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1 Initially, this petition for exemption also 

involved two additional line segments but it was 

rejected in its entirety because it could not be 

processed as filed. Subsequently, LS&I filed a 

petition for reconsideration requesting 

reinstatement of the petition for exemption as to the 

above segment only. By decision served October 22, 

2004, LS&I’s request was granted, with the official 

filing date of the revised petition for exemption 

deemed to be October 22, 2004.

2Based on a filing date of October 22, 2004, the 

deadline for issuance of the final decision normally 

would be February 9, 2005. However, the Board 

will endeavor to issue a decision on the merits no 

later than January 14, 2005.

3The OFA filing fee increases from $1,100 to 

$1,200, effective October 31, 2004. See Regulations 

Governing Fees for Services Performed in 

Connection with Licensing and Related Services—

2004 Update, STB Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 11) 

(STB served Oct. 1, 2004).

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–68 (Sub-No. 4X)] 

Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad 

Company—Abandonment Exemption—

in Marquette County, MI 

On October 22, 2004, Lake Superior & 

Ishpeming Railroad Company (LS&I), a 

wholly owned subsidiary of ClevelandCliffs, Inc., filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board a petition under 

49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to 

abandon a segment of a line of railroad 

known as the Republic Subdivision, 

extending from Humboldt Jct. (milepost 

85.6) south approximately 8.9 miles to 

the end of track at Republic Mine 

(milepost 94.5), in Marquette County, 

MI.1 The line traverses United States 

Postal Service Zip Codes 49814 and 

49879, and includes the stations of 

Humboldt Jct., Humboldt, and Republic 

Mine.

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in LS&I’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 R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 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 January 14, 

2005.2

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 $1,200 filing fee.3

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 November 26, 2004. 

Each trail use request must be 

accompanied by a $200 filing fee. See 49 

CFR 1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–68 

(Sub-No. 4X) and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001, and (2) Edward T. Lyons, Jr., 1625 

Broadway, 16th Floor, Denver, CO 

80202. Replies to the LS&I petition are 

due on or before November 26, 2004. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Services at (202) 565–1592 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 

Section of Environmental Analysis 

(SEA) at (202) 565–1539. [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 SEA, 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 

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

EAs in these abandonment proceedings 

normally would be available within 60 

days of the filing of the petition, but 

SEA will endeavor to make the EA 

available by November 22, 2004. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA will generally be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http://

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: October 26, 2004.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Publication of General Licenses 

Related to the Cuba, Burma, and 

Western Balkans Sanctions Programs

ACTION: Notice, publication of general 

licenses. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (‘‘OFAC’’) of the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury is 

publishing general licenses issued in the 

Cuba, Burma, and Western Balkans 

sanctions programs.

DATES: Effective Dates: See each general 

license for the applicable effective date 

for that license.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

OFAC’s Chief of Licensing, tel. (202) 

622–2480 or Chief of Policy Planning 

and Program Management, tel. (202) 

622–4855, or the Office of Chief Counsel 

(Foreign Assets Control), tel. (202) 622–

2410, Department of the Treasury, 

Washington, DC 20220 (not toll free 

numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

This document is available as an 

electronic file on the Federal Bulletin 

Board the day of publication in the 

Federal Register. By modem, dial (202) 

512–1387 and type ‘‘/GO FAC,’’ or call 

(202) 512–1530 for disk or paper copies. 

This file is available for downloading 

without charge in ASCII and Adobe 

Acrobat readable (*.PDF) formats. For 

Internet access, the address for use with 

the World Wide Web, Telnet, or FTP 

protocol is http://fedbbs.access.gpo.gov. 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available from OFAC’s Web site http://

www.treas.gov/ofac. 

Background 

In recent months, OFAC has issued a 

number of general licenses authorizing 

certain transactions otherwise 

prohibited by the sanctions programs 

OFAC administers. At the time of 

issuance of each general license, OFAC 

made that license available on its Web 

site (http://www.treas.gov/ofac). With 

this notice, OFAC is publishing the 

general licenses in the Federal Register. 

