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Further, § 543.9(c)(2) provides for the 

submission of petitions ‘‘to modify an 

exemption to permit the use of an 

antitheft device similar to but differing 

from the one specified in that 

exemption.’’

The agency wishes to minimize the 

administrative burden that part 

543.9(c)(2) could place on exempted 

vehicle manufacturers and itself. The 

agency did not intend part 543 to 

require the submission of a modification 

petition for every change to the 

components or design of an antitheft 

device. The significance of many such 

changes could be de minimis. Therefore, 

NHTSA suggests that if the 

manufacturer contemplates making any 

changes the effects of which might be 

characterized as de minimis, it should 

consult the agency before preparing and 

submitting a petition to modify. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

Issued on: October 13, 2005. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 05–20890 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. RSPA–03–15852] 

Pipeline Safety: Workshops on Public 

Awareness Programs for Pipeline 

Operators 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of workshops. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA and the National 

Association of Pipeline Safety 

Representatives (NAPSR) will host two 

workshops to help ensure full 

compliance with new public awareness 

program requirements for pipeline 

operators. PHMSA will provide an 

update on the compliance review plan. 

In addition, these workshops will 

provide a forum to share strategies for 

implementing these new requirements 

successfully. Participants can learn 

about collaborative efforts undertaken in 

different sectors of the pipeline industry 

to improve both the effectiveness and 

efficiency of their related programs. 

DATES: The November workshop will 

focus on helping gas distribution 

operators improve their public 

awareness programs. It will be held on 

November 9–10, 2005. The December 

workshop will focus on helping 

hazardous liquid and gas transmission 

operators improve their public 

awareness programs. It will be held on 

December 7–8, 2005. Both workshops 

will begin at 1 p.m. on the first day and 

end at noon on the second day. 

ADDRESSES: The November 9–10, 2005, 

workshop will be held at the Hyatt 

Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor, 

300 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. 

Hotel reservations under the U.S. 

Department of Transportation room 

block can be made at 410–528–1234 or 

1–800–233–1234. The meeting room 

will be posted at the hotel on the day 

of workshop. 

The December 7–8, 2005, meeting will 

be held at the Hilton America, 1600 

Lamar Street, Houston, TX 77010. Hotel 

reservations under the U.S. Department 

of Transportation room block can be 

made at 713–739–8000 or 1–800–

4HILTON. The meeting room will be 

posted at the hotel on the day of 

workshop. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Blaine Keener, OPS, (202) 366–0970, 

blaine.keener@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Registration: To register for the 

workshops, select the workshop you 

would like to attend from http:// 

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/meetings/. Hotel 

reservations must be made by contacting 

the hotel directly. 

Web Casting: Both workshops will be 

Web cast and will be available for one 

month after each workshop. The Web 

cast Internet address will be posted to 

the registration Web page prior to the 

workshop. 

Background: The Pipeline Safety 

Improvement Act of 2002 requires 

operators to evaluate and, where 

needed, improve their pipeline safety 

public awareness programs. The Act 

also authorized the Secretary of 

Transportation to prescribe standards to 

govern these programs. Accordingly, 

PHMSA issued a Final Rule (70 FR 

28833) on May 19, 2005, establishing 

requirements for pipeline operator 

public awareness programs. This Final 

Rule revised 49 CFR 192.616 and 

195.440. 

The revised regulations require 

operators of pipeline systems to 

implement public awareness programs 

in accordance with American Petroleum 

Institute (API) Recommended Practice 

(RP) 1162, Public Awareness Programs 

for Pipeline Operators, First Edition, 

December 2003. On June 16, 2005, 

PHMSA issued a Final Rule Correction 

Notice (70 FR 35041) to clarify that all 

pipeline system operators must follow 

the baseline and, where appropriate, the 

supplemental requirements of API RP 

1162. Most operators must enhance 

their public awareness programs to meet 

the new requirements by June 20, 2006. 

Small propane and master meter 

operators have until June 20, 2007, to 

revise their programs. The announced 

workshops will provide additional 

guidance to operators as they revise 

their public awareness programs. 

PHMSA has created a public 

awareness resource Web page at http:// 

primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/ 

PublicEducation.htm. 

PHMSA and NAPSR will begin each 

workshop with a brief presentation on 

the Public Awareness Program Final 

Rule and the Final Rule Correction. 

Industry presentations will describe 

efforts industry has undertaken to 

ensure effective and efficient 

compliance with these rules, including 

guidance on how to: 

• Determine the content of public 

awareness messages; 

• Establish delivery methods for 

public awareness messages; 

• Determine supplemental 

enhancements to baseline programs; and 

• Evaluate public awareness program 

effectiveness. 

PHMSA and NAPSR will discuss 

oversight plans. In particular, they will 

discuss current plans to use a central 

clearinghouse approach to review 

public awareness programs. Finally, 

PHMSA will respond to frequently 

asked questions. 

