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telephone: (512) 536–5960; e-mail: 

gregory.punske@fhwa.dot.gov. The 

FHWA Texas Division Office’s normal 

business hours are 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. 

(central time) Monday through Friday. 

You may also contact Dianna Noble, 

P.E., Environmental Affairs Division, 

Texas Department of Transportation, 

118 E. Riverside Drive, Austin, Texas 

78704; telephone: (512) 416–2734; email: dnoble@dot.state.tx.us. The Texas 

Department of Transportation normal 

business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(central time) Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the FHWA and other 

Federal agencies have taken final agency 

actions by issuing licenses, permits, and 

approvals for the following highway 

project in the State of Texas: Grand 

Parkway (State Highway 99) Segment E 

from I–10 to U.S. 290 in Harris County; 

FHWA Project Reference Number: 

FHWA–TX–EIS–02–01–F. The project 

will be a 22.4 km (13.9 mi) long, fourlane controlled access toll road with 

intermittent frontage roads, gradeseparated intersections with exit and 

entrance ramps at eight intersecting 

roadways, and elevated directional 

interchanges at State Highway 99 and 

U.S. 290. It will begin in western Harris 

County at Franz Road near I–10. It will 

then proceed north through Harris 

County and end at U.S. 290. The 

purpose of the project is to efficiently 

link the suburban communities and 

major roadways, enhance mobility and 

safety, and respond to economic growth. 

The actions by the Federal agencies, and 

the laws under which such actions were 

taken, are described in the Final 

Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 

for the project, approved on November 

19, 2007, in the FHWA Record of 

Decision (ROD) issued on June 24, 2008, 

and in other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record. The FEIS, ROD, 

and other documents in the FHWA 

administrative record file are available 

by contacting the FHWA or the Texas 

Department of Transportation at the 

addresses provided above. The FHWA 

FEIS and ROD can be viewed and 

downloaded from the Grand Parkway 

Association Web site at http:// 

www.grandpky.com/segments/e/. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–

4335]; Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109]. 

2. Air: Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401–

7671(q). 

3. Land: Section 4(f) of the 

Department of Transportation Act of 

1966 [49 U.S.C. 303]. 

4. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act 

[16 U.S.C. 1531–1544] Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661–

667(d)], Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 

U.S.C. 703–712]. 

5. Historic and Cultural Resources: 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.]; Archeological 

Resources Protection Act of 1977 [16 

U.S.C. 470(aa)–(ll)]; Archeological and 

Historic Preservation Act [16 U.S.C. 

469–469(c)]. 

6. Social and Economic: Civil Rights 

Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–

2000(d)(1)]; Farmland Protection Policy 

Act (FPPA) [7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]. 

7. Wetlands and Water Resources: 

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251–1342; 

Land and Water Conservation Fund 

(LWCF), 16 U.S.C. 4601–4604. 

8. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 

Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988 

Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898, 

Federal Actions to Address 

Environmental Justice in Minority 

Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11514 Protection and 

Enhancement of Environmental Quality. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: September 3, 2008. 

Gregory S. Punske, 

District Engineer, Austin. 

[FR Doc. E8–20975 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket: PHMSA–2007–0056] 

Pipeline Safety: Agency Information 

Collection Activities: Notice of Request 

for Extension of Currently Approved 

Information Collections 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), this notice announces that 

PHMSA is forwarding an Information 

Collection Request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for the 

renewal and extension of four existing 

information collections. On May 22, 

2008 (73 FR 29846), PHMSA published 

a Federal Register notice soliciting 

comments on these information 

collections. No comments were 

received. The purpose of this notice is 

to allow the public an additional 30 

days to submit comments on the 

information collections described 

below. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before October 

10, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments directly to 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Desk Officer for the 

Department of Transportation, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cameron Satterthwaite at (202) 366–

1319, or by e-mail at 

cameron.satterthwaite@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal 

Regulations requires PHMSA to provide 

interested members of the public and 

affected agencies an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping requests. This notice 

identifies information collection 

requests that PHMSA will be submitting 

to OMB for renewal and extension. 

