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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 March
11, 2006, 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 February
21, 2006. Petitions to reopen or requests
for public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by March 1, 2006,
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 GTW’s
representative: Michael J. Barron, Jr.,
Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker
Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–
2832.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
GTW has filed environmental and
historic reports which address the
effects, if any, of the abandonment on
the environment and historic resources.
SEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by February 14, 2006.
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), GTW shall file a notice of
consummation with the Board to signify
that it has exercised the authority
1 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.
2 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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granted and fully abandoned the line. If
consummation has not been effected by
GTW’s filing of a notice of
consummation by February 9, 2007, 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: February 1, 2006.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices/Federal
Consulting Group; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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 Federal
Consulting Group within the
Department of the Treasury is soliciting
comments concerning the American
Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)
Customer Satisfaction Survey.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before April 4, 2006 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to the Federal Consulting Group,
Attention: Ronald Oberbillig, 799 9th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20239,
(202) 504–3656, Ron.Oberbillig
@bpd.treas.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form(s) and instructions
should be directed to the Federal
Consulting Group, Attention: Ronald
Oberbillig, 799 9th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20239, (202) 504–3656,
Ron.Oberbillig@bpd.treas.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
American Customer Satisfaction Index
(ACSI) Survey.
OMB Number: 1505–0191.
Abstract: The following summary of
the proposed renewal of an information
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collection activity is designed to
continue to support a means to
consistently measure and compare
customer satisfaction with federal
government agency programs and/or
services within the Executive Branch.
The Federal Consulting Group of the
Department of the Treasury serves as the
executive agent for this project, and has
partnered with the CFI Group and the
University of Michigan to offer the ACSI
to federal government agencies (‘‘the
partnership’’).
The General Services Administration
selected the ACSI in 1999 through a
competitive procurement process as the
vehicle for obtaining the required
information. From 1999 to 2001, the
General Services Administration served
as the executive agent for the ACSI; and
in 2001, the General Services
Administration transferred the OMB
clearance to the Department of the
Treasury. The Federal Consulting Group
requested and received a three-year
generic clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget for the ACSI in
May 2003.
The CFI Group, a leader in customer
satisfaction and customer experience
management, offers a comprehensive
system that quantifies the effects of
quality improvements on citizen
satisfaction. The CFI Group has
developed the methodology and
licenses it to the National Quality
Research Center at the University of
Michigan which produces the American
Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).
This national economic indicator,
published quarterly in the Wall Street
Journal, was introduced in 1994 by
Professor Claes Fornell under the
auspices of the University of Michigan,
the American Society for Quality (ASQ),
and the CFI Group. The ACSI monitors
and benchmarks customer satisfaction
across more than 200 companies and
many U.S. federal agencies.
The ACSI is the only cross-agency
methodology for obtaining comparable
measures of customer satisfaction with
federal government programs and/or
services. Along with other economic
objectives—such as employment and
growth—the quality of output (goods
and services) is a part of measuring
living standards. The ACSI’s ultimate
purpose is to help improve the quality
of goods and services available to
American citizens.
The surveys that comprise the federal
government’s portion of the ACSI will
be completely subject to the Privacy Act
1074, Public Law 93–579, December 31,
1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a). The agency
information collection will be used
solely for the purpose of the survey. The
ACSI partnership will not be authorized
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to release any agency information upon
completion of the survey without first
obtaining permission from the Federal
Consulting Group and the participating
agency. In no case shall any new system
of records containing privacy
information be developed by the Federal
Consulting Group, participating
agencies, or the contractor collecting the
data. In addition, participating federal
agencies may only provide information
used to randomly select respondents
from among established systems of
records provided for such routine uses.
This survey asks no questions of a
sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private.
Current Actions: Proposed renewal of
collection of information.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households/business or other for-profit/
not-for-profit institutions/farms/federal
government/state, local or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Participation by federal agencies in the
ACSI is expected to vary as new
customer segment measures are added
or deleted. However, based on historical
records, projected estimates for fiscal
years 2006 through 2008 are as follows:
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: February 3, 2006.
