18502 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 65 / Monday, April 6, 2015 / Notices 

TABLE 3—BUS EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENTS RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT SELECTIONS—Continued 

Project ID State Project 

sponsor Transit agency partner Project description Amount 

D2015–BERD–004 ....... GA .. Center for 

Transportation and 

the Environment (CTE).

Metropolitan Atlanta 

Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), Atlanta, 

GA.

Center for Transportation and the Environment 

(CTE), in partnership with the Metropolitan 

Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), will 

receive funding to develop and demonstrate 

a BAE Systems prototype Reduced Engine 

Idle Load System. This first-of-its-kind effort 

will bring a multimode, electric accessory 

‘power plant’ to market. 

$976,030 

D2015–BERD–005 ....... MD Maryland 

Transit Administration 

(MTA), MD.

Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), 

Baltimore, MD.

The Maryland Transit Administration will receive 

funding to develop and demonstrate a retrofit 

of 35 hybrid buses with a hybrid beltless alternator and support equipment to monitor 

fuel savings and impact on house batteries. 

$495,621 

D2015–BERD–001 ....... MI ... American 

Seating.

The Rapid, Grand Rapids, MI.American Seating, in partnership with The 

Rapid in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will receive 

funding to develop and demonstrate a heated 

and cooled seat, which is intended to reduce 

fuel consumption of public transportation vehicles. 

$298,906 

D2015–BERD–003 ....... UT .. Center for 

Transportation and 

the Environment (CTE).

Utah Transit Authority 

(UTA), Salt Lake 

City, UT.

Center for Transportation and the Environment 

(CTE), in partnership with the Utah Transit 

Authority (UTA), will receive funding to develop and demonstrate a system that will 

eliminate or reduce idling during paratransit 

passenger loading operations, lowering operating costs, reducing energy usage, and improving air quality. 

$697,185 

Total ...................... ........ ....................... ...................................... ............................................................................. $3,000,000 

[FR Doc. 2015–07825 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 365X)] 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company— 

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Chicago, Cook County, 

Ill. 

On March 17, 2015, Norfolk Southern 

Railway Company (NSR) 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 discontinue rail service 

over approximately 1.5 miles of rail line 

between milepost KN 4.0 and milepost 

KN 5.5, located on NSR’s LeMoyne 

Industrial Track in Chicago, Cook 

County, Ill. The line includes no 

stations and traverses U.S. Postal 

Service Zip Code 60632. 

NSR states that the line does not 

contain any federally granted rights-ofway. Any documentation in NSR’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 July 2, 2015. 

Because this is a discontinuance 

proceeding and not an abandonment 

proceeding, trail use/rail banking and 

public use conditions are not 

appropriate. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) to 

subsidize continued rail service will be 

due no later than July 15, 2015, or 10 

days after service of a decision granting 

the petition for exemption, whichever 

occurs sooner. Each offer must be 

accompanied by a $1,600 filing fee. See 

49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to Docket No. AB 290 (SubNo. 365X) and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001; and (2) William A. Mullins, Baker 

& Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037. 

Replies to the petition are due on or 

before April 27, 2015. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning discontinuance procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 or refer 

to the full abandonment and 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

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.] 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ 

Decided: March 30, 2015. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2015–07785 Filed 4–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2015–0061] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

DOT. 


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