The general licenses contained in this 

Notice include licenses in the Cuba, 

Burma, and Western Balkans sanctions 

programs. 

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1. Cuba General License 

Cuba General License No. 1

Certain Travel-Related Transactions in 

Cuba Until 12:01 a.m. Eastern Daylight 

Time on August 1, 2004

(a) Family visit travelers. A person 

subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

States who is in Cuba on June 29, 2004, 

under a general or specific license to 

visit a close relative in Cuba pursuant to 

31 CFR 515.561(a) or (b) as in effect on 

June 29, 2004, is authorized to continue 

to engage in all of the transactions 

ordinarily incident to travel within and 

from Cuba authorized on June 29, 2004, 

until 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on 

August 1, 2004. 

(b) Fully-hosted travelers. A person 

subject to the jurisdiction of the United 

States who is in Cuba on June 29, 2004, 

and qualifies as a ‘‘fully-hosted’’ traveler 

as set forth in 31 CFR 515.420 as in 

effect on June 29, 2004, is authorized to 

continue to receive goods and services 

in Cuba for personal use or 

consumption in Cuba until 12:01 a.m. 

eastern daylight time on August 1, 2004, 

provided that no person subject to the 

jurisdiction of the United States 

(including the traveler) makes any 

payment, transfers any property, or 

provides any service to Cuba or a 

national of Cuba in connection with the 

receipt of those goods or services. 

Issued: June 25, 2004. 

2. Burma General Licenses 

Burma General License No. 1

Official Government and International 

Organization Activities

All transactions and activities 

otherwise prohibited by sections 1 or 2 

of Executive Order No. 13310 that are 

for the conduct of the official business 

of the United States Government, the 

United Nations, the World Bank, and 

the International Monetary Fund are 

authorized. This license does not 

authorize any importation into the 

United States of any article that is a 

product of Burma. Payments pursuant to 

this section may not involve a debit or 

credit to a blocked account on the books 

of a U.S. financial institution. Such 

payments may be made to an account on 

the books of a third-country financial 

institution. 

Issued: July 29, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 2

Third-Country Diplomatic and Consular 

Funds Transfers 

All funds transfer-related transactions 

otherwise prohibited by sections 1 or 2 

of Executive Order 13310 that are for the 

conduct of diplomatic or consular 

activities of third-country diplomatic or 

consular missions in Burma are 

authorized. Payments pursuant to this 

general license will be authorized even 

though they may involve transfers to or 

from an account of a financial 

institution whose property is blocked 

pursuant to section 1 of Executive Order 

13310, provided that the account is not 

on the books of a financial institution 

that is a United States person. 

Issued: August 15, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 3

Importations for U.S. Diplomatic and 

Consular Officials 

U.S. diplomatic or consular officials 

entering the United States directly or 

indirectly from Burma are authorized to 

engage in all transactions incident to the 

importation into the United States of 

products of Burma as accompanied 

baggage or household effects, provided 

that such products are not intended for 

any other person or for sale and are not 

otherwise prohibited from importation 

under applicable United States laws. 

Issued: August 15, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 4

Importations for Foreign Diplomatic and 

Consular Officials 

All transactions incident to the 

importation into the United States of 

any article that is a product of Burma 

that is destined for official or personal 

use by personnel employed by a 

diplomatic mission or consulate in the 

United States are authorized, provided 

that such article is not intended for any 

other person or for sale and is not 

otherwise prohibited from importation 

under applicable United States laws. 

Issued: August 15, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 5

Diplomatic Pouches 

All transactions in connection with 

the importation into the United States or 

the exportation from the United States 

of diplomatic pouches and their 

contents are authorized. 

Issued: August 15, 2003.

