2014 Tax Information for Use in the Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method, 32433-32434 [2015-13905]

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[FR Doc. 2015–13848 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–06–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 6)] 2014 Tax Information for Use in the Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method Surface Transportation Board. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Board is publishing, and providing the public an opportunity to comment on, the 2014 weighted average state tax rates for each Class I railroad, as calculated by the Association of American Railroads (AAR), for use in the Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method (RSAM). DATES: Comments are due by July 8, 2015. If any comment opposing AAR’s calculation is filed, AAR’s reply will be due by July 28, 2015. If no comments are filed by the due date, AAR’s calculation of the 2014 weighted average state tax rates will be automatically adopted by the Board, effective July 9, 2015. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted either via the Board’s e-filing format or in traditional paper format. Any person using e-filing should attach a document and otherwise comply with the instructions at the E-FILING link on the Board’s Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Any person submitting a filing in the traditional paper format should send an original and 10 copies referring to Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 6) to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1 32434 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 109 / Monday, June 8, 2015 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathon Binet, (202) 245–0368. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877–8339. The RSAM figure is one of three benchmarks that together are used to determine the reasonableness of a challenged rate under the Board’s Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases, EP 646 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served Sept. 5, 2007),1 as further revised in Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases—Taxes in Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method, EP 646 (Sub-No. 2) (STB served Nov. 21, 2008). RSAM is SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: intended to measure the average markup that the railroad would need to collect from all of its ‘‘potentially captive traffic’’ (traffic with a revenue-tovariable-cost ratio above 180%) to earn adequate revenues as measured by the Board under 49 U.S.C. 10704(a)(2) (i.e., earn a return on investment equal to the railroad industry cost of capital). Simplified Standards—Taxes in RSAM, slip op. at 1. In Simplified Standards— Taxes in RSAM, slip op. at 3, 5, the Board modified its RSAM formula to account for taxes, as the prior formula mistakenly compared pre-tax and aftertax revenues. In that decision, the Board stated that it would institute a separate proceeding in which Class I railroads would be required to submit the annual tax information necessary for the Board’s annual RSAM calculation. Id. at 5–6. In Annual Submission of Tax Information for Use in the Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method, EP 682 (STB served Feb. 26, 2010), the Board adopted rules to require AAR—a national trade association—to annually calculate and submit to the Board the weighted average state tax rate for each Class I railroad. See 49 CFR 1135.2(a). On May 29, 2015, AAR filed its calculation of the weighted average state tax rates for 2014, listed below for each Class I railroad: WEIGHTED AVERAGE STATE TAX RATES [In percent] Railroad 2014 BNSF Railway Company ............................................................................................................. CSX Transportation, Inc .............................................................................................................. Grand Trunk Corporation ............................................................................................................. The Kansas City Southern Railway ............................................................................................. Norfolk Southern Combined ........................................................................................................ Soo Line Corporation ................................................................................................................... Union Pacific Railroad Company ................................................................................................. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Any party wishing to comment on AAR’s calculation of the 2014 weighted average state tax rates should file a comment by July 8, 2015. See 49 CFR 1135.2(c). If any comments opposing AAR’s calculations are filed, AAR’s reply will be due by July 28, 2015. Id. If any comments are filed, the Board will review AAR’s submission, together with the comments, and serve a decision within 60 days of the close of the record that either accepts, rejects, or modifies AAR’s railroad-specific tax information. Id. If no comments are filed by July 8, 2015, AAR’s submitted weighted average state tax rates will be automatically adopted by the Board, effective July 9, 2015. Id. This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the human environment or the conservation of energy resources. Decided: June 3, 2015. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Brendetta S. Jones, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015–13905 Filed 6–5–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 1 Aff’d sub nom. CSX Transp., Inc. v. STB, 568 F.3d 236 (D.C. Cir. 2009), and vacated in part on VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:09 Jun 05, 2015 Jkt 235001 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Bureau of the Fiscal Service Proposed Collection of Information: Disposition of Treasury Securities Belonging to a Decedent’s Estate Being Settled Without Administration Notice and request for comments. ACTION: 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 a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the ‘‘Disposition of Treasury Securities Belonging To A Decedent’s Estate Being Settled Without Administration.’’ DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 7, 2015 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments and requests for further information to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A. SUMMARY: 5.478 5.398 8.058 5.746 5.713 8.092 5.885 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 % Change 5.510 5.486 8.066 5.762 5.821 7.289 5.929 ¥0.032 ¥0.088 ¥0.008 ¥0.016 ¥0.108 0.803 ¥0.044 Sharp, 200 Third Street A4–A, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the form(s) and instructions should be directed to Ron Lewis; 200 Third Street Room 515, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or ron.lewis@ fiscal.treasury.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles: Disposition of Treasury Securities Belonging To A Decedent’s Estate Being Settled Without Administration. OMB Number: 1530–0055 (Previously approved as 1535–0118 as a collection conducted by Department of the Treasury/Bureau of the Public Debt.) Transfer of OMB Control Number: The Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) and the Financial Management Service (FMS) have consolidated to become the Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service). Information collection requests previously held separately by BPD and FMS will now be identified by a 1530 prefix, designating Fiscal Service. Form Number: FS Form 5336. Abstract: The information is collected from a voluntary representative of a decedent’s estate to support a request for disposition of United States Treasury reh’g, CSX Transp., Inc. v. STB, 584 F.3d 1076 (D.C. Cir. 2009). PO 00000 2013 E:\FR\FM\08JNN1.SGM 08JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 109 (Monday, June 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32433-32434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-13905]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 6)]


