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1CC&P states that a portion of the North Cedar 

Rapids Spur is immediately adjacent to the 

industrial facilities of Cedarapids, Inc. (Cedarapids). 

In 2002, Cedarapids initiated litigation in state 

court, which was later removed to federal court, 

with CC&P regarding use of and title to the adjacent 

portion of the North Cedar Rapids Spur right-ofway. See Cedarapids, Inc. v. Chicago, Central & 

Pac. R. Co., 265 F. Supp.2d 1005 (N.D. Iowa 2003). 

As part of a settlement of that litigation, the parties 

agreed that CC&P would abandon the North Cedar 

Rapids Spur and transfer the subject right-of-way to 

Cedarapids. The settlement is conditioned upon 

Board approval or exemption of the abandonment. 

2The 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. 

3Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

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

1002.2(f)(25). 

Dated in Washington, DC on October 5, 

2005. 

D.J. Stadtler, 

Director, Office of Budget, Federal Railroad 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 05–20361 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–314 (Sub–No. 3X)] 

Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad 

Company’Abandonment Exemption’in 

Linn County, IA 

Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad 

Company (CC&P) has filed a notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart 

F—Exempt Abandonments to abandon a 

0.79-mile line of railroad, the North 

Cedar Rapids Spur, extending from 

milepost 87.74 at 16th Street, NE., to 

milepost 88.53 near 20th Street NE., at 

the end of the track, in Cedar Rapids, 

Linn County, IA. The line traverses 

United States Postal Service Zip Code 

52402. 

CC&P has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the line for at 

least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic 

formerly handled on the line can be 

rerouted over other lines; (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;1 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 

November 11, 2005, unless stayed 

pending reconsideration. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues,2 formal expressions of intent to 

file an OFA under 49 CFR 

1152.27(c)(2),3 and trail use/rail banking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by October 21, 2005. Petitions to 

reopen or requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by November 1, 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 CC&P’s 

representative: Thomas J. Litwiler, 

Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker 

Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606–

2832. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

CC&P has filed an environmental/ 

historic report which addresses the 

effects, if any, of the abandonment on 

the environment and historic resources. 

SEA will issue an environmental 

assessment (EA) by October 17, 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), CC&P shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

CC&P’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by October 12, 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: October 5, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–20442 Filed 10–11–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Public Meeting of the President’s 

Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises all 

interested persons of a public meeting of 

the President’s Advisory Panel on 

Federal Tax Reform. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Thursday, October 27, 2005. The 

meeting will be held via teleconference 

and will begin at 11 a.m. eastern 

daylight time. Interested parties will be 

able to listen to the meeting. Call-in 

information will be posted on the 

Panel’s Web site, http:// 

www.taxreformpanel.gov, at a later date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Panel staff at (202) 927–2TAX (927–

2829) (not a toll-free call) or e-mail 

info@taxreformpanel.gov (please do not 

send comments to this box). Additional 

information is available at http:// 

www.taxreformpanel.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose: The October 27 meeting is 

the thirteenth meeting of the Advisory 

Panel. At this meeting, the Panel will 

continue to discuss issues associated 

with reform of the tax code. There is a 

possibility that this meeting will not 

take place as scheduled. Please check 

the Panel’s Web site for updated 

information. 

Comments: Interested parties are 

invited to call into the teleconference to 

listen to the meeting; however, no 

public comments will be heard at the 

meeting. Any written comments with 

respect to this meeting may be mailed 

to The President’s Advisory Panel on 

Federal Tax Reform, 1440 New York 

Avenue, NW., Suite 2100, Washington,