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participate must notify Courtney
Freiberg at Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov,
not later than November 30, 2012.
Members of the public may present oral
statements at the meeting with the
approval of Patricia Hu, Director of the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
Noncommittee members wishing to
present oral statements or obtain
information should contact Courtney
Freiberg via email no later than
November 23, 2012.
Questions about the agenda or written
comments may be emailed
(Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov) or
submitted by U.S. Mail to: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Research
and Innovative Technology
Administration, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Attention:
Courtney Freiberg, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room #E34–429,
Washington, DC 20590, or faxed to (202)
366–3640. BTS requests that written
comments be received by November 23,
2012. Access to the DOT Headquarters
building is controlled therefore all
persons who plan to attend the meeting
must notify Mrs. Courtney Freiberg at
202–366–1270 prior to November 30,
2012. Individuals attending the meeting
must report to the main DOT entrance
on New Jersey Avenue SE. for
admission to the building. Attendance is
open to the public, but limited space is
available. Persons with a disability
requiring special services, such as an
interpreter for the hearing impaired,
should contact Mrs. Freiberg at 202–
366–1270 at least seven calendar days
prior to the meeting.
Notice of this meeting is provided in
accordance with the FACA and the
General Services Administration
regulations (41 CFR part 102–3)
covering management of Federal
advisory committees.
Issued in Washington, DC, on the 15th of
October, 2012.
Rolf Schmitt,
Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
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Information Collection Activities
AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.
Notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–

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3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation
Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its
intent to seek from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the information collections
required under 49 U.S.C. 11301 and 49
CFR part 117 (rail or water carrier
equipment liens (recordations)); under
49 U.S.C. 10747 and 49 CFR part 1313
(rail agricultural contract summaries);
and under 49 U.S.C. 13702(b) and 49
CFR part 1312 (water carrier tariffs). The
relevant information collections are
described in more detail below.
For each collection, comments are
requested concerning: (1) The accuracy
of the Board’s burden estimates; (2)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (3)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
when appropriate; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
summarized and included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
December 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to
Marilyn Levitt, Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001, or to
levittm@stb.dot.gov. When submitting
comments, please refer to the title of the
pertinent collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marilyn Levitt at levittm@stb.dot.gov or
(202) 245–0269. [Assistance for the
hearing impaired is available through
the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] Relevant
STB regulations may be viewed on the
STB’s Web site under E-Library >
Reference: STB Rules, http://
www.stb.dot.gov/stb/elibrary/
ref_stbrules.html.
Subjects: In this notice the Board is
requesting comments on the following
information collections:
Collection Number 1
Title: Recordations (Rail and Water
Carrier Liens).
OMB Control Number: 2140–00XX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB control number.
Respondents: parties holding liens on
rail equipment or water carrier vessels,
carriers filing proof that a lien has been
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Number of Respondents: An annual
average of 2125 recordations were filed
during the last three years by 50
respondents.
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 1,240 hours
(estimated 35 minutes per response ×
2125 responses).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost (such
as start-up and mailing costs): There are
no non-hourly burden costs for this
collection. The collection may be filed
electronically.
Needs and Uses: Under the Interstate
Commerce Act, Public Law 104–88, 109
Stat. 803 (1995), liens on rail equipment
must be filed with the STB in order to
perfect a security interest in the
equipment. Subsequent assignments of
rights or release of obligations under
such instruments must also be filed
with the agency. This information is
maintained by the Board for public
inspection. Recordation at the STB
obviates the need for recording such a
lien in individual States.
Retention Period: Recordations of
liens are destroyed 60 years after the last
filing.
Collection Number 2
Title: Water Carrier Tariffs
OMB Control Number: 2140–00XX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB control number.
Respondents: water carriers that
provide freight transportation in
noncontiguous domestic trade.
Number of Respondents:
approximately 25.
Frequency: On occasion, for an annual
total of 1917 tariffs filed.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 1,438
(1,437,75) hours (1917 filings × .75 hour
(estimated time per filing))
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost (such
as start-up costs and mailing costs):
There are no non-hourly burden costs
for this collection. The collection may
be filed electronically.
Needs and Uses: While rail carriers
are no longer required to file rate tariffs
at the STB, a statutory requirement
exists for water carriers that provide
freight transportation in noncontiguous
domestic trade (i.e., domestic (as
opposed to international) shipments
moving to or from Alaska, Hawaii, or
the U.S. territories or possessions
(Puerto Rico, Gram, the Virgin Islands,
American Samoa, and the Northern
Mariana Islands)). A tariff provides a list
of prices and fees that the carrier
charges to the shipping public.
Retention Period: After cancellation,
tariffs are placed in a ‘‘Cancelled

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Tariffs’’ file. They are destroyed five
years after the end of the year in which
they were cancelled.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Collection Number 3

Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Notice 2006–46

Title: Agricultural Contract
Summaries.
OMB Control Number: 2140–00XX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB control number.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 10.
Frequency: On occasion, for a total
from all respondents of 141 submissions
per year. (Must be submitted as soon as
possible, but not longer than seven days
after effective date of contract or
amendment.)
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): 106 hours
(141 submissions × .75 hours (45
minutes) estimated per submission).
Total Annual ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’
Cost (such as start-up and mailing
costs): There are no non-hourly burden
costs for this collection. The collection
is filed electronically.
Needs and Uses: While the terms of
a rail transportation contract are treated
as confidential, railroads are required by
statute to file a summary of the
nonconfidential terms of any contract
for the transportation of agricultural
products.
Retention Period: Paper copies of this
collection are destroyed six months after
the expiration of the referenced
contract.
Under the
PRA, a Federal agency conducting or
sponsoring a collection of information
must display a currently valid OMB
control number. A collection of
information, which is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
includes agency requirements that
persons submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to the agency, third
parties, or the public. Under
§ 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, Federal
agencies are required to provide, prior
to an agency’s submitting a collection to
OMB for approval, a 60-day notice and
comment period through publication in
the Federal Register concerning each
proposed collection of information,
including each proposed extension of an
existing collection of information.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Dated: October 16, 2012.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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Internal Revenue Service

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 Notice
2006–25, Announcement of Rules to be
Included in Final Regulations under
Section 897(d) and (e) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before December 18, 2012
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvette Lawrence, 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 Allan Hopkins at Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or at (202) 622–6665, or
through the internet at Allan.M.
Hopkins@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Announcement of Rules to be
Included in Final Regulations under
Section 897(d) and (e) of the Internal
Revenue Code.
Notice Number: 2006–46.
OMB Number: 1545–2017.
Abstract: This notice announces that
the IRS and Treasury Department will
issue final regulations under section
897(d) and (e) of the Internal Revenue
Code that will revise the rules under
Temp. Treas. Reg. § 1.897–5T, Notice
89–85, and Temp. Treas. Reg. § 1.897–
6T to take into account statutory
mergers and consolidations under
foreign or possessions law which may
now qualify for nonrecognition
treatment under section 368(a)(1)(A).
The specific collections of information
are contained in Temp. Treas. Reg.
§§ 1.897–5T(c)(4)(ii)(C) and 1.897–
6T(b)(1). These reporting requirements
notify the IRS of the transfer and enable
it to verify that the transferor qualifies
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for nonrecognition and that the
transferee will be subject to U.S. tax on
a subsequent disposition of the U.S. real
property interest.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the notice at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden Hours: 500.
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.
Approved: October 15, 2012.
Allan Hopkins,
Tax Analyst.
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