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Cir, P.O. Box 1227, Sterling, VA 20166–
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Application for a U.S. Passport:
Correction, Name Change Within 1 Year
of Passport Issuance, And Limited
Passport Holders.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0160.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Consular Affairs, Passport Services,
Office of Legal Affairs and Law
Enforcement Liaison (CA/PPT/S/L).
• Form Number: DS–5504.
• Respondents: Individuals or
Households.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
136,833.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
136,833.
• Average Time per Response: 40
minutes per response.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
91,222 hours per year.
• Frequency: On occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain or Retain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
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Abstract of Proposed Collection
Under 22 United States Code (U.S.C.)
Section 211a et seq. and Executive
Order 11295 (August 5, 1966), the
Secretary of State issues U.S. passports
to U.S. citizens and non-citizen
nationals. When the bearer of a valid
U.S. passport applies for a new passport
with corrected personal data or when
the bearer of a limited validity passport
applies for a fully-valid replacement
passport, the Department must confirm
the applicant’s identity and eligibility
before the Department can issue the new
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passport to the applicant. Form DS–
5504 requests information needed to
determine whether the applicant is
eligible to receive this service in
accordance with the requirements of
Title III of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA) (U.S.C. 1402–
1504), the regulations at 22 CFR parts 50
and 51, and other applicable treaties
and laws.
Methodology
Passport applicants can either
download the DS–5504 from the
internet or obtain one from an
Acceptance Facility/Passport Agency.
The form must be completed, signed,
and submitted along with the
applicant’s valid U.S. passport and
supporting documents for corrective
action.
Additional Information
The Privacy Act statement has been
amended to clarify that an applicant’s
failure to provide his or her Social
Security number may result in the
denial of an application, consistent with
Section 32101 of the Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act (Pub. L.
114–94) which authorizes the
Department to deny U.S. passport
applications when the applicant failed
to include his or her Social Security
number. It also makes clear that failure
to include one’s Social Security number
may also subject the applicant to a
penalty enforced by the International
Revenue Service. These requirements
and the underlying legal authorities are
further described on page 3 of the
instructions titled ‘‘Federal Tax Law’’
which has also been amended to
include a reference to Public Law 114–
94.
Dated: May 24, 2016.
Brenda S. Sprague,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport
Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of State.
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 7)]
2015 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 2015 weighted average
state tax rates for each Class I railroad,
as calculated by the Association of
SUMMARY:
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American Railroads (AAR), for use in
the Revenue Shortfall Allocation
Method (RSAM).
DATES: Comments are due by July 6,
2016. If any comment opposing AAR’s
calculation is filed, AAR’s reply will be
due by July 26, 2016. If no comments
are filed by the due date, AAR’s
calculation of the 2015 weighted
average state tax rates will be
automatically adopted by the Board,
effective July 7, 2016.
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.
7) to: Surface Transportation Board, 395
E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathaniel Bawcombe, (202) 245–0376.
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-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
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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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 27, 2016, AAR filed its
calculation of the weighted average state
tax rates for 2015, listed below for each
Class I railroad:
WEIGHTED AVERAGE STATE TAX RATES
[In percent]
Railroad
2015
BNSF Railway Company .............................................................................................................
CSX Transportation, Inc. .............................................................................................................
Grand Trunk Corporation .............................................................................................................
The Kansas City Southern Railway .............................................................................................
Norfolk Southern Combined ........................................................................................................
Soo Line Corporation ...................................................................................................................
Union Pacific Railroad Company .................................................................................................
Any party wishing to comment on
AAR’s calculation of the 2015 weighted
average state tax rates should file a
comment by July 6, 2016. See 49 CFR.
1135.2(c). If any comments opposing
AAR’s calculations are filed, AAR’s
reply will be due by July 26, 2016. 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 6, 2016, AAR’s submitted
weighted average state tax rates will be
automatically adopted by the Board,
effective July 7, 2016. Id.
Decided: June 1, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director,
Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. Contee,
Clearance Clerk.
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUMMARY:
Christopher A. Marsalis, (865) 632–2467
or by email at camarsalis@tva.gov.
