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RSTAC members receive no 

compensation for their services and are 

required to provide for expenses 

incidental to their service, including 

travel expenses, as the Board cannot 

provide for these expenses. The RSTAC 

Chairman, however, may request 

funding from the Department of 

Transportation to cover travel expenses, 

subject to certain restrictions in ICCTA. 

RSTAC also may solicit and use private 

funding for its activities, again subject to 

certain restrictions in ICCTA. RSTAC 

members currently have elected to 

submit annual dues to pay for RSTAC 

expenses. 

RSTAC members must be citizens of 

the United States and represent as 

broadly as practicable the various 

segments of the railroad and rail shipper 

industries. They may not be full-time 

employees of the United States. 

According to revised guidance issued by 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

it is permissible for federally registered 

lobbyists to serve on advisory 

committees, such as RSTAC, as long as 

they do so in a representative capacity, 

rather than an individual capacity. See 

Revised Guidance on Appointment of 

Lobbyists to Federal Advisory 

Committees, Boards, and Commissions, 

79 FR 47,482 (Aug. 13, 2014). Members 

of RSTAC are appointed to serve in a 

representative capacity. 

The members of RSTAC are appointed 

for a term of three years. A member may 

serve after the expiration of his or her 

term until a successor has taken office. 

No member will be eligible to serve in 

excess of two consecutive terms. 

Two vacancies for small railroad 

representatives currently exist. 

Representatives must be senior 

executive officers within their 

organizations. Upon appointment by the 

Chairman, both representatives will 

serve for three years, and may be 

eligible to serve second three-year terms 

following the end of their first terms. 

Suggestions for candidates to fill the 

two vacancies should be submitted in 

letter form, identify the name of the 

candidate, provide a summary of why 

the candidate is qualified to serve on 

RSTAC, and contain a representation 

that the candidate is willing to serve as 

a member of RSTAC effective 

immediately upon appointment. RSTAC 

candidate suggestions should be filed 

with the Board by December 3, 2014. 

Candidates selected to serve on RSTAC 

are chosen at the discretion of the 

Board’s Chairman. Please note that 

submissions will be available to the 

public at the Board’s offices and posted 

on the Board’s Web site under Docket 

No. EP 526 (Sub-No. 6). 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 726. 

Decided: October 31, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26288 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. EP 670 (Sub-No. 2)] 

Notice of Rail Energy Transportation 

Advisory Committee Vacancy 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of vacancy on federal 

advisory committee and solicitation of 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board (Board) hereby gives notice of two 

vacancies on its Rail Energy 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

(RETAC) for a representative of the 

downstream segment of the domestic 

petroleum industry (e.g., refiners, 

petrochemical producers, natural gas 

liquids (NGL) producers/distributors, 

logistics service providers, and other 

downstream participants) and for a 

representative of the electric utility 

industry. The Board is soliciting 

suggestions from the public for 

candidates to fill these two vacancies. 

DATES: Suggestions for candidates for 

membership on RETAC are due 

December 3, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Suggestions may be 

submitted either via the Board’s e-filing 

format or in the traditional paper 

format. Any person using e-filing should 

attach a document and otherwise 

comply with the instructions at the E– 

FILING link on the Board’s Web site, at 

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

submitting a filing in the traditional 

paper format should send the original 

and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation 

Board, Attn: Docket No. EP 670 (SubNo. 2), 395 E Street SW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Michael H. Higgins at 202–245–0284. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board 

exercises broad authority over 

transportation by rail carriers, including 

rates and services (49 U.S.C. 10701– 

10747, 11101–11124), construction, 

acquisition, operation, and 

abandonment of railroad lines (49 

U.S.C. 10901–10907), and 

consolidation, merger, or common 

control arrangements between railroads 

(49 U.S.C. 10902, 11323–11327). 

In 2007, the Board established RETAC 

as a federal advisory committee 

consisting of a balanced cross-section of 

energy and rail industry stakeholders to 

provide independent, candid policy 

advice to the Board and to foster open, 

effective communication among the 

affected interests on issues such as rail 

performance, capacity constraints, 

infrastructure planning and 

development, and effective coordination 

among suppliers, railroads, and users of 

energy resources. RETAC operates 

subject to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2, 1–16). 

