Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 47 / Monday, March 12, 2007 / Notices 11085 

1Congressional Budget Office Report, Freight Rail 

Transportation: Long-Term Issues, at 4–5 (January 

2006). 

2 Id. at 6, citing, Federal Highway Administration, 

Freight Analysis Framework (October 2002). 

Meaning of Application Number 

Suffixes 

N—New application 

M—Modification request 

X—Renewal 

PM—Party to application with 

modification request 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 6, 

2007. 

Delmer F. Billings, 

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials 

Safety, Special Permits & Approvals. 

Application No. Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated 

date of 

completion 

New Special Permit Applications 

14314–N ........... North American Automotive Hazmat Action Committee .......................................................... 1 07–31–2007 

14330–N ........... Chemical & Metal Industries, Inc., Hudson, Co ....................................................................... 4 03–31–2007 

14343–N ........... Valero St. Charles, Norco, LA .................................................................................................. 1 04–30–2007 

14385–N ........... Kansas City Southern Railway Company, Kansas City, MO ................................................... 4 03–31–2007 

14397–N ........... UltraCell Corporation, Livermore, CA ....................................................................................... 1 03–31–2007 

14402–N ........... Lincoln Composites, Lincoln, NE .............................................................................................. 1 12–31–2007 

14398–N ........... Lyondell Chemical Company, Houston, TX ............................................................................. 4 03–31–2007 

Modification to Special Permits 

10481–M ........... M–Engineering Limited, Bradford, West Yorkshire .................................................................. 4 03–31–2007 

11447–M ........... SAES Pure Gas, Inc., San Louis Obispo, CA .......................................................................... 4 03–31–2007 

[FR Doc. 07–1130 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Ex Parte No. 671] 

Rail Capacity and Infrastructure 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board will hold a public hearing 

beginning at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 

April 11, 2007, at its new offices in 

Washington, DC. The purpose of the 

public hearing will be to examine issues 

related to rail traffic forecasts and 

infrastructure requirements. Persons 

wishing to speak at the hearing should 

notify the Board in writing. 

DATES: The public hearing will take 

place on Wednesday, April 11, 2007. 

Any person wishing to speak at the 

hearing should file with the Board a 

written notice of intent to participate, 

and should identify the party, the 

proposed speaker, the time requested, 

and the topic(s) to be covered, as soon 

as possible but no later than March 21, 

2007. Each speaker should also file with 

the Board his/her written testimony by 

April 4, 2007. Written submissions by 

interested persons who do not wish to 

appear at the hearing will also be due 

by April 4, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: All notices of intent to 

participate and testimony may be 

submitted either via the Board’s e-filing 

format or in the traditional paper 

format. Any person using e-filing should 

comply with the Board’s http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov Web site, at the ‘‘EFILING’’ link. Any person submitting a 

filing in the traditional paper format 

should send an original and 10 copies 

of the filing to: Surface Transportation 

Board, Attn: STB Ex Parte No. 671, 395 

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 245–0395. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at: 

(800) 877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In recent 

years, there has been growing 

recognition that rail capacity in the 

United States has become constrained. 

Those capacity constraints come at the 

same time as many forecasts predict that 

rail freight demands will continue to 

grow over the next twenty years. 

Railroads experienced a more than 50% 

increase in traffic from 1990 to 2003, 

and traffic is projected to continue to 

increase as the economy grows.1 Some 

forecasters predict that multimodal 

freight tonnage in the United States will 

rise by nearly 70% between 1998 and 

2020.2 The convergence of increased 

demand with constrained capacity has 

highlighted the need to address what 

further infrastructure investment will be 

required to meet these demands. While 

some railroads have announced 

significant infrastructure investment 

plans, some observers have questioned 

whether that investment alone will be 

sufficient to meet the rail transport 

needs of a growing economy. 

In regulating the railroad industry, the 

Board is called upon, among other 

things, to ensure the development and 

continuation of a sound rail 

transportation system with effective 

competition and coordination between 

rail carriers and other modes. Pursuant 

to that objective, the Board will hold a 

public hearing as a forum for interested 

persons to provide views and 

information about: Freight traffic 

forecasts; the extent of the capacity 

constraints and the ability of the 

railroads to meet the rising demand; the 

infrastructure investment needed to 

ensure that the Nation’s freight rail 

system continues to operate in an 

efficient and reliable manner; possible 

solutions to the challenges presented by 

growing rail traffic and limited capacity; 

and the potential role of public-private 

partnerships and innovative financing 

tools in meeting these challenges. We 

look forward to hearing from all parties 

affected by these issues, including 

carriers, shippers, port administrators, 

state entities and federal agencies. 

Date of Hearing. The hearing will 

begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 11, 

2007, in the 1st floor hearing room at 

the Board’s new headquarters at 395 E 

Street, SW., in Washington, DC, and 

will continue, with short breaks if 

necessary, until every person scheduled 

to speak has been heard. 

