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1Each offer of financial assistance must be

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is

set at $1000. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

2Because MBTA will continue to provide rail

service over the line, there is no need to provide

an opportunity for trail use/rail banking or public

use condition requests. Likewise, no environmental

or historic documentation is required under 49 CFR

1105.6(c)(6) and 1105.8.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub–No. 582X)]

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Discontinuance of Trackage Rights

Exemption—in Bristol County, MA

CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) has

filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt

Abandonments and Discontinuances of

Trackage Rights to discontinue trackage

rights over an approximately 2.5-mile

line of railroad owned by the

Massachusetts Bay Transportation

Authority (MBTA) between milepost

QVJ–0.6 and milepost QVJ 3.1 near

Seekonk, in Bristol County, MA. The

line traverses United States Postal

Service Zip Codes 02771 and potentially

02703.

CSXT has certified that: (1) No local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead

traffic on the line; (3) no 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

(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8

(historic reports), 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 R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 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) has been received, this

exemption will be effective on

December 1, 2000, unless stayed

pending reconsideration. Petitions to

stay and formal expressions of intent to

file an OFA under 49 CFR

1152.27(c)(2) 1 must be filed by

November 13, 2000. Petitions to

reopen 2 must be filed by November 21,

2000, with: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20423.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: Natalie S. Rosenberg,

Counsel, CSX Transportation, Inc., 500

Water Street J150, Jacksonville, FL

32202.

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.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: October 23, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27805 Filed 10–31–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Treasury Directive Number 74–14]

Treasury Telework and Flexiplace

Program

October 18, 2000.

1. Purpose

This directive establishes the

Department’s policy for alternative

workplace arrangements. It authorizes

the use of Telework programs by

Treasury bureaus and offices by

permitting employees to work full or

part-time at approved locations other

than their official duty station. This

directive sets forth a program that

provides an opportunity for an

employee to work at an alternative work

site without changing an employee’s

official duty station or other conditions

of employment.

2. Policy

It is the policy of the Department of

the Treasury to provide employees the

opportunity to utilize technology in

order to participate in Telework

programs where practical and consistent

with agency mission. Consistent with

the guidance set forth in this directive,

each Treasury bureau or office shall

establish a Telework program that

permits it to meet its specific mission

while supporting teleworking.

3. Background

Teleworking is a flexible arrangement

that allows an employee to work away

from the traditional office or official

duty station in either (1) his/her home,

(2) a Telework center, such as those

established by the General Services

Administration (GSA) or, (3) a virtual or

mobile office setting. Telework

programs may be designed to allow

employees to work full or part-time,

depending on the mission of the bureau

and the roles and responsibilities of a

particular office and its employees.

Programs may be designed for

purposes such as: (1) Improving the

bureau’s ability to recruit and retain

employees in a highly competitive

market, (2) achieving cost savings by

reducing real property needed for office

space, (3) increasing employee morale

and productivity, (4) and reducing

traffic congestion, energy consumption,

and air pollution.

4. Definitions

The following are definitions of terms

used in this document:

a. Flexiplace. An alternative location

at which an employee is allowed to

work in lieu of reporting to the official

duty station. The work site is not to be

considered a barrier to an employee’s

ability to perform such obligations as

official travel, attending face-to-face

meetings and communication with

colleagues and customers. Flexiplace

addresses the location of the work site

as opposed to the work schedule.

b. Telework. A program permitting

employees to work at designated

locations including work at home or

other preapproved alternative work site.

c. Teleworker. An employee who,

with the approval of his/her supervisor,

works full or part-time at locations or

work sites other than the official duty

station.

d. Telework Center. A facility

established under section 210(1) of the

Federal Property and Administration

Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 490(1))

or other Federal law, composed of

generic workstations designed to

accommodate employees from different

agencies. Telework centers are equipped

with telecommunications and other

office equipment to facilitate

communication with the official duty

station and other places of business, to

perform daily routine work

responsibilities. Telework centers are

generally located in easily accessible

light industrial or commercial zones

near large residential areas.

e. Full time Employee. One who

works a 40-hour workweek consisting of

specific days and hours at a designated