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The program is scheduled to run from 

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and 

from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. 

Time permitting, the discussion is 

expected to focus on developments in a 

number of areas, e.g., federalism issues 

in implementing private international 

law conventions (including the Hague 

Convention on Choice of Court 

Agreements, the UNCITRAL ECommerce and Letter of Credit 

Conventions, and others); globalization 

and cross-border corporate insolvency; 

international arbitration; investment 

securities, market stability and treaty 

law; international family law; private 

international law initiatives in the OAS; 

on-line dispute resolution; and treatybased finance law. We encourage active 

participation by all those attending. 

Documents on these subjects are 

available at http://www.hcch.net; 

http://www.uncitral.org; http:// 

www.unidroit.org; http://www.oas.org, 

and http://www.nccusl.org. We may, by 

e-mail, supplement those with 

additional documents. 

Please advise as early as possible if 

you plan to attend. The meeting is open 

to the public up to the capacity of the 

conference facility, and space will be 

reserved on a first come, first served 

basis. Persons who wish to have their 

views considered are encouraged, but 

not required, to submit written 

comments in advance. Those who are 

unable to attend are also encouraged to 

submit written views. Comments should 

be sent electronically to 

smeltzertk@state.gov. Those planning to 

attend should provide name, affiliation 

and contact information to Trish 

Smeltzer at 703–812–2382 or Niesha 

Toms at 703–812–2353, or by e-mail to 

tomsnn@state.gov. You may also use 

those contacts to obtain additional 

information. A member of the public 

needing reasonable accommodation 

should advise those same contacts not 

later than October 21st. Requests made 

after that date will be considered, but 

might not be able to be fulfilled. 

September 15, 2010. 

Keith Loken, 

Assistant Legal Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement: Los 

Angeles and San Bernardino Counties, 

CA; Notice of Intent 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Withdrawal/Revised 

Notice of Intent (NOI). 

SUMMARY: The FHWA, on behalf of the 

California Department of Transportation 

(Caltrans), is issuing this notice to 

advise the public that the Notice of 

Intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

New State Route 138 project in Los 

Angeles County, California (Federal 

Register Vol. 74, No. 16) and the Notice 

of Intent to prepare an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

High Desert Corridor project, State 

Route 18, in San Bernardino County, 

California (Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 

197) are being withdrawn. In addition, 

this notice is being issued to advise the 

public that a draft EIS will be prepared 

for a proposed expanded High Desert 

Corridor—New State Route 138 project 

in Los Angeles and San Bernardino 

Counties, California. 

DATES: Public scoping meetings will be 

held in: 

(1) Palmdale, CA on September 27, 

2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

(2) Lancaster, CA on September 28, 

2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

(3) Apple Valley, CA on September 

29, 2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

(4) Victorville, CA on September 30, 

2010, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

ADDRESSES:

(1) Palmdale—Larry Chimbole 

Cultural Center, 38350 North Sierra 

Highway, Palmdale, CA 93550. 

(2) Lancaster—Lancaster City Hall, 

Emergency Operations Center, 44933 

Fern Avenue, Lancaster, CA 93534. 

(3) Apple Valley—Town of Apple 

Valley Development Services Building 

Conference Center, 14955 Dale Evans 

Parkway, Apple Valley, CA 92307. 

(4) Victorville—City of Victorville 

Conference Room D, 14343 Civic Drive, 

Victorville, CA 92393. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronald Kosinski, Deputy District 

Director, California Department of 

Transportation District 7 Division of 

Environmental Planning, 100 South 

Main Street, Mail Stop 16A, Los 

Angeles, CA 90012. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

July 1, 2007, the FHWA assigned, and 

Caltrans assumed, environmental 

responsibilities for these projects 

pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327. Caltrans, as 

the delegated National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) lead agency, initiated 

studies on the proposed New State 

Route 138 and High Desert Corridor, 

State Route 18 projects. NOIs were 

published in the Federal Register on 

January 27, 2009 (Vol. 74, No. 16) and 

October 12, 2007 (Vol. 72, No. 197). 

During the course of conducting studies 

and coordinating with regulatory and 

resource agencies for the proposed 

projects, it was determined that the 

projects should be combined into one 

larger High Desert Corridor—New State 

Route 138 project. A Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement will be 

prepared for a proposal to construct a 

new freeway/expressway, and possibly 

a toll way, between SR–14 in Los 

Angeles County and SR–18 in San 

Bernardino County. The proposed route 

would run primarily in an east-west 

direction and extend for approximately 

63 miles; it would roughly follow the 

alignment of the Avenue P–8 corridor 

near SR–14 in Los Angeles County and 

Air Expressway near I–15 in San 

Bernardino County. East of I–15, the 

proposed route would turn south until 

it terminates at SR–18. The 

development of this corridor is 

considered necessary to provide for the 

existing and projected traffic demand 

attributed to large-scale growth and 

increasing population in the Antelope, 

Victor and Apple Valley areas of Los 

Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. 

This growth has resulted in inadequate 

capacity and accessibility along the 

existing east-west trending roadways as 

well as an increase in demand for goods 

movement corridors and access to 

regional airports. 

