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1The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as posible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date.

2Each offer of financial assistance must be 

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is 

set at $1,200. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

installing a NAVAID in the coastal zone. 

ARP includes this information to 

highlight the different CZM Act 

requirements that may apply to an ARP 

action. 

Change 56. Paragraph 1204.a. 

discusses the various approval levels 

ARP follows to meet FAA Order 

1100.154A, Delegation of Authority, 

dated June 12, 1990. The Order 

delegates approval authority for certain 

airport projects from the FAA 

Administrator to the Associate 

Administrator for Airports (ARP–1). 

ARP–1 may further delegate that 

authority, per Order 1100.154A, as 

paragraph 1204.a. explains. 

Change 57. Paragraphs 1205.d., e., 

and f. provide updated information on 

the number of copies of the FEIS the 

responsible FAA official must send to 

the U.S. EPA (EPA) regional office 

reviewing an ARP project and to EPA 

and the Department of the Interior 

headquarters. 

Change 58. Paragraph 1206. discusses 

more detailed information concerning 

the process for referring EISs to CEQ 

under 40 CFR 1504. ARP includes this 

information to ensure personnel knew 

about this little used, but important CEQ 

NEPA regulation. 

Change 59. Paragraph 1301.g. requires 

FAA to ensure the agency and the 

airport sponsor complete required 

mitigation. The paragraph suggests 

using an Environmental Management 

System (EMS) to track mitigation 

compliance. ARP includes EMS tracking 

to comply with EO 13148, Greening the 

Government Through Leadership in 

Environmental Management. 

Change 60. Chapter 14 provides 

guidance on the longevity of EAs and 

EISs, supplementing those documents, 

written re-evalautions, and tiering. It 

also notes that FAA is applying the 

same standards it uses for EISs to EAs. 

The paragraph also notes that the 

responsible FAA official may use his or 

her best professional judgment when 

determining the need for a written reevaluation. ARP provides that 

information to address questions about 

EA longevity and to comply with FAA 

Order 1050.1E, paragraphs 410 and 411. 

ARP agrees that accurate EAs and EISs 

are needed to ensure approving FAA 

officials have the best available 

information when making decisions on 

proposed airport development projects 

and airport actions.

Change 61. Paragraph 1404. provides 

instructions on applying NEPA to 

emergency situations. ARP includes this 

information to ensure order users are 

aware of this requirement. 

Chapter 62. Chapter 15 provides 

information on streamlining the EIS 

process for certain airport projects. This 

information addresses requirements of 

Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act 

also known as ‘‘Vision-100.’’ Among 

other things, Vision-100 requires 

streamlining the environmental process 

for airport capacity projects at congested 

airports. These are airports that account 

for at least 1% of all delayed aircraft 

operations in the nation. Vision 100 also 

applies to airport safety and airport 

security projects throughout the nation, 

regardless of their delay status. 

Change 63. Appendix 1 includes 

updated flowcharts on completing the 

NEPA processes for categorical 

exclusions, EAs, FONSIs, EISs, and 

RODs. 

Change 64. Appendix 2 includes 

information on the third-party 

contracting process FAA uses to select 

contractors to help the agency prepare 

EISs, as explained in Change 44. It also 

includes a sample Disclosure Statement 

and two types of Memoranda of 

Understanding describing the respective 

duties of FAA, the airport sponsor, and 

the FAA-selected consultant. 

Change 65. Appendix 3 provides an 

example of a ‘‘short-form’’ EA. ARP 

provides this as one example of how to 

prepare an EA that meets CEQ’s 

recommended length for an EA (i.e., 

maximum of 15 pages). 

ARP encourages full public 

participation during this comment 

period. ARP will consider filed 

comments on the draft order as it 

prepares the final Order 5050.4B.

Dated: December 13, 2004. 

Dennis E. Roberts, 

Director, Office of Airports Planning and 

Programming.

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–33 (Sub–No. 218X)] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in Kootenai 

County, ID 

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 

has filed a notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt 

Abandonments and Discontinuances of 

Service and Trackage Rights to abandon 

a 5.25-mile line of railroad known as the 

Coeur’d Alene Industrial Lead from 

milepost 2.25 near Feeley Spur to 

milepost 7.50 near Gibbs, in Kootenai 

County, ID. The line traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Code 83840. 

UP has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) all overheard traffic 

which could travel over the line has 

been shifted to an adjacent line of The 

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 

Railway Company; (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 

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 (environmental report), 49 CFR 

1105.8 (historic 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 R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 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 January 

15, 2005, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,1

formal expressions of intent to file an 

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

trail use/rail banking requests under 49 

CFR 1152.29 must be filed by December 

27, 2004. Petitions to reopen or requests 

for public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by January 5, 

2005, with the Surface Transportation 

Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001.

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to UP’s 

representative: Mack H. Shumate, Jr., 

Senior General Attorney, Union Pacific 

Railroad Company, 101 North Wacker 

Dr., Room 1920, Chicago, IL 60606. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio.

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UP has filed an environmental report 

which addresses the effects, if any, of 

the abandonment on the environment 

and historic resources. SEA will issue 

an environmental assessment (EA) by 

December 21, 2004. Interested persons 

may obtain a copy of the EA by writing 

to SEA (Room 500, Surface 

Transportation Board, Washington, DC 

20423–0001) or by calling SEA, at (202) 

565–1539. (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), UP 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 

UP’s filing of a notice of consummation 

by December 16, 2005, 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: December 10, 2004.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service 

Financial Management Service; 

Proposed Collection of Information: 

Application for Payment of a Deceased 

Depositor’s Postal Savings Certificate 

(POD 1681)

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Financial Management 

Service, as part of its continuing efforts 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on a 

continuing information collection. By 

this notice, the Financial Management 

Service solicits comments concerning 

the Form POD 1681, ‘‘Application for 

Payment of a Deceased Depositor’s 

Postal Saving Certificate.’’

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Financial Management Service, 3700 

East West Highway, Records and 

Information Management Program Staff, 

Room 135, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Vivian Cooper, 

Financial Accounting and Services 

Division, 3700 East West highway, 

Room 600D, Hyattsville, MD 20782, 

(202) 874–8380.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial 

Management Service solicits comments 

on the collection of information 

described below: 

Title: Application for Payment of a 

Deceased Depositor’s Postal Savings 

Certificate. 

OMB Number: 1510–0027. 

Form Number: POD 1681. 

Abstract: This form is used when an 

application is submitted for payment of 

a deceased Postal Savings depositor’s 

account. Information furnished on the 

form is used to determine if the 

applicant is entitled to the proceeds of 

the account. 

Current Actions: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25. 

Comments: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the of the functions of the agency, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the agency’s estimate of the burden of 

the collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information.

Dated: December 7, 2004. 

Ronald G. Cymbor, 

Acting Assistant Commissioner, Financial 

Operations.

[FR Doc. 04–27576 Filed 12–15–04; 8:45 am] 

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