1996 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 16 / Wednesday, January 24, 1996 / Notices

1The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No.

104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (the Act), which was enacted

on December 29, 1995, and took effect on January

1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce

Commission (ICC) and transferred certain functions

and proceedings to the Surface Transportation

Board (Board). Section 204(b)(1) of the Act

provides, in general, that proceedings pending

before the ICC on the effective date of that

legislation shall be decided under the law in effect

prior to January 1, 1996, insofar as they involve

functions retained by the Act. This notice relates to

a proceeding that was pending with the ICC prior

to January 1, 1996, and to functions that are subject

to Board jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10903.

Therefore, this notice applies the law in effect prior

to the Act, and citations are to the former sections

of the statute, unless otherwise indicated.

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 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.

3See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment—Offers of

Finan. Assist., 4 I.C.C.2d 164 (1987).

4The Board will accept late-filed trail use

requests so long as the abandonment has not been

consummated and the abandoning railroad is

willing to negotiate an agreement.

1The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No.

104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (the Act), which was enacted

on December 29, 1995, and took effect on January

1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce

Commission (ICC) and transferred certain functions

and proceedings to the Surface Transportation

Board (Board). Section 204(b)(1) of the Act

provides, in general, that proceedings pending

before the ICC on the effective date of that

legislation shall be decided under the law in effect

prior to January 1, 1996, insofar as they involve

functions retained by the Act. This notice relates to

a proceeding that was pending with the ICC prior

to January 1, 1996, and to functions that are subject

to Board jurisdiction pursuant to section 11323.

Therefore, this notice applies the law in effect prior

to the Act, and citations are to the former section

of the statute, unless otherwise indicated.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–1054 Filed 1–23–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. AB–43 (Sub-No. 161X)]

Illinois Central Railroad Company;

Abandonment Exemption; in Cook

County, IL

Illinois Central Railroad Company (IC)

has filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR Part 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon its 0.4-mile

line of railroad between milepost CI–7.8

and milepost CI–8.2 in McCook, in Cook

County, IL.

IC has certified that: (1) No local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead

traffic on the line; (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

Board or with any U.S. District Court or

has been decided in favor of the

complainant within the 2-year period;

and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR

1105.7 (service of environmental report

on agencies), 49 CFR 1105.8 (service of

historic report on State Historic

Preservation Officer), 49 CFR 1105.11

(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12

(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR

1152.50(d)(1) (service of verified notice

on governmental agencies) have been

met.

As a condition to use of this

exemption, any employee adversely

affected by the abandonment shall be

protected under Oregon Short Line R.

Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C.

91 (1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10505(d)

[now 10502(d)] must be filed.

Provided no formal expression of

intent to file an offer of financial

assistance (OFA) has been received, this

exemption will be effective on February

23, 1996, 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 4 must be filed by February

5, 1996. Petitions to reopen or requests

for public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by February 13,

1996. An original and 10 copies of any

such filing must be sent to the Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

Surface Transportation Board, 1201

Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington,

DC 20423. In addition, one copy must

be served on Myles L. Tobin, Associate

General Counsel, Illinois Central

Railroad Company, 455 North Cityfront

Plaza Drive, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL

60611.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

IC has filed an environmental report

which addresses the abandonment’s

effects, if any, on the environment and

historic resources. The Board’s Section

of Environmental Analysis (SEA) will

issue an environmental assessment (EA)

by January 29, 1996. A copy of the EA

may be obtained by writing to SEA

(Room 3219, Surface Transportation

Board, Washington, DC 20423) or by

calling Elaine Kaiser at (202) 927–6248.

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.