These information collections are 

contained in the pipeline safety 

regulations, 49 CFR parts 190–199. 

PHMSA has revised burden estimates, 

where appropriate, to reflect current 

reporting levels or adjustments based on 

changes in proposed or final rules 

published since the information 

collections were last approved. The 

following information is provided for 

each information collection: (1) Title of 

the information collection; (2) OMB 

control number; (3) type of request; (4) 

abstract of the information collection 

activity; (5) description of affected 

public; (6) estimate of total annual 

reporting and recordkeeping burden; 

and (7) frequency of collection. PHMSA 

will request a three-year term of 

approval for each information collection 

activity. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collections: 

Title: Pipeline Safety: Excess Flow 

Valves—Customer Notification. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0593. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Pipeline operators are 

required to provide notifications about 


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excess flow valves to service line 

customers as described in 49 CFR 

192.383. Upon request, an operator must 

make documentation of compliance 

available to PHMSA or the appropriate 

State regulatory agency. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

900,000. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

18,000 hours. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

Title: Pipeline Safety: CustomerOwned Service Lines. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0594. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Operators of gas service 

lines who do not maintain certain 

buried piping of their customers must 

provide notification about maintenance 

to those customers (49 CFR 192.16). 

Upon request, an operator must make 

documentation of compliance available 

to PHMSA or the appropriate State 

regulatory agency. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

550,000. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 9,167 

hours. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

Title: Pipeline Safety: Qualification of 

Pipeline Safety, Training. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0600. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Pipeline operators are 

required to have continuing programs 

for qualifying and training personnel 

performing safety-sensitive functions on 

pipelines. (49 CFR part 192, subpart N 

and 49 CFR part 195, subpart G). 

Operators must maintain records, make 

reports, and provide information to 

PHMSA and State pipeline safety 

agencies concerning these programs. 

The information aids Federal and State 

pipeline safety inspectors in conducting 

compliance inspections and 

investigating incidents. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

22,300. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 

466,667 hours. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

Title: Pipeline Safety Report of 

Abandoned Underwater Pipelines. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0601. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Pipeline operators are 

required to report certain information 

about abandoned underwater pipelines 

to PHMSA. The information aids 

Federal and State pipeline safety 

inspectors in conducting compliance 

inspections and investigating incidents. 

Estimated number of respondents: 10. 

Estimated annual burden hours: 60 

hours. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 4, 

2008. 

John A. Gale, 

Director of Regulations, Office of Pipeline 

Safety. 

[FR Doc. E8–20973 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Ad Hoc IRS Forms 

and Publications/Language Services 

Issue Committee of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Ad 

Hoc IRS Forms and Publications/ 

Language Services Issue Committee of 

the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 14, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227 or 

954–423–7979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Ad Hoc IRS 

Forms and Publications/Language 

Services Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held 

Tuesday, October 14, 2008, at 2 p.m. 

Eastern Time via a telephone conference 

call. If you would like to have the TAP 

consider a written statement, please call 

1–888–912–1227 or 954–423–7979, or 

write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 

South Pine Island Road, Suite 340, 

Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

with Sallie Chavez. Ms. Chavez can be 

reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 954–

423–7977, or you can post comments to 

the Web site: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include: Various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: August 29, 2008. 

Roy L. Block, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E8–20944 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of New York, Connecticut, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New 

Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted via telephone conference 

call. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is 

soliciting public comments, ideas and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 21, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227 

or 718–488–2085. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Area 1 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held 

Tuesday, October 21, 2008, at 9 a.m., 

Eastern Time via a telephone conference 

call. For more information or to confirm 

attendance, notification of intent to 

attend the meeting must be made with 

Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227 

or 718–488–2085. If you would like to 

have the TAP consider a written 

statement, please write Audrey Y. 

Jenkins, TAP Office, 10 MetroTech 

Center, 625 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 

11201, or you can post comments to the 

Web site: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: August 29, 2008. 

Roy L. Block, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E8–20948 Filed 9–9–08; 8:45 am] 

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