PHMSA will post agendas for the 

workshops on its Web site (http:// 

phmsa.dot.gov/) approximately two 

weeks prior to the workshop. 

Issued in Washington, DC on October 13, 

2005. 

Stacey L. Gerard, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 05–20867 Filed 10–13–05; 3:40 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Ex Parte No. 656 (Sub–No. 1)] 

Investigation Into the Practices of the 

National Classification Committee 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Request for comments from 

interested persons. 

SUMMARY: The Board is commencing an 

investigation into the practices of the 

National Classification Committee 

(NCC), which administers the motor 

carrier classification system for its 

motor carrier members pursuant to an 

agreement approved by the Board under 

49 U.S.C. 13703. The purpose of this 

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investigation is to develop a more 

thorough record regarding charges of 

abuse of market power by NCC, in its 

practices generally, and particularly 

with its action changing the 

classification of lighting products and 

fixtures in 2004. 

DATES: Opening comments may be filed 

by persons opposing renewal of NCC’s 

bureau agreement by November 18, 

2005. NCC may file reply comments by 

December 8, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Any filing submitted in this 

proceeding must refer to STB Ex Parte 

No. 656 (Sub-No. 1) and must be 

submitted either via the Board’s e-filing 

format or in the traditional paper 

format. Any person using e-filing should 

comply with the instructions found on 

the Board’s http://www.stb.dot.gov Web 

site, at the ‘‘E-FILING’’ link. Any person 

submitting a filing in the traditional 

paper format should send an original 

and 10 paper copies of the filing (and 

also an IBM-compatible floppy disk 

with any textual submission in any 

version of either Microsoft Word or 

WordPerfect) to: Surface Transportation 

Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. Because all comments 

will be posted to the Board’s Web site, 

persons filing them with the Board need 

not serve them on other participants but 

must furnish a hard copy on request to 

any participant. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph H. Dettmar (202) 565–1609. 

(Federal Information Relay Service for 

the hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information on this 

proceeding appears in the Board’s 

decision in this proceeding. This 

decision will be published on the 

Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov, under docket number 

STB Ex Parte No. 656 (Sub-No. 1). Board 

filings, decisions, and notices are 

available at this site. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Decided: October 12, 2005. 

By the Board, Chairman Nober, Vice 

Chairman Buttrey, and Commissioner 

Mulvey. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–20806 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34758] 

RailAmerica, Inc., et al.—Control 

Exemption—Point Comfort and 

Northern Railway Company, Rockdale, 

Sandow & Southern Railroad 

Company, The Massena Terminal 

Railroad Company, and Bauxite & 

Northern Railway Company 

RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica), Palm 

Beach Rail Holding, Inc. (Palm Beach), 

and RailAmerica Transportation Corp. 

(RTC), have filed a notice of exemption 

to permit RailAmerica, Palm Beach, and 

RTC to acquire control of Point Comfort 

and Northern Railway Company 

(PCNR), Rockdale, Sandow & Southern 

Railroad Company (RSSR), The Massena 

Terminal Railroad Company (MTRC), 

and Bauxite & Northern Railway 

Company (BXNR) by purchase of all of 

their stock from Alcoa, Inc. PCNR, 

RSSR, MTRC, and BXNR are Class III 

carriers. PCNR and RSSR operate in 

Texas, MTRC operates in New York and 

BXNR operates in Arkansas. 

The transaction was scheduled to be 

consummated on or after September 30, 

2005. 

RailAmerica directly controls one 

Class II rail carrier and 26 Class III rail 

carriers. In addition, RailAmerica 

directly controls Palm Beach, which in 

turn directly controls RTC. 

Applicants state that: (i) The rail lines 

involved in this transaction do not 

connect with any rail lines now 

controlled, directly or indirectly by 

RailAmerica; (ii) this transaction is not 

part of a series of anticipated 

transactions that would connect any of 

these rail lines with each other; and (iii) 

this transaction does not involve a Class 

I carrier. Therefore, this transaction is 

exempt from the prior approval 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 

CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 

The purpose of this transaction is to 

make the efficiencies and economies of 

the RailAmerica structure available to 

PCNR, RSSR, MTRC, and BXNR. 

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

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. Because the transaction 

involves at least one Class II and one or 

more Class III rail carriers, the 

exemption is subject to the labor 

protection requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11326(b). 

If the verified 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. 34758, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Louis E. 

Gitomer, Of Counsel, Ball Janik LLP, 

1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: October 11, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–20807 Filed 10–18–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 13, 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 November 18, 

2005 to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0718. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Employer’s Monthly Federal 

Tax Return. 

Form: IRS form 941–M. 

Description: Form 941–M is used by 

certain employers to report payroll taxes 

on a monthly rather than quarterly 

basis. Employers who have failed to file 

form 941 or who have failed to deposit 

taxes as required are notified by the 

District Director that they must file form 

941–M monthly. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and Individuals and households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

166,320 hours.