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in an efficient and economical route for

the shippers in the City of Sacramento.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees affected by the trackage

rights will be protected by the

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). If it 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. 33616, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Joseph D.

Anthofer, Esq., 1416 Dodge Street, #830,

Omaha, NE 68179.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: June 17, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–16804 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Financial Management Service;

Proposed Collection of Information:

Depositor’s Application To Withdraw

Postal Savings

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Financial Management

Service, 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 a

continuing information collection. By

this notice, the Financial Management

Service solicits comments concerning

the form ‘‘Depositor’s Application to

Withdraw Postal Savings.’’

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 24, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Financial Management Service, 3361–

L 75th Avenue, Landover, Maryland

20785.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Mary Morris,

Credit Accounting Branch, 3700 EastWest Highway, Hyattsville, Maryland

20782, (202) 874–7801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the financial

Management Service solicits comments

on the collection of information

described below.

Title: Depositor’s Application to

withdraw Postal Savings.

OMB Number: 1510–0034.

Form Number: POD 315.

Abstract: This form is used as an

application for payment of Postal

Savings account to depositor or other

legal representatives. The information

on this form is used to identify the

depositor or legal recipient thereby

insuring payment is made to the

appropriate agency.

Current Actions: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,075.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 538.

Comments: Comments submitted in

response to this notice will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget 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.

Dated: June 19, 1998.

Diane E. Clark,

Assistant Commissioner, Management.

[FR Doc. 98–16863 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8396

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning Form 8396,

Mortgage Interest Credit.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 24, 1998

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: Mortgage Interest Credit.

OMB Number: 1545–0930.

Form Number: 8396.

Abstract: Form 8396 is used by

individual taxpayers to claim a credit

against their tax for a portion of the

interest paid on a home mortgage in

connection with a qualified mortgage

credit certificate. Internal Revenue Code

section 25 allows the credit and Code

section 163(g) provides that the

mortgage interest deduction will be

reduced by the credit. The IRS uses the

information on the form to verify the

mortgage interest credit taken and to

verify that the mortgage interest

deducted on Schedule A (Form 1040)

has been reduced by the allowable

credit.

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: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

30,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hr.,

49 min.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 54,300.

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: June 16, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16841 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 1099–B

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning Form 1099–B,

Proceeds From Broker and Barter

Exchange Transactions.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 24, 1998

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: Proceeds From Broker and

Barter Exchange Transactions.

OMB Number: 1545–0715.

Form Number: 1099–B.

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

section 6045 requires the filing of an

information return by brokers to report

the gross proceeds from transactions

and by barter exchanges to report

exchanges of property or services. Form

1099–B is used to report proceeds from

these transactions to the Internal

Revenue Service.

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 and individuals.

Estimated Number of Responses:

117,611,875.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 29,402,969.

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: June 16, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16842 Filed 6–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[IA–96–88]

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning an existing final

regulation, IA–96–88 (TD 8435), Certain

Elections Under the Technical and

Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 and

the Redesignation of Certain Other

Temporary Elections Regulations

(§ 301.9100–8).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 24, 1998

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 regulation should be

directed to Carol Savage, (202) 622–

3945, Internal Revenue Service, room