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7See Consol. Rail Corp.—Declaratory Order— 

Exemption, 1 I.C.C. 2d 895, 898 (1986). 

any common law cause of action 

regarding common carrier duties.7 Thus, 

for exempted movements, rail customers 

could pursue legal remedies under the 

Interstate Commerce Act only if they 

successfully petitioned the agency to 

revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 

10502(d). 

As long as 30 years have passed since 

the adoption of many of these 

exemptions. In recent years, the Board 

has received informal inquiries 

questioning the relevance and/or 

necessity of some of the existing 

commodity exemptions, given the 

changes in the competitive landscape 

and the railroad industry that have 

occurred over the past few decades. The 

Board will, therefore, hold a hearing to 

explore the continuing utility of and the 

issues surrounding the categorical 

exemptions under § 10502, specifically 

the various commodity exemptions 

under 49 CFR 1039.10 and 1039.11, the 

boxcar exemptions under 49 CFR 

1039.14, and TOFC/COFC exemptions 

under 49 CFR part 1090. The Board 

seeks comments as to the effectiveness 

of these exemptions in the marketplace; 

whether the rationale behind any of 

these exemptions should be revisited; 

and whether the exemptions should be 

subject to periodic review. 

Date of Hearing: The hearing will 

begin at 9:30 a.m. on December 9, 2010, 

in the 1st floor hearing room at the 

Board’s headquarters at 395 E Street, 

SW., in Washington, DC and will 

continue, with short breaks if necessary, 

until every person scheduled to speak 

has been heard. 

Notice of Intent to Participate and 

Testimony: Any person wishing to speak 

at the hearing should file with the Board 

a combined notice of intent to 

participate (identifying the party, the 

proposed speaker, the time requested, 

and the topic(s) to be covered) and the 

person’s written testimony, by 

November 30, 2010. Also, any interested 

person who wishes to submit a written 

statement without appearing at the 

December 9, 2010 hearing should also 

file that statement by November 30, 

2010. 

Board Releases and Live Video 

Streaming Available Via the Internet: 

Decisions and notices of the Board, 

including this notice, are available on 

the Board’s Web site at ‘‘http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov.’’ This hearing will be 

available on the Board’s Web site by live 

video streaming. To access the hearing, 

click on the ‘‘Live Video’’ link under 

‘‘Information Center’’ at the left side of 

the home page beginning at 9 a.m. on 

December 9, 2010. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Decided: October 21, 2010. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Advisory Council to the Internal 

Revenue Service; Meeting 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

Advisory Council (IRSAC) will hold a 

public meeting on Wednesday, 

November 17, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Anna Millikan, Program Analyst, 

National Public Liaison, CL:NPL, 7559, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, D.C. 20224. Telephone: 

202–622–6433 (not a toll-free number). 

E-mail address: *public_liaison@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

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

public meeting of the IRSAC will be 

held on Wednesday, November 17, 

2010, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the 

Madison, Loews Hotel, 1177 15th Street, 

NW., Montpelier Room, Washington, DC 

20005. Issues to be discussed include, 

but not limited to: The Issue 

Management Process, The New 

Proposed Form Regarding Uncertain 

Tax Positions, Automated Under 

Reporting (AUR) Soft Notice CP2057, 

Repayment of First Time Homebuyer 

Credit, The Filing Requirements for the 

Report of Foreign Bank and Financial 

Accounts (‘‘FBAR’’) are Confusing and 

Extremely Overbroad, Collection 

Standard Should Be Revised To 

Enhance Collection and to Reduce 

Installment Payment Default Rates, 

Circular 230 Enrollment of Former 

Internal Revenue Service Employees, 

Recommendations Regarding 

Continuing Education Program and 

Sponsor Requirements Under Proposed 

Changes to Circular 230. Reports from 

the four IRSAC subgroups, Large 

Business and International, Small 

Business/Self-Employed, Wage & 

Investment, and Office of Professional 

Responsibility will also be presented 

and discussed. Last minute agenda 

changes may preclude advanced notice. 

The meeting room accommodates 

approximately 80 people, IRSAC 

members and Internal Revenue Service 

officials inclusive. Due to limited 

seating, please call Anna Millikan to 

confirm your attendance. Ms. Millikan 

can be reached at 202–622–6433. 

Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 

least 30 minutes before the meeting 

begins. Should you wish the IRSAC to 

consider a written statement, please 

either call 202–622–6433, write to 

Internal Revenue Service, Office of 

National Public Liaison, CL:NPL:7559, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or e-mail 

*public_liaison@irs.gov. 

Dated: October 21, 2010. 

Candice Cromling, 

Director, National Public Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2010–27116 Filed 10–26–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

UNITED STATES SENTENCING 

COMMISSION 

Sentencing Guidelines for United 

States Courts 

AGENCY: United States Sentencing 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a temporary, 

emergency amendment to sentencing 

guidelines and commentary. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 8 of the 

Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Public Law 

111–220, the Commission hereby gives 

notice of a temporary, emergency 

amendment to the sentencing guidelines 

and commentary. This notice sets forth 

the temporary, emergency amendment 

and the reason for amendment. 

The specific amendment in this notice 

is as follows: An amendment regarding 

offenses involving crack cocaine 

(particularly offenses covered by 

§§ 2D1.1 (Unlawful Manufacturing, 

Importing, Exporting, or Trafficking 

(Including Possession with Intent to 

Commit These Offenses); Attempt or 

Conspiracy) and 2D2.1 (Unlawful 

Possession; Attempt or Conspiracy)) and 

to account for certain aggravating and 

mitigating circumstances in drug 

trafficking cases (particularly cases 

under § 2D1.1) to implement section 8 

of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, 

Public Law 111–220. 

DATES: The Commission has specified 

an effective date of November 1, 2010, 

for the emergency amendment. 


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