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2 See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment—Offers of

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

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

104–88, 109 Stat. 803, which was enacted on

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.

Surface Transportation Board 1

[Docket No. AB–167 (Sub-No. 1151X)]

Consolidated Rail Corporation—

Abandonment Exemption—in Bergen

and Passaic Counties, NJ

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

SUMMARY: The Board exempts from the

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

10903–04 the abandonment by

Consolidated Rail Corporation of its 1.8-

mile line of railroad known as the

Dundee Spur Track, from milepost 0.0

near Garfield to the end of the track at

approximately milepost 1.8 near

Monroe St., in the city of Passaic,

Bergen and Passaic Counties, NJ, subject

to public use, historic preservation, and

standard labor protective conditions.

DATES: Provided no formal expression of

intent to file an offer of financial

assistance (OFA) has been received, this

exemption will be effective on July 7,

1996. Formal expressions of intent to

file an OFA under 49 CFR

1152.27(c)(2) 2 must be filed by June 17,

1996; petitions to stay must be filed by

June 24, 1996; and petitions to reopen

must be filed by July 2, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to

Docket No. AB–167 (Sub-No. 1151X) to:

(1) Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423, and (2)

Petitioner’s representative: John J.

Paylor, 2001 Market St., 16A,

Philadelphia, PA 19101–1416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 927–5660. [TDD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Board’s decision. To purchase a

copy of the full decision, write to, call,

or pick up in person from: DC News &

Data, Inc., 1201 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Room 2229, Washington, DC

20423. Telephone: (202) 289–357/4359.

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is

available through TDD services (202)

927–5721.]

Decided: May 23, 1996.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner

Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–14415 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board 1

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 528X)]

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Marion

County, IN

CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) filed

a notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments to abandon

approximately 1.4 miles of its line of

railroad between milepost BD–127.8 at

Moorefield and milepost BD–129.2 at

Speedway, in Marion County, IN.

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 July 7,

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 17,

1996. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by June 27, 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 June 12, 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: June 3, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–14418 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Quota Status Reports

ACTION: Proposed change in issuance;

request for comments.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, Customs invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

comment on a change in issuance

regarding Quota Status Reports. This

request for comment is being made
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pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before [July 8, 1996], to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Quota,

Technical Programs, Office of Field

Operations, Room 1316, 1301

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

D.C. 20229.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the reports should be directed

to U.S. Customs Service, Attn: Karen

Cooper, Room 1316, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20229,

Telephone (202) 927–5401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on a

proposal of Customs: (1) To cease

publication of the various quota reports

in paper format; and (2) to disconnect

the telephone lines used only to provide

a weekly update on usage of textile

quotas for 16 different countries. These

quota reports (Textile Status Report,

Sugar report, and Commodities Other

than Textiles Report) are currently on

the Customs Electronic Bulletin Board,

available for down- loading, to all with

a personal computer, modem and

telephone line, free of charge. These

reports will also be on the Customs

Home Page on the Internet. The

comments that are submitted will be

summarized and will become a matter

of public record.

Dated: June 3, 1996.

Samuel H. Banks,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 96–14419 Filed 6–06–96; 8:45 am]

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Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Regulation CO–111–90

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 an

existing final and temporary regulation,

CO–111–90 (TD 8515), Revision of

Section 338 Consistency Rules.

(Regulation §§ 1.338–1, 1.338(b)–1,

1.338(h)(10)–1.)

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 6, 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 information collection

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5569, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Revision of Section 338

Consistency Rules.

OMB Number: 1545–1295.

Regulation Project Number: CO–111–

90 Final and Temporary.

Abstract: Section 338 of the Internal

Revenue Code provides rules under

which a qualifying stock acquisition is

treated as an asset acquisition (a deemed

asset acquisition) when an appropriate

election is made. The collection of

information in this regulation is

necessary to make the election, to

calculate and collect the appropriate

amount of tax liability when a

qualifying stock acquisition is made, to

determine the persons liable for such

tax, and to determine the bases of assets

acquired in the deemed asset

acquisition.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of OMB

approval.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

45.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 34

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 25 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; (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; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Approved: June 3, 1996.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–14314 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice

announces that the following

information collection activity has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. USIA is requesting approval

for a revision and three-year extension

of an information collection entitled

‘‘Application for Certificate of

International Educational Character’’,

IAP–17, under OMB control number

3116–0007 which expires June 30, 1996.

This request for comment is being made

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).

The information collection activity

involved with the program is conducted

pursuant to the mandate given to the

United States Information Agency under

the terms and conditions of the

multilateral Agreement for Facilitating

the International Circulation of Visual

and Auditory Materials of an

Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Character, Public Law 89–634.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

July 8, 1996.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for

Clearance (OMB 83–I), supporting

statement, and other documents that

have been submitted to OMB for

approval may be obtained from the

USIA Clearance Officer. Comments

should be submitted to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs of