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and historic resources.5 SEA will issue
an environmental assessment (EA) by
March 23, 2009. Interested persons may
obtain a copy of the EA by writing to
SEA (Room 1100, Surface
Transportation Board, Washington, DC
20423–0001) or by calling SEA, at (202)
245–0305. [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), Conrail 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 Conrail’s filing of a notice of
consummation by March 18, 2010, 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: March 11, 2009.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request; Currency Transaction Report
by Casinos
AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network (FinCEN), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, FinCEN invites comment on a
proposed extension, without change, of
an existing information collection
requirement contained in the form,
‘‘Currency Transaction Report by
Casinos, FinCEN Form 103.’’ This
request for comments is being made
5 On March 12, 2008, Conrail originally filed an
Environmental and Historic Report with the Board.
In response to the comments generated by that
report, applicants have filed a Supplemental
Environmental and Historic Report.
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pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, 44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
DATES: Written comments are welcome
and must be received on or before May
18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be submitted to: Regulatory Policy and
Programs Division, Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network, Department of
the Treasury, P.O. Box 39, Vienna,
Virginia 22183, Attention: Paperwork
Reduction Act Comments—Currency
Transaction Report by Casinos Form.
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: Paperwork Reduction Act
Comments—Currency Transaction
Report by Casinos Form.’’
Inspection of comments. Comments
may be inspected, between 10 a.m. and
4 p.m., in the FinCEN reading room in
Vienna, VA. Persons wishing to inspect
the comments submitted must request
an appointment with the Disclosure
Officer by telephoning (703) 905–5034
(Not a toll free call).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regulatory Policy and Programs
Division at (800) 949–2732. Option 4
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Currency Transaction Report by
Casinos.
OMB Number: 1506–0005.
Form Number: FinCEN Form 103.
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
counter-intelligence 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.
Section 5313(a) authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue
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
Act of 2001, Public Law 107–56.
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regulations that require a report when
‘‘a domestic financial institution is
involved in a transaction for the
payment, receipt, or transfer of United
States [sic] coins or currency (or other
monetary instruments the Secretary of
the Treasury prescribes), in an amount,
denomination, or amount and
denomination, or under circumstances
the Secretary prescribes.’’ Regulations
implementing section 5313(a) are found
at 31 CFR 103.22. In general, the
regulations require the reporting of
transactions in currency in excess of
$10,000 a day. Casinos, as defined in 31
U.S.C. 5312(a)(2)(X) and 31 CFR
103.11(n)(7)(i), are financial institutions
subject to the currency transaction
reporting requirement. Card clubs, as
defined in 31 CFR 103.11(n)(8)(i), are
casinos subject to currency transaction
reporting. (See 63 FR 1919, January 13,
1998.) The Currency Transaction Report
by Casinos, FinCEN Form 103, is the
form casinos and card clubs use to
comply with the currency transaction
reporting requirements.
The current CTR–C may be reviewed
at: https://www.fincen.gov/forms/files/
fin103_ctrc.pdf.
Type of Review: Extension, without
change, of an approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions.
Frequency: As required.
Estimated Burden: Reporting average
of 20 minutes per response.2 Form
record keeping average of 10 minutes
per response, for a total of 30 minutes.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
925.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
460,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 230,000.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid Office of Management
and Budget control number. Records
required to be retained under the Bank
Secrecy Act must be retained for five
years.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget 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
2 This burden relates to the completion of the
Currency Transaction Report by Casinos form only.
The recordkeeping burden of 31 CFR 103.22 is
reflected in the final rule requiring casinos and card
clubs to file currency transaction reports.
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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: March 11, 2009.
James H. Freis, Jr.,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement
Network.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 8926
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AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 IRS is
soliciting comments concerning Form
8926, Disqualified Corporate Interest
Expense Disallowed Under Section
163(j) and Related Information.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 18, 2009 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala,
(202) 622–3634, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224,
or through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Disqualified Corporate Interest
Expense Disallowed Under Section
163(j) and Related Information.
OMB Number: 1545–2127.
Form Number: Form 8926.
Abstract: Pursuant to a Congressional
directive to determine whether the
earnings stripping limitation rule of
Code section 163(j) was effective in
curbing the erosion of the U.S. tax base,
CC:INTL, LMSB, and the Treasury
sought to create Form 8926, Disqualified
Corporate Interest Expense Disallowed
Under Section 163(j) and Related
Information.
