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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2006–

25764] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company; 

Notice of Public Hearing and Extension 

of Public Comment Period 

On September 26, 2006, the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register (71 FR 56217) announcing the 

Union Pacific Railroad Company’s (UP) 

request for a waiver of compliance from 

certain provisions of Title 49 Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 232, 

Brake System Safety Standards for 

Freight and Other Non-passenger Trains 

and Equipment, and 49 CFR Part 215, 

Railroad Freight Car Safety Standards, 

for trains received in interchange from 

the Ferrocarriles Nationales de Mexico 

Railroad at the Calexico, California 

border crossing. Subsequently, on 

November 17, 2006, FRA published a 

notice in the Federal Register (71 FR 

67011) announcing that UP had 

amended its original petition. 

Specifically, UP seeks approval to 

postpone performing Class I brake tests 

and freight car safety standards 

inspections until trains arrive at El 

Centro, California (a distance of 

approximately 10.1 miles). Trains 

would receive a Class III brake testtrainline continuity inspection prior to 

departing Calexico, and move to Heber, 

California (5.5 miles), where U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

and U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement (ICE) personnel would 

inspect the trains. Upon completion of 

the CBP and ICE inspections, trains 

would continue to El Centro, California 

(4.6 miles), where the postponed brake 

tests and mechanical inspections would 

then be performed. Trains would be 

equipped with a compliant end-of-train 

device and move to El Centro at a speed 

not to exceed 20 mph. 

FRA received several comments from 

interested parties requesting a public 

hearing. FRA hereby grants those 

requests. 

Accordingly, a public hearing is 

hereby scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., on 

March 29, 2007, at Fairfield Inn & Suites 

El Centro, located at 503 Danenburg 

Drive, El Centro, California 92243. 

Interested parties are invited to present 

oral statements at the hearing. The 

informal hearing will be conducted in 

accordance with FRA’s Rules of Practice 

(49 CFR 211.25) by a representative 

designated by FRA. FRA’s 

representative will make an opening 

statement outlining the scope of the 

hearing and any additional procedures 

for the conduct of the hearing. The 

hearing will be a nonadversarial 

proceeding in which all interested 

parties will be given the opportunity to 

express their views regarding the waiver 

petition without cross-examination. 

After all initial statements have been 

completed, individuals wishing to make 

a brief rebuttal statement will be given 

an opportunity to do so in the same 

order in which the initial statements 

were made. 

In addition, FRA is hereby extending 

the comment period to April 13, 2007. 

All communications concerning this 

waiver petition should identify the 

appropriate docket number (e.g. Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2006–

25764) and may be submitted by one of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submissions 

on the DOT electronic docket site; 

• Fax: 202–493–2251; 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001; or 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. Documents in the public 

docket are also available for review and 

copying on the Internet at the docket 

facility’s Web site at http://dms.dot.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review the DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 

19477–78). The statement may also be 

found at http://dms.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on February 28, 

2007. 

Edward Pritchard, 

Director, Office of Safety. 

[FR Doc. E7–3798 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket Number FRA–2006–26094] 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

from certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

Maine Narrow Gage Railroad and 

Museum 

The Maine Narrow Gage Railroad & 

Museum (MNGR), a 2-foot-gage museum 

railroad, seeks a waiver of compliance 

from the requirements of 49 CFR 230.17, 

One thousand four hundred seventy-two 

service day inspection. The MNGR is 

not engaged in general railroad 

transportation, and provides only 

railroad tourist excursions on a limited 

schedule. The MNGR currently consists 

of approximately 2 miles of track 

located in the waterfront district of 

Portland, Maine, and is adjacent to a 

park. 

This waiver would apply to MNGR 

Locomotive Number 8, and specifically 

requests temporary use of this 

locomotive while they are working to 

bring a second locomotive into 

compliance with the requirements of 49 

CFR Part 230, as was recently 

accomplished with MNGR Locomotive 

Number 4. Bringing a second 

locomotive into compliance with the 

requirements of 49 CFR 230.17 has 

become a significant burden to the 

MNGR due to the limited availability of 

volunteer manpower, and overall cost. 

