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2000. The earliest the transaction can be

consummated is December 7, 2000, the

effective date of the exemption (7 days

after the exemption was filed).

NSR has filed its notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) as the

proposed renewal of its lease with

Yadkin is exempt because it is within

the NSR corporate family and will not

result in adverse changes in service

levels, operational changes, or a change

in the competitive balance with carriers

outside the NSR corporate family.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee affected by the transaction

will be protected by the conditions

imposed in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—

Lease and Operate, 354 I.C.C. 732

(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast

Ry., Inc.—Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C.

653 (1980), aff’d sub nom. RLEA v. ICC,

675 F.2d 1248 (D.C. Cir. 1982).

If the 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 transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33951, 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 Maquiling

B. Parkerson, Esq., Norfolk Southern

Corporation, Three Commercial Place,

Norfolk, VA 23510–2191.

Decided: December 5, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director,

Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[PS–80–93]

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)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning an

existing final regulation, PS–80–93 (TD

8645), Rules for Certain Rental Real

Estate Activities (Section 1.469–9).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before February 12, 2001

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the regulation should be

directed to Martha R. Brinson, (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

room 5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Rules for Certain Rental Real

Estate Activities.

OMB Number: 1545–1455.

Regulation Project Number: PS–80–

93.

Abstract: This regulation provides

rules relating to the treatment of rental

real estate activities of certain taxpayers

under the passive activity loss and

credit limitations of Internal Revenue

Code section 469.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, and business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20,100.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 9

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3,015.

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: November 29, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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