Current Actions: There is no change
in the paperwork burden previously
approved by OMB. This form is being
submitted for renewal purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
hours 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,560,000.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a
collection of information must be
retained as long as their contents may
become material in the administration
of any internal revenue law. Generally,
tax returns and tax return information
are confidential, as required by 26
U.S.C. 6103.
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.
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Approved: March 3, 2009.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–5883 Filed 3–17–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Forms 5310 and 6088
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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 IRS is
soliciting comments concerning Form
5310, Application for Determination for
Terminating Plan, and Form 6088,
Distributable Benefits from Employee
Pension Benefit Plans.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 18, 2009 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the forms and instructions
should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala,
at (202) 622–3634, or at Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or through the internet, at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Form 5310, Application for
Determination for Terminating Plan,
and Form 6088, Distributable Benefits
from Employee Pension Benefit Plans.
OMB Number: 1545–0202.
Form Number: Forms 5310 and 6088.
Abstract: Employers who have
qualified deferred compensation plans
can take an income tax deduction for
contributions to their plans. Form 5310
is used to request an IRS determination
letter about the plan’s qualification
status (qualified or non-qualified) under
Internal Revenue Code section 401(a).
Form 6088 is used to show the amounts
of distributable benefits to participants
in the plan.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Currency Transaction
Report by Casinos
AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, FinCEN invites comment on a proposed extension,
without change, of an existing information collection requirement
contained in the form, ``Currency Transaction Report by Casinos, FinCEN
Form 103.'' This request for comments is being made pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A).
DATES: Written comments are welcome and must be received on or before
May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted to: Regulatory Policy
and Programs Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department
of the Treasury, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, Virginia 22183, Attention:
Paperwork Reduction Act Comments--Currency Transaction Report by
Casinos Form. 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: Paperwork Reduction Act
Comments--Currency Transaction Report by Casinos Form.''
Inspection of comments. Comments may be inspected, between 10 a.m.
and 4 p.m., in the FinCEN reading room in Vienna, VA. Persons wishing
to inspect the comments submitted must request an appointment with the
Disclosure Officer by telephoning (703) 905-5034 (Not a toll free
call).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regulatory Policy and Programs
Division at (800) 949-2732. Option 4
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Currency Transaction Report by Casinos.
OMB Number: 1506-0005.
Form Number: FinCEN Form 103.
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 counter-intelligence
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.
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\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 Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56.
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Section 5313(a) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
regulations that require a report when ``a domestic financial
institution is involved in a transaction for the payment, receipt, or
transfer of United States [sic] coins or currency (or other monetary
instruments the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes), in an amount,
denomination, or amount and denomination, or under circumstances the
Secretary prescribes.'' Regulations implementing section 5313(a) are
found at 31 CFR 103.22. In general, the regulations require the
reporting of transactions in currency in excess of $10,000 a day.
Casinos, as defined in 31 U.S.C. 5312(a)(2)(X) and 31 CFR
103.11(n)(7)(i), are financial institutions subject to the currency
transaction reporting requirement. Card clubs, as defined in 31 CFR
103.11(n)(8)(i), are casinos subject to currency transaction reporting.
(See 63 FR 1919, January 13, 1998.) The Currency Transaction Report by
Casinos, FinCEN Form 103, is the form casinos and card clubs use to
comply with the currency transaction reporting requirements.
The current CTR-C may be reviewed at: https://www.fincen.gov/forms/
files/fin103_ctrc.pdf.
Type of Review: Extension, without change, of an approved
information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions.
Frequency: As required.
Estimated Burden: Reporting average of 20 minutes per response.\2\
Form record keeping average of 10 minutes per response, for a total of
30 minutes.
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\2\ This burden relates to the completion of the Currency
Transaction Report by Casinos form only. The recordkeeping burden of
31 CFR 103.22 is reflected in the final rule requiring casinos and
card clubs to file currency transaction reports.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 925.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 460,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 230,000.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid Office of Management and Budget control
number. Records required to be retained under the Bank Secrecy Act must
be retained for five years.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget 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
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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: March 11, 2009.
James H. Freis, Jr.,
Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
[FR Doc. E9-5786 Filed 3-17-09; 8:45 am]
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