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standard equipment antitheft device is 

likely to be as effective in reducing and 

deterring motor vehicle theft as 

compliance with the parts-marking 

requirements of part 541. The agency 

finds that Ford has provided adequate 

reasons for its belief that the antitheft 

device for the Ford C–MAX vehicle line 

is likely to be as effective in reducing 

and deterring motor vehicle theft as 

compliance with the parts-marking 

requirements of the Theft Prevention 

Standard (49 CFR part 541). This 

conclusion is based on the information 

Ford provided about its device. 

The agency concludes that the device 

will provide four of the five types of 

performance listed in § 543.6(a)(3): 

Promoting activation; preventing defeat 

or circumvention of the device by 

unauthorized persons; preventing 

operation of the vehicle by 

unauthorized entrants; and ensuring the 

reliability and durability of the device. 

For the foregoing reasons, the agency 

hereby grants in full Ford’s petition for 

exemption for the C–MAX vehicle line 

from the parts-marking requirements of 

49 CFR part 541. The agency notes that 

49 CFR part 541, appendix A–1, 

identifies those lines that are exempted 

from the Theft Prevention Standard for 

a given model year. 49 CFR 543.7(f) 

contains publication requirements 

incident to the disposition of all part 

543 petitions. Advanced listing, 

including the release of future product 

nameplates, the beginning model year 

for which the petition is granted and a 

general description of the antitheft 

device is necessary in order to notify 

law enforcement agencies of new 

vehicle lines exempted from the partsmarking requirements of the Theft 

Prevention Standard. 

If Ford decides not to use the 

exemption for this line, it must formally 

notify the agency. If such a decision is 

made, the line must be fully marked 

according to the requirements under 49 

CFR 541.5 and 541.6 (marking of major 

component parts and replacement 

parts). 

NHTSA notes that if Ford wishes in 

the future to modify the device on 

which this exemption is based, the 

company may have to submit a petition 

to modify the exemption. Section 

543.7(d) states that a part 543 exemption 

applies only to vehicles that belong to 

a line exempted under this part and 

equipped with the antitheft device on 

which the line’s exemption is based. 

Further, § 543.9(c)(2) provides for the 

submission of petitions ‘‘to modify an 

exemption to permit the use of an 

antitheft device similar to but differing 

from the one specified in that 

exemption.’’ 

The agency wishes to minimize the 

administrative burden that Part 

543.9(c)(2) could place on exempted 

vehicle manufacturers and itself. The 

agency did not intend in drafting part 

543 to require the submission of a 

modification petition for every change 

to the components or design of an 

antitheft device. The significance of 

many such changes could be de 

minimis. Therefore, NHTSA suggests 

that if the manufacturer contemplates 

making any changes, the effects of 

which might be characterized as de 

minimis, it should consult the agency 

before preparing and submitting a 

petition to modify. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

Issued on: March 17, 2011. 

Joseph S. Carra, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Rulemaking. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 33 (Sub-No. 296X)] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in 

Riverside and San Bernardino 

Counties, CA 

On March 3, 2011, Union Pacific 

Railroad Company (UP) filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board (Board) a 

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the prior approval 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to 

abandon 2 segments, totaling 5.0 miles, 

of the Riverside Industrial Lead in 

Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, 

Cal. The northern segment begins at 

milepost 540.15 near Colton and ends at 

milepost 543.88 near Riverside (North 

Segment), a distance of 3.73 miles, of 

which 2.27 miles are in San Bernardino 

County and 1.46 miles are in Riverside 

County. The southern segment begins at 

milepost 544.56 and extends to the end 

of the line at milepost 545.83 (South 

Segment), a distance of 1.27 miles in 

Riverside County (both segments 

collectively referred to as the Line). The 

Line traverses United States Postal 

Service Zip Codes 92324, 92313, 92507, 

and 92506. 

In addition to an exemption from the 

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

10903, UP seeks exemption from 49 

U.S.C. 10904 (offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) procedures) and 49 

U.S.C. 10905 (public use conditions). In 

support, UP contends that exemption 

from these provisions is necessary to 

ensure that a portion of the underlying 

right-of-way will be available for 

conveyance to the California State Road 

Authority for its Interstate 215 Project. 

