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1 GDOT submitted its petition on March 15, 2012. 

However, GDOT acquired the line in December 

2001 but did not seek the requisite regulatory 

authority for this acquisition until February 2012. 

See Ga. Dep’t of Transp.—Acquis. Exemption—CSX 

Transp., Inc., FD 35591 (STB served Feb. 27, 2012). 

The acquisition exemption sought by GDOT in 

Docket No. FD 35591 did not become effective until 

March 18, 2012, three days after GDOT submitted 

its petition for abandonment in this proceeding. 

Thus, on March 28, 2012, GDOT submitted a letter 

asking the Board to deem GDOT’s petition for 

abandonment exemption to have been filed on 

March 20, 2012. GDOT’s petition is deemed to have 

been filed on March 20, 2012. 

2 GDOT has requested expedited consideration of 

its petition. 

(1) In half of the vehicle/lamp 

applications, the upper beam 

photometry specified for HB2 lamps 

will continue to be met, 

(2) in the remaining applications, the 

photometry performance falls just below 

the specified minimums for HB2 lamps 

(and in no more than three, but typically 

just one or two, test points on a permeasured headlamp basis), and 

(3) all lamps using the noncompliant 

bulbs perform at or above the upper 

beam photometry requirements of other 

lamp types, such as HB1 and HB5, that 

are currently permitted by FMVSS 108 

and in prevalent use on U.S. roads. 

OSRAM also stated that the issue that 

caused the subject noncompliance has 

been corrected at the production facility 

and all products currently being 

shipped meet the applicable 

requirements. 

In summation, OSRAM believes that 

the described noncompliance of its 

Type HB2 replaceable light sources to 

meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 

108 is inconsequential to motor vehicle 

safety, and that its petition, to exempt 

from providing recall notification of 

noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and remedying the recall 

noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 

30120 should be granted. 

Comments: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited at the beginning of 

this notice and be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

a. By mail addressed to: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

b. By hand delivery to U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. The Docket Section is open 

on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

except Federal Holidays. 

c. Electronically: by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) Web site at http:// 

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments may also be faxed to 1–202– 

493–2251. 

Comments must be written in the 

English language, and be no greater than 

15 pages in length, although there is no 

limit to the length of necessary 

attachments to the comments. If 

comments are submitted in hard copy 

form, please ensure that two copies are 

provided. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that your comments were 

received, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard with the comments. 

Note that all comments received will be 

posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Documents submitted to a docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

The petition, supporting materials, 

and all comments received before the 

close of business on the closing date 

indicated below will be filed and will be 

considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the extent possible. 

When the petition is granted or denied, 

notice of the decision will be published 

in the Federal Register pursuant to the 

authority indicated below. 

DATES: Comment closing date: May 9, 

2012. 

Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and 

501.8) 

Issued on: April 2, 2012. 

Claude H. Harris, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 1096X] 

Georgia Department of 

Transportation—Abandonment 

Exemption—in Fulton County, GA 

On March 20, 2012,1 the Georgia 

Department of Transportation (GDOT) 

filed with the Surface Transportation 

Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C. 

10502 for exemption from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

10903 to abandon a 3.12-mile line of 

railroad between milepost 469.15 and 

milepost 472.27, which comprises a 

portion of a line known as the L&N Belt, 

in Fulton County, Ga. (West End 

Property). The West End Property 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Codes 30310 and 30314, and 

includes no stations. 

In addition to an exemption from the 

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

10903, GDOT seeks an exemption from 

49 U.S.C. 10904 (offer of financial 

assistance procedures) and 10905 

(public use provisions). In support, 

GDOT states that, following 

abandonment, the West End Property 

would be used in developing the 

Atlanta BeltLine, an economic 

development effort that combines 

transit, green space, trails and new 

commercial, residential, and public 

facility development along a 22-mile 

ring of historic rail segments encircling 

Atlanta’s urban core. Specifically, 

according to GDOT, the West End 

Property would be used to develop a 

transit corridor to accommodate light 

rail or buses in a fixed guideway, along 

with a trail and adjacent uses designed 

to support and be supported by the 

variety of available transportation 

modes. These requests will be addressed 

in a later decision. 

GDOT states that, based on 

information in its possession, the West 

End Property does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in GDOT’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 issuing this notice, the Board is 

instituting an exemption proceeding 

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

decision will be issued no later than 

July 6, 2012.2

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 


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1The Line previously was part of a larger BNSF 

line that was the subject of a notice of exemption 

filed in BNSF Ry.—Aban. Exemption—in Oklahoma 

County, Okla., AB 6 (Sub–No. 430X) (STB served 

Oct. 13, 2005). By a decision served on June 5, 

2008, the Board granted a petition to reopen the 

proceeding and reject BNSF’s notice of exemption 

as void ab initio on the grounds that BNSF had 

provided service on a portion of the line to the east 

of the Line here during the two-year period prior 

to the filing of that notice. 

2The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) 

cannot be made before the exemption’s effective 

date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 

I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should 

be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may 

take appropriate action before the exemption’s 

effective date. 

3Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which is currently set at $1,500. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

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 30, 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 1096X, and 

must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; and (2) 

Charles A. Spitulnik, Kaplan Kirsch & 

Rockwell, 1001 Connecticut Ave. NW., 

Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036. 

Replies to the petition are due on or 

before April 30, 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 

part 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 preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

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

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 2, 2012. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina S. White, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8423 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 480X)] 

BNSF Railway Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in 

Oklahoma County, OK 

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has 

filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F— 

Exempt Abandonments to abandon 1.22 

miles of rail line extending between 

milepost 541.69 and milepost 542.91 in 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, 

Okla. (the Line).1 The Line traverses 

United States Postal Service Zip Codes 

73108 and 73109 and includes no 

stations. 

BNSF has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the Line for at 

least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic 

can be rerouted over other lines; (3) no 

formal complaint filed by a user of rail 

service on the Line (or by a state or local 

government entity acting on behalf of 

such user) regarding cessation of service 

over the Line either is pending with the 

Surface Transportation Board (Board) or 

with any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of complainant within 

the 2-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) 

(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 

(transmittal letter), 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 

abandonment 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 USC 10502(d) must 

be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) has been received, this 

exemption will be effective on May 9, 

2012, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,2

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),3 and 

trail use/rail banking requests under 49 

CFR 1152.29 must be filed by April 19, 

2012. Petitions to reopen or requests for 

public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by April 30, 2012, 

with the Surface Transportation Board, 

395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 

20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to BNSF’s 

representative: Karl Morell, Of Counsel, 

Ball Janik LLP, Suite 225, 655 Fifteenth 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

BNSF has filed a combined 

environmental and historic report that 

addresses the effects, if any, of the 

abandonment on the environment and 

historic resources. OEA will issue an 

environmental assessment (EA) by April 

13, 2012. Interested persons may obtain 

a copy of the EA by writing to OEA 

(Room 1100, Surface Transportation 

Board, Washington, DC 20423–0001) or 

by calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–800– 

877–8339. Comments on environmental 

and historic preservation matters must 

be filed within 15 days after the EA 

becomes available to the public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), BNSF shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the Line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

BNSF’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by April 9, 2013, and 

there are no legal or regulatory barriers 

to consummation, the authority to 

abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at www.stb.

dot.gov. 

Decided: April 3, 2012. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina S. White, 

Clearance Clerk, 

[FR Doc. 2012–8424 Filed 4–6–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Unblocking of Blocked Persons 

Pursuant to Executive Order 13067 and 

Executive Order 13412 

SUB-AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

ACTION: Notice. 


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