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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 185 / Monday, September 24, 2012 / Notices
TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
of CN’s acquisition of control of EJ&E 2
and which is in close proximity to the
Line.
Applicants have certified that: (1) No
local traffic has moved over the Line for
at least 2 years; (2) no overhead traffic
has moved over the Line for at least 2
years and overhead traffic, if there were
any, could be rerouted over other lines;
(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 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(c) (environmental 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 or discontinuance shall be
protected under Oregon Short Line—
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 October
24, 2012, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
not involve environmental issues,3
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),4 and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by October
4, 2012. Petitions to reopen or requests
for public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by October 15,
2012, with the Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to applicants’
representatives: Robert A. Wimbish,
2 Canadian Nat’l Ry. and Grand Trunk Corp.—
Control—EJ&E W. Co., FD 35087 (STB served Dec.
24, 2008).
3 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. 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.
4 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemptions
are void ab initio.
Applicants have filed a combined
environmental and historic report that
addresses the effects, if any, of the
abandonment and discontinuance on
the environment and historic resources.
OEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by September 28, 2012.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100,
Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling OEA, 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), NSR 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
NSR’s filing of a notice of
consummation by October 24, 2013, 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: September 18, 2012.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2012–4)]
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
Surface Transportation Board.
Approval of rail cost adjustment
AGENCY:
ACTION:
factor.
The Board has approved the
fourth quarter 2012 rail cost adjustment
factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by
the Association of American Railroads.
SUMMARY:
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The fourth quarter 2012 RCAF
(Unadjusted) is 1.209. The fourth
quarter 2012 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.529.
The fourth quarter 2012 RCAF–5 is
0.499.
DATES:
Effective Date: October 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245–0333. Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the
hearing impaired: (800) 877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional information is contained in
the Board’s decision, which is available
on our Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov.
Copies of the decision may be
purchased by contacting the Office of
Public Assistance, Governmental
Affairs, and Compliance at (202) 245–
0238. Assistance for the hearing
impaired is available through FIRS at
(800) 877–8339.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or energy conservation.
By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice
Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner
Begeman.
Decided: September 19, 2012.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012–23480 Filed 9–21–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Designation of Two (2) Individuals
Pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, ‘‘Blocking
Property and Prohibiting Transactions
With Persons Who Commit, Threaten
To Commit, or Support Terrorism’’
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of
two (2) individuals whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of
September 23, 2001, ‘‘Blocking Property
and Prohibiting Transactions With
Persons Who Commit, Threaten To
Commit, or Support Terrorism.’’
DATES: The designations by the Director
of OFAC of two (2) individuals in this
notice, pursuant to Executive Order
13224, are effective on September 13,
2012.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Compliance
Outreach & Implementation, Office of
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2012-4)]
Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.
ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment factor.
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SUMMARY: The Board has approved the fourth quarter 2012 rail cost
adjustment factor (RCAF) and cost index filed by the Association of
American Railroads. The fourth quarter 2012 RCAF (Unadjusted) is 1.209.
The fourth quarter 2012 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.529. The fourth quarter
2012 RCAF-5 is 0.499.
DATES: Effective Date: October 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245-0333. Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) for the hearing impaired: (800) 877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Additional information is contained in the
Board's decision, which is available on our Web site, https://www.stb.dot.gov. Copies of the decision may be purchased by contacting
the Office of Public Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and Compliance
at (202) 245-0238. Assistance for the hearing impaired is available
through FIRS at (800) 877-8339.
This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human environment or energy conservation.
By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice Chairman Mulvey, and
Commissioner Begeman.
Decided: September 19, 2012.
Derrick A. Gardner,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2012-23480 Filed 9-21-12; 8:45 am]
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