31958 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 98 / Friday, May 19, 2000 / Notices

1EARY represents that it has operated the rail

line, as the assignee of a lease with option to

purchase, since 1992 following its acquisition of the

Natchez Trace Railroad’s properties. See Eastern

Alabama Railway, Inc.—Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—Natchez Trace Railroad, Finance

Docket No. 32044 (ICC served Apr. 16, 1992).

Angeles to downtown Santa Monica

along the Exposition railroad right-ofway. The TSM Alternative is not

specific to an alignment but would

rather improve service levels of existing

bus service in the general Westside

Corridor. Additionally, a No Build

Alternative will evaluate the impacts of

doing nothing to improve transit service

during the twenty year planning

timeframe of the project, beyond those

improvements already scheduled and

funded.

Probable Effects: The FTA and MTA

will evaluate all significant

environmental, social and economic

impacts of the alternatives in the Draft

EIS/EIR. Potential impact categories

which will be evaluated include: Land

Use and Development; Economic

Impacts; Displacement and Relocation;

Traffic Circulation and Parking;

Community and Neighborhood Impacts;

Environmental Justice; Visual and

Aesthetic Impacts; Air Quality; Noise

and Vibration; Geotechnical

Considerations; Water Resources;

Natural Resources; Energy; Safety and

Security; Cultural Resources;

Community Facilities and Parklands;

and Construction Impacts. The impacts

will be evaluated both for the

construction period and the long-term

period of operation. Measures to

mitigate adverse impacts will also be

addressed.

FTA Procedures: After the scope of

the EIS/EIR evaluation has been

determined, FTA and MTA will conduct

the analyses and interagency

coordination necessary to prepare a

Draft EIS/EIR. The Draft EIS/EIR will be

made available for public and agency

review and comment, and a public

hearing will be held. On the basis of the

Draft EIS/EIR and comments received,

MTA will select a Locally Preferred

Alternative. If FTA approves of

advancing the Locally Preferred

Alternative into Preliminary

Engineering (PE), the Final EIS/EIR

responding to comments received and

incorporating the results of PE, would

then be prepared and released.

Issued on: May 15, 2000.

Leslie T. Rogers,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 00–12638 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33870]

Eastern Alabama Railroad, Inc.—

Acquisition Exemption—CSX

Transportation, Inc.

Eastern Alabama Railroad, Inc.

(EARY), a Class III rail carrier, has filed

a verified notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.41 to acquire and operate a

rail line owned by CSX Transportation,

Inc.1 The rail line extends from milepost

LAM 453.58, at Gannt’s Junction, to

milepost LAM 479.94, at Talladega, a

distance of 26.36 miles in Talladega

County, AL.

The transaction is expected to be

consummated on or after May 17, 2000.

If the notice 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 does not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33870, 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, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Fritz R.

Kahn, Esq., 1920 N Street, NW, Eighth

Floor, Washington, DC 20036–1601.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: May 12, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–12566 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

May 8, 2000.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. 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 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 19, 2000 to

be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1251.

Regulation Project Number: PS–5–91

Final.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Limitations on Percentage

Depletion in the Case of Oil and Gas

Wells.

Description: Section 1.613A–3(e)(6)(I)

of the regulations requires each partner

to separately keep records of the

partner’s share of the adjusted basis of

partnership oil and gas property.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

1,500,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Recordkeeper: 2 minutes.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping

Burden: 49,950 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1545.

Regulation Project Number: REG–

107644–97 Final.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Permitted Elimination of

Preretirement Optional Forms of

Benefits.

Description: The regulation permits

an amendment to a qualified plan that

eliminates certain Preretirement

optional forms of benefit.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

135,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Recordkeeper: 22 minutes.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping

Burden: 48,800 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1685.

Regulation Project Number: REG–

103735–00 NPRM and Temporary.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Tax Shelter Disclosure

Statements.

Description: The regulations provide

guidance on the filing requirement

under section 6011 for certain corporate

taxpayers engaged in transactions

producing tax savings in excess of

certain dollar thresholds.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 50.