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determine how C3RS can continue after 

the test period is over. The evaluation 

is needed to provide the FRA with 

guidance as to how it can improve the 

program, and how it might be scaled up 

throughout the railroad industry. 

Program evaluation is an inherently 

data driven activity. Its basic tenet is 

that as change is implemented, data can 

be collected to track the course and 

consequences of the change. Because of 

the setting in which C3RS is being 

implemented, that data must come from 

the railroad employees (labor and 

management) who may be affected. 

Critical data include beliefs about safety 

and issues related to safety, and 

opinions/observations about the 

operation of C3RS. 

In order to collect the necessary data 

in a manner that protects 

confidentiality, the data collection 

process will be managed by the Volpe 

Center. The Volpe Center will not 

release to FRA or any other public or 

private entity any information that 

might reveal the identity of individuals 

or organizations mentioned in the 

evaluation survey questionnaires. Also 

the respondents will not be asked to 

identify themselves. 

II. Request for Comments 

The Volpe Center requests comments 

on any aspects of these information 

collections, including: (1) The accuracy 

of the estimated burden; (2) ways to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(3) ways to minimize the collection 

burden without reducing the quality of 

the information collected, including 

additional use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Issued in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on 

February 6, 2007. 

Nelson H. Keeler, 

Director, Office of Aviation Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–2448 Filed 2–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34988] 

Williams Rail Service, LLC—

Acquisition and Operation 

Exemption—Lines Owned by Duchess 

Investments V, LLC and G&G/ 

Cherokee Wood Products, Inc. 

Williams Rail Service, LLC (WRS), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

acquire (by purchase and lease) and to 

operate two separate track segments, 

totaling approximately 1,900 feet of 

track, in Cherokee County, SC, and 

Union County, NC. After consummation 

of the transaction, WRS expects to 

become and remain a Class III rail 

carrier. 

Pursuant to an agreement that will be 

executed before consummation, WRS 

will acquire: (1) By lease from Duchess 

Investments V, LLC, approximately 600 

feet of track near the intersection of Orr 

Road and Wesley Chapel Stouts Road, 

in Monroe, Union County, NC, which 

was formerly used to serve an entity 

called HoltraChem, and connects with a 

CSX Transportation, Inc. line; and (2) by 

purchase from G&G/Cherokee Wood 

Products, Inc., approximately 1,300 feet 

of track near the intersection of Tribal 

Road and I–85 in Blacksburg, Cherokee 

County, SC, which was formerly used to 

serve a log home builder, and connects 

with a Norfolk Southern Railway 

Company line. WRS anticipates 

shipping primarily agricultural products 

off both track segments, and may enter 

into agreements with contract agents to 

perform some services solely for the 

benefit of WRS. 

WRS certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of the transaction 

will not exceed $5 million and will not 

result in the creation of a Class II or 

Class I carrier. WRS intends to 

consummate the transaction and 

commence operations no sooner than 

March 1, 2007 (the effective date of the 

exemption). 

If the verified 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. 

Petitions for stay must be filed no later 

than February 22, 2007 (at least 7 days 

before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34988, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on Michael J. 

Barron, Jr., Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 

North Wacker Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, 

IL 60606. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: February 5, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–2195 Filed 2–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Genomic Medicine Program Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Genomic Medicine Program 

Advisory Committee will meet on 

March 16, 2007 in room 230, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC. The meeting will convene at 8 a.m. 

and adjourn at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is 

open to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on using genetic 

information to optimize medical care of 

veterans and to enhance development of 

tests and treatments for diseases 

particularly relevant to veterans. 

The Committee will receive an 

overview of the VA health care system 

and electronic medical record, and will 

be asked to provide insight into optimal 

ways for VA to incorporate genomic 

information into its health care program 

while applying appropriate ethical 

oversight and protecting the privacy of 

veterans. 

Members of the public may provide 

up to 5-minute statements during the 

period reserved for public comments. 

They may also submit, at the time of the 

meeting, a 1–2 page summary of their 

comments for inclusion in the official 

meeting record. Any member of the 

public seeking additional information 

should contact Dr. Timothy O’Leary at 

timothy.oleary@va.gov. 

Dated: February 5, 2007. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–616 Filed 2–12–07: 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Voluntary Services National Advisory 

Committee; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

gives notice under Public Law 92–463 

(Federal Advisory Committee Act) that 


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