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Esq., Hopkins & Sutter, 888 Sixteenth

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

GTW 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 July 15, 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), GTW 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

GTW’s filing of a notice of

consummation by July 10, 1999, and

there are no legal or regulatory barriers

to consummation, the authority to

abandon will automatically expire.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: July 2, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18456 Filed 7–9–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices, Debt

Management Advisory Committee;

Meeting

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5

U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2), that a meeting will

be held at the U.S. Treasury

Department, 15th and Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., on

August 4, 1998, of the following debt

management advisory committee: The

Bond Market Association, Treasury

Borrowing Advisory Committee.

The agenda for the meeting provides

for a technical background briefing by

Treasury staff, followed by a charge by

the Secretary of the Treasury or his

designate that the committee discuss

particular issues, and a working session.

Following the working session, the

committee will present a written report

of its recommendations.

The background briefing by Treasury

staff will be held at 9:30 a.m. Eastern

time and will be open to the public. The

remaining sessions and the committee’s

reporting session will be closed to the

public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 10(d).

This notice shall constitute my

determination, pursuant to the authority

placed in heads of departments by 5

U.S.C. App. 10(d) and vested in me by

Treasury Department Order No. 101–05,

that the closed portions of the meeting

are concerned with information that is

exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest

requires that such meetings be closed to

the public because the Treasury

Department requires frank and full

advice from representatives of the

financial community prior to making its

final decision on major financing

operations. Historically, this advice has

been offered by debt management

advisory committees established by the

several major segments of the financial

community. When so utilized, such a

committee is recognized to be an

advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App.

3.

Although the Treasury’s final

announcement of financing plans may

not reflect the recommendations

provided in reports of the advisory

committee, premature disclosure of the

committee’s deliberations and reports

would be likely to lead to significant

financial speculation in the securities

market. Thus, these meetings fall within

the exemption covered by 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(9)(A).

The Office of the Assistant Secretary

for Financial Markets is responsible for

maintaining records of debt

management advisory committee

meetings and for providing annual

reports setting forth a summary of

committee activities and such other

matters as may be informative to the

public consistent with the policy of 5

U.S.C. 552b.

Dated: July 6, 1998.

Gary Gensler,

Assistant Secretary (Financial Markets).

[FR Doc. 98–18390 Filed 7–9–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8862

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

8862, Information To Claim Earned

Income Credit After Disallowance.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before September 8, 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: Information To Claim Earned

Income Credit After Disallowance.

OMB Number: To be assigned later.

Form Number: 8862.

Abstract: Section 32 of the Internal

Revenue Code allows taxpayers to claim

an earned income credit (EIC) for each

of their qualifying children. Code

section 32(k), as enacted by section

1085(a)(1) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of

1997, disallows the EIC for a statutory

period if the taxpayer improperly

claimed it in a prior year. Form 8862 is

used by taxpayers to reestablish their

eligibility to claim the EIC.

Current Actions: This is a new

collection of information.

Type of Review: New OMB approval.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,000,000

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 hr.,

26 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 2,430,000

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice: