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Board decisions and notices areavailable on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: July 21, 2006.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,Director, Office of Proceedings.Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.[FR Doc. E6-12041 Filed 7-26-06; 8:45 am]BILLINGCODE491!H)1-P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-55 (Sub-No. 670X))

CSX Transportation, Inc.-Abandonment Exemption-inMiddlesexCounty, MA

On July 7, 2006, CSX Transportation,Inc. (CSXT) filed with the SurfaceTransportation Board a petition under49 D.S.C. 10502 for exemption from theprovisions of 49 D.S.C. 10903 toabandon a 2.39-mile line betweenmilepost QBX 0.15 and the end of theline at milepost QBX 2.54, in theNorthern Region, Albany Division,Boston Subdivision, in MiddlesexCounty, MA. The line, known as theSaxonville Industrial Track, traversesDnited States Postal Service Zip Codes55230, 55229, and 55228 and includesno stations.

CSXT states that, based oninformation in its possession, the linedoes not contain federally grantedrights-of-way. Any documentation inCSXT's possession will be madeavailable promptly to those reque~tingit.

The interest of railroad employeeswill be protected by the conditions setforth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.-Abandonment-Goshen, 360 LC.C. 91(1979).

By issuance of this notice, the Boardis instituting an exemption proceedingpursuant to 49 D.S.C. 10502(b). A finaldecision will be issued by October 25,2006.

Any offer of financial assistance(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) willbe due no later than 10 days afterservice of a decision granting thepetition for exemption. Each offer mustbe accompanied by a $1,300 filing fee.See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

All interested persons should beaware that, following abandonment ofrail service and salvage of the line, theline may be suitable for other publicuse, including interim trail use. Anyrequest for a public use condition under49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail

banking under 13 CrR ll:iZ.Z3 will be

due no later than August 16, 2006. Eachtrail use request must be accompaniedby a $200 filing fee. See 49 CFR1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this noticemust refer to STB Docket No. AB-55(Sub-No. 670X), and must be sent to: (1)Surface Transportation Board, 1925 KStreet, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001, and (2) Steven C. Armbrust, 500Water Street-Jl50, Jacksonville, FL32202. Replies to CSXT's petition aredue on or before August 16,2006.

Persons seeking further informationconcerning abandonment proceduresmay contact the Board's Office of PublicServices at (202) 565-1592 or refer tothe full abandonment or discontinuanceregulations at 49 CFR part 1152.

Questions concerning environmentalissues may be directed to the Board'sSection of Environmental Analysis(SEA) at (202) 565-1539. [Assistance forthe hearing impaired is availablethrough the Federal Information RelayService (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.]

An environmentalassessment(EA) (orenvironmental impact statement (EIS),ifnecessary) prepared by SEA will beserved upon all parties of record andupon any agencies or other persons whocommented during its preparation.Other interested persons may contactSEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS).EAs in these abandonment proceedingsnormally will be made available within60 days of the filing of the petition. Thedeadline for submission of comments onthe EA will generally be within 30 daysof its service.

Board decisions and notices areavailable on our Web site at http://www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: July 18, 2006.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,Director, Office of Proceedings.Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.[FR Doc. E6-11800 Filed 7-26-06; 3:45 am]BILLING CODE 491!H)1-P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Financial Crimes EnforcementNetwork; Proposed Collection;Comment Request; CurrencyTransaction Report

AGENCY:FinancialCrimesEnforcementNetwork, Department ofthe Treasury.ACTION:Notice and request forcomments.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effortto reduce paperwork and respondentburden, the Financial CrimesEnforcement Network (FinCEN) invites

comment on the proposed extension,without change, of the CurrencyTransaction Report (CTR), FinCEN Form104. This request for comments is beingmade pursuant to the PaperworkReduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13,44 D.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).DATES: Written comments are welcomeand must be received on or beforeSeptember 25, 2006.ADDRESSES:Written commentsshouldbe submitted to; Office of Chief Counsel,Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,Department of the Treasury, P.O. Box39, Vienna, VA 22183, Attention: PRAComments-CTR Form. Comments alsomay be submitted by electronic mail tothe following Internet address:regcomments@fincen.gov, again with acaption, in the body of the text,"Attention: PRAComments-CTRForm."

Inspection of comments. Commentsmay be inspected, between 10 a.m. and4 p.m., in the FinCEN reading room inWashington, DC. Persons wishing toinspect the comments submitted mustrequest an appointment by telephoning(202) 354-6400 (not a toll-free number).FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network,Regulatory Policy and ProgramsDivision, at (800) 949-2732.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Currency Transaction Report(CTR).

OMB Number: 1506-0004.Form Number: FinCEN Form 104.

Abstract: The statute generallyreferred to as the "Bank Secrecy Act,"Titles I and II of Public Law 91-508, asamended, codified at 12 D.S.C. 1829b,12 D.S.C. 1951-1959, and 31 D.S.C.5311-5332, authorizes the Secretary ofthe Treasury, inter alia, to requirefinancial institutions to keep recordsand file reports that are determined tohave a high degree of usefulness incriminal, tax, and regulatoryinvestigations or proceedings, or in theconduct of intelligence or counter-intelligence activities, to protect againstinternational terrorism, and toimplement counter-money launderingprograms and compliance procedures.1Regulations implementing Title II of theBank Secrecy Act appear at 31 CFR Part103. The authority ofthe Secretary toadminister the Bank Secrecy Act has

1Language expanding the scope of the BankSecrecy Act to intelligence or counter-intelligenceactivities to protect against international terrorismwas added by Section 358 of the Uniting andStrengthening America by Providing AppropriateTools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism(USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56.

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been delegated to the Director ofFinCEN.

