Union Pacific Railroad Company-Abandonment Exemption-in San Mateo County, CA, 35873-35874 [2010-15226]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 23, 2010 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 7004] mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Meeting; Shipping Coordinating Committee The Shipping Coordinating Committee (SHC) will conduct three separate open meetings on July 7, July 28, and August 18, 2010, all at the United States Coast Guard Headquarters Building, 2100 Second Street, SW., Washington, DC 20593–0001. The primary purpose of the July 7 meeting is to prepare for the twenty-first Session of the International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) Assembly to be held at the IMSO headquarters in London, United Kingdom, from July 12– 16, 2010. This SHC meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and be held in room 1303. The primary matters to be considered at the IMSO meeting include: —Election of the Chairman and ViceChairman. —Adoption of the Agenda. —Appointment of the Credential Committee and Consideration of Its Report. —Status of Constituent and Other Instruments. —Global Maritime Distress and Safety Systems (GMDSS). —Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships (LRIT). —Advisory Committee. —Implementation of the Basic Principles (Public Service Obligations). —Directorate Activities. —Contract of the IMSO Director General. —Financial Matters. —Report on Activities of Inmarsat. —Relationship With Other International Organizations. —Date and Place of Next Session. —Any Other Business. The primary purpose of the July 28 SHC meeting is to prepare for the fiftythird Session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Subcommittee on Stability and Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels Safety (SLF) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, from January 10 to January 14, 2011. This SHC meeting will begin at 1 p.m. and be held in conference Room 2415 . The primary matters to be considered at the SLF meeting include: —Adoption of the agenda. —Decisions of other IMO bodies. —Development of new generation intact stability criteria. —Guidelines to enhance the safety of small fishing vessels. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:17 Jun 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 —Guidelines to improve the effect of the 1969 Tonnage Measurement Convention on ship design and safety. —Standards on time-dependent survivability of passenger ships in damaged condition. —Stability and sea-keeping characteristics of damaged passenger ships in a seaway when returning to port under own power or under tow. —Guidelines for verification of damage stability requirements for tankers and bulk carriers. —Safety provisions applicable to tenders operating from passenger ships. —Review of damage stability regulations for ro-ro passenger ships. —Legal and technical options to facilitate and expedite the earliest possible entry into force of the 1993 Torremolinos Protocol. —Amendments to SOLAS chapter II–1 subdivision standards for cargo ships. —Amendments to the 1966 Load Line Convention and the 1988 Load Line Protocol related to seasonal zones. —Revision of SOLAS chapter II–1 subdivision and damage stability regulations. —Consideration of IACS unified interpretations. —Work program and agenda for SLF 54. —Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2012. —Any other business. —Report to the Maritime Safety Committee. The primary purpose of the August 18 SHC meeting is to prepare for the thirtysixth Session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Facilitation Committee (FAL) to be held at the IMO Headquarters, United Kingdom, from September 6 to September 10, 2010. This SHC meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and be held in room 1303. The primary matters to be considered at the FAL meeting include: —Consideration and adoption of proposed amendments to the Convention. —General review and implementation of the Convention. —Electronic means for the clearance of ships. —Formalities connected with the arrival, stay and departure of persons. —Certificates and documents required to be carried on board ships and FAL Forms. —Securing and facilitating international trade. —Ship/port interface. —Technical co-operation and assistance. —Relations with other organizations PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35873 —Review of the Role, mission, strategic direction and work of the Committee. Members of the public may attend the three meetings up to the seating capacity of the rooms. To facilitate the building security process and request reasonable accommodations, those who plan to attend one or all of the three meetings should contact the following coordinators at least 7 days prior to the meetings: —For the July 7 IMSO meeting, contact LCDR Jason Smith, by e-mail at jason.e.smith2@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1376, by fax at (202) 372– 1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG–52), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593–7126. —For the July 28 SLF meeting, contact LCDR Tracy Phillips by e-mail at Tracy.Phillips@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1373, by fax at (202) 372– 1925, or in writing at Commandant (CG–5212), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593–7126. —For the August 18 meeting, contact Mr. David Du Pont, by e-mail at David.A.DuPont@uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1497, by fax at (202) 372–1928, or in writing at Commandant (CG–5232), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 20593–7126. Please note that due to security considerations, two valid, government issued photo identifications must be presented to gain entrance to the Headquarters building. The Headquarters building is accessible by taxi and privately owned conveyance (public transportation is not generally available). However, parking in the vicinity of the building is extremely limited. Additional information regarding this and other SHC public meetings may be found at: www.uscg.mil/imo. Dated: June 18, 2010. Jon Trent Warner, Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating Committee, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2010–15211 Filed 6–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–09–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 287X)] Union Pacific Railroad Company— Abandonment Exemption—in San Mateo County, CA Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed a notice of exemption under 49 E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1 35874 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 120 / Wednesday, June 23, 2010 / Notices CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 0.57-mile line of railroad, on the South San Francisco Industrial Lead, from milepost 12.29 to milepost 12.86 in South San Francisco, in San Mateo County, Cal. