40332 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 128 / Wednesday, July 6, 2022 / Notices 

1See Wolf Creek R.R.—Lease & Operation 

Exemption—Am. Ordnance LLC, FD 36236 (STB 

served Nov. 18, 2018). 

2Filing fees for OFAs and trail use requests can 

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

respectively. 

completed by the identifying witness 

when the applicant is unable to 

establish their identity to the 

satisfaction of a person authorized to 

accept passport applications. 

Methodology 

The Affidavit of Identifying Witness is 

submitted in conjunction with an 

application for a U.S. passport. Due to 

legislative mandates, Form DS–0071 is 

only available at acceptance facilities, 

passport agencies, and U.S. embassies 

and consulates. This form must be 

completed and signed in the presence of 

an authorized Passport Agent, Passport 

Acceptance Agent, or Consular Officer. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy Director, Office of Directives 

Management, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14367 Filed 7–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. AB 1322X] 

Wolf Creek Railroad LLC— 

Abandonment Exemption—in Gibson 

County, Tenn. 

On June 16, 2022, Wolf Creek 

Railroad LLC (WCR) filed a petition 

under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption 

from the prior approval requirements of 

49 U.S.C. 10903 to abandon an 

approximately 10-mile line of railroad 

(the Line) located within the Milan 

Army Ammunition Plant (the Plant) in 

Gibson County, Tenn. There is one 

station on the Line, and the Line 

constitutes WCR’s entire rail system. 

The Line traverses U.S. Postal Service 

Zip Code 38358. 

According to WCR, it leased the Line 

from the U.S. Army Joint Munitions 

Command (JMC) through JMC’s 

representative, American Ordnance 

LLC. A portion of the Plant had been 

repurposed as a business park, and WCR 

provided common carrier rail service to 

customers there.1 On March 31, 2021, 

the JMC provided notice to WCR that it 

was terminating the lease as of 

December 31, 2021, and that WCR was 

required to cease its rail operations and 

vacate the Plant. WCR represents that 

the last customer on the Line was a 

plastics-transload customer that stopped 

shipping on the Line in October 2021. 

Thus, WCR seeks to abandon the Line. 

WCR states that the Line and the 

property that the Line serves are owned 

by the JMC. Therefore, the Line is 

located on a federally-owned right-ofway. Any documentation in WCR’s 

possession will be made available 

promptly to those requesting it. 

Citing A&R Line, Inc.—Abandonment 

Exemption—in Cass & Pulaski Counties, 

AB 855 (Sub-No. 1X) (STB served Aug. 

20, 2003), WCR asserts that, because it 

proposes to abandon its entire railroad 

system, the imposition of employee 

protective conditions is not appropriate. 

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 October 4, 

2022. 

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 July 18, 2022, 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). 

Following abandonment, 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/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than July 26, 2022.2

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

AB 1322X, 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 WCR’s representative, Eric 

M. Hocky, Clark Hill, PLC, Two 

Commerce Square, 2001 Market Street, 

Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

Replies to the petition are due on or 

before July 26, 2022. 

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. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by OEA 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: June 29, 2022. 

Mai T. Dinh, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14304 Filed 7–5–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments: Trade Strategy 

to Combat Forced Labor 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative (USTR). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) is 

coordinating with all relevant United 

States federal agencies to develop a 

focused trade strategy to combat forced 

labor. The strategy will identify 

priorities and establish an action plan 

for utilizing existing and potential new 

trade tools to combat forced labor in 

traded goods and services. USTR invites 

public comments to inform the 

development of the strategy. 

DATES: The deadline for the submission 

of written comments is August 5, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers 

electronic submissions made through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// 

www.regulations.gov (Regulations.gov), 

using Docket Number USTR–2022– 

0006. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments in ‘Requirements 

for Submissions’ below. For alternatives 

to on-line submissions, please contact 

Jennifer Oetken, Director for Labor 

Affairs, in advance of the deadline at 

Jennifer.L.Oetken@ustr.eop.gov or (202) 

395–2870. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Oetken, Director for Labor 

Affairs, at Jennifer.L.Oetken@

ustr.eop.gov or (202) 395–2870. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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