Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 23, 2004 / Notices 68213

Contact: Mac Frampton, (202) 565–

1541.

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

Release of Waybill Data 

The Surface Transportation Board has 

received a request from Covington & 

Burling on behalf of Union Pacific 

Corporation (WB468–6—11/15/04), for 

permission to use certain data from the 

Board’s Carload Waybill Samples. A 

copy of the request may be obtained 

from the Office of Economics, 

Environmental Analysis, and 

Administration. 

The waybill sample contains 

confidential railroad and shipper data; 

therefore, if any parties object to these 

requests, they should file their 

objections with the Director of the 

Board’s Office of Economics, 

Environmental Analysis, and 

Administration within 14 calendar days 

of the date of this notice. The rules for 

release of waybill data are codified at 49 

CFR 1244.9. 

Contact: Mac Frampton, (202) 565–

1541.

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34512] 

Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railnet, 

Inc.—Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—The Burlington Northern 

and Santa Fe Railway Company 

Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado Railnet, 

Inc. (Nebraska), a Class III rail carrier, 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1150.41 et seq. to acquire 

and operate two lines of railroad from 

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 

Railway Company (BNSF). The subject 

lines total 88.6 miles in length and are 

located in Harlan, Franklin, Hitchcock, 

Hayes, and Chase Counties, NE. 

Specifically, Nebraska will: (1) Lease 

and operate BNSF’s Imperial 

Subdivision between milepost 0.89 near 

Culbertson, NE., and milepost 49.1 near 

Imperial, NE.; and (2) purchase and 

operate a portion of BNSF’s Wymore 

Subdivision located between milepost 

216.95 near Franklin, NE., and milepost 

257.36 near Oxford Jct., NE., In 

addition, BNSF will grant Nebraska 

incidental trackage rights for the 

purpose of interchange with BNSF over 

BNSF’s line between milepost 236.0 

near Oxford, NE, and milepost 257.36 

near Oxford Jct.; between milepost 

257.36 near Oxford Jct., and milepost 

288.0 near McCook, NE; and between 

milepost 0.89 near Culbertson, and 

milepost 286.0 near McCook. 

Nebraska certifies that its projected 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not result in the creation of a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier so as to require 

processing under 49 CFR 1150.45. 

Nebraska also states that on or about 

July 29, 2004, it posted and served 

notice to employees of the proposed 

transaction as required under 49 CFR 

1150.42(e) and certified to the Board 

that it had done so on the same date. 

The transaction was scheduled to be 

consummated on or after November 12, 

2004. 

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 transaction. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34512, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on John D. 

Heffner, 1920 N Street, NW., Suite 800, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http://

www.stb.dot.gov.

Decided: November 15, 2004.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on 

Environmental Hazards; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Pub. L. 92–463 

(Federal Advisory Committee Act) that 

a meeting of the Veteran’s Advisory 

Committee on Environmental Hazards 

will be held on Thursday and Friday, 

January 6–7, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

each day. The meeting will be held at 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 530, 

Washington, DC 20420. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on adverse health 

effects that may be associated with 

exposure to ionizing radiation and to 

make recommendations on proposed 

standards and guidelines regarding VA 

benefit claims based upon exposure to 

ionizing radiation. 

The major items on the agenda for 

both days will be discussions and 

analyses of medical and scientific 

papers concerning the health effects of 

exposure to ionizing radiation. On the 

basis of its analyses and discussions, the 

Committee may make recommendations 

to the Secretary concerning the 

relationship of certain diseases with 

exposure to ionizing radiation. On 

January 6 there will be presentations by 

VA’s Public Health and Environmental 

Hazards Office, and by Specialists in 

Energy, Nuclear, and Environmental 

Sciences (SENES). The January 7 

session will include planning future 

Committee activities and assignment of 

tasks among the members. 

Those who wish to attend should 

contact Ms. Bernice Green of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

Compensation and Pension Service, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420, by phone at (202) 273–7210, or 

by fax at (202) 275–1728. Members of 

the public may submit written questions 

or prepared statements for review by the 

Committee in advance of the meeting. 

Statements should be sent to Ms. 

Green’s attention at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting at the address shown above. 

Those who submit material may be 

asked to clarify it prior to its 

consideration by the Committee. 

An open forum for verbal statements 

from the public will also be available for 

20 minutes during the morning and 20 

minutes in the afternoon each day. Each 

person who wishes to make a verbal 

statement before the Committee will be 

accommodated on a first come, first 

served basis and will be provided three 

(3) minutes to present the statement.

Dated: November 15, 2004.

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer.

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