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Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to the FHWA, NYSDOT or 

ECHDC at the addresses provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research, 

Planning and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; U.S.C. 771.123. 

Issued on April 7, 2009. 

Jeffrey W. Kolb, 

Division Administrator, New York Division, 

Federal Highway Administration, Albany, 

New York. 

[FR Doc. E9–8392 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee—Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice 

is hereby given of a meeting of the 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The 

meeting will take place on Thursday, 

May 21, 2009, starting at 8 a.m. at the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Headquarters Building, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC, in the Bessie Coleman 

Conference Center, located on the 2nd 

Floor. This will be the forty-ninth 

meeting of the COMSTAC. 

The proposed agenda for this meeting 

will focus on discussions concerning 

several critical issues, including: 

—The impact of the current economy on 

the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry; 

—Space situational awareness, space 

traffic management, and FAA’s role in 

these areas; 

—Identifying the critical issues 

impacting operations at U.S. federal 

and non-federal launch sites that the 

COMSTAC should be considering. 

There will also be briefings on the 

2009 Commercial Space Transportation 

Market Forecasts and discussions and 

activity reports by the chairpersons of 

the COMSTAC working groups. Subject 

to approval, a portion of the May 21st 

meeting will be closed to the public 

(starting at 3:45 p.m.). 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written statements for 

the COMSTAC members to consider 

under the advisory process. Statements 

may be concerning the issues and 

agenda items mentioned above and/or 

additional issues that may be relevant 

for the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry. Interested 

parties wishing to submit written 

statements should contact Brenda 

Parker, DFO, (the Contact Person listed 

below) in writing (mail or e-mail) by 

May 1, 2009, so that the information can 

be made available to COMSTAC 

members for their review and 

consideration prior to the May 21st 

meeting. Written statements should be 

supplied in the following formats: one 

hard copy with original signature and/ 

or one electronic copy via e-mail. 

An agenda will be posted on the FAA 

Web site at http://ast.faa.gov. For 

specific information concerning the 

times and locations of the COMSTAC 

working group meetings, contact the 

Contact Person listed below. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

inform the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda Parker (AST–100), Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–3674; E-mail 

brenda.parker@faa.gov. Complete 

information regarding COMSTAC is 

available on the FAA Web site at: 

http: 

//www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ 

headquarters_offices/ast/ 

advisory_committee/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, April 6, 2009. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. E9–8367 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Ex Parte 680 (Sub-No. 1)] 

Supplemental Report to the U.S. 

Surface Transportation Board on 

Capacity and Infrastructure Investment 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board seeks written public comments 

on the independent study prepared by 

Christensen Associates, Inc., entitled 

Supplemental Report to the U.S. Surface 

Transportation Board on Capacity and 

Infrastructure Investment, released on 

April 8, 2009 (Report). This report 

supplements an earlier report by 

Christensen Associates, released in 

November 2008, A Study of Competition 

in the U.S. Freight Railroad Industry 

and Analysis of Proposals That Might 

Enhance Competition. 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

May 8, 2009. Replies to comments are 

due by May 28, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and replies may 

be submitted either via the Board’s efiling format or in traditional paper 

format. Any person using e-filing should 

attach a document and otherwise 

comply with the instructions at the EFILING link on the Board’s Web site at 

http://www.stb.dot.gov. Any person 

submitting a filing in the traditional 

paper format should send an original 

and 10 copies referring to STB Ex Parte 

No. 680 (Sub-No. 1) to: Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Timothy Strafford, (202) 245–0356. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 

(800) 877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

September 2007, the Board awarded a 

contract to Christensen Associates to 

conduct an independent study that 

provides a comprehensive analysis of a 

wide range of issues including 

competition, capacity, and the interplay 

between the two. After the study was 

released, the Board held a public 

meeting on November 6, 2008, with 

Christensen Associates to discuss it. 

