Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 186 / Tuesday, September 27, 2005 / Notices 56525 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

21, 2005. 

Theodore L. Willke, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. 05–19198 Filed 9–26–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–05–21314; Notice 2] 

Pipeline Safety: Grant of Waiver; BOC 

Gases 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of Waiver; BOC Gases. 

SUMMARY: BOC Gases (BOC) petitioned 

PHMSA for a waiver from the pipeline 

safety standards at 49 CFR 195.306(c)(5) 

to allow the use of inert gas or carbon 

dioxide as the test medium for pressure 

testing its existing carbon dioxide 

pipeline. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

hazardous liquid pipeline safety 

regulation at 49 CFR 195.306(c)(5) 

allows an operator of a carbon dioxide 

pipeline to use inert gas or carbon 

dioxide as the test medium if the pipe 

involved is new pipe having a 

longitudinal joint factor of 1.00. 

BOC is requesting the waiver to use 

carbon dioxide as the test medium in its 

carbon dioxide pipeline system. The 

BOC carbon dioxide pipeline system is 

approximately 14 miles northwest of 

Green River, Wyoming and located in 

Sweetwater County. (The County is a 

remote, uninhabited area that does not 

lie within any city or other populated 

limits.) The pipeline was constructed in 

February 1995 and is 7 miles in length. 

The line is constructed of 3.5-inch 

diameter, American Petroleum Institute 

(API) API 5L, Grade B seamless pipe, 

and has a wall thickness of 0.300- 

inches. 

BOC calculated the pipe’s internal 

design pressure to be 4,320 pounds per 

square inch gauge (psig) using the 

formula in § 195.106 and pressure tested 

the pipe after construction. The 

minimum pressure was 3,575 psig and 

the pipe was tested for 2 hours. The 

pipeline is effectively coated and has 

had a sacrificial anode cathodic 

protection system since its construction. 

In justification for this waiver, BOC 

proposed the following testing 

procedure: 

• BOC will use liquid carbon dioxide 

to pressure test the entire 7 mile 

pipeline; 

• BOC will maintain a minimum test 

pressure of 3,575 psig or 60% of the 

pipeline’s specified minimum yield 

strength (SMYS) for at least 4 hours; 

• BOC will test the pipeline for an 

additional 4 hours at a minimum 

pressure of 3,146 psig or 48% of SMYS; 

• BOC will station personnel along 

the pipeline to observe any conditions 

which might indicate leakage during the 

test; 

• BOC personnel will be in constant 

communication with its personnel who 

will supervise and conduct the pressure 

test; and 

• BOC’s building facilities will be 

unoccupied and its personnel will be 

stationed along the pipeline where it 

parallels the State highway whenever 

the test pressure exceeds 50% SMYS 

during the pressure test. 

BOC asserts that this pipeline does 

not pose a risk to the public or the 

environment because it is in a remote 

location, in excellent condition, and 

will be tested and operated at a low 

percentage of SMYS. 

After reviewing the waiver request, 

PHMSA published a notice inviting 

interested persons to comment on 

whether a waiver should be granted (70 

FR 40780; July 14, 2005). No comments 

were received from the public in 

response to the notice. 

For the reasons explained above and 

in the July 14, 2005 Notice, PHMSA 

finds that the requested waiver is not 

inconsistent with pipeline safety and 

that an equivalent level of safety can be 

achieved. Therefore, BOC’s request for 

waiver of compliance from 49 CFR 

195.306(c)(5) is granted on the condition 

that BOC follow its proposed testing 

procedure for testing its carbon dioxide 

pipeline system. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

21, 2005. 

Theodore L. Willke, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. 05–19199 Filed 9–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34729] 

Saginaw Bay Southern Railway 

Company—Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Rail Line of CSX 

Transportation, Inc. 

Saginaw Bay Southern Railway 

Company (SBS), a noncarrier, has filed 

a verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate 

approximately 67 miles of rail line 

owned by CSX Transportation, Inc. 