Section 5313(a) of the Bank SecrecyAct authorizes the Secretary to issueregulations that require a report when"a domestic financial institution isinvolved in a transaction for thepayment, receipt, or transfer of UnitedStates coins or currency (or othermonetary instruments the Secretary ofthe Treasury prescribes), in an amount,denomination, or amount anddenomination, or under circumstancesthe Secretary prescribes." Regulationsimplementing section 5313(a) are foundat 31 CFR 103.22. In general, theregulations require the reporting oftransactions in currency to, by, orthrough a financial institution in excessof $10,000 by or on behalf of anyoneperson in anyone business day.Financial institutions, as defined in 31CFR 103.11(n), are subject to thecurrency transaction reportingrequirement. The Currency TransactionReport, FinCEN Form 104, is the formthat financial institutions (other thancasinos) use to comply with thecurrency transaction reportingrequirements.

Action: This is an extension, withoutchange, of a currently approvedcollection. A copy of the CurrencyTransaction Report, FinCEN Form 104,may be obtained from the FinCEN Website at http://www.fincen.gov/forms/finlO4_ctr.pdf, or by calling (800) 949-2732 and selecting option 5.

Type of Review: Regular review of acurrently approved informationcollection.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit and non-profit institutions.

Frequency: As required.Estimated Burden: Reporting average

of 20 minutes per response. Formrecordkeeping average of five (5)minutes per response, for a total of 25minutes.

Estimated number of respondents:54,524.

Estimated Total Annual Responses:15,090,000.

Estimated Total Annual BurdenHours: 6,287,500.

An agency may not conduct orsponsor, and a person is not required torespond to, a collection of informationunless the collection of informaticlldisplays a valid OMB control number.Records required to be retainedpursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act mustbe retained for five years.

Request for Comments: Commentssubmitted in response to this notice willbe summarized and/or included in therequest for OMB approval. Allcomments will become a matter of

public record, Commentsareinvited on;

(a) Whether the collection ofinformation is necessary for the properperformance of the functions of theagency, including whether theinformation shall have practical utility;(b) the accuracy of the agency's estimateof the burden of the collection ofinformation; (c) ways to enhance thequality, utility, and clarity of theinformation to be collected; (d) ways tominimize the burden of the collection ofinformation on respondents, includingthrough the use of automated collectiontechniques or other forms of informationtechnology; and (e) estimates of capitalor start-up costs and costs of operation,maintenance, and purchase of servicesto provide information.

Dated: July 20. 2006.Robert W. Wemer,

Director, Financial Crimes EnforcementNetwork.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Additional Designation of Individualsand Entities Pursuant to ExecutiveOrder 13224

AGENCY: Office of Foreign AssetsControl, Treasury.ACTION:Notice.

SUMMARY:The Treasury Department'sOffice of Foreign Assets Control("OFAC") is publishing the name of onenewly-designated individual whoseproperty and interests in property areblocked pursuant to Executive Order13224 of September 23, 2001, "BlockingProperty and Prohibiting TransactionsWith Persons Who Commit, Threaten ToCommit, or Support Terrorism."DATES:The designation by the Secretaryof the Treasury of the individualidentified in this notice pursuant toExecutive Order 13224 is effective onJuly 20, 2006.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Assistant Director, ComplianceOutreach &Implementation,Office ofForeign Assets Control, Department ofthe Treasury, Washington, DC 20220,tel.: 202/622-2490.SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic and Facsimile AvailabilityThis document and additional

information concerning OFAC areavailable from OFAC's Web site(http://www.treas.gov/ofac) or viafacsimile through a 24-hour fax-ondemand service, tel.; 202/622-0077.

BackgroundOn September 23,2001, the President

issued Executive Order 13224 (the"Order") pursuant to the InternationalEmergency Economic Powers Act, 50U.S.C. 1701-1706, and the UnitedNations Participation Act of 1945, 22U.S.C. 287c. In the Order, the Presidentdeclared a national emergency toaddress grave acts ofterrorism andthreats of terrorism committed byforeign terrorists, including theSeptember 11, 2001, terrorist attacks inNew York, Pennsylvania, and at thePentagon. The Order imposes economicsanctions on persons who commit,threaten to commit, or support acts ofterrorism. The President identified inthe Annex to the Order, as amended byExecutive Order 13268 of July 2, 2002,13 individuals and 16 entities as subjectto the economic sanctions.

Section 1 of the Order blocks, withcertain exceptions, all property andinterests in property that are in orhereafter come within the United Statesor the possession or control of UnitedStates persons, of: (1) Foreign personslisted in the Annex to the Order; (2)foreign persons determined by theSecretary of State, in consultation withthe Secretary of the Treasury, theSecretary of the Department ofHomeland Security and the AttorneyGeneral, to have committed, or to posea significant risk of committing, acts ofterrorism that threaten the security ofU.S. nationals or the national security,foreign policy, or economy of the UnitedStates; (3) persons determined by theSecretary of the Treasury, inconsultation with the Secretary of State,the Secretary of the Department ofHomeland Security and the AttorneyGeneral, to be owned or controlled by,or to act for or on behalf of thosepersons listed in the Annex to the Orderor those persons determined to besubject to subsection 1(b), l(c), or l(d)(i)of the Order; and (4) except as providedin section 5 of the Order and after suchconsultation, if any, with foreignauthorities as the Secretary of State, inconsultation with the Secretary of theTreasury, the Secretary of theDepartment of Homeland Security andthe Attorney General, deemsappropriate in the exercise of hisdiscretion, persons determined by theSecretary of the Treasury, inconsultation with the Secretary of State,the Secretary of the Department ofHomeland Security and the AttorneyGeneral, to assist in, sponsor, or providefinancial, material, or technologicalsupport for, or financial or otherservices to or in support of, such acts ofterrorism or those persons listed in the