52898 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 177 / Thursday, September 11, 2008 / Notices 

recommended in the Post EA, which are 

set forth in the Appendix to the Board’s 

decision served on September 8, 2008. 

For additional information regarding 

this decision, including additional 

background information, a discussion of 

the Board’s rail transportation analysis 

and environmental analysis, and the 

mitigation measures imposed in this 

proceeding, see the Board’s decision 

served September 8, 2008, in Itasca 

County Regional Rail Authority—

Petition for Exemption—Construction of 

a line of Railroad in Itasca County, MN, 

STB Finance Docket No. 34992. 

Board decisions, notices, and filings 

in this and other Board proceedings are 

available on the Board’s Web site at 

http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 5, 2008. 

By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice 

Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner 

Buttrey. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–21081 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 1099–SA 

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–SA, Distributions From an HSA, 

Archer MSA or Medical Advantage 

MSA. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 10, 

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 form and instructions 

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: Distributions From an HSA, 

Archer MSA or Medical Advantage 

MSA. 

OMB Number: 1545–1517. 

Form Number: 1099–SA. 

Abstract: This form is used to report 

distributions from a medical savings 

account as required by Internal Revenue 

Code section 220(h). 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

25,839. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,618. 

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: September 4, 2008. 

Allan Hopkins, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–21168 Filed 9–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 8308 

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 

8308, Report of a Sale or Exchange of 

Certain Partnership Interests. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 10, 

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 form(s) and instructions 

should be directed to Allan Hopkins, 

(202) 622–6665, 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: Report of a Sale or Exchange of 

Certain Partnership Interests. 

OMB Number: 1545–0941. 

Form Number: 8308. 

Abstract: Form 8308 is an information 

return that gives the IRS the names of 

the parties involved in an exchange of 

a partnership interest under Internal 

Revenue Code section 751(a). It is also 

used by the partnership as a statement 

to the transferor and transferee. It alerts 

the transferor that a portion of the gain 

on the sale of a partnership interest may 

be ordinary income. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to Form 8308 at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 


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