4170 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 10 / Friday, January 15, 2021 / Notices 

1See Dakota N. R.R.—Lease & Operation 

Exemption—Rail Lines of BNSF Ry., FD 34816 (STB 

served Jan. 27, 2006) (authorizing lease and 

operation of 69.79 miles of line in North Dakota). 

1Section 1151.3(a)(4) requires an applicant to 

submit estimates and supporting information for 

delegation of authority, regulation, or 

procedure as amended from time to 

time. 

(c) This Delegation of Authority shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: December 14, 2020. 

Jeffrey C. Mounts, 

Comptroller, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00796 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–37–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Delegation of Authority No. 354–3] 

Delegation of Authority to the Director 

of Financial Policy, Reporting, and 

Analysis of Certain Authorities 

Regarding Debt Collection and Waiver 

of Claims 

Section 1. Delegation 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of State by the laws and 

authorities of the United States, 

including those set forth in 22 U.S.C. 

2651a; the Debt Collection Improvement 

Act of 1996, Public Law 104–134 (1996); 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

Determination with Respect to Transfer 

of Functions Pursuant to Public Law 

104–316 (December 17, 1996); the 

Travel and Transportation Reform Act 

of 1998, Public Law 105–264 (1998); 5 

U.S.C. 4108, 5379, 5514, 5522, 5524a, 

5705, 5922, and 8707; 22 U.S.C. 2671, 

2716, 4047 and 4071; and 31 U.S.C. 

Chapter 37, and delegated to the 

Comptroller by Delegation of Authority 

354, dated April 23, 2013, I hereby 

delegate, to the extent authorized by 

law, the duties, functions and 

responsibilities for the administrative 

collection, compromise, suspension, 

termination of Department collection, 

advance decision, settlement, and 

waiver of claims of or against debtors of 

the Department of State, pursuant to the 

above-mentioned authorities, to the 

Director of Financial Policy, Reporting, 

and Analysis of the Department of State. 

Section 2. General Provisions 

(a) The Secretary of State, the Deputy 

Secretary, the Deputy Secretary for 

Management and Resources, the Under 

Secretary for Management, or the 

Comptroller may at any time exercise 

any function delegated by this 

delegation of authority. Functions 

delegated herein may not be redelegated. 

(b) Any reference in this delegation of 

authority to any act, executive order, 

determination, delegation of authority, 

regulation, or procedure shall be 

deemed to be a reference to such act, 

executive order, determination, 

delegation of authority, regulation, or 

procedure as amended from time to 

time. 

(c) This Delegation of Authority shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: December 14, 2020. 

Jeffrey C. Mounts, 

Comptroller, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00795 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–37–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36478] 

Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc.—Lease 

and Operation Exemption—Rail Lines 

of BNSF Railway Company 

Dakota Northern Railroad, Inc. (DN), a 

Class III railroad, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1150.41 to lease from BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) and operate two rail 

lines totaling 59.84 miles: (1) Between 

the point of connection to BNSF at 

milepost 0.0, at or near Grafton, N.D., 

and the end of the line at milepost 

48.38, at or near Walhalla, N.D.; and (2) 

between milepost 38.79, at or near 

Grafton, and the end of the line at 

milepost 50.25, at or near St. Thomas, 

N.D. 

DN states that the proposed lease and 

operation is a continuation of an 

existing lease.1 DN states that the parties 

anticipate reaching an agreement on the 

terms for the lease continuation in the 

near future and that a signed agreement 

is expected well before expiration of the 

current lease on January 31, 2021. 

According to DN, the proposed lease 

agreement will not contain any 

interchange commitments. 

Further, DN certifies that its projected 

annual revenue will not exceed $5 

million and will not result in the 

creation of a Class I or II rail carrier. 

The earliest this transaction may be 

consummated is January 29, 2021, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

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 effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than January 22, 2021 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36478, should be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on DN’s representative, 

Thomas F. McFarland, Thomas F. 

McFarland, P.C., 2230 Marston Lane, 

Flossmoor, IL 60422–1336. 

According to DN, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic preservation 

reporting requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: January 11, 2021. 

By the Board, Allison C. Davis, Director, 

Office of Proceedings. 

Eden Besera, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00773 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36447] 

Lake Providence Port Commission— 

Feeder Line Application—Line of Delta 

Southern Railroad Located in East 

Carroll and Madison Parishes, La. 

On November 12, 2020, Lake 

Providence Port Commission, a 

noncarrier political subdivision of the 

State of Louisiana (LPPC or Applicant), 

filed an application under 49 U.S.C. 

10907 and 49 CFR part 1151 to acquire 

from Delta Southern Railroad, Inc. 

(DSR), a 20-mile rail line between 

milepost 471.0 and milepost 491.0, 

together with various ancillary tracks, in 

East Carroll and Madison Parishes, La. 

(the Line). Concurrently, LPPC and the 

Southeast Arkansas Economic 

Development District (SEAEDD) filed a 

petition seeking expedited 

consideration and acceptance of LPPC’s 

application prior to submission of 

evidence regarding the Line’s valuation. 

DSR filed a reply in opposition to the 

petition to expedite on December 2, 

2020, and stated that it would respond 

to the application, if accepted, in 

accordance with the procedural 

schedule set by the Board. 

By decision served December 11, 2020 

(December 11 Decision), the Board 

found that the application was 

substantially complete, except for the 

absence of information pertaining to the 

net liquidation value (NLV) of the Line. 

December 11 Decision, slip op. at 1.1