26250 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 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. 10901.

inherently more costly and results in

delay to shippers.

Moreover, the trackage rights

operations place schedules at risk and

otherwise threaten significant

disruptions with a line characterized by

applicants as ‘‘the backbone of CSXT’s

Chicago to Nashville Service Lane

* * * one of CSXT’s heaviest trafficked

lines on its system.’’ Operations over

this line reportedly are conducted using

a highly successful corridor concept that

decentralizes many aspects of

operational management and instead

emphasizes scheduled operations based

on a preexisting plan that accounts for

essential operational inputs by time and

location.

Overall, applicants maintain the

proposed transaction will result in rail

service becoming even more

competitive with motor carriage in the

affected area. By replacing the bankrupt

IHRC with CSXT, applicants contend

that the shippers served by these line

segments will receive improved rail

service. Also, they state that service

reliability will improve for hundreds of

other customers shipping via CSXT’s

Chicago-Nashville main line. The

uncertainty engendered by IHRC’s

trackage rights will be eliminated,

giving CSXT the greater measure of

control it seeks over operations in this

service-critical corridor.

Additionally, applicants state that the

proposed transaction will help IHRC to

restructure for its future survival, and

the shipping public will benefit as a

result. By enabling IHRC to retire a

substantial amount of debt, they

contend that the transaction will reduce

IHRC’s monthly fixed costs and

strengthen both its financial situation

and its ability to serve customers on its

remaining lines.

Applicants state that the proposed

transaction will have only a slight effect

on employees. Additional work,

switching cars to industries located on

the line segments, will be created for

CSXT employees, and only two IHRC

train crewmen, the ones who operate

the line segments for IHRC, will be

affected. The IHRC employees have

system-wide seniority, and the Trustee

anticipates that they will be reassigned

to other work on IHRC’s system. An

implementing agreement has already

been negotiated with their

representatives, and applicants

anticipate that employees will be

protected under the conditions set forth

in New York Dock Ry.—Control—

Brooklyn East. Dist., 360 I.C.C. 60

(1979), as clarified in Wilmington

Terminal RR, Inc. Co.—Pur. & Lease—

CSX Transp., Inc., 6 I.C.C.2d 799 (1990),

modified, 7 I.C.C.2d 60 (1990), aff’d sub

nom. Rail Labor Executives’ Ass’n v.

ICC, 930 F.2d 511 (6th Cir. 1991).

Under 49 CFR part 1180, we must

determine whether a proposed

transaction is major, significant, or

minor. The proposed transaction, which

involves the purchase by a single Class

I carrier of only short line segments

belonging to a bankrupt Class III carrier,

has no regional or national significance

and will clearly not have any

anticompetitive effects. Accordingly, we

find the proposal to be a minor

transaction under 49 CFR 1180.2(c), as

now defined under 49 U.S.C. 11325(a).

Because the application substantially

complies with the applicable

regulations governing minor

transactions, we are accepting it for

consideration.

The application and exhibits are

available for inspection in the Public

Docket Room at the Offices of the Board

in Washington, DC. In addition, they

may be obtained upon request from

applicants’ above named

representatives.

Interested persons, including

government entities, may participate in

this proceeding by submitting written

comments. Any person who files timely

comments will be considered a party of

record if the person so requests. No

petition for leave to intervene need be

filed.

Consistent with 49 CFR

1180.4(d)(1)(iii), written comments must

contain:

(a) the docket number and title of the

proceeding;

(b) the name, address, and telephone

number of the commenting party and its

representative upon whom service shall

be made;

(c) the commenting party’s position,

i.e., whether it supports or opposes the

proposed transaction;

(d) a statement whether the

commenting party intends to participate

formally in the proceeding, or merely

comment on the proposal;

(e) if desired, a request for an oral

hearing with reasons supporting this

request; the request must indicate the

disputed material facts that can be

resolved only at a hearing; and

(f) a list of all information sought to

be discovered from the applicant

carriers.

