Departmental Offices; Debt Management Advisory Committee Meeting, 3258-3259 [05-1085]

Download as PDF 3258 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 13 / Friday, January 21, 2005 / Notices By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–1210 Filed 1–19–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34642] Locust Valley Coal Company d/b/a Locust Valley Line—Acquisition Exemption—Rail Lines in Schuykill County, PA Locust Valley Coal Company d/b/a Locust Valley Line (Locust Valley), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire approximately 5 miles of rail line owned by Locust Valley, between milepost 0.0, at Laurel Jct. (also known as Maria Jct.) in Delano Township, and milepost 5.5, beyond Newton Jct., south of Mahanoy City, in Schuykill County, PA. Locust Valley states that the line is currently out of service and there is no operator for the line at this time.1 However, Locust Valley is in the process of rehabilitating the rail line for service, and developing and marketing the adjacent property along the line to potential shippers. Locust Valley also states that it does not intend to operate the line, but that it intends to lease the rail line to an existing Class III carrier which will provide common carrier service over the subject line.2 Locust Valley certifies that its projected annual revenues will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier and that its annual revenues are not projected to exceed $5 million. Consummation of the transaction was scheduled to take place on or after December 30, 2004, the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the exemption was filed). If the notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction. 1 It appears that the line has been out of service for many years and was never abandoned. According to Locust, service has been provided over a 1-mile section near Laurel Jct., as a spur to serve one customer. 2 According to Locust Valley, a request for authority to lease and operate the line will be filed separately with the Board prior to restoration of service. Locust Valley states that at that time it will have a residual common carrier obligation only. VerDate jul<14>2003 14:11 Jan 19, 2005 Jkt 205001 An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34642, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on Eric M. Hocky, Esquire, Gollatz, Griffin & Ewing, P.C., Four Penn Center, Suite 200, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19103–2808. Board decisions and notices are available on the Board’s website at ‘‘https://www.stb.dot.gov.’’ Decided: January 12, 2005. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–1110 Filed 1–19–05; 8:45 am] Docket No. 34643, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Eric M. Hocky, Four Penn Center, Suite 200, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19103–2808. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: January 12, 2005. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–1008 Filed 1–19–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Departmental Offices; Debt Management Advisory Committee Meeting Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34643] Central New York Railroad Corporation—Lease and Operation Exemption—Norfolk Southern Railway Company Central New York Railroad Corporation (CNY), a Class III carrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease and operate approximately 123.1 miles of rail line currently owned by Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS) between milepost 89.9 at or near Port Jervis, NY, and milepost 213.0 at Binghamton, NY, in Broome, Sullivan, Delaware and Orange, Counties, NY, and Pike and Susquehanna, Counties, PA.1 NS is retaining overhead trackage rights over the line. CNY certifies that its projected revenues as a result of this transaction will not result in the creation of a Class II or Class I rail carrier and that its total annual revenues after the transaction will not exceed $5 million. The transaction was scheduled to be consummated on or after December 31, 2004 (more than 7 days after the exemption was filed). If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed at any time. The filing of a petition to revoke will not automatically stay the transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance 1 CNY indicates that it has entered into an agreement with NS for CNY’s lease of the line. PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2 § 10(a)(2), that a meeting will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel, 16th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, on February 1, 2005 at 1 p.m. of the following debt management advisory committee: Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of The Bond Market Association (‘‘Committee’’). The agenda for the meeting provides for a charge by the Secretary of the Treasury or his designate that the Committee discuss particular issues, and a working session. Following the working session, the Committee will present a written report of its recommendations. The meeting will be closed to the public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d) and Public Law 103–202, § 202(c)(1)(B) (31 U.S.C. 3121 note). This notice shall constitute my determination, pursuant to the authority placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d) and vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 101– 05, that the meeting will consist of discussions and debates of the issues presented to the Committee by the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to Public Law 103–202, section 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, this information is exempt from disclosure under that provision and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In addition, the meeting is concerned with information that is exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest requires that such meetings be closed to the public because the Treasury Department requires frank and full advice from representatives of E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 13 / Friday, January 21, 2005 / Notices the financial community prior to making its final decisions on major financing operations. Historically, this advice has been offered by debt management advisory committees established by the several major segments of the financial community. When so utilized, such a committee is recognized to be an advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 3. Although the Treasury’s final announcement of financing plans may not reflect the recommendations provided in reports of the Committee, premature disclosure of the Committee’s deliberations and reports would be likely to lead to significant financial speculation in the securities market. Thus, this meeting falls within the exemption covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). Treasury staff will provide a technical briefing to the press on the day before the Committee meeting, following the release of a statement of economic conditions, financing estimates and technical charts. This briefing will give the press an opportunity to ask questions about financing projections and technical charts. The day after the Committee meeting, Treasury will release the minutes of the meeting, any charts that were discussed at the meeting, and the Committee’s report to the Secretary. The Office of Debt Management is responsible for maintaining records of debt management advisory committee meetings and for providing annual reports setting forth a summary of Committee activities and such other matters as may be informative to the public consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal Officer or other responsible agency official who may be contacted for additional information is Jeff Huther, Director, Office of Debt Management, at (202) 622–1868. Panel will be conducted via teleconference. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 1 p.m., eastern daylight time. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Toy at 1–888–912–1227, or 414–297–1611. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) will be held Wednesday, February 16, 2005, at 1 p.m. eastern daylight time via a telephone conference call. If you would like to have the Joint Committee of TAP consider a written statement, please call 1–888–912–1227 or 414–297–1611, or write Barbara Toy, TAP Office, MS–1006–MIL, 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203–2221, or FAX to 414–297–1623, or you can contact us at https:// www.improveirs.org. Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent to participate in the telephone conference call meeting must be made with Barbara Toy. Ms. Toy can be reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 414– 297–1611, or FAX 414–297–1623. The agenda will include the following: monthly committee summary report, discussion of issues brought to the joint committee, office report, and discussion of next meeting. Dated: January 13, 2005. Timothy Bitsberger, Assistant Secretary, Financial Markets. [FR Doc. 05–1085 Filed 1–19–05; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Dated: January 14, 2005. Bernard Coston, Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. [FR Doc. 05–1145 Filed 1–19–05; 8:45 am] Internal Revenue Service Internal Revenue Service AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy VerDate jul<14>2003 14:11 Jan 19, 2005 Jkt 205001 Background The notice that is the subject of this correction is given pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988). Need for Correction As published, the notice, contains errors that may prove to be misleading and are in need of clarification. Correction of Publication Accordingly, the publication of the notice, which was the subject of FR Doc. 05–740, is corrected as follows: 1. On page 2465, column 1, under the caption DATES:, lines 2 and 3, the language ‘‘Tuesday, February 8, 2005 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. e.t.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘Tuesday, February 8, 2005, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. e.t.’’ 2. On page 2465, column 1, under the caption SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:, line 8, the language ‘‘February 8, 2005 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘February 8, 2005, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.’’ Cynthia Grigsby, Acting Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedures and Administration). [FR Doc. 05–1146 Filed 1–14–05; 2:34 pm] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P Internal Revenue Service DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Open Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel on Thursday, January 13, 2005 (70 FR 2465). This notice relates to the solicitation of public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez E. DeJesus at 1–888–912–1227, or (954) 423–7977. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY BILLING CODE 4830–01–P Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Multilingual Initiative (MLI) Issue Committee Will Be Conducted (via Teleconference); Correction BILLING CODE 4810–25–M 3259 Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Correction to notice. SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to an open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Multilingual Initiative (MLI) Issue Committee being conducted (via teleconference) which was published in the Federal Register PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Open Meeting of the Area 7 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the State of California) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 7 committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. The TAP will use citizen input to make recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service. E:\FR\FM\21JAN1.SGM 21JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 13 (Friday, January 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3258-3259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1085]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Departmental Offices; Debt Management Advisory Committee Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2 Sec.  10(a)(2), 
that a meeting will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel, 16th and 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, on February 1, 2005 at 1 p.m. 
of the following debt management advisory committee:

    Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee of The Bond Market 
Association (``Committee'').

    The agenda for the meeting provides for a charge by the Secretary 
of the Treasury or his designate that the Committee discuss particular 
issues, and a working session. Following the working session, the 
Committee will present a written report of its recommendations. The 
meeting will be closed to the public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2 
section 10(d) and Public Law 103-202, Sec.  202(c)(1)(B) (31 U.S.C. 
3121 note).
    This notice shall constitute my determination, pursuant to the 
authority placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 10(d) 
and vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 101-05, that the 
meeting will consist of discussions and debates of the issues presented 
to the Committee by the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant to Public 
Law 103-202, section 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, this information is exempt 
from disclosure under that provision and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In 
addition, the meeting is concerned with information that is exempt from 
disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest requires 
that such meetings be closed to the public because the Treasury 
Department requires frank and full advice from representatives of

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the financial community prior to making its final decisions on major 
financing operations. Historically, this advice has been offered by 
debt management advisory committees established by the several major 
segments of the financial community. When so utilized, such a committee 
is recognized to be an advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 2 section 
3.
    Although the Treasury's final announcement of financing plans may 
not reflect the recommendations provided in reports of the Committee, 
premature disclosure of the Committee's deliberations and reports would 
be likely to lead to significant financial speculation in the 
securities market. Thus, this meeting falls within the exemption 
covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A).
    Treasury staff will provide a technical briefing to the press on 
the day before the Committee meeting, following the release of a 
statement of economic conditions, financing estimates and technical 
charts. This briefing will give the press an opportunity to ask 
questions about financing projections and technical charts. The day 
after the Committee meeting, Treasury will release the minutes of the 
meeting, any charts that were discussed at the meeting, and the 
Committee's report to the Secretary.
    The Office of Debt Management is responsible for maintaining 
records of debt management advisory committee meetings and for 
providing annual reports setting forth a summary of Committee 
activities and such other matters as may be informative to the public 
consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal 
Officer or other responsible agency official who may be contacted for 
additional information is Jeff Huther, Director, Office of Debt 
Management, at (202) 622-1868.

    Dated: January 13, 2005.
Timothy Bitsberger,
Assistant Secretary, Financial Markets.
[FR Doc. 05-1085 Filed 1-19-05; 8:45 am]
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