RETAC’s membership is balanced and 

representative of interested and affected 

parties, consisting of not less than: five 

representatives from the Class I 

railroads; three representatives from 

Class II and III railroads; three 

representatives from coal producers; 

five representatives from electric 

utilities (including at least one rural 

electric cooperative and one state- or 

municipally-owned utility); four 

representatives from biofuel refiners, 

processors, or distributors, or biofuel 

feedstock growers or providers; one 

representative of the petroleum 

shipping industry; and two 

representatives from private car owners, 

car lessors, or car manufacturers. 

RETAC may also include up to two 

members with relevant experience but 

not necessarily affiliated with one of the 

aforementioned industries or sectors. 

Members are selected by the Chairman 

of the Board with the concurrence of a 

majority of the Board. The Chairman 

may invite representatives from the U.S. 

Departments of Agriculture, Energy, and 

Transportation and the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission to serve on 

RETAC in advisory capacities as ex 

officio (non-voting) members. The three 

members of the Board serve as ex officio 

members of the Committee. 

RETAC meets at least twice per year. 

Meetings are generally held at the 

Board’s headquarters in Washington, 

DC, but may be held in other locations. 

Members of RETAC serve without 

compensation and without 

reimbursement of travel expenses unless 

reimbursement of such expenses is 

authorized in advance by the Board’s 

Managing Director. According to revised 

guidance issued by the Office of 

Management and Budget, it is 

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permissible for federally registered 

lobbyists to serve on advisory 

committees, such as RETAC, as long as 

they do so in a representative capacity, 

rather than an individual capacity. See 

Revised Guidance on Appointment of 

Lobbyists to Federal Advisory 

Committees, Boards, and Commissions, 

79 FR 47,482 (Aug. 13, 2014). Members 

of RETAC are appointed to serve in a 

representative capacity. Further 

information about RETAC is available 

on the RETAC page of the Board’s Web 

site at http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/rail/

retac.html. 

The Board is soliciting nominations 

from the public for candidates to fill two 

vacancies on RETAC: (1) For a 

representative of the downstream 

segment of the domestic petroleum 

industry (e.g., refiners, petrochemical 

producers, NGL producers/distributors, 

logistics service providers, and other 

downstream participants); and (2) for a 

representative of the electric utility 

industry. Both vacancies are for a threeyear term ending September 30, 2017. 

Nominations for a candidate to fill 

this vacancy should be submitted in 

letter form and should include: (1) The 

name of the candidate; (2) the interest 

the candidate will represent; (3) a 

summary of the candidate’s experience 

and qualifications for the position; (4) a 

representation that the candidate is 

willing to serve as a member of RETAC; 

and (5) a statement that the candidate 

agrees to serve in a representative 

capacity. Suggestions for candidates for 

membership on RETAC should be filed 

with the Board by December 3, 2014. 

Please note that submissions will be 

available to the public at the Board’s 

offices and posted on the Board’s Web 

site under Docket No. EP 670 

(Sub-No. 2). 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 721; 49 U.S.C. 11101; 

49 U.S.C. 11121. 

Decided: October 31, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26287 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 3491 

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 

3491, Consumer Cooperative Exemption 

Application. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 5, 2015 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Christie Preston, 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 LaNita Van Dyke, 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6517, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet at Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Consumer Cooperative 

Exemption Application. 

OMB Number: 1545–1941. 

Form Number: Form 3491. 

Abstract: A cooperative uses Form 

3491 to apply for exemption from filing 

information returns (Forms 1099–PATR) 

on patronage distributions of $10 or 

more to any person during the calendar 

year. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the Form 3491 at this 

time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, individuals or households, and 

farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 44 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 148. 

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: October 8, 2014. 

Christie Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26218 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Publication of Wait-Times for 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 publish wait times for the scheduling 

of appointments in each VA facility for 

primary care, specialty care, and 

hospital care and medical services. This 

Federal Register Notice announces VA’s 

publication of the wait times. 

ADDRESSES: The wait-time data for all 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

medical centers and clinics is available 

on the following Web site: http://

www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp. 

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