Correction
In the Federal Register of May 26,
2016, in FR Doc. 2016–12401, on page
33577, in the first column, correct the
‘‘Addresses’’ caption to read:
ADDRESSES: Requests for information,
including copies of the information
collection proposed and supporting
documentation, should be directed to the
Senior Privacy Program Manager:
Christopher A. Marsalis, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 400 W. Summit Hill Dr. (WT 5D),
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902–1401; telephone
(865) 632–2467 or by email at camarsalis@
tva.gov; or to Joy L. Lloyd, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 400 W. Summit Hill Dr. (WT 5A),
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902–1401; telephone
(865) 632–8370 or by email at jllloyd@
tva.gov; or to the Agency Clearance Officer:
Philip D. Propes, Tennessee Valley
Authority, 1101 Market Street (MP 2C),
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402–2801;
telephone (423) 751–8593 or email at
pdpropes@tva.gov.
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The Tennessee Valley
Authority published a document in the
Federal Register of May 26, 2016,
concerning a proposed information
collection that will be submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended). The
Tennessee Valley Authority is soliciting
public comments on this proposed
collection as provided by 5 CFR
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¥0.207
¥0.151
¥0.291
¥0.316
¥0.212
¥0.009
¥0.230
Ankeny Regional Airport, Ankeny,
Iowa.
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Tennessee Valley Authority.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
5.478
5.398
8.058
5.746
5.713
8.092
5.885
% Change
1320.8(d)(1). This correction adds
additional contact information.
Dated: May 26, 2016.
Philip D. Propes,
Director, Enterprise Information Security and
Policy.
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Correction
5.271
5.247
7.767
5.430
5.501
8.083
5.655
2014
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Request To Release Airport
Property
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on
request to release airport property at the
AGENCY:
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The FAA proposes to rule and
invites public comment on the release of
land at the Ankeny Regional Airport,
Ankeny, Iowa, under the provisions of
49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 6, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Comments on this
application may be mailed or delivered
to the FAA at the following address:
Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, Airports Division,
ACE–610C, 901 Locust Room 364,
Kansas City, MO 64106.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to: Polk County
Aviation Authority, Jeff Wangsness,
President, C/O Brick Gentry P.C. 6701
Westown Parkway Suite 100, West Des
Moines, IA 50266, 515–274–1450.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, Airports Division,
ACE–610C, 901 Locust Room 364,
Kansas City, MO 64106, (816) 329–2644,
lynn.martin@faa.gov.
The request to release property may
be reviewed, by appointment, in person
at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
invites public comment on the request
to release approximately 10.42 acres of
airport property at the Ankeny Regional
Airport (IKV) under the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). On March 16, 2016,
the Airport Authority at the Ankeny
Regional Airport requested from the
FAA that approximately 10.42 acres of
property be released for sale to Mr. and
Mrs. Darryl Bresson for use as an
agriculture operation with future
business prospects. On March 16, 2016,
the FAA determined that the request to
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[FR Doc No: 2016-13268]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. EP 682 (Sub-No. 7)]
2015 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 2015 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 6, 2016. If any comment opposing AAR's
calculation is filed, AAR's reply will be due by July 26, 2016. If no
comments are filed by the due date, AAR's calculation of the 2015
weighted average state tax rates will be automatically adopted by the
Board, effective July 7, 2016.
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. 7)
to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC
20423-0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathaniel Bawcombe, (202) 245-0376.
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
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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 27,
2016, AAR filed its calculation of the weighted average state tax rates
for 2015, listed below for each Class I railroad:
Weighted Average State Tax Rates
[In percent]
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Railroad 2015 2014 % Change
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BNSF Railway Company............................................ 5.271 5.478 -0.207
CSX Transportation, Inc......................................... 5.247 5.398 -0.151
Grand Trunk Corporation......................................... 7.767 8.058 -0.291
The Kansas City Southern Railway................................ 5.430 5.746 -0.316
Norfolk Southern Combined....................................... 5.501 5.713 -0.212
Soo Line Corporation............................................ 8.083 8.092 -0.009
Union Pacific Railroad Company.................................. 5.655 5.885 -0.230
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Any party wishing to comment on AAR's calculation of the 2015
weighted average state tax rates should file a comment by July 6, 2016.
See 49 CFR. 1135.2(c). If any comments opposing AAR's calculations are
filed, AAR's reply will be due by July 26, 2016. 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 6, 2016,
AAR's submitted weighted average state tax rates will be automatically
adopted by the Board, effective July 7, 2016. Id.
Decided: June 1, 2016.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings.
Raina S. Contee,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016-13268 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
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