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2NW is a Class I railroad and a wholly owned

subsidiary of NSR. NSR is a Class I railroad, which

is controlled through stock ownership by Norfolk

Southern Corporation, a holding company.

3 In addition, this transaction is one that is within

a corporate family and is exempt under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(3) as well.

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

104–88, 109 Stat. 803 (the Act), which was enacted

on December 29, 1995, and took effect on January

1, 1996, abolished the Interstate Commerce

Commission (ICC) and transferred certain functions

and proceedings to the Surface Transportation

Board (Board). Section 204(b)(1) of the Act

provides, in general, that proceedings pending

before the ICC on the effective date of that

legislation shall be decided under the law in effect

prior to January 1, 1996, insofar as they involve

functions retained by the Act. This notice relates to

a proceeding that was pending with the ICC prior

to January 1, 1996, and to functions that are subject

to Board jurisdiction pursuant to section 10903.

Therefore, this notice applies the law in effect prior

to the Act, and citations are to the former sections

of the statute, unless otherwise indicated.

2See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment—Offers of

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

[STB Finance Docket No. 32961]

Norfolk and Western Railway

Company; Trackage Rights Exemption;

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR) will agree to grant overhead

trackage rights to Norfolk and Western

Railway Company (NW).2 NSR will

grant NW overhead trackage rights

between milepost K–27.4 at North

Winston, NC, and milepost K–0.0 at

Pomona, NC, and between milepost

286.8 at Pomona, NC, and milepost

284.4 at Elm (Greensboro), NC, a total

distance of approximately 29.8 miles.

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or after May 24, 1996.

The purpose of the trackage rights is

to provide more efficient service with

less internal terminal handling of traffic

between those points.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees affected by the trackage

rights will be protected by the

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7).3 If it contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions 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.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 32961, 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 R. Paschall, General Attorney,

Norfolk Southern Corporation, Three

Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510–

2191.

Decided: May 30, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–14296 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 371X)]

Burlington Northern Railroad

Company; Abandonment Exemption;

Between Shickley and Blue Hill, in

Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls and Webster

Counties, NE

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C.

10505, exempts from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903–04 the

abandonment by Burlington Northern

Railroad Company of its 42.13-mile rail

line between BN milepost 44.50 near

Shickley and BN milepost 86.63 near

Blue Hill, in Clay, Fillmore, Nuckolls,

and Webster Counties, NE, subject to

standard labor protective conditions, a

trail use condition, and a public use

condition.

DATES: Provided no formal expression of

intent to file an offer of financial

assistance has been received, this

exemption will be effective on July 6,

1996. Formal expressions of intent to

file an offer 2 of financial assistance

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) must be

filed by June 17, 1996; petitions to stay

must be filed by June 21, 1996; requests

for a public use condition must be filed

by June 26, 1996; and petitions to

reopen must be filed by July 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to

Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 371X) to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423; and (2) Sarah J.

Whitley, Burlington Northern Railroad

Company, 3800 Continental Plaza, 777

Main Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (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) 289–4357/

4359. [Assistance for the hearing

impaired is available through TDD

services (202) 927–5271.]

Decided: May 21, 1996.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner

Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–14295 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

May 30, 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: 1545–1119.

Form Number: IRS Forms 8804, 8805,

and 8813.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Annual Return for Partnership

Withholding Tax (Section 1446) (8804);

Foreign Partner’s Information Statement

of Section 1446 Withholding Tax (8805);

and Partnership Withholding Tax

Payment (Section 1446 (8813).

Description: Code section 1446

requires partnerships to pay a

withholding tax if they have effectively

connected taxable income tax is

allocable to foreign partners. Forms

8804, 8805, and 8813 are used by

withholding agents to provide IRS and

affected partners with data to assure

proper withholding, crediting to

partners’ accounts and compliance.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 5,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:
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Recordkeeping ..................................................................................................................................... 59 min ......... 59 min ......... 26 min.

Learning about the law or the form ..................................................................................................... 57 min ......... 54 min ......... 49 min.

Preparing the form ............................................................................................................................... 31 min ......... 17 min ......... 16 min.

Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS ..................................................................... 20 min ......... 17 min ......... 10 min.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 121,200 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1173.

Form Number: IRS Form 8815.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Exclusion of Interest from Series

EE U.S. Savings Bonds Issued After

1989.

Description: If an individual redeems

series EE U.S. Savings Bonds issued

after 1989 and pays qualified higher

education expenses during the year, the

interest on the bonds may be excludable

from income Form 8815 is used by the

individual to figure the amount of

savings bond interest that is excludable.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 25,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

(Min.)

Recordkeeping .................................. 53.

Learning about the law or the form 13

Preparing the form ............................ 35

Copying, assembling and sending

the form to the IRS ....................... 34

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 50,920 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., 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. 96–14273 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

May 30, 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: 1545–0068.

Form Number: IRS Form 2441.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Child and Dependent Care

Expenses.

Description: Internal Revenue Code

(IRC) section 21 allows a credit to be

claimed on Form 1040 (reduced by

employer-provided day care excluded

under section 129). Day care provider

must be reported to the IRS for both the

credit and exclusion. Form 2441 is used

to verify that the credit and exclusion

are properly figured, and that provider

information is reported.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 4,421,940.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—40 min.

Learning about the law or the

form—25 min.

Preparing the form—58 min.

Copying, assembling, and sending

the form to the IRS—28 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 11,010,631

hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1482.

Form Number: IRS Form 1078.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Certificate of Alien Claiming

Residence in the United States.

Description: Form 1078 is used by an

alien to claim residence in the United

States for income tax purposes.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 10,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—20 min.

Learning about the law or the

form—7 min.

Preparing the form—8 min.

Copying, assembling and sending

the form to the IRS—14 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 50,920 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., 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. 96–14274 Filed 6–5–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

May 31, 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: 1545–1395.

Form Number: IRS Form 8838.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Consent To Extend the Time to

Assess Tax Under Section 367—Gain

Recognition Agreement.

Description: Form 8838 is used to

extend the statute of limitations for U.S.

persons who transfer stock or securities

to a foreign corporation. The form is

filed when the transferor makes a gain

recognition agreement. This agreement

allows the transferor to defer the

payment of tax on the transfer. The IRS

uses Form 8838 so that it may assess tax

against the transferor after the

expiration of the original statute of

limitations.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 1,000.