25740 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 22, 1996 / Notices

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

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 Board

jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 11323–24.

2SRCD is a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of

NSR with authorized capital stock of 77,987 shares

of Common Stock, 41,762 of which are issued and

outstanding and owned by NSR. NSR has leased

and operated the properties of SRCD since

approximately 1902. The proposed agreement and

plan of merger states that any outstanding shares of

SRCD’s capital stock will be canceled and retired,

and no consideration will be paid in respect of such

shares.

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

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.

Kevin M. Sheys, Oppenheimer Wolff &

Donnelly, 1020 Nineteenth Street, N.W.,

Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036–6015.

Decided: May 14, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12828 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board 1

[STB Finance Docket No. 32891]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Corporate Family Transaction

Exemption—Southern RailwayCarolina Division

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR), a Class I common carrier by

railroad, and Southern Railway-Carolina

Division (SRCD), a Class III common

carrier railroad, have jointly filed a

verified notice of exemption. The

exempt transaction is a merger of SRCD

with and into NSR.2

The transaction is expected to be

consummated on or after June 1, 1996.

The proposed merger will eliminate

SRCD as a separate corporate entity,

thereby simplifying the corporate

structure of NSR and the NSR system,

and eliminating costs associated with

separate accounting, tax, bookkeeping

and reporting functions.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The parties state that the transaction

will not result in adverse changes in

service levels, significant oerational

changes, or a change in the competitive

balance with carriers outside the

corporate family.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees adversely affected by the

transaction will be protected by the

conditions set forth in New York Dock

Ry.—Control—Brooklyn Eastern Dist.,

360 I.C.C. 60 (1979).

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding to revoke the exemption

under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed

at any time. The filing of a petition to

reopen will not automatically stay the

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 32891, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served on

James A. Squires, Norfolk Southern

Corporation, Three Commercial Place,

Norfolk, VA 23510–2191.

Decided: May 16, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12831 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board 1

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 529X)]

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH

CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) filed

a notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon

approximately 1.5 miles of its line of

railroad between Valuation Station

1+82.8 near Smith Street and Valuation

Station 81+12 near Mill Creek, in

Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH.

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 21,

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 June 3,

1996. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by June 11, 1996,

with: Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Branch, Surface Transportation

Board, 1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

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 24, 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.
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Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Decided: May 15, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12829 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 637

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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning Form

637, Application for Registration (For

Certain Excise Tax Activities).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 22, 1996 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Registration (For

Certain Excise Tax Activities).

OMB Number: 1545–0014.

Form Number: Form 637.

Abstract: Form 637 is used to apply

for excise tax registration. The

registration applies to a person required

to be registered under Internal Revenue

Code section 4101 for purposes of the

federal excise tax on taxable fuel

imposed under Code sections 4041 and

4081; and to certain manufacturers or

sellers and purchasers that must register

under Code section 4222 to be exempt

from the excise tax on taxable articles.

The data is used to determine if the

applicant qualifies for the exemption.

Taxable fuel producers are required by

Code section 4101 to register with the

Service before incurring any tax

liability.

Current Actions: Part III of Form 637

is revised and expanded to let taxpayers

enter the required information directly

on the form instead of on attachments.

Lines 1 through 6 of Part III are for the

general information required by all

applicants. Lines 7 through 14 of Part III

are generally for fuel applicants only.

All of the information requested in Part

III as revised was previously requested

in the instructions of Form 637 and

reported by taxpayers on attachments to

the form.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and not-for-profit

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,000.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 9

hrs. 22 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 18,720.

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval. All

comments will become a matter of

public record. Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have 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; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Approved: May 15, 1996.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–12752 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

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Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–32; OTS No. 3667]

Algiers Homestead Association, New

Orleans, Louisiana; Approval of

Conversion Application

Notice is hereby given that on May 13,

1996, the Director, Corporate Activities,

Office of Thrift Supervision, or her

designee, acting pursuant to delegated

authority, approved the application of

Algiers Homestead Association, New

Orleans, Louisiana, to convert to the

stock form of organization. Copies of the

application are available for inspection

at the Dissemination Branch, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20552, and the

Midwest Regional Office, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 122 W. John

Carpenter Freeway, Suite 600, Irving,

Texas 75039–2010.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12769 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

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[AC–33; OTS No. 5201]

The Dime Savings Bank of

Williamsburgh, Brooklyn, New York;

Approval of Conversion Application

Notice is hereby given that on May 14,

1996, the Director, Corporate Activities,

Office of Thrift Supervision, or her

designee, acting pursuant to delegated

authority, approved the application of

The Dime Savings Bank of

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York, to

convert to the stock form of

organization. Copies of the application

are available for inspection at the

Dissemination Branch, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20552, and the

Northeast Regional Office, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 10 Exchange Place,

18th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey

07302.

Dated: May 16, 1996.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–12770 Filed 5–21–96; 8:45 am]

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[AC–34; OTS No. 1437]

Ocean Federal Savings Bank, Brick,

New Jersey; Approval of Conversion

Application

Notice is hereby given that on May 14,

1996, the Director, Corporate Activities,

Office of Thrift Supervision, or her

designee, acting pursuant to delegated

authority, approved the application of

Ocean Federal Savings Bank, Brick,

New Jersey, to convert to the stock form

of organization. Copies of the

application are available for inspection

at the Dissemination Branch, Office of