47720 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 175 / Wednesday, September 10, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[FRA Docket Number H–97–6]

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

In accordance with Title 49 CFR 211.9

and 211.41, notice is hereby given that

the Union Pacific Railroad (UP) has

petitioned the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) for exemption

from or waiver of compliance with a

requirement of its safety standards. The

petition is described below, including

the regulatory provisions involved, and

the nature of the relief being requested.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis of their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate waiver petition docket

number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket

Number H–97–6) and must be submitted

in triplicate to the Docket Clerk, Office

of Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad

Administration, Nassif Building, 400

Seventh Street S.W., Mail Stop 10,

Washington, D.C. 20590.

Communications received within 45

days of the date of publication of this

notice will be considered by FRA before

final action is taken. Comments received

after that date will be considered as far

as practicable. All written

communications concerning these

proceedings are available for

examination during regular business

hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) in Room 7051,

1120 Vermont Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C.

The UP requests a waiver of

compliance with certain provisions of

FRA Safety Regulations (Hours of

Service of Railroad Employees). The

waiver requested seeks relief from 49

CFR 228.9(a)(1) for the UP to utilize a

computerized system of recording hours

of duty data. Section 228.9(a)(1) requires

that records maintained under § 228 be

signed by the employee whose time is

being recorded, or in the case of train

and engine crews, signed by the ranking

crewmember. The UP seeks to establish

a computerized system of recording

hours of duty information which would

not comply with the above requirements

for a ‘‘signature’’ of the employee or

ranking crewmember. The UP proposes

that each employee will have his or her

own personal identification number

‘‘PIN’’ which will remain confidential to

the employee. When accessing the

computer for input of the hours of

service record, required by § 228.11, the

‘‘PIN’’ will not appear on the computer

screen when the employee enters his or

her number. The ‘‘PIN’’ is proposed to

satisfy the signature requirements of the

‘‘Hours of Service of Railroad

Employees.’’ The railroad maintains that

the change is in the best interests of all

parties, in that, it will reduce

unnecessary paperwork and the costs

associated therein while providing the

railroad, its employees and the FRA

with a superior level of information on

a more timely basis than is currently

available.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on September

2, 1997.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 97–23867 Filed 9–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

August 20, 1997.

The Department of 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 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–0950.

Form Number: IRS Form 23.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Application for Enrollment to

Practice Before the Internal Revenue

Service.

Description: Form 23 must be

completed by those who desire to be

enrolled to practice before the Internal

Revenue Service. The information on

the form will be used by the Director of

Practice to determine the qualifications

and eligibility of applicants for

enrollment.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Federal Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,400.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: Other (onetime filing).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

2,400 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Dale A. Morgan,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–23868 Filed 9–9–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Secretary

List of Countries Requiring

Cooperation With an International

Boycott

In order to comply with the mandate

of section 999(a)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code of 1986, the Department

of the Treasury is publishing a current

list of countries which may require

participation in, or cooperation with, an

international boycott (within the

meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the

Internal Revenue Code of 1986).

On the basis of the best information

currently available to the Department of

the Treasury, the following countries

may require participation in, or

cooperation with, an international

boycott (within the meaning of section

999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code

of 1986):

Bahrain

Iraq

Kuwait

Lebanon

Libya

Oman

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Syria

United Arab Emirates

Yemen, Republic of

Dated: September 3, 1997.

Joseph Guttentag,

International Tax Counsel (Tax Policy).

[FR Doc. 97–23963 Filed 9–9–97; 8:45 am]

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