Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 88 / Monday, May 7, 2001 / Notices 23083

1On April 25, 2001, a petition to stay the effective

date of the exemption was filed by Joseph C. Szabo,

for and on behalf of United Transportation UnionIllinois Legislative Board. The petition for stay was

denied in The Central Illinois Railroad Company–

Acquisition and Operation Exemption–Rail Lines of

Union Pacific Railroad Company and Canadian

Pacific Rail System at Elk Grove Village, Cook and

DuPage Counties, IL, STB Finance Docket No.

34035 (STB served Apr. 27, 2001).

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Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;

and 49 CFR 1.73.

Issued on: May 2, 2001.

Brian M. McLaughlin,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–11417 Filed 5–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34035]

The Central Illinois Railroad Company–

Acquisition and Operation Exemption–

Rail Lines of Union Pacific Railroad

Company and Canadian Pacific Rail

System at Elk Grove Village, Cook and

DuPage Counties, IL

The Central Illinois Railroad

Company (CIRY), a Class III rail carrier,

has filed a verified notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire by

lease and operate rail lines owned by

the Union Pacific Railroad Company

(UP) and the Canadian Pacific Rail

System (CP). CIRY describes the track in

greater detail as follows: the Centex

Industrial Park Trackage owned by UP,

or jointly by UP and CP, beginning at

the west edge of York Road, which is

the west end of UP’s approximately 800-

foot Elk Grove lead track that extends

from UP’s Milwaukee Subdivision, at

milepost 7.8, consisting of

approximately 25 miles of tracks.1

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated no earlier than April 30,

2001, the effective date of the exemption

(7 days after the exemption was filed).

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. 34035, 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 Thomas F.

McFarland, Jr., Esq., McFarland &

Herman, 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite

1330, Chicago, IL 60606–2902.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: May 1, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11367 Filed 5–4–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0144]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This

notice solicits comments on information

needed on the residential loan

application.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before July 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20420 or

irmnkess@vba.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB

Control No. 2900–0144’’ in any

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or

FAX (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.,

3501–3520), Federal agencies must

obtain approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for each

collection of information they conduct

or sponsor. This request for comment is

being made pursuant to Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.

With respect to the following

collection of information, VBA invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of VBA’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology.

Title: HUD/VA Addendum to Uniform

Residential Loan Application, VA Form

26–1802a, and Freddie Mac 65/Fannie

Mae Form 1003, Uniform Residential

Loan Application.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0144.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 26–1802a serves as

a joint loan application for both VA and

the Department of Housing and Urban

Development (HUD). Lenders and

veterans use the form to apply for

guaranty of home loans.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households and Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 20,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 6 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200,000.

Dated: March 30, 2001.