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1 ICE is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cedar 

American Rail Holdings, Inc. which in turn is 

wholly owned by DME. 

2User indicates that this is a ‘‘reinstatement’’ of 

a previous trackage rights agreement between the 

same parties and also involving the abovereferenced track, in STB Finance Docket No. 34790, 

which expired on November 22, 2006. They also 

state that the temporary trackage rights agreement 

in that proceeding will be incorporated by reference 

in this proceeding as modified by agreement 

between User and BNSF signed on April 25, 2007, 

and filed herein. A request for a protective order 

was filed concurrently with this exemption and will 

be addressed in a separate decision. 

3 User states that the parties have agreed on the 

possible extension of the temporary trackage rights. 

Any temporary trackage rights extension agreement 

must be filed with the Board. 

unloading operations and carry the 

operating procedures on each vehicle; 

(2) inspection, maintenance, marking, 

and testing requirements for the cargo 

tank discharge system, including 

delivery hose assemblies; and (3) 

requirements for emergency discharge 

control equipment on certain cargo tank 

motor vehicles transporting liquefied 

compressed gases that must be installed 

and certified by a Registered Inspector. 

(See sections 173.315(n); 177.840(l); 

180.405; 180.407(h); and 180.416(b), (d) 

and (f)) 

Affected Public: Carriers in liquefied 

compressed gas service, manufacturers 

and repairers. 

Recordkeeping: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,958. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

920,530. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

200,615. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 16, 

2007. 

Theodore L. Willke, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Hazardous Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. E7–9872 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35023] 

Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad 

Corporation and Iowa, Chicago & 

Eastern Railroad Corporation—

Temporary Trackage Rights 

Exemption—BNSF Railway Company 

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has 

agreed to grant non-exclusive temporary 

overhead trackage rights to the Dakota, 

Minnesota & Eastern Railroad 

Corporation (DME), and the Iowa, 

Chicago & Eastern Railroad Corporation 

(ICE) 1 (DME and ICE are referred to 

collectively as ‘‘User’’) over BNSF’s 

lines between milepost 146.0 on BNSF’s 

Corson Subdivision at Sioux Falls, SD, 

and milepost 705.5 on BNSF’s Aberdeen 

Subdivision at Wolsey, SD, a distance of 

approximately 149.8 miles.2

The transaction is scheduled to be 

consummated on or after June 1, 2007, 

the effective date of the exemption (30 

days after the exemption was filed). The 

temporary trackage rights will expire on 

November 22, 2007.3

The purpose of the temporary 

trackage rights is solely for the overhead 

movement of User’s business cars (and 

engines and end-of-train devices 

required to operate those business cars). 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee affected by the acquisition of 

the temporary trackage rights will be 

protected by the conditions imposed in 

Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.—Trackage 

Rights—BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 

modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—

Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 

(1980), and any employee affected by 

the discontinuance of those trackage 

rights will be protected by the 

conditions set out in Oregon Short Line 

R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 

I.C.C. 91 (1979). 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(8). If it 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. Any 

stay petition must be filed on or before 

May 25, 2007 (at least 7 days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35023, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each 

pleading must be served on Michael J. 

Barron, Jr., Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 

North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, 

IL 60606. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: May 11, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–9911 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[PS–163–84] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

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 an 

existing final regulation, PS–163–84 (TD 

8439), Treatment of Transactions 

Between Partners and Partnerships 

§§ 1.707–3(c)(2), 1.707–5(a)(7)(ii), 

1.707–6(c) and 1.707–8. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 23, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to R. Joseph Durbala at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202)622–3634, or 

through the internet at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Treatment of Transactions 

Between Partners and Partnerships. 

OMB Number: 1545–1243. Regulation 

Project Number: PS–163–84. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code 

section 707(a)(2) provides that if there 

are transfers of money or property 

between a partner and a partnership, the 

transfer will be treated, in certain 

situations, as a disguised sale between 

the partner and the partnership. The 

regulations require that the partner or 

the partnership should disclose the 

transfer and certain attendant facts in 

some situations. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 


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Estimated Time Per Respondents: 

7,500. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,500. 

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. 

Approved: May 16, 2007. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–9857 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[REG–124405–03, TD 9168 (final)] 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

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 an 

existing final regulation. TD 9168, 

Optional 10-Year Write-off of Certain 

Tax Preferences. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 23, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the for and instructions should 

be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, at 

(202) 622–3634, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or through the internet, at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Optional 10-Year Write-off of 

Certain Tax Preferences. 

OMB Number: 1545–1903. 

Regulation Project Number: REG–

124405–03 [TD 9168 (final)]. 

Abstract: This collection of 

information is required by the IRS to 

verify compliance with section 59(e). 

This information will be used to 

determine whether the amount of tax 

has been calculated correctly. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, Businesses and other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Hours: 

10,000. 

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. 

Approved: May 16, 2007. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–9861 Filed 5–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 1040–C 

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 

1040–C, U.S. Departing Alien Income 

Tax Return. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 23, 2007 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 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 R. Joseph Durbala 


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