Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2018 / Notices 40619 

1The Board modified its OFA procedures 

effective July 29, 2017. Among other things, the 

OFA process now requires potential offerors, in 

their formal expression of intent, to make a 

preliminary financial responsibility showing based 

on a calculation using information contained in the 

carrier’s filing and publicly available information. 

See Offers of Financial Assistance, EP 729 (STB 

served June 29, 2017); 82 FR 30,997 (July 5, 2017). 

2Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which currently is set at $1,800. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 3Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and 

not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and 

public use conditions are not appropriate. Because 

there will be an environmental review during 

abandonment, this discontinuance does not require 

environmental review. 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

DDTC regulates the export and 

temporary import of defense articles and 

services enumerated on the USML in 

accordance with the Arms Export 

Control Act (AECA) (22 U.S.C. 2751 et 

seq.) and the International Traffic in 

Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR parts 

120–130). In accordance with section 39 

of the AECA, the Secretary of State must 

require, in part, adequate and timely 

reporting of political contributions, 

gifts, commissions and fees paid, or 

offered or agreed to be paid in 

connection with the sales of defense 

articles or defense services licensed or 

approved under AECA sections 22 and 

38. Pursuant to ITAR § 130.9(a), any 

person applying for a license or 

approval required under section 38 of 

the AECA for sale to the armed forces 

of a foreign country or international 

organization valued at $500,000 or more 

must inform DDTC, and provide certain 

specified information, when they have 

paid, offered to, or agreed to pay, (1) 

political contributions in an aggregate 

amount of $5,000 or greater; or (2) fees 

or commissions in an aggregate amount 

equaling or exceeding $100,000. 

Similarly, ITAR § 130.9(b) requires any 

person who enters into a contract with 

the Department of Defense under 

section 22 of the AECA, valued at 

$500,000 or more, to inform DDTC and 

provide the specified information, when 

they or their vendors, have paid, or 

offered or agreed to pay, in respect to 

any sale (1) political contributions in an 

aggregate amount of $5,000 or greater; or 

(2) fees or commissions in an aggregate 

amount equaling or exceeding $100,000. 

Respondents are also required to collect 

information pursuant to Sections 130.12 

and 130.13 prior to submitting their 

report to DDTC. 

Methodology: Respondents will 

submit information as attachments to 

relevant license applications or requests 

for other approval. 

Anthony M. Dearth, 

Chief of Staff (Acting), Directorate of Defense 

Trade Controls, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17559 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 382X)] 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company— 

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Washington County, 

Pa. 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NSR) has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 

subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and 

Discontinuances of Service to 

discontinue service over an 

approximately 7.58-mile rail line 

extending from milepost EL 11.818 

(near Ellsworth) to milepost EL 19.4 (at 

Marianna) in Washington County, Pa. 

(the Line). The Line traverses United 

States Postal Service Zip Codes 15345, 

15360, 15331, and 15314. 

NSR has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the Line for at 

least two years; (2) any overhead traffic 

on the Line can be rerouted over other 

lines; (3) no formal complaint filed by 

a user of rail service on the Line (or a 

state or local government entity acting 

on behalf of such user) regarding 

cessation of service over the Line either 

is pending before the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) or any 

U.S. District Court or has been decided 

in favor of the complainant within the 

two-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

discontinuance of service shall be 

protected under Oregon Short Line 

Railroad—Abandonment Portion 

Goshen Branch Between Firth & 

Ammon, in Bingham & Bonneville 

Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 91 (1979). To 

address whether this condition 

adequately protects affected employees, 

a petition for partial revocation under 

49 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) 1 to subsidize 

continued rail service has been 

received, this exemption will be 

effective on September 14, 2018, unless 

stayed pending reconsideration. Formal 

expressions of intent to file an OFA 

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 2 must be 

filed by August 24, 2018. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues must be filed by August 27, 

2018.3 Petitions for reconsideration 

must be filed by September 4, 2018, 

with the Surface Transportation Board, 

395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with 

Board should be sent to NSR’s 

representative, William A. Mullins, 

Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 

20037. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our website at 

WWW.STB.GOV. 

Decided: August 10, 2018. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina Contee, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2018–17570 Filed 8–14–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: QSA Customer 

Feedback Report 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The information is collected 

from holders of FAA production 

approvals and selected suppliers in the 

form of a feedback survey, to obtain 

their input on how well the agency is 

performing the administration and 

conduct of the Aircraft Certification 

Systems Quality System Audit (QSA). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by October 15, 2018. 


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