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of the following year if the 6 month 

period is later than November 1 of the 

year of discovery, bury the pipeline so 

that the top of the pipe is 36 inches (914 

millimeters) below the underwater 

natural bottom (as determined by 

recognized and generally accepted 

practices) for normal excavation or 18 

inches (457 millimeters) for rock 

excavation. The requested waiver would 

allow KWPC’s pipeline to exist exposed 

above the underwater natural bottom in 

Fleming Channel and require KWPC to 

inspect the pipeline on an annual basis. 

On August 16–18, 2005, KWPC 

performed an inspection of the 

underwater segments of its pipeline. 

The underwater inspection concluded 

that less than 200 feet of KWPC’s 

pipeline was partially or totally exposed 

above the underwater natural bottom in 

Fleming Channel, an inlet of the Gulf of 

Mexico. 

The exposed segment is east of the 

bridge connecting Key West, FL to 

Fleming Channel and is located in 

waters that are approximately 11 feet 

deep at mean low water and 

approximately 13.5 feet deep at mean 

high water. The exposed segment lies 

immediately adjacent to the Trumbo 

Point Navel Annex, part of Naval Air 

Station—Key West (NASKW) military 

reservation. Both sides of Fleming 

Channel within the immediate vicinity 

of the exposed pipeline are bordered by 

the NASKW. 

Upon discovering the exposed pipe 

on August 18, 2005, KWPC notified the 

National Response Center of the 

location and the geographic coordinates 

of the exposed pipeline. KWPC also met 

with the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on 

the same day to discuss suitable ways to 

mark the exposed pipeline in 

accordance with pipeline safety 

regulations and to prevent the markers 

from becoming a hazard to navigation in 

the active boating channel. 

KWPC determined that marking the 

exposed pipeline in compliance with 

§ 195.413(c)(2) and (3) created a hazard 

to navigation; therefore, KWPC 

proposed marking the exposed pipeline 

by placing a warning sign on the bridge 

crossing the channel, as well as 

installing two signs on the opposing 

sides of the waterway on NASKW 

property. 

On August 19, 2005, KWPC submitted 

a written request to the USCG seeking 

approval of the marking proposal. In its 

proposal request to the USCG, KWPC 

noted that the potential for damage to 

the pipeline from recreational boaters is 

minimized because the pipeline is in an 

area where anchoring is prohibited, 

pursuant to 33 CFR 334.610. 

In a letter dated September 6, 2005, 

the USCG responded to KWPC’s 

proposal request and did not object to 

KWPC’s proposed method of marking 

the exposed pipeline. 

Request for Waiver 

KWPC requests a waiver from 

§ 195.413(c)(2) and (3) and asks that it 

be allowed to take the following actions: 

(1) Install a sign on the shoreline of 

Key West, FL and Fleming Key 

immediately adjacent to the exposed 

pipeline segment, with the following 

information approved by the USCG—

Warning 

Restricted Area 

Transit Only 

No Stopping or Anchoring 

Within 100 Yards of Shore 

Underwater Utility 

33 CFR § 334.610 

(2) Install a similar sign on the west 

side of the permanent bridge linking 

Key West, FL to Fleming Key. 

(3) Inspect the exposed pipeline 

segment on an annual basis to confirm 

that there has been no material change 

in the condition of the exposed segment. 

KWPC’s exposed pipeline is located 

within the restricted waters of Fleming 

Channel. The U.S. Navy patrols the 

restricted waters of Fleming Channel to 

ensure that the waters are used for 

transient traffic as prescribed in 33 CFR 

334.610. 

Request for Public Comment 

PHMSA will consider the KWPC and 

PTMC waiver request and whether the 

KWPC and PTMC proposal will yield an 

equivalent or greater degree of safety 

than what is currently provided by the 

regulations. This notice is PHMSA’s 

only request for public comment before 

making a decision. After considering 

any comments received, PHMSA may 

grant the KWPC and PTMC waiver 

request as proposed, with modifications 

and conditions, or deny the request. If 

the waiver request is granted and 

PHMSA subsequently determines that 

the effect of the waiver is inconsistent 

with pipeline safety, PHMSA may 

impose additional conditions or revoke 

the waiver at its sole discretion. 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 6, 

2006. 

Theodore L. Willke, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. E6–17097 Filed 10–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Demand Deposit Securities of the State 

and Local Government Series (SLGS); 

Average Marginal Tax Rate and 

Treasury Administrative Cost 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Public Debt, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of estimated average 

marginal tax rate and Treasury 

administrative cost for Demand Deposit 

certificates of indebtedness—State and 

Local Government Series. 

