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1Aff’d sub nom. CSX Transp., Inc. v. STB, 568 

F.3d 236 (D.C. Cir. 2009), and vacated in part on 

reh’g, CSX Transp., Inc. v. STB, 584 F.3d 1076 (D.C. 

Cir. 2009). 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 10429] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: JADE Act Questionnaire 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to August 

7, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

internet may comment on this notice by 

going to www.Regulations.gov. You can 

search for the document by entering 

‘‘Docket Number: DOS–2018–0018’’ in 

the Search field. Then click the 

‘‘Comment Now’’ button and complete 

the comment form. 

• Email: PRA_BurdenComments@

state.gov. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

JADE Act Questionnaire. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: New Collection. 

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R. 

• Form Number: DS–5537. 

• Respondents: Burmese applicants 

for U.S. visas. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,500. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

20,500. 

• Average Time per Response: 30 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

10,250 hours. 

• Frequency: Once per visa 

application. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

The Tom Lantos Block Burmese Jade 

Junta’s Anti-Democratic Efforts (JADE) 

Act of 2008, Public Law 110–286, 

renders certain individuals involved in 

specified Burmese organizations or 

activities ineligible for U.S. visas, 

including: leaders of the State Peace and 

Development Council (SPDC), the 

Burmese military, or the Union 

Solidarity Development Association 

(USDA); officials of the SPDC, the 

Burmese military, or the USDA involved 

in human rights violations and 

impeding democracy in Burma; and 

Burmese persons who provided 

substantial economic or political 

support to the SPDC, Burmese military, 

or USDA. Immediate family members of 

these individuals are also ineligible for 

United States visas. Department of State 

consular officers will use the 

information provided to evaluate and 

adjudicate the individual applicant’s 

eligibility for a visa consistent with 

these requirements. 

Methodology 

Visa applicants from Burma will fill 

out and submit the supplemental form 

and provide it to consular officers. 

Consular officers will use the form to 

screen for potential visa ineligibility 

under the JADE Act. 

Edward J Ramotowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–12333 Filed 6–7–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 9)] 

2017 Tax Information for Use in the 

Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Board is publishing, and 

providing the public an opportunity to 

comment on, the 2017 weighted average 

state tax rates for each Class I railroad, 

as calculated by the Association of 

American Railroads (AAR), for use in 

the Revenue Shortfall Allocation 

Method (RSAM). 

DATES: Comments are due by July 9, 

2018. If any comment opposing AAR’s 

calculation is filed, AAR’s reply will be 

due by July 30, 2018. If no comments 

are filed by the due date, AAR’s 

calculation of the 2017 weighted 

average state tax rates will be 

automatically adopted by the Board, 

effective July 10, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted either via the Board’s e-filing 

format or in traditional paper format. 

Any person using e-filing should attach 

a document and otherwise comply with 

the instructions at the E-FILING link on 

the Board’s website at http://

www.stb.gov. Any person submitting a 

filing in the traditional paper format 

should send an original and 10 copies 

referring to Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 

9) to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 

E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Fancher, (202) 245–0355. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

(800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

RSAM figure is one of three benchmarks 

that together are used to determine the 

reasonableness of a challenged rate 

under the Board’s Simplified Standards 

for Rail Rate Cases, EP 646 (Sub-No. 1), 

slip op. at 10 (STB served Sept. 5, 

2007),1 as further revised in Simplified 

Standards for Rail Rate Cases—Taxes in 

Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method, 

EP 646 (Sub-No. 2) (STB served Nov. 21, 

2008). RSAM is intended to measure the 

average markup that the railroad would 

need to collect from all of its 

‘‘potentially captive traffic’’ (traffic with 

a revenue-to-variable-cost ratio above 

180%) to earn adequate revenues as 

measured by the Board under 49 U.S.C. 

10704(a)(2) (i.e., earn a return on 

investment equal to the railroad 

industry cost of capital). Simplified 

Standards—Taxes in RSAM, slip op. at 

1. In Simplified Standards—Taxes in 

RSAM, slip op. at 3, 5, the Board 

modified its RSAM formula to account 

for taxes, as the prior formula 


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