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1The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–

88, 109 Stat. 803, which was enacted on December

29, 1995, and took effect on January 1, 1996,

abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and

transferred certain functions to the Surface

Transportation Board (Board). This notice relates to

functions that are subject to the Board’s jurisdiction

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10903.

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.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12457 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board 1

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 526X)]

CSX Transportation, Inc.;

Abandonment Exemption; in Berkeley

County, WV

CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) filed

a notice of exemption under 49

CFR1152 Part Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon 1.29 miles of

its line of railroad from milepost BBQ–

1.64 to milepost BBQ–2.93 near

Berkeley, in Berkeley County, WV.

CSXT 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

complainant within the 2-year period;

and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR

1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR

1105.8 (historic reports), 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 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. 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 June 16,

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 May 28,

1996. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by June 6, 1996,

with: Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Branch, Surface Transportation

Board, 1201 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20423.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: Charles M. Rosenberger,

Senior Counsel, 500 Water Street, J150,

Jacksonville, FL 32202.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

CSXT has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources. The

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by May 22, 1996.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 3219,

Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423) or by calling

Elaine Kaiser, Chief of SEA, 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: May 13, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

May 10, 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 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 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms (BATF)

OMB Number: 1512–0163.

Form Number: ATF F 5210.5 (3068).

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Manufacture of Tobacco

Products Monthly Report.

Description: ATF F 5210.5 (3068)

documents a tobacco products

manufacturer’s accounting of cigars and

cigarettes. The form describes the

tobacco products manufactured, articles

produced, received, disposed of and

statistical classes of large cigars. ATF

examines and verifies entries on these

reports so as to identify unusual

activities, errors and omissions.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

101.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: Monthly.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

1,212 hours.

OMB Number: 1512–0200.

Form Number: ATF F 5110.31.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Application and Permit to Ship

Puerto Rican Spirits to the United States

Without Payment of Tax.

Description: ATF F 5110.31 is used to

allow a person to ship spirits in bulk

into the U.S. The form identifies the

person in Puerto Rico from where

shipments are to be made, the person in

the United States receiving the spirits,

amounts of spirits to be shipped, and

the bond of the U.S. person to cover

taxes on such spirits.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 45 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

450 hours.

OMB Number: 1512–0372.

Recordkeeping Requirement ID

Number: ATF REC 5400/2.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Records and Supporting Data:

Daily Summaries, Records and
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Production, Storage, and Disposition,

and Supporting Data by Licensed

Explosives Manufacturers, and

Manufacturers (Limited).

Description: These records, prepared

by explosives manufacturers and

explosives manufacturers (Limited)

provide ATF with the ability to race

explosives used in crime.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

1,053.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Recordkeeper: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Weekly.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping

Burden: 68,835 hours.

OMB Number: 1512–0467.

Form Number: ATF 5000.24.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Excise Tax Return—Alcohol and

Tobacco.

Description: Businesses report their

Federal excise tax liability on distilled

spirits, wine, beer, tobacco products,

cigarette papers and tubes on ATF F

5000.24. ATF needs this form to identify

the taxpayer and to determine the

amount and type of taxes due and paid.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,800.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 42 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

35,280 hours.

OMB Number: 1512–0497.

Form Number: ATF F 5000.25.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Excise Tax Return—Alcohol and

Tobacco (Puerto Rico).

Description: Businesses in Puerto Rico

report their Federal excise tax liability

on distilled spirits, wine, beer, tobacco

products, cigarette papers and tubes on

ATF F 5000.24. ATF needs this form to

identify the taxpayer and to determine

the amount and type of taxes due and

paid.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

30.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

130 hours.

Clearance Officer: Robert N. Hogarth,

(202) 927–8930, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms Room 3200, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226.

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. 96–12430 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

May 9, 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 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 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1005.

Regulation ID Number: PS–62–87

Final.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Low-Income Housing Credit for

Federally-Assisted Buildings.

Description: The rule requires the

taxpayer (low-income building owner)

to seek a waiver in writing from the IRS

concerning low-income buildings

acquired during a special 10-year period

in order to avert a claim against a

Federal mortgage insurance fund.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households, Notfor-profit institutions, Federal

Government, State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 3 hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

3,000 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1011.

Regulation ID Number: Notice 87–61,

LR–130–86 Announcement.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Long-Term Contracts; Methods

of Accounting Under Tax Reform.

Description: These reporting

requirements are necessary to permit

taxpayers to change their methods of

accounting for long-term contracts to

comply with section 460 of the Internal

Revenue Code.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 5 hours.

Frequency of Response: Other (for the

first taxable year the taxpayer changes

its method).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

25,000 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1244.

Regulation ID Number: PS–39–89

NPRM.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Limitation on Passive Activity

Losses and Credits—Treatment of SelfCharged Items of Income and Expense.

Description: The IRS will use this

information to determine whether the

entity has made a proper timely election

and to determine that taxpayers are

complying with the election in the

taxable year of the election and

subsequent taxable years.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 6 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other (first

taxable year that entity seeks to make

election).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

100 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue

NW., 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. 96–12431 Filed 5–16–96; 8:45 am]

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Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

May 10, 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 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 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.