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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 102 / Friday, May 29, 2009 / Notices
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2008–0143]
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Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Corporation; Notice of Public Hearing
On January 22, 2009, the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA)
published a notice in the Federal
Register announcing the Port Authority
Trans-Hudson Corporation’s (PATH)
request for a waiver of compliance from
certain provisions of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 231
(Railroad safety appliance standards) for
its newly built PA–5 cars. PATH seeks
a waiver of compliance from certain
provisions of 49 CFR and/or exemption
from certain statutory provisions of Title
49 U.S.C. Chapter 203 (the ‘‘Safety
Appliance Law,’’ including 49 U.S.C.
20302) as related to hand brakes, sill
steps, side and end holds, and
uncoupling levers.
PATH indicates that the PA–5
vehicles it plans to utilize are equipped
with spring-applied/pneumatically
released parking brakes, versus
conventional hand brakes as required by
Section 20302. PATH further indicates
that the parking brakes are capable of
holding a loaded vehicle on a 5-percent
grade, the steepest grade on the PATH
system. Accordingly, PATH asserts that
the parking brakes of its PA–5 vehicles
serve the same purpose as conventional
hand brakes and that such parking
brakes comply with the intent of 49 CFR
231.14(a) and 238.231(h).
PATH also indicates that sill steps
(required by 49 U.S.C. 20302) and side
handholds (required by 49 U.S.C. 20302
to aid in coupling and uncoupling
vehicles) are not necessary for safety on
its PA–5 vehicles and would not
enhance the safety of the vehicles.
Noting that traditional sill steps and
side handholds are intended to facilitate
conventional switching operations
requiring vehicles to be coupled
manually by individuals from the
exterior of the car, PATH explains that
the PA–5 vehicles are equipped with
fully automatic couplers that allow ‘‘all
mechanical, pneumatic and electrical
end connections to be coupled or
uncoupled without requiring personnel
to leave the vehicle.’’ Further, PATH
notes that its safety rules specifically
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prohibit individuals from riding on sill
steps, and asserts that given the unique
characteristics of its operating
environment (e.g., the continuously
energized 650-volt third rail and close
wayside obstruction clearances), sill
steps would pose an unacceptable safety
risk if individuals should attempt to
ride on the steps in violation of PATH’s
safety rules. PATH further notes that its
PA–5 vehicles are equipped with side
door steps and corresponding vertical
handholds at each of the six side
doorways. PATH contends that these
side door steps and handholds can be
used to facilitate employee access to and
egress from the vehicles should it be
necessary.
Although PATH expresses the view
that the PA–5 vehicles’ automatic
couplers eliminate the need for end
handholds (required by 49 U.S.C. 20302
to aid in coupling and uncoupling
vehicles), PATH acknowledges the
concerns expressed by FRA regarding
safe access to the manual uncoupling
handle located on the top of the
automatic coupler. Noting that the
manual uncoupling handle is not
intended for normal coupling/
uncoupling operations and is intended
to provide a method of manually
uncoupling the vehicles in the event the
automatic coupling function is
unavailable, PATH proposes to apply
two end handholds to each vehicle to
‘‘provide an additional grip point to
assist a worker when operating’’ the
manual uncoupling lever. In this
connection, PATH requests a waiver of
the specific number and dimension
requirements of 49 CFR 231.14(d).
Again, noting that the vehicles are
equipped with fully automatic couplers,
along with the fact that normal
coupling/uncoupling operations are
performed from within the vehicle cab,
PATH also seeks a waiver from the
requirement of 49 CFR 231.14(g) for
uncoupling levers. In support of this
request, PATH notes the presence of a
manual uncoupling handle ‘‘intended
for shop use, when a major system
malfunction occurs, or on rare occasions
during an emergency road rescue.’’
The Safety Appliance Law mandates
that railroad vehicles be equipped with
(1) handbrakes, (2) sill steps, and (3)
side and end handholds to aid in
coupling and uncoupling vehicles.
Because these are statutory
requirements, FRA cannot waive
compliance from these provisions.
Instead, in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
20306, FRA may exempt PATH from
these statutory requirements based on
evidence received and findings
developed at a hearing demonstrating
that the statutory requirements
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‘‘preclude the development or
implementation of more efficient
railroad transportation equipment or
other transportation innovations under
existing law.’’ Accordingly, in order to
receive evidence and develop findings
to determine whether FRA should
invoke its discretionary authority under
49 U.S.C. 20306 in this instance, and to
receive comment on other aspects of
PATH’s petition relevant to the
arrangement of safety appliances on its
PA–5 cars, a public hearing is scheduled
to begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, June
24, 2009, at the Hilton Gateway Hotel,
located at Gateway Center, Raymond
Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey
(telephone number (973) 622–5000).
Interested parties are invited to present
oral statements at the hearing. The
hearing will be informal and will be
conducted by a representative
designated by FRA in accordance with
FRA’s rules of practice (49 CFR 211.25).
The hearing will be a non-adversarial
proceeding; therefore, there will be no
cross-examination of persons presenting
statements. The FRA representative will
make an opening statement, outlining
the scope of the hearing. After all initial
statements have been completed, those
persons wishing to make a brief rebuttal
will be given the opportunity to do so
in the same order in which initial
statements were made. Additional
procedures, as necessary for the conduct
of the hearing, will be announced at the
hearing.
