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(SEA) will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by July 3, 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 21, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96–16411 Filed 6–27 –96; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

June 20, 1996.

The Department of the 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.

U.S. Customs Service (CUS)

OMB Number: 1515–0049.

Form Number: CF 7533.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Inward Cargo Manifest for

Vessels Under Five Net Tons, Ferry,

Train, Car, Vehicle, etc.

Description: Vessels under five tons

and any vehicle carrying merchandise

and arriving from contiguous country

must report their arrival in the United

States and produce a manifest on

Customs Form 7533 listing merchandise

being conveyed.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 5 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

41,650 hours.

OMB Number: 1515–0052.

Form Number: CF 4609.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Petition for Remission or

Mitigation of Forfeiture and Penalty

Incurred.

Description: Customs needs the

information provided to form the basis

for granting or denying the

administrative relief requested. It will

be used to identify mitigating and

aggravating factors in the violation.

Respondents are persons whose

property is seized or who incur

monetary penalties through violation of

International Trade laws or regulations.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 28,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 8,834 hours.

OMB Number: 1515–0060.

Form Number: CF 1300.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Master’s Oath on Entry of Vessel

in Foreign Trade.

Description: This form is submitted by

Masters of vessels upon arriving into the

United States. Customs needs this

information to record information

pertaining to payment of tonnage fees

and to obligate the Master to the truth

of the manifest.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

21,991 hours.

Clearance Officer: J. Edgar Nichols,

(202) 927–1426, U.S. Customs Service,

Printing and Records Management

Branch, Room 6216, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20229.

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. 96–16506 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

June 21, 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 conduct

the focus group interviews described

below in mid July 1996, the Department

of Treasury is requesting that the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

review and approve this information

collection by July 5, 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: M:SP:V 96–015–G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Helena Customer Satisfaction

Survey.

Description: As a Treasury

Reinvention Laboratory, the Helena

District is striving to develop a new

management system which is

responsive to our customers’ values. By

measuring customer satisfaction with

existing services and clearly identifying

customer expectations, the Helena

District will have the tools for

developing a customer focused

improvement strategy to continually

monitor and improve the service it

delivers. To accomplish this, the Helena

District proposes to actively solicit

taxpayer opinions through the

utilization of a district-wide survey to

measure the level of customer

satisfaction.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,817.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 3 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

141 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. 96–16507 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

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Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 1099–C

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 Form

1099–C, Cancellation of Debt.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 27, 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 form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Cancellation of Debt.

OMB Number: 1545–1424.

Form Number: Form 1099–C.

Abstract: Form 1099–C is used by

Federal government agencies, financial

institutions, and credit unions to report

the cancellation or forgiveness of a debt

of $600 or more, as required by section

6050P of the Internal Revenue Code. IRS

uses the form to verify compliance with

the reporting rules and to verify that the

debtor has included the proper amount

of canceled debt in income on his or her

tax return.

Current Actions

Changes to Form 1099–C

Box 4 and the instructions for box 4

(located on the back of Copy B) were

eliminated. The regulations under Code

section 6050P eliminated the separate

reporting of penalties, fines, and

administrative costs, effective 12/22/96.

The space for box 4 was retained on the

form so it can be used in the future for

something else.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions, and the Federal

government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

350,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 11

min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 65,994.

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 and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Approved: June 20, 1996.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–16495 Filed 6–27–96; 8:45 am]

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Proposed Collection: Comment

Request for Form 1040X

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 Form

1040X, Amended U.S. Individual

Income Tax Return.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 27, 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 form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Amended U.S. Individual

Income Tax Return.

OMB Number: 1545–0091.

Form Number: Form 1040X.

Abstract: Form 1040X is used by

individuals to amend an original tax

return to claim a refund of income taxes,

pay additional income taxes, or

designate $3 to the Presidential Election

Campaign Fund. The information

provided on the form is needed to help

verify that taxpayers have correctly

figured their income tax.

Current Actions

Changes to Form 1040X

On page 1 of Form 1040X, the second

part of Line B was deleted because the

Service now can identify the IRS office

from its database. Line C on the

previous version of the form, which

contained a box to check if Form 8271

was attached, was deleted because it is

no longer necessary. The instructions

will tell taxpayers to attach Form 8271

to Form 1040X. Line 30 was changed to

reflect revised procedures for reporting

social security numbers on 1996 tax

returns.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,395,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3

hrs. 21 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 8,023,250.

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