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1By letters filed on May 15 and May 18, 2015, 

Williams clarified that he intends to continue in 

control of Holding upon Holding’s acquisition and 

operation of Boot Hill & Western Railway Co., LC. 

2With his verified notice of exemption, Williams 

filed under seal an unredacted copy of relevant 

portions of the Agreement and a motion for 

protective order to allow limited access to those 

portions of the agreement. That motion is being 

addressed separately. 

3Because, as noted, Williams supplemented his 

verified notice on May 15 and May 18, 2015, the 

later date, May 18, 2015 will be considered the 

filing date of the verified notice. 

any employees working on the leased 

premises because SJVR already leases 

the line and has been the sole common 

carrier operator since 1997; and (2) no 

employees of Sunset have worked on 

the line since before 1997. SJVR’s 

waiver request will be addressed in a 

separate decision. 

SJVR states that it intends to 

consummate the transaction on or 

shortly after the effective date of this 

transaction. The Board will establish in 

the decision on the waiver request the 

earliest date this transaction may be 

consummated. 

If the 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 June 10, 2015. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35926, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, one copy of each pleading 

must be served on applicant’s 

representative, Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill 

PLC, One Commerce Square, 2005 

Market Street, Suite 1000, Philadelphia, 

PA 19103. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. 

Decided: May 29, 2015. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina S. Contee, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35925] 

Michael Williams—Continuance in 

Control Exemption—Boot Hill & 

Western Railway Holding Co., Inc. 

Michael Williams (Williams), a 

noncarrier individual, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption pursuant to 

49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2), to continue in 

control of Boot Hill & Western Railway 

Holding Co., Inc. (Holding), a noncarrier 

holding company owned and controlled 

by Williams, upon its becoming a 

common carrier.1 Williams has 

submitted to the Board a redacted, 

public version of the Agreement for Sale 

of Certain Assets, Rights and 

Obligations of Boot Hill & Western 

Railway Co., LC (Agreement).2

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in Boot Hill & W. Ry. Holding 

Co., Inc.—Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Boot Hill & W. Ry., Docket 

FD 35924, wherein Holding seeks Board 

approval to acquire and operate 

approximately 10.2 miles of rail line 

owned by Boot Hill & Western Railway 

Co., LC (BHWR) extending between 

milepost 15.8, at or near Wilroads, and 

milepost 26.0, at Dodge City, in Ford 

County, Kan. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on June 17, 2015, (the effective date of 

this notice).3

Williams currently owns and controls 

the following four Class III rail carriers: 

(1) BG & CM Railroad (76.2 miles of rail 

line in Idaho); (2) Ozark Valley Railroad 

(24.99 miles of purchased and leased 

rail line in Missouri); (3) Dakota 

Southern Railway Company (operating 

rights over two track segments in South 

Dakota); and (4) McCloud Railway (19.6 

miles of rail line in California). 

Williams certifies that: (1) BHWR 

does not connect with any other 

railroads owned and controlled by 

Williams; (2) the proposed transaction is 

not part of a series of anticipated 

transactions that would result in such a 

connection; and (3) the proposed 

transaction does not involve a Class I 

rail carrier. The proposed transaction is 

therefore exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11323 pursuant to 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. Section 11326(c), however, 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under 11324 and 11325 

that involve only Class III rail carriers. 

Accordingly, the Board may not impose 

labor protective conditions here because 

all of the carriers involved are Class III 

carriers. 

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 to stay must be 

filed by June 10, 2015 (at least seven 

days before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

An original and ten copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35925, 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: Charles H. Montange, Law 

Offices of Charles H. Montange, 426 NW 

162d St., Seattle, WA 98177. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ 

Decided: May 29, 2015. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina Contee, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0112] 

Agency Requests for Reinstatement of 

a Previously Approved Information 

Collection(s): Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements to State and 

Local Governments and for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements With 

Institutions of Higher Education, 

Hospitals, and Other Nonprofit 

Organizations 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval previously approved 

information collection. This information 

collection involves the use of various 

forms necessary because of management 

and oversight responsibilities of the 

agency imposed by OMB Circular 2 CFR 

200, Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. 

These forms include Application for 

Federal Assistance (SF–424), Federal 

Financial Report (SF–425), Request for 

Advance or Reimbursement (SF–270), 

and Outlay Report and Request for 

Reimbursement for Construction 

Programs (SF–271). 

We are required to publish this notice 

in the Federal Register by the 


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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by July 30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2015–0112] through one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Shields, Associate Director of the 

Financial Assistance Policy and 

Oversight Division, M–65, Office of the 

Senior Procurement Executive, Office of 

the Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, 

(202) 366–4268. Refer to OMB Control 

Number 2105–0520. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0520 

Title: Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. 

Form Numbers: SF–424, SF–425, SF– 

270, and SF–271. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

previously approved collection. 

Background: This is to request the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) renewed three-year approved 

clearance for the information collection, 

entitled, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements, Cost Principles, and 

Audit Requirements for Federal 

Awards’’ OMB Control No. 2105–0520, 

which is currently due to expire on June 

30, 2015. Originally this OMB Control 

Number was titled: Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Agreements to State and Local 

Governments and With Institution of 

Higher Education, Hospitals and Other 

Non-Profit Organizations (OMB 

Circulars A–110 and 2 CFR 215). 

However, on December 26, 2014, OMB 

issued new guidelines titled: Uniform 

Administrative Requirements, Cost 

Principles, and Audit Requirements for 

Federal Awards and these guidelines 

cover the following data collection 

standard forms (SF): Application for 

Federal Assistance (SF–424); Federal 

Financial Report (SF–425); Request for 

Advance or Reimbursement (SF–270); 

and Outlay Report & Request for 

Reimbursement for Construction 

Programs (SF–271). 

There have also been adjustments to 

the burden estimates. In 2010, the 

Department estimated a combined total 

of 2,704 respondents and 189,280 

burden hours. Due to a 35% decrease in 

appropriations, the Department has 

revised estimates and now has a 

combined total of 1,758 respondents 

and burden hours of 123,060. The 

estimated cost to respondents and the 

federal government has decreased by 

35% in overhead expenses. 

Respondents: Grantees. 

Number of Respondents: 1,758. 

Number of Responses: 7,030. 

Total Annual Burden: 123,060. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the 

Department’s performance; (b) the 

accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) 

ways for the Department to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information collection; and (d) ways 

that the burden could be minimized 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. The agency will 

summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 29, 

2015. 

Ellen Shields, 

Associate Director, Financial Assistance 

Policy and Oversight, Office of the Senior 

Procurement Executive. 

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