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Download as PDF 77184 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 250 / Monday, December 31, 2012 / Notices Persons seeking further information concerning abandonment procedures may contact the Board’s Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer to the full abandonment or discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning environmental issues may be directed to the Board’s Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339. An environmental assessment (EA) (or environmental impact statement (EIS), if necessary) prepared by OEA will be served upon all parties of record and upon any agencies or other persons who commented during its preparation. Other interested persons may contact OEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). EAs in these abandonment proceedings normally will be made available within 60 days of the filing of the petition. The deadline for submission of comments on the EA generally will be within 30 days of its service. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at ‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’ Decided: December 21, 2012. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2012–31386 Filed 12–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. MCF 21051] 1 Hotard Coaches, Inc. and Calco Travel, Inc.—Corporate Family Transaction mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with HotardCoaches, Inc. (Hotard), a carrier, and Calco Travel, Inc. (Calco), a carrier, both wholly owned subsidiaries of All Aboard America! Holdings, Inc. (AHI), a noncarrier, have filed a verified notice of exemption under the Board’s class exemption procedure at 49 CFR 1182.9.2 The exempt transaction involves the merger of Calco with and into Hotard, with Hotard being the only 1 Originally filed under Docket No. FD 35693, this notice has been redocketed as Docket No. MCF 21051. 2 The Board exempted intra-corporate family transactions of motor carriers of passengers that do not result in significant operational changes, adverse changes in service levels, or a change in the competitive balance with carriers outside the corporate family in Class Exemption for Motor Passenger Intra-Corporate Family Transactions, FD 33285 (STB served Feb. 18, 2000). VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:28 Dec 28, 2012 Jkt 229001 surviving corporation. Calco and Hotard are jointly managed with existing operations in Louisiana and Mississippi.3 The transaction is intended to simplify the corporate structure of the corporate family by consolidating all of the assets and liabilities of Hotard and Calco into a single surviving entity. Hotard and Calco state that the elimination of Calco as a separate corporate entity will streamline the corporate structure and management, reduce administrative expenses, and improve the overall efficiency of Hotard. This is a transaction within a corporate family of the type specifically exempted from prior review and approval under 49 CFR 1182.9. Hotard and Calco state that the transaction will not result in any change in service levels, significant operational changes, or any change in competitive balance with carriers outside the corporate family. Hotard and Calco also state that (1) they will consummate the proposed transaction through an Agreement and Plan of Merger approved by the Board of Directors of each party in accordance with Louisiana law, and (2) the transaction will not have an adverse impact on the employees of either party to the subject transaction. The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after January 1, 2013. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the Board shall summarily revoke the exemption and require divestiture. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 13541(d) may be filed at any time. See 49 CFR 1182.9(c). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to Docket No. MCF 21051, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Daniel A. Ranson, Gaudry, Ranson, Higgins & Gremillion, LLC, 401 Whitney Ave., Suite 500, Gretna, LA 70056. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. By the Board. 3 AHI, Celerity AHI Holdings SPV, LLC, and Celerity Partners IV, LLC received tentative authorization from the Board to acquire control of Calco, Hotard, and Industrial Bus Lines, Inc. in Celerity Partners IV, LLC—Control—Calco Travel, Inc., MCF 21044 (STB served May 11, 2012). PO 00000 Frm 00182 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Decided: December 26, 2012. Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2012–31414 Filed 12–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request December 26, 2012. The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection request 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 January 30, 2013 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestion 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 maybe found at www.reginfo.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) OMB Number: 1545–2007. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Title: Employer’s Annual Employment Tax Return. Form: 944, 944 SP, 944–X, 944–X (SP), 944–X (PR). Abstract: Form 944, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return, is designed so the smallest employers (those whose annual liability for social security, Medicare, and withheld federal income taxes is $1,000 or less) will file and pay these taxes only once a year instead of every quarter. Employers who discover they under or over withheld income taxes from wages or social security or E:\FR\FM\31DEN1.SGM 31DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 250 / Monday, December 31, 2012 / Notices Medicare tax in a prior year use Form 944–X to report those taxes and either make a payment, claim a refund, or request an abatement. Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 15,702,300. Dawn D. Wolfgang, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–31388 Filed 12–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Departmental Offices, Department of Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: 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 Departmental Offices, OSDBU within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Electronic Capability Statement (ECS). DATES: Written comments must be received on or before March 1, 2013 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to the Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, OSDBU, ATTN: Robin Byrd, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, MS: Metropolitan Square, Room 6N403, (202) 622–8213; https://www.treas.gov/ osdbu. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to the Department of the Treasury, Departmental Offices, OSDBU, ATTN: Robin Byrd, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, MS: Metropolitan Square, Room 6N403, (202) 622–8213; https:// www.treas.gov/osdbu. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Electronic Capability Statement. OMB Number: 1505–0220. Abstract: The Electronic Capability Statement will be used by firms that wish to do business with the Department of the Treasury. The form mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:28 Dec 28, 2012 Jkt 229001 will capture key information such as NAICS, contract and subcontract award information, and past performance. The information will be stored in a database. The database will be used by OSDBU, Treasury Acquisition staff and the Troubled Asset Relief Program to conduct research when searching for small businesses to perform on Treasury contracts. Current Actions: The Electronic Capability Statement was developed by the Chief Information Officer. Small businesses that wish to do business with the Department of the Treasury are registering their firm and submitting their firm’s capabilities statement. The Electronic Capabilities Statement will facilitate market research efforts by Treasury Bureaus, allowing them to search for small businesses and review their capabilities. Type of Review: Extension. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Federal Government. Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 420. Estimated Hours per Response: 0.13. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 54. 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. Dated: December 26, 2012. Dawn D. Wolfgang, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–31385 Filed 12–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request December 21, 2012. The Department of the Treasury is planning to submit the following Frm 00183 Fmt 4703 information collection request 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. DATES: Comments should be received on or before March 1, 2013 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestion for reducing the burden, to James Gatz, Senior Program and Policy Advisor, Office of Consumer Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20220. (202) 622–3946. 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 maybe found at www.reginfo.gov. Office of Consumer Policy OMB Number: 1505–xxxx. Type of Review: New collection. Title: Assessing the use and demand for technology-based financial capability tools and products and related services Abstract: The Department of the Treasury is developing knowledge about consumers’ demand, use and understanding of technology-based tools and products that provide information for financial decision-making, including tools available via smartphones and other mobile devices. Treasury will use the collected information to promote the Treasury’s understanding of this category of tools and products and related services. Affected Public: Individuals or households selected to participate in the information collection. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1250. Robert Dahl, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2012–31237 Filed 12–28–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY PO 00000 77185 Sfmt 4703 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appt. 2, that the Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory Committee will conduct a telephone conference call meeting from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January E:\FR\FM\31DEN1.SGM 31DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 250 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 26, 2012.
    The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection request 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 January 30, 2013 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestion 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 maybe found at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-2007.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Employer's Annual Employment Tax Return.
    Form: 944, 944 SP, 944-X, 944-X (SP), 944-X (PR).
    Abstract: Form 944, Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return, is 
designed so the smallest employers (those whose annual liability for 
social security, Medicare, and withheld federal income taxes is $1,000 
or less) will file and pay these taxes only once a year instead of 
every quarter. Employers who discover they under or over withheld 
income taxes from wages or social security or

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Medicare tax in a prior year use Form 944-X to report those taxes and 
either make a payment, claim a refund, or request an abatement.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 15,702,300.

Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-31388 Filed 12-28-12; 8:45 am]
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