Birmingham Southern Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Jefferson County, AL, 77095-77096 [E6-21763]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 246 / Friday, December 22, 2006 / Notices Petitions to reopen must be filed by January 11, 2007. ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of all pleadings referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34942 must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, one copy of all pleadings must be served on petitioner’s representative: Edward J. Krug, 401 First Street SE, Suite 330, P.O. Box 186, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406–0186. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1600. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339.] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the Board’s decision. To purchase a copy of the full decision, write to, email, or call: ASAP Document Solutions, 9332 Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD 20706; e-mail: asapdc@verizon.net; telephone: (202) 306–4004. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through FIRS at 1– 800–877–8339.] Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: December 15, 2006. By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner Buttrey. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–21948 Filed 12–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34967] jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC and Permian Basin Railways, Inc.— Continuance in Control Exemption— Chicago Terminal Railroad Iowa Pacific Holdings, LLC (IPH) and its subsidiary Permian Basin Railways, Inc. (Permian), both noncarriers, have filed a verified notice of exemption to continue in control of Chicago Terminal Railroad (CTR), upon CTR’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. IPH owns 100 percent of the common stock of Permian. IPH presently controls four other Class III short line railroads through Permian: the West Texas and Lubbock Railway Company, Inc., the Austin & Northwestern Railroad Company, Inc., d/b/a Texas New Mexico Railroad, the Arizona Eastern Railway Company, Inc., and the San Luis & Rio VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Dec 21, 2006 Jkt 211001 Grande Railroad Company, Inc. Otherwise, IPH does not directly or indirectly own any other railroad properties subject to Board jurisdiction. The transaction is scheduled to be consummated on or after December 21, 2006. This transaction is related to the concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 34968, Chicago Terminal Railroad— Acquisition and Operation Exemption— Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway, wherein noncarrier CTR seeks to purchase and operate a 4.5-mile line of railroad in Chicago, Cook County, IL, known as the C&E Line currently owned by the Soo Line Railroad Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway. Applicant states that: (1) The railroads do not connect with each other or any railroad in their corporate family; (2) the continuance in control is not part of a series of anticipated transactions that would connect the railroads with each other or any railroad in their corporate family; and (3) the transaction does not involve a Class I carrier. Therefore, the transaction is exempt from the prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board may not use its exemption authority to relieve a rail carrier of its statutory obligation to protect the interest of its employees. Section 11326(c), however, does not provide for labor protection for transactions under section 11324 and 11325 that involve only Class III rail carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not impose labor protective conditions here, because all of the carriers involved are Class III carriers. If the verified 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 transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34967, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423– 0001. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be served on John D. Heffner, 1920 N Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: December 14, 2006. PO 00000 Frm 00136 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77095 By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–21900 Filed 12–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Docket No. AB–192 (Sub-No. 2X)] Birmingham Southern Railroad Company—Abandonment Exemption— in Jefferson County, AL Birmingham Southern Railroad Company (BSRC) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 0.18-mile line of railroad known as the Old Port Branch, extending from Survey Station 936+04.07 of Turnout P–63 A, over Trestle 17.9, to a connection with Ergon Terminaling, Inc.’s (Ergon) rail line at Survey Station 945+52.55 in Jefferson County, AL. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 35118.1 BSRC has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the line; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the line (or by a State or local government entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board or with any U.S. District Court or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2-year period; and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental agencies) have been met. As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.— Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of 1 BSRC intends to convey to Ergon its interest in the line, including Trestle 17.9 and all the rails and ties associated therewith, for a distance of 423.59 feet extending from Survey Station 936+04.07, which will provide Ergon with the potential for a future rail connection should the need arise. If the trestle is not conveyed to Ergon, it will be conveyed to the State of Alabama or dismantled. E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1 77096 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 246 / Friday, December 22, 2006 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be effective on January 23, 2007, unless stayed pending reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,2 formal expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by January 2, 2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by January 11, 2007, with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to BSRC’s representative: Michael M. Partain, Esq., United States Steel Corporation, 6200 E. J. Oliver Boulevard, Suite 192, Fairfield, AL 35064. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. BSRC has filed environmental and historic reports which address the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by December 29, 2006. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539. [Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 800–877–8339.] Comments on environmental and historic preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to the public. Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), BSRC 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 BSRC’s filing of a notice of consummation by December 22, 2007, and there are no legal or regulatory 2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board’s Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent investigation) cannot be made before the exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption’s effective date. 3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:45 Dec 21, 2006 Jkt 211001 barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically expire. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: December 14, 2006. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–21763 Filed 12–21–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Reasonable Charges for Medical Care or Services; 2007 Calendar Year Update Department of Veterans Affairs. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: Section 17.101 of Title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations sets forth the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical regulations concerning ‘‘reasonable charges’’ for medical care or services provided or furnished by VA to a veteran: —For a nonservice-connected disability for which the veteran is eligible for care (or the payment of expenses of care) under a health plan contract; —For a nonservice-connected disability incurred incident to the veteran’s employment and covered under a worker’s compensation law or plan that provides reimbursement or indemnification for such care and services; or —For a nonservice-connected disability incurred as a result of a motor vehicle accident in a State that requires automobile accident reparations insurance. The regulations include methodologies for establishing billed amounts for the following types of charges: acute inpatient facility charges; skilled nursing facility/sub-acute inpatient facility charges; partial hospitalization facility charges; outpatient facility charges; physician and other professional charges, including professional charges for anesthesia services and dental services; pathology and laboratory charges; observation care facility charges; ambulance and other emergency transportation charges; and charges for durable medical equipment, drugs, injectables, and other medical services, items, and supplies identified by Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Level II codes. The regulations also provide that data for PO 00000 Frm 00137 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 calculating actual charge amounts at individual VA facilities based on these methodologies will be posted on the Internet site of the Veterans Health Administration Chief Business Office, currently at https://www.va.gov/cbo, under ‘‘Charge Data.’’ Some of these charges are hereby updated as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice. These changes are effective January 1, 2007. When charges for medical care or services provided or furnished at VA expense by either VA or non-VA providers have not been established under other provisions of the regulations, the method for determining VA’s charges is set forth at 38 CFR 17.101(a)(8). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Romona Greene, Chief Business Office (168), Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 254–0361. (This is not a toll free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Of the charge types listed in the Summary section of this notice, acute inpatient facility charges and skilled nursing facility/sub-acute inpatient facility charges are not being changed. Acute inpatient facility charges remain the same as set forth in a notice published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2006 (71 FR 57028). Skilled nursing facility/sub-acute inpatient facility charges remain the same as set forth in a notice published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2006 (71 FR 57028). Based on the methodologies set forth in 38 CFR 17.101, this document provides an update to charges for 2007 HCPCS Level II and Current Procedural Technology (CPT) codes. Charges are also being updated based on more recent versions of data sources for the following charge types: partial hospitalization facility charges; outpatient facility charges; physician and other professional charges, including professional charges for anesthesia services and dental services; pathology and laboratory charges; observation care facility charges; ambulance and other emergency transportation charges; and charges for durable medical equipment, drugs, injectables, and other medical services, items, and supplies identified by HCPCS Level II codes. These updated charges are effective January 1, 2007. In this update, we are retaining the table designations used in the notice posted on the Internet site of the Veterans Health Administration Chief Business Office currently at https:// E:\FR\FM\22DEN1.SGM 22DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 246 (Friday, December 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77095-77096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21763]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB-192 (Sub-No. 2X)]


