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1Effective 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). 

when approved by OMB, publish notice 

of the approval in the Federal Register. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collections: 

Abstract: To ensure adequate public 

protection from exposure to potential 

natural gas and hazardous liquid 

pipeline failures, PHMSA collects 

information on reportable natural gas 

pipeline incidents and hazardous liquid 

pipeline accidents. Additional 

information is also obtained concerning 

the characteristics of an operator’s 

pipeline system. This information is 

needed for normalizing the incident 

information in order to provide for 

adequate safety trending. The 

requirements for reporting natural gas 

incidents are found in 49 CFR Part 191 

and for reporting hazardous liquid 

pipeline accidents are found in 49 CFR 

Part 195. The regulations require 

submission of these reports within 30 

days of the incident or accident 

occurrence. The information is used to 

assist Federal and state pipeline safety 

programs for accident trending and by 

industry, trade associations and other 

interested stakeholders, and to provide 

a background for accident 

investigations. 

Title: Transportation of Hazardous 

Liquids by Pipeline: Recordkeeping and 

Accident Reporting. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0047. 

Form: Accident Report—Hazardous 

Liquid Pipeline Systems (Form No. 

PHMSA–7000–1). 

Affected Public: Hazardous liquid 

pipeline operators. 

Recordkeeping: 

Number of Respondents: 200. 

Total Annual Responses: 130 long 

form, 200 short form. 

Long form is for spills of five or more 

barrels; short form is for spills of 5 

gallons to less than 5 barrels. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1332. 

Frequency of collection: 

Short form: 200 reports/200 operators 

per year = 1 short form per operator 

annually; 

130 reports/200 operators per year = 

.65 long forms per operator annually. 

Title: Incident and Annual Reports for 

Gas Pipeline Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0522. 

Form: Incident Report—Gas 

Distribution System (Form PHMSA F 

7100.1). 

Affected Public: Natural gas 

distribution pipeline operators. 

Recordkeeping: 

Number of Respondents: 1200. 

Total Annual Responses: 155. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1210. 

Frequency of collection: 155 incidents 

per year /1200 operators = 0.14. 

Title: Incident and Annual Reports for 

Gas Pipeline Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0522. 

Form: Incident Report—Gas 

Transmission and Gathering Systems 

(Form PHMSA F 7100.2). 

Affected Public: Natural gas 

transmission pipeline operators. 

Recordkeeping: 

Number of Respondents: 900. 

Total Annual Responses: 153. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,102. 

Frequency of collection: 153 incidents 

per year/900 operators = 0.17. 

Comments are invited on: (a) The 

need for the proposed collection of 

information for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 28, 

2008. 

Joy O. Kadnar, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. E8–20440 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–497 (Sub-No. 4X)] 

Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Norman 

County, MN 

On August 15, 2008, Minnesota 

Northern Railroad, Inc. (MNN) filed 

with the Board a petition under 49 

U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to 

abandon a 19.2-mile portion of its ‘‘P 

Line’’ subdivision between milepost 

21.0, at or near Perley, and milepost 

40.2, at the north end of the Marsh River 

Bridge south of Shelly, in Norman 

County, MN. The line traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Codes 56548, 

56550, 56574, and 56581, and includes 

the stations of Perley (milepost 21.0), 

Hendrum (milepost 27.4), and Halstad 

(milepost 33.5). 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in MNN’s possession 

will be made available promptly to 

those requesting it. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). 

By issuing this notice, the Board is 

instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by December 3, 

2008. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 

be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).1

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than September 24, 2008. 

Each trail use request must be 

accompanied by a $200 filing fee. See 49 

CFR 1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–497 

(Sub-No. 4X), and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Thomas F. McFarland, 208 

South LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, 

Chicago, IL 60604–1112. Replies to the 

petition are due on or before September 

24, 2008. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment or 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Section of Environmental 

Analysis (SEA) at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 

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normally will be made available within 

60 days of the filing of the petition. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA will generally be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: August 27, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–20431 Filed 9–3–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

Proposed Information Collections; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of our continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, and as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

we invite comments on the proposed or 

continuing information collections 

listed below in this notice. 