The petitioners should be present at
the hearing and prepared to present
evidence that the requirements of 49
U.S.C. Chapter 203, for which
exemption is sought, ‘‘preclude the
development or implementation of more
efficient railroad transportation
equipment or other transportation
innovations under existing law.’’
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 22,
2009.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety
Standards and Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 20, 2009.
The Department of Treasury will
submit the following public information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
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of publication of this notice. 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 11020, 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before June 29, 2009 to
be assured of consideration.
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Office of the Procurement Executive
OMB Number: 1505–0208.
Type of Review: New collection.
Title: Terrorism Risk Insurance
Program Cap on Annual Liability.
Description: Section 103 of the
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002
(the Act), as amended by the
Reauthorization Act, sets a limit on the
annual liability for insured losses at
$100 billion. This section requires the
Secretary of the Treasury to notify
Congress not later than 15 days after the
date of an act of terrorism as to whether
aggregate insured losses are estimated to
exceed the cap. The Act, as amended,
also requires the Secretary to determine
the pro rata share of insured losses
under the Program when insured losses
exceed the cap, and to issue regulations
for carrying this out. In order to meet
these requirements, Treasury may need
to obtain loss information from involved
insurers. This would be accomplished
by the issuance of a ‘‘data call’’ to
ascertain insurer losses. In the event of
the imposition on insurers of a ‘‘pro rata
loss percentage’’, it will be necessary to
determine compliance when processing
insurer claims for payment of the
Federal share of compensation. This
would be accomplished by nominal
revision to the currently approved
Treasury form TRIP 02C, ‘‘Bordereau’’
or ‘‘Schedule C’’.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit institutions.
Estimated Total Reporting Burden:
1,000 hours.
Clearance Officer: Sally Clary, Senior
Insurance Analyst, Department of the
Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20220.
OMB Reviewer: OIRA Desk Officer,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503,
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
May 22, 2009.
The Department of the Treasury will
submit the following public information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. 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, and 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before June 29, 2009, to
be assured of consideration.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545–2127.
Type of Review: Extension.
Form: 8926.
Title: Disqualified Corporate Interest
Expense Disallowed Under Section
163(j) and Related Information.
Description: Pursuant to
Congressional direction 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 new Form
8926, Disqualified Corporate Interest
Expense Disallowed Under Section
163(j) and Related Information. The new
form is based on Code section 163(j) and
the related proposed regulations.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
7,560,000 hours.
OMB Number: 1545–2126.
Type of Review: Extension.
Form: 8932.
Title: Form 8932—Credit for
Employer Differential Wage Payments.
Description: Qualified employers will
file Form 8932 to claim the credit for
qualified differential wage payments
paid to qualified employees after June
17, 2008, and before January 1, 2010.
Authorized under I.R.C. section 45P.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofits.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 62,456
hours.
Clearance Officer: R. Joseph Durbala
(202) 622–3634, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
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OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed (202)
395–7873, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, New Executive
Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Celina Elphage,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
[REG–208172–91]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Regulation Project
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 an
existing final regulation, REG–208172–
91 [TD 8787], Basis Reduction Due to
Discharge of Indebtedness, (Sections
1.108–4, and 1.1017–1).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 30, 2006 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
regulations should be directed to Allan
Hopkins, at (202) 622–6665, or at
Internal Revenue Service, room 6129,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
Internet, at Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Basis Reduction Due to
Discharge of Indebtedness.
OMB Number: 1545–1539.
Regulation Project Number: REG–
208172–91.
Abstract: This regulation provides
ordering rules for the reduction of bases
of property under Internal Revenue
Code sections 108 and 1017. The
regulation affects taxpayers that exclude
discharge of indebtedness from gross
income under Code section 108. The
collection of information is required for
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
May 20, 2009.
The Department of Treasury will submit the following public
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or
after the date
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of publication of this notice. 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 11020, 1750 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 29, 2009
to be assured of consideration.
Office of the Procurement Executive
OMB Number: 1505-0208.
Type of Review: New collection.
Title: Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Cap on Annual Liability.
Description: Section 103 of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of
2002 (the Act), as amended by the Reauthorization Act, sets a limit on
the annual liability for insured losses at $100 billion. This section
requires the Secretary of the Treasury to notify Congress not later
than 15 days after the date of an act of terrorism as to whether
aggregate insured losses are estimated to exceed the cap. The Act, as
amended, also requires the Secretary to determine the pro rata share of
insured losses under the Program when insured losses exceed the cap,
and to issue regulations for carrying this out. In order to meet these
requirements, Treasury may need to obtain loss information from
involved insurers. This would be accomplished by the issuance of a
``data call'' to ascertain insurer losses. In the event of the
imposition on insurers of a ``pro rata loss percentage'', it will be
necessary to determine compliance when processing insurer claims for
payment of the Federal share of compensation. This would be
accomplished by nominal revision to the currently approved Treasury
form TRIP 02C, ``Bordereau'' or ``Schedule C''.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit institutions.
Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,000 hours.
Clearance Officer: Sally Clary, Senior Insurance Analyst,
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20220.
OMB Reviewer: OIRA Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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