Burma General License No. 6

Noncommercial Personal Remittances 

(a) United States persons who are 

individuals (not entities) are authorized 

to make non-commercial remittances to 

individuals in Burma, provided that a 

United States person’s total remittances 

in any consecutive 3-month period do 

not exceed $300 per Burmese 

household, regardless of the number of 

individuals comprising the household, 

and provided that no beneficiary is a 

person whose property is blocked 

pursuant to section 1 of Executive Order 

13310. Payments pursuant to this 

general license are authorized even 

though they may involve transfers to or 

from an account of a financial 

institution whose property is blocked 

pursuant to section 1 of Executive Order 

13310, provided that the account is not 

on the books of a financial institution 

that is a United States person. 

(b) Financial institutions that are 

United States persons are authorized to 

engage in all transactions ordinarily 

incident to the transfer of funds 

authorized by paragraph (a) above. A 

financial institution that is a United 

States person may rely on the originator 

of a funds transfer with regard to 

compliance with paragraph (a) above, 

provided that the financial institution 

does not know or have reason to know 

that the funds transfer is not in 

compliance with paragraph (a) above. 

Issued: August 22, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 7

Transactions Incident to Certain Imports 

All transactions otherwise prohibited 

by sections 1 or 2 of Executive Order 

13310 that are incident to the 

importation into the United States of an 

article that is a product of Burma are 

authorized, provided the importation 

occurs prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern 

daylight time on August 28, 2003, and 

further provided that the importation is 

not from a person whose property is 

blocked by section 1 of Executive Order 

13310. Financing agreements with 

respect to such importations may be 

performed only according to their terms 

and may not be extended or renewed. 

Payments pursuant to this general 

license will be authorized even though 

they may involve transfers to or from an 

account of a financial institution whose 

property is blocked pursuant to section 

1 of Executive Order 13310, provided 

that the account is not on the books of 

a financial institution that is a United 

States person. 

Issued: August 15, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 8

Export-Related Transactions 

All transactions otherwise prohibited 

by sections 1 or 2 of Executive Order 

13310 that are ordinarily incident to an 

exportation to Burma are authorized, 

provided the exportation is not to a 

person whose property is blocked 

pursuant to section 1 of Executive Order 

13310. Payments pursuant to this 

general license are authorized even 

though they may involve transfers to or 

from an account of a financial 

institution whose property is blocked 

pursuant to section 1 of Executive Order 

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13310, provided that the account is not 

on the books of a financial institution 

that is a United States person. This 

general license does not authorize a 

financial institution that is a United 

States person to advise or confirm any 

financing by a person whose property is 

blocked by section 1 of Executive Order 

13310. 

Issued: August 22, 2003.

Burma General License No. 9

Importation of Information and 

Informational Material 

(a) The importation of information or 

informational materials and all 

transactions directly incident to such 

importation are authorized. Payments 

pursuant to this general license are 

authorized even though they may 

involve transfers to or from an account 

of a financial institution whose property 

is blocked pursuant to section 1 of 

Executive Order 13310, provided that 

the account is not on the books of a 

financial institution that is a United 

States person. 

(b) The term ‘‘information or 

informational materials’’ includes, but is 

not limited to, publications, films, 

posters, phonograph records, 

photographs, microfilms, microfiche, 

tapes, compact discs, CD ROMs, 

artworks, and news wire feeds. To be 

considered ‘‘information or 

informational materials,’’ artworks must 

be classified under chapter headings 

9701, 9702, or 9703 of the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States. 

Note to General License No. 9: The 

exportation of information or 

informational materials is exempt from 

the prohibitions contained in the 

Burmese Sanctions Regulations and 

Executive Order Nos. 13047 or 13310. 

Issued: August 28, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 10

Importation of Certain Personal and 

Household Effects 

(a) A United States person who 

maintained a residence in Burma prior 

to July 28, 2003, is authorized to import 

into the United States personal and 

household effects that are products of 

Burma, including accompanied baggage 

and articles for family use, provided the 

imported items were purchased by the 

United States person prior to July 28, 

2003, have been actually used abroad by 

the United States person or by other 

family members arriving from the same 

foreign household, are not intended for 

any other person or for sale, and are not 

otherwise prohibited from importation. 