(CSXT) in Bay, Saginaw, Genesee, and 

Midland Counties, MI, as follows: (1) 

From milepost CC 0.0 at the Saginaw 

Station to milepost CC 26.2 at the Mt. 

Morris Station; (2) from milepost CB 0.0 

at the Saginaw Station to milepost CB 

17.37 at the Midland Station; (3) from 

milepost CBB 0.0 at the Saginaw Station 

to milepost CBB 16.7 at the Essexville 

Station; (4) from milepost CBC 0.0 to 

milepost CBC 2.0 both at the Saginaw 

Station; (5) from milepost CBD 2.2 to 

milepost CBD 4.5 both at the Saginaw 

Station; (6) from milepost CSF 0.0 to 

milepost CSF 0.82 both at the Saginaw 

Station; and (7) from milepost CBE 7.72 

to milepost CBE 10.09 both at the Paines 

Station. 

Under this transaction, SBS will 

purchase the track along the line from 

CSXT and will lease the underlying 

right-of-way. SBS plans to provide 

service over the line through the use of 

a contract operator, Lake State Railway 

Company, although only SBS will hold 

responsibility for providing common 

carrier rail service over the line. 

SBS certifies that its projected 

revenues will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III carrier. 

However, because the projected annual 

revenues of the rail line to be operated 

will exceed $5 million following 

consummation of this transaction, SBS 

has certified to the Board, on August 19, 

2005, as amended August 26, 2005, that 

it posted the required notice of its rail 

line acquisition at the workplace of the 

employees of CSXT and served the 

notice on the national offices of all labor 

unions with employees on the affected 

line. See 49 CFR 1150.32(e). 

The transaction is expected to be 

consummated on or after October 28, 

2005 (which is 60 days or more after 

SBS’ certification to the Board that it 

had complied with the Board’s 

regulation at 49 CFR 1150.32(e)). 

This transaction is related to STB 

Finance Docket No. 34730, James 

George and J&JG Holding Company, 

Inc.—Continuance in Control 

Exemption—Saginaw Bay Southern 

Railway Company, wherein James 

George and J&JG Holding Company, Inc. 

seek authorization through a petition for 

exemption, to continue in control of 

SBS upon SBS’ becoming a Class III rail 

carrier. 

If the notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

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

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

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a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the transaction. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34729, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each 

pleading must be served on Andrew B. 

Kolesar III, Slover & Loftus, 1224 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 19, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–19138 Filed 9–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 3949-A 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

3949–A, Information Referral. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 28, 

2005 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, 

(202) 622–3634, at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or through the Internet at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Information Referral. 

OMB Number: 1545–1960. 

Form Number: 3949–A. 

Abstract: Form 3949–A is used by 

certain taxpayer/investors to wishing to 

report alleged tax violations. The form 

will be designed capture the essential 

information needed by IRS for an initial 

evaluation of the report. Upon return, 

the Service will conduct the same backend processing required under present 

IRM guidelines. 

Submission of the information to be 

included on the form is entirely 

voluntary on the part of the caller and 

is not a requirement of the Tax Code. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. This form is being 

submitted for renewal purposes only. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

215,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 53,750. 

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: September 20, 2005. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–19221 Filed 9–26–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of Delaware, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia 

and the District of Columbia) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Amended notice (due to tropical 

storm Rita). 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). 

The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is 

soliciting public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, September 27, 2005, from 1:30 

p.m. to 3 p.m. ET. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez 

E. De Jesus at 1–888–912–1227, or 954–

423–7977. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 10 (a) 

(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open 

meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel will be held Tuesday, 

September 27, 2005 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 

p.m. ET via a telephone conference call. 

If you would like to have the TAP 

consider a written statement, please call 

1–888–912–1227 or 954–423–7977, or 

write Inez E. De Jesus, TAP Office, 1000 

South Pine Island Rd., Suite 340, 

Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

with Inez E. De Jesus. Ms. De Jesus can 

be reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 954–

423–7977, or post comments to the Web 

site: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various IRS issues. 

Dated: September 20, 2005. 

Martha Curry, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 05–19220 Filed 9–26–05; 8:45 am] 

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