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individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

43. To State and local government 

agencies, in situations involving 

suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation 

of minor children or vulnerable adults, 

to report suspected abuse or determine 

a victim’s eligibility for services. 

44. To a State BVS, when it provided 

SSA information that an individual was 

deceased to notify the State of the error 

in the record so furnished. 

45. To the Department of the 

Treasury, for purposes of tax 

administration, debt collection, and 

identifying, preventing, and recovering 

improper payments under federally 

funded programs and to Federal and 

State agencies for conducting statistical 

and research activities, pursuant to 

sections 202(x) and 1611(e) of the Social 

Security Act. We will disclose only 

verified prisoner information (e.g., 

name, SSN, gender code, and date of 

birth) under this routine use. 

46 To the Office of the President, in 

response to an inquiry from that office 

made on behalf of, and at the request of, 

the subject of the record or a third party 

acting on the subject’s behalf. 

47. To HHS, Office of Child Support 

Enforcement, as required by section 

453(e)(2) and (j)(1) of the Social Security 

Act for the administration of the Federal 

Parent Locator System. 

48. To proper applicants submitting 

an application for a Social Security 

Card, when the proper applicant 

establishes that the number holder is 

physically or mentally unable to file for 

a Social Security card on their own 

behalf and provides evidence of custody 

or legal relationship for the number 

holder, we may provide the number 

holder’s SSN. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

We will maintain records in this 

system in paper and in electronic form. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

This system maintains information 

about individuals by SSN, name, date of 

birth, the agency’s internal processing 

reference number, or alien registration 

number. If we deny an application 

because the applicant submitted 

fraudulent evidence, or if we are 

verifying evidence we suspect to be 

fraudulent, we will retrieve records 

either by the applicant’s name plus 

month and year of birth, or by the 

applicant’s name plus the eleven-digit 

reference number of the disallowed 

application. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

In accordance with NARA rules 

codified at 36 CFR 1225.16, we maintain 

records in accordance with NARAapproved agency-specific records 

schedule, N1–47–09–02, item 2, and 

NARA’s General Records Schedule 

(GRS) 4.2, items 020 and 050, and GRS 

5.2, item 010. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

We retain electronic and paper files 

containing personal identifiers in secure 

storage areas accessible only by 

authorized individuals, including our 

employees and contractors, who have a 

need for the information when 

performing their official duties. Security 

measures include, but are not limited to, 

the use of codes and profiles, personal 

identification number and password, 

and personal identification verification 

cards. We restrict access to specific 

correspondence within the system based 

on assigned roles and authorized users. 

We keep paper records in cabinets 

within secure areas, with access limited 

to only those employees who have an 

official need for access in order to 

perform their duties. We use audit 

mechanisms to record sensitive 

transactions as an additional measure to 

protect information from unauthorized 

disclosure or modification. 

We annually provide authorized 

individuals, including our employees 

and contractors, with appropriate 

security awareness training that 

includes reminders about the need to 

protect PII and the criminal penalties 

that apply to unauthorized access to, or 

disclosure of, PII (5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(1)). 

Furthermore, authorized individuals 

with access to databases maintaining PII 

must annually sign a sanctions 

document that acknowledges their 

accountability for inappropriately 

accessing or disclosing such 

information. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals may submit requests for 

information about whether this system 

contains a record about them by 

submitting a written request to the 

system manager at the above address, 

which includes their name, SSN, or 

other information that may be in this 

system of records that will identify 

them. Individuals requesting 

notification of, or access to, a record by 

mail must include: (1) a notarized 

statement to us to verify their identity; 

or (2) must certify in the request that 

they are the individual they claim to be 

and that they understand that the 

knowing and willful request for, or 

acquisition of, a record pertaining to 

another individual under false pretenses 

is a criminal offense. 

Individuals requesting notification of, 

or access to, records in person must 

provide their name, SSN, or other 

information that may be in this system 

of records that will identify them, as 

well as provide an identity document, 

preferably with a photograph, such as a 

driver’s license. Individuals lacking 

identification documents sufficient to 

establish their identity must certify in 

writing that they are the individual they 

claim to be and that they understand 

that the knowing and willful request for, 

or acquisition of, a record pertaining to 

another individual under false pretenses 

is a criminal offense. 

These procedures are in accordance 

with our regulations at 20 CFR 401.40 

and 401.45. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Same as record access procedures. 

Individuals should also reasonably 

identify the record, specify the 

information they are contesting, and 

state the corrective action sought and 

the reasons for the correction with 

supporting justification showing how 

the record is incomplete, untimely, 

inaccurate, or irrelevant. These 

procedures are in accordance with our 

regulations at 20 CFR 401.65(a). 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Same as records access procedures. 

These procedures are in accordance 

with our regulations at 20 CFR 401.40 

and 401.45. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

87 FR 263 (January 4, 2022), Master 

Files of Social Security Number (SSN) 

Holders and SSN Applications. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. AB 580 (Sub-No. 1X)] 

Knoxville & Holston River Railroad Co., 

Inc., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of 

Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc.— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Knox 

County, Tenn. 

