Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 6 / Tuesday, January 9, 2001 / Notices 1719

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible

so that the Board may take appropriate action before

the exemption’s effective date.

1Each offer of financial assistance must be

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is

set at $1000. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 3,

2001.

John V. Wells,

Acting Federal Railroad Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–504 Filed 1–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–88 (Sub-No. 11X)]

Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad

Company—Abandonment Exemption—

in Butler County, PA

Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad

Company (B&LE) has filed a notice of

exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart

F—Exempt Abandonments and

Discontinuances to abandon and

discontinue service over its line of

railroad known as the Hilliard’s Branch,

extending from Station 195+00 East to

End of Track, at Station 380+88.4, in

Butler County, PA, a distance of 3.52

miles. The line traverses United States

Postal Service Zip Code 16020.

B&LE has certified that: (1) No local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic has

been handled over the line for at least

2 years; (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 (Board) or with

any U.S. District Court or has been

decided in favor of complainant within

the 2-year period; and (4) the

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8

(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11

(transmittal letter), 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

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 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) has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on February 8, 2001, unless

stayed pending reconsideration.

Petitions to stay that do not involve

environmental issues,1 formal

expressions of intent to file an OFA

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by January 19,

2001. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by January 29,

2001, with: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: Thomas R. Ogoreuc,

Esq., Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad

Company, 135 Jamison Lane,

Monroeville, PA 15146.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

B&LE has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources. The

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by January 12, 2001.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,

Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423) or by calling

SEA, at (202) 565–1545. Comments on

environmental and historic preservation

matters must be filed within 15 days

after the EA becomes available to the

public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), B&LE shall file a notice of

consummation with the Board to signify

that it has exercised the authority

granted and fully abandoned the line. If

consummation has not been effected by

B&LE’s filing of a notice of

consummation by January 9, 2002, and

there are no legal or regulatory barriers

to consummation, the authority to

abandon will automatically expire.

Decided: December 29, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–332 Filed 1–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request For Tip Rate Determination

Agreement (for use by Employers in

the Food and Beverage Industry)

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 the Tip

Rate Determination Agreement (for use

by employers in the food and beverage

industry).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 12, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Tip

Rate Determination Agreement (for use

by employers in the food and beverage

industry).

OMB Number: 1545–1715.

Abstract: Information is required by

the Internal Revenue Service in its

compliance efforts to assist employers

and their employees in understanding

and complying with Internal Revenue

Code section 6053(a), which requires

employees to report all their tips

monthly to their employers.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing information collection.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.