1513-0071 FR Notice

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Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
1152.29(e)(2), Conrail shall file a notice
of consummation with the Board to
signify that it has exercised the
authority granted and fully abandoned
the line. If consummation has not been
effected by Conrail’s filing of a notice of
consummation by July 3, 2007, and
there are no legal or regulatory barriers
to consummation, the authority to
abandon will automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at http://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: June 23, 2006.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6–10373 Filed 6–30–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau
Proposed Information Collections;
Comment Request
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
we invite comments on the proposed or
continuing information collections
listed below in this notice.
DATES: We must receive your written
comments on or before September 1,
2006.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments to
Mary A. Wood, Alcohol and Tobacco
Tax and Trade Bureau, at any of these
addresses:
• P.O. Box 14412, Washington, DC
20044–4412;
• 202–927–8525 (facsimile); or
• [email protected] (e-mail).
Please send separate comments for
each specific information collection
listed below. You must reference the
information collection’s title, form
number, and OMB number (if any) in
your comment. If you submit your
comment via facsimile, send no more
than five 8.5 × 11 inch pages in order
to ensure electronic access to our
equipment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
obtain additional information, copies of
the information collection and its
instructions, or copies of any comments

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received, contact Mary A. Wood,
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, P.O. Box 14412, Washington,
DC 20044–4412; or telephone 202–927–
8210.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Request for Comments
The Department of the Treasury and
its Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau, as part of their continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invite the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
the proposed and continuing
information collections listed below in
this notice, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be included or
summarized in our request for Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the relevant information
collection. All comments are part of the
public record and subject to disclosure.
Please do not include any confidential
or inappropriate material in your
comments.
We invite comments on: (a) Whether
this information collection is necessary
for the proper performance of the
agency’s functions, including whether
the information has practical utility; (b)
the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of
the information collection’s burden; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (d)
ways to minimize the information
collection’s burden 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 the
requested information.
Information Collections Open for
Comment
Currently, we are seeking comments
on the following information
collections:
Title: Inventory—Manufacturer of
Tobacco Products.
OMB Number: 1513–0032.
TTB Form Number: 5210.9.
Abstract: TTB F 5210.9 is used by
tobacco product manufacturers to record
inventories that are required by law.
This form provides a uniform format for
recording inventories and establishes
tax liability on tobacco products,
enabling TTB to determine that correct
taxes have been or will be paid. The
record retention requirement for this
information collection is 3 years after
the close of the year for which
inventories and reports are filed.

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Current Actions: There are no changes
to this information collection, and it is
being submitted for extension purposes
only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
34.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 170.
Title: Usual and Customary Business
Records Relating to Tax-Free Alcohol.
OMB Number: 1513–0059.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: 5150/3.
Abstract: Tax-free alcohol is used for
nonbeverage purposes by educational
organizations, hospitals, laboratories,
etc. The use of alcohol free of tax is
regulated to prevent illegal diversion to
taxable beverage use. These records
maintain spirits accountability and
protect tax revenue and public safety.
The record retention requirement for
this information collection is 3 years.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to this information collection, and it is
being submitted for extension purposes
only.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions, Federal Government and
State, Local or Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,560.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,560.
Title: Letterhead Applications and
Notices Relating to Denatured Spirits.
OMB Number: 1513–0061.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: 5150/2.
Abstract: Denatured spirits are used
for nonbeverage industrial purposes in
the manufacture of personal and
household products. Permits and
applications control the spirits’
authorized uses and flow, and protect
tax revenue and public safety. The
record retention requirement for this
information collection is 3 years.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to this information collection, and it is
being submitted for extension purposes
only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions, State,
Local or Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,111.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,556.
Title: Tobacco Products
Manufactures—Records of Operations.

