23488 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 82 /Wednesday, April 29, 1998 / Notices

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22,

1998.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 98–11336 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33546]

Kokomo Grain Co., Inc.; Control

Exemption; The Central Railroad

Company of Indianapolis and The

Central Railroad Company of Indiana

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the

Board exempts from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323–25,

Kokomo Grain Co., Inc.’s, control of The

Central Railroad Company of

Indianapolis and The Central Railroad

Company of Indiana, Class III rail

carriers, through the acquisition of

controlling stock interest in their

noncarrier holding company, Central

Properties, Incorporated.

DATES: This exemption will be effective

May 29, 1998. Petitions to stay must be

filed by May 14, 1998, and petitions to

reopen must be filed by May 25, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of pleadings referring to STB

Finance Docket No. 33546 to: Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, send one copy of

pleadings to petitioner’s representative:

Thomas F. McFarland, Jr., 20 North

Wacker Drive, Suite 1330, Chicago, IL

60606–2902.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 565–1600. [TDD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 565–1695.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Board’s decision. To purchase a

copy of the full decision, write to, call,

or pick up in person from: DC News &

Data, Inc., 1925 K Street, N.W., Suite

210, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357. [Assistance for the

hearing impaired is available through

TDD Services (202) 565–1695.]

Decided: April 20, 1998.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11144 Filed 4–24–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices; Proposed

Collections; Comment Requests

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites

the general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on an information

collection that is due for renewed

approval by the Office of Management

and Budget. The Office of International

Financial Analysis within the

Department of the Treasury is soliciting

comments concerning Treasury

International Capital Form BC/BC(SA),

Reporting Bank’s Own Claims and

Selected Claims of Broker or Dealer, on

Foreigners, Denominated in Dollars; and

Treasury International Capital Form BL–

1/BL–1(SA), Reporting Bank’s Own

Liabilities, and Selected Liabilities of

Broker or Dealer, to Foreigners,

Denominated in Dollars.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 29, 1998 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Gary A. Lee, Manager, Treasury

International Capital Reporting System,

Department of the Treasury, Room 5452,

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,

Washington, DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the forms and instructions

should be directed to Gary A. Lee,

Manager, Treasury International Capital

Reporting System, Department of the

Treasury, Room 5465, 1500

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,

DC 20220, (202) 622–2270.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles: Treasury International Capital

Form BC/BC(SA), Reporting Bank’s

Own Claims and Selected Claims of

Broker or Dealer, on Foreigners,

Denominated in Dollars; and Treasury

Capital Form BL–1/BL–1(SA), Reporting

Bank’s Own Liabilities, and Selected

Liabilities of Broker or Dealer, to

Foreigners, Denominated in Dollars.

OMB Numbers: 1505–0017 and 1505–

0019.

Abstracts: Forms BC/BC(SA) and BL–

1/BL–1(SA) are part of the Treasury

International Capital (TIC) reporting

system, which is required by law (22

U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; EO 10033;

31 CFR 128), and is designed to collect

timely information on international

portfolio capital movements. Form BC/

BC(SA) is a monthly report (with a

semiannual supplement) report that

covers own U.S. dollar claims of banks,

other depository institutions, brokers

and dealers, vis-a-vis foreign residents.

Form BL–1/BL–1(SA) is a monthly

report (with a semiannual supplement)

that covers own U.S. dollar liabilities of

banks, other depository institutions,

brokers and dealers vis-a-vis foreign

residents. This information is necessary

for compiling the U.S. balance of

payments accounts, for calculating the

U.S. international investment position,

and for use in formulating U.S.

international financial and monetary

policies. Current Actions: No changes to

reporting requirements for either form

are proposed at this time.

Type of Review: Extensions.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Form BL–1/BL–1(SA) (1505–0017).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

825.

Estimated Average Time per

Respondent: Seven (7) hours per

respondent per filing.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 69,300 hours, based on 12

reporting periods per year.

Form BC/BC(SA) (1505–0019).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

900.

Estimated Average Time per

Respondent: Seven (7) hours per

respondent per filing.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 75,600 hours, based on 12

reporting periods per year.

Request For Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the requests for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. The public is

invited to submit written comments

concerning: whether Forms BC/BC(SA)

and BL–1/BL–1(SA) are necessary for

the proper performance of the functions

of the Office, including whether the

information collected has practical uses;

the accuracy of the above burden

estimates; ways to enhance the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; ways to

minimize the reporting and/or

recordkeeping burdens on respondents,

including the use of information

technologies to automate the collection

of the data; and estimates of capital or

start-up costs of operation, maintenance,

and purchases of services to provide

information.

Thomas Ashby McCown,

Director, Office of International Financial

Analysis.

[FR Doc. 98–11296 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]

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