Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2012 / Notices 14591 

1BNSF states that there is one customer on the 

line, Green Plains Shenandoah LLC (GPS). After 

abandonment, BNSF intends to convert a portion of 

the line between mileposts 20.05 and 21.90 to 

industry track and sell the track to GPS to stage 

trains. 

2012, at the FHI 360 Conference Center 

at 1825 Connecticut Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20009. 

Agenda of National EMS Advisory 

Council Meeting, March 28–30, 2012 

The tentative agenda includes the 

following: 

Wednesday, March 28, 2012 

(1) Opening Remarks 

(2) History and Overview of the EMS 

Education Agenda for the Future 

(3) Panel Discussion #1—Successes and 

Challenges in Implementing the 

Current Agenda 

(4) Panel Discussion #2—Opportunities 

and Challenges in Revising the 

Agenda 

(5) Panel Discussion #3—The Process to 

Revise the Agenda 

(6) Next Steps 

Thursday, March 29, 2012 

(1) Opening Remarks 

(2) Review and Approval of Minutes of 

Last Meeting 

(3) Update from NHTSA Office of EMS 

(4) Federal Partner Update 

(5) Request for Input from the Federal 

Interagency Committee on EMS 

(FICEMS) 

(6) Presentations from NEMSAC 

Committees 

(7) Public Comment Period 

Friday, March 30, 2012 

(1) Deliberations of Committee 

Documents 

(2) Discussion of New and Emerging 

Issues 

(3) Unfinished Business/Continued 

Discussion from Previous Day 

(4) Next Steps and Adjourn 

Public comment periods will be 

scheduled throughout the day of March 

28, 2012, as well as from 3:30 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. EDT on March 29, 2012. 

Written comments or requests to make 

oral presentations must be received by 

March 21, 2012, by emailing 

nemsac@dot.gov. In order to allow as 

many people as possible to speak, 

speakers are requested to limit their 

remarks to 5 minutes. 

Public Attendance: This meeting will 

be open to the public. There will not be 

a teleconference option for this meeting. 

Individuals wishing to attend must 

register online at www.regonline.com/ 

NEMSAC no later than March 26, 2012. 

Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting will 

be available to the public online through 

www.EMS.gov. 

Issued on: March 6, 2012. 

Jeffrey P. Michael, 

Associate Administrator for Research and 

Program Development. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5839 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 6 (Sub–No. 479X)] 

BNSF Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Page 

and Fremont Counties, Iowa 

On February 21, 2012, BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) a petition 

under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption 

from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 

to abandon a 5.95-mile rail line between 

milepost 20.05 in Shenandoah and 

milepost 26.0 in Farragut, in Page and 

Fremont Counties, Iowa.1 The line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Codes 51601, 51602, 51603, and 

51639, and includes the station of 

Farragut. 

According to BNSF, the line does not 

contain federally granted rights-of-way. 

Any documentation in BNSF’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 Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, In Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 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 June 8, 2012. 

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 $1,500 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 April 2, 2012. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by a $250 filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to Docket No. AB 6 (Sub–No. 

479X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2) 

Karl Morell, Suite 225, 655 15th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20005. Replies to 

the petition are due on or before April 

2, 2012. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment or 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR pt. 

1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0305. 

[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 OEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its presentation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

OEA 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 generally will be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: March 6, 2012. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5780 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Open Meeting of the Federal Advisory 

Committee on Insurance 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

proposed topics to be discussed for a 

meeting of the Department of the 

Treasury’s Federal Advisory Committee 

on Insurance. The meeting is open the 

public. The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. The FACI 

will convene its first meeting on Friday, 


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