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Railway Company (CN) and Grand
Trunk Corporation (collectively, CN or
the Applicants) filed an application
with the Board, seeking the Board’s
approval to acquire control of EJ&E West
(EJ&EW) Company, a wholly owned
noncarrier subsidiary of the Elgin, Joliet
and Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E).
EJ&E is a Class II railroad that currently
operates approximately 200 miles of
track in Northeastern Illinois and
Northwestern Indiana.
On November 26, 2007, the Board
issued Decision No. 2 announcing that
SEA will prepare an EIS to assess the
potential environmental impacts that
may result from the proposed
acquisition. The Draft EIS was served on
July 25, 2008, and public comments on
the Draft EIS were due by September 30,
2008. SEA is currently preparing the
Final EIS in response to comments on
the Draft EIS.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
Dated: November 7, 2008.
Kulunie L. Cannon,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8–26919 Filed 11–12–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Ex Parte No. 680]
Study of Competition in the Freight
Railroad Industry
Surface Transportation Board.
Notice.
The Surface Transportation
Board seeks written public comments
on the independent study prepared by
Christensen Associates, Inc., entitled, A
Study of Competition in the U.S. Freight
Railroad Industry and Analysis of
Proposals That Might Enhance
Competition.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
December 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The Study may be accessed
via the Board’s Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov. Comments may be
submitted either via the Board’s e-filing
format or in traditional paper format.
Any person using e-filing should attach
a document and otherwise comply with
the instructions at the E–FILING link on
the Board’s Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov. Any person submitting
a filing in the traditional paper format
should send an original and 10 copies
referring to STB Ex Parte No. 680 to:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Timothy Strafford, (202) 245–0356.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at:
(800) 877–8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
September 2007, the Board awarded a
contract to Christensen Associates to
conduct an independent study that
provides a comprehensive analysis of a
wide range of issues including
competition, capacity, and the interplay
between the two. The report also
includes an examination of various
regulatory policy alternatives that could
lead to changes in the Board’s regulatory
approach if necessary.
On November 6, 2008, the Board held
a public meeting with Christensen
Associates to discuss the study. The
Board has made the report available to
the public via its Web site and now
seeks public comments from all
interested persons.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
Decided: November 6, 2008.
By the Board, Anne K. Quinlan, Acting
Secretary.
Jeff Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8–26944 Filed 11–12–08; 8:45 am]
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Open Meeting of the Advisory
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for Energy and Environment
Cooperation With China
Office of the Special Envoy to
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Treasury.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of Treasury’s
Advisory Committee on the Ten-Year
Framework for Energy and Environment
Cooperation with China will convene its
first meeting on Monday, December 1,
2008, in the Cash Room of the main
Department Building, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, beginning at 10 a.m.
Eastern Time. The meeting will be open
to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Monday, December 1, 2008 at 10 a.m.
Eastern Time.
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The Advisory Committee
will convene its first meeting in the
Cash Room of the Main Department
Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC. The public is
invited to submit written statements
with the Advisory Committee by any of
the following methods:
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• Please use the following e-mail
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your written statements:
SED.TYF@do.treas.gov.
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• Send paper statements in triplicate
to Advisory Committee on the Ten-Year
Framework for Energy and Environment
Cooperation with China, Office of the
Special Envoy to China and the SED,
Room 1308, Department of Treasury,
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
In general, the Department will also
make such statements available for
public inspection and copying in the
Department’s Library, Room 1428, Main
Department Building, 1500
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Washington, DC 20220, on official
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You should submit only information
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Katherine Casey Delhotal,
Environmental and Economic Policy
Advisor to the SED, Department of
Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,
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622–6780.
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accordance with section 10(a) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5
U.S.C. App. II, section 10(a), and the
regulations thereunder, Katherine Casey
Delhotal, Designated Federal Officer of
the Advisory Committee, has ordered
publication of this notice that the
Advisory Committee will convene its
first meeting on Monday, December 1,
2008, in the Cash Room in the Main
Department Building, 1500
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220 beginning at 10
a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be
open to the public. Because the meeting
will be held in a secured facility,
members of the public who plan to
attend the meeting must contact the
Office of the Special Envoy to China and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Ex Parte No. 680]
Study of Competition in the Freight Railroad Industry
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board seeks written public comments
on the independent study prepared by Christensen Associates, Inc.,
entitled, A Study of Competition in the U.S. Freight Railroad Industry
and Analysis of Proposals That Might Enhance Competition.
DATES: Comments are due on or before December 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The Study may be accessed via the Board's Web site at http:/
/www.stb.dot.gov. Comments may be submitted either via the Board's e-
filing format or in traditional paper format. Any person using e-filing
should attach a document and otherwise comply with the instructions at
the E-FILING link on the Board's Web site at https://www.stb.dot.gov.
Any person submitting a filing in the traditional paper format should
send an original and 10 copies referring to STB Ex Parte No. 680 to:
Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-
0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Strafford, (202) 245-0356.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: (800) 877-8339.]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In September 2007, the Board awarded a
contract to Christensen Associates to conduct an independent study that
provides a comprehensive analysis of a wide range of issues including
competition, capacity, and the interplay between the two. The report
also includes an examination of various regulatory policy alternatives
that could lead to changes in the Board's regulatory approach if
necessary.
On November 6, 2008, the Board held a public meeting with
Christensen Associates to discuss the study. The Board has made the
report available to the public via its Web site and now seeks public
comments from all interested persons.
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.
Decided: November 6, 2008.
By the Board, Anne K. Quinlan, Acting Secretary.
Jeff Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. E8-26944 Filed 11-12-08; 8:45 am]
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