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address broad questions and likely 

environmental effects for the entire 

corridor including, but not limited to, 

the type of service(s) being proposed, 

including cities and stations served, 

route alternatives, service levels, types 

of operations (speed, electric, or diesel 

powered), ridership projections, major 

infrastructure components, and 

identification of major terminal area or 

facility capacity constraints. Subsequent 

phases or tiers will analyze, at a greater 

level of detail, narrower site-specific 

proposals based on any decisions made 

in the Tier-1 EIR/EIS. 

Alternatives 

Alternatives to be evaluated and 

analyzed in the Program EIR/EIS 

include a no-action (No-Project or NoBuild) scenario and an alternative with 

multiple options that considers the 

construction of incremental, 

independent passenger rail 

improvements in the LOSSAN North 

rail corridor. Possible environmental 

impacts include displacement of 

commercial and residential properties; 

disproportionate impacts to minority 

and low-income populations; 

community and neighborhood 

disruption; increased noise and 

vibration along the rail corridor; traffic 

impacts associated with stations; effects 

to historic properties or archaeological 

sites; impacts to parks and recreation 

resources; visual quality effects; 

exposure to seismic and flood hazards; 

impacts to water resources, wetlands, 

and sensitive biological species and 

habitat; land use compatibility impacts; 

energy use; and impacts to agricultural 

lands. 

No-Build Alternative 

The no action (No-Project or NoBuild) alternative is defined to serve as 

the baseline for comparison of all 

alternatives. The No-Build Alternative 

represents the State’s transportation 

system (highway, air, and rail) as it 

exists, and as it would exist after 

completion of programs or projects 

currently funded or being implemented. 

The No-Build Alternative would draw 

upon the following sources of 

information: 

• State Transportation Improvement 

Program (STIP). 

• Regional Transportation Plans 

(RTPs) for all modes of travel. 

• Airport plans. 

• Passenger rail plans. 

Passenger Rail Alternative and Options 

The LOSSAN North Program 

improvements are incremental, 

independent rail upgrade projects to the 

LOSSAN corridor. The Passenger Rail 

Alternative will have ‘‘options’’ that 

consider timing of the improvements 

and logical groupings of improvements 

that reflect likely funding scenarios. The 

upgrade of the LOSSAN rail corridor 

was previously studied in the LOSSAN 

North Corridor Strategic Plan issued in 

October 2007, which identified major 

improvements that could be undertaken 

between the Los Angeles Union Station 

and the San Luis Obispo Amtrak 

Station. The improvements to be 

discussed in the program EIR/EIS may 

include: 

• Track upgrades. 

• Curve realignments. 

• Siding extensions and upgrades. 

• Addition of second main track. 

• Grade separations. 

• Station and platform upgrades. 

• Track realignments. 

• Run-through tracks. 

• Pedestrian crossing upgrades. 

• Installation of Centralized Traffic 

Control (CTC). 

Scoping and Comments 

FRA encourages broad participation 

in the EIR/EIS process during scoping 

and subsequent review of the resulting 

environmental document. Letters 

describing the proposed project and 

soliciting comments were sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, and local 

agencies, and appropriate railroads. 

Comments and suggestions are invited 

from all interested agencies and the 

public at large to insure the full range 

of issues related to the proposed action 

and all reasonable alternatives are 

addressed and all significant issues are 

identified. In particular, FRA is 

interested in determining whether there 

are areas of environmental concern 

where there might be the potential for 

significant impacts identifiable at a 

program level. Public agencies with 

jurisdiction are requested to advise the 

FRA and Caltrans of the applicable 

permit and environmental review 

requirements of each agency, and the 

scope and content of the environmental 

information that is germane to the 

agency’s statutory responsibilities in 

connection with the proposed 

improvements. 

Scoping meetings will be advertised 

locally and are planned for the 

following major cities along the 

LOSSAN North rail corridor at the dates 

and times indicated: 

• Los Angeles: January 10, 2011; 5 

through 7 PM; Los Angeles County 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority 

(Metro) Headquarters—Board Room One 

Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA. 

• Ventura: January 11, 2011; 5 

through 7 PM; Camarillo Public Library, 

4101 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 

93010. 

• Santa Barbara: January 12, 2011; 5 

through 7 PM; Louise Lowry Davis 

Center, Lu Gilbert Room, 1232 De La 

Vina St., Santa Barbara, CA, 93101. 

• San Luis Obispo: January 13, 2011; 

5 through 7 PM; San Luis Obispo City/ 

County Public Library, Community 

Room, 995 Palm Street, San Luis 

Obispo, CA 93401. 

Persons interested in providing 

comments on the scope of the Tier-1 

EIR/EIS should do so by February 3, 

2011. Comments can be sent in writing 

to Ms. Melissa Elefante DuMond at the 

FRA address identified above. 

Comments may also be addressed to Ms. 

Lea Simpson of Caltrans at their address 

identified above. Information regarding 

the environmental review process and 

technical studies will be made available 

through Caltrans’ rail services Internet 

site: http://www.amtrakcalifornia.com/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

28, 2010. 

