Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 96 / Friday, May 18, 2007 / Notices 28095 

1 In the same docket, Maine DOT has 

simultaneously filed a joint motion to dismiss its 

verified notice of exemption on jurisdictional 

grounds. That request will be handled in a separate 

Board decision. 

drivers submit comments by June 18, 

2007. 

FMCSA believes that the 

requirements for a renewal of an 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 

31315 can be satisfied by initially 

granting the renewal and then 

requesting and evaluating, if needed, 

subsequent comments submitted by 

interested parties. As indicated above, 

the Agency previously published 

notices of final disposition announcing 

its decision to exempt these 22 

individuals from the vision requirement 

in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10). The final 

decision to grant an exemption to each 

of these individuals was based on the 

merits of each case and only after 

careful consideration of the comments 

received to its notices of applications. 

The notices of applications stated in 

detail the qualifications, experience, 

and medical condition of each applicant 

for an exemption from the vision 

requirements. That information is 

available by consulting the above cited 

Federal Register publications. 

Interested parties or organizations 

possessing information that would 

otherwise show that any, or all of these 

drivers, are not currently achieving the 

statutory level of safety should 

immediately notify FMCSA. The 

Agency will evaluate any adverse 

evidence submitted and, if safety is 

being compromised or if continuation of 

the exemption would not be consistent 

with the goals and objectives of 49 

U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA will 

take immediate steps to revoke the 

exemption of a driver. 

Issued on: May 11, 2007. 

Pamela M. Pelcovits, 

Acting Associate Administrator, Policy and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–9585 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35018] 

State of Maine—Acquisition 

Exemption—Certain Assets of St. 

Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Company 

The State of Maine, acting by and 

through its Department of 

Transportation (Maine DOT), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

acquire from St. Lawrence & Atlantic 

Railroad Company (SLR) certain rightof-way and trackage, totaling 

approximately 11 miles in Cumberland 

County, ME. The rail line (the Subject 

line) extends between approximately 

milepost 1.74 at Deering and 

approximately milepost 12.163 south of 

the diamond crossing at Yarmouth 

Junction.1

Maine DOT certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of the 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail 

carrier. The parties state that they 

intend to consummate this transaction 

on or before June 30, 2007, if all 

conditions precedent have been 

satisfied. The exemption is scheduled to 

become effective on June 6, 2007, which 

is 30 days from the May 7, 2007 official 

filing date of the notice. 

Maine DOT states that it will acquire 

SLR’s right, title and interest in the 

right-of-way, trackage and other 

physical assets associated with the 

Subject Line, but will not acquire the 

right or obligation to conduct any rail 

freight operations thereon. SLR will 

retain a permanent and exclusive 

easement for freight operation on the 

Subject Line. 

If the notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the 

proceeding 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. Any petition for stay will be 

due no later than May 30, 2007 (at least 

7 days before the effective date of the 

exemption). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35018, 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 James E. 

Howard, One Thompson Square, Suite 

201, Charlestown, MA 02129. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: May 10, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–9378 Filed 5–17–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–570 (Sub-No. 2X] 

Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad, 

Inc.—Abandonment Exemption—in 

Latah County, ID 

On April 30, 2007, Palouse River & 

Coulee City Railroad, Inc. (PRCC) filed 

with the Surface Transportation Board a 

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 0.20-mile 

line of railroad extending between 

milepost 85.91 and milepost 86.11 in 

Moscow, in Latah County, ID. The line 

traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 

83843, and it includes no stations. 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in PRCC’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 will be issued by August 17, 

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 offer 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 June 7, 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–570 

(Sub-No. 2X), and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001, and (2) Karl Morell, Ball Janik 

LLP, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite 225, 

Washington, DC 20005. Replies to 

PRCC’s petition are due on or before 

June 7, 2007. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Services at (202) 245–0230 or refer to 

the full abandonment or discontinuance 


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