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including any personal information 

provided. 

Privacy Act Statement: Anyone may 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received for any of our 

dockets. You may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477) or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities, or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, please contact Cheryl Whetsel 

at (202) 366–4431 by April 18, 2007. 

II. Committee Background 

The TPSSC and the THLPSSC are 

statutorily mandated advisory 

committees that advise PHMSA on 

proposed safety standards for gas and 

hazardous liquid pipelines. The TPSSC 

and the THLPSSC are established under 

section 10(a) (2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. 

App. 1) and the pipeline safety law (49 

U.S.C. Chap. 601). Each committee 

consists of 15 members—five each 

representing government, industry, and 

the public. 

The pipeline safety law requires 

PHMSA to seek the TPSSC’s or the 

THLPSSC’s advice on the 

reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and 

practicability of each proposed pipeline 

safety standard. The pipeline safety law 

also requires PHMSA to submit the costbenefit analysis and risk assessment 

information associated with the 

proposed standard to the appropriate 

committee. The committees evaluate the 

merits of the data and, when 

appropriate, provide recommendations 

on the adequacy of the analyses. 

III. Preliminary Meeting Schedule 

On Wednesday, April 25, the 

THLPSSC will discuss and vote on a 

proposal to extend pipeline safety 

regulations to the unregulated 

hazardous liquid gathering lines and 

low-stress pipelines and, if available, on 

a supplemental proposal PHMSA is 

developing. The THLPSSC discussed 

the proposal and potential changes 

needed to address the requirements of 

the Pipeline Integrity, Protection, 

Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 

(PIPES Act) at its last meeting on 

February 12, 2007. The committees will 

meet in joint session following 

conclusion of the THLPSSC meeting. 

Committees will discuss PHMSA’s 

strategic plan and how PHMSA is 

including PIPES Act direction in 

moving forward on initiatives 

underway. Among the topics discussed 

will be underground damage 

prevention, including civil penalty 

enforcement authority; status of 

compliance with public awareness 

requirements; and development of 

criteria for community grants. 

On Thursday, April 26, PHMSA will 

conduct a public meeting to discuss 

how to handle anticipated requests for 

variance from the seven-year 

reassessment interval required as part of 

a gas transmission integrity management 

program. The method under 

consideration is the use of PHMSA’s 

authority to grant special permits 

allowing variance from regulatory 

requirements. Following conclusion of 

the public meeting, the TPSSC will 

discuss and vote on a proposal to relax 

regulatory requirements governing 

public awareness programs conducted 

by operators of master meter systems 

and certain operators of petroleum gas 

systems. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115. 

Issued in Washington, DC on March 19, 

2007. 

Jeffrey D. Wiese, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. E7–5407 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Ex Parte No. 290 (Sub–No. 5) (2007–

2)] 

Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment 

factor. 

SUMMARY: The Board has approved the 

second quarter 2007 rail cost adjustment 

factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by 

the Association of American Railroads. 

The second quarter 2007 RCAF 

(Unadjusted) is 1.147. The second 

quarter 2007 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.537. 

The second quarter 2007 RCAF–5 is 

0.511. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mac 

Frampton, (202) 245–0317. [Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the 

hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information is contained in 

the Board’s decision, which is available 

on our Web site http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

To purchase a copy of the full decision, 

write to, e-mail or call the Board’s 

contractor, ASAP Document Solutions; 

9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, 

MD 20706; e-mail asapdc@verizon.net; 

phone (202) 306–4004. [Assistance for 

the hearing impaired is available 

through FIRS: 1–800–877–8339.] 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or energy conservation. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), we 

conclude that our action will not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

Decided: March 16, 2007. 

By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice 

Chairman Buttrey and Commissioner 

Mulvey. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5338 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–1006X] 

New York & Greenwood Lake 

Railway—Abandonment Exemption—

in Passaic, Passaic County, NJ 

New York & Greenwood Lake Railway 

(NYGL) has filed a notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR part 1152, subpart F—

Exempt Abandonments to abandon an 

approximately .7-mile line of railroad 

between milepost 1.1, near the 

intersection of South and Fourth Streets, 

and the end of the line at milepost 1.8, 

near the intersection of Canal and 

Monroe Streets, in Passaic, Passaic 

County, NJ. 

NYGL has certified that: (1) No local 

or overhead traffic has moved over the 

line for at least 2 years; (2) overhead 

traffic, if there were any, could be 

rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal 

complaint filed by a user of rail service 

on the line (or by a State or local 

government entity acting on behalf of 

such user) regarding cessation of service 

over the line either is pending with the 

Surface Transportation Board or with 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of complainant within 

the 2-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 


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1The earliest this transaction may be 

consummated is April 24, 2007. NYGL has 

originally indicated a consummation date of April 

20, 2007. NYGL has been informed by a Board staff 

member that consummation may not place until 

April 24, 2007. 

2The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date. 

3Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received, this 

exemption will be effective on April 24, 

2007, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration.1 Petitions to stay that 

do not involve environmental issues,2

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and 

trail use/rail banking requests under 49 

CFR 1152.29 must be filed by April 2, 

2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for 

public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by April 12, 2007, 

with: Surface Transportation Board, 395 

E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to NYGL’s 

representative: Fritz R. Kahn, Fritz R. 

Kahn, P.C., 1920 N Street, NW. (8th fl.), 

Washington, DC 20036–1601. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

NYGL has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report 

which addresses the effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. SEA will issue 

an environmental assessment (EA) by 

March 30, 2007. Interested persons may 

obtain a copy of the EA by writing to 

SEA (Suite 1100, Surface Transportation 

Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or 

by calling SEA, at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.] Comments on 

environmental and historic preservation 

matters must be filed within 15 days 

after the EA becomes available to the 

public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), NYGL shall file a notice 

of consummation with the Board to 

signify that it has exercised the 

authority granted and fully abandoned 

the line. If consummation has not been 

effected by NYGL’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by March 23, 2008, and 

there are no legal or regulatory barriers 

to consummation, the authority to 

abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: March 16, 2007. 

By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–5250 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 5500 and Schedules 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

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 IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

5500 and Schedules, Annual Return/ 

Report of Employee Benefit Plan. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 22, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6512, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Larnice Mack at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6512, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622–

3179, or through the Internet at 

Larnice.Mack@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual Return/Report of 

Employee Benefit Plan. 

OMB Number: 1545–1610. 

Form Number: 5500 and Schedules. 

Abstract: Form 5500 is an annual 

information return filed by employee 

benefit plans. The IRS uses this 

information to determine if the plan 

appears to be operating properly as 

required under the law or whether the 

plan should be audited. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals and 

households, not-for-profit institutions, 

and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,139,244. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 

hours; 47 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,412,302. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

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. 


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