Ronald Oberbillig,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Consulting
Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network; Proposed Renewal Without
Change; Comment Request; Customer
Identification Programs for Various
Financial Institutions
Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network, Department of the Treasury.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
Respondents: 52,000; annual
responses: 52,000; average minutes per
response: 12.0; burden hours: 10,400.
SUMMARY: As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network invites
comment on a proposed renewal,
without change, to information
collections found in regulations
requiring futures commission
merchants, introducing brokers, banks,
savings associations, credit unions,
certain non-federally regulated banks,
mutual funds, and broker-dealers, to
develop and implement customer
identification programs reasonably
designed to prevent those financial
institutions from being used to facilitate
money laundering and the financing of
terrorist activities. This request for
comment is being made pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A).
Request for Comments
DATES:
Fiscal Year 2006—100 Customer
Satisfaction Surveys
Respondents: 26,000; annual
responses: 26,000; average minutes per
response: 12.0; burden hours: 5,200.
Fiscal Year 2007—150 Customer
Satisfaction Surveys
Respondents: 39,000; annual
responses: 39,000; average minutes per
response: 12.0; burden hours: 7,800.
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Fiscal Year 2008—200 Customer
Satisfaction Surveys
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
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Written comments are welcome
and must be received on or before April
10, 2006.
Written comments should
be submitted to: Office of Chief Counsel,
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,
Department of the Treasury, P.O. Box
39, Vienna, VA 22183, Attention:
Customer Identification Program
Comments. Comments also may be
submitted by electronic mail to the
following Internet address:
regcomments@fincen.gov, again with a
caption, in the body of the text,
‘‘Attention: Customer Identification
Program Comments.’’
ADDRESSES:
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Inspection of comments. Comments
may be inspected, between 10 a.m. and
4 p.m., in the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network reading room in
Washington, DC. Persons wishing to
inspect the comments submitted must
request an appointment by telephoning
(202) 354–6400 (not a toll free number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Regulatory Policy and Programs
Division at (800) 949–2732.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Abstract:
The statute generally referred to as the
‘‘Bank Secrecy Act,’’ Titles I and II of
Public Law 91–508, as amended,
codified at 12 U.S.C. 1829b, 12 U.S.C.
1951–1959, and 31 U.S.C. 5311–5332,
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury,
inter alia, to require financial
institutions to keep records and file
reports that are determined to have a
high degree of usefulness in criminal,
tax, and regulatory matters, or in the
conduct of intelligence or counterintelligence activities, to protect against
international terrorism, and to
implement counter-money laundering
programs and compliance procedures.1
Regulations implementing Title II of
the Bank Secrecy Act appear at 31 CFR
part 103. The authority of the Secretary
of the Treasury to administer the Bank
Secrecy Act has been delegated to the
Director of the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network. Regulations
implementing section 5318(h)(1) are
found at 31 CFR 103.121, 103.122,
103.123, and 103.131. In general, the
regulations require the referenced
financial institutions to establish,
document, and maintain customer
identification programs as an aid in
securing the U.S. financial system.
Financial institutions defined in 31
U.S.C. 5312(a)(2) and 31 CFR 103.11 are
subject to the customer identification
program requirement.
1. Title: Customer identification
programs for banks, savings
associations, credit unions, and certain
non-federally regulated banks. (31 CFR
103.121.)
Office of Management and Budget
Control Number: 1506–0026.
