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1BG&P simultaneously filed a petition to vacate 

the NITU issued in Owensville Terminal Company, 

Inc.—Abandonment Exemption—in Edwards and 

White Counties, IL and Gibson and Poseyville 

Counties, IN, STB Docket No. AB–477 (Sub. No. 3X) 

(STB served Feb. 25, 1998). The petition will be 

addressed by the Board in a separate decision. 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34750] 

Browns, Grayville & Poseyville Railway 

Company—Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Owensville Terminal 

Company, Inc. 

Browns, Grayville & Poseyville 

Railway Company (BG&P), a noncarrier, 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire and 

operate approximately 22.5 miles of rail 

line owned by Owensville Terminal 

Company, Inc. (OTC) in Edwards and 

White Counties, IL, and Gibson and 

Posey Counties, IN. The line runs 

between milepost 205.0 at or near 

Browns, IL, and milepost 227.5 at or 

near Poseyville, IN. 

On February 25, 1998, a decision and 

notice of interim trail use or 

abandonment (NITU) was served in 

Owensville Terminal Company, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—In Edwards 

and White Counties, IL and Gibson and 

Posey Counties, IN, STB Docket No. 

AB–477 (Sub No. 3X), establishing a 

180-day period under the National 

Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d), for 

OTC to negotiate an interim trail use/ 

rail banking agreement for the line. Trail 

negotiations were successful and an 

agreement was reached between OTC 

and Indiana Trails Fund, Inc. within the 

prescribed period. OTC has 

subsequently entered into an agreement 

with BG&P whereby, for value, OTC has 

conveyed its right to reinstitute rail 

service on the line to BG&P. BG&P now 

wishes to reactivate service over the 

line.1

BG&P certifies that its projected 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not result in the creation of a Class 

II or Class I rail carrier, and that its 

annual revenues will not exceed $5 

million. 

The transaction was expected to be 

consummated on or after September 1, 

2005, the effective date of the exemption 

(7 days after the exemption was filed). 

If the notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the transaction. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34750, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, one copy of each 

pleading must be served on Thomas F. 

McFarland, 208 South La Salle Street, 

Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 60604. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.Stb.Dot.Gov. 

Decided: September 9, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–18571 Filed 9–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice of amendment to system 

of records. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Privacy 

Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e), notice is 

hereby given that the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending the 

system of records currently entitled 

‘‘The Revenue Program—Billing and 

Collections Records-VA’’ (114VA16) as 

set forth in the Federal Register 69 FR 

4205. VA is amending the system of 

records by revising the Categories of 

Records in the System, Purpose and 

Routine Uses of Records Maintained in 

the System. VA is republishing the 

system notice in its entirety. 

DATES: Comments on the amendment of 

this system of records must be received 

no later than October 20, 2005. If no 

public comment is received, the 

amended system will become effective 

October 20, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments 

concerning the proposed amended 

system of records may be submitted by: 

mail or hand-delivery to Director, 

Regulations Management (00REG1), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1068, 

Washington, DC 20420; fax to (202) 

273–9026; or e-mail to 

VAregulations@mail.va.gov. All 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection in the Office of 

Regulation Policy and Management, 

Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday (except holidays). Please call 

(202) 273–9515 for an appointment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

Privacy Act Officer, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420; telephone 

(727) 320–1839. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA is 

amending ‘‘The Revenue Program—

Billing and Collections Records-VA’’

(114VA16) to allow for the collection of 

the National Provider Identifier (NPI) of 

healthcare providers in order for the NPI 

to be submitted on claims for payment 

of healthcare services provided by VA. 

The Categories of Records in the System 

is amended to add the NPI to the other 

demographic data collected on 

healthcare providers. Purpose(s) is 

amended to reflect how the data may be 

used to make application for a NPI, as 

required under the Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability Act 

(HIPAA) Administrative Simplification 

Rule on Standard Unique Health 

Identifier for Healthcare Providers 

which includes participation in pilot 

testing of NPI enumeration system by 

the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 

Services (CMS). 

We are proposing to amend and 

establish the following Routine Use 

disclosure of information maintained in 

the system: 

Routine Use ten (10) is amended to 

add NPI to the list of healthcare 

provider demographic data that may be 

disclosed to a third party where the 

third party requires the Department 

provide that information before it will 

pay for medical care provided by VA. 

Routine Use thirteen (13) is amended 

to replace ‘‘Patient identifying 

information may be disclosed’’ to 

‘‘Relevant information may be 

disclosed.’’ Identifying information on a 

spouse sometimes must be disclosed to 

a third party payer in order for VA to 

be reimbursed for services. 

A new Routine Use seventeen (17) is 

added. Provider identifying information 

may be disclosed from this System of 

Records to CMS to test the enumeration 

system for the NPI and, once the system 

is operational, to obtain a NPI for any 

eligible healthcare professional 

providing examination or treatment 

within VA healthcare facilities. 

VA needs the NPI to be able to bill for 

services provided by the healthcare 

provider. 

The Privacy Act permits VA to 

disclose information about individuals 

without their consent for a routine use 

when the information will be used for 

a purpose that is compatible with the 

purpose for which we collected the