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1NYS&W states that it will use the discontinued 

line for rail car storage and other private uses. 

NYS&W also states that the title to the property is 

currently held by the Broome and Chenango County 

Industrial Development Authorities. 

2Effective July 18, 2008, the filing fee for an OFA 

increased to $1,500. See Regulations Governing 

Fees for Services Performed in Connection With 

Licensing and Related Services—2008 Update, STB 

Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub–No. 15) (STB served June 18, 

2008). 

3Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and 

not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and 

public use conditions are not appropriate. Likewise, 

no environmental or historical documentation is 

required here under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and 

1105.8(b), respectively. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–286 (Sub–No. 5X)] 

The New York, Susquehanna and 

Western Railway Corporation—

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Broome and Chenango 

Counties, NY 

The New York, Susquehanna and 

Western Railway Corporation (NYS&W) 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt 

Abandonments and Discontinuances of 

Service to discontinue service over a 

portion of NYS&W’s line of railroad 

known as the Utica Main Line between 

milepost 202.62 at or near Chenango 

Forks, Broome County, and milepost 

243.64 at or near Sherburne, Chenango 

County, NY, a distance of approximately 

41.02 miles.1 The line traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Codes 13460, 

13746, 13778, 13814, 13815 and 13830. 

NYS&W has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) all overhead traffic has 

been 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 Surface 

Transportation Board (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 1105.12 

(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

discontinuance of service 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 October 

1, 2008, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues and 

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA for continued rail service under 49 

CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 must be filed by 

September 8, 2008.3 Petitions to reopen 

must be filed by September 18, 2008, 

with the Surface Transportation Board, 

395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to NYS&W’s 

representative: Eric M. Hocky, Thorp 

Reed & Armstrong, LLP, One Commerce 

Square, 2005 Market Street, Suite 1910, 

Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: August 25, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices; Proposed 

Collection; Comment Request 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on an information 

collection that is due for renewed 

approval by the Office of Management 

and Budget. The Office of International 

Affairs within the Department of the 

Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning recordkeeping requirements 

associated with Reporting of 

International Capital and Foreign 

Currency Transactions and Positions—

31 CFR Part 128. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 28, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

on international capital transactions and 

positions to: Dwight Wolkow, 

International Portfolio Investment Data 

Systems, Department of the Treasury, 

Room 5422, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20220. In view of 

possible delays in mail delivery, please 

also notify Mr. Wolkow by e-mail 

(dwight.wolkow@do.treas.gov), FAX 

(202–622–2009) or telephone (202–622–

1276). 

Direct all written comments on 

foreign currency transactions and 

positions to: Timothy Dulaney, 

Department of the Treasury, Room 2313, 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. In view of 

possible delays in mail delivery, please 

also notify Mr. Dulaney by e-mail 

(Tim.Dulaney@do.treas.gov), FAX (202–

622–2021) or telephone (202–622–

3121). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information on 

international capital transactions and 

positions should be directed to Mr. 

Wolkow. Requests for additional 

information on foreign currency 

transactions and positions should be 

directed to Mr. Dulaney. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 31 CFR Part 128, Reporting of 

International Capital and Foreign 

Currency Transactions and Positions. 

OMB Number: 1505–0149. 

Abstract: 31 CFR Part 128 establishes 

general guidelines for reporting on 

United States claims on and liabilities to 

foreigners; on transactions in securities 

with foreigners; and on the monetary 

reserves of the United States as 

provided for by the International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act and the Bretton Woods 

Agreements Act. In addition, 31 CFR 

Part 128 establishes general guidelines 

for reporting on the nature and source 

of foreign currency transactions of large 

U.S. business enterprises and their 

foreign affiliates. This regulation 

includes a recordkeeping requirement, 

§ 128.5, which is necessary to enable the 

Office of International Affairs to verify 

reported information and to secure 

additional information concerning 

reported information as may be 

necessary. The recordkeepers are U.S. 

persons required to file reports covered 

by these regulations. The forms 

prescribed by the Secretary and covered 

by this regulation, § 128.1(c), are 

Treasury International Capital (TIC) 

Forms BC, BL–1, BL–2, BQ–1, BQ–2, 

BQ–3, CQ–1, CQ–2, D, S, and Treasury 

Foreign Currency Forms FC–1, FC–2, 

and FC–3. 

Current Actions: No changes to 

recordkeeping requirements are 

proposed at this time. Type of Review: 

Extension. 

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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 

1,620. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Respondent: one-third hour per 

respondent per filing. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,180 hours, based on 9.6 

responses per year. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. The 

public is invited to submit written 

comments concerning: (a) Whether the 

recordkeeping requirements in 31 CFR 

Part 128.5 are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Office, including whether the 

information will have practical uses; (b) 

the accuracy of the above estimate of the 

burdens; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, usefulness and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the reporting and/or record 

keeping burdens on respondents, 

including the use of information 

technologies to automate the collection 

of the data; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Timothy D. Dulaney, Dwight Wolkow, 

Administrator, International Portfolio 

Investment Data Systems. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0519] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Locality Pay System for Nurses and 

Other Health Care Personnel) Activity; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments for information 

needed to determine locality pay rates 

for nurses at VA facilities. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before October 28, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to Mary 

Stout, Veterans Health Administration 

(193E1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: 

mary.stout@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0519’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Stout (202) 461–5867 or FAX (202) 

273–9381. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VHA’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Locality Pay System for Nurses 

and Other Health Care Personnel, VA 

Form 10–0132. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0519. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 10–0132 is used to 

collect data from the Bureau of Labor 

Statistics or other third party industry 

surveys to determine locality pay 

system for certain health care personnel. 

VA medical facility Directors use the 

data collected to determine the 

appropriate pay scale for registered 

nurses, nurse anesthetists, and other 

health care personnel. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 263 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

351. 

Dated: August 22, 2008. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Records Management 

Service. 

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