Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 2 / Wednesday, January 4, 2006 / Notices 383 

Affected Public: State Government. 

Form Number: NA. 

Abstract: On August 10, 2005, 

President Bush signed into law the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For 

Users (SAFETE-LU) (23 U.S.C. 410), 

which amended the criteria to qualify 

for the Alcohol Impaired Driving 

Countermeasures program. The purpose 

of the grant program is to promote 

highway traffic safety by providing 

incentives to reduce impaired driving. It 

provides grant funds to States that adopt 

certain measures to prevent drinking 

and driving or meet certain performance 

measures. The program provides for a 

grant to States that have an alcohol 

fatality rate of 0.5 or less per 100 million 

vehicle miles traveled as of the date of 

the grant based on the most recent 

Fatality Analysis Reporting Systems 

(FARS) of NHTSA or a State must 

comply with specific programmatic 

criteria. Additionally, a State will 

receive funding if it is among the ten 

States with the highest impaired driving 

related fatalities using the most recent 

FARS. States that qualify for funds 

based on FARS data will only have to 

submit a certification to receive grants. 

To establish eligibility for the grants 

under programmatic criteria, a State 

must submit to NHTSA documentation 

demonstrating that it complies with 

sufficient criteria described in the rule. 

Much of the information required for 

the 410 application is already generated 

by the States as part of the development 

of their Section 402 Highway Safety 

Plan (HSP) or other ongoing impaired 

driving programs. To keep the reporting 

burden on the States to a minimum, all 

States prepare and submit their Section 

410 plans, that indicate how they intend 

to use the grant funds, as part of their 

existing HSP. The required Highway 

Safety Program Cost Summary Form HS 

217, OMB Clearance Number 2127–

0003, is currently used by the States to 

comply with other highway safety grant 

programs. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 2–45 hours 

per respondent per year. 

Number of Respondents: All 50 states 

and the District of Columbia. 

Comments are invited on: whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Marlene Markison, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Injury 

Control Operations & Resources. 

[FR Doc. 06–37 Filed 1–3–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34804] 

Central Washington Railroad Company 

and Columbia Basin Railroad 

Company, Inc.—Modified Rail 

Certificate 

On December 20, 2005, Central 

Washington Railroad Company (CWA) 

and Columbia Basin Railroad Company, 

Inc. (CBRW), Class III rail carriers, filed 

a notice for a modified certificate of 

public convenience and necessity under 

49 CFR part 1150, subpart C, Modified 

Certificate of Public Convenience and 

Necessity, to operate a rail line 

extending between milepost 0.0, near 

Toppenish, and milepost 20.56, near 

White Swan, in Yakima County, WA. 

In 1992, a petition for exemption to 

abandon the line was granted in 

Washington Central Railroad Company, 

Inc.—Abandonment Exemption—In 

Yakima County, WA, Docket No. AB–

326X (ICC served Aug. 24, 1992). The 

State of Washington acquired the line 

pursuant to an offer of financial 

assistance in Washington Central 

Railroad Company, Inc.—Abandonment 

Exemption—In Yakima County, WA, In 

the Matter of an Offer of Financial 

Assistance, Docket No. AB–326X (ICC 

served Mar. 18, 1993), and the rail 

property was subsequently transferred 

to Yakima County. In 1994, the prior 

operator of the line received a modified 

rail certificate in Yakima Valley Rail 

and Steam Museum Association, d/b/a 

Toppenish, Simcoe & Western 

Railroad—Modified Rail Certificate, 

Finance Docket No. 32487 (ICC served 

Apr. 28, 1994). CWA and CBRW 

indicate that Yakima County has 

advised CWA that the termination of the 

lease agreement between Yakima 

County and the prior operator would be 

effective on December 21, 2005. 

CWA and CBRW state that CBRW, as 

lessee, and Yakima County, as owner, 

have executed a lease agreement 

governing the subject line. CWA, an 

affiliate of CBRW, has assumed CBRW’s 

rights and obligations under the 

agreement, but CBRW retains lessee 

obligations under the agreement. The 

parties anticipate that CWA will be the 

operator over the line but, because 

CBRW retains lessee obligations under 

the agreement, CBRW is also seeking 

authority to operate over the rail line 

pursuant to a modified certificate. CWA 

and CBRW state that CWA anticipated 

commencing freight rail operations over 

the subject line on or after December 21, 

2005. According to CWA and CBRW, 

the initial term of the agreement is for 

4 years, which may be extended, upon 

the occurrence of certain conditions, for 

an additional 11 years; the agreement 

may be terminated earlier upon the 

occurrence of certain events described 

in the agreement. 

CWA and CBRW state that the line’s 

only interline connection is with BNSF 

Railway Company (BNSF) at BNSF 

milepost 73.6 at Toppenish, WA. 

The rail segment qualifies for a 

modified certificate of public 

convenience and necessity. See 

Common Carrier Status of States, State 

Agencies and Instrumentalities and 

Political Subdivisions, Finance Docket 

No. 28990F (ICC served July 16, 1981). 

