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2The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date. 

3Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. Provided no formal 

expression of intent to file an offer of 

financial assistance (OFA) has been 

received, this exemption will be 

effective on October 8, 2005, unless 

stayed pending reconsideration. 

Petitions to stay that do not involve 

environmental issues,2 formal 

expressions of intent to file an OFA 

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and trail 

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 

1152.29 must be filed by September 18, 

2005. Petitions to reopen or requests for 

public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by September 28, 

2005, with: Surface Transportation 

Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to the applicant’s 

representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Ball 

Janik LLP, 91455 F Street, NW., Suite 

225, Washington, DC 20005. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

CSXT has filed an environmental 

report which addresses the 

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the 

environment and historic resources. 

SEA will issue an environmental 

assessment (EA) by September 13, 2005. 

Interested persons may obtain a copy of 

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500, 

Surface Transportation Board, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by 

calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.] 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), CSXT 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 

CSXT’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by September 8, 2006, 

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 Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 1, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–17811 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Public Meeting of the President’s 

Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises all 

interested persons of a public meeting of 

the President’s Advisory Panel on 

Federal Tax Reform. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Friday, September 23, 2005. The 

meeting will be held via teleconference 

and will begin at 10 a.m. eastern 

daylight time. Interested parties will be 

able to listen to the meeting. Call-in 

information will be posted on the 

Panel’s Web site, http:// 

www.taxreformpanel.gov, at a later date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Panel staff at (202) 927–2TAX (927–

2829) (not a toll-free call) or e-mail 

info@taxreformpanel.gov (please do not 

send comments to this box). Additional 

information is available at http:// 

www.taxreformpanel.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: 

The September 23 meeting is the 

thirteenth meeting of the Advisory 

Panel. At this meeting, the Panel will 

continue to discuss issues associated 

with reform of the tax code. There is a 

possibility that this meeting will not 

take place as scheduled. Please check 

the Panel’s web site for updated 

information. 

Comments: Interested parties are 

invited to call into the teleconference to 

listen to the meeting; however, no 

public comments will be heard at the 

meeting. Any written comments with 

respect to this meeting may be mailed 

to The President’s Advisory Panel on 

Federal Tax Reform, 1440 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 2100, Washington, 

DC 20220. All written comments will be 

made available to the public. 

Records: Records are being kept of 

Advisory Panel proceedings and will be 

available at the Internal Revenue 

Service’s FOIA Reading Room at 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 1621, 

Washington, DC 20024. The Reading 

Room is open to the public from 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday 

except holidays. The public entrance to 

the reading room is on Pennsylvania 

Avenue between 10th and 12th streets. 

The phone number is (202) 622–5164 

(not a toll-free number). Advisory Panel 

documents, including meeting 

announcements, agendas, and minutes, 

will also be available on http:// 

www.taxreformpanel.gov. 

Dated: September 6, 2005. 

Mark S. Kaizen, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17932 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4811–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of our continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we invite comments on the proposed or 

continuing information collections 

listed below in this notice. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before November 7, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to 

Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, at any of these 

addresses: 

• P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 

20044–4412; 

• 202–927–8525 (facsimile); or 

• formcomments@ttb.gov (e-mail). 

Please send separate comments for 

each specific information collection 

listed below. You must reference the 

information collection’s title, form 

number, and OMB number (if any) in 

your comment. If you submit your 

comment via facsimile, send no more 

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than five 8.5 x 11 inch pages in order 

to ensure electronic access to our 

equipment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain additional information, copies of 

the information collection and its 

instructions, or copies of any comments 

received, contact Mary A. Wood, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, 

DC 20044–4412; or telephone 202–927–

8210. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

The Department of the Treasury and 

its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, as part of their continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

the proposed and continuing 

information collections listed below in 

this notice, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be included or 

summarized in our request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval of the relevant information 

collection. All comments are part of the 

public record and subject to disclosure. 

Please not do include any confidential 

or inappropriate material in your 

comments. 

We invite comments on: (a) Whether 

this information collection is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

agency’s functions, including whether 

the information has practical utility; (b) 

the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of 

the information collection’s burden; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection’s burden 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 the 

requested information. 

Information Collections Open for 

Comment 

Currently, we are seeking comments 

on the following forms: 

Title: Change of Bond (Consent of 

Surety). 

OMB Number: 1513–0013. 

TTB Form Number: 5000.16. 

Abstract: A Change of Bond (Consent 

of Surety) is executed by both the 

bonding company and a proprietor and 

acts as a binding legal agreement 

between the two parties to extend the 

terms of a bond. A bond is necessary to 

cover specific liabilities on the revenue 

produced from untaxpaid commodities. 

The Change of Bond (Consent of Surety) 

is filed with TTB and a copy is retained 

by TTB as long as it remains current and 

in force. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to this information collection and it is 

being submitted for extension purposes 

only. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,000. 

Title: Taxable Articles Without 

Payment of Tax. 

OMB Number: 1513–0027. 

TTB Form Number: 5200.14. 

Abstract: TTB needs this information 

to protect the revenue. If this TTB Form 

is not properly completed, TTB will 

assess the tax on the manufacturer of 

tobacco products or cigarette papers and 

tubes or on the proprietor of the export 

warehouse or customs manufacturing 

warehouse. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to this information collection and it is 

being submitted for extension purposes 

only. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and Federal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 15,000. 

Title: Application and Permit Under 

26 U.S.C. 5181—Alcohol Fuel Producer. 

OMB Number: 1513–0051. 

TTB Form Number: 5110.74. 

Abstract: This form is used by persons 

who wish to produce and receive spirits 

for the production of alcohol fuels as a 

business or for their own use and for 

State and local registration where 

required. The form describes the 

person(s) applying for the permit, 

location of the proposed operation, type 

of material used for production, and 

amount of spirits to be produced. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to this information collection and it is 

being submitted for extension purposes 

only. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

734. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,321. 

Title: Excise Tax Return—Alcohol and 

Tobacco. 

OMB Number: 1513–0083. 

TTB Form Number: 5000.24. 

Abstract: Businesses report their 

Federal excise tax liability on distilled 

spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products, 

and cigarette papers and tubes on TTB 

F 5000.24. TTB needs this form to 

identify the taxpayer and to determine 

the amount and type of taxes due and 

paid. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to this information collection and it is 

being submitted for extension purposes 

only. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for-profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 35,280. 

Title: Excise Tax Return—Alcohol and 

Tobacco (Puerto Rico). 

OMB Number: 1513–0090. 

TTB Form Number: 5000.25. 

Abstract: Businesses in Puerto Rico 

report their Federal excise tax liability 

on distilled spirits, wine, beer, tobacco 

products, and cigarette papers and tubes 

on TTB F 5000.25. TTB needs this form 

to identify the taxpayer and to 

determine the amount and type of taxes 

due and paid. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to this information collection and it is 

being submitted for extension purposes 

only. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for-profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 130. 

Title: COLAs Online Access Request. 

OMB Number: 1513–0111. 

TTB Form Number: 5013.2. 

Abstract: The information on this 

form will be used by TTB to 

authenticate end users on the COLAs 

Online system who electronically file 

Certificates of Label Approval (COLAs). 

The system will authenticate end users 

by comparing information submitted to 

records in multiple databases. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to this information collection and it is 

being submitted for extension purposes 

only. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 300. 

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Dated: September 1, 2005. 

Francis W. Foote, 

Director, Regulations and Rulings Division. 

[FR Doc. 05–17757 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P