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AGR’s line at milepost 776.10 near

Kimbrough, AL, and a point of

connection with the Norfolk Southern

Railway Company (NS) at milepost

774.10 near Kimbrough, AL, a distance

of approximately 2 miles in Wilcox

County, AL.

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or shortly after May 4,

2000.

The purpose of the trackage rights is

to permit AGR to directly interchange

traffic with NS for the handling of traffic

to and from MacMillan, AL.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees affected by the trackage

rights will be protected by the

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.-Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). 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. 33872, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each

pleading must be served on Fritz R.

Kahn, 1920 N Street, NW., 8th Floor,

Washington, DC 20036–1601.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Decided: May 5, 2000.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Treasury Advisory Committee on

Commercial Operations of the U.S.

Customs Service

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Renewal of Treasury Advisory

Committee on Commercial Operations

of the U.S. Customs Service and

solicitation of applications for

committee membership.

SUMMARY: It is in the public interest to

renew the Advisory Committee for

another two-year term. This notice also

establishes criteria and procedures for

the selection of members.

Title: The Treasury Advisory

Committee on Commercial Operations

of the U.S. Customs Service.

Purpose: The purpose of the

Committee is to present advice and

recommendations to the Secretary of the

Treasury regarding commercial

operations of the U.S. Customs Service

and to submit a report to Congress

containing a summary of its operations

and its views and recommendations.

Statement of Public Interest: It is in

the public interest to continue the

existence of the Committee upon

expiration, under the provisions of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act, of its

current two-year term. The Committee

provides a critical forum for

distinguished representatives of diverse

industry sectors to present their views

on major issues involving commercial

operations of the Customs Service.

These views are offered directly to

senior Treasury and Customs officials

on a regular basis in a candid

atmosphere. There exists no other single

body that serves a comparable function.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

In the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation

Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100–203), Congress

repealed the statutory mandate for a

Customs User Fee Advisory Committee

and directed the Secretary of the

Treasury to create a new Advisory

Committee on Commercial Operations

of the U.S. Customs Service. The

original Committee consisted of 20

members drawn from industry sectors

affected by Customs commercial

operations. The Committee’s charter

was filed on October 17, 1988 and

expired two years later. Charters were

subsequently filed for second, third,

fourth, fifth, and sixth two-year terms.

The current charter will expire on

October 15, 2000. The Treasury

Department plans to file a new charter

by that date renewing the Committee for

a seventh two-year term.

Objective, Scope and Description of the

Committee

The Committee’s objectives are to

advise the Secretary of the Treasury on

issues relating to the commercial

operations of the Customs Service. It is

expected that, during its seventh twoyear term, the Committee will consider

such issues as the Customs Entry

Revision Project (ERP), the Merchandise

Processing Fee, the budget for

commercial operations, carrier issues,

the administration of staff and resources

for commercial operations, informed

compliance and compliance assessment,

automated systems, commercial

enforcement, international efforts to

harmonize customs practices and

procedures, strategic planning, and

northern border and southern border

issues and the relationships with

Canadian Customs and Mexican

Customs.

The Committee will be chaired by the

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for

Enforcement. The Committee will

function for a two-year period before

renewal or termination and will meet

approximately eight times (quarterly)

during the period. Additional special

meetings of the full Committee or a

subcommittee thereof may be convened

if necessary.

The meetings will generally be held in

the Treasury Department, Washington,

D.C. However, typically one or two

meetings per year may be held outside

of Washington at a Customs port. In

recent years, meetings have been held in

Memphis, Portland, Boston, New

Orleans, Nogales, Los Angeles and

Seattle, among other locations.

The meetings are open to public

observers, including the press, unless

special procedures have been followed

to close a meeting. During the first six

terms of the Committee, only a portion

of one meeting was closed.

The members shall be selected by the

Secretary of the Treasury from

representatives of the trade or

transportation community serviced by

Customs, the general public, or others

who are directly affected by Customs

commercial operations. In addition,

members shall represent major regions

of the country, and not more than ten

members may be affiliated with the

same political party. No person who is

required to register under the Foreign

Agents Registration Act as an agent or

representative of a foreign principal may

serve on an advisory committee.

Members shall not be paid

compensation nor shall they be

considered Federal Government

employees for any purpose. No per

diem, transportation, or other expenses

are reimbursed for the cost of attending

Committee meetings at any location.

Members who are serving on the

Committee during its expiring two-year

term are eligible to reapply for

membership. A new application letter

and updated resume are required. It is

expected that approximately half of the

current membership of the Committee

will be replaced with new appointees.

Membership on the Committee is

personal to the appointee. Under the

Charter, a member may not send an

alternate to represent him or her at a

Committee meeting. However, since

Committee meetings are open to the

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public, another person from a member’s

organization may attend and observe the

proceedings in a nonparticipating

capacity. Regular attendance is

essential; the Charter provides that a

member who is absent for two

consecutive meetings or two meetings in

a calendar year shall lose his or her seat

on the Committee.

Application for Advisory Committee

Appointment

Any interested person wishing to

serve on the Treasury Advisory

Committee on Commercial Operations

of the U.S. Customs Service must

provide the following:

• Statement of interest and reasons

for application;

• Complete professional biography or

resume;

• Political affiliation, in order to

ensure balanced representation.

(Mandatory. If no party registration or

allegiance, indicate ‘‘independent’’ or

‘‘unaffiliated’’).

In addition, applicants must state in

their applications that they agree to

submit to preappointment security and

tax checks (Mandatory). However, a

security clearance is not required for the

position.

There is no prescribed format for the

application. Applicants may send a

cover letter describing their interest and

qualifications and enclosing a resume.

The application period for interested

candidates will extend to July 3, 2000.

Applications should be submitted in

sufficient time to be received by the

close of business on the closing date by

John P. Simpson, Office of Regulatory,

Tariff and Trade Enforcement, Office of

the Under Secretary (Enforcement),

Room 4004, Department of the Treasury,

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20220, ATT: COAC

2000.

Dated: May 10, 2000.

Dennis M. O’Connell,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary

(Regulatory, Tariff and Trade Enforcement).

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BILLING CODE 4810–25–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8615

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 Form

8615, Tax for Children Under Age 14

Who Have Investment Income of More

Than $1,400.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 14, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Larnice Mack,

(202) 622–3179, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Tax for Children Under Age 14

Who Have Investment Income of More

Than $1,400.

OMB Number: 1545–0998.

Form Number: 8615.

Abstract: Under Internal Revenue

Code section 1(g), children under age 14

who have unearned income may be

taxed on part of that income at their

parent’s tax rate. Form 8615 is used to

see if any of the child’s unearned

income is taxed at the parent’s rate and,

if so, to compute the child’s tax on his

or her unearned income and earned

income, if any.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

331,128.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hr.,

28 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 486,758.

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: May 9, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 2555–EZ

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 Form

2555–EZ, Foreign Earned Income

Exclusion.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 14, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or