Alternatives under consideration are: 

(1)—No-Build; (2)—Transportation 

System Management/Transportation 

Demand Management (TSM/TDM). This 

includes various operational 

investments, policies, and easily 

implemented, low capital cost 

improvements aimed at improving 

goods movement, passenger auto and 

transit travel, and reducing the 

environmental impacts of transportation 

for cities and operations in the High 

Desert Corridor study area; (3)— 

Freeway/Expressway. This would 

consist of a route with a controlledaccess freeway in some areas and an 

expressway in others, depending on 

what is warranted by traffic demand. 

Interchange locations will be 

determined based upon traffic 

projections. Three variations along the 

main alignment of this alternative will 

be considered. In Variation A, the 

freeway/expressway would run slightly 


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south of the main alignment, 

approximately between 15th St. East 

and Little Rock Wash near Palmdale. In 

Variation B, the freeway/expressway 

would run slightly south of the main 

alignment between Oasis Rd. and 

Caughlin Rd. East of the county line. In 

Variation C, the freeway/expressway 

would swing south of the main 

alignment to tie into SR–18 near 

Rimrock Rd.; (4)—Freeway/Toll Way. 

This would consist of engineering 

geometrics similar to Alternative 3 with 

alterations made in coordination with a 

Public Private Partnership (P3) analysis. 

Variations A, B and C would also be 

considered; (5)—Avenue P–8 Corridor, 

SR–138 and SR–18 Improvements. This 

would consist of engineering geometrics 

similar to Alternative 3 between SR–14 

and approximately 125th St. East. From 

125th St. East, the route would curve 

south until it joins the existing SR–138. 

The existing SR–138 and SR–18 would 

be widened between approximately 

146th St. East and I–15. One of the 

segments east of I–15, as described in 

Alternative 3, would also be built as 

part of this alternative; (6)—Freeway/ 

Expressway with right-of-way for a 

potential High Speed Rail facility. This 

would consist of engineering geometrics 

similar to Alternative 3 with the 

consideration of additional right-of-way 

for a High Speed Rail (HSR) facility. If 

an HSR facility is proven to be viable, 

its engineering and environmental 

analysis would be funded by others at 

some later time, and; (7)—Freeway/Toll 

Way with right-of-way for a potential 

High Speed Rail facility. This would 

consist of engineering geometrics 

similar to Alternative 4 with the 

consideration of additional right-of-way 

for a High Speed Rail (HSR) facility. 

This alternative would include a P3 

analysis. If a HSR facility is proven to 

be viable, its engineering and 

environmental analysis would be 

funded by others at some later time. 

It is anticipated that the proposed 

project may require the following 

federal approvals and permits: A 

Biological Opinion from the United 

States Fish and Wildlife Service, 

approval of a PM10 and PM2.5 Hot Spot 

Analysis by the Conformity Working 

Group for transportation conformity 

determination under the Clean Air Act, 

Section 401, 402 and 404 permits under 

the Clean Water Act, and a Farmland 

Conversion Impact Rating under the 

Farmland Protection Policy Act. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State and local 

agencies, Participating Agencies, Tribal 

governments, and to private 

organizations and citizens who have 

previously expressed or are known to 

have an interest in this proposal. NEPA 

requires the lead agency to conduct an 

early and open process for determining 

the scope of issues to be addressed and 

for identifying the significant issues 

related to a proposed action. In 

compliance with NEPA, formal scoping 

meetings will be held at the dates, times 

and locations as described above. Public 

notice will be given of the times and 

place of each meeting. To ensure that 

the full range of issues related to this 

proposed action are addressed and all 

significant issues identified, comments 

and suggestions are invited from all 

interested parties. Comments or 

questions concerning this proposed 

action and the draft EIS should be 

directed to Caltrans at the address 

provided above. 

(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.) 

Issued on: September 20, 2010. 

Cindy Vigue, 

Director, State Programs, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23920 Filed 9–23–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

TIME AND DATE: October 14, 2010, 12 

noon to 3 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. 

PLACE: This meeting will take place 

telephonically. Any interested person 

may call 877.768.0032 passcode 

4856462 to participate in this meeting 

by telephone. 

STATUS: Open to the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Board of 

Directors (the Board) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement and to that end, may 

consider matters properly before the 

Board. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Board of Directors at 

(505) 827–4565. 

Issued on: September 21, 2010. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24183 Filed 9–22–10; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

September 20, 2010 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following public information 

collection requirements to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 on or after the date 

of publication of this notice. A copy of 

the submissions may be obtained by 

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance 

Officer listed. Comments regarding 

these information collections should be 

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed 

and to the Treasury PRA Clearance 

Officer, Department of the Treasury, 

1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 

11010, Washington, DC 20220. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 25, 2010 

to be assured of consideration. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0015. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Title: United States Estate (and 

Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax 

Return. 

Form: 706 and schedules. 

Abstract: Form 706 is used by 

executors to report and compute the 

Federal Estate Tax imposed by IRC 

section 2001 and the Federal GST tax 

imposed by IRC section 2601. IRS uses 

the information to enforce these taxes 

and to verify that the tax has been 

properly computed. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

2,046,350 hours. 

OMB Number: 1545–0026. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change to a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Return by a U.S. Transferor of 

Property to a Foreign Corporation. 

Form: 926. 

Abstract: Form 926 is filed by any 

U.S. person who transfers certain 

tangible or intangible property to a 

foreign corporation to report 

information required by section 6038B. 

Respondents: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 


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