Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 103 / Tuesday, May 28, 1996 / Notices 26555

1152.28 must be filed by June 17, 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: Michael J. Ogborn,

Manager, Great Western Railway of

Iowa, L.L.C., d/b/a Council Bluffs

Railway, Clayton Street, Fourth Floor,

Denver, CO 80206.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

CBGR 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 31, 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 21, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13276 Filed 5–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Information Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Federal Register Pre-Clearance

Notice.

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 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 U.S.

Department of the Treasury’s Office of

Foreign Assets Control is soliciting

comments concerning the travel to Cuba

declaration requirements authorized

pursuant to § 515.602 of the Cuban

Assets Control Regulations, 31 CFR Part

515.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Dorene F. Erhard, Sr. Sanctions

Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets

Control, U.S. Department of the

Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW Washington, DC 20220, (tel.: 202/

622–2500). Internet Address:

Dorene.Erhard@treas.sprint.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Steven I. Pinter, Chief of Licensing (tel.:

202/622–2480), for questions

concerning licensing policy; or William

B. Hoffman, Chief Counsel (tel.: 202/

622–2410), for legal questions; Office of

Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department

of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Travel to Cuba, U.S. Department

of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets

Control, Declaration.

OMB Number: 1505–0118.

Abstract: Declarations are to be

completed by persons traveling from the

U.S. to Cuba in order to provide the U.S.

Government information to be used in

administering and enforcing economic

sanctions imposed against Cuba

pursuant to 31 CFR Part 515.

Current Action: Extension.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Individuals/

businesses and other for-profit

institutions/banking institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

26,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent:

.0833 hour to process.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

2,166 hours.

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.

Dated: May 14, 1996.

William B. Hoffman,

Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign Assets

Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

[FR Doc. 96–13208 Filed 5–24–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–M

Information Collection; Comment

Request; Federal Register PreClearance Notice

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 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 Treasury

Department’s Office of Foreign Assets

Control is soliciting comments

concerning the civil penalty provisions,

of the Cuban Assets Control

Regulations, 31 CFR §§ 515.703 and

515.704.

DATES: Written comments should be

relieved on or before July 29, 1996 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Dorene F. Erhard, Sr. Sanctions

Advisor, Office of Foreign Assets

Control, U.S. Department of the

Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,

N.W., Washington, DC 20220, (tel.: 202/

622–2500). Internet Address:

Dorene.Erhard@treas.sprint.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Betsy Sue Scott, Penalties Program

Manager (tel.: 202/622–6140); or

William B. Hoffman, Chief Counsel (tel.:

202/622–2410), for legal questions;

Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S.

Department of the Treasury,

Washington, DC 20220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Cuban Assets Control

Regulations, Civil Penalties Provisions.

OMB Number: 1505–0145.

Abstract: A recipient of a prepenalty

notice alleging a violation of the Cuban

Assets Control Regulation is permitted

to respond in writing requesting assets

control regulation requesting a hearing

and/or setting forth his or her belief that

a penalty should not be imposed, or if

imposed, should be in a lesser amount

than proposed.

Current Actions: Extension.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Businesses and other

for-profit institutions/banking

institutions/individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50.