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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 126 / Tuesday, July 1, 2014 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 25,
2014.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0090]
Pipeline Safety: Public Workshop on
Managing Pipeline Cracking
Challenges
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of public workshop.
AGENCY:
The Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA) and the National Association
of Pipeline Safety Representatives are
holding this public workshop to gather
and disseminate information on the
state-of-the-art of crack detection in
hazardous liquid and natural gas
pipelines. Perspectives on the
challenges involved with detecting and
characterizing crack like defects,
including environmentally assisted
cracks and cracks with corrosion, will
be provided from pipeline operators and
regulators. This public workshop will
provide an update on technology
developments via research, the success
rate in deploying such technology for
detection and a discussion on the level
of and types of data collected in support
of engineering assessments. It will also
discuss other information in support of
criteria for determining when a probable
crack defect in a pipeline segment must
be excavated, the time limits for
completing those excavations and
models for determining crack growth
rates.
SUMMARY:
The public workshop will be
held on Tuesday, August 5, 2014, from
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CDT.
ADDRESSES: The public workshop will
be held at the Crowne Plaza Chicago
O’Hare, 5440 North River Road,
Rosemont, IL 60018. Hotel reservations
can be made under the room block
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5793. A small room block is available at
the Federal Government rate of $166/
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on a first come, first served basis, and
must be made by July 21, 2014.
Registration: Members of the public
may attend this free public workshop.
To help assure that adequate space and
accommodations are provided, all
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the workshop in advance at https://
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Webcast: This public workshop will
also be webcasted in order to facilitate
wider reaching and remote attendance.
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services for individuals with
disabilities, or to request special
assistance at the workshop, please
contact the Crowne Plaza at 877–337–
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Pipeline Safety, at 919–238–4759 or by
email at robert.w.smith@dot.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Smith, PHMSA, Office of
Pipeline Safety, at 919–238–4759 or by
email at robert.w.smith@dot.gov,
regarding the subject matter of this
notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
details on this meeting including the
times and agenda will be available on
the meeting page at https://primis.
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Presentation files and the webcast
archive will also be available online
from the meeting page within 30 days
following the meeting.
Authority: 49 CFR 1.97.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 25,
2014.
Jeffrey D. Wiese,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. FD 35756]
Hartwell Railroad Company—
Construction of Connecting Track
Exemption—in Elbert County, GA
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment and Request
for Comments.
ACTION:
The Surface Transportation
Board’s (Board) Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) has prepared an
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Environmental Assessment (EA) in
response to a verified notice of
exemption filed on May 27, 2014 by the
Hartwell Railroad Company (Hartwell).
Hartwell seeks to construct
approximately 1,360 feet of connecting
railroad track, pursuant to 49 CFR
1150.36. The proposal would allow
Hartwell’s existing Toccoa-Elberton
Line to connect with CSX
Transportation’s, Inc. (CSXT) existing
Abbeville Subdivision in Elbert County,
GA. The proposal would re-establish a
prior rail connection formerly owned by
the Norfolk Southern Railway Company
(NSR) and occur on land within existing
railroad rights-of-way either owned by
Hartwell or CSXT. The prior
connection, which allowed Hartwell to
indirectly interchange its rail traffic
with CSXT, was formally abandoned by
NSR in 1995. Since then, Hartwell has
been required to interchange its traffic
solely with NSR at the other end of its
line (some 40-miles northwest of the
Proposed Action) in order to access the
mainlines of CSXT approximately 60
miles to the northeast and about 37
miles to the southwest.
The proposed rail line construction
would permit Hartwell to reach points
served by CSXT that NSR does not serve
and eliminate the inefficiency that
would otherwise involve three carriers
(Hartwell-NSR–CSXT) instead of two
(Hartwell-CSXT) to reach points served
solely by CSXT. Hartwell expects to
handle up to one train per day in each
direction over the new connection with
CSXT.
The EA identifies the natural and
man-made resources in the area of the
proposed rail line and analyzes the
potential impacts of the proposal on
these resources. Based on the
information provided from all sources to
date and its independent analysis, OEA
preliminarily concludes that
construction of the proposed rail line
connection would have no significant
environmental impacts if the Board
imposes and Hartwell implements the
recommended mitigation measures set
forth in the EA.
Copies of the EA have been served on
all interested parties and will be made
available to additional parties upon
request. The entire EA is also available
on the Board’s Web site
(www.stb.dot.gov) by clicking on the
‘‘Decisions & Notices’’ button that
appears in the drop down menu for ‘‘ELIBRARY,’’ and searching by Service
Date (July 1, 2014) or Docket Number
(FD 35756). OEA will consider all
comments received when making its
final environmental recommendations
to the Board. The Board will then
consider OEA’s final recommendations
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and the complete environmental record
in making its final decision in this
proceeding.
The EA is available for public
review and comment. Comments must
be postmarked by July 31, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments (an original and
one copy) should be sent in writing to:
Surface Transportation Board, Case
Control Unit, 395 E Street SW., Suite
1015, Washington, DC 20423. The lower
left hand corner of the envelope should
be marked: Attention: Ms. Diana Wood,
Environmental Comments. Comments
on the EA may also be filed
electronically on the Board’s Web site,
www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on the ‘‘EFILING’’ link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana Wood by mail at the address
above, by telephone at 202–245–0302
[FRS for the hearing impaired (1–800–
877–8339)], or by email at woodd@
stb.dot.gov.
DATES:
By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Director,
Office of Environmental Analysis.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service
Prompt Payment Interest Rate;
Contract Disputes Act
Richard L. Gregg,
Fiscal Assistant Secretary.
Bureau of the Fiscal Service,
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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For the period beginning July
1, 2014, and ending on December 31,
2014, the prompt payment interest rate
is 2 per centum per annum.
ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may
be mailed to: E-Commerce Division,
Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 401 14th
Street SW., Room 306F, Washington, DC
20227. Comments or inquiries may also
be emailed to PromptPayment@
fiscal.treasury.gov. A copy of this notice
is available at https://www.fms.treas.gov/
prompt/.
DATES: Effective July 1, 2014, to
December 31, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas M. Burnum, E-Commerce
Division, (202) 874–6430; or Frank
Supik, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the
Chief Counsel, (202) 874–6638.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agency
that has acquired property or service
from a business concern and has failed
to pay for the complete delivery of
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property or service by the required
payment date shall pay the business
concern an interest penalty. 31 U.S.C.
3902(a). The Contract Disputes Act of
1978, Sec. 12, Public Law 95–563, 92
Stat. 2389, and the Prompt Payment Act,
31 U.S.C. 3902(a), provide for the
calculation of interest due on claims at
the rate established by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
The Secretary of the Treasury has the
authority to specify the rate by which
the interest shall be computed for
interest payments under section 12 of
the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 and
under the Prompt Payment Act. Under
the Prompt Payment Act, if an interest
penalty is owed to a business concern,
the penalty shall be paid regardless of
whether the business concern requested
payment of such penalty. 31 U.S.C.
3902(c)(1). Agencies must pay the
interest penalty calculated with the
interest rate, which is in effect at the
time the agency accrues the obligation
to pay a late payment interest penalty.
31 U.S.C. 3902(a). ‘‘The interest penalty
shall be paid for the period beginning
on the day after the required payment
date and ending on the date on which
payment is made.’’ 31 U.S.C. 3902(b).
Therefore, notice is given that the
Secretary of the Treasury has
determined that the rate of interest
applicable for the period beginning July
1, 2014, and ending on December 31,
2014, is 2 per centum per annum.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Regulation Project
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 safe
harbor for valuation under section 475.
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Written comments should be
received on or before September 2, 2014
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
copies of the regulations should be
directed to Kerry Dennis, at Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or through the Internet at
Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Safe Harbor for Valuation under
Section 475.
OMB Number: 1545–1945.
Regulation Project Number: TD 9328.
Abstract: This document sets forth an
elective safe harbor that permits dealers
in securities and dealers in commodities
to elect to use the values of positions
reported on certain financial statements
as the fair market values of those
positions for purposes of section 475 of
the Internal Revenue Code (Code). This
safe harbor is intended to reduce the
compliance burden on taxpayers and to
improve the administrability of the
valuation requirement of section 475 for
the IRS.
Current Actions: There is no change to
this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,308.
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 49,232.
The following paragraph applies to all
the collections of information covered
by this notice.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. FD 35756]
Hartwell Railroad Company--Construction of Connecting Track
Exemption--in Elbert County, GA
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment and
Request for Comments.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board's (Board) Office of
Environmental Analysis (OEA) has prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) in response to a verified notice of exemption filed on May 27,
2014 by the Hartwell Railroad Company (Hartwell). Hartwell seeks to
construct approximately 1,360 feet of connecting railroad track,
pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.36. The proposal would allow Hartwell's
existing Toccoa-Elberton Line to connect with CSX Transportation's,
Inc. (CSXT) existing Abbeville Subdivision in Elbert County, GA. The
proposal would re-establish a prior rail connection formerly owned by
the Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR) and occur on land within
existing railroad rights-of-way either owned by Hartwell or CSXT. The
prior connection, which allowed Hartwell to indirectly interchange its
rail traffic with CSXT, was formally abandoned by NSR in 1995. Since
then, Hartwell has been required to interchange its traffic solely with
NSR at the other end of its line (some 40-miles northwest of the
Proposed Action) in order to access the mainlines of CSXT approximately
60 miles to the northeast and about 37 miles to the southwest.
The proposed rail line construction would permit Hartwell to reach
points served by CSXT that NSR does not serve and eliminate the
inefficiency that would otherwise involve three carriers (Hartwell-NSR-
CSXT) instead of two (Hartwell-CSXT) to reach points served solely by
CSXT. Hartwell expects to handle up to one train per day in each
direction over the new connection with CSXT.
The EA identifies the natural and man-made resources in the area of
the proposed rail line and analyzes the potential impacts of the
proposal on these resources. Based on the information provided from all
sources to date and its independent analysis, OEA preliminarily
concludes that construction of the proposed rail line connection would
have no significant environmental impacts if the Board imposes and
Hartwell implements the recommended mitigation measures set forth in
the EA.
Copies of the EA have been served on all interested parties and
will be made available to additional parties upon request. The entire
EA is also available on the Board's Web site (www.stb.dot.gov) by
clicking on the ``Decisions & Notices'' button that appears in the drop
down menu for ``E-LIBRARY,'' and searching by Service Date (July 1,
2014) or Docket Number (FD 35756). OEA will consider all comments
received when making its final environmental recommendations to the
Board. The Board will then consider OEA's final recommendations
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and the complete environmental record in making its final decision in
this proceeding.
DATES: The EA is available for public review and comment. Comments must
be postmarked by July 31, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments (an original and one copy) should be sent in
writing to: Surface Transportation Board, Case Control Unit, 395 E
Street SW., Suite 1015, Washington, DC 20423. The lower left hand
corner of the envelope should be marked: Attention: Ms. Diana Wood,
Environmental Comments. Comments on the EA may also be filed
electronically on the Board's Web site, www.stb.dot.gov, by clicking on
the ``E-FILING'' link.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diana Wood by mail at the address
above, by telephone at 202-245-0302 [FRS for the hearing impaired (1-
800-877-8339)], or by email at woodd@stb.dot.gov.
By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Director, Office of Environmental
Analysis.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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