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1 Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC owns WTLC through 

its wholly owned subsidiary Permian Basin 

Railways, Inc. 

requested that the Board hold a hearing 

to discuss the proposed changes to the 

cost of capital calculation. This hearing 

should be a forum for parties to provide 

views and information about the Board’s 

proposed changes and the record 

developed in this proceeding. The 

Board invites information and 

comments on the proposed CAPM 

methodology to calculate the rail 

industry’s cost of capital. 

Date of Hearing. The hearing will 

begin at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, December 

4, 2007, in the hearing room at the 

Board’s headquarters in Washington, 

DC, and will continue, with short breaks 

if necessary, until every person 

scheduled to speak has been heard. 

Notice of Intent to Participate. Any 

party of record wishing to speak at the 

hearing should file with the Board a 

written notice of intent to participate, 

and should identify the party, the 

proposed speaker, the time requested, 

and topic(s) to be covered, as soon as 

possible, but no later than November 20, 

2007. 

Testimony. Each speaker should file 

with the Board a copy of his/her written 

testimony by November 27, 2007. 

Board Releases and Live Audio 

Available Via the Internet. Decisions 

and notices of the Board, including this 

notice, are available on the Board’s Web 

site at http://www.stb.dot.gov. This 

hearing will be available on the Board’s 

Web site by live audio streaming. To 

access the hearing, click on the ‘‘Live 

Audio’’ link under ‘‘Information Center’’

at the left side of the home page 

beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 

December 4, 2007. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Dated: October 24, 2007. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–21192 Filed 10–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35079] 

West Texas and Lubbock Railway 

Company—Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—BNSF Railroad Company 

West Texas and Lubbock Railway 

Company (WTLC), 1 a Class III rail 

carrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to 

acquire, by purchase from BNSF 

Railway Company (BNSF), and operate 

approximately 37.5 miles of rail line 

known as the South Plains Subdivision, 

extending from milepost 330.1 west of 

Plainview, TX, to the end of the line at 

milepost 367.6 in Dimmitt, TX. 

The transaction is expected to be 

consummated on or after November 10, 

2007. 

WTLC certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction would not exceed $5 million 

and would not result in the creation of 

a Class II or Class I rail carrier. 

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 effectiveness of 

the exemption. Stay petitions must be 

filed by November 2, 2007 (at least 7 

days before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35079, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on John D. 

Heffner, John D. Heffner, PLLC, 1750 K 

Street, NW., Suite 350, Washington, DC 

20006. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: October 18, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–20926 Filed 10–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Secretary 

List of Countries Requiring 

Cooperation With an International 

Boycott 

In order to comply with the mandate 

of section 999(a)(3) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, the Department 

of the Treasury is publishing a current 

list of countries which require or may 

require participation in, or cooperation 

with, an international boycott (within 

the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986). 

On the bais of the best information 

currently available to the Department of 

the Treasury, the following countries 

require or may require participation in, 

or cooperation with, an international 

boycott (within the meaning of section 

999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986). 

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi 

Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, 

Yemen, Republic of. 

Iraq is not included in this list, but its 

status with respect to future lists 

remains under review by the 

Department of the Treasury. 

Dated: October 22, 2007. 

John L. Harrington, 

International Tax Counsel (Tax Policy). 

[FR Doc. 07–5302 Filed 10–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on a continuing 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a respondent is not required to 

respond to, an information collection 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. The OCC is 

soliciting comment concerning an 

information collection titled, 

‘‘Examination Questionnaire.’’ The OCC 

also gives notice that it has sent the 

information collection to OMB for 

review and approval. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted by 

November 26, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Communications Division, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, Public Information Room, 

Mailstop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0199, 

250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20219. In addition, comments may be 

sent by fax to (202) 874–4448, or by 

electronic mail to 

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You may 

personally inspect and photocopy 

comments at the OCC’s Public 

Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. For security reasons, 

the OCC requires that visitors make an 

appointment to inspect comments. You 

may do so by calling (202) 874–5043. 


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Upon arrival, visitors will be required to 

present valid government-issued photo 

identification and submit to security 

screening in order to inspect and 

photocopy comments. 