Karen Rae, 

Deputy Administrator, Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33146 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation 

Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation 

(SLSDC), to be held from 1 p.m. (EDT) 

on Monday, January 24, 2011, via 

conference call at the Corporation’s 

Administration Headquarters, Suite 

W32–300, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC. The agenda for this 

meeting will be as follows: Opening 

Remarks; Consideration of Minutes of 

Past Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and 

New Business; Closing Discussion; 

Adjournment. 

Attendance at the meeting is open to 

the interested public but limited to the 

space available. With the approval of 

the Administrator, members of the 

public may present oral statements at 

the meeting. Persons wishing further 

information should contact, not later 

than Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 

Anita K. Blackman, Chief of Staff, Saint 

Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 


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SE., Washington, DC 20590; 202–366– 

0091. 

Any member of the public may 

present a written statement to the 

Advisory Board at any time. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on December 28, 

2010. 

Collister Johnson, Jr., 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33217 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–61–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 659X)] 

CSX Transportation, Inc.— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Allegany 

County, Md. 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of exemption. 

SUMMARY: Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the 

Board is granting a petition for 

exemption from the requirements of 49 

U.S.C. 10904(f)(4)(A) to permit Eighteen 

Thirty Group, LLC (Eighteen Thirty) to 

go forward with its plan to acquire and 

restore to service an 8.54-mile line of 

railroad between milepost BAI 27.0 near 

Morrison and milepost BAI 18.46 at the 

end of the track near Carlos, in Allegany 

County, Md. (the Line). Eighteen Thirty 

is seeking to acquire the Line as a result 

of the bankruptcy of James Riffin 

through an agreement with Mark J. 

Friedman, Chapter 7 Trustee of the 

Bankruptcy Estate of James Riffin. 

Because the line previously was 

acquired from CSX Transportation, Inc. 

(CSXT) pursuant to the Board’s offer of 

financial assistance provisions at 49 

U.S.C. 10904 and 49 CFR 1152.27, 

section 10904(f)(4)(A) otherwise would 

prohibit the transfer of the Line to any 

entity other than CSXT until July 10, 

2011. 

DATES: The Board’s decision granting 

this exemption will be effective on 

December 30, 2010. Petitions to reopen 

must be filed by January 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of 

all pleadings, referring to AB 55 (SubNo.659X), must be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on petitioner’s 

representative: John D. Heffner, John D. 

Heffner, PLLC, 1750 K Street, NW., 

Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMTION CONTACT: 

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 245–0395. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional information is contained in 

the Board’s decision. Board decisions 

and notices are available on our Web 

site at http://www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: December 29, 2010. 

By the Board, Chairman Elliott, Vice 

Chairman Mulvey, and Commissioner 

Nottingham. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33191 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Application and Renewal Fees 

Imposed on Surety Companies and 

Reinsuring Companies Increase in 

Fees Imposed 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Application and Renewal Fees 

Imposed on Surety Companies and 

Reinsuring Companies Increase in Fees 

Imposed. 

SUMMARY: Effective December 31, 2010, 

The Department of the Treasury, 

Financial Management Service, is 

increasing the fees it imposes on and 

collects from surety companies and 

reinsuring companies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The fees 

imposed and collected, as referred to in 

31 CFR 223.22, cover the costs incurred 

by the Government for services 

performed relative to qualifying 

corporate sureties to write Federal 

business. These fees are determined in 

accordance with the Office of 

Management and Budget Circular A–25, 

as amended. The change in fees is the 

result of a thorough analysis of costs 

associated with the Surety Bond Branch. 

The new fee rate schedule is as 

follows: 

(1) Examination of a company’s 

application for a Certificate of Authority 

as an acceptable surety or as an 

acceptable reinsuring company on 

Federal bonds—$9,300. 

(2) Determination of a company’s 

continued qualification for annual 

renewal of its Certificate of Authority— 

$5,450. 

(3) Examination of a company’s 

application for recognition as an 

Admitted Reinsurer (except on excess 

risks running to the United States)— 

$3,275. 

(4) Determination of a company’s 

continued qualification for annual 

renewal of its authority as an Admitted 

Reinsurer—$2,325. 

Questions concerning this notice 

should be directed to the Surety Bond 

Branch, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Financial 

Management Service, Department of the 

Treasury, 3700 East West Highway, 

Room 6F01, Hyattsville, MD 20782, 

Telephone (202) 874–6850. 

Dated: December 27, 2010. 

Linda S. Kimberling, 

Assistant Commissioner for Management 

(CFO), Financial Management Service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–33061 Filed 1–3–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Surety Companies Acceptable on 

Federal Bonds Change in NAIC 

Number and State of Incorporation; 

Westchester Fire Insurance Company 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 6 to 

the Treasury Department Circular 570, 

2010 Revision, published July 1, 2010, 

at 75 FR 38192. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that effective January 1, 

2011, Westchester Fire Insurance 

Company’s NAIC # has changed to 

10030 due to its merger with ACE 

Indemnity Insurance Company. In 

addition due to the merger its state of 

incorporation has change from New 

York to Pennsylvania. Federal bondapproving officials should annotate 

their reference copies of the Treasury 

Department Circular 570 (‘‘Circular’’), 

2010 Revision, to reflect this change. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 


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