Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 16 / Thursday, January 25, 2007 / Notices 3477 

1 In addition to an exemption from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10903, GSWR 

seeks exemption from 49 U.S.C. 10904 (offer of 

financial assistance procedures) and 49 U.S.C. 

10905 (public use conditions). GSWR states that it 

has agreed to donate the subject line to the City of 

Eufaula for the purpose of constructing a trail along 

the corridor and that the City’s Federal grant money 

for the project is about to expire. GSWR’s request 

for exemption from sections 10904 and 10905 will 

be addressed in the final decision. 

comments, enclose a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard in the envelope 

containing your comments. Upon 

receiving your comments, Docket 

Management will return the postcard by 

mail. 

How do I submit confidential business 

information? 

If you wish to submit any information 

under a claim of confidentiality, send 

three copies of your complete 

submission, including the information 

you claim to be confidential business 

information, to the Chief Counsel, NCC–

01, National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, Room 5219, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590. Include a cover letter supplying 

the information specified in our 

confidential business information 

regulation (49 CFR Part 512). 

In addition, send two copies from 

which you have deleted the claimed 

confidential business information to 

Docket Management, Room PL–401, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590, or submit them electronically. 

Will the agency consider late 

comments? 

In our response, we will consider all 

comments that Docket Management 

receives before the close of business on 

the comment closing date indicated 

above under DATES. To the extent 

possible, we will also consider 

comments that Docket Management 

receives after that date. 

Please note that even after the 

comment closing date, we will continue 

to file relevant information in the 

Docket as it becomes available. Further, 

some people may submit late comments. 

Accordingly, we recommend that you 

periodically check the Docket for new 

material. 

How can I read the comments 

submitted by other people? 

You may read the comments by 

visiting Docket Management in person 

at Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC from 10 a.m. to 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday. 

You may also see the comments on 

the Internet by taking the following 

steps: 

A. Go to the Docket Management 

System (DMS) Web page of the 

Department of Transportation (http:// 

dms.dot.gov). 

B. On that page, click on ‘‘Simple 

Search.’’

C. On the next page (http:// 

dms.dot.gov/search/ 

searchFormSimple.cfm/) type in the 

five-digit Docket number shown at the 

beginning of this Notice (20132). Click 

on ‘‘Search.’’

D. On the next page, which contains 

Docket summary information for the 

Docket you selected, click on the 

desired comments. You may also 

download the comments. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30168; 

delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 

501.8. 

Dated: January 18, 2007. 

Nicole R. Nason, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. E7–1130 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–1000X] 

Georgia Southwestern Railroad, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Barbour 

County, AL 

On January 5, 2007, Georgia 

Southwestern Railroad, Inc. (GSWR), 

filed with the Board a petition under 49 

U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903–05 1 to 

abandon a 4.54-mile line of railroad 

extending from milepost H–334.46, at 

Eufaula, to milepost H–339.00, near 

Eufaula, in Barbour County, AL. The 

line traverses United States Postal 

Service Zip Code 36027. 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in GSWR’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 issuing this notice, the Board is 

instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by April 25, 

2007. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) 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 OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,300 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than February 14, 2007. 

Each trail use request must be 

accompanied by a $200 filing fee. See 49 

CFR 1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–

1000X, and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20423–0001; and 

(2) Karl Morell, Ball Janik LLP, 1455 F 

Street, NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 

20005. Replies to the petition are due on 

or before February 14, 2007. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Services at (202) 565–1592 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) 565–1539. [Assistance for 

the hearing impaired is available 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 

EAs in these abandonment proceedings 

normally will be made available within 

60 days of the filing of the petition. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA will generally be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: January 17, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–913 Filed 1–24–07; 8:45 am] 

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