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1This segment of railroad is the remaining part 

of a main line consisting of approximately 156.7 

miles, also owned by the City and the Foundation. 

Great Basin and Northern Railroad was authorized 

to operate over approximately 28.8 miles of the 

main line in Great Basin and Northern Railroad— 

Change in Operators Exemption—The City of Ely 

and the White Pine Historical Railroad Foundation, 

STB Finance Docket No. 34506 (STB served June 7, 

2004). S&S seeks to operate over the remainder. 

2S&S states that interchange with UP will 

initially take place at Shafter because the trackage 

used for interchange at that location is in better 

condition than the trackage at Cobre. 

By the Board, Leland L. Gardner, Director, 

Office of Economics, Environmental 

Analysis, and Administration. 

Kulunie L. Cannon, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–19452 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35284] 

S&S Shortline Leasing, LLC— 

Operation Exemption—City of Ely, NV 

and White Pine Historical Railroad 

Foundation 

S&S Shortline Leasing, LLC (S&S), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

operate approximately 127.9 miles of 

rail line owned by the City of Ely (City) 

and the White Pine Historical Railroad 

Foundation, (Foundation), between 

milepost 0.0 at or near Cobre, and 

milepost 127.9 at or near McGill 

Junction, in White Pine and Elko 

Counties, NV.1 S&S states that the line 

connects at two points with Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 

(milepost 0.0 at Cobre (former Southern 

Pacific) and milepost 18.79 at Shafter 

(former Western Pacific).2

The transaction is expected to be 

consummated on or after August 30, 

2009. 

S&S certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of the transaction 

will not result in S&S becoming a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier and further 

certifies that its projected annual 

revenue will not exceed $5 million. 

Pursuant to the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 

No. 110–161, § 193, 121 Stat. 1844 

(2007), nothing in this decision 

authorizes the following activities at any 

solid waste rail transfer facility: 

Collecting, storing or transferring solid 

waste outside of its original shipping 

container; or separating or processing 

solid waste (including baling, crushing, 

compacting and shredding). The term 

‘‘solid waste’’ is defined in section 1004 

of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 

U.S.C. 6903. 

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 August 21, 2009 

(at least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35284, 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 Thomas F. 

McFarland, 208 South LaSalle St., Suite 

1890, Chicago, IL 60604. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at ‘‘http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov.’’ 

Decided: August 10, 2009. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. E9–19433 Filed 8–13–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2000–7257; Notice No. 56] 

Railroad Safety Advisory Committee 

(RSAC); Working Group Activity 

Update 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Announcement of Railroad 

Safety Advisory Committee (RSAC) 

Working Group Activities. 

SUMMARY: The FRA is updating its 

announcement of RSAC’s Working 

Group activities to reflect its current 

status. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Larry Woolverton, RSAC Designated 

Federal Officer/Administrative Officer, 

FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 20590, 

(202) 493–6212; or Grady Cothen, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Safety, FRA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., Mailstop 25, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 493–6302. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice serves to update FRA’s last 

announcement of working group 

activities and status reports of June 19, 

2009 (74 FR 29268, 11401). The 39th 

full RSAC Committee meeting was held 

June 25, 2009, and the 40th meeting is 

scheduled for September 10, 2009, at 

the Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 

22nd Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

Since its first meeting in April of 

1996, the RSAC has accepted 32 tasks. 

The status for each of the open tasks 

(neither completed nor terminated) is 

provided below: 

Open Tasks 

Task 96–4—Tourist and Historic 

Railroads. Reviewing the 

appropriateness of the agency’s current 

policy regarding the applicability of 

existing and proposed regulations to 

tourist, excursion, scenic, and historic 

railroads. This task was accepted on 

April 2, 1996, and a Working Group was 

established. The Working Group 

monitored the steam locomotive 

regulation task. Planned future activities 

involve the review of other regulations 

for possible adaptation to the safety 

needs of tourist and historic railroads. 

Contact: Grady Cothen, (202) 493–6302. 

Task 03–0l—Passenger Safety. This 

task includes updating and enhancing 

the regulations pertaining to passenger 

safety, based on research and 

experience. This task was accepted on 

May 20, 2003, and a Working Group was 

established. Prior to embarking on 

substantive discussions of a specific 

task, the Working Group set forth in 

writing a specific description of the 

task. The Working Group reports 

planned activities to the full Committee 

at each scheduled full RSAC meeting, 

including milestones for completion of 

projects and progress toward 

completion. At the first meeting, held 

September 9–10, 2003, a consolidated 

list of issues was completed. At the 

second meeting, held November 6–7, 

2003, four task groups were established: 

Emergency Preparedness; Mechanical; 

Crashworthiness; and Track I Vehicle 

Interaction. The task forces met and 

reported on activities for Working 

Group consideration at the third 

meeting held May 11–12, 2004, and a 

fourth meeting was held October 26–27, 

2004. The Working Group met on March 

21–22, 2006, and again on September 

12–13, 2006, at which time the group 

agreed to establish a task force on 

General Passenger Safety. The full 

Passenger Safety Working Group met on 

April 17–18, 2007; December 11–12, 

2007; November 13, 2008; and June 8, 

2009. On August 5, 2009, the Working 

Group was requested to establish an 

Engineering Task Force, which would 

be expected to meet initially on 

September 23–24, 2009, to consider 

technical criteria and procedures for 

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