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Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 242 / Monday, December 18, 2006 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
60-day notice of intent to seek
extension of approval: Waybill
Compliance Survey.
ACTION:
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq. (PRA), the Surface
Transportation Board (STB or Board)
gives notice of its intent to seek from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) an extension of approval for the
currently approved Waybill Compliance
Survey. This information collection is
described in detail below. Comments
are requested concerning (1) The
accuracy of the Board’s burden
estimates; (2) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (3) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, when
appropriate; and (4) whether this
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
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SUMMARY:
Description of Collection
Title: Waybill Compliance Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2140–0010.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without
change.
Respondents: Regulated railroads that
did not submit carload waybill sample
information to the STB in the previous
year.
Number of Respondents: 120.
Estimated Time Per Response: .5
hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 60.
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: No
‘‘non-hour cost’’ burdens associated
with this collection have been
identified.
Needs and Uses: The ICC Termination
Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104–88, 109
Stat. 803 (1995), which took effect on
January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate
Commerce Commission and transferred
to the STB the responsibility for the
economic regulation of common carrier
rail transportation, including the
collection and administration of the
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Carload Waybill Sample. Under 49 CFR
1244, a railroad terminating 4500 or
more carloads, or terminating at least
5% of the total revenue carloads that
terminate in a particular state, in any of
the three preceding years is required to
file carload waybill sample information
(Waybill Sample) for all line-haul
revenue waybills terminating on its
lines. The information in the Waybill
Sample is used to monitor traffic flows
and rate trends in the industry. The
Board needs to collect information in
the Waybill Compliance Survey—
information on carloads of traffic
terminated each year by U.S. railroads—
in order to determine which railroads
are required to file the Waybill Sample.
In addition, information collected in the
Waybill Compliance Survey, on a
voluntary basis, about the total
operating revenue of each railroad helps
to determine whether respondents are
subject to other statutory or regulatory
requirements. Accurate determinations
regarding the size of a railroad helps the
Board minimize the reporting burden
for smaller railroads. The Board has
authority to collect this information
under 49 U.S.C. 11144 and 11145 and
under 49 CFR 1244.2.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
February 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Marilyn Levitt, Surface Transportation
Board, Room 614, 1925 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20423, or to
levittm@stb.dot.gov. When submitting
comments, please refer to ‘‘Waybill
Compliance Survey, OMB control
number 2140–0010.’’
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO OBTAIN
A COPY OF THE STB FORM, CONTACT: Mac
Frampton at (202) 565–1541 or at
hugh.frampton@stb.dot.gov. [Assistance
for the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, a Federal agency conducting or
sponsoring a collection of information
must display a currently valid OMB
control number. A collection of
information, which is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
includes agency requirements that
persons submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to the agency, third
parties, or the public. Under section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, Federal
agencies are required to provide, prior
to an agency’s submitting a collection to
OMB for approval, a 60-day notice and
comment period through publication in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
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including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
December 12, 2006.
The Department of the 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 January 17, 2007
to be assured of consideration.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545–1551
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Revenue Procedure 97–36,
Revenue Procedure 97–38, Revenue
Procedure 97–39, and Revenue
Procedure 2002–9, Changes in Methods
of Accounting.
Description: The information
collected in the four revenue procedures
is required in order for the
Commissioner to determine whether the
taxpayer properly is requesting to
change its method of accounting and the
terms and conditions of the change.
Respondents: Businesses and other
for-profit institutions.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
222,454 hours.
OMB Number: 1545–1851
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: REG–124312–02 (Final) Golden
Parachute Payments.
Description: These regulations deny a
deduction for excess parachute
payments. A parachute payment is a
payment in the nature of compensation
to a disqualified individual that is
contingent on a change in ownership or
control of a corporation. Certain
payments, including payments from a
small corporation, are exempt from the
definition of parachute payment if
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: 60-day notice of intent to seek extension of approval: Waybill
Compliance Survey.
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SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board)
gives notice of its intent to seek from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) an extension of approval for the currently approved
Waybill Compliance Survey. This information collection is described in
detail below. Comments are requested concerning (1) The accuracy of the
Board's burden estimates; (2) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (3) ways to minimize the burden
of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, when appropriate; and (4) whether this collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Board, including whether the collection has practical utility.
Submitted comments will be summarized and included in the Board's
request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: Waybill Compliance Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2140-0010.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension without change.
Respondents: Regulated railroads that did not submit carload
waybill sample information to the STB in the previous year.
Number of Respondents: 120.
Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hours.
Frequency: Annually.
Total Burden Hours (annually including all respondents): 60.
Total ``Non-hour Burden'' Cost: No ``non-hour cost'' burdens
associated with this collection have been identified.
Needs and Uses: The ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-
88, 109 Stat. 803 (1995), which took effect on January 1, 1996,
abolished the Interstate Commerce Commission and transferred to the STB
the responsibility for the economic regulation of common carrier rail
transportation, including the collection and administration of the
Carload Waybill Sample. Under 49 CFR 1244, a railroad terminating 4500
or more carloads, or terminating at least 5% of the total revenue
carloads that terminate in a particular state, in any of the three
preceding years is required to file carload waybill sample information
(Waybill Sample) for all line-haul revenue waybills terminating on its
lines. The information in the Waybill Sample is used to monitor traffic
flows and rate trends in the industry. The Board needs to collect
information in the Waybill Compliance Survey--information on carloads
of traffic terminated each year by U.S. railroads--in order to
determine which railroads are required to file the Waybill Sample. In
addition, information collected in the Waybill Compliance Survey, on a
voluntary basis, about the total operating revenue of each railroad
helps to determine whether respondents are subject to other statutory
or regulatory requirements. Accurate determinations regarding the size
of a railroad helps the Board minimize the reporting burden for smaller
railroads. The Board has authority to collect this information under 49
U.S.C. 11144 and 11145 and under 49 CFR 1244.2.
DATES: Comments on this information collection should be submitted by
February 16, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Marilyn Levitt, Surface
Transportation Board, Room 614, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC
20423, or to levittm@stb.dot.gov. When submitting comments, please
refer to ``Waybill Compliance Survey, OMB control number 2140-0010.''
For Further Information or to Obtain a Copy of the STB Form, Contact:
Mac Frampton at (202) 565-1541 or at hugh.frampton@stb.dot.gov.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA, a Federal agency conducting
or sponsoring a collection of information must display a currently
valid OMB control number. A collection of information, which is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c), includes agency requirements
that persons submit reports, keep records, or provide information to
the agency, third parties, or the public. Under section 3506(c)(2)(A)
of the PRA, Federal agencies are required to provide, prior to an
agency's submitting a collection to OMB for approval, a 60-day notice
and comment period through publication in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of information, including each
proposed extension of an existing collection of information.
Dated: December 18, 2006.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-21473 Filed 12-15-06; 8:45 am]
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