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1The October 27, 2005 filing was amended on 

November 3, 2005. 

2The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemptions’ effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemptions’ effective date. 

3Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

Discontinuances of Service for UP to 

abandon, and for B&RG to discontinue 

service over, 2.2 miles of railroad 

between milepost 0.00, near UP Main 

Switch, and milepost 2.20, near Arthur 

Street, in Cameron County, TX.1 The 

line traverses United States Postal 

Service Zip Codes 78520 and 78521. 

UP and B&RG have certified that: (1) 

No local traffic has moved over the line 

for at least 2 years; (2) any overhead 

traffic on the line can be rerouted over 

other lines; (3) no formal complaint 

filed by a user of rail service on the line 

(or by a state or local government entity 

acting on behalf of such user) regarding 

cessation of service over the line either 

is pending with the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) or with 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of complainant within 

the 2-year period; and (4) the 

requirements of 49 CFR 1105.7 

(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.8 

(historic report), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to these exemptions, 

any employee adversely affected by the 

abandonment or discontinuance shall be 

protected under Oregon Short Line R. 

Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). To address whether these 

conditions adequately protect affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

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

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received, 

these exemptions will be effective on 

December 16, 2005, unless stayed 

pending reconsideration. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues,2 formal expressions of intent to 

file an OFA under 49 CFR 

1152.27(c)(2),3 and trail use/rail banking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by November 28, 2005. Petitions to 

reopen or requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by December 6, 2005, with: 

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to applicants’

representatives: Mack H. Shumate, Jr., 

101 North Wacker Drive, Room 1920, 

Chicago, IL 60606; and William L. 

Rentfro, The Rentfro Faulk Law Firm, 

LLP, 185 E. Ruben M. Torres, Sr. Blvd., 

Brownsville, TX 78520. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemptions 

are void ab initio. 

UP and B&RG have filed 

environmental and historic reports 

which address the effects, if any, of the 

abandonment and discontinuance on 

the environment and historic resources. 

SEA will issue an environmental 

assessment (EA) by November 21, 2005. 

Interested persons may obtain a copy of 

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500, 

Surface Transportation Board, 

Washington, DC 20423) or by calling 

SEA, at (202) 565–1539. [Assistance for 

the hearing impaired is available 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] 

Comments on environmental and 

historic preservation matters must be 

filed within 15 days after the EA 

becomes available to the public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), UP shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

UP’s filing of a notice of consummation 

by November 16, 2006, and there are no 

legal or regulatory barriers to 

consummation, the authority to 

abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at ‘‘http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov.’’

Decided: November 4, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 10, 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 16, 2005 

to be assured of consideration. 

Departmental Office (DO) 

OMB Number: 1505–0016. 

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: 1505–0017. 

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: 1505–0018. 

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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: 1505–0019. 

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. 

OMB Number: 1505–0020. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form BQ–2 ‘‘Part 1—Report of Foreign 

Currency Liabilities and Claims of 

Depository Institutions, Brokers and 

Dealers, and of their Domestic 

Customers vis-a ́-vis Foreigners; Part 2—

Report of Customers’ Foreign Currency 

Liabilities to Foreigners’’. 

Form: International Capital Form BQ–

2. 

Description: Form BQ–2 is required 

by law and is designed to collect timely 

information on international portfolio 

capital movements, including liabilities 

and claims of depository institutions, 

bank and financial holding companies, 

brokers and dealers and their customers’

liabilities vis-a ́-vis foreigners, that are 

denominated in foreign currencies. 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: 3,564 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1505–0024. 

Type of Review: Revision. 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form CQ–1 ‘‘Report of Financial 

Liabilities to and Financial Claims on 

Foreign Residents’’ and Form CQ–2 

‘‘Report of Commercial Liabilities to, 

and Commercial Claims on Unaffiliated 

Foreign Residents’’. 

Form: International Capital Form CQ1 

and CQ–2. 

Description: Forms CQ–1 and CQ–2 

are required by law to collect timely 

information on international portfolio 

capital movements, including data on 

financial and commercial liabilities to, 

and claims on unaffiliated foreigners 

and certain affiliated foreigners held by 

non-banking enterprises in the U.S. This 

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: 5,746 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1505–0149. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: 31 CFR Part 128 Reporting of 

International Capital and Foreign 

Currency Transactions and Positions. 

Description: 31 CFR part 128 

establishes general guidelines for 

reporting on U.S. claims on and 

liabilities to, foreigners; on transactions 

in securities with foreigners; and on 

monetary reserves of the U.S. It also 

establishes guidelines for reporting on 

the foreign currency transactions of U.S. 

persons. It includes a recordkeeping 

requirement in section 128.5. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,950 

hours. 

OMB Number: 1505–0189. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

Form BQ–3 ‘‘Report of Maturities of 

Selected Liabilities of Depository 

Institutions, Brokers and Dealers to 

Foreigners. 

Form: International Capital Form BQ–

3. 

Description: Form BQ–3 is required 

by law and is designed to collect timely 

information on international portfolio 

capital movements, including maturities 

of selected U.S. dollar and foreign 

currency liabilities of depository 

institutions, bank and financial holding 

companies, brokers and dealers to 

foreigners. This 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: 1,312 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: Dwight Wolkow, 

(202) 622–1276, Department of 

Treasury, Room 4410–1440NYA, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

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. 05–22706 Filed 11–15–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Wage & 

Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden 

(Notices) Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Wage 

& Investment Reducing Taxpayer 

Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the 

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 

Thursday, December 8, 2005 from 1 

p.m. to 2 p.m. ET. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227, or 

954–423–7979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section