Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 135 /Wednesday, July 15, 1998 / Notices 38227

1The lease of the line is subject to a permanent,

irrevocable overhead trackage rights easement

retained by the Union Pacific Railroad Company.

See Royal Gorge Express, LLC—Acquisition and

Operation Exemption—Union Pacific Railroad

Company, STB Finance Docket No. 33622 (STB

served July 15, 1998).

may make an irrevocable election to

apply the exceptions retroactively.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of OMB

approval.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 10.

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: July 7, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–18747 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33595]

Delaware and Hudson Railway

Company, Inc.—Acquisition and

Operation Exemption—Consolidated

Rail Corporation

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

SUMMARY: The Board exempts from the

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

10902 the acquisition and operation by

Delaware and Hudson Railway

Company, Inc. (D&H) of 1.7 miles of rail

line in Lackawanna County, PA. D&H

will acquire Consolidated Rail

Corporation’s (Conrail) Taylor Yard

Industrial Track between milepost

135.84 and milepost 136.7. Included in

this is the D&H segment of Conrail’s

Keyser Wye track between milepost

135.84 and milepost 136.37, which is

parallel and adjacent to the subject

portion of the Conrail Keyser Industrial

Track.

DATES: This exemption will be effective

on August 14, 1998. Petitions to stay

must be filed by July 30, 1998. Petitions

to reopen must be filed by August 10,

1998.

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of

all pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33595, 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 all

pleadings must be served on petitioner’s

representative, Larry D. Starns, Esq.,

Leonard, Street & Deinard, 150 South

Fifth Street, Suite 2300, Minneapolis,

MN 55402.

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 at (202) 565–1695.]

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: June 29, 1998.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18047 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33608]

Rock & Rail, Inc.—Lease and

Operation Exemption—Royal Gorge

Express, LLC

Rock & Rail, Inc., a noncarrier, has

filed a verified notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1150.31 to lease from

Royal Gorge Express, LLC, and to

operate, approximately 11.75 miles of

rail line in Freemont County, CO,

between milepost 171.90, at Parkdale,

and milepost 160.15, at Canon City.1

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or after July 6, 1998.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding 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. 33608, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Fritz R.

Kahn, Esq., 1100 New York Avenue,

NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20005–

3934.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: July 8, 1998.

By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar,

Acting Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18851 Filed 7–14–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33622]

Royal Gorge Express—LLC—

Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—Union Pacific Railroad

Company

Royal Gorge Express, LLC, a

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of