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This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
Dated: March 29, 2007.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–6 (Sub-No. 449X)]
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BNSF Railway Company—
Abandonment Exemption—in Swift
County, MN
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has
filed a notice of exemption under 49
CFR part 1152 subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments to abandon a rail line
between Engineering Stations 0 + 00
and 28 + 61, near Appleton, in Swift
County, MN, a distance of 0.54 miles.
The line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Code 56208.
BNSF has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on
the line can be rerouted; (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 of 49 CFR 1105.7
(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.8
(historic report), 49 CFR 1105.11
(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(l) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employees adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
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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 financial
assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on May 4,
2007, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues,1
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by April 16,
2007. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by April 24, 2007,
with: Surface Transportation Board, 395
E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to BNSF’s
representative: Sidney L. Strickland, Jr.,
3050 K Street, NW., Suite 101,
Washington, DC 20007.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
BNSF 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 April 9, 2007.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
the EA by writing to SEA (Room 1100,
Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling SEA, at (202) 245–0305.
[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), BNSF shall file a notice of
consummation with the Board to signify
1 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.
2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee
which is currently set at $1,300. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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that it has exercised the authority
granted and fully abandoned the line. If
consummation has not been effected by
BNSF’s filing of a notice of
consummation by April 4, 2008, 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 https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: March 23, 2007.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
International Affairs; Survey of Foreign
Ownership of U.S. Securities
Departmental Offices,
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: By this Notice, the
Department of the Treasury is informing
the public that it is conducting a
mandatory survey of foreign ownership
of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2007.
This Notice constitutes legal notification
to all United States persons (defined
below) who meet the reporting
requirements set forth in this Notice that
they must respond to, and comply with,
this survey. Additional copies of the
reporting forms SHLA (2007) and
instructions may be printed from the
Internet at: https://www.treas.gov/tic/
forms-sh.html.
Definition: A U.S. person is any
individual, branch, partnership,
associated group, association, estate,
trust, corporation, or other organization
(whether or not organized under the
laws of any State), and any government
(including a foreign government, the
United States Government, a state,
provincial, or local government, and any
agency, corporation, financial
institution, or other entity or
instrumentality thereof, including a
government-sponsored agency), who
resides in the United States or is subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Who Must Report: The panel for this
survey is based upon the level of foreign
holdings of U.S. securities reported on
the June 2004 benchmark survey of
foreign holdings of U.S. securities, and
will consist mostly of the largest
reporters on that survey. Entities
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required to report will be contacted
individually by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. Entities not
contacted by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York have no reporting
responsibilities.
What to Report: This report will
collect information on foreign resident
holdings of U.S. securities, including
equities, short-term debt securities
(including selected money market
instruments), and long-term debt
securities.
How to Report: Copies of the survey
forms and instructions, which contain
complete information on reporting
procedures and definitions, can be
obtained by contacting the survey staff
of the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York at (212) 720–6300, e-mail:
SHLA.help@ny.frb.org. The mailing
address is: Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, Statistics Function, 4th Floor, 33
Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045–
0001. Inquiries can also be made to Mr.
William L. Griever, Federal Reserve
Board of Governors, at (202) 452–2924,
e-mail: william.l.griever@frb.gov; or to
Dwight Wolkow at (202) 622–1276, email: wolkowd@do.treas.gov.
When to Report: Data should be
submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York, acting as fiscal agent for
the Department of the Treasury, by
August 31, 2007.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This
data collection has been approved by
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned
control number 1505–0123. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it
displays a valid control number
assigned by OMB. The estimated
average annual burden associated with
this collection of information is 486
hours per report for the largest
custodians of securities, and 110 hours
per report for the largest issuers of
securities that have data to report and
are not custodians. Comments
concerning the accuracy of this burden
estimate and suggestions for reducing
this burden should be directed to the
Department of the Treasury, Office of
International Affairs, Attention
Administrator, International Portfolio
Investment Data Reporting Systems,
Room 5422, Washington, DC 20220, and
to OMB, Attention Desk Officer for the
Department of the Treasury, Office of
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Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio
Investment Data Reporting Systems.
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Treasury is publishing its Notification
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Antidiscrimination and Retaliation
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information to current employees,
former employees and applicants for
Treasury employment of their rights and
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applicants by publishing an initial
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https://www.treas.gov/nofearact/.
