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3The 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 

exemption’s 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 exemption’s effective date. 

4Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

issues,3 formal expressions of intent to 

file an OFA under 49 CFR 

1152.27(c)(2),4 and trail use/rail banking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by November 8, 2007. Petitions to 

reopen or requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by November 19, 2007, with the 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to MCR’s 

representative: Michael J. Barron, Jr., 

Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker 

Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–

2832. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

MCR has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report that 

addresses the effects, if any, of the 

abandonment on the environment and 

historic resources. SEA will issue an 

environmental assessment (EA) by 

November 2, 2007. Interested persons 

may obtain a copy of the EA by writing 

to SEA (Room 1100, Surface 

Transportation Board, Washington, DC 

20423–0001) or by calling SEA, at (202) 

245–0305. [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), MCR 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 

MCR’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by October 29, 2008, 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: October 23, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–21181 Filed 10–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Notice of Rate for Use in Federal Debt 

Collection and Discount and Rebate 

Evaluation 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 11 of the 

Debt Collection Act of 1982, as 

amended, (31 U.S.C. 3717), the 

Secretary of the Treasury is responsible 

for computing and publishing the 

percentage rate to be used in assessing 

interest charges for outstanding debts 

owed to the Government. Treasury’s 

Cash Management Requirements (TFM 

Volume I, Part 6, Chapter 8000) 

prescribe use of this rate by agencies as 

a comparison point in evaluating the 

cost-effectiveness of a cash discount. In 

addition, 5 CFR 1315.8 of the Prompt 

Payment rule on ‘‘Rebates’’ requires that 

this rate be used in determining when 

agencies should pay purchase card 

invoices when the card issuer offers a 

rebate. Notice is hereby given that the 

applicable rate is 5.00 percent for 

calendar year 2008. 

DATES: The rate will be in effect for the 

period beginning on January 1, 2008, 

and ending on December 31, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Inquiries should be directed to the 

Agency Enterprise Solutions Division, 

Financial Management Service, 

Department of the Treasury, 401 14th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20227 

(Telephone: 202–874–6650). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rate 

reflects the current value of funds to the 

Treasury for use in connection with 

Federal Cash Management systems and 

is based on investment rates set for 

purposes of Public Law 95–147, 91 Stat. 

1227. Computed each year by averaging 

Treasury Tax and Loan (TT&L) 

investment rates for the 12-month 

period ending every September 30, 

rounded to the nearest whole 

percentage, for applicability effective 

each January 1, the rate is subject to 

quarterly revisions if the annual 

average, on a moving basis, changes by 

2 percentage points. The rate in effect 

for the calendar year 2008 reflects the 

average investment rates for the 12- 

month period that ended September 30, 

2007. 

Dated: October 23, 2007. 

Shery Morrow, 

Assistant Commissioner, Federal Finance. 

[FR Doc. 07–5368 Filed 10–26–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[TD 9249] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Correction to notice and request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

corrections to a notice and request for 

comments (TD 9249) that was published 

in the Federal Register on Monday, 

September 17, 2007 (72 FR 52954) 

inviting the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Black at (202) 622–6665 (not a 

toll-free number), or through the 

internet at Robert.G.Black@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The notice and request for comments 

that is the subject of the correction is 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 

U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

Need for Correction 

As published, the comment request 

for TD 9249 contains errors that may 

prove to be misleading and are in need 

of clarification. 

Correction of Publication 

Accordingly, the publication of the 

comment request for TD 9249, which 

was the subject of FR Doc. E7–18285, is 

corrected as follows: 

1. On page 52954, column 2, in the 

preamble, under the caption 

‘‘Summary:’’, lines thirteen through 

nineteen, the language ‘‘existing notice 

of proposed rulemaking, REG–209619–

93, Escrow Funds and Other Similar 

Funds (§§ 1.469B–1(k)(2), 1.468B–

1(k)(3)(iv), 1.468B–6(e)(1), 1.468B–6(f), 

1.468B–7(d), 1.468B–8(f), 1.468B–

8(g)(1), 1.468B–9(c)(1), and 1.468B–

9(f)(3).’’ is corrected to read ‘‘existing 


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