Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 170 / Friday, September 2, 2005 / Notices 52483 

Exemption–in Cumberland and Roane Counties, 

TN, STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 208X) (STB 

served Nov. 15, 2000). 

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed 

decision on environmental issues (whether raised 

by a party or by the Board’s Section of 

Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent 

investigation) cannot be made before the 

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any 

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible 

so that the Board may take appropriate action before 

the exemption’s effective date. 

2Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

These requests will be addressed in the 

final decision. 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in CNOTP’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 R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 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 December 2, 

2005. 

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

will be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption, unless the Board 

grants the requested exemption from the 

OFA process. Each OFA must be 

accompanied by a $1,200 filing fee. See 

49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Unless 

the Board grants the requested 

exemption from the public use 

provisions, any request for a public use 

condition under 49 CFR 1152.28 or for 

trail use/rail banking under 49 CFR 

1152.29 will be due no later than 

September 22, 2005. Each trail use 

request must be accompanied by a $200 

filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–290 

(Sub-No. 236X), and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) James R. Paschall, Norfolk 

Southern Railway Company, Three 

Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510–

2191. Replies to the petition are due on 

or before September 22, 2005. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to 

the full abandonment or discontinuance 

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. 

Questions concerning environmental 

issues may be directed to the Board’s 

Section of Environmental Analysis 

(SEA) at (202) 565–1539. [Assistance for 

the hearing impaired is available 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. 

Other interested persons may contact 

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 

EAs in these 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 will generally be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: August 24, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–17236 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–103 (Sub–No. 18X)] 

The Kansas City Southern Railway 

Company—Abandonment Exemption—

in Winn Parish, LA 

The Kansas City Southern Railway 

Company (KCSR) has filed a notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR Part 1152, 

Subpart F—Exempt Abandonments to 

abandon a 3.16-mile line of railroad 

extending from milepost 144.64 to 

milepost 147.80, located near 

Winnfield, in Winn Parish, LA. The line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Code 71483. 

KCRS 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 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 

over the line either is pending with the 

Surface Transportation 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 October 

4, 2005, unless stayed pending 

reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do 

not involve environmental issues,1

formal expressions of intent to file an 

OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and 

trail use/rail banking requests under 49 

CFR 1152.29 must be filed by September 

12, 2005. Petitions to reopen or requests 

for public use conditions under 49 CFR 

1152.28 must be filed by September 22, 

2005, with the Surface Transportation 

Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 20423–0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to KCSR’s 

representative: William A. Mullins, 

Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20037. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

KCSR has filed environmental and 

historic reports which address the 

effects, if any, of the abandonment on 

the environment and historic resources. 

SEA will issue an environmental 

assessment (EA) by September 9, 2005. 

Interested persons may obtain a copy of 

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500, 

Surface Transportation Board, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by 

calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.] Comments on 

environmental and historic preservation 

matters must be filed within 15 days 

after the EA becomes available to the 

public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), KCSR shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

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granted and fully abandoned the line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

KCSR’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by September 2, 2006, 

and there are no legal or regulatory 

barriers to consummation, the authority 

to abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: August 24, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–17235 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

United States Mint 

Notification of Citizens Coinage 

Advisory Committee September 2005 

Public Meeting 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States 

Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the 

United States Mint announces the 

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee 

(CCAC) public meeting scheduled for 

September 27, 2005, at United States 

Mint Headquarters in Washington, DC. 

The purpose of this meeting is to advise 

the Secretary of the Treasury on themes 

and designs pertaining to the coinage of 

the United States and for other 

purposes. 

Date: September 27, 2005. 

Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Location: The United States Mint; 801 

9th Street, NW.; Washington, DC; 2nd 

floor. 

Subject: Review design candidates for 

the Jamestown 400th Anniversary 

Commemorative Coin Program, the Dr. 

Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott 

King Congressional Gold Medal, and 

other business. 

Interested persons should call 202–

354–7502 for the latest update on 

meeting time and room location. 

The CCAC was established to: 

• Advise the Secretary of the 

Treasury on any theme or design 

proposals relating to circulating coinage, 

bullion coinage, Congressional Gold 

Medals, and national and other medals. 

• Advise the Secretary of the 

Treasury with regard to the events, 

persons, or places to be commemorated 

by the issuance of commemorative coins 

in each of the five calendar years 

succeeding the year in which a 

commemorative coin designation is 

made. 

• Make recommendations with 

respect to the mintage level for any 

commemorative coin recommended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madelyn Simmons Marchessault, 

United States Mint Liaison to the CCAC; 

801 9th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20220; or call 202–354–7200. 

Any member of the public interested 

in submitting matters for the CCAC’s 

consideration or addressing the CCAC is 

invited to submit the request and/or 

materials by fax to the following 

number: 202–756–6830. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5135(b)(8)(C) 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

David Lebryk, 

Acting Director, United States Mint. 

[FR Doc. 05–17474 Filed 9–1–05; 8:45 am] 

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