61020 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 199 / Friday, October 13, 2000 / Notices

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible

so that the Board may take appropriate action before

the exemption’s effective date.

2Each offer of financial assistance must be

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is

set at $1000. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

notice to help ensure that interested

organizations and individuals are

informed about efforts to internationally

harmonize chemical hazard

classification and labeling, and have an

opportunity to offer comments.

Agencies participating in the U.S.

government interagency group include:

Department of State, Environmental

Protection Agency, Department of

Transportation, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, Consumer

Product Safety Commission, Food and

Drug Administration, Department of

Commerce, Department of Agriculture,

Department of Energy, Office of the U.S.

Trade Representative, and National

Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences. For more complete

information on the GHS process, please

refer to State Department Public Notice

2526, pages 15951–15957 of the Federal

Register of April 3, 1997.

This meeting will summarize the GHS

meetings that have taken place since the

previous public meeting on August 10,

2000 (see Department of State Public

Notice 3367 on pages 15951–15957 of

the Federal Register of July 21, 2000):

• The Seventh Meeting of the

Organization for Economic Cooperation

and Development (OECD) Extended

Expert Group on Aquatic Environmental

Hazards (Paris, September 4–5)

developed guidance for applying

harmonized hazard classification

criteria for the aquatic toxicity of

chemical substances and further

developed harmonized criteria for

chemical mixtures.

• The Tenth Meeting of the OECD

Task Force on Harmonization of

Classification and Labeling (Paris,

September 6–8) reached agreement on

harmonized hazard classification

criteria for several health effects for

chemical mixtures; approved hazard

classification criteria for target organ

and systemic toxicity; and agreed to

initiate the development of hazard

classification criteria for aspiration

hazards, water-activated corrosivity and

toxicity, and respiratory irritation.

Members of the interagency working

group will also outline U.S.

preparations for upcoming international

meetings:

• The Sixth Meeting of the

International Labor Organization (ILO)

Working Group of Hazard

Communication, October 30–November

2, Rome, Italy will develop and refine

options for harmonized chemical hazard

communication, such as labels and

material safety data sheets.

• The Seventeenth Consultation of

the IOMC Coordinating Group for the

Harmonization of Chemical

Classification Systems, November 2–3,

Rome, Italy will consider the need for

GHS guidance and other

implementation issues.

• The Twenty-first Session of the

United Nations Committee of Experts on

the Transport of Dangerous Goods,

December 5–14, Geneva, Switzerland

will host a working group on

classification criteria for physical

hazards, focusing on aerosol

flammability.

Interested organizations and

individuals are invited to present their

views orally and/or in writing at the

public meeting. Participants may

address other topics relating to

harmonization of chemical hazard

classification and labeling systems, and

identify issues of concern. Those

organizations/individuals that cannot

attend the October 24th meeting, but

wish to submit a written comment,

should provide Eunice Mourning, Office

of Environmental Policy, U.S.

Department of State (telephone 202–

647–9266; fax 202–647–5947) with their

statement and/or name, organization,

address, telephone and fax numbers,

and e-mail address. All written

comments will be placed in the OSHA

public docket (H–022H), which is open

Monday through Friday, from 10 am

until 4 pm, at the Department of Labor,

Room 2625, 200 Constitution Avenue

NW, Washington, DC; telephone 202–

219–7894; fax: 202–219–5046.

Interested organizations /individuals

that wish to receive future notifications

of GHS-related developments by email

should contact Mary Frances Lowe of

the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency at ‘‘lowe.maryfrances@epa.gov’’.

Dated: October 2, 2000.

Daniel T. Fantozzi,

Director, Office of Environmental Policy,

Department of State

[FR Doc. 00–26363 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–303 (Sub–No. 21X)]

Wisconsin Central Ltd.—Abandonment

Exemption—in Marquette County, MI

Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL) has

filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon an

approximately 8.84-mile line of its

railroad between milepost 154 and

milepost 162.84 in Marquette County,

MI. The line traverses United States

Postal Service Zip Codes 49855 and

49866.

WCL has certified that: (1) No local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on

the line can be rerouted over other lines;

(3) no formal complaint filed by a user

of rail service on the line (or by a state

or local government entity acting on

behalf of such user) regarding cessation

of service over the line either is pending

with the Surface Transportation Board

(Board) or with any U.S. District Court

or has been decided in favor of

complainant within the 2-year period;

and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR

1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR

1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR

1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR

1105.12 (newspaper publication), and

49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to

governmental agencies) have been met.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

must be filed. Provided no formal

expression of intent to file an offer of

financial assistance (OFA) has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on November 14, 2000, unless

stayed pending reconsideration.

Petitions to stay that do not involve

environmental issues,1 formal

expressions of intent to file an OFA

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by October 23,

2000. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by November 2,

2000, with: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: Michael J. Barron, Jr.,

Wisconsin Central Ltd., P.O. Box 5062,

Rosemont, IL 60017–5062.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

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WCL has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources. The

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by October 18, 2000.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,

Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423) or by calling

SEA, at (202) 565–1545. Comments on

environmental and historic preservation

matters must be filed within 15 days

after the EA becomes available to the

public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), WCL shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned the line. If

consummation has not been effected by

WCL’s filing of a notice of

consummation by October 13, 2001, and

there are no legal or regulatory barriers

to consummation, the authority to

abandon will automatically expire.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: October 4, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–26070 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 3, 2000.

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.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before November 13,

2000 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1546.

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue

Procedure 97–33.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: EFTPS (Electronic Federal Tax

Payment System).

Description: Some taxpayers are

required by regulations issued under

§ 6302(h) of the Internal Revenue Code

to make Federal Tax Deposits (FTDs)

using the Electronic Federal Tax

Payment System (EFTPS). Other

taxpayers may choose to voluntarily

participate in EFTPS. EFTPS requires

that a taxpayer complete an enrollment

form to provide the information the IRS

needs to properly credit the taxpayer’s

account. Revenue 97–33 provides

procedures and information that will

help taxpayers to electronically make

FTDs and tax payments through EFTPS.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households, Notfor-profit institutions, Farms, Federal

Government, State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

557,243.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Recordkeeper: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion,

Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semiannually, Annually, Biennially.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping

Burden: 278,622 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–26295 Filed 10–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 6, 2000.

The Department of the 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.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before November 13,

2000 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1694.

Revenue Ruling Number: Revenue

Ruling 2000–35.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Automatic Enrollment in

Section 403(b) Plans.

Description: Revenue Ruling 2000–35

describes certain criteria that must be

met before an employee’s compensation

can be reduced and contributed to an

employer’s section 403(b) plan in the

absence of an affirmative election by the

employee.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

institutions, State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 1 hour, 45 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion,

Annually.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping

Burden: 175 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1695.

Revenue Ruling Number: Revenue

Ruling 2000–33.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Deferred Compensation Plans of

State and Local Governments and TaxExempt Organizations.

Description: This revenue ruling

specifies the conditions the plan

sponsor should meet to automatically

defer a certain percentage of its

employees’ compensation into their

accounts in an eligible deferred

compensation plan.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

institutions, State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: On occasion,

Annually.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping

Burden: 500 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New