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to utilize a secure computerized

program of recording hours of duty

information which would not comply

with the above requirements for a

‘‘signature’’ of the employee or ranking

crew member. Amtrak and the FEC

propose that each railroad’s train and

engine employee will have his or her

own unique identification number and

personal identification number (PIN).

The PIN will remain confidential to the

employee. When accessing the

computer for input of the hours of

service record, required by § 228.11, the

(PIN) will not appear on the computer

screen when the employee enters his or

her number. All data entered under

access gained through use of the

confidential PIN will be electronically

stamped with the entering employee’s

name. The program will display the

electronic signature on the employee’s

hours of duty record. Amtrak and the

FEC requests a waiver to use the

electronic stamp to satisfy the signature

requirements of the ‘‘Hours of Service of

Railroad Employees.’’ The railroads

maintain that the change is in the best

interests of all parties, in that, it will

reduce unnecessary paperwork and the

costs associated therewith while

providing the railroads, its employees

and the FRA with a superior level of

information on a more timely basis than

is currently available.

Issued in Washington, DC on June 29,

1998.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 98–17827 Filed 7–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–6–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Delays in Processing of

Exemption Applications

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of Applications Delayed

more than 180 days.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), RSPA

is publishing the following list of

exemption applications that have been

in process for 180 days or more. The

reason(s) for delay and the expected

completion date for action on each

application is provided in association

with each identified application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth, Director, Office

of Hazardous Materials, Exemptions and

Approvals, Research and Special

Programs Administration, U.S.

Department of Transportation, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590–0001, (202) 366–4535.

Key to ‘‘Reasons for Delay’’

1. Awaiting additional information

from applicant.

2. Extensive public comment under

review.

3. Application is technically very

complex and is of significant impact or

precedent-setting and requires extensive

analysis.

4. Staff review delayed by other

priority issues or volume of exemption

applications.

Meaning of Application Number

Suffixes

N—New application

M—Modification request

PM—Party to application with

modification request

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 24,

1998.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Exemptions and Approvals.

Application No. Applicant Reason for

delay

Estimated date

of completion

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS

11540–N ........... Convenience Products, Fenton, MO ........................................................................................ 1 7/31/1998

11591–N ........... Clearwater Distributors, Inc., Woodridge, NY ........................................................................... 4 7/31/1998

11682–N ........... Cryolor, Argancy, 57365 Ennery—France ................................................................................ 4 7/31/1998

11687–N ........... Tri Tank Corp., Syracuse, NY ................................................................................................... 4 7/31/1998

11699–N ........... GEO Specialty Chemicals, Bastrop, LA ................................................................................... 4 7/31/1998

11735–N ........... R.D. Offutt Co., Park Rapids, MN ............................................................................................. 4 7/31/1998

11751–N ........... Delta Resigns & Refractories, Detroit, MI ................................................................................. 4 7/31/1998

11761–N ........... Vulcan Chemicals, Birmingham, AL ......................................................................................... 4 7/31/1998

11765–N ........... Laidlaw Environmental Services, Inc., Columbia, SC .............................................................. 4 7/31/1998

11767–N ........... Ausimont USA, Inc., Thorofare, NJ .......................................................................................... 4 7/31/1998

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS

11774–N ........... Safety Disposal System, Inc., Opa Locka, FL .......................................................................... 1 7/31/98

11783–N ........... Peoples Natural Gas, Rosemount, MN .................................................................................... 4 7/31/98

11815–N ........... Union Pacific Railroad Co. et al, Omaha, NE .......................................................................... 4 7/31/98

11817–N ........... FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA .................................................................................. 4 7/31/98

11821–N ........... Wyoming Department of Transportation, Cheyenne, WY ........................................................ 4 7/31/98

11862–N ........... The BOC Group, Murray Hill, NJ .............................................................................................. 4 7/31/98

11882–N ........... FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA .......................................................................................... 4 7/31/98

11883–N ........... Brownie Tank Mfg., Co., Minneapolis, MN ............................................................................... 4 7/31/98

11884–N ........... Degussa Corporation, Ridgefield Park, NJ ............................................................................... 4 7/31/98

11894–N ........... Quicksilver Fiberglass Manufacturing Ltd., Strome, Alberta, CN ............................................. 4 7/31/98

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS

11911–N ........... Transfer Flow, Inc., Chico, CA ................................................................................................. 4 07/31/1998

11915–N ........... Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems, Marietta, GA ............................................................. 4 07/31/1998

11916–N ........... CP Industries, Inc., McKeesport, PA ........................................................................................ 4 07/31/1998

11927–N ........... Alaska Marine Lines, Seattle, WA ............................................................................................ 4 07/31/1998

11934–N ........... UtiliCorp United, Inc., Omaha, NE ............................................................................................ 4 07/31/1998

