BNSF Railway Company-Trackage Rights Exemption-Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation, 23524-23525 [E8-9072]

Download as PDF 23524 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 84 / Wednesday, April 30, 2008 / Notices Background Section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU required the Secretary of Transportation to establish a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program. The purpose of the program is to enable and encourage children, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school and to make bicycling and walking to school a safer and more appealing transportation alternative. Section 1404(h) requires the establishment of a National SRTS Task Force. This teleconference is the seventh meeting of the Task Force. Complete meeting minutes from the previous meetings are posted on the Web site listed below. The agenda for this teleconference will include discussion of a draft report to the Secretary of Transportation about national strategies to advance SRTS programs nationwide. Further information about the Task Force can be found at: https:// www.saferoutesinfo.org/task_force/. 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PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer. Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Department, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication. ADDRESSES: Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2008. Kathleen C. DeMeter, Director, Office of Defects Investigation. [FR Doc. E8–9206 Filed 4–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 32023 (Sub-No. 1)] BNSF Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation Pursuant to a written amendment to a trackage rights agreement, the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation (DM&E) has agreed to modify an existing trackage rights agreement 1 to grant overhead trackage rights to BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) between milepost 145.00 and milepost 148.50, a distance of approximately 3.5 miles, in Yale, SD.2 1 The original trackage rights extended between milepost 160.33, in Huron, and milepost 148.50, in Yale, in Beadle County, SD, and were exempted by the Interstate Commerce Commission, the predecessor to the Board, in Burlington Northern Railroad Company—Trackage Rights Exemption— Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation, Finance Docket No. 32023 (ICC served Apr. 14, 1992). 2 This transaction is predicated upon the Board’s approval of the petition for exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 35125, Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation—Acquisition Exemption—Line of BNSF Railway Company, filed March 25, 2008, in which DM&E seeks to acquire from BNSF the same 3.5-mile line at issue in the present matter. The instant transaction would constitute a grant back to BNSF of trackage rights over the line following the proposed line sale to DM&E. E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1 rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 84 / Wednesday, April 30, 2008 / Notices This transaction will be consummated on May 17, 2008, the effective date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed), or once the transaction contemplated in STB Finance Docket No. 35125 is consummated, whichever is later. The purpose of the proposed transaction is to amend the 1992 trackage rights agreement to extend BNSF’s overhead trackage rights from milepost 148.50 to milepost 145.00 in Yale once that line is acquired by DM&E. This transaction will allow BNSF to reach its pre-existing trackage rights on DM&E’s east-west main line between Huron and Wolsey, SD. As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). 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. Stay petitions must be filed by May 9, 2008 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law No. 110–161, § 193, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007), nothing in this decision authorizes the following activities at any solid waste rail transfer facility: collecting, storing, or transferring solid waste outside of its original shipping container; or separating or processing solid waste (including baling, crushing, compacting, and shredding). The term ‘‘solid waste’’ is defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. 6903. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 32023 (Sub-No. 1), must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, Suite 225, 1455 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: April 22, 2008. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:09 Apr 29, 2008 Jkt 214001 By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Anne K. Quinlan, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–9072 Filed 4–29–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Credit for Renewable Electricity Production, Refined Coal Production, and Indian Coal Production, and Publication of Inflation Adjustment Factors and Reference Prices for Calendar Year 2008 Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Publication of inflation adjustment factors and reference prices for calendar year 2008 as required by section 45(e)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 45(e)(2)(A)), section 45(e)(8)(C) (26 U.S.C. 45(e)(8)(C)), and section 45(e)(10)(C) (26 U.S.C. 45(e)(10)(C)). AGENCY: SUMMARY: The 2008 inflation adjustment factors and reference prices are used in determining the availability of the credit for renewable electricity production, refined coal production, and Indian coal production under section 45. DATES: The 2008 inflation adjustment factors and reference prices apply to calendar year 2008 sales of kilowatt hours of electricity produced in the United States or a possession thereof from qualified energy resources, and to 2008 sales of refined coal and Indian coal produced in the United States or a possession thereof. Inflation Adjustment Factors: The inflation adjustment factor for calendar year 2008 for qualified energy resources and refined coal is 1.3854. The inflation adjustment factor for Indian coal is 1.0591. Reference Prices: The reference price for calendar year 2008 for facilities producing electricity from wind is 3.60 cents per kilowatt hour. The reference prices for fuel used as feedstock within the meaning of section 45(c)(7)(A) (relating to refined coal production) are $31.90 per ton for calendar year 2002 and $45.56 per ton for calendar year 2008. The reference prices for facilities producing electricity from closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, geothermal energy, solar energy, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, and qualified hydropower production have not been determined for calendar year 2008. The IRS is exploring methods of PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23525 determining those reference prices for calendar year 2009. Because the 2008 reference price for electricity produced from wind does not exceed 8 cents multiplied by the inflation adjustment factor, the phaseout of the credit provided in section 45(b)(1) does not apply to such electricity sold during calendar year 2008. Because the 2008 reference price of fuel used as feedstock for refined coal does not exceed the $31.90 reference price of such fuel in 2002 multiplied by the inflation adjustment factor and 1.7, the phaseout of credit provided in section 45(e)(8)(B) does not apply to refined coal sold during calendar year 2008. Further, for electricity produced from closed-loop biomass, open-loop biomass, geothermal energy, solar energy, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, and qualified hydropower production, the phaseout of credit provided in section 45(b)(1) does not apply to such electricity sold during calendar year 2008. Credit Amount by Qualified Energy Resource and Facility, Refined Coal, and Indian Coal: As required by section 45(b)(2), the 1.5-cent amount in section 45(a)(1), the 8-cent amount in section 45(b)(1), and the $4.375 amount in section 45(e)(8)(A) are each adjusted by multiplying such amount by the inflation adjustment factor for the calendar year in which the sale occurs. If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 0.1 cent, such amount is rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1 cent. In the case of electricity produced in open-loop biomass facilities, small irrigation power facilities, landfill gas facilities, trash combustion facilities, and qualified hydropower facilities, section 45(b)(4)(A) requires the amount in effect under section 45(a)(1) (before rounding to the nearest 0.1 cent) to be reduced by one-half. Under the calculation required by section 45(b)(2), the credit for renewable electricity production for calendar year 2008 under section 45(a) is 2.1 cents per kilowatt hour on the sale of electricity produced from the qualified energy resources of wind, closed-loop biomass, geothermal energy, and solar energy, and 1.0 cent per kilowatt hour on the sale of electricity produced in open-loop biomass facilities, small irrigation power facilities, landfill gas facilities, trash combustion facilities, and qualified hydropower facilities. Under the calculation required by section 45(b)(2), the credit for refined coal production for calendar year 2008 under section 45(e)(8)(A) is $6.061 per ton on the sale of qualified refined coal. The credit for Indian coal production for calendar year E:\FR\FM\30APN1.SGM 30APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 84 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23524-23525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9072]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 32023 (Sub-No. 1)]


BNSF Railway Company--Trackage Rights Exemption--Dakota, 
Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation

    Pursuant to a written amendment to a trackage rights agreement, the 
Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation (DM&E) has agreed to 
modify an existing trackage rights agreement \1\ to grant overhead 
trackage rights to BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) between milepost 145.00 
and milepost 148.50, a distance of approximately 3.5 miles, in Yale, 
SD.\2\
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    \1\ The original trackage rights extended between milepost 
160.33, in Huron, and milepost 148.50, in Yale, in Beadle County, 
SD, and were exempted by the Interstate Commerce Commission, the 
predecessor to the Board, in Burlington Northern Railroad Company--
Trackage Rights Exemption--Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad 
Corporation, Finance Docket No. 32023 (ICC served Apr. 14, 1992).
    \2\ This transaction is predicated upon the Board's approval of 
the petition for exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 35125, Dakota, 
Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corporation--Acquisition Exemption--
Line of BNSF Railway Company, filed March 25, 2008, in which DM&E 
seeks to acquire from BNSF the same 3.5-mile line at issue in the 
present matter. The instant transaction would constitute a grant 
back to BNSF of trackage rights over the line following the proposed 
line sale to DM&E.

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    This transaction will be consummated on May 17, 2008, the effective 
date of the exemption (30 days after the exemption was filed), or once 
the transaction contemplated in STB Finance Docket No. 35125 is 
consummated, whichever is later.
    The purpose of the proposed transaction is to amend the 1992 
trackage rights agreement to extend BNSF's overhead trackage rights 
from milepost 148.50 to milepost 145.00 in Yale once that line is 
acquired by DM&E. This transaction will allow BNSF to reach its pre-
existing trackage rights on DM&E's east-west main line between Huron 
and Wolsey, SD.
    As a condition to this exemption, any employees affected by the 
trackage rights will be protected by the conditions imposed in Norfolk 
and Western Ry. Co.--Trackage Rights--BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 
modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.--Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 
653 (1980).
    This notice is filed under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). 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. Stay petitions 
must be filed by May 9, 2008 (at least 7 days before the exemption 
becomes effective).
    Pursuant to the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 
No. 110-161, Sec.  193, 121 Stat. 1844 (2007), nothing in this decision 
authorizes the following activities at any solid waste rail transfer 
facility: collecting, storing, or transferring solid waste outside of 
its original shipping container; or separating or processing solid 
waste (including baling, crushing, compacting, and shredding). The term 
``solid waste'' is defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act, 42 U.S.C. 6903.
    An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB 
Finance Docket No. 32023 (Sub-No. 1), must be filed with the Surface 
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In 
addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Karl Morell, Ball 
Janik LLP, Suite 225, 1455 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: April 22, 2008.

    By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Anne K. Quinlan,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-9072 Filed 4-29-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4915-01-P

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