

from Form SSA–25 to pay a qualified 

spouse a reduced benefit. Respondents 

are entitled spouses seeking reduced 

benefits. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Number of Respondents: 30,000. 

Frequency of Response: 1. 

Average Burden per Response: 2 

minutes. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,000 

hours. 

Dated: July 3, 2009. 

Elizabeth A. Davidson, 

Director, Center for Reports Clearance, Social 

Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–18937 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway in California 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by the 

California Department of Transportation 

(Caltrans), pursuant to 23 USC 327. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of 

Caltrans, is issuing this notice to 

announce actions taken by Caltrans that 

are final within the meaning of 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). The actions relate to a 

proposed highway project, the State 

Route 99 project, Tulare to Goshen SixLane Project between post miles 30.6 to 

41.3 in Tulare County, State of 

California. Those actions grant licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the project. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA, on 

behalf of Caltrans, is advising the public 

of final agency actions subject to 23 

U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A claim seeking 

judicial review of the Federal agency 

actions on the highway project will be 

barred unless the claim is filed on or 

before February 3, 2010. If the Federal 

law that authorizes judicial review of a 

claim provides a time period of less 

than 180 days for filing such claim, then 

that shorter time period still applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

Caltrans: Sarah Gassner, Chief, Southern 

Sierra Environmental Branch, Caltrans, 

2015 East Shields Avenue, Suite 100, 

Fresno, California 93726 Monday 

through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (559) 

243–8243 or sarah_gassner@dot.ca.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2007, the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA) assigned, and 

the California Department of 

Transportation (Caltrans) assumed, 

environmental responsibilities for this 

project pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. 

Notice is hereby given that the Caltrans 

has taken final agency actions subject to 

23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, 

permits, and approvals for the following 

highway project in the State of 

California. The Tulare to Goshen SixLane Project would alleviate traffic 

congestion and delays, improve safety 

and operations, and attain an acceptable 

Level of Service to meet the existing and 

projected traffic volumes within the 

project limits. The 10.7-mile project is 

located on State Route 99 between the 

community of Goshen and the City of 

Tulare in Tulare County, California. 

The actions by the Federal agencies, 

and the laws under which such actions 

were taken, are described in the 

Environmental Assessment (EA)/ 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) for the project, approved on 

October 30, 2008. The EA/FONSI and 

other documents are available by 

contacting Caltrans at the addresses 

provided above. The Caltrnas EA/FONSI 

can be viewed and downloaded from 

the project Web site at: http:// 

www.dot.ca.gov/dist6/environmental/ 

envdocs/d6/ 

sr99_tularegoshen6lane.pdf. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321– 

4351]; and Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109 and 23 U.S.C. 128]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act [42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q)]. 

3. Land: Landscape and Scenic 

Enhancement (Wildflowers) [23 U.S.C. 

319]. 

4. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Safe Drinking Water Act [42 U.S.C. 

300(f)–300(j)(6)]; and Wetlands 

Mitigation [23 U.S.C. 103(b)(6)(m) and 

133(b)(11)]. 

5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544 and Section 

1536]; Fish and Wildlife Coordination 

Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(d)]; and 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 

703–712]. 

6. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archaeological 

and Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469c]; Archaeological Resources 

Protection Act of 1979 [16 U.S.C. 470aa 

et seq.]; and Native American Graves 

Protection and Repatriation Act [25 

U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

7. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)– 

2000(d)(1)]; Farmland Protection Policy 

Act [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]; and The 

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 

Property Acquisition Act of 1970, as 

amended. 

8. Hazardous Materials: 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act 

of 1986; and Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act [42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

9. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O.12898 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and 

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Environment; E.O. 13007 Indian Sacred 

Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve America; E.O. 

13175 Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments; E.O. 

11514 Protection and Enhancement of 

Environmental Quality; and E.O. 13112 

Invasive Species. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: August 3, 2009. 

Cindy Vigue, 

Director, State Programs, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E9–18938 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 31, 2009. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, on or after the 

publication date of this notice. 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 September 8, 2009 

to be assured of consideration. 

Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) 

OMB Number: 1535–0016. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Report/Appl. for relief of loss, 

theft, destruction of U.S. Bearer 

Securities. 

Form: PD F 1022–1 E. 

Description: Used to request relief 

because of the loss, theft, or destruction 

of bearer securities. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 92 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1535–0067. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Affidavit of Forgery for United 

States Savings Bonds. 

Form: PD F 0974 E. 

Description: Used to certify that 

signature was forged. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 625 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1535–0014. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Claim for lost, stolen or 

destroyed United States registered 

Securities. 

Form: PD F 1025 E. 

Description: Used to support request 

for relief of loss, stolen or destroyed 

U.S. Registered Securities. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 460 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1535–0015. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Report/Appl. for relief of loss, 

theft or destruction of U.S. Bearer 

Securities. 

Form: PD F 1022 E. 

Description: Used to obtain relief for 

lost, stolen or destroyed bearer 

securities. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 92 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1535–0064. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Description of United States 

Savings Bonds Series HH/H and 

Description of United States Bonds/ 

Notes. 

Form(s): PD F 1980, PD–F–2490. 

Description: Used by owner of United 

States Savings Bonds/Notes to describe 

their holdings. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,400 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1535–0098. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Claim for Relief on Account of 

the Non-receipt of United States Savings 

Bonds. 

Form: PD F 3062–4. 

Description: Application by owner to 

request a substitute bond in lieu of bond 

not received. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,175 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1535–0004. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Special Form of Request for 

Payment of U.S. Savings and Retirement 

Sec. Where Use of a Detached Request 

is authorized. 

Form: PD F 1522 E. 

Description: Used to request payment 

of U.S. Savings Securities. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14,000 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: Judi Owens (304) 

480–8150, Bureau of the Public Debt, 

200 Third Street, Parkersburg, West 

Virginia 26106. 

OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed (202) 

395–7873, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10235, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. 

Celina Elphage, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18990 Filed 8–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

July 31, 2009. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13, on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. 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, and 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

Dates: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 8, 2009 

to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–2136. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Form: 8934. 

Title: Form 8934—Application for 

Approval of a Mechanical Dye Injection 

System. 

Description: Form 8934, an 

application form, will allow the IRS to 

evaluate whether a refinery or terminal 

operator that handles diesel fuel and 

kerosene has a properly functioning 

mechanical dye injection system. A 

mechanical dye system has to be 

meeting certain specifications in order 

to be exempt from the excise tax. A dye 

has to be injected into the fuel and meet 

certain concentration requirements. 

Also, the refinery must meet safety 

standards and maintain required 

records. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 


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