Additionally, you should send a copy 

of your comments to OCC Desk Officer, 

1557–0199, by mail to U.S. Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., #10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

may request additional information or a 

copy of the collection from Mary 

Gottlieb, (202) 874–5090, Legislative 

and Regulatory Activities Division, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20219. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC 

is proposing to extend the approval for 

the following information collection: 

Title: Examination Questionnaire. 

OMB Control No.: 1557–0199. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit. 

Type of Review: Regular review. 

Abstract: The OCC has revised its 

Examination Questionnaire and updated 

the estimated burden hours to reflect the 

reduction in the number of national 

banks. Completed Examination 

Questionnaires provide the OCC with 

information needed to properly evaluate 

the effectiveness of the examination 

process and agency communications. 

The OCC will use the information to 

identify problems or trends that may 

impair the effectiveness of the 

examination process, to identify ways to 

improve its service to the banking 

industry, and to analyze staff and 

training needs. A questionnaire is 

provided to each national bank at the 

conclusion of their supervisory cycle 

(12 or 18-month period). A banker may 

now choose to complete this 

questionnaire on National BankNet, the 

OCC’s extranet site. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,800. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,602. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.17 

hours. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 267 hours. 

Comments: A 60-day Federal Register 

Notice was issued on July 26, 2007 (72 

FR 41105). No comments were received. 

Comments continue to be invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of information; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and 

(e) Estimates of capital or startup costs 

and costs of operation, maintenance, 

and purchase of services to provide 

information. 

Dated: October 17, 2007. 

Stuart Feldstein, 

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory 

Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller 

of the Currency. 

[FR Doc. 07–5296 Filed 10–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Information 

Collection; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on a continuing 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a respondent is not required to 

respond to, an information collection 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. The OCC is 

soliciting comment concerning its 

information collection titled, 

‘‘Assessment of Fees—12 CFR 8.’’

DATES: You should submit written 

comments by December 26, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Communications Division, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, Public Information Room, 

Mail Stop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0223, 

250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20219. In addition, comments may be 

sent by fax to (202) 874–4448, or by 

electronic mail to 

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You may 

personally inspect and photocopy 

comments at the OCC’s Public 

Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. For security reasons, 

the OCC requires that visitors make an 

appointment to inspect comments. You 

may do so by calling (202) 874–5043. 

Upon arrival, visitors will be required to 

present valid government-issued photo 

identification and submit to security 

screening in order to inspect and 

photocopy comments. 

Additionally, you should send a copy 

of your comments to OCC Desk Officer, 

1557–0223, by mail to U.S. Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., #10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

can request additional information or a 

copy of the collection from Mary 

Gottlieb, (202) 874–5090, Legislative 

and Regulatory Activities Division, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20219. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC 

is proposing to extend OMB approval of 

the following information collection: 

Title: Assessment of Fees—12 CFR 8. 

OMB Control No.: 1557–0223. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Type of Review: Regular review. 

Abstract: The OCC is requesting 

comment on its proposed extension, 

without change, of the information 

collection titled, ‘‘Assessment of Fees—

12 CFR 8.’’ The National Bank Act 

authorizes the OCC to collect 

assessments, fees, and other charges as 

necessary or appropriate to carry out the 

responsibilities of the OCC. The OCC 

will require national banks to provide 

the OCC with ‘‘receivables attributable’’

data from independent credit card 

banks, that is, national banks that 

primarily engage in credit card 

operations and are not affiliated with a 

full service national bank. ‘‘Receivables 

attributable’’ are the total amount of 

outstanding balances due on credit card 

accounts owned by an independent 

credit card bank (the receivables 

attributable to those accounts) on the 

last day of an assessment period, minus 

receivables retained on the bank’s 

balance sheet as of that day. The OCC 

will use the information to verify the 

accuracy of each bank’s assessment 

computation and to adjust the 

assessment rate for independent credit 

card banks over time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 22. 

Frequency of Response: 

Semiannually. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 22 

hours. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

included in the request for OMB 

approval. All comments will become a 

matter of public record. Comments are 

invited on: 


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