Abstract: Banks, savings associations,
credit unions, and certain non-federally
regulated banks are required to develop
and maintain customer identification
programs. Section 326 of the USA
Patriot Act of 2001, (Pub. L. 107–56)
provides that, at a minimum, financial
institutions implement reasonable
1 Language expanding the scope of the Bank
Secrecy Act to intelligence or counter-intelligence
activities to protect against international terrorism
was added by Section 358 of the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism
(USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107–56.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices/Federal Consulting Group; Proposed
Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 Federal Consulting Group within the
Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the
American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) Customer Satisfaction
Survey.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 4, 2006
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to the Federal Consulting Group,
Attention: Ronald Oberbillig, 799 9th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20239, (202) 504-3656, Ron.Oberbillig @bpd.treas.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to the
Federal Consulting Group, Attention: Ronald Oberbillig, 799 9th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20239, (202) 504-3656, Ron.Oberbillig
@bpd.treas.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: American Customer Satisfaction Index
(ACSI) Survey.
OMB Number: 1505-0191.
Abstract: The following summary of the proposed renewal of an
information collection activity is designed to continue to support a
means to consistently measure and compare customer satisfaction with
federal government agency programs and/or services within the Executive
Branch. The Federal Consulting Group of the Department of the Treasury
serves as the executive agent for this project, and has partnered with
the CFI Group and the University of Michigan to offer the ACSI to
federal government agencies (``the partnership'').
The General Services Administration selected the ACSI in 1999
through a competitive procurement process as the vehicle for obtaining
the required information. From 1999 to 2001, the General Services
Administration served as the executive agent for the ACSI; and in 2001,
the General Services Administration transferred the OMB clearance to
the Department of the Treasury. The Federal Consulting Group requested
and received a three-year generic clearance from the Office of
Management and Budget for the ACSI in May 2003.
The CFI Group, a leader in customer satisfaction and customer
experience management, offers a comprehensive system that quantifies
the effects of quality improvements on citizen satisfaction. The CFI
Group has developed the methodology and licenses it to the National
Quality Research Center at the University of Michigan which produces
the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI). This national economic
indicator, published quarterly in the Wall Street Journal, was
introduced in 1994 by Professor Claes Fornell under the auspices of the
University of Michigan, the American Society for Quality (ASQ), and the
CFI Group. The ACSI monitors and benchmarks customer satisfaction
across more than 200 companies and many U.S. federal agencies.
The ACSI is the only cross-agency methodology for obtaining
comparable measures of customer satisfaction with federal government
programs and/or services. Along with other economic objectives--such as
employment and growth--the quality of output (goods and services) is a
part of measuring living standards. The ACSI's ultimate purpose is to
help improve the quality of goods and services available to American
citizens.
The surveys that comprise the federal government's portion of the
ACSI will be completely subject to the Privacy Act 1074, Public Law 93-
579, December 31, 1974 (5 U.S.C. 522a). The agency information
collection will be used solely for the purpose of the survey. The ACSI
partnership will not be authorized
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to release any agency information upon completion of the survey without
first obtaining permission from the Federal Consulting Group and the
participating agency. In no case shall any new system of records
containing privacy information be developed by the Federal Consulting
Group, participating agencies, or the contractor collecting the data.
In addition, participating federal agencies may only provide
information used to randomly select respondents from among established
systems of records provided for such routine uses.
This survey asks no questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are
commonly considered private.
Current Actions: Proposed renewal of collection of information.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Affected Public: Individuals or households/business or other for-
profit/not-for-profit institutions/farms/federal government/state,
local or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Participation by federal agencies
in the ACSI is expected to vary as new customer segment measures are
added or deleted. However, based on historical records, projected
estimates for fiscal years 2006 through 2008 are as follows:
Fiscal Year 2006--100 Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Respondents: 26,000; annual responses: 26,000; average minutes per
response: 12.0; burden hours: 5,200.
Fiscal Year 2007--150 Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Respondents: 39,000; annual responses: 39,000; average minutes per
response: 12.0; burden hours: 7,800.
Fiscal Year 2008--200 Customer Satisfaction Surveys
Respondents: 52,000; annual responses: 52,000; average minutes per
response: 12.0; burden hours: 10,400.
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: February 3, 2006.
Ronald Oberbillig,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Consulting Group.
[FR Doc. E6-1729 Filed 2-8-06; 8:45 am]
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