Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2005 / Notices 72323 

review function with respect to the 

Memorandum of Understanding 

Between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of the Republic of Bolivia Concerning 

the Imposition of Import Restrictions on 

Archaeological Material from the PreColumbian Cultures and Certain 

Ethnological Material from the Colonial 

and Republican Periods of Bolivia. This 

meeting is for the Committee to satisfy 

its ongoing review responsibility of the 

effectiveness of agreements pursuant to 

the Act and will focus its attention on 

Article II of the MOU. This is not a 

meeting to consider extension of the 

MOU. Such a meeting will be scheduled 

at the appropriate time in 2006 at which 

time a public session will be held. 

The Committee’s responsibilities are 

carried out in accordance with 

provisions of the Convention on 

Cultural Property Implementation Act 

(19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). The U.S.- 

Bolivia MOU, the designated list of 

restricted categories, the text of the Act, 

and related information may be found at 

http://exchanges.state.gov/culprop. 

The meeting on December 15 will be 

closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h). 

Dated: November 21, 2005. 

Dina Habib Powell, 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E5–6779 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket: PHMSA–98–4957] 

Request for Public Comments and 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) Approval of an Existing 

Information Collection (2137–0589) 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

SUMMARY: This notice requests public 

participation in the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval process regarding the renewal 

of an existing PHMSA collection of 

information for response plans for 

onshore oil pipelines. PHMSA is 

requesting OMB approval for renewal of 

this information collection under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. With 

this notice, PHMSA invites the public to 

submit comments over the next 60 days 

on ways to minimize the burden 

associated with collection of 

information related to response plans 

for onshore oil pipelines. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 31, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference 

Docket No. PHMSA–98–4957 and may 

be submitted in the following ways: 

• DOT Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

To submit comments on the DOT 

electronic docket site, click ‘‘Comment/ 

Submissions,’’ click ‘‘Continue,’’ fill in 

the requested information, click 

‘‘Continue,’’ enter your comment, then 

click ‘‘Submit.’’

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket 

Management System; Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• E-Gov Web site: http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

Instructions: You should identify the 

docket number, PHMSA–98–4957, at 

the beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, you 

should submit two copies. If you wish 

to receive confirmation that PHMSA 

received your comments, you should 

include a self-addressed stamped 

postcard. Internet users may submit 

comments at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, and may access all 

comments received by DOT at http:// 

dms.dot.gov by performing a simple 

search for the docket number. Note: All 

comments will be posted without 

changes or edits to http://dms.dot.gov 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Privacy Act Statement: Anyone may 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received for any of our 

dockets. You may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 

19477–78) or you may visit http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Fuentevilla at (202) 366–6199, 

or by e-mail at 

William.Fuentevilla@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are invited on whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Department, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

Department’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed information collections; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

This information collection request 

pertains to 49 CFR part 194, Response 

Plans for Onshore Oil Pipelines. This 

rule requires an operator of an onshore 

oil pipeline facility to prepare and 

submit an oil spill response plan to 

PHMSA for review and approval when, 

because of its location, the facility could 

reasonably be expected to cause 

substantial harm to the environment if 

it were to discharge oil into navigable 

waters or adjoining shorelines. The rule 

established the planning requirements 

for oil spill response plans to reduce the 

environmental impact of oil discharged 

from onshore oil pipelines, as mandated 

by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 

90). The rule provides greater specificity 

and guidance to facilities than is 

provided in OPA 90’s statutory language 

in order to enhance private sector 

planning capabilities to minimize the 

impacts of oil spills from pipelines. 

The information collection required 

by the rule is the submission of 

response plans to PHMSA by affected 

pipeline operators. Additionally, 

operators must review and resubmit 

their response plans at least every 5 

years, or in response to new or different 

operating conditions. Operators must 

submit any change or update to 

response plans within 30 days of 

making such a change. This information 

collection supports the DOT strategic 

goal of environmental stewardship by 

reducing pollution and other adverse 

environmental effects of transportation 

and transportation facilities. 

As used in this notice, ‘‘information 

collection’’ includes all work related to 

preparing and disseminating 

information related to this 

recordkeeping requirement including 

completing paperwork, gathering 

information and conducting telephone 

calls. 

Type of Information Collection 

Request: Renewal of Existing Collection. 

Title of Information Collection: 

Response Plans for Onshore Oil 

Pipelines. 

