69992 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 21, 2000 / Notices

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. 33956, 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, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Fritz R.

Kahn, Esq., 1920 N Street, NW., 8th

Floor, Washington, DC 20036–1601.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

Decided: November 13, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 583X)]

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Ohio

County, WV

On November 1, 2000, CSX

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) filed with

the Surface Transportation Board

(Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502

for exemption from the provisions of 49

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a portion of its

line of railroad in the Central Region,

known as its Allegheny Division, Ohio

River Subdivision, extending from

railroad Milepost BN–0.63 to railroad

Milepost BN–2.51 in Wheeling, Ohio

County, WV, a distance of 1.88 miles.

The line traverses United States Postal

Service Zip Code 26003 and includes no

stations.

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in the railroad’s

possession will be made available

promptly to those requesting it.

The interest of railroad employees

will be protected by the labor protective

conditions imposed in Oregon Short

Line R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen,

360 I.C.C. 91 (1979).

By issuing this notice, the Board is

instituting an exemption proceeding

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final

decision will be issued by February 16,

2001.

Any offer of financial assistance

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will

be due no later than 10 days after

service of a decision granting the

petition for exemption. Each offer must

be accompanied by a $1,000 filing fee.

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

All interested persons should be

aware that, following abandonment of

rail service and salvage of the line, the

line may be suitable for other public

use, including interim trail use. Any

request for a public use condition under

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be

due no later than December 11, 2000.

Each trail use request must be

accompanied by a $150 filing fee. See 49

CFR 1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–55

(Sub-No. 583X) and must be sent to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Natalie S. Rosenberg, 500

Water Street–J150, Jacksonville, FL

32202. Replies to the CSXT petition are

due on or before December 11, 2000.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to

the full abandonment or discontinuance

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.

Questions concerning environmental

issues may be directed to the Board’s

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) at (202) 565–1545 [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available at 1–800–

877–8339.]

An environmental assessment (EA (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by SEA will be

served upon all parties of record and

upon any agencies or other persons who

commented during its preparation.

Other interested persons may contact

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS).

EAs in these abandonment proceedings

normally will be made available within

60 days of the filing of the petition. The

deadline for submission of comments on

the EA will generally be within 30 days

of its service.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

Decided: November 14, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

November 13, 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 December 21, 2000

to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1440.

Regulation Project Number: INTL–64–

93.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Conduit Arrangements

Regulations.

Description: This document contains

regulations relating to when the district

director may recharacterize a financing

arrangement as a conduit arrangement.

Such recharacterization will affect the

amount of withholding tax due on

financing transactions that are part of

the financing arrangement. These

regulations will affect withholding

agents and foreign investors.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

1,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Recordkeeper: 10 hours.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

10,000 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.

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