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1A redacted version of the Agreement between 

NSR and ISRR was filed with the notice of 

exemption. ISRR simultaneously filed a motion for 

protective order for approval to file under seal the 

unredacted version of the Agreement. That motion 

will be addressed in a separate decision. 

2Accompanying its verified notice of exemption, 

ISRR also filed a request to waive the requirement 

at 49 CFR 1180.4(g)(1) that the verified notice be 

filed at least 30 days before the transaction is 

consummated. In a separate decision served today, 

the Board is denying that request. 

SUMMARY: The Board has approved the 

second quarter 2012 rail cost adjustment 

factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by 

the Association of American Railroads. 

The second quarter 2012 RCAF 

(Unadjusted) is 1.185. The second 

quarter 2012 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.520. 

The second quarter 2012 RCAF–5 is 

0.492. 

DATES: Effective Date: April 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245–0333. Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the 

hearing impaired: (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. 

Copies of the decision may be 

purchased by contacting the Office of 

Public Assistance, Governmental 

Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245– 

0238. Assistance for the hearing 

impaired is available through FIRS at 

(800) 877–8339. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or energy conservation. 

Decided: March 19, 2012. 

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice 

Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner 

Begeman. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7048 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35602] 

Indiana Southern Railroad, LLC— 

Temporary Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Norfolk Southern Railway 

Company 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NSR), pursuant to a written trackage 

rights agreement (Agreement), has 

agreed to grant overhead temporary 

trackage rights to Indiana Southern 

Railroad, LLC (ISRR) over NSR’s line of 

railroad between Oakland City Junction, 

Ind. (milepost 0.8 EJ) and Enosville, Ind. 

(milepost 4.8 EJ), a distance of 

approximately 4 miles.1

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after April 8, 2012, the effective 

date of the exemption (30 days after the 

verified notice of exemption was filed).2

The temporary trackage rights are 

scheduled to expire on December 31, 

2012. The purpose of the temporary 

trackage rights is to bridge loaded and 

empty coal trains between trackage at 

Log Creek Mine at Enosville and ISRR’s 

tracks at Oakland City Junction for 

further movement over ISRR’s line to 

Indiana Power and Light’s generating 

plant at Petersburg, Ind. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employees affected by the acquisition of 

the temporary trackage rights will be 

protected by the conditions imposed in 

Norfolk & Western Railway—Trackage 

Rights—Burlington Northern, Inc., 354 

I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in 

Mendocino Coast Railway, Inc.—Lease 

& Operate—California Western 

Railroad, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980), and any 

employees affected by the 

discontinuance of those trackage rights 

will be protected by the conditions set 

out in Oregon Short Line Railroad & The 

Union Pacific Railroad—Abandonment 

Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & 

Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville 

Counties, Idaho, 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. 

Petitions for stay must be filed no later 

than March 30, 2012 (at least 7 days 

before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35602, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on John W. Humes, Jr., Senior 

Counsel, Rail America, Inc., 7411 

Fullerton Street, Jacksonville, FL 32256. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: March 19, 2012. 

By the Board. 

Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2012–7053 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request; Office of the Procurement 

Executive 

AGENCY: Department of Treasury, 

Departmental Offices. 

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)). The Department of the 

Treasury, Office of the Procurement 

Executive, is soliciting comments on 

these collections of information that are 

scheduled to expire. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before May 22, 2012 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

www.PRAComment.gov. To provide 

your comments, selected the ‘‘comment 

page’’ link and follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

email: 

Frenando.Tonolete@treasury.gov. The 

subject line should contain the OMB 

number and title for which you are 

commenting. 

Mail: Fernando Tonolete, Office of the 

Procurement Executive, Department of 

the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Metropolitan Square, Suite 6B517, 

Washington DC 20220. 

All responses to this notice will be 

included in the request for OMB’s 

approval. All comments will also 

become a matter of public record. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

request a copy of the information 

collection should be directed to 

Fernando Tonolete (202) 622–6416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Number: 1505–0080. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Post-Contract Award 

Information. 

Abstract: Information requested of 

contractors is specific to each contract 

and is required for Treasury to properly 

evaluate the progress made and/or 

management controls used by 

contractors providing supplies or 

services to the Government, and to 


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determine contractors’ compliance with 

the contracts, in order to protect the 

Government’s interest. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,213. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 24. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 221,118. 

OMB Number: 1505–0081. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Solicitation of Proposal 

Information for Award of Public 

Contracts. 

Abstract: Information requested of 

offerors is specific to each procurement 

solicitation, and is required for Treasury 

to properly evaluate the capabilities and 

experience of potential contractors who 

desire to provide the supplies or 

services to be acquired. Evaluation will 

be used to determine which proposal 

most benefit the Government. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

32,345. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 9. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 291,103. 

OMB Number: 1505–0107. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Regulation Agency Protests. 

Abstract: Information is requested of 

contractors so that the Government will 

be able to evaluate protests effectively 

and provide prompt resolution of issues 

in dispute when contractors file 

protests. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. 

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 has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (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. 

Dawn D. Wolfgang, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6991 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810– 25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

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)). The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning information 

collection requirements related to 

information with respect to certain 

foreign-owned corporations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 22, 2012 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Yvette B. Lawrence, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Joel Goldberger at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 927–9368, or 

through the Internet at Joel.P.

Goldberger@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Information With Respect to 

Certain Foreign-Owned Corporations. 

OMB Number: 1545–1191. 

Regulation Project Number: T.D. 8353. 

Abstract: This document contains 

final Income Tax Regulations relating to 

information that must be reported and 

records that must be maintained under 

section 6038A of the Internal Revenue 

Code. These regulations are necessary to 

provide appropriate guidance for 

affected reporting corporations and 

related parties. The regulations affect 

any reporting corporation (that is, 

certain domestic corporations and 

foreign corporations) as well as certain 

related parties of the reporting 

corporation. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

these existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

63,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 630,000. 

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. 


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