Allowing the temporary use of 

Locomotive Number 8 would allowing 

the petitioner to continue to operate the 

railroad’s steam schedule and perform 

the required maintenance on 

Locomotive Number 4. 

The petitioner believes that this 

locomotive can be safely operated for up 

to 3 years, not exceeding 144 service 

days. Locomotive Number 8 was built 

by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1924, 

for the Bridgton and Harrison Railroad. 

However, a new, all-welded boiler was 

installed in 1958, built to the ASME 

code of construction. As designed, the 

maximum authorized working pressure 

for this boiler is 225 psi, but the MNGR 

derated the pressure to 160 psi to reduce 

the stress on the boiler’s shell. In 1992, 


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the boiler was inspected and new tubes 

installed, but the locomotive was never 

used. Since moving to the MNGR in 

1993, Locomotive Number 8 has 

accumulated fewer than 30 service days 

and been stored indoors with all 

washout plugs removed. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA in writing before the 

end of the comment period and specify 

the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning this 

petition should identify the appropriate 

docket number (FRA–2006–26094) and 

may be submitted by one of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic site; 

• Fax: 202–493–2251; 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001; or 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Communication received within 45 

days of the date of this notice will be 

considered by FRA prior to final action 

being taken. Comments received after 

that date will be considered to the 

extent practicable. All written 

communications concerning these 

proceedings are available for 

examination during regular business 

hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the above 

facility. All documents in the public 

docket are also available for inspection 

and copying on the Internet at the 

docket facility’s Web site at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review the DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 

19477–78). The Statement may also be 

found at http://dms.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on February 28, 

2007. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–3789 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34999] 

Idaho & Sedalia Transportation 

Company, LLC—Lease Exemption—

RCL Rocks, LLC 

Idaho & Sedalia Transportation 

Company, LLC (I&S), a noncarrier, has 

filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire (by 

lease), pursuant to an agreement with 

RCL Rocks, LLC (RCL), approximately 

5.5 miles of rail line, located at Union 

Pacific Railroad Company’s Valentine 

Subdivision, milepost 741, near Sierra 

Blanca, TX. 

The issue line comprises the East Leg 

Wye, the West Leg Wye, the Meridian 

Aggregate Lead, and the Long 

Runaround and Short Runaround 

Tracks beginning at milepost 741. The 

line is further identified as Track 

Numbers 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, and 

795. I&S is leasing the line from RCL for 

continued rail operations. I&S states that 

the lease will not result in significant 

changes in carrier operations. 

I&S certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of the transaction 

will not exceed $5 million and will not 

result in the creation of a Class II or 

Class I carrier. I&S states that it intends 

to consummate the transaction and 

effectuate the lease in April 2007 or 

before then. The earliest this transaction 

may be consummated is the March 23, 

2007 effective date of the exemption (30 

days after the exemption 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 transaction. 

Petitions for stay must be filed no later 

than March 16, 2007 (at least 7 days 

before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34999, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on W. Robert Dyer, Jr., 

Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP, 1601 Elm 

Street, Suite 3000, Dallas, TX 75201. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 23, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–3567 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Small Business/ 

Self Employed—Taxpayer Burden 

Reduction Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Cancellation notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Small 

Business/Self Employed Taxpayer 

Burden Reduction Issue Committee of 

the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel has been 

cancelled (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting that was scheduled 

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 from 12:30 

p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET has been cancelled. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marisa Knispel at 1–888–912–1227 or 

718–488–3557. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 10 (a) 

(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open 

meeting of the Small Business/Self 

Employed-Taxpayer Burden Reduction 

Issue Committee of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel was cancelled for 

Tuesday, March 27, 2007, for 12:30 p.m. 

ET via a telephone conference call as 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 22, 2007. If you would like to 

have the TAP consider a written 

statement, please call 1–888–912–1227 

or 718–488–3557 or write Marisa 

Knispel, TAP Office, 10 Metro Tech 

Center, 625 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 

11201. You may also post comments to 

the Web site: http://www.improveirs.org. 

Dated: February 27, 2007. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E7–3727 Filed 3–2–07; 8:45 am] 

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