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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 August
19, 2005, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues,2
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by August 1,
2005. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by August 9,
2005, with the Surface Transportation
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to NSR’s
representative: James R. Paschall, Senior
General Attorney, Norfolk Southern
Corporation, Three Commercial Place,
Norfolk, VA 23510.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
NSR has filed an environmental and
historic report which addresses the
effects, if any, of the abandonment on
the environment and historic resources.
SEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by July 25, 2005.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,
Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.] 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), NSR shall file a notice of
2 The 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 (SEA) 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.
3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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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
NSR’s filing of a notice of
consummation by July 20, 2006, and
there are no legal or regulatory barriers
to consummation, the authority to
abandon will automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: July 11, 2005.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Request for OMB Clearance of an
Information Collection; Customer
Satisfaction Surveys Program
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS), Research and
Innovative Technology Administration
(RITA), Department of Transportation,
(DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics invites the
general public, industry and other
governmental parties to comment to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on continuing need for and
usefulness of BTS’ Customer
Satisfaction Surveys. This collection
request has been published in the
Federal Register March 31, 2004 on
page 17031 with a 60 day comment
period ending May 30, 2004. The 60 day
notice produced no comments. This
collection is now being submitted to
OMB for approval.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by August 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit a comment
(identified by OMB Number 2139–0007)
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: BTS Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Lori Putman, Office of Survey Programs,
K–23, Room 4432, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Research and
Innovative Technology Administration,
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20590–0001, (202) 366–5336.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2139–0007.
Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Revision to a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: U.S. households.
Number of Respondents: 22,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5–17
minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 8700 hours
(estimate).
Needs and Uses: In 1993, Executive
Order #12862 was implemented by the
President to insure the highest quality
service possible to the American people.
Federal agencies are required to
establish and implement customer
service standards to guide the
operations of the agency, to judge the
performance of the agency, and to make
appropriate resource allocations. To
fulfill the requirements of this mandate,
the Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS) immediately implemented plans
and requirements for measuring
customer satisfaction with BTS and
Department of Transportation programs
and services. As the statistical agency of
the Department of Transportation, BTS
is charged with fulfilling a wide variety
of user needs. BTS has implemented a
wide range of customer satisfaction
surveys. The approaches include the
Omnibus Survey Programs and the BTS
Customer Satisfaction Survey, all of
which are covered by this clearance
request. Consistent with the
requirements of Executive Order
#12862, BTS plans to continue data
collections at several levels to better
assess and evaluate customer
satisfaction within products, services,
and overall performance of the agency
over the next three years.
Description of Survey Topics: The
Omnibus Surveys Program is comprised
of several different surveys—A
Household Survey and periodic targeted
surveys. The primary purpose of the
Omnibus Household Survey are: (1) To
determine the public’s level of
satisfaction with the nation’s
transportation system in light of the
Department’s strategic objectives, (2) to
determine the public’s satisfaction with
the Department of Transportation
products and services; and (3) to be a
vehicle for the Operation
Administrations within the Department
of Transportation and other government
agencies to survey the public about
Administration-specific topics.
The Omnibus targeted surveys are
designed on an ‘‘as needed’’ basis to
address specific, emerging
transportation issues. Although there is
no schedule for such surveys, this
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submission requests clearance for a
maximum of 8 targeted surveys per year.
In the past, BTS has conducted such
targeted surveys as the Mariner’s Survey
(which collects data about the Merchant
Marines to be used in the event of a
national emergency), the Highway User
Survey (which collects data on highway
usage) and the Bicycle/Pedestrian
Survey (which collects data on bicycle
usage and on walking as transportation).
Data collection for targeted surveys may
be one time only or recurring.
The BTS Customer Satisfaction
Survey was implemented in 1998. The
resulting data identified customers who
are served by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics; determined
the kind of quality of services they
want; and measured their level of
satisfaction with existing services. The
surveys covered by this request do not
duplicate information currently being
collected by any other agency or
component within the Department of
Transportation. The information to be
collected by these surveys is not
currently available in any other format
or from any other source or combination
of sources.
Burden Statement: The total annual
respondent burden estimate is 8,700
hours. The number of respondents and
average burden hour per response will
vary with each survey.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13,
2005.
Michael P. Cohen,
Assistant Director, Survey Programs,
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
July 8, 2005.
The Department of Treasury has
submitted the following public
information collection requirement(s) to
OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance
Officer listed. Comments regarding this
information collection should be
addressed to the OMB reviewer listed
and to the Treasury Department
Clearance Officer, Department of the
Treasury, Room 11000, 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
Dates: Written comments should be
received on or before August 19, 2005
to be assured of consideration.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545–0096.
Form Numbers: IRS Forms 1042,
1042-S and 1042-T.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Form 1042: Annual
Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source
Income of Foreign Persons; Form 1042–
S: Foreign Person’s U.S. Source Income
Subject to Withholding; and Form
1042–T: Annual Summary and
Transmittal of Forms 1042–S.
Description: Form 1042 is used by
withholding agents to report tax
withheld at source on certain income
paid on nonresident alien individuals,
foreign partnerships, and foreign
corporations to the IRS. Form 1042-S is
used by withholding agents to report
income and tax withheld to payees. A
copy of each 1042–S is filed
magnetically or with /form 1042 for
information reporting purposes. The IRS
uses this information to verify that the
correct amount of tax has been withheld
and paid to the United States. Form
1042–T is used by withholding agents to
transmit Forms 1042–S to the IRS.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit, Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents/
Recordkeepers: 22,000.
Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/
Recordkeeper:
Form
Recordkeeping
Learning
about the law
or the form
Preparing the
form
Copying, assembling,
and sending
the form to
the IRS
1042 ...........................................................................................................................
