Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 204 / Friday, October 20, 2000 / Notices 63117

1WCL’s petition states that it seeks exemption

from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903–05, thus

evidently including exemption from the offer of

financial assistance (OFA) requirements of 49

U.S.C. 10904 and the public use requirements of 49

U.S.C. 10905. WCL has not submitted evidence to

establish that the proposed exemptions from the

sections 10904 and 10905 meet the criteria of 49

U.S.C. 10502. Therefore, its request as to those two

provisions will not be considered.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–303 (Sub–No. 22X)]

Wisconsin Central Ltd.—Abandonment

Exemption—in Calumet and Brown

Counties, WI

On October 2, 2000, Wisconsin

Central Ltd. (WCL) 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. 10903–05 1 to abandon a line of

railroad known as the Hilbert-Greenleaf

Line, extending between milepost 170.4

at Hilbert and milepost 183 at Greenleaf,

in Calumet and Brown Counties, WI, a

distance of 12.6 miles. The line

traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes

54129, 54123 and 54126, and includes

the station at Greenleaf (milepost 183).

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in WC’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 issuing this notice, the Board is

instituting an exemption proceeding

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

decision will be issued by January 19,

2001.

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 $1,000 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 November 9, 2000.

Each trail use request must be

accompanied by a $150 filing fee. See 49

CFR 1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–303

(Sub-No. 22X) and must be sent to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Michael J. Barron, Jr., P.O.

Box 5062, Rosemont, IL 60017–5062.

Replies to the WCL petition are due on

or before November 9, 2000.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 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

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) at (202) 565–1545. [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available at 1–800–

877–8339.]

An environmental assessment (EA) (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by SEA 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

SEA 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 will generally be within 30 days

of its service.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: October 12, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Advisory Council on Transportation

Statistics

AGENCY: Bureau of Transportation

Statistics, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(A)(2)

of the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 72–363; 5 U.S.C. App. 2)

notice is hereby given of a meeting of

the Bureau of Transportation Statistics

(BTS) Advisory Council on

Transportation Statistics (ACTS) to be

held Tuesday, October 31, 2000, 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. The meeting will take place at

the U.S. Department of Transportation,

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington,

DC, in conference room 10234–10238 of

the Nassif Building.

The Advisory Council, called for

under section 6007 of Public Law 102–

240, Intermodal Surface Transportation

Efficiency Act of 1991, December 18,

1991, and chartered on June 19, 1995,

was created to advise the Director of

BTS on transportation statistics and

analyses, including whether or not the

statistics and analysis disseminated by

the Bureau are of high quality and are

based upon the best available objective

information.

The agenda for this meeting will

include, Director’s programs update,

Advisory Council report to the Director,

data gaps, identification of substantive

issues, review of plans and schedule,

other items of interest, discussion and

agreement of date(s) for subsequent

meetings, and comments from the floor.

Since access to the DOT building is

controlled, all persons who plan to

attend the meeting must notify Ms.

Lillian ‘‘Pidge’’ Chapman, Council

Liaison, on (202) 366–1270 prior to

October 27, 2000. Attendance is open to

the interested public but limited to

space available. With the approval of

the Chair, members of the public may

present oral statements at the meeting.

Noncommittee members wishing to

present oral statements, obtain

information, or who plan to access the

building to attend the meeting should

also contact Ms. Chapman.

Members of the public may present a

written statement to the Council at any

time.

Persons with a disability requiring

special services, such as an interpreter

for the hearing impaired, should contact

Ms. Chapman (202) 366–1270 at least

seven days prior to the meeting.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 16,

2000.

Ashish Sen,

Director.

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