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 94080. 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 filed 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 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 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)(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 Railroad— Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 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 or after July 23, 2010, 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 July 6, 2010. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by July 13, 2010, 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, Suite 1920, Chicago, IL 60606. If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. UP has filed a combined environmental and historic report which addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by June 28, 2010. 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 June 23, 2011, 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 www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: June 18, 2010. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2010–15226 Filed 6–22–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES 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 et al., 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 currently is set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:17 Jun 22, 2010 Jkt 220001 [FTA Docket No. FTA–2010–0025] Notice of Request for Reinstatement of Information Collection AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, DOT. ACTION: Notice of request for comments. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 notice announces the intention of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to reinstate the following new information collections: (1) Nondiscrimination as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs. (2) Title VI as it Applies to FTA Grant Programs. The collections involve FTA’s Nondiscrimination and Title VI Programs. The information to be collected for the Nondiscrimination Program is necessary to ensure that any employee or applicant for employment is not discriminated against on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, age or disability. The information to be collected for the Title VI Program is necessary to ensure that service and benefits are provided nondiscriminatorily without regard to race, color, or national origin. DATES: Comments must be submitted before August 23, 2010. ADDRESSES: To ensure that your comments are not entered more than once into the docket, submit comments identified by the docket number by only one of the following methods: 1. Web site: www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the U.S. Government electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) electronic docket is no longer accepting electronic comments.) All electronic submissions must be made to the U.S. Government electronic docket site at www.regulations.gov. Commenters should follow the directions below for mailed and hand-delivered comments. 2. Fax: 202–493–2251. 3. Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except federal holidays. Instructions: You must include the agency name and docket number for this notice at the beginning of your comments. Submit two copies of your comments if you submit them by mail. For confirmation that FTA has received your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that all comments received, including any personal information, will be posted and will be available to Internet users, without change, to www.regulations.gov. You may review DOT’s complete E:\FR\FM\23JNN1.SGM 23JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35873-35874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15226]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 287X)]


Union Pacific Railroad Company--Abandonment Exemption--in San 
Mateo County, CA

    Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) filed a notice of exemption 
under 49

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CFR 1152 Subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 0.57-mile line of 
railroad, on the South San Francisco Industrial Lead, from milepost 
12.29 to milepost 12.86 in South San Francisco, in San Mateo County, 
Cal. The line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 94080.
    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 
filed 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 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 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)(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 
Railroad--Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth & Ammon, in 
Bingham & Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 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 or after July 23, 2010, 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 July 6, 2010. Petitions to reopen or requests 
for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by July 
13, 2010, with: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001.
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    \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 Out-of-Service Rail Lines et al., 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 
currently is set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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    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, Suite 1920, Chicago, IL 60606.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    UP has filed a combined environmental and historic report which 
addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment 
and historic resources. SEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) 
by June 28, 2010. 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 June 
23, 2011, 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 
www.stb.dot.gov.

    Decided: June 18, 2010.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2010-15226 Filed 6-22-10; 8:45 am]
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