Because we have determined that this

proposal is a minor transaction, no

responsive applications will be

permitted. The time limits for

processing this transaction are set forth

at 49 U.S.C. 11325(d).

Discovery may begin immediately. We

admonish the parties to resolve all

discovery matters expeditiously and

amicably.

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

It is ordered:

1. This application is accepted for

consideration under 49 U.S.C. 11323–25

as a minor transaction under 49 CFR

1180.2(c).

2. The parties shall comply with all

provisions stated above.

3. This decision is effective on May

24, 1996.

Decided: May 20, 1996.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner

Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13130 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board1

[STB Finance Docket No. 32900]

Lexington & Ohio Railroad Co., Inc.—

Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—Norfolk Southern Railway

Company

Lexington & Ohio Railroad Co., Inc.

(L&O), a noncarrier, has filed a verified

notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1150.31 to acquire and operate

approximately 14.9 miles of rail line

owned by Norfolk Southern Railway

Company from milepost 23.9LL in

Lexington, KY, to milepost 9.0LL in

Versailles, KY, in Fayette and Woodford

Counties, KY.

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or after May 10, 1996.

This proceeding is related to H. Peter

Claussen and Linda C. Claussen—

Continuance in Control Exemption—

Lexington & Ohio Railroad Co., Inc.,

STB Finance Docket No. 32901, wherein

H. Peter Claussen and Linda C. Claussen

have concurrently filed a verified notice

to continue to control L&O, upon its

becoming a Class III rail carrier.

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

revoke will not automatically stay the

transaction.
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An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 32900, 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

Paul C. Oakley, Weiner, Brodsky,

Sidman & Kider, P.C., Suite 800, 1350

New York Avenue, N.W., Washington,

DC 20005–4797.

Decided: May 17, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–13128 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

May 14, 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: 1545–0803.

Form Number: IRS Form 5074.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Low-Income Housing Credit for

Federally-Assisted Buildings.

Description: Form 5074 is used by

U.S. citizens or residents as an

attachment to Form 1040 when they

have $50,000 income from U.S. sources

and $5,000 from Guam or Northern

Mariana Islands. The data is used by IRS

to allocate income tax due to Guam or

CNMI as required by 26 U.S.C. 7654.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 50

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—2 hr., 57 min.

Learning about the law or the

form—7 min.

Preparing the form—42 min.

Copying, assembling, and sending

the form to the IRS—17 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 203 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. 96–13075 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

May 14, 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.

Special Request: In order to begin the

survey described below by the May 29,

1996 start-up date, the Department of

Treasury is requesting Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by May 21, 1996. To obtain a copy of

this survey, please contact the IRS

Clearance Officer at the address listed

below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: MS:PC:V 96–013–G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Internal Revenue Service 1996

Survey of ‘‘On-Line Filing’’ Users.

Description: This survey will allow

IRS to determine the level of satisfaction

with various elements of the On-Line

Filing Program process; the overall level

of satisfaction with the survey; areas for

improvement; and where it should

devote resources in making the largest

gains in customer satisfaction.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,335.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent:

Type of contact

Time

per contact

Total

minutes

Advance Letter .............. 2 2,670

Initial Mailing:

—Intro Letter ............. 2 2,670

—Questionnaire ......... 10 7,350

Postcard Reminder ....... 1 600

Second Mailing:

—Intro Letter ............. 2 1,200

—Questionnaire ......... 10 3,330

Frequency of Response: Other.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

297 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. 96–13076 Filed 5–23–96; 8:45 am]

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

May 16, 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.

Departmental Office/Office of Foreign

Assets Control

OMB Number: 1505–0143.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

(Serbia and Montenegro) and Bosnian

Serb-Controlled Areas of the Republic of

Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanctions

Regulations.

Description: Regulation of financial

transactions and trade involving the

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia

and Montenegro) and the Bosnia Serbs.

Submissions provide USG with

information to be used in administering

and enforcing sanctions against these

parties.