65978 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 210 / Tuesday, November 1, 2005 / Notices 

1Transtar explains that this transaction was 

consummated on May 31, 2005, under the mistaken 

belief that it was an inter-corporate transaction 

involving parties for which exemption authority 

had previously been secured, and that additional 

approval or exemption was not required. 

a. Describe existing road/rail grade 

crossing safety and the potential for an 

increase in accidents related to the new 

rail operations, as appropriate. 

b. Describe existing rail operations 

and the potential for increased 

probability of train accidents, as 

appropriate. 

c. Describe hazardous materials safety 

factors for the transportation of 

hazardous materials and the potential 

for a release of those materials, as 

appropriate. 

d. Describe the potential for 

disruption and delays to the movement 

of emergency vehicles due to new rail 

line construction and operation. 

e. Propose mitigative measures to 

minimize or eliminate potential project 

impacts to safety, as appropriate. 

10. Transportation Systems 

The EIS will: 

a. Describe the potential impacts of 

new rail line construction and operation 

on the existing transportation network 

in the project area, including vehicular 

delays at grade crossings. 

b. Describe potential impacts to 

navigation associated with new bridges. 

c. Propose mitigative measures to 

minimize or eliminate potential project 

impacts to transportation systems, as 

appropriate. 

11. Cultural and Historic Resources 

The EIS will: 

a. Describe the potential impacts to 

historic structures or districts 

previously recorded and determined 

potentially eligible, eligible, or listed on 

the National Register of Historic Places 

within or immediately adjacent to the 

right-of-way for the proposed rail 

alignments. 

b. Describe the potential impacts to 

archaeological sites previously recorded 

and either listed as unevaluated or 

determined potentially eligible, eligible, 

or listed on the National Register of 

Historic Places within the right-of-way 

for the proposed rail alignments. 

c. Describe the potential impacts to 

historic structures or districts identified 

by ground survey and determined 

potentially eligible, eligible, or listed on 

the National Register of Historic Places 

within or immediately adjacent to the 

right-of-way for the proposed rail 

alignments. 

d. Describe the potential impacts to 

archaeological sites identified by ground 

survey and determined potentially 

eligible, eligible, or listed on the 

National Register of Historic Places 

within the right-of-way for the proposed 

rail alignments. 

e. Describe the potential general 

impacts to paleontological resources in 

the project area due to project 

construction, if necessary and required. 

f. Propose mitigative measures to 

minimize or eliminate potential project 

impacts to cultural and historic 

resources, as appropriate. 

12. Subsistence 

The EIS will: 

a. Describe the potential impacts of 

the proposed new rail line construction 

and operation on subsistence activities 

in the project area. 

b. Propose mitigative measures to 

minimize or eliminate potential project 

impacts on subsistence activities, as 

appropriate. 

13. Recreation 

The EIS will: 

a. Describe the potential impacts of 

the proposed new rail line construction 

and operation on recreational 

opportunities provided in the project 

area. 

b. Propose mitigative measures to 

minimize or eliminate potential project 

impacts on recreational opportunities, 

as appropriate. 

14. Aesthetics 

The EIS will: 

a. Describe the potential impacts of 

the proposed new rail line construction 

on any areas identified or determined to 

be of high visual quality. 

b. Describe the potential impacts of 

the proposed new rail line construction 

on any waterways considered for or 

designated as wild and scenic. 

c. Propose mitigative measures to 

minimize or eliminate potential project 

impacts on aesthetics, as appropriate. 

15. Environmental Justice 

The EIS will: 

a. Describe the demographics in the 

project area and the immediate vicinity 

of the proposed new construction, 

including communities potentially 

impacted by the construction and 

operation of the proposed new rail line. 

b. Evaluate whether new rail line 

construction or operation would have a 

disproportionately high and adverse 

impact on any minority or low-income 

groups. 

c. Propose mitigative measures to 

minimize or eliminate potential project 

impacts on environmental justice 

populations, as appropriate. 

16. Cumulative Impacts 

The EIS will address the impact on 

the environment which results from the 

incremental impact of the action when 

added to other past, present, and 

reasonably foreseeable future actions 

regardless of what agency (Federal or 

non-federal) or person undertakes such 

actions. 

Decided: October 26, 2005. 

