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line traverses United States Postal
Service Zip Code 77340.
UP 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 financial
assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on January
15, 2008, 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 December
26, 2007. Petitions to reopen or requests
for public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by January 3,
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 UP’s
representative: Mack H. Shumate, Jr.,
Senior General Attorney, 101 North
Wacker Drive, Room 1920, Chicago, IL
60606.
instead of milepost 5.05 as listed in its filing of
November 26, 2007.
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).
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If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
UP has filed a combined
environmental and historic report
addressing the effects, if any, of the
abandonment on the environment and
historic resources. SEA will issue an
environmental assessment (EA) by
December 21, 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), UP 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
UP’s filing of a notice of consummation
by December 14, 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: December 7, 2007.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Open Meeting of the Financial Literacy
and Education Commission
Departmental Offices, Treasury.
Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
meeting of the Financial Literacy and
Education Commission, established by
the Financial Literacy and Education
Improvement Act (Title V of the Fair
and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of
2003).
DATES: The thirteenth meeting of the
Financial Literacy and Education
Commission will be held on Tuesday,
January 15, 2008, beginning at 10 a.m.
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The Financial Literacy and
Education Commission meeting will be
held in the Cash Room at the
Department of the Treasury, located at
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. To be admitted to the
Treasury building, an attendee must
RSVP by providing his or her name,
organization, phone number, date of
birth, Social Security number and
country of citizenship to the Department
of the Treasury by e-mail at:
FLECrsvp@do.treas.gov, or by telephone
at: (202) 622–5770 (not a toll-free
number) not later than 5 p.m. on
Wednesday, January 9, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, contact Tom
Kurek by e-mail at:
thomas.kurek@do.treas.gov or by
telephone at (202) 622–0204 (not a tollfree number). Additional information
regarding the Financial Literacy and
Education Commission and the
Department of the Treasury’s Office of
Financial Education may be obtained
through the Office of Financial
Education’s Web site at: https://
www.treas.gov/financialeducation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Financial Literacy and Education
Improvement Act, which is Title V of
the Fair and Accurate Credit
Transactions Act of 2003 (the ‘‘FACT
Act’’) (Pub. L. 108–159), established the
Financial Literacy and Education
Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’) to
improve financial literacy and
education of persons in the United
States. The Commission is composed of
the Secretary of the Treasury and the
head of the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency; the Office of Thrift
Supervision; the Federal Reserve; the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;
the National Credit Union
Administration; the Securities and
Exchange Commission; the Departments
of Education, Agriculture, Defense,
Health and Human Services, Housing
and Urban Development, Labor, and
Veterans Affairs; the Federal Trade
Commission; the General Services
Administration; the Small Business
Administration; the Social Security
Administration; the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission; and the Office of
Personnel Management. The
Commission is required to hold
meetings that are open to the public
every four months, with its first meeting
occurring within 60 days of the
enactment of the FACT Act. The FACT
Act was enacted on December 4, 2003.
The thirteenth meeting of the
Commission, which will be open to the
public, will be held in the Cash Room
at the Department of the Treasury,
ADDRESSES:
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located at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The room will
accommodate 80 members of the public.
Seating is available on a first-come
basis. Participation in the discussion at
the meeting will be limited to
Commission members, their staffs, and
special guest presenters.
Dated: December 7, 2007.
Dan Iannicola, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial
Education.
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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 240 (Friday, December 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71192-71193]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Open Meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Financial Literacy and
Education Commission, established by the Financial Literacy and
Education Improvement Act (Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit
Transactions Act of 2003).
DATES: The thirteenth meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education
Commission will be held on Tuesday, January 15, 2008, beginning at 10
a.m.
ADDRESSES: The Financial Literacy and Education Commission meeting will
be held in the Cash Room at the Department of the Treasury, located at
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC. To be admitted to the
Treasury building, an attendee must RSVP by providing his or her name,
organization, phone number, date of birth, Social Security number and
country of citizenship to the Department of the Treasury by e-mail at:
FLECrsvp@do.treas.gov, or by telephone at: (202) 622-5770 (not a toll-
free number) not later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, January 9, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Tom Kurek by e-mail at: thomas.kurek@do.treas.gov or by telephone at
(202) 622-0204 (not a toll-free number). Additional information
regarding the Financial Literacy and Education Commission and the
Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial Education may be
obtained through the Office of Financial Education's Web site at:
https://www.treas.gov/financialeducation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Financial Literacy and Education
Improvement Act, which is Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit
Transactions Act of 2003 (the ``FACT Act'') (Pub. L. 108-159),
established the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (the
``Commission'') to improve financial literacy and education of persons
in the United States. The Commission is composed of the Secretary of
the Treasury and the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency; the Office of Thrift Supervision; the Federal Reserve; the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the National Credit Union
Administration; the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Departments
of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing
and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; the Federal Trade
Commission; the General Services Administration; the Small Business
Administration; the Social Security Administration; the Commodity
Futures Trading Commission; and the Office of Personnel Management. The
Commission is required to hold meetings that are open to the public
every four months, with its first meeting occurring within 60 days of
the enactment of the FACT Act. The FACT Act was enacted on December 4,
2003.
The thirteenth meeting of the Commission, which will be open to the
public, will be held in the Cash Room at the Department of the
Treasury,
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located at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The room will
accommodate 80 members of the public. Seating is available on a first-
come basis. Participation in the discussion at the meeting will be
limited to Commission members, their staffs, and special guest
presenters.
Dated: December 7, 2007.
Dan Iannicola, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education.
[FR Doc. E7-24204 Filed 12-13-07; 8:45 am]
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