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between milepost 254 south of Crandon

and milepost 280 near White Lake, in

Forest and Langlade Counties, WI, a

distance of 26 miles. The line traverses

U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 54520 and

54491, and includes stations at

Woodlawn (milepost 259.9) and Lily

(milepost 269.0).

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in WC’s possession will

be made available promptly to those

requesting it.

The interest of railroad employees

will be protected by the conditions set

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979).

By issuing this notice, the Board is

instituting an exemption proceeding

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final

decision will be issued by September

12, 2000.

Any offer of financial assistance

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will

be due no later than 10 days after

service of a decision granting the

petition for exemption. Each OFA must

be accompanied by a $1,000 filing fee.

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

All interested persons should be

aware that, following abandonment of

rail service and salvage of the line, the

line may be suitable for other public

use, including interim trail use. Any

request for a public use condition under

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be

due no later than July 5, 2000. Each trail

use request must be accompanied by a

$150 filing fee. See 49 CFR

1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–303

(Sub-No. 23X) and must be sent to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Michael J. Barron, Jr., P.O.

Box 5062, Rosemont, IL 60017–5062.

Replies to the WC petition are due on

or before July 5, 2000.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 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

(SEA) at (202) 565–1545. [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available at 1–800–

877–8339.]

An environmental assessment (EA) (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by SEA will be

served upon all parties of record and

upon any agencies or other persons who

commented during its preparation.

Other interested persons may contact

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS).

EAs in these abandonment proceedings

normally will be made available within

60 days after the filing of the petition.

The deadline for submission of

comments on the EA will generally be

within 30 days after its service.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: June 8, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–15047 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistic

[Docket No. BTS–00–7489]

Motor Carrier Financial and Operating

Information; Requests for Exemptions

From Public Release of Reports

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation

Statistics, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Class I and Class II motor

carriers of property and household

goods are required to file annual and

quarterly reports with the Bureau of

Transportation Statistics (BTS). As

provided by statute, carriers may

request that their reports be withheld

from public release. BTS has received

three requests covering the 1999 annual

report, which also request an exemption

from public release of the 2000 quarterly

reports. BTS invites comments on these

requests.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by

July 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Please direct comments to

the Docket Clerk, Docket No. BTS–00–

7489, Department of Transportation, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Room PL–401,

Washington, DC 20590, from 10 a.m. to

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except

federal holidays.

Comments should identify the docket

number and be submitted in duplicate

to the address listed above. Commenters

wishing the Department to acknowledge

receipt of their comments must submit

with those comments a self-addressed

stamped postcard on which the

following statement is made: Comments

on Docket BTS–00–7489. The Docket

Clerk will date stamp the postcard and

mail it back to the commenter.

If you wish to file comments using the

Internet, you may use the US DOT

Dockets Management System website at

http://dms.dot.gov. Please follow the

instructions online for more

information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Mednick, K–1, Bureau of

Transportation Statistics, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590;

(202) 366–8871; fax: (202) 366–3640; email: david.mednick@bts.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 49

U.S.C. 14123 and its implementing

regulations at 49 CFR 1420, BTS collects

financial and operating information

from for-hire motor carriers of property

and household goods. The data are

collected on annual Form M, filed by

Class I and Class II carriers, and

quarterly Form QFR, filed only by Class

I carriers. The data are used by the

Department of Transportation, other

federal agencies, motor carriers,

shippers, industry analysts, labor

unions, segments of the insurance

industry, investment analysts, and the

consultants and data vendors that

support these users. Among the uses of

the data are: (1) Developing the U.S.

national accounts and preparing the

quarterly estimates of the Gross

Domestic Product, which help us better

understand the U.S. economy and the

motor carrier industry’s role in it; (2)

measuring the performance of the forhire motor carrier industry and

segments within it; (3) monitoring

carrier safety; (4) benchmarking carrier

performance; and (5) analyzing motor

carrier safety and productivity.

Generally, all data are made publicly

available. A carrier can, however,

request that its report be withheld from

public release, as provided for by

statute, 49 U.S.C. 14123(c)(2), and its

implementing regulations, 49 CFR

1420.9. BTS will grant a request upon a

proper showing that the carrier is not a

publicly held corporation or that the

carrier is not subject to financial

reporting requirements of the Securities

and Exchange Commission, and that the

exemption is necessary to avoid

competitive harm and to avoid the

disclosure of information that qualifies

as trade secret or privileged or

confidential information under 5 U.S.C.

552(b)(4).

The carrier must submit a written

request containing supporting

information. BTS must receive the

request by the report’s due date, unless

it is postmarked by the due date or there

are extenuating circumstances. Requests

covering the quarterly reports must be

received by the due date of the annual

report that relates to the prior year. In

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its request, a carrier may want or need

to present information that is itself

confidential. In this case, the carrier

must clearly identify the information

contained in its submittal that it

believes should be protected from

public release and provide information

supporting its claim of confidential

treatment. If BTS agrees, it will

withhold the identified information.

In accordance with our regulations,

after each due date of each annual

report BTS then publishes a notice, such

as this one, in the Federal Register

requesting comments on any requests it

has received. After considering the

requests and comments, BTS will

decide to grant or deny each request no

later than 90 days after the request’s due

date. While a decision is pending, BTS

will not publicly release the report

except as allowed under 49 CFR

1420.10(c).

Request for Comments

BTS invites comments on several

carrier requests for exemption from

public release. These requests cover the

1999 annual report and the 2000

quarterly reports. Comments should be

made within the context of the

governing regulations at 49 CFR 1420.9,

which were published in the Federal

Register on March 23, 1999 (64 FR

13916). We are inviting your comments

on requests from the following carriers:

H&R Transport, Inc. (MC 148000)

PGT Trucking, Inc. (MC 155377)

Reliable Carriers, Inc. (MC 172994)

If you wish to read their exemption

requests and the comments submitted in

response to this Notice, use the DOT

Dockets Management System. This is

located at the Department of

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Room PL–401, Washington, DC

20590, and is open from 10:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except federal holidays. Internet users

can access the Dockets Management

System at http://dms.dot.gov. Please

follow the instructions online for more

information and help.

You must also use to Dockets

Management System if you wish to

comment on one or more exemption

requests. Please follow the instructions

listed above under ADDRESSES.

Ashish Sen,

Director.

[FR Doc. 00–14990 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–FE–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

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 Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

State and Local Training Registration

Request.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 14, 2000

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, Linda Barnes, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20720, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to James M. Mercer,

State and Local Training Branch, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–3098.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: State and Local Training

Registration Request.

OMB Number: 1512–0556.

Form Number: ATF F 6400.1.

Abstract: The Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms provides arson

and explosives investigative techniques

training to State and local investigators.

The State and Local Training

Registration Request, ATF F 6400.1 is

used by prospective students when

applying to attend this training.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to this information collection and it is

being submitted for extension purposes

only.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 50.

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.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

William T. Earle,

Assistant Director (Management) CFO.

[FR Doc. 00–15018 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

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 Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Monthly Report-Tobacco Products

Importer.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 14, 2000

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms, Linda Barnes, 650

Massachussetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or