2014 Tax Information for Use in the Revenue Shortfall Allocation 
Method

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Board is publishing, and providing the public an 
opportunity to comment on, the 2014 weighted average state tax rates 
for each Class I railroad, as calculated by the Association of American 
Railroads (AAR), for use in the Revenue Shortfall Allocation Method 
(RSAM).

DATES: Comments are due by July 8, 2015. If any comment opposing AAR's 
calculation is filed, AAR's reply will be due by July 28, 2015. If no 
comments are filed by the due date, AAR's calculation of the 2014 
weighted average state tax rates will be automatically adopted by the 
Board, effective July 9, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted either via the Board's e-filing 
format or in traditional paper format. Any person using e-filing should 
attach a document and otherwise comply with the instructions at the E-
FILING link on the Board's Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov. Any 
person submitting a filing in the traditional paper format should send 
an original and 10 copies referring to Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 6) 
to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20423-0001.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathon Binet, (202) 245-0368. 
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RSAM figure is one of three benchmarks 
that together are used to determine the reasonableness of a challenged 
rate under the Board's Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases, EP 646 
(Sub-No. 1) (STB served Sept. 5, 2007),\1\ as further revised in 
Simplified Standards for Rail Rate Cases--Taxes in Revenue Shortfall 
Allocation Method, EP 646 (Sub-No. 2) (STB served Nov. 21, 2008). RSAM 
is intended to measure the average markup that the railroad would need 
to collect from all of its ``potentially captive traffic'' (traffic 
with a revenue-to-variable-cost ratio above 180%) to earn adequate 
revenues as measured by the Board under 49 U.S.C. 10704(a)(2) (i.e., 
earn a return on investment equal to the railroad industry cost of 
capital). Simplified Standards--Taxes in RSAM, slip op. at 1. In 
Simplified Standards--Taxes in RSAM, slip op. at 3, 5, the Board 
modified its RSAM formula to account for taxes, as the prior formula 
mistakenly compared pre-tax and after-tax revenues. In that decision, 
the Board stated that it would institute a separate proceeding in which 
Class I railroads would be required to submit the annual tax 
information necessary for the Board's annual RSAM calculation. Id. at 
5-6.
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    \1\ Aff'd sub nom. CSX Transp., Inc. v. STB, 568 F.3d 236 (D.C. 
Cir. 2009), and vacated in part on reh'g, CSX Transp., Inc. v. STB, 
584 F.3d 1076 (D.C. Cir. 2009).
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    In Annual Submission of Tax Information for Use in the Revenue 
Shortfall Allocation Method, EP 682 (STB served Feb. 26, 2010), the 
Board adopted rules to require AAR--a national trade association--to 
annually calculate and submit to the Board the weighted average state 
tax rate for each Class I railroad. See 49 CFR 1135.2(a). On May 29, 
2015, AAR filed its calculation of the weighted average state tax rates 
for 2014, listed below for each Class I railroad:

                                        Weighted Average State Tax Rates
                                                  [In percent]
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                            Railroad                                   2014            2013          % Change
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BNSF Railway Company............................................           5.478           5.510          -0.032
CSX Transportation, Inc.........................................           5.398           5.486          -0.088
Grand Trunk Corporation.........................................           8.058           8.066          -0.008
The Kansas City Southern Railway................................           5.746           5.762          -0.016
Norfolk Southern Combined.......................................           5.713           5.821          -0.108
Soo Line Corporation............................................           8.092           7.289           0.803
Union Pacific Railroad Company..................................           5.885           5.929          -0.044
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    Any party wishing to comment on AAR's calculation of the 2014 
weighted average state tax rates should file a comment by July 8, 2015. 
See 49 CFR 1135.2(c). If any comments opposing AAR's calculations are 
filed, AAR's reply will be due by July 28, 2015. Id. If any comments 
are filed, the Board will review AAR's submission, together with the 
comments, and serve a decision within 60 days of the close of the 
record that either accepts, rejects, or modifies AAR's railroad-
specific tax information. Id. If no comments are filed by July 8, 2015, 
AAR's submitted weighted average state tax rates will be automatically 
adopted by the Board, effective July 9, 2015. Id.
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Decided: June 3, 2015.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Brendetta S. Jones,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-13905 Filed 6-5-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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