18164 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 71 / Monday, April 14, 1997 / Notices

with EPIC braking equipment to be

exempt from time interval requirements

of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR) Part 229.29. Specifically, the

waiver extends the required time

interval for cleaning, testing, and

inspecting locomotive air brake valves

from 736 calendar days to five years.

WABCO requests that the waiver

condition which limits the number of

locomotives to 1,000, be adjusted to

include all locomotives in the United

States that are equipped with EPIC 3102

and EPIC II electronic brake equipment.

The EPIC 3101 series electronic brake

equipment is not included in this

request.

As a result of the comments received

by FRA concerning this waiver petition,

FRA has determined that a public

hearing is necessary before a final

decision is made on this petition.

Accordingly, a public hearing is hereby

set for 10:00 a.m. on May 12, 1997, in

the 9th floor conference room, 1120

Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20005. Interested parties are

invited to present oral statements at this

hearing.

The hearing will be informal and

conducted in accordance with Rule 25

of FRA’s Rules of Practice (49 CFR part

211.25) by a representative designated

by FRA. FRA’s representative will make

an opening statement outlining the

scope of the hearing, as well as any

additional procedures for the conduct of

the hearing. The hearing will be a nonadversary proceeding in which all

interested parties will be given the

opportunity to express their views

regarding this waiver petition, without

cross-examination. After all initial

statements have been completed, those

persons wishing to make a brief rebuttal

will be given an opportunity to do so in

the same order in which initial

statements were made.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on March 31,

1997.

Phil Olekszyk,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program Implementation.

[FR Doc. 97–9454 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 851

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 Form

851, Affiliations Schedule.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 13, 1997 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 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 Martha R. Brinson,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Affiliations Schedule.

OMB Number: 1545–0025.

Form Number: Form 851.

Abstract: Form 851 is filed by the

parent corporation for an affiliated

group of corporations that files a

consolidated return (Form 1120). Form

851 provides IRS with information on

the names and identification numbers of

the members of the affiliated group, the

taxes paid by each member of the group,

and stock ownership, changes in stock

ownership and other information to

determine that each corporation is a

qualified member of the affiliated group

as defined in Internal Revenue Code

section 1504.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and Farms.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10

hr., 13 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 40,840.

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: April 4, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–9565 Filed 4–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 712

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 Form

712, Life Insurance Statement.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 13, 1997 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.