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OMB Number: 1513–0068.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: 5210/1.
Abstract: Tobacco products
manufacturers must maintain a system
of records that provide accountability
over the tobacco products received and
produced. This information collection
ensures that tobacco transactions can be
traced, and ensures that tax liabilities
have been totally satisfied. The record
retention requirement for this
information collection is 3 years.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to this information collection and it is
being submitted for extension purposes
only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
108.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 16,200.
Title: Tobacco Products Importer or
Manufacturer-Records of Large Cigar
Wholesale Prices.
OMB Number: 1513–0071.
TTB Recordkeeping Requirement
Number: 5230/1.
Abstract: This information collection
is used by tobacco products importers or
manufacturers who import or make
large cigars. Records are needed to
verify wholesale prices of those cigars as
the tax is based on those prices. This
collection also ensures that all tax
revenue due to the government is
collected. The record retention
requirement for this information
collection is 3 years.
Current Actions: There are no changes
to this information collection, and it is
being submitted for extension purposes
only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit, Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
108.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 252.
Title: Monthly Report—Tobacco
Products Importer.
OMB Number: 1513–0107.
TTB Form Number: 5220.6.
Abstract: Reports of the lawful
importation and disposition of tobacco
products dealers are necessary to
determine whether those issued the
permits required by 26 U.S.C. 5713
should be allowed to continue their
operations or renew their permits.
Current Actions: There are changes to
this information collection and it is
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currently approved collection.
Specifically we are adding a field for an
Employee Identification Number (EIN)
and line items entitled, Imported and
Released from Customs Custody into the
United States, Returned from Domestic
Customers, and Returned to Customs
Custody.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,500.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 18,000.
Dated: June 27, 2006.
Theresa McCarthy,
Acting Director, Regulations and Rulings
Division.
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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Open Public Hearing
U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
ACTION: Notice of open public hearing—
July 17, 2006, Dearborn, Michigan.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
following hearing of the U.S.-China
Economic and Security Review
Commission.
Name: Larry M. Wortzel, Chairman of
the U.S.-China Economic and Security
Review Commission.
The Commission is mandated by
Congress to investigate, assess, evaluate
and report to Congress annually on the
U.S.-China economic and security
relationship. The mandate specifically
charges the Commission to investigate
the ‘‘qualitative and quantitative nature
of the transfer of United States
production activities to the People’s
Republic of China, including the
relocation of high technology,
manufacturing, and research and
development facilities, the impact of
such transfers on United States national
security, the adequacy of United States
export control laws, and the effect of
such transfers on United States
economic security and employment.’’
Pursuant to this mandate, the
Commission will hold a public hearing
in Dearborn, Michigan on July 17, 2006.

Background
This event is the fifth in a series of
public hearings the Commission will
hold during its 2006 report cycle to
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government and the public on the
impact of the economic and national
security implications of the U.S.
growing bilateral trade and economic
relationship with China. The July 17
hearing is being conducted to obtain
commentary about issues connected to
the impact of Chinese manufacturing on
U.S. auto and auto parts industries from
representatives of labor and trade
associations, industry auto parts
manufacturers and auto assemblers.
Information on upcoming hearings, as
well as transcripts of past Commission
hearings, can be obtained from the
USCC Web site http://www.uscc.gov.
This hearing will address ‘‘Impact of
Chinese Manufacturing on U.S. Auto
and Auto Parts Industries’’ and will be
Co-chaired by Commissioners George
Becker and Daniel Blumenthal.
Purpose of Hearing
The hearing is designed to assist the
Commission in fulfilling its mandate by
examining the likely effects on the U.S.
industry of China’s rapid build-up in
automotive production and the resulting
global overcapacity. The hearing will
also highlight how such factors
negatively or positively affect U.S.
companies, investors, and workers.
Copies of the hearing agenda will be
made available on the Commission’s
Web site http://www.uscc.gov. Any
interested party may file a written
statement by July 17, 2006, by mailing
to the contact below. The hearing will
be held in two sessions, one in the
morning and one in the afternoon,
where Commissioners will take
testimony from invited witnesses. There
will be a question and answer period
between the Commissioners and the
witnesses. Public participation is
invited during the open-microphone
session for public comment at the
conclusion of the afternoon session.
Sign-up for open-microphone session
will take place in the morning beginning
at 8:30 a.m. and will be on first come,
first served basis. Each individual or
group making an oral presentation will
be limited to a total of 3 minutes.
Because of time constraints, parties with
common interests are encouraged to
designate a single speaker to represent
their views.
Date and Time: Monday, July 17,
2006, 8:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time. A detailed agenda for
the hearing will be posted to the
Commission’s Web site at http://
www.uscc.gov in the near future.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at
University of Michigan, Dearborn
Campus located at 19000 Hubbard
Drive, Fairlane Center South, Dearborn,
Michigan 48126. Public seating is

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