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1Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

2Because applicants are seeking to discontinue 

service, not to abandon the line, trail use/rail 

banking and public use conditions are not 

appropriate. Likewise, no environmental or historic 

documentation is required here under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and 49 CFR 1105.8(b), respectively. 

Privacy Act Statement published in the 

Federal Register on April 11, 2000, at 

65 FR 19477–8 or http://

DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Gates, National Transit Database 

Program Manager, Office of Budget and 

Policy, (202) 366–1794, or email: 

keith.gates@dot.gov. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The August 19 notice FR notice, for 

which we are extending the comment 

period here, announces FTA’s intention 

to revise certain aspects of National 

Transit Database (NTD) reporting 

guidance as described in the NTD 

Reporting Manual. The changes 

primarily relate to urbanized area transit 

providers. FTA is seeking public 

comment before implementing these 

changes to 49 U.S.C. 5335 National 

Transit Database. 

II. Background 

The August 19 notice proposes 

various changes to the requirements for 

the Urbanized Area Systems reporting to 

the NTD. These changes are primarily 

updates to the guidance in the NTD 

Reporting Manual, and FTA proposes 

that these changes will take effect for 

the FY 2014 data reporting cycle, which 

will begin this Fall. These changes do 

not apply to rural transit systems 

reporting through the NTD Rural 

Module. The proposed changes are as 

follows: 

A. Clarification for reporting subset data 

on ADA paratransit services 

B. Clarification on the reporting of 

contractual relationships 

C. Updates to definition of the bus rapid 

transit mode 

D. Guidance for service on HOT lanes 

E. Updates to the definition of 

commuter service and allocation of 

data attributable to an urbanized 

area 

F. Proposed elimination of consolidated 

reporting and update of small 

systems waiver reporting 

G. Clarification on consistent use of 

transit system names and 

organization types 

H. Policy clarification allowing 

delegation of CEO certification 

responsibility 

I. Elimination of unnecessary reporting 

requirements 

J. Updated guidance for sampling of 

passenger miles 

K. Expansion of capital asset reporting 

required by MAP–21 

Please refer to the original proposed 

guidance as published on August 19, 

2014 (79 FR 49146) for a more detailed 

discussion of these changes. 

III. Extension 

Most changes proposed in this notice 

are simple updates to the guidance in 

the NTD Reporting Manual. FTA did not 

expect extensive comments on these 

changes and will not be extending the 

comment deadline for them. The two 

proposed changes for which we have 

specifically been asked to extend the 

comment period, and which are covered 

under this notice are: 

A. Clarification for reporting subset 

data on ADA paratransit services; and 

K. Expansion of capital asset reporting 

required by MAP–21. 

Additional comments on the other 

proposals will be considered as time 

allows. 

Therese McMillan, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24724 Filed 10–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 1000 (Sub-No. 3X); Docket 

No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 369X)] 

Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.— 

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Schley and Sumpter 

Counties, Ga.; Central of Georgia 

Railroad Company—Discontinuance of 

Service Exemption—in Schley and 

Sumpter Counties, Ga 

Central of Georgia Railroad Company 

(CGA) and Georgia Southwestern 

Railroad, Inc. (GSWR) (collectively, 

applicants) have jointly filed a verified 

notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 

1152 subpart F—Exempt Abandonments 

and Discontinuances of Service for each 

carrier to discontinue service over a 16.5 

mile portion of rail line known as the 

Ellaville line between milepost 45.0 

near Ellaville, Schley County, Ga., and 

milepost 61.5 near Americus, Sumpter 

County, Ga. (the Line). Applicants state 

that the Line is a remaining portion of 

a CGA-owned rail line extending 

between Ochillee and Americus, Ga., 

that is leased to GSWR. The Line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Codes 31719 and 31806. 

Applicants have certified that: (1) No 

local traffic has moved over the Line for 

at least two years; (2) no overhead traffic 

has moved over the Line for at least two 

years and overhead traffic, if any, could 

be transported over other rail routes; (3) 

no formal complaint filed by a user of 

rail service on the Line (or by a state or 

local government entity acting on behalf 

of such user) regarding cessation of 

service over the Line either is pending 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

or with any U.S. District Court or has 

been decided in favor of complainant 

within the two-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

discontinuance of service shall be 

protected under Oregon Short Line 

Railroad—Abandonment Portion 

Goshen Branch Between Firth & 

Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville 

Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To 

address whether this condition 

adequately protects affected employees, 

a petition for partial revocation under 

49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued 

rail service has been received, this 

exemption will be effective on 

November 18, 2014, unless stayed 

pending reconsideration. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues and formal expressions of intent 

to file an OFA to subsidize continued 

rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 1

must be filed by October 27, 2014.2

Petitions to reopen must be filed by 

November 6, 2014, with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to applicants’ 

representatives: For CGA, William A. 

