Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 208 / Thursday, October 26, 2000 / Notices 64277

1On October 16, 2000, UP filed a petition for

exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 33948 (SubNo. 1), Union Pacific Railroad Company—Trackage

Rights Exemption—The Burlington Northern and

Santa Fe Railway Company, wherein UP requests

that the Board permit the proposed overhead

trackage rights arrangement described in the present

proceeding to expire on February 15, 2001. That

petition will be addressed by the Board in a

separate decision.

Issued in Orlando, Florida on October 19,

2000.

John W. Reynolds,

Acting Manager, Orlando Airports District

Office, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 00–27594 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

In accordance with Part 211 of Title

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

notice is hereby given that the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) received

a request for a waiver of compliance

with certain requirements of its safety

standards. The individual petition is

described below, including the party

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested, and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

Minnesota Northern Railroad

[Docket Number FRA–2000–7948]

The Minnesota Northern Railroad

(MNN) of Crookston, Minnesota, has

petitioned for a permanent waiver of

compliance for two locomotives from

the requirements of the Safety Glazing

Standards, 49 CFR part 223, which

requires certified glazing in all

locomotive windows, except those

locomotives used in yard service. The

railroad indicates that the locomotives

are most often used in yard service at

Crookston and Thief River Falls,

Minnesota, but may occasionally be

utilized in road service. MNN states that

the railroad operates in a rural area of

northwestern Minnesota with the largest

cities being Crookston (population

8,100) and Thief River Falls (population

8,400).

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number FRA–2000–

7948) and must be submitted in

triplicate to the Docket Clerk, DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. Communications received within

45 days of the date of this notice will

be considered by FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400

Seventh Street S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590. All documents in the public

docket are also available for inspection

and copying on the Internet at the

docket facility’s web site at http://

dms.dot.gov.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 18,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–27516 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33948]

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Trackage Rights Exemption—The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company (BNSF) has agreed to

grant overhead trackage rights to Union

Pacific Railroad Company (UP) over

BNSF’s rail line between BNSF milepost

885.2 near Bakersfield, CA, and BNSF

milepost 1120.54 near Stockton, CA, a

distance of 235 miles.1

The transaction is scheduled to be

consummated on October 20, 2000.

The purpose of the trackage rights is

to permit UP to use the BNSF trackage

when UP’s trackage is out of service for

scheduled maintenance.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees affected by the trackage

rights will be protected by the

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

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

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.-Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). 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.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33948 must be filed with the

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each

pleading must be served on Robert T.

Opal, 1416 Dodge Street, Room 830,

Omaha, NE 68179.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: October 19, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27559 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–33 (Sub–No. 161X)]

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in

McLennan County, TX

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)

has filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments and Discontinuances of

Service and Trackage Rights to abandon

2,261 feet of railroad of the former Texas

Central Railroad from Chainage Station

35+00 to Chainage Station 57+61 in

Waco, McLennan County, TX. The line

traverses United States Postal Service

Zip Code 76704.

UP has certified that: (1) No local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead

traffic moving over the line; (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.

64278 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 208 / Thursday, October 26, 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).

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment and discontinuance 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 25, 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 November 6,

2000. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by November 15,

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: James P. Gatlin, General

Attorney, Union Pacific Railroad

Company, 1416 Dodge Street, Room

830, Omaha, NE 68179.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

UP has filed an environmental report

which addresses the effects, if any, of

the abandonment and discontinuance

on the environment and historic

resources. The Section of Environmental

Analysis (SEA) will issue an

environmental assessment (EA) by

October 31, 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), UP shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned its line. If

consummation has not been effected by

UP’s filing of a notice of consummation

by October 26, 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 18, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27439 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 16, 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 27,

2000 to be assured of consideration.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms (BATF)

OMB Number: 1512–0539.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Statement of Process-Marking of

Plastic Explosives for the Purpose of

Detection.

Description: The information

contained in the statement of process is

required to ensure compliance with the

provisions of Public Law 104–132. This

information will be used to ensure that

plastic explosives.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 30 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Quarterly.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 16

hours.

Clearance Officer: Frank Bowers (202)

927–8930, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms, Room 3200, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226.

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. 00–27472 Filed 10–25–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

October 16, 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 27,

2000 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–0043.

Form Number: IRS Form 972.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Consent of Shareholder To

Include Specific Amount in Gross

Income.

Description: Form 972 is filed by

shareholders of corporations to elect to

include an amount in gross income as

a dividend. The IRS uses Form 972 as

a check to see if an amended return is

filed to include the amount in income

and to determine if the corporation

claimed the correct amount.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 400.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—13 min.

Learning about the law or the form—4

min.