9236 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 40 / Friday, February 28, 1997 / Notices

1 Due to the Board’s scheduled relocation on

March 16, 1997, any filings made after March 16,

1997, must be filed with the Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1925 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20423–0001.

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

If the 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. 33354, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423.1 In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served

on: Walter T. Merrill, Durbano &

Merrill, 3340 Harrison Boulevard, Suite

200, Ogden, UT 84403.

Decided: February 19, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–4867 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

February 21, 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.

Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD)

OMB Number: 1535–0013.

Form Number: PD F 1048 and PD F

2243.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Application for Relief on

Account of Loss, Theft or Destruction of

U.S. Savings and Retirement Securities

(1048); and Statement Concerning U.S.

Securities (2243).

Description: PD F 1048 and PD F 2243

are used by owner(s) or others having

knowledge to request substitute

securities or payment of lost, stolen or

destroyed securities.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

80,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 25 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

32,000 hours.

OMB Number: 1535–0035.

Form Number: PD F 4881.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Application for payment of

United States Savings Bonds/Notes or

Related Checks in an Amount NOT

Exceeding $1,000 by the Survivor of a

Deceased Owner Whose Estate is NOT

Being Administered.

Description: PD F 4881 is used by

survivors of deceased bond owners to

apply for proceeds from bonds, or

related checks.

Respondents: Individual or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,965.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 25 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

991 hours.

OMB Number: 1535–0036.

Form Number: PD F 2513.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Application by Voluntary

Guardian on Incompetent Owner of

United States Savings Bonds/Notes.

Description: PD F 2513 is used by the

voluntary guardian of incompetent bond

owner(s) to establish the applicant’s

right to act on behalf of the incompetent

owner.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

7,650.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 20 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

2,600 hours.

OMB Number: 1535–0064.

Form Number: PD F 1980 and PD F

2490.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Description of United States

Savings Bonds Series HH/H (1980); and

Description of United States Bonds/

Notes (2490).

Description: PD F 1980 and PD F 2490

are used by an owner of United States

Bonds/Notes to describe their holdings.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

19,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 6 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

1,900 hours.

Clearance Officer: Vicki S. Thorpe,

(304) 480–6553, Bureau of the Public

Debt, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg,

West VA 26106–1328.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–4981 Filed 2–27–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–40–P

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

February 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.

Special Request: In order to begin the

survey described below in April 1997,

the Department of the Treasury is

requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by March 4, 1997. To obtain a copy of

this survey, please contact the IRS

Clearance Officer at the address listed

below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: M:SP:V 97–004G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: 1–900 Tax Practitioner Hotline

Focus Group Interviews.

Description: The IRS is conducting a

series of nine (9) focus group interviews

with tax practitioners. The objective of

these focus groups is to determine:

• Are they willing to pay for the 1–

900 hotline service?

• What services would they be

willing to pay for?

• What services would they not be

willing to pay for?

• Their suggestions for alternatives to

a 1–900 hotline?