Further, UP states that exemption from 

these provisions will allow the 

Interstate 215 Project to avoid costs 

associated with building a replacement 

bridge on the North Segment of the 

Line. These requests will be addressed 

in the final decision. 

UP is not seeking authority to 

abandon the portion of the Riverside 

Industrial Lead between the North 

Segment and the South Segment (from 

milepost 543.88 to milepost 544.56), a 

distance of .68 miles (the Remaining 

Segment). UP states that the Remaining 

Segment will still be part of the UP 

railroad system and will continue to 

serve the shippers on the Remaining 

Segment with BNSF Railway (BNSF) 

providing service via a haulage 

agreement and trackage rights, over a 

connection to be constructed between 

the Remaining Segment and a line of 

railroad owned by the Riverside County 

Transportation Commission. UP will 

remain the primary railroad obligated to 

serve the Remaining Segment. 

The Line does not contain Federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in UP’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— 

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 June 21, 

2011. 

Any 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 April 12, 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 33 (Sub-No. 

296X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface 


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1 In 2005, NLR was authorized to lease and 

operate the Line along with other lines. N. Lines 

Ry.—Lease and Operation Exemption—Burlington 

N. and Santa Fe Ry., FD 34627 (STB served Jan. 6, 

2005). 

2This proceeding is related to a petition for 

exemption filed in BNSF Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Stearns County, 

Minn., AB 6 (Sub-No. 472X). There, pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 10502(b), the Board served and published a 

notice in the Federal Register on February 18, 2011 

(76 FR 9,634), instituting a proceeding in which 

BNSF is seeking an exemption to abandon the Line. 

3Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and 

not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and 

public use conditions are not appropriate. 

Similarly, no environmental or historic 

documentation is required under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c)(2) and 1105.8. 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2) 

Mack H. Shumate, Jr., Senior General 

Attorney, Union Pacific Railroad 

Company, 101 N. Wacker Drive, #1920, 

Chicago, IL 60606–1718. Replies to the 

petition are due on or before April 12, 

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: March 16, 2011. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 1011 (Sub-No. 1X)] 

Northern Lines Railway, LLC— 

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Stearns County, MN 

On March 3, 2011, Northern Lines 

Railway, LLC (NLR) filed with the Board 

a petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10903 to discontinue service over 

approximately 7.05 miles of rail line 

owned by BNSF Railway Company 

(BNSF) located between milepost 9.16 at 

Rockville and milepost 16.21 at Cold 

Spring, in Stearns County, Minn. (the 

Line).1 The Line traverses U.S. Postal 

Service Zip Codes 56369 and 56320 and 

includes the station of Cold Spring.2

NLR states that it has been advised by 

BNSF that the Line does not contain any 

federally granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in NLR’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 June 21, 

2011. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

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

subsidize continued rail service will be 

due no later than 10 days after service 

of a decision granting the petition for 

exemption. Each offer must be 

accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. See 

49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).3

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to Docket No. AB 1011 (SubNo. 1X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001, and (2) 

Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F 

Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 

20005. Replies to the petition are due on 

or before April 12, 2011. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning discontinuance procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment and 

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. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: March 16, 2011. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6666 Filed 3–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on a continuing 

information collection, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a respondent is not required to 

respond to, an information collection 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. The OCC is 

soliciting comment concerning its 

information collection titled, ‘‘Policy 

Communications Questionnaire.’’ The 

OCC also gives notice that it has sent the 

collection to OMB for review. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 22, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Communications Division, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, Mailstop 2–3, Attention: 

1557–0226, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20219. In addition, 

comments may be sent by fax to (202) 

874–5274, or by electronic mail to 

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You may 

personally inspect and photocopy the 

comments at the OCC, 250 E Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20219. For 

security reasons, the OCC requires that 

visitors make an appointment to inspect 

comments. You may do so by calling 

(202) 874–4700. Upon arrival, visitors 

will be required to present valid 

government-issued photo identification 

and to submit to security screening in 

order to inspect and photocopy 

comments. 

Additionally, please send a copy of 

your comments to OCC Desk Officer, 

1557–0223, by mail to U.S. Office of 


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