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(STB served Feb. 20, 1998); CIRY was authorized 

to operate the line in Central Illinois Railroad 

Company—Operation Exemption—Rail Line of The 

City of Peoria and The Village of Peoria Heights in 

Peoria and Peoria Heights, Peoria County, IL, STB 

Finance Docket No. 34518 (STB served July 28, 

2004). 

States Postal Service Zip Codes 61603, 

61604, 61614, 61615 and 61616, and 

includes the stations of Peoria P&PU 

Switch, Averyville, Peoria Heights, 

Keller, and Pioneer Park. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption for PIRY to acquire from 

CIRY non-exclusive local trackage rights 

to operate over approximately 4.81 

miles of rail line (the northern and 

southern sections of the Kellar Branch 

and the western connection). See STB 

Finance Docket No. 35341, Pioneer 

Industrial Railway Co.—Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Central Illinois Railway 

Company. 

The line does not contain Federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in PIRY’s or CIRY’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 is scheduled to be issued by 

April 16, 2010. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) to subsidize continued rail 

service 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 offer must 

be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–1056X 

and STB Docket No. AB–1066 (Sub-No. 

1X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2) 

William A. Mullins, 2401 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20037, and Michael R. Ascher, 2500 

S. Highland Ave., Suite 360, Lombard, 

IL 60148. Replies to the petition are due 

on or before February 4, 2010. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning discontinuance procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0230 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) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– 

800–877–8339.] 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: January 12, 2010. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kulunie L. Cannon, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2010–694 Filed 1–14–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Eighty-First Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 159: Global Positioning 

System (GPS) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 159 meeting: Global 

Positioning System (GPS). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 159: Global 

Positioning System (GPS). 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

February 2–5, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. (unless stated otherwise). 

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 

805, Washington, DC, 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC, 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a Special Committee 

159: Global Positioning System (GPS) 

meeting. The agenda will include: 

Specific Working Group Sessions 

Tuesday, February 2nd 

• All Day, Working Group 2C, GPS/ 

Inertial, Colson Board Room. 

Wednesday, February 3rd 

• All Day, Working Group 2, GPS/ 

WAAS, Colson Board Room. 

• All Day, Working Group 4, 

Precision Landing Guidance (GPS/ 

LAAS), MacIntosh-NBAA Room & 

Hilton-ATA Room. 

Thursday, February 4th 

• Morning (9 a.m.–12 p.m.), Working 

Group 4, Precision Landing Guidance 

(GPS/LAAS), MacIntosh-NBAA Room & 

Hilton-ATA Room. 

• Afternoon (1 p.m.–5 p.m.), Working 

Groups 2, 4, 6 & 7, Joint Session, 

MacIntosh-NBAA Room & Hilton-ATA 

Room. 

Friday, February 5th 

Plenary Session—See Agenda Below 

Agenda—Plenary Session—Agenda: 

February 5th, 2010—starting at 9 a.m.; 

MacIntosh-NBAA & Hilton-ATA Rooms. 

• Chairman’s Introductory Remarks. 

• Approval of Summary of the 

Eightieth Meeting held October 2, 2009, 

RTCA Paper No. 002–09/SC159–982. 

• Review Working Group (WG) 

Progress and Identify Issues for 

Resolution: 

• GPS/3rd Civil Frequency (WG–1). 

• GPS/WAAS (WG–2). 

• GPS/GLONASS (WG–2A). 

• GPS/Inertial (WG–2C). 

• GPS/Precision Landing Guidance 

(WG- 4). 

• GPS/Airport Surface Surveillance 

(WG–5). 

• GPS/Interference (WG–6). 

• GPS/Antennas (WG–7). 

• Review of EUROCAE Activities. 

• GEAS Update Briefing. 

• Assignment/Review of Future 

Work. 

• Other Business. 

• Date and Place of Next Meeting 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 7, 

2010. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2010–659 Filed 1–14–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Twelfth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 216/Aeronautical Systems 

Security 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 


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