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manufacturer contemplates making any
changes the effects of which might be
characterized as de minimis, it should
consult the agency before preparing and
submitting a petition to modify.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Issued on: January 27, 2009.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E9–2107 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am]
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Board’s decision is available for
inspection or copying at the Board’s
Public Docket Room, Room 131, 395
E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001, and is posted on the Board’s Web
site, https://www.stb.dot.gov.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), we
conclude that our action in this
proceeding will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This action
will not significantly affect either the
quality of the human environment or
the conservation of energy resources.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10101(14); 49 U.S.C.
10704(a)(2)–(3).
Surface Transportation Board
Decided: January 23, 2009.
By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice
Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner
Buttrey.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E9–2185 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am]
[STB Ex Parte No. 664 (Sub-No. 1)]
Use of a Multi-Stage Discontinued
Cash Flow Model in Determining the
Railroad Industry’s Cost of Capital
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
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ACTION:
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Notice of Final Decision.
SUMMARY: By a decision served on
January 28, 2009, the Board modified its
methodology for determining the cost of
capital for the railroad industry by
adopting the average of the estimates
produced by its Capital Asset Pricing
Model (CAPM) with the Morningstar/
Ibbotson multi-stage Discontinued Cash
Flow (DCF) model to estimate the
railroad industry’s cost of equity.
DATES: This action is effective on
January 28, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy J. Strafford, (202) 245–0356.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board
has been thoroughly reviewing its
regulatory processes for determining the
railroad industry’s cost of capital. The
overall cost of capital is determined
through the use of two figures: The cost
of debt and the cost of equity. The cost
of debt is readily available and
observable; however, the cost of equity
is not and must be estimated using a
finance model. The Board determined in
a decision served on January 28, 2009,
the combination of finance models that
it found best depicts the cost of equity,
and thereby the cost of capital. In that
decision, the Board revised its
methodology for determining the cost of
capital for the railroad industry by
adopting the average of CAPM and the
Morningstar/Ibbotson multi-stage DCF
model.
Additional information is contained
in the Board’s decision. A copy of the
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel (Including the States
of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin)
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area
4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be
conducted. 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
Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Smiley at 1–888–912–1227, or
(414) 231–2360.
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 a meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel will be held Tuesday,
March 17, 2009, at 1 p.m. Central Time.
For more information, please contact
Ellen Smiley. Ms. Smiley may be
reached at 1–888–912–1227, or (414)
231–2360, or you can submit written
comments to the panel by faxing the
comments to (414) 231–2363, or by mail
to Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Stop
1006MIL, 211 West Wisconsin Avenue,
Milwaukee, WI 53203–2221, or you can
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post comments to the Web site at
https://www.improveirs.org.
The agenda will include the
following: Various IRS issues.
Dated: January 27, 2009.
Shawn F. Collins,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. E9–2101 Filed 1–30–09; 8:45 am]
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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Open Public Hearing
AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
ACTION: Notice of open public hearing—
March 4, 2009, Washington, DC.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following hearing of the U.S.-China
Economic and Security Review
Commission.
Name: Carolyn Bartholomew,
Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic
and Security Review Commission.
The Commission is mandated by
Congress to investigate, assess, and
report to Congress annually on ‘‘the
national security implications of the
economic relationship between the
United States and the People’s Republic
of China.’’
Pursuant to this mandate, the
Commission will hold a public hearing
in Washington, DC on March 4, 2009 to
address ‘‘China’s Military and Security
Activities Abroad.’’
Background
This event is the second in a series of
public hearings the Commission will
hold during its 2009 report cycle to
collect input from leading academic,
industry, and government experts on
national security implications of the
U.S. bilateral trade and economic
relationship with China. The March 4
hearing will examine the People’s
Liberation Army’s domestic and foreign
activities and orientation, China’s
expanding military and security
influence, China’s military operations
abroad, and China’s conventional arm
sales.
The March 4 hearing will be Cochaired by Commission Chairman
Carolyn Bartholomew and Vice
Chairman Larry M. Wortzel.
Information on hearings, as well as
transcripts of past Commission hearings,
can be obtained from the USCC Web site
https://www.uscc.gov.
Copies of the hearing agenda will be
made available on the Commission’s
Web site https://www.uscc.gov as soon as
available. Any interested party may file
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the
States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and
Wisconsin)
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be
conducted. 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 Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Smiley at 1-888-912-1227, or
(414) 231-2360.
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 a meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held
Tuesday, March 17, 2009, at 1 p.m. Central Time. For more information,
please contact Ellen Smiley. Ms. Smiley may be reached at 1-888-912-
1227, or (414) 231-2360, or you can submit written comments to the
panel by faxing the comments to (414) 231-2363, or by mail to Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel, Stop 1006MIL, 211 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI
53203-2221, or you can post comments to the Web site at https://
www.improveirs.org.
The agenda will include the following: Various IRS issues.
Dated: January 27, 2009.
Shawn F. Collins,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. E9-2101 Filed 1-30-09; 8:45 am]
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