Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 184 / Friday, September 23, 2005 / Notices 55957 

1Prior to this transaction, the Loup Creek Branch 

was leased and operated by R.J. Corman Railroad 

Company/Bardstown Lines (RJCR). RJCP, Railroad 

Property and RJCR are commonly controlled by 

Richard J. Corman (Corman). 

Decided: September 16, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–19025 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34744] 

R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ 

Pennsylvania Lines Inc.—Lease and 

Operation Within a Corporate Family 

Transaction Exemption—R.J. Corman 

Railroad Property, LLC 

R.J. Corman Railroad Company/ 

Pennsylvania Lines Inc. (RJCP), a Class 

III rail carrier, has filed a notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3). 

The exemption involves what RJCP 

describes as a corporate family 

transaction whereby R.J. Corman 

Railroad Property, LLC (Railroad 

Property) will lease to RJCP and RJCP 

will operate a line of railroad, known as 

the Loup Creek Branch, extending from 

milepost 0.0 at Thurmond, WV, to 

milepost 12.0 at Mt. Hope, WV, a 

distance of approximately 12 miles.1

The transaction was scheduled to be 

consummated on or shortly after 

September 1, 2005, the effective date of 

the exemption. 

This transaction is within a corporate 

family of the type specifically exempted 

from prior approval under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(3). RJCP states that the 

transaction will not result in adverse 

changes in service levels, significant 

operational changes, or a change in the 

competitive balance with carriers 

outside of the corporate family. 

According to RJCP, the purpose of the 

transaction is to substitute one Corman 

affiliate for another as the leasee and 

operator of the line, which will address 

certain tax and financing considerations 

within the Corman family of companies, 

and will not result in any changes in rail 

service or operations. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its obligation to 

protect the interests of its employees. 

Section 11326(c), however, does not 

provide for labor protection for 

transactions under sections 11324 and 

11325 that involve only Class III rail 

carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not 

impose labor protective conditions here 

because all of the carriers involved are 

Class III carriers. 

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 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the transaction. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34744, 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 Ronald A. 

Lane, Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North 

Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 

60606–2832. 

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. 05–19024 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 16, 2005. 

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 11000, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 24, 2005 

to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0619. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Credit for Increasing Research 

Activities. 

Form: IRS form 6765. 

Description: IRC section 38 allows for 

credit against income tax (Determined 

under IRC section 41) for an increase in 

research activities in a trade or business. 

Form 6765 is used by businesses and 

individuals engaged in a trade or 

business to figure and report credit. The 

data is used to verify that the credit 

claimed is correct. 

Respondents: Business or other-forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

455,233 hours. 

OMB Number: 15451257. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Credit for Prior Year Minimum 

Tax—Corporation. 

Form: IRS form 8827. 

Description: Section 53(d), as revised, 

allows corporation a minimum tax 

credit based on the full amount of 

alternative minimum tax incurred in tax 

years beginning after 1989, or a carry 

forward for use in a future year. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 25,000 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–1653. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Revenue Procedure 99–26 

Secured Employee Benefits Settlement 

Initiative. 

Description: This revenue procedure 

provides taxpayers options to settle 

cases in which they accelerated 

deductions for accrued employee 

benefits secured by a letter of credit, 

bond, or other similar financial 

instrument. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2,000 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: Glenn P. Kirkland, 

(202) 622–3428, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, 

(202) 395–7316, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Michael A. Robinson, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–19043 Filed 9–22–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Senior Executive Service; 

Departmental Offices; FY 2005 

Performance/Bonus Review Board 

AGENCY: Treasury Department. 

ACTION: Notice of membership of the 

Departmental Offices Performance/ 

Bonus Review Board. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: Membership is effective 

on the date of this notice.