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Issued on: December 17, 2010.
Leslie T. Rogers,
Regional Administrator, Region IX, Federal
Transit Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35450]
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City of Maplewood, MN.—Acquisition
Exemption—Right To Restore Rail
Service Over a Railbanked Right-ofWay in Ramsey County, MN.
The City of Maplewood, Minn. (the
City), a noncarrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.31 to acquire from BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF) the right to restore rail
service over a rail banked right-of-way,
a distance of .67 miles, extending from
milepost 7.19 to milepost 6.52 (the
line),1 in Ramsey County, Minn.
In the notice of exemption in BNSF
Railway Company—Abandonment
Exemption—in Ramsay County, Minn.,
AB 6 (Sub.-No. 429X) (STB served Aug.
10, 2005), BNSF was authorized to
1 The line is between milepost 7.19, a point
approximately 100 feet north of Interstate Highway
I–694 in White Bear Township, and milepost 6.52,
a point approximately 50 feet north of Beam
Avenue in the City.
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abandon the line. Subsequent to that
notice, BNSF and the City reached an
agreement for rail banking the line. The
agreement included a provision that, in
exchange for payment of value, BNSF
would convey to the City BNSF’s right
to restore service over the line’s right-ofway.
Subsequently, in a quitclaim deed
dated September 26, 2005, BNSF
conveyed the line to the City along with
BNSF’s right to restore service over the
right-of-way. The City explains that it
did not know, at the time, that Board
authorization was necessary for the City
to acquire the right to restore rail
service. The City now, after the fact,
invokes the Board’s authorization for
that acquisition through a notice of
exemption. The City states that it or an
operator contracted by the City would
operate over the line if service is
restored.
In King County, Wash.—Acquisition
Exemption—BNSF Railway Company,
FD 35148, slip op. at 3–4 (STB served
Sept. 18, 2009) (King County), the Board
granted an individual exemption
authorizing the conveyance of the right
to restore rail service on a line to a
county, explaining that the right to
reactivate a rail banked line is not an
exclusive right and would not preclude
any other service provider from seeking
Board authorization to restore rail
service over the rail banked line if the
county did not do so. In King County,
slip op. at 4 n.5, both the county
acquiring the right and the rail carrier
selling that right ‘‘made clear that [the
rail carrier did] not wish to retain any
rights related to the segments.’’
Likewise, here the notice indicates that
BNSF did not wish to retain rights
related to the line because, by quitclaim
deed, BNSF conveyed to the City both
the right-of-way itself and the right to
restore service over the right-of-way.
The transaction is expected to be
consummated on or after January 8,
2010 (30 days after the exemption was
filed).
The City certifies that its projected
annual revenues from the acquisition
involved in this proceeding do not
exceed those that would qualify it as a
Class III carrier.
If the notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than December 30, 2010 (at
least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
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An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35450, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, one copy of each pleading
must be served on Thomas F.
McFarland, Thomas F. McFarland, P.C.,
208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1890,
Chicago, IL 60604.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
https://www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: December 20, 2010.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Andrea Pope-Matheson,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service
Surety Companies Acceptable on
Federal Bonds: Termination—Penn
Millers Insurance Company
Financial Management Service,
Fiscal Service, Department of the
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This is Supplement No. 5 to
the Treasury Department Circular 570;
2010 Revision, published July 1, 2010,
at 75 FR 38192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the Certificate of
Authority issued by the Treasury to the
above-named company under 31 U.S.C.
9305 to qualify as an acceptable surety
on Federal bonds is terminated
immediately. Federal bond-approving
officials should annotate their reference
copies of the Treasury Department
Circular 570 (‘‘Circular’’), 2010 Revision,
to reflect this change.
With respect to any bonds currently
in force with this company, bondapproving officers may let such bonds
run to expiration and need not secure
new bonds. However, no new bonds
should be accepted from this company,
and bonds that are continuous in nature
should not be renewed.
The Circular may be viewed and
downloaded through the Internet at
https://www.fms.treas.gov/c570.
Questions concerning this notice may
be directed to the U.S. Department of
the Treasury, Financial Management
Service, Financial Accounting and
Services Division, Surety Bond Branch,
SUMMARY:
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3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01,
Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Dated: December 14, 2010.
Laura Carrico,
Director, Financial Accounting and Services
Division, Financial Management Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Health Outcomes Not Associated With
Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents;
Veterans and Agent Orange: Update
2008
ACTION:
Notice.
As required by law, the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
hereby gives notice that the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, under the authority of
the Agent Orange Act of 1991, Public
Law 102–4 (codified in relevant part at
38 U.S.C. 1116), has determined that a
presumption of service connection is
not warranted based on exposure to
herbicides used in the Republic of
Vietnam during the Vietnam Era for any
of the diseases, illnesses, or health
effects identified in the July 24, 2009,
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
report entitled ‘‘Veterans and Agent
Orange: Update 2008’’ (Update 2008),
except for hairy cell leukemia (HCL) and
other chronic b-cell leukemias,
Parkinson’s disease, and ischemic heart
disease. In this regard, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs determined, based
upon the NAS report, that there is a
positive association between exposure
to herbicides and the subsequent
development of HCL and other chronic
b-cell leukemias, Parkinson’s disease,
and ischemic heart disease. The
Secretary recently published a notice of
proposed rulemaking to implement this
decision. See 75 FR 14391 (Mar. 25,
2010).
