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

1002.2(f)(25). 

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 

November 12, 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 October 21, 2005. Petitions to 

reopen or requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by November 2, 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 WCL’s 

representative: Michael J. Barron, Jr., 

CN, 17641 S. Ashland Avenue, 

Homewood, IL 60430–1345. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

WCL has filed environmental and 

historic reports that address the effects, 

if any, of the abandonment on the 

environment and historic resources. 

SEA will issue an environmental 

assessment (EA) by October 18, 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), WCL 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 

WCL’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by October 13, 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 6, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–20528 Filed 10–12–05; 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 the location of the 

October 18, 2005, public meeting of the 

President’s Advisory Panel on Federal 

Tax Reform. This meeting was 

previously announced in 70 FR 57923 

(October 4, 2005). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, October 18, 2005, in 

Washington, DC, and will begin at 9 

a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Ronald Reagan Building & 

International Trade Center 

Amphitheater, Concourse Level, 1300 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. 

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. 

Dated: October 11, 2005. 

Mark S. Kaizen, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–20577 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4811–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Appointment of Members to the Legal 

Division Performance Review Board 

Under the authority granted to me as 

General Counsel of the Department of 

the Treasury, including the authority 

conferred by 31 U.S.C. 301 and Treasury 

Department Order No. 101–5 (revised), 

and pursuant to the Civil Service 

Reform Act, I hereby appoint the 

following individuals to the General 

Counsel Panel of the Legal Division 

Performance Review Board for Fiscal 

Year 2005: 

James W. Carroll, Jr., Deputy General 

Counsel, who shall serve as 

Chairperson; 

Thomas M. McGivern, Assistant to the 

General Counsel (Legislation & 

Litigation); 

Russell L. Munk, Assistant General 

Counsel (International Affairs); 

Kenneth R. Schmalzbach, Assistant 

General Counsel (General Law and 

Ethics); 

Roberta K. McInerney, Assistant General 

Counsel (Banking and Finance); 

Marilyn L. Muench, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel (International 

Affairs); 

Peter A. Bieger, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel (Banking and 

Finance); 

Daniel P. Shaver, Chief Counsel, United 

States Mint; 

Robert M. Tobiassen, Chief Counsel, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau; 

Sean M. Thornton, Chief Counsel, Office 

of Foreign Assets Control; 

Brian L. Ferrell, Chief Counsel, 

Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network; 

Michael J. Davidson, Chief Counsel, 

Bureau of Engraving & Printing; and 

Margaret V. Marquette, Chief Counsel, 

Financial Management Service. 

Dated: October 6, 2005. 

Arnold I. Havens, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 05–20476 Filed 10–12–05; 8:45 am] 

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