SUMMARY: This notice is being published 

to provide the information necessary to 

apply the interest rate formula for 

Demand Deposit certificates of 

indebtedness—State and Local 

Government Series (SLGS) (31 CFR part 

344, subpart C). In the final rule 

governing securities of the State and 

Local Government Series that appeared 

in the Federal Register of June 30, 2005, 

(70 FR 37904), provision was made to 

provide by notice the information 

necessary to apply the interest rate 

formula to the Demand Deposit 

certificates of indebtedness, i.e., the 

average yield for three-month Treasury 

bills at the most recent auction, 

multiplied by one minus the estimated 

average marginal tax rate (1–MTR) of 

purchasers of tax-exempt bonds, less the 

Treasury administrative cost. The factor 

necessary to convert the interest rate to 

a tax-exempt equivalent (1—the 

estimated average marginal tax rate of 

purchasers of tax-exempt bonds) is 1–

.24 or .76. The Treasury administrative 

cost is one basis point. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: This notice is effective 

October 16, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Rake, Deputy Assistant 

Commissioner, Office of the Assistant 

Commissioner for Public Debt 

Accounting, Bureau of the Public Debt, 

200 3rd St., P.O. Box 396, Parkersburg, 

WV 26106–0396, (304) 480–5101 (not a 

toll-free number), or by e-mail at opdasib@bpd.treas.gov or Edward Gronseth, 

Deputy Chief Counsel, Elizabeth Spears, 

Senior Attorney, or Brian Metz, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Bureau of the Public Debt, 

Department of the Treasury, P.O. Box 


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1328, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, 

(304) 480–8692 (not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of the Treasury, under the 

authority of 26 U.S.C. 141 note; 31 

U.S.C. 3102–3104 and 3121, offers SLGS 

Demand Deposit certificates of 

indebtedness. These securities are oneday certificates of indebtedness, issued 

in a minimum amount of $1,000, or in 

any larger amount, with interest accrued 

and added to the principal daily. In 

publishing the final rule governing 

securities of the State and Local 

Government Series on June 30, 2005, 

provision was made to provide by 

notice the information necessary to 

apply the interest rate formula to the 

Demand Deposit certificates of 

indebtedness, i.e., the average yield for 

three-month Treasury bills at the most 

recent auction, multiplied by one minus 

the estimated average marginal tax rate 

(1–MTR) of purchasers of tax-exempt 

bonds, less the Treasury administrative 

cost. The factor ‘‘1–MTR’’ is .76. The 

Treasury administrative cost is one basis 

point. Both the ‘‘1–MTR’’ and the 

Treasury administrative cost are subject 

to redetermination by the Department of 

the Treasury. Any future changes will 

be published by notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Dated: October 11, 2006. 

Donald V. Hammond, 

Fiscal Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–8711 Filed 10–11–06; 3:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4810–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Wage & 

Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden 

(Notices) Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Wage 

& Investment Reducing Taxpayer 

Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, November 2, 2006 from 

11 a.m. e.t. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227, or 

954–423–7979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Wage & 

Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden 

(Notices) Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held 

Thursday, November 2, 2006, at 11 a.m. 

e.t. via a telephone conference call. If 

you would like to have the TAP 

consider a written statement, please call 

1–888–912–1227 or 954–423–7979, or 

write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 

South Pine Island Road, Suite 340, 

Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

with Sallie Chavez. Ms. Chavez can be 

reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 954–

423–7979, or post comments to the Web 

site: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include: Various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: October 3, 2006. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E6–17046 Filed 10–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Assistance Center Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Assistance Center Committee 

of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is 

soliciting public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, November 7, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Coffman at 1–888–912–1227, or 

206–220–6096. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Assistance Center Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held 

Tuesday, November 7, 2006 from 9 a.m. 

Pacific Time to 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time 

via a telephone conference call. If you 

would like to have the TAP consider a 

written statement, please call 1–888–

912–1227 or 206–220–6096, or write to 

Dave Coffman, TAP Office, 915 2nd 

Avenue, MS W–406, Seattle, WA 98174 

or you can contact us at http:// 

www.improveirs.org. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

with Dave Coffman. Mr. Coffman can be 

reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 206–

220–6096. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various IRS issues. 

Dated: October 3, 2006. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E6–17048 Filed 10–13–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of 

Matching Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching 

Program. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 

recipient agency, intends to continue a 

recurring computer-matching program 

with the Social Security Administration 

(SSA), source agency. The VA will 

match pension and parents’ dependency 

and indemnity compensation (DIC) 

records with SSA records. 

DATES: VA will file a report of the 

subject matching agreement with the 

Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the 

Committee on Government Reform and 

Oversight of the House of 

Representatives; and the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). The matching program will be 

effective as indicated in this notice. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted by: mail or hand-delivery to 

Director, Regulations Management 

(00REG1), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; fax 

to (202) 273–9026; or e-mail to 

VAregulations@mail.va.gov. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection in the Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management, 

Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday (except holidays). Please call 

(202) 273–9515 for an appointment. 


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