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abandonment application will therefore be decided

based upon written presentations.

In addition, a commenting party or

protestant may provide:

(i) An offer of financial assistance

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10904 (due 120

days after the application is filed or 10

days after the application is granted by

the Board, whichever occurs sooner);

(ii) Recommended provisions for

protection of the interests of employees;

(iii) A request for a public use

condition under 49 U.S.C. 10905; and

(iv) A statement pertaining to

prospective use of the right-of-way for

interim trail use and rail banking under

16 U.S.C. 1247(d) and § 1152.29.

Parties seeking information

concerning the filing of protests should

refer to § 1152.25.

Written comments and protests,

including all requests for public use and

trail use conditions, must indicate the

proceeding designation STB Docket No.

AB–564 and should be filed with the

Secretary, Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423, no later than

July 10, 2000. Interested persons may

file a written comment or protest with

the Board to become a party to this

abandonment proceeding. A copy of

each written comment or protest shall

be served upon the representative of the

applicant, John D. Heffner, Rea, Cross &

Auchincloss, 1707 L Street, NW, Suite

570, Washington, DC 20036, telephone:

202–785–3700. The original and 10

copies of all comments or protests shall

be filed with the Board with a certificate

of service. Except as otherwise set forth

in part 1152, each document filed with

the Board must be served on all parties

to the abandonment proceeding. 49 CFR

1104.12(a). The line sought to be

abandoned will be available for subsidy

or sale for continued rail service, if the

Board decides to permit the

abandonment, in accordance with

applicable laws and regulations (49

U.S.C. 10904 and 49 CFR 1152.27). No

subsidy arrangement approved under 49

U.S.C. 10904 shall remain in effect for

more than 1 year unless otherwise

mutually agreed by the parties (49

U.S.C. 10904(f)(4)(B)). Applicant will

promptly provide upon request to each

interested party an estimate of the

subsidy and minimum purchase price

required to keep the line in operation.

The carrier’s representative to whom

inquiries may be made concerning sale

or subsidy terms is John D. Heffner,

1707 L Street, NW, Suite 570,

Washington, DC 20036.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Surface Transportation

Board or refer to the full abandonment

or discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR

part 1152. Questions concerning

environmental issues may be directed to

the Board’s Section of Environmental

Analysis.

An environmental assessment (EA) (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by the Section of

Environmental Analysis will be served

upon all parties of record and upon any

agencies or other persons who

commented during its preparation. Any

other persons who would like to obtain

a copy of the EA (or EIS) may contact

the Section of Environmental Analysis.

EAs in abandonment proceedings

normally will be made available within

33 days of the filing of the application.

The deadline for submission of

comments on the EA will generally be

within 30 days of its service. The

comments received will be addressed in

the Board’s decision. A supplemental

EA or EIS may be issued where

appropriate.

Decided: June 9, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices: Proposed

Collections; Comment Requests

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites

the general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on an information

collection that is due for revision

approval by the Office of Management

and Budget. The Office of Program

Services within the Department of the

Treasury is soliciting comments

concerning Treasury International

Capital Form S, Purchases and Sales of

Long-term Securities by Foreigners.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Dwight Wolkow, Administrator,

International Portfolio Investment Data

Systems, Department of the Treasury,

Room 5205 MT, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW, Washington DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the proposesd revised form

and instructions are available at the

Related Links section of Treasury’s TIC

Capital Movements website: http://

www.ustreas.gov/tic/. Requests for

additional information should be

directed to Dwight Wolkow,

Administrator, International Portfolio

Investment Data Systems, Department of

the Treasury, Room 5205 MT, 1500

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20220, phone (202) 622–1276, FAX

(202) 622–7448.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Treasury International Capital

Form S, Purchases and Sales of Longterm Securities by Foreigners.

OMB Control Number: 1505–0001.

Abstract: Form S is part of the

Treasury International Caiptal (TIC)

reporting system, which is required by

law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O.

10033; 31 CFR part 128), and is

designed to collect timely information

on international portfolio capital

movements. Form S is a monthly report

used to cover transactions in long-term

marketable securities undertaken

directly with foreigners by banks, other

depositiory institutions, brokers, dealers

underwriting groups and other

individuals and institutions. This

information is necessary for compiling

the U.S. balance of payments accounts,

for calculating the U.S. international

investment position, and for formulating

U.S. international financial and

monetary policies.

Current Actions: The exemption level

for reporting will be raised from $2

million to $50 million in either gross

purchases or gross sales during a month.

The geographic detail will increase

slightly by adding lines for Luxembourg,

the combined Channel Islands & Isle of

Man, New Zealand, the Caribbean

region, and the European Central Bank.

The British West Indies line will be

replaced with Cayman Islands line. The

form will be redesigned so it will be

available for downloading from the TIC

web site. These changes will be effective

as of January 31, 2001.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Form S (1505–0001.)

Estimated Number of Respondents:

240.