DATES: We must receive your written 

comments on or before November 3, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to 

Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco 

Tax and Trade Bureau, at any of these 

addresses: 

• P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 

20044–4412; 

• 202–927–8525 (facsimile); or 

• formcomments@ttb.gov (e-mail). 

Please send separate comments for 

each specific information collection 

listed below. You must reference the 

information collection’s title, form or 

recordkeeping requirement number, and 

OMB number (if any) in your comment. 

If you submit your comment via 

facsimile, send no more than five 8.5 x 

11 inch pages in order to ensure 

electronic access to our equipment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

obtain additional information, copies of 

the information collection and its 

instructions, or copies of any comments 

received, contact Mary A. Wood, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington, 

DC 20044–4412; or telephone 202–927–

8210. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request for Comments 

The Department of the Treasury and 

its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, as part of their continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invite the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

the proposed or continuing information 

collections listed below in this notice, 

as required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be included or 

summarized in our request for Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval of the relevant information 

collection. All comments are part of the 

public record and subject to disclosure. 

Please not do include any confidential 

or inappropriate material in your 

comments. 

We invite comments on: (a) Whether 

this information collection is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

agency’s functions, including whether 

the information has practical utility; (b) 

the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of 

the information collection’s burden; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the information 

collection’s burden 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 the 

requested information. 

Information Collections Open for 

Comment 

Currently, we are seeking comments 

on the following records and forms: 

Title: Personnel Questionnaire—

Alcohol and Tobacco Products. 

OMB Number: 1513–0002. 

TTB Form Number: 5000.9. 

Abstract: The information listed on 

TTB F 5000.9, Personnel 

Questionnaire—Alcohol and Tobacco 

Products, enables TTB to determine 

whether or not an applicant for an 

alcohol or tobacco permit meets the 

minimum qualifications. The form 

identifies the individual, residence, 

business background, financial sources 

for the business, and criminal record. If 

the applicant is found not to be 

qualified, the permit may be denied. 

Current Actions: We are making 

minor corrections to this information 

collection and are submitting it as a 

revision. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,000. 

Title: Application and Permit to Ship 

Liquors and Articles of Puerto Rican 

Manufacture Taxpaid to the United 

States. 

OMB Number: 1513–0008. 

TTB Form Number: 5170.7. 

Abstract: TTB F 5170.7 is used to 

document the shipment of taxpaid 

Puerto Rican articles into the U.S. The 

form is verified by Puerto Rican and 

U.S. Treasury officials to certify that 

products are either taxpaid or deferred 

under appropriate bond. This serves as 

a method of protection of the revenue. 

Current Actions: We are making 

minor corrections to this information 

collection and are submitting it as a 

revision. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 100. 

Title: Application for Certification/ 

Exemption of Label/Bottle Approval. 

OMB Number: 1513–0020. 

TTB Form Number: 5100.31. 

Abstract: The Federal Alcohol 

Administration Act (the FAA Act, 27 

U.S.C. 201 et seq.) requires the alcoholic 

beverage labels to provide the consumer 

with adequate information regarding a 

product’s identity and prohibits the use 

of misleading information on such 

labels. The FAA Act also authorized the 

Secretary of the Treasury Department to 

issue regulations to carry out its 

provisions. To ensure compliance with 

the FAA Act and the related regulations, 

industry members complete TTB F 

5100.31 as an application to label their 

products. 

Current Actions: We are making 

minor corrections to this information 

collection and are submitting it as a 

revision. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10,982. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 41,238. 

Title: Report—Proprietor of Export 

Warehouse. 

OMB Number: 1513–0024. 

TTB Form Number: 5220.4. 

Abstract: Proprietors who are 

qualified to operate export warehouses 

that handle untaxpaid tobacco products 


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