11938–N ........... Steel Shipping Container Institute, Washington, DC ................................................................ 4 07/31/1998

11947–N ........... Patts Fabrication & Services, Odessa, TX ............................................................................... 4 08/31/1998

11954–N ........... Republic Environmental Systems (PA), Inc., Hatfield, PA ....................................................... 4 08/31/1998

11970–N ........... Exxon Chemical, Inc., Baytown, TX ......................................................................................... 4 08/31/1998
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Application No. Applicant Reason for

delay

Estimated date

of completion

11971–N ........... Regional Airline Association, Washington, DC ......................................................................... 4 08/31/1998

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS

11982–N ........... Webasto Thermosystems, Inc., Madison Heights, MI .............................................................. 4 09/30/1998

11983–N ........... Degussa Corporation, Ridgefield Park, NJ ............................................................................... 4 09/30/1998

12001–N ........... Albermarle Corporation, Baton Rouge, LA ............................................................................... 4 09/30/1998

12003–N ........... Degussa Corporation Ridgefield Park, NJ ................................................................................ 4 09/30/1998

12004–N ........... Alfa SA, Portugal ...................................................................................................................... 4 09/30/1998

12020–N ........... Rhone-Poulenc, Inc., Shelton, CT ............................................................................................ 4 09/30/1998

MODIFICATIONS TO EXEMPTIONS

3216–M ............. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, DE ............................................................. 4 09/30/1998

4354–M ............. PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA ........................................................................................ 1 07/29/1998

4661–M ............. Cyprus Foote Mineral Co., Kings Mountain, NC ...................................................................... 4 07/29/1998

6610–M ............. ARCO Chemical Co., Newtown Square, PA ............................................................................ 4 07/29/1998

6971–M ............. Chem Service, West Chester, PA ............................................................................................ 4 06/30/1998

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS

7879–M ............. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK ........................................................................ 4 07/29/1998

8556–M ............. Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA ........................................................................ 4 07/29/1998

0649–M ............. Propack, Inc., Essington, PA .................................................................................................... 4 07/29/1998

2669–M ............. ERMEWA, Inc., Houston, TX .................................................................................................... 4 07/29/1998

8199–M ............. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Duncan, OK ........................................................................ 4 07/30/1998

01381–M ........... Betz Dearborn, Inc., Trevose, PA ............................................................................................. 4 07/30/1998

03651–M ........... U.S. Enrichment Corporation, Bethesda, MD ........................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

04291–M ........... Baker Performance Chemicals, Inc., Houston, TX ................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

06771–M ........... Primus AB, S–171 26 Solna, SW ............................................................................................. 4 07/30/1998

09961–M ........... Kosdon Enterprises, Ventura, CA ............................................................................................. 4 07/30/1998

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS

11058–M ........... Spex Certiprep Inc., Metuchen, NJ .......................................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

11167–M ........... ECO–Pak Specialty Packaging, Elizabethton, TN ................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

11254–M ........... Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Sugar Land, TX ..................................................................... 4 07/31/1998

11375–M ........... Oceaneering Space Systems, Houston, TX ............................................................................. 4 08/31/1998

11378–M ........... Astrotech Space Operations, Inc., Titusville, FL ...................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

11458–M ........... Reckitt & Colman, Inc., Montvale, NJ ....................................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

11516–M ........... Falcon Safety Products, Inc., Somerville, NJ ........................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

PARTIES TO EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS WITH MODIFICATION

11352–PM ........ PepsiCo, Inc., Arlington, TX ..................................................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

[FR Doc. 98–17941 Filed 7–6–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

June 25, 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.

Dates: Written comments should be

received on or before August 6, 1998 to

be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–0685.

Form Number: IRS Form 1363.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Export Exemption Certificate.

Description: This form is used by air

carriers of property by air to justify the

tax-free transport of property. It is used

by IRS as proof of tax exempt status of

each shipment.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 100,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping: 3 hr., 50 min.

Learning about the law or the form:

18 min.

Preparing, copying, assembling, and

sending the form to the IRS: 22 min.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 450,000 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–0798.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: 26 CFR 31.6001–1: Records in

General; 26 CFR 31.6001–2: Additional

Records Under FICA; 26 CFR 31.6001–

3: Additional Records Under Railroad

Retirement Tax Act; 26 CFR 31.6001–5:

Additional Records in Connection with

Collection of Income Tax at Source on

Wages; and 26 CFR 31.6001–6: Notice

by District Director Requiring Returns,

Statements, or the Keeping of Records.

Description: Internal Revenue Code

(IRC) section 6001 requires, in part, that

every person liable for tax, or for the

collection of that tax keep such records

and comply with such rules and

regulations as the Secretary may from

time to time prescribe. 26 CFR 31.6001

has special application to employment

taxes. These records are needed to

ensure compliance with the Code.