For Further Information Contact:
Mariam G. Harvey, Director, Office of
Equal Opportunity and Diversity,
Department of the Treasury, 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
8157D, Washington, DC 20220; (202)
622–1160.
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On May 15, 2002, Congress enacted
the ‘‘Notification and Federal Employee
Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act
of 2002,’’ which is now known as the
No FEAR Act. One purpose of the Act
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accountable for violations of
antidiscrimination and whistleblower
protection laws.’’ Pub. L. 107–174,
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run effectively if those agencies practice
or tolerate discrimination.’’ Pub. L. 107–
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against an employee or applicant with
respect to the terms, conditions or
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race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
age, disability, marital status or political
affiliation. Discrimination on these
bases is prohibited by one or more of the
following statutes: 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1),
29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C. 631, 29
U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 791 and 42 U.S.C.
2000e-16. If you believe that you have
been the victim of unlawful
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counselor within 45 calendar days of
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the case of a personnel action, within 45
calendar days of the effective date of the
action, before you can file a formal
complaint of discrimination with your
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you believe that you have been the
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notice of intent to sue to the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) within 180 calendar days of the
alleged discriminatory action. If you are
alleging discrimination based on marital
status or political affiliation, you may
file a written complaint with the U.S.
Office of Special Counsel (OSC) (see
contact information below). In the
alternative (or in some cases, in
addition), you may pursue a
discrimination complaint by filing a
grievance through your agency’s
administrative or negotiated grievance
procedures, if such procedures apply
and are available.
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take, direct others to take, recommend
or approve any personnel action must
not use that authority to take or fail to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs;
Survey of Foreign Ownership of U.S. Securities
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of reporting requirements.
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SUMMARY: By this Notice, the Department of the Treasury is informing
the public that it is conducting a mandatory survey of foreign
ownership of U.S. securities as of June 30, 2007. This Notice
constitutes legal notification to all United States persons (defined
below) who meet the reporting requirements set forth in this Notice
that they must respond to, and comply with, this survey. Additional
copies of the reporting forms SHLA (2007) and instructions may be
printed from the Internet at: https://www.treas.gov/tic/forms-sh.html.
Definition: A U.S. person is any individual, branch, partnership,
associated group, association, estate, trust, corporation, or other
organization (whether or not organized under the laws of any State),
and any government (including a foreign government, the United States
Government, a state, provincial, or local government, and any agency,
corporation, financial institution, or other entity or instrumentality
thereof, including a government-sponsored agency), who resides in the
United States or is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Who Must Report: The panel for this survey is based upon the level
of foreign holdings of U.S. securities reported on the June 2004
benchmark survey of foreign holdings of U.S. securities, and will
consist mostly of the largest reporters on that survey. Entities
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required to report will be contacted individually by the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York. Entities not contacted by the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York have no reporting responsibilities.
What to Report: This report will collect information on foreign
resident holdings of U.S. securities, including equities, short-term
debt securities (including selected money market instruments), and
long-term debt securities.
How to Report: Copies of the survey forms and instructions, which
contain complete information on reporting procedures and definitions,
can be obtained by contacting the survey staff of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York at (212) 720-6300, e-mail: SHLA.help@ny.frb.org. The
mailing address is: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Statistics
Function, 4th Floor, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10045-0001.
Inquiries can also be made to Mr. William L. Griever, Federal Reserve
Board of Governors, at (202) 452-2924, e-mail:
william.l.griever@frb.gov; or to Dwight Wolkow at (202) 622-1276, e-
mail: wolkowd@do.treas.gov.
When to Report: Data should be submitted to the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, acting as fiscal agent for the Department of the
Treasury, by August 31, 2007.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice: This data collection has been
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act and assigned control number 1505-0123.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a valid
control number assigned by OMB. The estimated average annual burden
associated with this collection of information is 486 hours per report
for the largest custodians of securities, and 110 hours per report for
the largest issuers of securities that have data to report and are not
custodians. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate
and suggestions for reducing this burden should be directed to the
Department of the Treasury, Office of International Affairs, Attention
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting
Systems, Room 5422, Washington, DC 20220, and to OMB, Attention Desk
Officer for the Department of the Treasury, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503.
Dwight Wolkow,
Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Reporting
Systems.
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