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Analysis (OEA) independently reviewed 

the FHWA EA, OEA prepared and 

issued on January 28, 2010, a Review of 

Environmental Matters and Final 

Environmental Recommendations in 

which OEA recommended that the 

Board adopt the FHWA EA and impose 

the 3 environmental conditions 

recommended by the FHWA. Due to a 

subsequent proposed change by the City 

in project design and in the rail 

alignment, OEA, the FHWA, the Iowa 

Department of Transportation, and the 

City conducted a reevaluation of the 

project. In December 2010, the FHWA 

and OEA determined that no 

supplemental environmental review 

would be required and that the same 3 

environmental conditions should be 

imposed. 

After considering the entire record, 

including both the transportation 

aspects of the petition and the potential 

environmental issues, the Board granted 

the requested construction and 

operation exemption in a decision 

served today, subject to compliance 

with the environmental mitigation 

measures listed in the Appendix to the 

decision. Petitions to reopen must be 

filed by April 26, 2011. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: March 30, 2011. 

By the Board, Chairman Elliott and 

Commissioner Mulvey. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing— 

April 13, 2011 Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

Name: William A. Reinsch, Chairman 

of the U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

The Commission is mandated by 

Congress to investigate, assess, and 

report to Congress annually on ‘‘the 

national security implications of the 

economic relationship between the 

United States and the People’s Republic 

of China.’’ 

Pursuant to this mandate, the 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

in Washington, DC on April 13, 2011, to 

address ‘‘China’s Current and Emerging 

Foreign Policy Priorities.’’ 

Background: This is the fifth public 

hearing the Commission will hold 

during its 2011 report cycle to collect 

input from leading academic, industry, 

and government experts on national 

security implications of the U.S. 

bilateral trade and economic 

relationship with China. The April 13 

hearing will examine emerging issues 

and new interest groups in Chinese 

foreign policy, as well as China’s 

relationships with select countries of 

concern to the United States. The April 

13 hearing will be co-chaired by 

Commissioners Carolyn Bartholomew 

and Peter Brookes. 

Any interested party may file a 

written statement by April 13, 2011, by 

mailing to the contact below. A portion 

of each panel will include a question 

and answer period between the 

Commissioners and the witnesses. 

Transcripts of past Commission 

public hearings may be obtained from 

the USCC Web Site http:// 

www.uscc.gov. 

Date and Time: Wednesday, April 13, 

2011, 8:40 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. A detailed agenda for 

the hearing will be posted to the 

Commission’s Web Site at http:// 

www.uscc.gov as soon as available. 

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held on 

Capitol Hill in Room 216 of the Hart 

Senate Office Building, located at 

Constitution Avenue and 2nd Street, 

NE., in Washington, DC 20002. Public 

seating is limited to about 50 people on 

a first come, first served basis. Advance 

reservations are not required. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public seeking further 

information concerning the hearing 

should contact Michael Danis, 

Executive Director for the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission, 444 North Capitol Street, 

NW., Suite 602, Washington DC 20001; 

phone: 202–624–1407, or via e-mail at 

contact@uscc.gov. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review Commission 

in 2000 in the National Defense 

Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106–398), as 

amended by Division P of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 

108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005). 

Dated: March 31, 2011. 

Michael Danis, 

Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research 

and Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice 

of Meetings 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

gives notice under the Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the panels of the Joint Biomedical 

Laboratory Research and Development 

and Clinical Science Research and 

Development Services Scientific Merit 

Review Board will meet from 8 a.m. to 

5 p.m. on the dates indicated below: 

Panel Date(s) Location 

Hematology ............................................................................................... May 25, 2011 ................................. L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. 

Surgery ..................................................................................................... May 25, 2011 ................................. Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Endocrinology-B ........................................................................................ May 26, 2011 ................................. L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. 

Endocrinology-A ........................................................................................ June 2–3, 2011 .............................. L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. 

Infectious Diseases-B ............................................................................... June 2, 2011 .................................. Hamilton Crowne Plaza. 

Nephrology ................................................................................................ June 2, 2011 .................................. Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Neurobiology-A ......................................................................................... June 2–3, 2011 .............................. Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Neurobiology-E ......................................................................................... June 3, 2011 .................................. Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Pulmonary Medicine ................................................................................. June 3, 2011 .................................. Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Cellular & Molecular Medicine .................................................................. June 6, 2011 .................................. Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Epidemiology ............................................................................................ June 7, 2011 .................................. VA Central Office.* 

Mental Hlth & Behav Sci-B ....................................................................... June 7–8, 2011 .............................. L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. 

Mental Hlth & Behav Sci-A ....................................................................... June 8–9, 2011 .............................. L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. 

Neurobiology-C ......................................................................................... June 8–10, 2011 ............................ Crowne Plaza DC/Silver Spring. 

Oncology ................................................................................................... June 9–10, 2011 ............................ L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. 

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