Estimated Average Time per

Respondent: 5 hours per respondent per

respondent per filing.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 14,400 hours, based on 12

reporting periods per year.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the requests for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. The public is

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invited to submit written comments

concerning: whether Form S is

necessary for the proper performanace

of the functions of the Office, including

whether the information collected has

practical uses; the accuracy of the above

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; ways to

minimize the reporting and/or record

keeping burdens on respondents,

including the use of information

technologies to automate the collection

of the data; and estimates of capital or

startup costs of operation, maintenance,

and purchases of services to provide

information.

Dwight Wolkow,

Administrator, International Portfolio

Investment System

[FR Doc. 00–15063 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices: Proposed

Collections; Comment Requests

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites

the general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on two

information collections that are due for

revision approval by the Office of

Management and Budget. The Office of

Program Services within the Department

of the Treasury is soliciting comments

concerning Treasury International

Capital Form BC/BC(SA), Reporting

Bank’s Own Claims, and Selected

Claims of Broker or Dealer, on

Foreigners, Denominated in Dollars; and

Treasury International Capital Form BL–

1/BL–1(SA), Reporting Bank’s Own

Liabilities, and Selected Liabilities of

Broker or Dealer, to Foreigners,

Denominated in Dollars.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 14, 2000

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Dwight Wolkow, Administrator,

International Portfolio Investment Data

Systems, Department of the Treasury,

Room 5205 MT, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the proposed revised forms

and instructions are available at the

Related Links section of Treasury’s TIC

Capital Movements website: http://

www/ustreas.gov/tic/. Requests for

additional information should be

directed to Dwight Wolkow,

Administrator, International Portfolio

Investment Data Systems, Department of

the Treasury, Room 5205 MT, 1500

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20220, phone (202) 622–1276, FAX

(202) 622–7448.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles: Treasury International Capital

Form BC/BC(SA), Reporting Bank’s

Own Claims, and Selected Claims of

Broker or Dealer, on Foreigners,

Denominated in Dollars; and Treasury

Capital Form BL–1/BL–1(SA), Reporting

Bank’s Own Liabilities, and Selected

Liabilities of Broker or Dealer, to

Foreigners, Denominated in Dollars.

OMB Control Numbers: 1505–0017

and 1505–0019.

Abstracts: Forms BC/BC(SA) and BL–

1/BL–1(SA) are part of the Treasury

International Capital (TIC) reporting

system, which is required by law (22

U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O. 10033;

31 CFR part 128), and is designed to

collect timely information on

international portfolio capital

movements. Form BC is a monthly

report (with a semiannual supplement)

that covers own U.S. dollar claims of

banks, other depository institutions,

brokers and dealers vis-a-vis foreign

residents. Form BL–1 is a monthly

report (with a semiannual supplement)

that covers own U.S. dollar liabilities of

banks, other depository institutions,

brokers and dealers vis-a-vis foreign

residents. This information is necessary

for compiling the U.S. balance of

payments accounts, for calculating the

U.S. international investment position,

and for formulating U.S. international

financial and monetary policies.

Current Actions: (a) The exemption

level for reporting positions will be

raised from $15 million at end-month;

institutions will be exempt from

reporting if they had both; (1) less than

$50 million at end-month to report; and

(2) they had less than $25 million at

end-million to report vis-a-vis all

counterparties in any one country; (b)

There will be a reduction in the

reporting of International Banking

Facilities (IBFs) so that banking

organizations will report on a

consolidated basis. An addendum row

will be added to the bottom of the forms

to report total IBF assets and total IBF

liabilities by sector/instrument; (c) The

geographic detail will increase slightly

by adding lines for Luxembourg, the

combined Channel Islands & Isle of

Man, New Zealand, the Caribbean

region, and the European Central Bank.

The British West Indies line will be

replaced with a Cayman Islands line; (d)

One memorandum column and one

memorandum row will be added to the

BC/BC(SA) and BL–1/BL–1(SA) forms to

collect the dollar amount of positions

collateralized through repurchase or

reverse repurchase agreements

(‘‘repos’’). The forms will be redesigned

so they will be available for

downloading from the TIC web site.

These changes will be effective as of

January 31, 2001.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Form BC/BC(SA) (1505–0017).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

355 (semiannual 110).

Estimated Average Time per

Respondent: Eight (8) hours per

respondent per filing.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 35,840 hours, based on 12

reporting periods per year.

Form BL–1/BL–1(SA) (1505–0019).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

415 (semiannual 175).

Estimated Average Time per

Respondent: Eight (8) hours per

respondent per filing.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 42,640 hours, based on 12

reporting periods per year.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the requests for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. The public is

invited to submit written comments

concerning: whether Forms BC/BC(Sa)

and BL–1/BL–1(SA) all necessary for the

proper performance of the functions of

the Office, including whether the

information collected has practical uses;

the accuracy of the above burden

estimates; ways to enhanced the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; ways to

minimize the reporting and/or record

keeping burdens on respondents,

including the use of information

technologies to automate the collection

of the data; and estimates of capital or

start-up costs of operation, maintenance,

and purchases of services to provide

information.

Dwight Wolkow,

Administrator, International Portfolio

Investment Data Systems.

[FR Doc. 00–15064 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

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