Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 30, 1996 / Notices 3081

1 The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104–

88, 109 Stat. 803 (the Act), was signed into law by

President Clinton on December 29, 1995. The Act,

which took effect on January 1, 1996, abolished the

Interstate Commerce Commission (Commission)

and transferred certain functions to the Surface

Transportation Board (Board). As a result, the Board

is issuing the instant notice in this proceeding,

which concerns a function that is subject to the

Board’s jurisdiction pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10903.

2 This was a lease agreement approved by the

Commission in Finance Docket No. 32370 issued

December 7, 1993.

3 Under 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(2), the railroad must

file a verified notice with the Board at least 50 days

before the abandonment or discontinuance is to be

consummated. The applicant, in its verified notice,

indicated a proposed consummation date of

February 18, 1996. Because the verified notice was

not filed until January 2, 1996, the earliest date

consummation could have occurred would have

been February 21, 1996. Applicant’s representative

has confirmed that the appropriate proposed

consummation date is on or after February 21, 1996.

As provided in this notice, however, the exemption

is not scheduled to take effect until February 29,

1996.

4 A stay will be issued routinely by the Board in

those proceedings where 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

prior to the effective date of this notice of

exemption. See Exemption of Out-of-Service Rail

Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any entity seeking a

stay on environmental concerns is encouraged to

file its request as soon as possible in order to permit

the Board to review and act on the request before

the effective date of this exemption.

5 See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment—Offers of

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

6 The Board will accept a late-filed trail use

request as long as it retains jurisdiction to do so.

(23 U.S.C. 402; delegations of authority

at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.1)

Issued on: January 24, 1996.

James Hedlund,

Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety

Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–1734 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

Surface Transportation Board 1

[STB Dockets No. AB–33 (Sub-No. 95X) and

Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad

Company]

Union Pacific Railroad Company;

Abandonment Exemption MaddensEmmett Line in Canyon and Gem

Counties, ID; AB–433 (Sub-No. 3X]

Discontinuance Service Exemption—

Maddens-Emmett Line in Canyon and

Gem Counties, ID

Union Pacific Railroad Company

(UPRR) and Idaho Northern & Pacific

Railroad Company (INPR) have filed a

verified notice under 49 CFR Part 1152

Subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and

Discontinuances for UPRR to abandon

and INPR to discontinue service over

17.5 miles of rail line 2 (a portion of the

Idaho Northern Branch), between

milepost 7.0 at or near Maddens and

milepost 24.5 at or near Emmett, in

Canyon and Gem Counties, ID.3

UPRR and INPR certify that: (1) No

local traffic has moved over the line for

at least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic

on the line can be rerouted; (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 complainant’s favor

within the last 2 years; 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

or discontinuance 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. 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 February

29, 1996, unless stayed pending

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do

not involve environmental issues,4

formal expressions of intent to file an

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),5 and

trail use/rail banking requests under 49

CFR 1152.29 6 must be filed by February

9, 1996. Petitions to reopen or requests

for public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by February 20,

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 applicants’

representatives: Joseph D. Anthofer,

General Attorney, Union Pacific

Railroad Company, 1416 Dodge St.,

Room 830, Omaha, NE 68179; and

Gilbert A. Gillette, President, Idaho

Northern & Pacific Railroad Company,

119 N. Commercial Ave., Emmett, ID

83117.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

UPRR and INPR have filed an

environmental report which addresses

the effects, if any, of the abandonment

and the discontinuance on

environmental and historic resources.

The Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by February 2, 1996.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 3219,

Surface Transportation Board, 1201

Constitution Avenue, NW., 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: January 24, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–1688 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Public Information Collection

Requirements; Request for Public

Input; U.S. In-Transit Manifest

AGENCY: Customs Service, Department

of the 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, Customs invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

comment on an information collection

requirement concerning the U.S. InTransit Manifest. 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)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 1, 1996, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Printing and

Records Services Group, Room 6216,

1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to U.S. Customs

Service, Attn.: Norman Waits, Room

6216, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20229, Tel. (202) 927–

1551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

invites the general public and other
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Federal agencies to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–

13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The

comments should address the accuracy

of the burden estimates and ways to

minimize the burden including the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology, as well as other relevant

aspects of the information collection.

The comments that are submitted will

be summarized and included in the

Customs request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. In this

document Customs is soliciting

comments concerning the following

information collection:

Title: U.S. In-Transit Manifest.

OMB Number: 1515–0045.

Form Number: CF–7533C.

Abstract: This collection of

information is required by Customs

from railroads to transport merchandise

(products and manufactures of the U.S.)

from one port to another in the United

States through Canada. Customs form

7533C serves as an in-transit manifest

for merchandise being laden on trains at

one point in the United States, usually

with a Customs seal affixed thereon,

which will then be transferred through

Canada to a port of unloading in the

United States.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to the information collection. This

submission is being submitted to extend

the expiration date.

Type of Review: Extension (without

change).

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

300.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 15.

Dated: January 18, 1996.

V. Carol Barr,

Leader, Printing and Records Services Group.

[FR Doc. 96–1594 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

Public Information Collection

Requirements; Request for Public

Input; Ship’s Stores Declaration

AGENCY: Customs Service, Department

of the 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, Customs invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

comment on an information collection

requirement concerning the Ship’s

Stores Declaration. 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)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 1, 1996, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Printing and

Records Services Group, Room 6216,

1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to U.S. Customs

Service, Attn.: Norman Waits, Room

6216, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20229, Tel. (202) 927–

1551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–

13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The

comments should address the accuracy

of the burden estimates and ways to

minimize the burden including the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology, as well as other relevant

aspects of the information collection.

The comments that are submitted will

be summarized and included in the

Customs request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. In this

document Customs is soliciting

comments concerning the following

information collection:

Title: Ship’s Stores Declaration.

OMB Number: 1515–0059.

Form Number: CF–1303.

Abstract: This collection of

information is required by Customs

from the importing carriers to declare

ship’s stores to be retained on board the

vessel, such as sea stores, ship’s stores,

or bunker coal, or bunker oil in a format

that can be readily audited and checked

by Customs.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to the information collection. This

submission is being submitted to extend

the expiration date.

Type of Review: Extension (without

change).

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

104,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 26,000.

Dated: January 18, 1996.

V. Carol Barr,

Leader, Printing and Records Services Group.

[FR Doc. 96–1595 Filed 1–29–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

Public Information Collection

Requirements; Request for Public

Input; General Declaration

AGENCY: Customs Service, Department

of the 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, Customs invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

comment on an information collection

requirement concerning the General

Declaration. 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)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 1, 1996, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Printing and

Records Services Group, Room 6216,

1301 Constitution Ave., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to U.S. Customs

Service, Attn.: Norman Waits, Room

6216, 1301 Constitution Avenue N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20229, Tel. (202) 927–

1551.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–

13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). The

comments should address the accuracy

of the burden estimates and ways to

minimize the burden including the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology, as well as other relevant

aspects of the information collection.

The comments that are submitted will

be summarized and included in the

Customs request for Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

approval. All comments will become a