47252 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 13, 2008 / Notices 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org 

for directions. POC: Mr. David Pitoniak, 

Phone: 713–324 3907. Note: Dress is 

Business Casual. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a Special Committee 

215 meeting, The agenda will include: 

• September 3–4: 

Æ Opening Plenary Session 

(Welcome, Introductions, and 

Administrative Remarks, Review 

and Approval of Agenda for Ninth 

Plenary) 

Æ Review of Proposed Revisions to 

Terms of Reference (TOR) 

› Review and Approval of Eighth 

Meeting Summary (215–061; RTCA 

Paper No. 295–07/SC215–XXX) 

Æ DO–262 Normative Appendix 

› Status Update of Final Draft 

› Review and Approval of 

Proprietary Documentation White Paper 

› Review of Action List and 

Outstanding Actions 

› Revision of TSO C–159 (FAA) 

Æ DO–270 Normative Appendix 

› Report from Drafting Group 

› Review of Action List and 

Outstanding Actions 

› Subnetwork Operational Approval 

Process 

Æ Closing Plenary Session (Other 

Business, Schedule Next Plenary 

Meeting, Adjourn—Thursday, 

September 4, 2008; 12 noon). 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT’’ section. Members of the 

public may present a written statement 

to the committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 6, 

2008. 

Francisco C. Estrada, 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E8–18646 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2008–0072] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Invitation for public comments 

on a requested administrative waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws for the vessel 

LUNA. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by Public Law 

105–383 and Public Law 107–295, the 

Secretary of Transportation, as 

represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2008–

0072 at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties may comment on the 

effect this action may have on U.S. 

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. 

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD 

determines, in accordance with Public 

Law 105–383 and MARAD’s regulations 

at 46 CFR Part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 

30, 2003), that the issuance of the 

waiver will have an unduly adverse 

effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a 

business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, a waiver will not be 

granted. Comments should refer to the 

docket number of this notice and the 

vessel name in order for MARAD to 

properly consider the comments. 

Comments should also state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 12, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2008–0072. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–

366–5979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel LUNA is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘Carrying passengers 

for hire. Paying passengers will be 

carried as part of a Living History 

maritime education experience, 

specifically to sail aboard a replica of an 

early 18th Century American coastal 

trading sloop crewed by maritime 

history interpreters in period dress.’’

Geographic Region: ‘‘Maryland, 

Virginia & North Carolina’’. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Dated: August 6, 2008. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–18780 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[REG–106010–98] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

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 regulation, REG–106010–

98 (TD 8901), Qualified Lessee 

Construction Allowances for ShortTerm Leases (§ 1.110–1). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 14, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 


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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Allan Hopkins, at (202) 622–

6665, or at Internal Revenue Service, 

Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet, at Allan.M.Hopkins@ 

irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Qualified Lessee Construction 

Allowances for Short-Term Leases. 

OMB Number: 1545–1661. 

Regulation Project Number: REG–

106010–98. 

Abstract: The regulations provide 

guidance with respect to § 110, which 

provides a safe harbor whereby it will 

be assumed that a construction 

allowance provided by a lessor to a 

lessee is used to construct or improve 

lessor property when long-term property 

is constructed or improved and used 

pursuant to a short-term lease. The 

regulations ensure that both the lessee 

and the lessor consistently treat the 

property subject to construction 

allowance as nonresidential real 

property owned by the lessor. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

these existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,000. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Respondent: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

Burden Hours: 10,000. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

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: July 31, 2008. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18757 Filed 8–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[REG–154000–04] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

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 

proposed rulemaking regulations, REG–

154000–04 Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking) Diesel Fuel and Kerosene 

Excise Tax; Dye Injection. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 14, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Allan Hopkins at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 622–6665, or 

through the Internet at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

Diesel Fuel and Kerosene Excise Tax; 

Dye Injection. 

OMB Number: 1545–1418. 

Regulation Project Number: REG–

154000–04. 

Abstract: In order for diesel fuel and 

kerosene that is used in a nontaxable 

use to be exempt from tax under section 

4082(a), it must be indelibly dyed by 

use of a mechanical dye injection 

system that satisfies the requirements in 

the regulations. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to this existing regulation. 

Burden hours have been adjusted to 

correct a prior erroneous calculation. 

Type of Review: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 7 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,400. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

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. 


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