1042–S ......................................................................................................................
1042–T .......................................................................................................................
9 hr., 48 min.
0 min. ..........
0 min. ..........
2 hr., 25 min.
0 min. ..........
0 min. ..........
4 hr., 33 min.
25 min. ........
12 min. ........
32 min.
0 min.
0 min.
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Reporting/
Recordkeeping Burden: 1,056,940.
hours.
OMB Number: 1545–1393.
Regulation Project Number: EE–14–81
NPRM.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Deductions and Reductions in
Earnings and profits (or Accumulated
Profits) With Respect to Certain Foreign
Deferred Compensation Plans
Maintained by Certain Foreign
Corporations or by Foreign Branches of
Domestic Corporations.
Description: The regulation provides
guidance regarding the limitations on
deductions and adjustments to earnings
and profits (or accumulated profits) for
certain foreign deferred compensation
plans. Respondents will be
multinational corporations.
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Respondents: Business and other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents/
Recordkeepers: 1,250.
Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/
Recordkeeper: 508 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Reporting/
Recordkeeping Burden: 634,450 hours.
OMB Number: 1545–1484.
Regulation Project Number: REG–
242282–97 Final (formerly INTL–62–90,
INTL–32–90, INTL–52–86 and INTL 52–
94).
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: General Revision of Regulations
Relating to Withholding of Tax on U.S.
Source Income Paid to Foreign Persons
and Related Collection, Refunds, and
Credits; Revision of Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding
Regulations; and Removal of
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Regulations Under Part 35a and of
Certain Regulations Under Income Tax
Treaties.
Description: The regulations are
needed to provide guidance relating to
the withholding of income of
nonresident alien individuals and
foreign corporations.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit, Individuals or households, Notfor-profit institutions, Farms, Federal
government, State, local or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents/
Recordkeepers: 1.
Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/
Recordkeeper: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Reporting/
Recordkeeping Burden: 1 hour.
OMB Number: 1545–1772.
Form Number: IRS Form 8717.
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[FR Doc No: 05-14232]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Request for OMB Clearance of an Information Collection; Customer
Satisfaction Surveys Program
AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and
Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), Department of
Transportation, (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public
Law 104-13, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics invites the general
public, industry and other governmental parties to comment to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on continuing need for and
usefulness of BTS' Customer Satisfaction Surveys. This collection
request has been published in the Federal Register March 31, 2004 on
page 17031 with a 60 day comment period ending May 30, 2004. The 60 day
notice produced no comments. This collection is now being submitted to
OMB for approval.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by August 19, 2005.
ADDRESSES: You may submit a comment (identified by OMB Number 2139-
0007) to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: BTS Desk Officer.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lori Putman, Office of Survey
Programs, K-23, Room 4432, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Research and Innovative Technology Administration, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001, (202) 366-5336.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No. 2139-0007.
Title: Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Revision to a currently approved collection.
Respondents: U.S. households.
Number of Respondents: 22,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5-17 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 8700 hours (estimate).
Needs and Uses: In 1993, Executive Order 12862 was
implemented by the President to insure the highest quality service
possible to the American people. Federal agencies are required to
establish and implement customer service standards to guide the
operations of the agency, to judge the performance of the agency, and
to make appropriate resource allocations. To fulfill the requirements
of this mandate, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
immediately implemented plans and requirements for measuring customer
satisfaction with BTS and Department of Transportation programs and
services. As the statistical agency of the Department of
Transportation, BTS is charged with fulfilling a wide variety of user
needs. BTS has implemented a wide range of customer satisfaction
surveys. The approaches include the Omnibus Survey Programs and the BTS
Customer Satisfaction Survey, all of which are covered by this
clearance request. Consistent with the requirements of Executive Order
12862, BTS plans to continue data collections at several
levels to better assess and evaluate customer satisfaction within
products, services, and overall performance of the agency over the next
three years.
Description of Survey Topics: The Omnibus Surveys Program is
comprised of several different surveys--A Household Survey and periodic
targeted surveys. The primary purpose of the Omnibus Household Survey
are: (1) To determine the public's level of satisfaction with the
nation's transportation system in light of the Department's strategic
objectives, (2) to determine the public's satisfaction with the
Department of Transportation products and services; and (3) to be a
vehicle for the Operation Administrations within the Department of
Transportation and other government agencies to survey the public about
Administration-specific topics.
The Omnibus targeted surveys are designed on an ``as needed'' basis
to address specific, emerging transportation issues. Although there is
no schedule for such surveys, this
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submission requests clearance for a maximum of 8 targeted surveys per
year. In the past, BTS has conducted such targeted surveys as the
Mariner's Survey (which collects data about the Merchant Marines to be
used in the event of a national emergency), the Highway User Survey
(which collects data on highway usage) and the Bicycle/Pedestrian
Survey (which collects data on bicycle usage and on walking as
transportation). Data collection for targeted surveys may be one time
only or recurring.
The BTS Customer Satisfaction Survey was implemented in 1998. The
resulting data identified customers who are served by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics; determined the kind of quality of services
they want; and measured their level of satisfaction with existing
services. The surveys covered by this request do not duplicate
information currently being collected by any other agency or component
within the Department of Transportation. The information to be
collected by these surveys is not currently available in any other
format or from any other source or combination of sources.
Burden Statement: The total annual respondent burden estimate is
8,700 hours. The number of respondents and average burden hour per
response will vary with each survey.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 13, 2005.
Michael P. Cohen,
Assistant Director, Survey Programs, Research and Innovative Technology
Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 05-14232 Filed 7-19-05; 8:45 am]
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