Mullins, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20037; for GSWR, Eric 

M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, One 

Commerce Square, 2005 Market Street, 

Suite 1000, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

If the notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ 

Decided: October 14, 2014. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 201 / Friday, October 17, 2014 / Notices 62519 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24731 Filed 10–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 14, 2014. 

The Department of the Treasury will 

submit the following information 

collection requests to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before November 17, 2014 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

(1) Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 

Treasury, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA 

Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 

20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 927–5331, 

email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire 

information collection request may be 

found at www.reginfo.gov. 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

OMB Number: 1545–0094. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: U.S. Information Return-Trust 

Accumulation of Charitable Amounts. 

Form: 1041–A. 

Abstract: Form 1041–A is used to 

report the information required in 26 

U.S.C. 6034 concerning accumulation 

and distribution of charitable amounts. 

The data is used to verify that amounts 

for which a charitable deduction was 

allowed are used for charitable 

purposes. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

4,396,854. 

OMB Number: 1545–0748. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Employer/Payer Appointment 

of Agent. 

Form: 2678. 

Abstract: Title 26 U.S.C. 3504 

authorizes an employer to designate a 

fiduciary, agent, etc., to perform the 

same acts as required of employers for 

purposes of employment taxes. Form 

2678 is used by an employer to notify 

the Director, Internal Revenue Service 

Center, of the appointment of an agent 

to pay wages on behalf of the employer. 

In addition, the completed form is an 

authorization to withhold and pay taxes 

via Form 941, Employer’s Quarterly 

Federal Tax Return, for the employees 

involved. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits, Not-forprofit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

13,731,200. 

OMB Number: 1545–2254. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Statement of Liability of Lender, 

Surety, or Other Person for Withholding 

Taxes. 

Form: 4219. 

Abstract: Third parties who directly 

pay another’s payrolls can be held liable 

for the full amount of taxes required to 

be withheld but not paid to the 

Government (subject to the 25% 

limitation). Internal Revenue Code 3505 

deals with persons who supply funds to 

an employer for the purpose of paying 

wages. The notification that a third 

party is paying or supplying wages will 

be made by filing the Form 4219, 

Statement of Liability of Lender, Surety, 

or Other Person for Withholding Taxes, 

and is to be submitted and associated 

with each employer for every calendar 

quarter for which a liability under 

section 3505 is incurred. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits, Farms, 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 

12,833. 

Dawn D. Wolfgang, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24763 Filed 10–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 

Office of the General Counsel; 

Appointment of Members of the Legal 

Division to the Performance Review 

Board, Internal Revenue Service 

Under the authority granted to me as 

Chief Counsel of the Internal Revenue 

Service by the General Counsel of the 

Department of the Treasury by General 

Counsel Directive 15, pursuant to the 

Civil Service Reform Act, I have 

appointed the following persons to the 

Legal Division Performance Review 

Board, Internal Revenue Service Panel: 

1. Chairperson, Erik Corwin, Deputy 

Chief Counsel (Technical) 

2. John Moriaty, Deputy Associate Chief 

Counsel (Income Tax and 

Accounting) 

3. Ted Cronin, Division Counsel 

(Criminal Tax) 

4. Tom Vidano, Deputy Division 

Counsel (Large Business and 

International) 

5. Curtis G. Wilson, Associate Chief 

Counsel (Passthroughs and Special 

Industries) 

Alternate—Linda Horowitz, Deputy 

Associate Chief Counsel (General 

Legal Services) 

This publication is required by 5 

U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). 

Dated: October 8, 2014. 

William J. Wilkins, 

Chief Counsel, Internal Revenue Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24654 Filed 10–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4380–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Wait-Time Goals of the Department for 

the Veterans Choice Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Access, Choice, 

and Accountability Act of 2014 directs 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

to establish a program (the ‘‘Veterans 

Choice Program’’) to furnish hospital 

care and medical services through nonVA health care entities and providers to 

Veterans who either cannot be seen 

within the ‘‘wait-time goals of the 

Veterans Health Administration’’ or 

who qualify based on their place of 

residence. The statute defines the goals 

as being ‘‘not more than 30 days from 

the date on which a veteran requests an 

appointment for hospital care or 

medical services from the Department’’ 

but also permits VA to establish another 

standard by submitting to Congress a 

report stating that VA’s actual goals are 

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