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1NSR states that it acquired overhead trackage 

rights for the Line in 2002. See Norfolk S. Ry.— 

Trackage Rts. Exemption—Reading Blue Mountain 

& N.R.R., FD 34225 (STB served July 25, 2002). 

will be responded to in a timely 

manner. All information in the 

proposal, including quoted prices, must 

be valid for 60 days after the due date. 

Proposals must have the following 

sections: (1) One-page executive 

summary of what the city offers. (2) 

General city description: (a) Letter of 

support from the mayor or city’s senior 

elected official(s); (b) letter of support 

from the state governor; (c) letter of 

support from local civic and business 

groups; (d) a past performance statement 

which indicates the city’s successful 

experience hosting large meetings and 

events; (e) description of the 

metropolitan area’s ties to the Western 

Hemisphere; and (f) description and 

availability of venues that could be used 

for large events. (3) Hotel availabilities: 

(a) A list of three and four star hotels in 

proximity to the proposed primary 

venues including facility amenities such 

as high-speed wireless internet access, 

cell phone coverage for large groups, 

restaurants, and accommodations for 

VIPs; (4) Primary event venue facilities: 

(a) Catering, audio-visual, perimeter 

security, on-site maintenance, 

management, medical, cell phone 

coverage for large groups, and high 

speed internet access, including the 

relevant pricing schedule for internet 

provision within the primary event 

venue and a description of the agility of 

internet bandwidth infrastructure, 

including whether unencumbered 

connections are possible and including 

detail on any broadcast fiber 

connectivity between the primary venue 

and a major teleport; (b) dedicated 

entrance for Summit delegates, if any; 

(c) meeting rooms; (d) transportation 

between hotels and conference facilities; 

and (e) spreadsheet indicating costs and 

availabilities of primary event venues 

for timeframe indicated; within. Please 

address the following questions: 

How will the city provide security for 

the delegates and VIPs including the 

U.S. President? Only the U.S. President 

and other Chiefs of State and Heads of 

Government will have United States 

Secret Service (USSS) protective details. 

Each will be eligible to receive a 

protective detail that include a vehicle 

package, the size of which is determined 

by threat level. The Secretary of State 

has 24/7 Diplomatic Security Service 

(DS) protection. Heads of Delegations 

who are not Chiefs of State or Heads of 

Government would NOT receive USSS 

protection, but, based on a threat 

assessment, might be eligible for DS 

protection. Local Police Departments 

(PD) normally provide route, motorcade, 

and intelligence support to the USSS. 

Local PDs historically have the lead 

responsibility for providing crowd 

control, demonstration control and riot 

response. If required, will the city block 

off streets around the conference venue 

and hotels for Heads of State and 

Government? The conference facility 

would have tight perimeter and access 

controls. Security arrangements for 

hotels are based on threat information 

relating to the Heads of State and 

Government and will be determined on 

a case-by-case basis by the USSS and 

Local PD. Not every hotel would 

necessarily have total perimeter 

controls. Conversely, a central hotel 

might meet criteria for closed streets 

and public access. 

How will the city fund the extra 

security required for this conference? 

Cities that bid on such events must take 

into account and budget for the 

extensive costs of Security and Public 

Safety, as that responsibility lies solely 

with the host city. The USSS and DS do 

not reimburse local police for costs of 

supporting visiting foreign dignitaries. 

Some cities in the past have been able 

to obtain funding to offset security costs 

through Congress when requests for 

funding support have been initiated by 

their congressional representatives. This 

event would likely receive a Department 

of Homeland Security, Special Event 

Activity Report (SEAR) Level One. It 

could possibly receive designation as a 

National Security Special Event (NSSE), 

which may not be determined until 

approximately one year or less prior to 

the event. The SEAR and NSSE 

designations are made based on certain 

criteria by either the DHS Special Event 

Working Group or the NSSE Working 

Group (Interagency Security groups that 

use methodology to determine an 

event’s rating.) Neither designation 

provides funding to local public safety 

agencies, but the ultimate SEAR level 

and, if applicable, NSSE designation, 

does outline the level of support that 

Federal agencies can provide. 

What public safety infrastructure is 

available? Address the following: (1) 

Police: (a) Special operations 

capabilities; (b) VIP protection; (c) riot 

and crowd control response to 

incidents; (d) explosive detection and 

disposal; (e) traffic controls; (f) 

Intelligence Division; (g) mutual aid 

agreements/memorandum of 

understanding with surrounding 

jurisdictions/state police; (h) 

communication center and procedures; 

and (i) current emergency plan. (2) Fire/ 

emergency medical service: (a) Chemical 

Biological Radiological and Nuclear 

detection/procedures; (b) first 

responders; (c) equipment/training and 

trained staff on hand. (3) Emergency 

Management: (a) Mass casualty; (b) 

terrorist attack; and (c) natural disaster. 

(4) Emergency Facilities: (a) Hospital/ 

Medical Centers; (b) emergency backup 

communications; (c) emergency 

supplies; and (d) evacuation plans. (5) 

Public health: (a) measures used to 

mitigate the spread of viruses; (b) 

protocols for responding to outbreaks. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy Director, Office of Directives 

Management, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17852 Filed 8–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–29–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 410X)] 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company— 

Discontinuance of Trackage Rights 

Exemption—in Luzerne and Carbon 

Counties, Pa. 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NSR) has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 

subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and 

Discontinuances of Service to 

discontinue overhead trackage rights 

operations over approximately 56.7 

miles of rail line owned by Reading 

Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad 

Company (RBMN) located between 

milepost 119.3 in Lehighton Yard and 

milepost 175.5 in Dupont, Pa., in 

Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pa. (the 

Line).1 The Line traverses U.S. Postal 

Service Zip Codes 18235, 18229, 18255, 

18661, 18711, 18707, 18706, 18640, and 

18641. 

