Public Meeting of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, 53415 [05-17932]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 173 / Thursday, September 8, 2005 / Notices 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 October 8, 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 September 18, 2005. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by September 28, 2005, with: Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to the applicant’s representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Ball Janik LLP, 91455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. CSXT has filed an environmental report which addresses the abandonment’s effects, if any, on the environment and historic resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by September 13, 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 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). VerDate Aug<18>2005 15:25 Sep 07, 2005 Jkt 205001 conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), CSXT 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 CSXT’s filing of a notice of consummation by September 8, 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: September 1, 2005. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. 05–17811 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Public Meeting of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform Department of the Treasury. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: This notice advises all interested persons of a public meeting of the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform. DATES: This meeting will be held on Friday, September 23, 2005. The meeting will be held via teleconference and will begin at 10 a.m. eastern daylight time. Interested parties will be able to listen to the meeting. Call-in information will be posted on the Panel’s Web site, https:// www.taxreformpanel.gov, at a later date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Panel staff at (202) 927–2TAX (927– 2829) (not a toll-free call) or e-mail info@taxreformpanel.gov (please do not send comments to this box). Additional information is available at https:// www.taxreformpanel.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: The September 23 meeting is the thirteenth meeting of the Advisory Panel. At this meeting, the Panel will continue to discuss issues associated with reform of the tax code. There is a possibility that this meeting will not take place as scheduled. Please check the Panel’s web site for updated information. Comments: Interested parties are invited to call into the teleconference to listen to the meeting; however, no public comments will be heard at the meeting. Any written comments with SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53415 respect to this meeting may be mailed to The President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform, 1440 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 2100, Washington, DC 20220. All written comments will be made available to the public. Records: Records are being kept of Advisory Panel proceedings and will be available at the Internal Revenue Service’s FOIA Reading Room at 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 1621, Washington, DC 20024. The Reading Room is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday except holidays. The public entrance to the reading room is on Pennsylvania Avenue between 10th and 12th streets. The phone number is (202) 622–5164 (not a toll-free number). Advisory Panel documents, including meeting announcements, agendas, and minutes, will also be available on https:// www.taxreformpanel.gov. Dated: September 6, 2005. Mark S. Kaizen, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 05–17932 Filed 9–7–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4811–33–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we invite comments on the proposed or continuing information collections listed below in this notice. DATES: We must receive your written comments on or before November 7, 2005. You may send comments to Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, at any of these addresses: • P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC 20044–4412; • 202–927–8525 (facsimile); or • formcomments@ttb.gov (e-mail). Please send separate comments for each specific information collection listed below. You must reference the information collection’s title, form number, and OMB number (if any) in your comment. If you submit your comment via facsimile, send no more ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 173 (Thursday, September 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 53415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17932]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Public Meeting of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax 
Reform

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises all interested persons of a public meeting 
of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform.

DATES: This meeting will be held on Friday, September 23, 2005. The 
meeting will be held via teleconference and will begin at 10 a.m. 
eastern daylight time. Interested parties will be able to listen to the 
meeting. Call-in information will be posted on the Panel's Web site, 
https://www.taxreformpanel.gov, at a later date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Panel staff at (202) 927-2TAX 
(927-2829) (not a toll-free call) or e-mail info@taxreformpanel.gov 
(please do not send comments to this box). Additional information is 
available at https://www.taxreformpanel.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose: The September 23 meeting is the 
thirteenth meeting of the Advisory Panel. At this meeting, the Panel 
will continue to discuss issues associated with reform of the tax code. 
There is a possibility that this meeting will not take place as 
scheduled. Please check the Panel's web site for updated information.
    Comments: Interested parties are invited to call into the 
teleconference to listen to the meeting; however, no public comments 
will be heard at the meeting. Any written comments with respect to this 
meeting may be mailed to The President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax 
Reform, 1440 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 2100, Washington, DC 20220. 
All written comments will be made available to the public.
    Records: Records are being kept of Advisory Panel proceedings and 
will be available at the Internal Revenue Service's FOIA Reading Room 
at 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 1621, Washington, DC 20024. The 
Reading Room is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday 
through Friday except holidays. The public entrance to the reading room 
is on Pennsylvania Avenue between 10th and 12th streets. The phone 
number is (202) 622-5164 (not a toll-free number). Advisory Panel 
documents, including meeting announcements, agendas, and minutes, will 
also be available on https://www.taxreformpanel.gov.

    Dated: September 6, 2005.
Mark S. Kaizen,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17932 Filed 9-7-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4811-33-P
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