The determination to not establish a
presumption of service connection,
based on exposure to herbicides used in
the Republic of Vietnam during the
Vietnam era for any other of the
diseases, illnesses, or health effects
identified in the July 24, 2009, NAS
report, does not in any way preclude VA
from granting service connection for
these diseases, including those
specifically discussed in this notice, nor
does it change any existing rights or
procedures.
The Secretary’s determinations
regarding individual diseases are based
on all available evidence in the 2008
report of the NAS and prior NAS
reports. This notice generally states
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specific information only with respect
to significant additional studies that
were first reviewed by NAS in its 2008
report. Information regarding additional
relevant studies is stated in VA’s prior
notices following earlier NAS reports,
and generally will not be repeated here.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerald Johnson, Regulations Staff
(211D), Compensation and Pension
Service, Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, telephone (202)
461–9727. (This is not a toll-free
number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Statutory Requirements
Section 3 of the Agent Orange Act of
1991, Public Law 102–4, 105 Stat. 11,
directed the Secretary to seek to enter
into an agreement with the NAS to
review and evaluate the available
scientific evidence regarding
associations between exposure to
herbicides used in support of military
operations in the Republic of Vietnam
during the Vietnam era and each disease
suspected to be associated with such
exposure.
Congress mandated that NAS
determine, to the extent possible: (1)
Whether there is a statistical association
between the suspected diseases and
herbicide exposure, taking into account
the strength of the scientific evidence
and the appropriateness of the scientific
methodology used to detect the
association; (2) the increased risk of
disease among individuals exposed to
herbicide agents during service in the
Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam
era; and (3) whether a plausible
biological mechanism or other evidence
of a causal relationship exists between
herbicide exposure and the health
outcome. Section 3 of Public Law 102–
4 also requires that NAS submit reports
on its activities every 2 years (as
measured from the date of the first
report) for a 10-year period. The
Veterans Education and Benefits
Expansion Act of 2001, Public Law 107–
103, extended this period until October
1, 2014.
Section 2 of Public Law 102–4,
codified in pertinent part at 38 U.S.C.
1116(b) and (c), provides that whenever
the Secretary determines, based on
sound medical and scientific evidence,
that a positive association (i.e., the
credible evidence for the association is
equal to or outweighs the credible
evidence against the association) exists
between exposure of humans to an
herbicide agent (i.e., a chemical in an
herbicide used in support of the United
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States and allied military operations in
the Republic of Vietnam during the
Vietnam era) and a disease, the
Secretary will publish regulations
establishing presumptive service
connection for that disease. If the
Secretary determines that a presumption
of service connection is not warranted,
he is to publish a notice of that
determination, including an explanation
of the scientific basis for that
determination. The Secretary’s
determination must be based on
consideration of the NAS reports and all
other sound medical and scientific
information and analysis available to
the Secretary.
Section 2 of the Agent Orange Act of
1991 provided that the Secretary’s
authority and duties under that section
would expire 10 years after the first day
of the fiscal year in which NAS
transmitted its first report to VA. The
first NAS report was transmitted to VA
in July 1993, during the fiscal year that
began on October 1, 1992. Accordingly,
VA’s authority under section 2 of the
Agent Orange Act of 1991 expired on
September 30, 2002. In December 2001,
however, Congress enacted the Veterans
Education and Benefits Expansion Act
of 2001, Public Law 107–103. Section
201(d) of that Act extended VA’s
authority under 38 U.S.C. 1116(b)–(d)
through September 30, 2015.
Although 38 U.S.C. 1116 does not
define ‘‘credible,’’ it does instruct the
Secretary to ‘‘take into consideration
whether the results [of any study] are
statistically significant, are capable of
replication, and withstand peer review.’’
The Secretary reviews studies that
report a positive relative risk and
studies that report a negative relative
risk of a particular health outcome. He
then determines whether the weight of
evidence supports a finding that there is
or is not a positive association between
herbicide exposure and the subsequent
health outcome. The Secretary does this
by taking into account the statistical
significance, capability of replication,
and whether that study will withstand
peer review. Because of differences in
statistical significance, confidence
levels, control for confounding factors,
bias, and other pertinent characteristics,
some studies are more credible than
others. The Secretary gives weight to
more credible studies in evaluating the
overall evidence concerning specific
health outcomes.
II. Prior NAS Reports
The Secretary’s determination that
there is not a positive association
between herbicide exposure and the
diseases addressed in this notice is
based upon the NAS’s 2008 review and
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service
Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Termination--Penn
Millers Insurance Company
AGENCY: Financial Management Service, Fiscal Service, Department of the
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 5 to the Treasury Department Circular
570; 2010 Revision, published July 1, 2010, at 75 FR 38192.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874-6850.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Certificate
of Authority issued by the Treasury to the above-named company under 31
U.S.C. 9305 to qualify as an acceptable surety on Federal bonds is
terminated immediately. Federal bond-approving officials should
annotate their reference copies of the Treasury Department Circular 570
(``Circular''), 2010 Revision, to reflect this change.
With respect to any bonds currently in force with this company,
bond-approving officers may let such bonds run to expiration and need
not secure new bonds. However, no new bonds should be accepted from
this company, and bonds that are continuous in nature should not be
renewed.
The Circular may be viewed and downloaded through the Internet at
https://www.fms.treas.gov/c570.
Questions concerning this notice may be directed to the U.S.
Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, Financial
Accounting and Services Division, Surety Bond Branch,
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3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Dated: December 14, 2010.
Laura Carrico,
Director, Financial Accounting and Services Division, Financial
Management Service.
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