By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Chief, 

Section of Environmental Analysis. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34767] 

Transtar, Inc.—Continuance in Control 

Exemption—Delray Connecting 

Railroad Company 

Transtar, Inc. (Transtar), a noncarrier, 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

to continue in control of Delray 

Connecting Railroad Company (Delray), 

a Class III rail carrier, upon Transtar’s 

acquiring all of Delray’s issued and 

outstanding stock from Transtar’s 

parent, United States Steel Corporation 

(USS). 

The exemption became effective on 

October 18, 2005 (7 days after the date 

of filing). 1

USS, a noncarrier, owns all of the 

issued and outstanding stock of 

Transtar, which is a noncarrier holding 

company. Transtar in turn owns all of 

the issued and outstanding stock of five 

common carrier railroads: Elgin, Joliet 

and Eastern Railway Company (Class II); 

Birmingham Southern Railroad 

Company (Class III); The Lake Terminal 

Railroad Company (Class III); 

McKeesport Connecting Railroad 

Company (Class III); and Union Railroad 

Company (Class III) (collectively, the 

Transtar Railroads). The common 

control of the Transtar Railroads by USS 

(formerly USX Corporation) through 

Transtar was the subject of exemption 

proceedings before the agency in USX 

Corporation—Control Exemption—

Transtar, Inc., STB Finance Docket No. 

33942 (STB served Nov. 30, 2000) and 

Transtar Holdings, L.P.—Corporate 

Family Exemption—Transtar, Inc., 

Finance Docket No. 32411 (ICC served 

Dec. 29, 1993). USS acquired through 

stock acquisition, and assumed control 

of, Delray pursuant to a notice of 

exemption in United States Steel 

Corporation—Acquisition of Control 

Exemption—Delray Connecting 

Railroad Company, STB Finance Docket 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 210 / Tuesday, November 1, 2005 / Notices 65979 

No. 34311 (STB served Feb. 19, 2003). 

Transtar now seeks to acquire all of the 

stock of Delray from USS to consolidate 

all of the USS railroad subsidiaries 

under the mantle of Transtar. Delray is 

a switching and terminal railroad that 

operates 15.46 miles of track, all of 

which are located in the downriver 

district of Detroit, MI. 

Transtar states that: (i) The Transtar 

Railroads and Delray do not connect 

with each other or any railroads in their 

corporate family; (ii) the continuance in 

control is not part of a series of 

anticipated transactions that would 

connect the railroads with each other or 

any other railroad in their corporate 

family; and (iii) the transaction does not 

involve a Class I railroad. Transtar also 

states that the transaction will not result 

in: (i) Any adverse changes in service 

levels to the public; (ii) significant 

operational changes; or (iii) changes in 

the competitive balance with carriers 

outside the corporate family. Therefore, 

the transaction is exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) and (3). 

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 labor protection 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11326(b). 

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. 34767, 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: John A. 

Vuono, Vuono & Gray, LLC, 2310 Grant 

Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov.. 

Decided: October 25, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–21613 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 24, 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 December 1, 2005 

to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–1414. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Credit for Employer Social 

Security and Medicare Taxes Paid on 

Certain Employee Tips. 

Form: IRS form 8846. 

Description: Employers in food or 

beverage establishments where tipping 

is customary can claim an income tax 

credit for the amount of social security 

and Medicare taxes paid (employer’s 

share) on tips, other than tips used to 

meet the minimum wage requirements. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

492,465 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. 05–21742 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 25, 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 December 1, 2005 

to be assured of consideration. 

Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) 

OMB Number: 1520–0001. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Owner’s Affidavit of Partial 

Destruction of Mutilated Currency. 

Form: BEP form 5283. 

Description: The Office of Currency 

Standards, Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing requests owners of partially 

destroyed U.S. currency to complete a 

notarized affidavit (BEP 5283) for each 

claim submitted when substantial 

portions of notes are missing. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 90 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1520–0002. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Claims for Amounts Due in the 

Case of Deceased Owner of Mutilated 

Currency. 

Form: BEP form 5287. 

Description: The Office of Currency 

Standards, Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing uses form BEP 5287 to 

determine ownership in cases of a 

deceased owner mutilated currency. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 110 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: Pamela V. Grayson, 

(202) 874–2212, Bureau of Engraving 

and Printing, 14th & C Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20228. 

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. 05–21743 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

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