Birmingham Southern Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in 
Jefferson County, AL

    Birmingham Southern Railroad Company (BSRC) has filed a verified 
notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon a 0.18-mile line of railroad known as the Old Port Branch, 
extending from Survey Station 936+04.07 of Turnout P-63 A, over Trestle 
17.9, to a connection with Ergon Terminaling, Inc.'s (Ergon) rail line 
at Survey Station 945+52.55 in Jefferson County, AL. The line traverses 
United States Postal Service Zip Code 35118.\1\
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    \1\ BSRC intends to convey to Ergon its interest in the line, 
including Trestle 17.9 and all the rails and ties associated 
therewith, for a distance of 423.59 feet extending from Survey 
Station 936+04.07, which will provide Ergon with the potential for a 
future rail connection should the need arise. If the trestle is not 
conveyed to Ergon, it will be conveyed to the State of Alabama or 
dismantled.
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    BSRC has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the 
line for at least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the 
line; (3) no formal complaint filed by a user of rail service on the 
line (or by a State or local government entity acting on behalf of such 
user) regarding cessation of service over the line either is pending 
with the Surface Transportation Board or with any U.S. District Court 
or has been decided in favor of complainant within the 2-year period; 
and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 
CFR 1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 
CFR 1105.12 (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice 
to governmental agencies) have been met.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employee adversely affected 
by the abandonment shall be protected under Oregon Short Line R. Co.--
Abandonment--Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To address whether this 
condition adequately protects affected employees, a petition for 
partial revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. Provided no 
formal expression of intent to file an offer of

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financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be 
effective on January 23, 2007, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\2\ formal 
expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\3\ and 
trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by 
January 2, 2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use 
conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by January 11, 2007, with 
the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20423-0001.
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    \2\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on 
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's 
Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date. 
See Exemption of Out-of-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). 
Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that 
the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's 
effective date.
    \3\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which 
currently is set at $1,300. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to 
BSRC's representative: Michael M. Partain, Esq., United States Steel 
Corporation, 6200 E. J. Oliver Boulevard, Suite 192, Fairfield, AL 
35064.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    BSRC has filed environmental and historic reports which address the 
effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic 
resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by December 
29, 2006. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to 
SEA (Room 500, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-0001) 
or by calling SEA, at (202) 565-1539. [Assistance for the hearing 
impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service 
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.] Comments on environmental and historic 
preservation matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes 
available to the public.
    Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail 
banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent 
decision.
    Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), BSRC 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 BSRC's filing of a notice of 
consummation by December 22, 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: December 14, 2006.
    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-21763 Filed 12-21-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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