(b) A national of Burma who arrives 

in the United States after July 28, 2003, 

is authorized to import into the United 

States personal and household effects 

that are products of Burma, including 

accompanied baggage and articles for 

family use, provided the imported items 

are ordinarily incident to the Burmese 

national’s arrival in the United States, 

have been actually used abroad by the 

Burmese national or by other family 

members arriving from the same foreign 

household, are not intended for any 

other person or for sale, and are not 

otherwise prohibited from importation. 

Issued: August 28, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 11

Activities Undertaken Pursuant to 

Certain Pre-May 21, 1997 Agreements 

Except as prohibited by section 3 of 

Executive Order 13310, United States 

persons are authorized to engage in any 

activity, or any transaction incident to 

an activity, undertaken pursuant to an 

agreement, or pursuant to the exercise of 

rights under such an agreement, 

provided that: 

(a) The parties to the agreement 

include:

(1) The Government of Burma or a 

nongovernmental entity in Burma, and 

(2) An entity organized under the 

laws of a foreign state and owned or 

controlled by a United States person; 

and 

(b) The agreement was entered into 

prior to 12:01 a.m., eastern daylight 

time, on May 21, 1997. 

Issued: October 21, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 12

Allowable Payments for Overflights of 

Burmese Airspace 

Payments to Burma of charges for 

services rendered by the Government of 

Burma in connection with the overflight 

of Burma or emergency landing in 

Burma of aircraft owned or operated by 

a United States person or registered in 

the United States are authorized. 

Payments pursuant to this general 

license are authorized even though they 

may involve transfers to or from an 

account of a financial institution whose 

property is blocked pursuant to section 

1 of Executive Order 13310, provided 

that the account is not on the books of 

a financial institution that is a United 

States person. 

Issued: October 17, 2003. 

Burma General License No. 13

Importation of Burmese-origin Articles 

The importation of any article that is 

a product of Burma and all transactions 

directly incident to such importation are 

authorized, provided the article was 

purchased prior to July 28, 2003, 

shipped from Burma to the United 

States prior to August 28, 2003, and is 

not property in which a person whose 

property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to section 1 of 

Executive Order 13310 has an interest. 

Financing agreements with respect to 

such importations may be performed 

only according to their terms and may 

not be extended or renewed. Payments 

pursuant to this general license are 

authorized even though they may 

involve transfers to or from an account 

of a financial institution whose property 

is blocked pursuant to section 1 of 

Executive Order 13310, provided that 

the account is not on the books of a 

financial institution that is a United 

States person. 

Issued: July 28, 2004. 

3. Western Balkans General License 

Western Balkans General License No. 1

Legal Representation in Matters Pending 

Before the International Criminal 

Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia 

The provision by a U.S. person of 

professional legal services relating to the 

representation of persons whose 

property or interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to 31 CFR 588.201(a) 

in matters pending before the 

International Criminal Tribunal for the 

former Yugoslavia (‘‘the Tribunal’’) is 

authorized. With respect to such 

representation, receipt of payment of 

professional fees and reimbursement of 

incurred expenses are authorized if such 

payments or reimbursements are made 

by the Tribunal. Such payments and 

reimbursements from any other source 

must be specifically licensed. Section 

501.601 of the Reporting and Procedures 

Regulations (31 CFR part 501) requires 

that records on each transaction subject 

to this license be maintained and 

available for examination for a 

minimum of five years following the 

transaction date. 

Issued: July 9, 2003.

Dated: September 27, 2004. 

R. Richard Newcomb, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Approved: October 5, 2004. 

Juan C. Zarate, 

Assistant Secretary (Terrorist Financing and 

Financial Crime), Department of the Treasury.

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