On December 11, 2024, Knoxville & 

Holston River Railroad Co., Inc. (KXHR), 

a Class III rail carrier and wholly owned 

subsidiary of Gulf & Ohio Railways, 


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1On December 17, 2024, KXHR filed an errata 

with an updated map. 

2According to KXHR, the state of the tunnel 

currently limits the type of freight that can traverse 

the Line, furthering limiting KXHR’s potential for 

new traffic. (Pet. 6 n.8.) 

3Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can 

be found at 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25) and (27), 

respectively. 

Inc., filed a petition under 49 U.S.C. 

10502 for an exemption from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

10903 to abandon an approximately 3.8- 

mile rail line between milepost 0.1 and 

the end of the line, all of which is 

located in Knoxville, Knox County, 

Tenn. (the Line).1 The Line traverses 

U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 37920 and 

has no stations. 

According to KXHR, it is seeking 

authority to abandon the Line because 

the traffic and revenues from the sole 

shipper, Ergon Terminaling, Inc. 

(Ergon), are insufficient to cover the 

costs of maintaining and operating the 

Line. (Pet. 3–5.) KXHR states that Ergon 

has significantly reduced its use of the 

Line, (id. at 5), and as a result, KXHR 

faces significant hardship from 

continued operation of the Line at a 

loss, (id. at 4). According to KXHR, 

since 2019, it has not received enough 

revenue to sustain operations, receiving 

an average of 8.2 carloads per year from 

2019–2024. (Id.) KXHR states that the 

average revenue per year over the last 

five years for the Line is $5,343.00, and 

the operating costs of the Line currently 

exceed the average revenue generated 

from the Line by over 90%. (Id.) KXHR 

does not anticipate current traffic 

volumes will increase significantly. (Id.) 

Additionally, KXHR states that its 

initiatives to market and develop new 

local businesses on the Line have failed. 

(Id. at 6.) According to KXHR, portions 

of the Line are situated in a rapidly 

developing area, with the first 1.5 miles 

expanding into a mixed-use residential/ 

commercial development area, making 

it extremely costly and unlikely for new 

shippers or industries to make use of or 

require freight services. (Id.) Moreover, 

KXHR states that a tunnel at milepost 

0.1 requires significant rehabilitation 

efforts to ensure continued safe and 

efficient operations on the Line.2 (Id.) 

KXHR states that, given the Line’s 

limited and unpredictable traffic and 

the lack of projected future traffic, there 

is no way the Line can be operated 

profitably. (Id.) 

According to KXHR, Ergon can, and 

has, used alternative modes, such as 

barge and truck, for its transportation 

needs. (Id. at 4–5.) KXHR states that it 

notified Ergon around October 2024 that 

it planned to seek abandonment 

authority and terminate its common 

carrier obligations over the Line and 

served Ergon with a copy of its petition. 

(Id. at 6–7.) KXHR further states that 

there are no overhead operations on the 

Line. (Id. at 7.) 

KXHR states that, based on 

information in its possession, the Line 

does not contain federally granted 

rights-of-way. Any documentation in 

KXHR’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 by March 31, 

2025. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

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

be due no later than 120 days after the 

filing of the petition for exemption, or 

10 days after service of a decision 

granting the petition for exemption, 

whichever occurs sooner. Persons 

interested in submitting an OFA must 

first file a formal expression of intent to 

file an offer by January 10, 2025, 

indicating the type of financial 

assistance they wish to provide (i.e., 

subsidy or purchase) and demonstrating 

that they are preliminarily financially 

responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(1)(i). 

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 interim 

trail use/railbanking under 49 CFR 

1152.29 will be due no later than 

January 21, 2025.3

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 580 (Sub-No. 1X), must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board either 

via e-filing on the Board’s website or in 

writing addressed to 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on KXHR’s representative, 

Crystal M. Zorbaugh, Mullins Law 

Group PLLC, 2001 L St. NW, Suite 720, 

Washington, DC 20036. Replies to the 

petition are due on or before February 

10, 2025. 

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 regulations at 

49 CFR part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Office of Environmental 

Analysis (OEA) at (202) 245–0294. If 

you require an accommodation under 

the Americans with Disabilities Act, 

please call (202) 245–0245. 

OEA will prepare an environmental 

assessment (EA) (or environmental 

impact statement (EIS), if necessary), 

which will be served upon all parties of 

record and upon any other agencies or 

persons who comment during its 

preparation. Other interested persons 

may contact OEA to obtain a copy of the 

EA (or EIS). EAs in 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 at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: December 23, 2024. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Stefan Rice, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31375 Filed 12–30–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2024–0085] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments for a 

New Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

approve a new information collection. 

We are required to publish this notice 

in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

January 30, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0085 by any of the following methods: 

Website: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 


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