In August 2008, to supplement this 

study, the Board called for an analysis 

of long-term forecasts of freight rail 

demand, particularly the U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s Freight 

Analysis Framework (FAF). The Board 

requested a review of FAF and 

augmentation of FAF to permit greater 

incentive-based responses by economic 

agents and to test the sensitivity of FAF 

to key inputs, such as fuel prices and 

rates. 

The Report compares the FAF 

commodity flow forecasts to other 

macroeconomic and commodity-specific 

forecasts to develop alternative forecast 

scenarios of future freight rail volumes. 

The Report also analyzes the 2007 

Cambridge Systematics study that used 

the FAF commodity flow forecasts to 

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estimate the amount of infrastructure 

investment needed to meet the projected 

demand for rail service through 2035. 

The Report further discusses the role of 

public involvement in railroad 

infrastructure investment. 

The Board has made this 

supplemental report available to the 

public via its Web site, http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov, and now seeks public 

comments and replies from all 

interested persons. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Decided: April 8, 2009. 

By the Board, Anne K. Quinlan, Acting 

Secretary. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–8317 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 6, 2009. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. 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 11000, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 13, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

(FinCEN) 

OMB Number: 1506–0029. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Suspicious Activity Report by 

Insurance Companies. 

Form: 108. 

Description: 31 CFR 103.16 requires 

insurance companies to report 

suspicious activities to the Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network. FinCEN 

Form 108 is an aid to this required 

reporting providing the filer with a 

guide in completing this reporting 

requirement. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 

14,400 hours. 

Clearance Officer: Russell 

Stephenson, (202) 354–6012, 

Department of the Treasury, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 

39, Vienna, VA 22183. 

OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed, 

(202) 395–7873, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Celina Elphage, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–8306 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

April 6, 2009. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. 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 11000, and 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 13, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0916. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: EE–96–85 (NPRM) and EE–63– 

84 (Temporary regulations) Effective 

Dates and Other Issues Arising Under 

the Employee Benefit Provisions of the 

Tax Reform Act of 1984. 

Description: These temporary 

regulations provide rules relating to 

effective dates and other issues arising 

under sections 91, 223 and 511–561 of 

the Tax Reform Act of 1984. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,000 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1957. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Notice 2005–64, Foreign Tax 

Credit and Other Guidance under 

Section 965. 

Description: This document provides 

guidance under new section 965 

enacted by the American Jobs Creation 

Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–357). In 

general, and subject to limitation and 

conditions, section 965(a) provides that 

a corporation that is a U.S. shareholder 

of a controlled foreign corporation (CFC) 

may elect, for one taxable year, an 85 

percent dividends received deduction 

(DRD) with respect to certain cash 

dividends it receives from its CFC’s. 

Section 965(f) provides that taxpayers 

may elect the application of section 965 

for either the taxpayer’s last taxable year 

which begins before October 22, 2004, 

or the taxpayer’s. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

250,000 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1671. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: REG–209709–94 (Final) 

Amortization of Intangible Property. 

Description: The information is 

required by the IRS to aid it in 

administering the law and to implement 

the election provided by section 

197(f)(9)(B) of the Internal Revenue 

Code. The information will be used to 

verify that a taxpayer is properly 

reporting its amortization and income 

taxes. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,500 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1528. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Revenue Procedure 97–15, 

Section 103—Remedial Payment 

Closing Agreement Program. 

Description: This information is 

required by the Internal Revenue 

Service to verify compliance with 

sections 57, 103, 141, 142, 144, 145, and 

147 of the Internal Revenue Code of 

1986, as applicable (including any 

corresponding provision, if any, of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1954). This 

information will be used by the Service 

to enter into a closing agreement with 

the issuer of certain state or local bonds 

and to establish the closing agreement 

amount. 

Respondents: State, Local, and Tribal 

Governments. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 75 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: R. Joseph Durbala, 

(202) 622–3634, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed, 

(202) 395–7873, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New