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20590–0001. The Dockets Facility is 

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Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information on facilities or services for 

individuals with disabilities, or to 

request special assistance at the 

meeting, please contact Cheryl Whetsel 

at (202) 366–4431 by November 21, 

2005. 

Background 

The TPSSC and the THLPSSC are 

statutorily mandated advisory 

committees that make recommendations 

to PHMSA on proposed safety 

standards, risk assessments, and safety 

policies for gas and hazardous liquid 

pipeline. These advisory committees are 

established under section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 1). The 

committees consist of 15 members—five 

each representing government, industry, 

and the public. The TPSSC and the 

THLPSSC are tasked with determining 

reasonableness, cost-effectiveness, and 

practicability of regulatory initiatives. 

Federal law requires PHMSA to 

submit cost-benefit analyses and risk 

assessment information on each 

proposed safety standard to the advisory 

committees. The TPSSC or THLPSSC 

evaluate the merits of the data and 

methods used within the analyses, and, 

when appropriate, vote on all 

recommendations relating to the costbenefit analyses. These committees also 

assist PHMSA with policy and other 

issues pertaining to pipeline safety. 

In addition to the advisory committee 

meetings, PHMSA will soon publish a 

separate notice to announce a public 

meeting on operator qualification 

regulatory considerations that will be 

held on December 15, 2005. This public 

meeting is being scheduled during the 

same week as the advisory committee 

meetings to afford members of the 

advisory committees, State pipeline 

safety representatives, and the general 

public the maximum opportunity to 

attend both the advisory committee 

meetings and the operator qualification 

public meeting. 

Meeting Topics 

Tuesday, December 13 (8:30 a.m. until 

5 p.m.) 

The day’s agenda includes the 

following topics: 

Responding to National 

Emergencies—Discuss lessons learned 

by industry and the Department of 

Transportation in responding to the 

most recent large-scale transportation 

emergencies. 

• Gas Gathering Lines—Discuss 

comments received on the supplemental 

notice of proposed rulemaking and the 

associated regulatory analysis. 

• Hazardous Liquid Gathering 

Lines—Discuss the regulatory approach 

to address the statutory requirement to 

address unregulated liquid gathering 

lines that could affect unusually 

sensitive areas. 

• Distribution Integrity Management 

Program (DIMP)—Discuss DIMP team 

report findings on approaches to 

managing the integrity of gas 

distribution systems. 

• Excavation Damage Prevention—

Discuss hurricane recovery activities 

with the Common Ground Alliance 

(CGAs), approaches to enforcement, and 

program progress among Regional 

CGAs. 

• Operator Qualifications—Discuss 

conceptual regulatory approaches to 

strengthen operator qualification 

programs. A public meeting on this 

issue will be held December 15, 2005. 

• Annual Update of Standards 

Incorporated by Reference—Committee 

vote on NPRM that proposes to update 

the pipeline safety regulations to 

incorporate by reference all or parts of 

new editions of voluntary consensus 

technical standards. 

Wednesday, December 14 (8:30 a.m. 

until 5 p.m.) 

The day’s agenda includes the 

following topics: 

• Recommendations on In-Line 

Inspection Options—Present findings 

from the public meeting and discuss 

next steps in enhancing in-line 

inspection efforts. 

• Operator Control Room Issues—

Discuss findings of Controller 

Certification Pilot Program for the 

Report to Congress, and provide an 

update on NTSB recommendations to 

address controller safety issues. 

• Integrity Management Program 

Modifications and Clarifications—

Discuss the notice of proposed 

rulemaking that addresses an API 

petition to allow more flexibility in 

scheduling repairs and reassessment 

intervals of hazardous liquid pipelines. 

• Internal Corrosion in Gas 

Transmission Pipelines—Discuss the 

notice of proposed rulemaking to 

address internal corrosion when 

designing and constructing new and 

replaced gas transmission pipelines. 

• Enforcement—Discuss program 

strategy and performance goals. 

• Liquefied Natural Gas—Discuss 

PHMSA safety issues addressed in 

consensus standards and provide an 

update on the status of Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (FERC) 

initiatives. 

• Reauthorization—Discuss energy 

and legislative proposals that pertain to 

pipeline safety. 

PHMSA will post more a detailed 

agenda and any additional information 

or changes on its Web page (http:// 

phmsa.dot.gov) approximately 15 days 

before the meeting date. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60102, 60115. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 20, 

2005. 

Stacey L. Gerard, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 05–21346 Filed 10–24–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

Release of Waybill Data 

The Surface Transportation Board has 

received a request from Sidley Austin 

Brown & Wood LLP on behalf of Norfolk 

Southern Railway Company (WB610—

October 17, 2005) for permission to use 

certain data from the Board’s Carload 

Waybill Samples. A copy of the request 

may be obtained from the Office of 

Economics, Environmental Analysis, 

and Administration. 

