70028 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 222 / Friday, November 18, 2005 / Notices 

CFR 1150.31 to operate approximately 

107.15 miles of rail lines to be acquired 

by lease, with an option to purchase, by 

Modoc Railway and Land Company LLC 

(MR&L) from Union Pacific Railroad 

Company. The rail lines consist of a line 

known as the Modoc Subdivision 

extending between milepost 552.0 near 

Texum, OR, and milepost 445.6 at the 

end of the track near McArthur, CA, and 

the Lakeview Branch extending between 

milepost 456.89 and milepost 458.60 at 

Alturas, CA. 

MNRR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and will not result in the creation of a 

Class II or Class I rail carrier. 

The transaction was expected to be 

consummated on or shortly after 

November 1, 2005. 

This transaction is related to two 

concurrently filed notices of exemption 

in: (1) STB Finance Docket No. 34769, 

Modoc Railway and Land Company 

LLC—Acquisition Exemption—Union 

Pacific Railroad Company, wherein 

MR&L seeks to acquire by lease, with an 

option to purchase, the rail lines to be 

operated by MNRR; and (2) STB Finance 

Docket No. 34722, Beth A. Blansett, 

William D. Blansett, and Modoc Railway 

and Land Company LLC—Continuance 

in Control Exemption, wherein Beth A. 

Blansett and William D. Blansett seek to 

continue in control of MNRR and 

MR&L, upon their becoming Class III 

rail carriers, and MR&L seeks to control 

MNRR. 

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. 34768, 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 Dennis C. 

Farley, Lear & Lear, L.L.P., 229 South 

Main, Suite 2200, Wells Fargo Center, 

Salt Lake City, UT 84111. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: November 9, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–22759 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34769] 

Modoc Railway and Land Company 

LLC—Acquisition Exemption—Union 

Pacific Railroad Company 

Modoc Railway and Land Company 

LLC (MR&L), a noncarrier, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.31 to acquire by lease, with an 

option to purchase, approximately 

107.15 miles of rail lines from Union 

Pacific Railroad Company. The rail lines 

consist of a line known as the Modoc 

Subdivision extending between 

milepost 552.0 near Texum, OR, and 

milepost 445.6 at the end of the track 

near McArthur, CA, and the Lakeview 

Branch extending between milepost 

456.89 and milepost 458.60 at Alturas, 

CA. 

MR&L certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and will not result in the creation of a 

Class II or Class I rail carrier. 

The transaction was expected to be 

consummated on or shortly after 

November 1, 2005. 

This transaction is related to two 

concurrently filed notices of exemption 

in: (1) STB Finance Docket No. 34768, 

Modoc Northern Railroad Company—

Operation Exemption—Union Pacific 

Railroad Company, wherein Modoc 

Northern Railroad Company (MNRR) 

seeks to operate the rail lines being 

acquired by lease by MR&L; and (2) STB 

Finance Docket No. 34722, Beth A. 

Blansett, William D. Blansett, and 

Modoc Railway and Land Company 

LLC—Continuance in Control 

Exemption, wherein Beth A. Blansett 

and William D. Blansett seek to 

continue in control of MR&L and 

MNRR, upon their becoming Class III 

rail carriers, and MR&L seeks to control 

MNRR. 

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. 34769, 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 Dennis C. 

Farley, Lear & Lear, L.L.P., 229 South 

Main, Suite 2200, Wells Fargo Center, 

Salt Lake City, UT 84111. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: November 9, 2005. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–22760 Filed 11–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Chiropractic 

Care Implementation; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Advisory Committee on 

Chiropractic Care Implementation will 

hold its final meeting Tuesday, 

December 6, 2005, from 8:15 a.m. until 

5 p.m. at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Room 430, and Wednesday, December 

7, 2005 from 8:15 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. 

at 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 

147, Washington, DC. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on the implementation 

and evaluation of the chiropractic care 

program. The Committee will focus on 

monitoring the nationwide program 

implementation, reviewing and 

evaluating policy and program issues 

that affect implementation, 

recommending actions to improve the 

chiropractic health program, assisting in 

long-range planning and development, 

and such other matters as the Secretary 

determines to be appropriate. 

On December 6, the Committee will 

receive an update on the status of VA’s 

implementation of the chiropractic care 

program, briefings on related topics, and 

conduct a conference call with doctors 

of chiropractic at VA facilities. On 

December 7, the Committee will discuss 

and develop its final report to the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend the meeting is requested to 

contact Ms. Sara McVicker, RN, MN, 

Designated Federal Officer, at (202) 

273–8559 not later than 12 noon Eastern 

time on Thursday, December 1, 2005 in 

order to facilitate entry to the building. 

Oral comments from the public will 

not be accepted at the meeting. Any 

comments from interested parties on 

issues related to chiropractic care may 

be transmitted electronically to 

sara.mcvicker@va.gov or mailed to: