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1 In a notice of exemption filed on March 8, 2012, 

in Docket No. FD 35607, Manning Rail, Inc.— 

Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Manning 

Grain Company, Manning Rail, Inc., a noncarrier, 

seeks to acquire the line from MGC and operate it. 

That notice has been held in abeyance at the request 

of Manning Rail Inc. to permit it to investigate the 

history of the line. 

2While the verified notice indicates that MGC is 

seeking an exemption to authorize the acquisition 

‘‘retroactively,’’ MGC’s authority will be effective 

prospectively from April 20, 2012. 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU) [Pub. L. 109–59, 

119 Stat. 1144, August 10, 2005] enacted 

49 U.S.C. 14504a entitled ‘‘Unified 

carrier registration system plan and 

agreement.’’ Under the UCR Agreement, 

motor carriers, motor private carriers, 

brokers, freight forwarders, and leasing 

companies that are involved in 

interstate transportation register and pay 

certain fees. The UCR Plan’s Board of 

Directors must issue rules and 

regulations to govern the UCR 

Agreement. Section 14504a(a)(9) defines 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan as 

the organization of State, Federal, and 

industry representatives responsible for 

developing, implementing, and 

administering the UCR Agreement. 

Section 14504a(d)(1)(B) directed the 

Secretary to establish a Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

made up of 15 members from FMCSA, 

State governments, and the motor 

carrier industry. The Board also must 

recommend initial annual fees to be 

assessed against carriers, leasing 

companies, brokers, and freight 

forwarders under the UCRA, as well as 

any annual adjustments to those fees. 

Section 14504a(d)(1)(B) provides that 

the UCR Plan’s Board of Directors must 

consist of directors appointed by the 

Secretary as follows: 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration: One director must be 

selected from each of the FMCSA 4 

service areas (as defined by FMCSA on 

January 1, 2005) from among the chief 

administrative officers of the State 

agencies responsible for overseeing the 

administration of the UCR Agreement. 

State Agencies: The five directors 

selected to represent State agencies 

must be from among the professional 

staffs of State agencies responsible for 

overseeing the administration of the 

UCR Agreement. Nominees for these 

five directorships must be submitted to 

the Secretary by the national association 

of professional employees of the State 

agencies responsible for overseeing the 

administration of the UCR Agreement in 

their respective States. 

Motor Carrier Industry: Five directors 

must be from the motor carrier industry. 

At least one of the five motor carrier 

industry directors must be from ‘‘a 

national trade association representing 

the general motor carrier of property 

industry’’ and one of them must be from 

‘‘a motor carrier that falls within the 

smallest fleet fee bracket.’’ 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(the Department): One individual, either 

the FMCSA Deputy Administrator or 

such other Presidential appointee from 

the Department appointed by the 

Secretary, represents the Department. 

The establishment of the Board was 

announced in the Federal Register on 

May 12, 2006 (71 FR 27777). In that 

notice, the Agency recognized the 

American Trucking Associations, Inc. 

(ATA) as the national trade association 

representing the general motor carrier of 

property industry. ATA is a national 

affiliation of State trucking 

organizations representing the national, 

State and local interests of the 50 

affiliated State trucking associations; 

and the interests of specialized areas of 

the trucking industry through 

conferences and councils. The Agency 

selected the Owner-Operator 

Independent Drivers Association 

(OOIDA) as the organization from which 

to appoint an individual to represent 

motor carriers comprising the smallest 

fleet fee bracket. OOIDA is a national 

trade association representing the 

interests of small trucking companies 

and drivers. 

Each of the five current directors from 

the motor carrier industry serves a term 

of 3 years that will expire on May 31, 

2012. These directors may continue to 

serve until their replacements are 

appointed; each of them may be 

reappointed (49 U.S.C. 

14504a(d)(1)(D)(iii) and (iv)). Today’s 

publication serves as a notice requesting 

nominations for and public comment on 

possible appointment of the five 

members of the motor carrier industry 

in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 14504a(d). 

Board Member Nominations 

FMCSA seeks either nominations of, 

or expressions of interest from, 

individuals to serve as members of the 

board of directors for the UCR Plan from 

the motor carrier industry. Nominations 

or expressions of interest should 

indicate that the person nominated or 

recommended meets the statutory 

requirements specified in 49 U.S.C. 

14504a(d)(1)(B)(iii). Nominations or 

expressions of interest must be 

transmitted by means of the procedures 

for comments specified earlier in this 

notice. FMCSA and the Department will 

make the appointments for the five 

members from the motor carrier 

industry for three-year terms, expiring 

on May 31, 2015. FMCSA and the 

Department will consider the objectives 

specified in the statute for the UCR Plan 

and Agreement when making the 

appointments. 

Issued on: March 29, 2012. 

Kelly Leone, 

Associate Administrator, Research and 

Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8387 Filed 4–5–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35612] 

Manning Grain Company; Acquisition 

and Operation Exemption; Fillmore 

Western Railway Company 

Manning Grain Company (MGC), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

acquire from Fillmore Western Railway 

Company (FWRC) and operate a 7.1- 

mile rail line between its point of 

connection with BNSF Railway 

Company at milepost 8.1 at or near 

Fairmont and terminus at milepost 15.2 

at or near Burress, in Fillmore County, 

Neb. (the Line). 

The Line is part of an approximately 

23.2-mile rail line (the FairmontMilligan line) that FWRC was 

authorized to abandon in Fillmore 

Western Ry.—Aban. Exemption—in 

Fillmore Cnty., Neb., AB 492 (Sub-No. 

2X) (STB served June 27, 2001). MGC 

acquired the Line from FWRC in 2005. 

MGC states that, at that time, it believed 

it was acquiring the Line as private 

industrial track, but that it since has 

learned that FWRC did not consummate 

its abandonment authority for the 

Fairmont-Milligan line by filing a notice 

of consummation. Thus, MGC states, it 

unknowingly became a rail carrier by 

virtue of its 2005 acquisition of the 

Line.1

The effective date of the exemption 

will be April 20, 2012 (30 days after the 

verified notice was filed).2

MGC certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed $5 million 

and will not exceed those that would 

qualify it as a Class III rail carrier. 

If the verified 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 effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions to stay must be 

filed no later than April 13, 2012 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 67 / Friday, April 6, 2012 / Notices 20883 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35612, 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 Thomas F. McFarland, 

Thomas F. McFarland, P.C., 208 South 

LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 

60604–1112. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 3, 2012. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8358 Filed 4–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 3, 2012. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before May 7, 2012 to be assured of 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestion for reducing the burden, to 

the (1) Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attention: 

Desk Officer for Treasury, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, or email at 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV and 

to the (2) Treasury PRA Clearance 

Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Suite 11020, Washington, DC 20220, or 

on-line at www.PRAComment.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 927–5331, 

email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire 

information collection request maybe 

found at www.reginfo.gov. 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

(FinCEN) 

OMB Number: 1506–0019. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: Suspicious Activity Report by 

Securities and Futures Industries and 31 

CFR 1026.320 and 1023.320. 

Abstract: Treasury is requiring certain 

securities broker-dealers, futures 

commission merchants and introducing 

brokers in commodities to file 

suspicious activity reports. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1. 

Dawn D. Wolfgang, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8268 Filed 4–5–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation 

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 collection 

requirements related to travel expenses 

of state legislators. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before June 5, 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 form and instructions 

should be directed to Joel Goldberger, 

(202) 927–9368 at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the Internet at 

Joel.P.Goldberger@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Travel Expenses of State 

Legislators. 

OMB Number: 1545–2115. 

Form Number: T.D. 9481. 

Abstract: This document contains 

final regulations relating to travel 

expenses of state legislators while away 

from home. The regulations affect 

eligible state legislators who make the 

election under section 162(h) of the 

Internal Revenue Code (Code). The 

regulations clarify the amount of travel 

expenses that a state legislator may 

deduct under section 162(h). 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7400. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: .50 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3700. 

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: March 28, 2012. 

Yvette B. Lawrence, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8255 Filed 4–5–12; 8:45 am] 

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