The waybill sample contains 

confidential railroad and shipper data; 

therefore, if any parties object to these 

requests, they should file their 

objections with the Director of the 

Board’s Office of Economics, 

Environmental Analysis, and 

Administration within 14 calendar days 

of the date of this notice. The rules for 

release of waybill data are codified at 49 

CFR 1244.9. 

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1Under 49 U.S.C 10902 and the Board’s rules at 

49 CFR 1150.41, if NPR intends to operate the line, 

it must file a request with the Board for authority 

prior to commencing operations. In addition, under 

49 U.S.C. 10901, construction authority will be 

required to build the connecting track. 

Contact: Mac Frampton, (202) 565–

1541. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–21304 Filed 10–24–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34759] 

Mohall Central Railroad, Inc.—

Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Rail Line of BNSF Railway 

Company 

Mohall Central Railroad, Inc. (MCR), 

a Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR 

1150.41 to acquire from BNSF Railway 

Company approximately 69.15 miles of 

rail line between milepost 72.9 at Sarles, 

ND, and milepost 3.75 near Lakota, ND. 

MCR states that, pursuant to an 

operating agreement between it and 

Northern Plains Railroad, Inc. (NPR), 

NPR will operate the line, and that a 

track connection between NPR and the 

acquired line will be constructed near 

Munich, ND.1

MCR certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of the transaction 

will not exceed those that would qualify 

it as a Class III rail carrier and will not 

exceed $5 million. 

Consummation is scheduled to take 

place on October 18, 2005 (the 

exemption became effective October 10, 

2005, 7 days after filing). 

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. 34759, 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 Byron D. 

Olsen, 1543 Grantham Street, St. Paul, 

MN 55108–1449. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Dated: October 17, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–21209 Filed 10–24–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 18, 2005. 

The Department of 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 25, 

2005. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0016. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form BQ–1, ‘‘Report of Customers’ U.S. 

Dollar Claims on Foreigners’’. 

Form: International Capital Form BQ–

1. 

Description: Form BQ–1 is required 

by law and is designed to collect timely 

information on international portfolio 

capital movements, including U.S. 

dollar claims of customers of depository 

institutions, bank and financial holding 

companies, brokers and dealers vis-a`-vis 

foreigners. The information is necessary 

in the computation of the U.S. balance 

of payments accounts and the U.S. 

international investment position, and 

in the formulation of U.S. international 

financial and monetary policies. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 909 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–0017. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form BC/BC (SA) ‘‘Report of U.S. Dollar 

Claims of Depository Institutions, 

Brokers and Dealers on Foreigners’’. 

Form: International Capital Form BC/ 

BC (SA). 

Description: Form BC/BC(SA) is 

required by law and is designed to 

collect timely information on 

international portfolio capital 

movements, including own U.S. dollar 

claims of depository institutions, bank 

and financial holding companies, 

brokers and dealers vis-a`-vis foreigners. 

The information is necessary in the 

computation of the U.S. balance of 

payments accounts and the U.S. 

international investment position, and 

in the formulation of U.S. international 

financial and monetary policies. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 33,804 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–0018. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form BL–2/BL–2(SA) ‘‘Report of 

Customers’ U.S. Dollar Liabilities to 

Foreigners’’. 

Form: International Capital Form BL–

2/BL–2(SA). 

Description: Form BL–2/BL–2(SA) is 

required by law and is designed to 

collect timely information on 

international portfolio capital 

movements, including U.S. dollar 

liabilities of customers of depository 

institutions, bank and financial holding 

companies, brokers and dealers vis-a ́-vis 

foreigners. The information is necessary 

in the computation of the U.S. balance 

of payments accounts and the U.S. 

international investment position, and 

in the formulation of U.S. international 

financial and monetary policies. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9,000 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–0019. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form BL–1/BL–1(SA) ‘‘Report of U.S. 

Dollar Liabilities of Depository 

Institutions, Brokers and Dealers to 

Foreigners’’. 

Form: International Capital Form BL–

1/BL–1(SA). 

Description: Form BL–1/BL–1(SA) is 

required by law and is designed to 

collect timely information on 

international portfolio capital 

movements, including U.S. dollar 

liabilities of depository institutions, 

bank and financial holding companies, 

brokers and dealers vis-a ́-vis foreigners. 

The information is necessary in the 

computation of the U.S. balance of 

payments accounts and the U.S. 

international investment position, and 

in the formulation of U.S. international 

financial and monetary policies. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 31,278 

hours.