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1UP states that the total mileage does not 

correspond to the milepost designations of the 

endpoints because the trackage rights involve BNSF 

subdivisions with non-contiguous mileposts. 

activities regulated by the ITAR, 

including any brokering activities, and 

in any export from or temporary import 

into the United States of defense 

articles, related technical data, or 

defense services in all situations 

covered by the ITAR. Specific case 

information may be obtained from the 

Office of the Clerk for the U.S. District 

Courts mentioned above, and by citing 

the court case number provided. 

Dated: October 29, 2007. 

Stephen D. Mull, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for PoliticalMilitary Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–24068 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Fifth Meeting, Special Committee 212, 

Helicopter Terrain Awareness and 

Warning System (HTWAS) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 212, Helicopter Terrain 

Awareness and Warning System 

(HTWAS). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of RTCA Special 

Committee 212, Helicopter Terrain 

Awareness and Warning System 

(HTWAS). 

DATES: The meeting will be held January 

11, 2008, from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA Inc., 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 

805, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a Special Committee 

212 meeting. The agenda will include: 

• January 11: 

• Opening Plenary Session (Welcome, 

Introductions, and Administrative 

Remarks, Agenda Overview). 

• Approve the minutes from the 4th 

Plenary Meeting (December 5, 2007). 

• Discuss/Resolve comments from the 

final review and comments (FRAC) of 

the draft HTAWS MOPS Document. 

• Approve the draft HTAWS MOPS 

document for RTCA PMC consideration. 

• Closing Plenary Session (Other 

Business, Establish Agenda, Date and 

Place of Next Meeting, Adjourn). 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

Pre-Registration for this meeting is not 

required for attendance but is desired 

and can be done through the RTCA 

secretariat. With the approval of the 

chairmen, members of the public may 

present oral statements at the meeting. 

Persons wishing to present statements 

or obtain information should contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members 

of the public may present a written 

statement to the committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 5, 

2007. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 07–6020 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35105] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Temporary Trackage Rights 

Exemption—BNSF Railway Company 

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF), 

pursuant to a written trackage rights 

agreement entered into between BNSF 

and Union Pacific Railroad Company 

(UP), has agreed to grant temporary 

overhead trackage rights to UP, to expire 

on or about March 18, 2008, over 

BNSF’s lines between Hobart, CA 

(milepost 144.5), and Riverside, CA 

(milepost 10.6), a total distance of 

approximately 55 miles.1

The transaction is scheduled to be 

consummated on January 2, 2008. The 

purpose of the temporary overhead 

trackage rights is to allow UP to 

facilitate maintenance work on its lines. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employees affected by the acquisition of 

the temporary trackage rights will be 

protected by the conditions imposed in 

Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.—Trackage 

Rights—BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as 

modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—

Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 

(1980), and any employees affected by 

the discontinuance of those trackage 

rights will be protected by the 

conditions set out in Oregon Short Line 

R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360 

I.C.C. 91 (1979). 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(8). If it 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 effectiveness of 

the transaction. Any stay petition must 

be filed on or before December 19, 2007 

(at least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35105, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Gabriel S. 

Meyer, Assistant General Attorney, 

Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1400 

Douglas Street, STOP 1580, Omaha, NE 

68179. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: December 5, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–23916 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New (LGY Surveys)] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

new collection, and allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments for 

information needed to determine 

veterans and lenders satisfaction with 

VA Loan Guaranty Service. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

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