Decided: January 18, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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[Finance Docket No. 32843]

Norfolk and Western Railway Company

and The Cincinnati, New Orleans and

Texas Pacific Railway Company;

Trackage Rights Exemption;

Consolidated Rail Corporation

Consolidated Rail Corporation

(Conrail) has agreed to grant overhead

trackage rights to Norfolk and Western

Railway Company and The Cincinnati,

New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway

Company (collectively, NS), over the

following trackage: (1) Approximately

6.1 miles between Bannon, milepost

137.6 at South Columbus, and CP-Camp,

milepost 131.5 at Columbus, OH; (2)

approximately 0.6 miles between CPCamp, milepost 131.5, and the Auburn

Switch, milepost 139.7 at Columbus,

OH; and (3) approximately 115.3 miles

between the Auburn Switch, milepost

139.7, and milepost 255.0 at Cincinnati,

OH. Overhead trackage rights also are

granted by Conrail to NS over a

secondary route in and around

Columbus, OH, as follows: (1)

Approximately 5.2 miles between CPCamp, milepost 131.5, and CP-Mounds,

milepost 126.3 at Columbus, OH, and

(2) approximately 5.9 miles between CPMounds and W. Alton, milepost 146.0 at

Columbus, OH. The total trackage rights

over both routes is 133.1 miles.

The purpose of this transaction is to

provide NS with a more efficient route

for traffic moving between or through

Cincinnati and Columbus, OH. The

trackage rights were to become effective

on or after December 29, 1995.

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false

or misleading information, the
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exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to

revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C.

10502(d) [formerly 10505(d)] may be

filed at any time. The filing of a petition

to revoke will not stay the transaction.

Pleadings must be filed with the Board

and served on: Robert J. Cooney, Norfolk

Southern Corporation, 3 Commercial

Place, Norfolk, VA 23510–2191.

As a condition to use of this

exemption, any employees adversely

affected by the trackage rights will be

protected pursuant to Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

Decided: January 17, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–1053 Filed 1–23–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Public Information Collection

Requirements Submitted to OMB for

Review

January 3, 1996.

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 1980,

Public Law 96–511. 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 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Special Request: In order to conduct

the survey described below in early

February 1996, the Department of

Treasury is requesting Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approval of this information

collection by January 17, 1996. To

obtain a copy of this information

collection, please write to the IRS

Clearance Officer at the address listed

below. Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: PC:V 95–019–G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Problem Resolution Program

(PRP) Case Processing Customer

Opinion Survey.

Description: Over the last two years,

IRS has made changes to its case

processing quality standards. In light of

these changes, the duration of time

since IRS last solicited customer

feedback, considerable costs of

processing case work and measuring

results, IRS needs to determine whether

the data it is gathering, especially on the

timeliness, accuracy and

communication elements of its case

work reflects the perception of its

customers on elements.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

400.

Estimated Burden Hours per

Respondent: 7 minutes, 30 seconds.

Frequency of Response: Other.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 50

hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Milo Sunderhauf,

(202) 395–7340, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–1009 Filed 1–23–96; 8:45 am]

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Public Information Collection

Requirements Submitted to OMB for

Review

January 3, 1996.

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 1980,

Public Law 96–511. 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 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

U.S. Customs Service (CUS)

OMB Number: 1515–0088.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Foreign Assembler’s Declaration

(With Endorsement By Importer).

Description: The information is used

to substantiate a claim for duty free

treatment of U.S. fabricated components

sent abroad for assembly and

subsequently returned to the United

States.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 2,730.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper: 50 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other (with

every importation of merchandise under

this tariff classification).

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 302,402 hours.

OMB Number: 1515–0157.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Exportation of Used SelfPropelled Vehicles.

Description: This information

collection requires the submission of

documents verifying vehicle ownership

of exporters for exportation of vehicles

in the United States.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households, notfor-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 500,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 83,330 hours.

Clearance Officer: Norman Waits

(202) 927–1551, U.S. Customs Service,

Printing and Records Management

Branch, Room 6426, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20229.

OMB Reviewer: Milo Sunderhauf

(202) 395–7340, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–1010 Filed 1–23–96; 8:45 am]

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Internal Revenue Service

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Comment Request

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning an existing

regulation, 26 CFR 601.201, Instructions

for Requesting Rulings and

Determination Letters.