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1WCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian 

National Railway Company. 

2The 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. 

3Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which is currently set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

1Watco indirectly owns 100% of the issued and 

outstanding stock of ANRR. 

Abandonments to abandon 1.14 miles of 

rail line between mileposts 17.50 and 

18.64, in Weston, Marathon County, 

Wis.1 The line traverses United States 

Postal Service Zip Code 54474. 

WCL 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 

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 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 April 5, 

2011, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,2

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and 

trail use/rail banking requests under 49 

CFR 1152.29 must be filed by March 14, 

2011. Petitions to reopen or requests for 

public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by March 24, 

2011, 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 WCL’s 

representative: Thomas J. Healey, 17641 

S. Ashland Ave., Homewood, IL 60430. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

WCL has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report 

which addresses the effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. OEA will issue 

an environmental assessment (EA) by 

March 11, 2011. 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), WCL 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 

WCL’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by March 4, 2012, 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 http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 28, 2011. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Andrea Pope-Matheson, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4844 Filed 3–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35464] 

Watco Holdings, Inc.—Continuance in 

Control Exemption—Autauga Northern 

Railroad, L.L.C. 

Watco Holdings, Inc. (Watco), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to 

continue in control of Autauga Northern 

Railroad, L.L.C. (ANRR), upon ANRR’s 

becoming a Class III rail carrier.1

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed notice of exemption 

in Docket No. FD 35465, Autauga 

Northern Railroad, L.L.C.—Lease and 

Operation Exemption—Norfolk 

Southern Railway Company. In that 

proceeding, ANRR seeks an exemption 

under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire by 

lease from Norfolk Southern Railway 

Company (NSR) and to operate 

approximately 43.62 miles of rail lines, 

located between: (1) Milepost MA 

130.00, at Maplesville, Ala., and 

milepost MA 171.05, at Autauga Creek, 

Ala.; and (2) milepost MD 0.00 and 

milepost MD 2.57, at Autauga Creek. 

ANRR will also acquire from NSR 

approximately 10.08 miles of incidental 

trackage rights over a rail line owned by 

CSX Transportation, Inc., extending 

between milepost 171.02, at Autauga 

Creek, and milepost 181.1, at 

Montgomery, Ala. 

The parties intend to consummate the 

transaction on or shortly after March 19, 

2011 (the effective date of this notice). 

Watco currently controls 22 Class III 

rail carriers: South Kansas and 

Oklahoma Railroad Company, Inc.; 

Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad, 

L.L.C.; Timber Rock Railroad, L.L.C.; 

Stillwater Central Railroad, L.L.C.; 

Eastern Idaho Railroad, L.L.C.; Kansas & 

Oklahoma Railroad, L.L.C.; 

Pennsylvania Southwestern Railroad, 

L.L.C.; Great Northwest Railroad, L.L.C.; 

Kaw River Railroad, L.L.C.; Mission 

Mountain Railroad, L.L.C.; Mississippi 

Southern Railroad, L.L.C.; Yellowstone 

Valley Railroad, L.L.C.; Louisiana 

Southern Railroad, L.L.C.; Arkansas 

Southern Railroad, L.L.C.; Alabama 

Southern Railroad, L.L.C.; Vicksburg 

Southern Railroad, L.L.C.; Austin 

Western Railroad, L.L.C.; Baton Rouge 

Southern Railroad, L.L.C.; Pacific Sun 

Railroad L.L.C.; Grand Elk Railroad, 

Inc.; Alabama Warrior Railway, L.L.C.; 

and Boise Valley Railroad, L.L.C. 

Watco represents that: (1) The rail 

lines to be operated by ANRR do not 

connect with any other railroads in the 

Watco corporate family; (2) the 

transaction is not part of a series of 

anticipated transactions that would 

connect these rail lines with any other 

railroad in the Watco corporate family; 

and (3) the transaction does not involve 

a Class I rail carrier. Therefore, the 

transaction is exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. Section 11326(c), however, 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under sections 11324 and 


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11325 that involve only Class III rail 

carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not 

impose labor protective conditions here 

because all of the carriers involved are 

Class III carriers. 

If the verified 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 no later than March 11, 2011 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35464, 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, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, 

Washington, DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 28, 2011. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4871 Filed 3–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35465] 

Autauga Northern Railroad, L.L.C.— 

Lease and Operation Exemption— 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

Autauga Northern Railroad, L.L.C. 

(ANRR), a noncarrier, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.31 to acquire by lease from 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NSR), and operate approximately 43.62 

miles of rail lines, located between: (1) 

Milepost MA 130.00, at Maplesville, 

Ala., and milepost MA 171.05, at 

Autauga Creek, Ala.; and (2) milepost 

MD 0.00 and milepost MD 2.57, at 

Autauga Creek. In addition, ANRR will 

obtain by assignment incidental 

trackage rights over a 10.08-mile rail 

line owned by CSX Transportation, Inc., 

extending between milepost 171.02, at 

Autauga Creek, and milepost 181.1, at 

Montgomery, Ala. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed notice of exemption 

in Docket No. FD 35464, Watco 

Holdings, Inc.—Continuance in Control 

Exemption— Autauga Northern 

Railroad, L.L.C., in which Watco 

Holdings, Inc., a noncarrier, seeks Board 

approval to continue in control of ANRR 

upon Board approval of this transaction. 

The transaction may not be 

consummated until March 19, 2011, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the exemption was filed). 

ANRR certifies that, as a result of this 

transaction, its projected revenues will 

not result in ANRR becoming a Class II 

or Class I rail carrier and will not exceed 

$5 million. 

If the verified 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. Petitions to stay must be 

filed by no later than March 11, 2011 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35465, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy must be served on Karl 

Morell, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F Street, 

NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 28, 2011. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Andrea Pope-Matheson, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4848 Filed 3–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 8609 and 8609–A 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

8609 and 8609–A, Low-Income Housing 

Credit Allocation and Certification 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 3, 2011 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Yvette Lawrence, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Ralph M. Terry, at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622– 

8144, or through the Internet at 

Ralph.M.Terry@IRS.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Low-Income Housing Credit 

Allocation and Certification. 

OMB Number: 1545–0988. 

Form Number: Form 8609 and 8609– 

A. 

Abstract: Owners of residential lowincome rental buildings are allowed a 

low-income housing credit for each 

qualified building over a 10-year credit 

period. Form 8609 can be used to obtain 

a housing credit allocation from the 

housing credit agency. A separate Form 

8609 must be issued for each building 

in a multiple building project. Form 

8609 is also used to certify certain 

information. Form 8609–A is filed by a 

building owner to report compliance 

with the low-income housing provisions 

and calculate the low-income housing 

credit. Form 8609–A must be filed by 

the building owner for each year of the 

15-year compliance period. File one 

Form 8609–A for the allocation(s) for 

the acquisition of an existing building 

and a separate Form 8609–A for the 

allocation(s) for rehabilitation 

expenditures. 

Current Actions: 8609 Instructions 

were updated in December of 2010 and 

due to updated filing figures in 

computing the burden has changed. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

359,046. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 31 

hrs. 01 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,090,332. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 


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