9634 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 34 / Friday, February 18, 2011 / Notices 

1BNSF states that the cities of Rockville, Cold 

Spring, and Richmond have formed ROCORI Trail, 

a trail association, and they wish to railbank and 

purchase the line to develop a trail to connect with 

other trail networks in the area. 

2 In its Environmental Report filed with the Board 

on January 7, 2011, BNSF notes that the line is 

under lease to Northern Lines Railroad, which 

BNSF states will also be filing for discontinuance 

of service over the line. 

Form Number: This collection of 

information uses no standard form. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 3011, 30112, and 

30117 (Appendix 1) of the National 

Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 

1996, authorizes the issuance of Federal 

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 

(FMVSS). The Secretary is authorized to 

issue, amend, and revoke such rules and 

regulations as she/he deems necessary. 

Using this authority, the agency issued 

FMVSS No. 125, ‘‘Warning Devices’’ 

(Appendix 2), which applies to devices, 

without self contained energy sources, 

that are designed to be carried 

mandatory in buses and trucks that have 

a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) 

greater than 10,000 pounds and 

voluntarily in other vehicles. These 

devices are used to warn approaching 

traffic of the presence of a stopped 

vehicle, except for devices designed to 

be permanently affixed to the vehicles. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit organizations. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1.14 hours. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 3. 

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. 

Issued on: February 15, 2011. 

Nathaniel M. Beuse, 

Office of Crash Avoidance Standards, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3695 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 472X)] 

BNSF Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Stearns 

County, MN 

On January 31, 2011, BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) a petition 

under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption 

from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 

to abandon a 7.05-mile line of railroad 

located between milepost 9.16 at 

Rockville and milepost 16.21 at Cold 

Spring, in Stearns County, Minn.1 The 

line traverses United States Postal 

Service Zip Codes 56369 and 56320, 

and includes the station of Cold Spring. 

The line does not contain Federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in BNSF’s possession 

will be made available promptly to 

those requesting it. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, In Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). 

By issuance of this notice, the Board 

is instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by May 20, 

2011.2

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 

be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than March 10, 2011. Each 

trail request must be accompanied by a 

$250 filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 

472X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2) 

Kristy D. Clark, General Attorney, BNSF 

Railway Company, 2500 Lou Menk 

Drive, AOB–3, Fort Worth, TX 76131– 

2828. Replies to the petition are due on 

or before March 10, 2011. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment or 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by OEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

OEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 

EAs in these abandonment proceedings 

normally will be made available within 

60 days of the filing of the petition. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA generally will be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 14, 2011. 

By the Board. 

Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Andrea Pope-Matheson, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3661 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 297X)] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Lafayette 

County, MO 

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 

filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— 

Exempt Abandonments to abandon 2.91 

miles of a line of railroad known as the 

Lexington Industrial Lead extending 

from milepost 246.49 near Myrick to 

milepost 243.58 near Lexington, in 

Lafayette County, Mo. The line traverses 

United States Postal Service Zip Code 

64067. 

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 (Board) or 

with any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of complainant within 

the 2-year period; and (4) the 

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