Respondents: 367 hazardous liquid 

pipeline facilities. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 50,186 hours. 

72324 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 231 / Friday, December 2, 2005 / Notices 

1Watco owns 100% of the issued and outstanding 

stock of ABS. 

Issued in Washington DC on November 28, 

2005. 

Florence L. Hamn, 

Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. 05–23547 Filed 12–01–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34754] 

Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc.—

Lease and Operation Exemption—The 

Kansas City Southern Railway 

Company 

Alabama Southern Railroad, Inc. 

(ABS), a noncarrier, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR 

1150.31 to lease from The Kansas City 

Southern Railway Company (KCS) and 

operate approximately 85.6 miles of rail 

line consisting of lines on the (1) 

Tuscaloosa Subdivision between 

milepost 17.0 near Columbus, MS, and 

milepost 78.9 near Tuscaloosa, AL; (2) 

Warrior Branch between milepost 0.0 at 

Tuscaloosa, AL, and milepost 9.3 near 

Fox, AL; and (3) Brookwood Branch 

between milepost 443.5 at Brookwood 

Jct., AL, and milepost 429.1 at 

Brookwood, AL. ABS is also being 

assigned KSC’s overhead trackage rights 

over a 44.4-mile line of railroad owned 

by CSX Transportation, Inc., extending 

between milepost 429.2 at Brookwood, 

AL, and milepost 384.8 at Birmingham, 

AL. 

ABS certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not result in it becoming a Class II 

or Class I rail carrier. Because ABS’s 

projected annual revenues will exceed 

$5 million, ABS has certified to the 

Board on September 7, 2005, that it sent 

the required notice of the transaction on 

September 2, 2005, to the national 

offices of all labor unions representing 

employees on the line and that it posted 

a copy of the notice at the workplace of 

the employees on the affected lines on 

September 6, 2005. See 49 CFR 

1150.32(e). 

The transaction was expected to be 

consummated on or shortly after 

November 20, 2005. 

This transaction is related to STB 

Finance Docket No. 34755, Watco 

Companies, Inc.—Continuance in 

Control Exemption—Alabama Southern 

Railroad, Inc., wherein Watco 

Companies, Inc. has concurrently filed a 

verified notice of exemption to continue 

in control of ABS upon its becoming a 

rail carrier. 

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. 34754, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each 

pleading must be served on Karl Morell, 

Of Counsel, BALL JANIK LLP, Suite 

225, 1455 F Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: November 23, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–23551 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34755] 

Watco Companies, Inc.—Continuance 

in Control Exemption—Alabama 

Southern Railroad, Inc. 

Watco Companies, Inc. (Watco) has 

filed a verified notice of exemption to 

continue in control of Alabama 

Southern Railroad, Inc. (ABS), upon 

ABS’s becoming a Class III rail carrier.1

The transaction was scheduled to be 

consummated on or shortly after 

November 20, 2005. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 

34754, Alabama Southern Railroad, 

Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption—

The Kansas City Southern Railway 

Company, wherein ABS seeks to acquire 

by lease from The Kansas City Southern 

Railway Company (KSC) and operate 

approximately 85.6 miles of rail line in 

Mississippi and Alabama. As part of 

that transaction, ABS is also being 

assigned KSC’s overhead trackage rights 

over a 44.4-mile line of railroad owned 

by CSX Transportation, Inc., extending 

between milepost 429.2 at Brookwood, 

AL, and milepost 384.8 at Birmingham, 

AL. 

Watco, a noncarrier, is a Kansas 

corporation that currently controls, 

through stock ownership and 

management, 15 Class III rail carriers 

operating in 14 States. 

Applicant states that: (1) The lines 

being leased and operated by ABS do 

not connect with the rail lines in its 

corporate family; (2) the continuance in 

control is not part of a series of 

anticipated transactions that would 

connect the leased lines with any other 

rail lines in Watco’s corporate family; 

and (3) the transaction does not involve 

a Class I carrier. Therefore, the 

transaction is exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

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

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. Section 11326(c), however, 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under sections 11324 and 

11325 that involve only Class III rail 

carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not 

impose labor protective conditions here, 

because all of the carriers involved are 

Class III carriers. 

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. 34755, 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 Karl Morell, 

Of Counsel, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F 

Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 

20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: November 23, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–23538 Filed 12–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

November 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,