CWA and CBRW indicate that: (1) 

There are no subsidizers; (2) there are 

no preconditions for shippers to meet to 

receive rail service; and (3) they have 

obtained liability insurance coverage. 

This notice will be served on the 

Association of American Railroads (Car 

Service Division) as agent for all 

railroads subscribing to the car-service 

and car-hire agreement: Association of 

American Railroads, 50 F Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20001; and on the 

American Short Line and Regional 

Railroad Association: American Short 

Line and Regional Railroad Association, 

50 F Street, NW., Suite 7020, 

Washington, DC 20001. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: December 23, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–9 Filed 1–3–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34805] 

Ispat Inland Holding Inc. (U.S.)—

Acquisition of Control Exemption—ISG 

Railways Inc., ISG South Chicago & 

Indiana Harbor Railway Co., and ISG 

Cleveland Works Railway Co. 

Ispat Inland Holding Inc. (U.S.) 

(Ispat), a noncarrier, has filed a verified 


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1Mittal Steel acquired control of ISG Railroads 

from the International Steel Group Inc. (ISG), in 

Mittal Steel N.V.—Acquisition of Control 

Exemption—ISG Railways Inc.,—ISG South Chicago 

& Indiana Harbor Railway Co., and ISG Cleveland 

Works Railway Co., STB Finance Docket No. 34650 

(STB served May 3, 2005). 

2Through a corporate name change, ISG has 

become Mittal/ISG. 

notice of exemption to acquire control 

of the following three railroads: (1) ISG 

Railways, Inc. (ISGR); (2) ISG South 

Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway Co. 

(ISG/SCIH); and (3) ISG Cleveland 

Works Railway Co. (ISG/CWRC) 

(collectively, ISG Railroads). ISG/SCIH 

and ISG/CWRC are Class III railroads 

and ISGR is a Class II railroad, operating 

in Maryland, Delaware, Indiana, 

Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Ohio. 

The transaction was scheduled to be 

consummated on or after December 22, 

2005, the effective date of the exemption 

(7 days after the exemption was filed). 

Ispat states that this is a corporate 

family transaction that does not result in 

adverse changes in service levels, 

significant operational changes, or a 

change in the competitive balance with 

carriers outside the corporate family. As 

a result of this transaction, Ispat will 

acquire control of ISG Railroads, 

pursuant to a corporate restructuring by 

Mittal Steel Company N.V. (Mittal 

Steel). Mittal Steel indirectly controls 

both Ispat and ISG Railroads.1 Ispat will 

also acquire Mittal Steel USA ISG, Inc. 

(Mittal/ISG), which controls the ISG 

Railroads.2 Ispat and Mittal/ISG are 

indirect subsidiaries of Mittal Steel. 

Mittal/ISG will continue to be an 

indirect subsidiary of Mittal Steel. The 

transaction does not involve a Class I 

carrier. Therefore, the transaction is 

exempt from the prior approval 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 

CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. Because this transaction 

involves the control of one Class II 

carrier and two Class III carriers, this 

grant will be made subject to labor 

protection requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11326(b). 

If the verified 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 will not 

automatically stay the transaction. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34805, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Jeffrey O. 

Moreno, Thompson Hine LLP, 1920 N 

Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 

20036. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: December 23, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–8 Filed 1–3–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 28, 2005. 

The Department of the 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 11000, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 3, 2005 

to be assured of consideration. 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau (TTB) 

OMB Number: 1513–0013. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Change of Bond (Consent of 

Surety). 

Form: TTB form F 5000.18. 

Description: A change of Bond 

(Consent of Surety) is executed by both 

the bonding company and a proprietor 

and acts as a binding legal agreement 

between the two parties to extend the 

terms of a bond. A bond is necessary to 

cover specific liabilities on the revenue 

produced from untaxpaid commodities. 

The Change of Bond (Consent of Surety) 

is filed with the TTB and a copy is 

retained by TTB as long as it remains 

current and in force. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,000 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1513–0027. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Taxable Articles without 

Payment of Tax. 

Form: TTB form F 5200.14. 

Description: TTB needs this 

information to protect the revenue. If 

this TTB form is not properly 

completed, TTB will assess the tax on 

the manufacturer of tobacco products or 

cigarette papers and tubes or the 

proprietor of the export warehouse or 

customs manufacturing warehouse. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households and 

Federal Government. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 14,960 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1513–090. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Excise Tax Return—Alcohol and 

Tobacco (Puerto Rico). 

Form: TTB form F 5000.25. 

Description: Businesses in Puerto Rico 

report their Federal excise tax liability 

on distilled spirits, wine, beer, tobacco 

products, cigarette papers and tubes on 

TTB F 5000.25. TTB needs this form to 

identify the taxpayer and to determine 

the amount and type of taxes due and 

paid. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 119 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: Frank Foote, (202) 

927–9347, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau, Room 200 East, 1310 

G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, 

(202) 395–7316, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Michael A. Robinson, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E5–8247 Filed 1–3–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 28, 2005. 

The Department of the 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 11000, 1750 


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