Notice of Intent To Participate. Any 

person wishing to speak at the hearing 

should file with the Board a written 

notice of intent to participate, and 

should identify the party, the proposed 

speaker, the time requested, and topic(s) 


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1On November 3, 2006, Portland & Western 

Railroad, Inc. (PNWR), filed a notice of exemption 

under the Board’s class exemption procedures at 49 

CFR 1180.2(d)(7). That notice covered the 

agreement by BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) to 

grant overhead trackage rights to PNWR over 

BNSF’s rail lines between: (a) Milepost 10.0 in 

Vancouver, WA, on the BNSF Fallbridge 

Subdivision, and milepost 0.69 (Main Track 1) and 

milepost 0.91 (Main Track 2) in Portland, OR; and 

(b) milepost 132.5 and milepost 136.5 in 

Vancouver, WA, on the BNSF Seattle Subdivision, 

a total distance of approximately 13.31 miles. The 

trackage rights operations under the exemption 

were scheduled to be consummated on or after 

November 13, 2006. 

to be covered, as soon as possible, but 

no later than March 21, 2007. 

Testimony. Each speaker should file 

with the Board his/her written 

testimony by April 4, 2007. Also, any 

interested person who wishes to submit 

a written statement without appearing at 

the April 11 hearing should file that 

statement by April 4, 2007. 

Board Releases and Live Audio 

Available Via the Internet. Decisions 

and notices of the Board, including this 

notice, are available on the Board’s Web 

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

hearing will be available on the Board’s 

Web site by live audio streaming. To 

access the hearing, click on the ‘‘Live 

Audio’’ link under ‘‘Information Center’’

at the left side of the home page 

beginning at 9 a.m. on April 11, 2007. 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Dated: March 6, 2007. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4421 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34951 (Sub-No. 

1)] 

Portland & Western Railroad, Inc.—

Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF 

Railway Company 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Petition for partial revocation. 

SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C. 

10502, exempts the trackage rights 

described in Portland & Western 

Railroad, Inc.—Trackage Rights 

Exemption—BNSF Railway Company, 

STB Finance Docket No. 34951 (STB 

served Nov. 22, 2006) 1 to permit them 

to expire on May 30, 2016, in 

accordance with the agreement of the 

parties, subject to the employee 

protective conditions set forth in Oregon 

Short Line R. Co.—Abandonment—

Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). 

DATES: The exemption will be effective 

on April 11, 2007. Petitions to stay must 

be filed by March 22, 2007. Petitions to 

reopen must be filed by April 2, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of 

all pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34951 (Sub-No. 1) must be 

filed with the Surface Transportation 

Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. In addition, a copy of 

all pleadings must be served on 

petitioner’s representative: Eric M. 

Hocky, Gollatz, Griffin & Ewing, P.C., 

Four Penn Center Plaza, Suite 200, 1600 

John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, 

PA 19103–2808. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Farr, (202) 245–0359. [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. To purchase a 

copy of the full decision, write, e-mail, 

or call: ASAP Document Solutions, 9332 

Annapolis Rd., Suite 103, Lanham, MD 

20706; e-mail: asapdc@verizon.net; 

telephone: (202) 306–4004. [Assistance 

for the hearing impaired is available 

through FIRS at 1–800–877–8339.] 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: March 5, 2007. 

By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice 

Chairman Buttrey, and Commissioner 

Mulvey. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–4423 Filed 3–9–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; 

Recordkeeping Requirements for 

Insurers Compensated Under the 

Program 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, 

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program 

Office, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Terrorism 

Risk Insurance Program Office is 

seeking comments regarding 

Recordkeeping Requirements for 

Insurers Compensated Under the 

Program. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 11, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments by e-mail 

to triacomments@do.treas.gov or by 

mail (if hard copy, preferably an original 

and two copies) to: Terrorism Risk 

Insurance Program, Public Comment 

Record, Suite 2100, Department of the 

Treasury, 1425 New York Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. Because paper 

mail in the Washington, DC area may be 

subject to delay, it is recommended that 

comments be submitted electronically. 

All comments should be captioned with 

‘‘PRA Comments—Recordkeeping 

Requirements for Insurers Compensated 

Under the Program’’. Please include 

your name, affiliation, address, e-mail 

address and telephone number in your 

comment. Comments will be available 

for public inspection by appointment 

only at the Reading Room of the 

Treasury Library. To make 

appointments, call (202) 622–0990 (not 

a toll-free number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to: Terrorism Risk 

Insurance Program Office at (202) 622–

6770 (not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Number: 1506–0197. 

Title: Terrorism Risk Insurance 

Program—Recordkeeping Requirements 

for Insurers Compensated Under the 

Program. 

Abstract: Sections 103(a) and 104 of 

the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 

2002 (Pub. L. 107–297) (as extended by 

the Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension 

Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109–144) authorize 

the Department of the Treasury to 

administer and implement the 

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program 

established by the Act. In 31 CFR part 

50, subpart F (Sec. 50.50–50.55) 

Treasury established requirements and 

procedures for insurers that file claims 

for payment of the Federal share of 

compensation for insured losses 

resulting from a certified act of terrorism 

under the Act. Section 50.60 allows 

Treasury access to records of an insurer 

pertinent to amounts paid as the Federal 

share of compensation for insured losses 

in order to conduct investigations, 

confirmations and audits. Section 50.61 

requires insurers to retain all records as 

are necessary to fully disclose all 


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