3390 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 14 /Thursday, January 22, 1998 / 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 $900. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

(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.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment 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 February 21, 1998, 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 February 2,

1998. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by February 11,

1998, 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: Charles M. Rosenberger,

Senior Counsel, CSX Transportation,

Inc., 500 Water Street J150, Jacksonville,

FL 32202.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

CSXT has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources. The

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by January 27, 1998.

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), CSXT shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned the line. If

consummation has not been effected by

CSXT’s filing of a notice of

consummation by January 22, 1999, and

there are no legal or regulatory barriers

to consummation, the authority to

abandon will automatically expire.

Decided: January 12, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1527 Filed 1–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

January 12, 1998.

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.

Special Request

In order to begin the survey described

below in early February 1998, the

Department of the Treasury is

requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by January 15, 1998. To obtain a copy

of this study, please contact the Internal

Revenue Service Clearance Officer at the

address listed below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: M:SP:V 98–001G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Revenue Agent Competencies

Structured Group Interviews.

Description: The objective of these

structured group interviews is to gather

feedback from Tax Practitioners to assist

IRS in developing a complete list of the

performance competencies required of

Revenue Agents. Because Tax

Practitioners work intimately with

Revenue Agents on audits, their input is

vital in developing a complete picture of

the competencies required. Corporate

Education will conduct a series of four

structured groups which will be held in

Philadelphia, Pa., Jacksonville, Fl., St.

Louis, Mo. and Oakland, Ca.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

32.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 3 hours.

Frequency of Response: Other (onetime only).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 51

hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–1500 Filed 1–21–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

January 13, 1998.

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.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: New.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: New collection.

Title: 1988 Electronic Tax

Administration Attitudinal Tracking

Study.

Description: The survey is being

conducted to establish a baseline

measure of public knowledge and

acceptance of Electronic Tax