NSR has certified that: (1) It has 

moved no local traffic over the Line for 

at least two years; (2) any common 

carrier overhead traffic can be rerouted; 

(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 on the Line is either pending 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

(Board) or with any U.S. District Court 

or has been decided in favor of a 

complainant within the two-year period; 

and (4) the requirements at 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 

discontinuance of service shall be 

protected under Oregon Short Line 

Railroad—Abandonment Portion 

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2Persons interested in submitting an OFA to 

subsidize continued rail service must first file a 

formal expression of intent to file an offer, 

indicating the intent to file an OFA for subsidy and 

demonstrating that they are preliminarily 

financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i). 

3The filing fee for OFAs can be found at 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

4Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and 

not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking 

and public use conditions are not appropriate. 

Because there will be an environmental review 

during abandonment, this discontinuance does not 

require an environmental review. 

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 U.S.C. 10502(d) must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) 2 to subsidize 

continued rail service has been 

received, this exemption will be 

effective on September 19, 2021, unless 

stayed pending reconsideration. 

Petitions to stay that do not involve 

environmental issues and formal 

expressions of intent to file an OFA to 

subsidize continued rail service under 

49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2) 3 must be filed by 

August 30, 2021.4 Petitions to reopen 

must be filed by September 9, 2021. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 290 (Sub-No. 410X), should be filed 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

via e-filing on the Board’s website. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading filed 

with the Board should be sent to NSR’s 

representative, Crystal M. Zorbaugh, 

Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 

20037. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: August 17, 2021. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17859 Filed 8–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Grandfathering (GF) Registration 

Notice 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists 

Grandfathering Registration for projects 

by the Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission during the period set forth 

in DATES. 

DATES: July 1–31, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission, 4423 North Front Street, 

Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel and 

Secretary to the Commission, telephone: 

(717) 238–0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717) 

238–2436; email: joyler@srbc.net. 

Regular mail inquiries may be sent to 

the above address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice lists GF Registration for projects, 

described below, pursuant to 18 CFR 

806, Subpart E for the time period 

specified above: 

Grandfathering Registration Under 18 

CFR Part 806, Subpart E 

1. Benton Municipal Water & Sewer 

Authority—Public Water Supply 

System, GF Certificate No. GF– 

202107175, Benton Township, 

Columbia County, Pa.; Artesian Well 

No. 1; Issue Date: July 22, 2021. 

2. The Procter & Gamble Paper 

Products Company—Mehoopany Plant, 

GF Certificate No. GF–202107176, 

Washington Township, Wyoming 

County, Pa.; Susquehanna River and 

Well 4; Issue Date: July 22, 2021. 

3. TTGC, Inc.—Tree Top Golf Course, 

GF Certificate No. GF–202107177, 

Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County, 

Pa.; Hole 13 Well, Hole 15 Well, Hole 

17 Well, and Hole 5 Pond; Issue Date: 

July 22, 2021. 

4. Jersey Shore Steel Company— 

Jersey Shore Steel, GF Certificate No. 

GF–202107178, Pine Creek Township, 

Clinton County, Pa.; the Well and 

consumptive use; Issue Date: July 27, 

2021. 

5. West St. Clair TownshipPleasantville Borough Municipal 

Authority—Public Water Supply 

System, GF Certificate No. GF– 

202107179, West St. Clair Township 

and Pleasantville Borough, Bedford 

County, Pa.; Well 001; Issue Date: July 

27, 2021. 

Dated: August 17, 2021 

Jason E. Oyler, 

General Counsel and Secretary to the 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17882 Filed 8–19–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7040–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Women 

Veterans, Notice of Meeting, Amended 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that the 

Advisory Committee on Women 

Veterans will conduct a virtual site visit 

on August 24–27, 2021, with the 

Veterans Integrated Service Network 

(VISN) 20: Northwest Network and the 

VA Portland Health Care System 

(VAPORHCS) in Portland, OR. 

Date Time Location 

August 24, 2021 .............................. 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (PT) ............ See Webex link and call-in information below.

August 25, 2021 .............................. 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (PT) ............ See Webex link and call-in information below.

August 26, 2021 .............................. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (PT) ............ See Webex link and call-in information below.

August 27, 2021 .............................. 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. (PT) .......... See Webex link and call-in information below. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

regarding the needs of women Veterans 

with respect to health care, 

rehabilitation, compensation, outreach 

and other programs and activities 

administered by VA designed to meet 

such needs. The Committee makes 

recommendations to the Secretary 

regarding such programs and activities. 

On Tuesday, August 24, the agenda 

includes overviews of: VISN 20’s 

facilities and programs; an overview of 

VISN 20 services for women Veterans; 

and an overview of VAPORHCS 

facilities, programs and community 

partners. 

On Wednesday, August 25, the 

agenda includes a continuation of 

briefings on VAPORHCS’ programs and 

services for women Veterans. On 

Thursday, August 26, the agenda 

includes briefings on: Oregon State 


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