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need a Login Account to submit 

Environmental Comments. Simply click 

on ‘‘Environmental Comments,’’ which 

will take you to the comment screen. 

Add the Docket number, which is ‘‘FD 

35087.’’ Select ‘‘Phillis Johnson-Ball’’ in 

the drop down list under ‘‘attention of.’’

Then complete the form by adding your 

name, address, phone and email, then 

click ‘‘Submit.’’

You may also call your comments into 

SEA’s toll-free hotline established for 

this proceeding. Dial 1–800–347–0689 

and leave your comments after the tone. 

Please refer to STB Finance Docket No. 

35087 in all correspondence, including 

E-filings, addressed to the Board. 

Following these directions will help 

ensure that your comments are 

considered in the environmental review 

process for this proposed acquisition. In 

addition, SEA will add your name to its 

mailing list for distribution of the final 

scope of the EIS, the DEIS, and Final EIS 

(FEIS). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Phillis Johnson-Ball, SEA Project 

Manager, toll-free at 1–800–347–0689 

(TDD for the hearing impaired 1–800–

877–8339). The Web site for the Surface 

Transportation Board is http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. This document is 

available in English and Spanish by 

calling the toll-free number at 1–800–

347–0689. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 30, 2007, Canadian National 

Railway Corporation (CN) and Grand 

Trunk Corporation (GTC), a noncarrier 

holding company through which CN 

controls its U.S. rail subsidiaries, filed 

an application with the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) seeking 

the Board’s approval of the acquisition 

of control of EJ&E West Company 

(EJ&EW), a wholly owned noncarrier 

subsidiary of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern 

Railway Company (EJ&E). In this 

document, the action before the Board 

will be referred to as the proposal or the 

proposed acquisition and CN and GTC 

will be referred to collectively as CN or 

as Applicants. 

CN is one of Canada’s two major 

railroads, extending from Halifax, Nova 

Scotia, to Vancouver and Prince Rupert, 

British Columbia. EJ&E is a Class II 

railroad that currently operates over 198 

miles of track in northeastern Illinois 

and northwestern Indiana, consisting 

primarily of an arc around Chicago, IL, 

extending from Waukegan, IL, 

southwards to Joliet, IL, then eastward 

to Gary, IN, and then northwest to South 

Chicago along Lake Michigan. EJ&E 

provides rail service to approximately 

100 customers, including steel mills, 

coal utilities, plastics and chemical 

producers, steel processors, distribution 

centers, and scrap processors. 

Applicants’ proposed acquisition of 

the EJ&E would shift rail traffic 

currently moving over CN’s rail lines 

inside the EJ&E arc in Chicago to the 

EJ&E, which traverses the suburbs 

generally to the west and south of 

Chicago. Rail traffic on CNR lines inside 

the EJ&E arc would generally decrease. 

The decreases in rail traffic would be 

offset by increases in the number of 

trains operating on the EJ&E rail line 

outside of Chicago (approximately 15–

27 more trains would operate on various 

segments of the EJ&E). Applicants also 

proposed to construct six new rail 

connections and approximately 19 miles 

of new sidings/double tracking. 

Applicants give three primary reasons 

for seeking approval of the proposed 

acquisition: Improved rail operations in 

the Chicago area; availability to EJ&E’s 

Kirk Yard in Gary, Indiana, and other 

smaller facilities in Joliet, Illinois, and 

Whiting, Indiana; and improved service 

to companies dealing in steel, 

chemicals, and petrochemicals, as well 

as Chicago area utilities. 

Because this proposal has the 

potential to result in significant 

environmental impacts, the Board has 

determined that the preparation of an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

is appropriate. To help determine the 

scope of the EIS, and as required by the 

Board’s regulations at 49 CFR 

1105.10(a)(2), SEA published in the 

Federal Register and made available to 

the public on December 21, 2008, the 

Notice of Availability of Draft Scope of 

Study for the EIS, Notice of Scoping 

Meetings, and Request for Comments. 

SEA held seven public scoping meetings 

in the project area between on January 

9 and 22, 2008. The scoping comment 

period originally concluded February 1, 

2008, but, in response to requests, SEA 

is extending the scoping period an 

additional 14 days, to February 15, 

2008. 

Decided: January 30, 2008. 

By the Board, Victoria J. Rutson, Chief, 

Section of Environmental Analysis. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–1859 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Open Meeting of the President’s 

Advisory Council on Financial Literacy 

AGENCY: Office of Financial Education, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The President’s Advisory 

Council on Financial Literacy (Council) 

will convene its first meeting on 

Wednesday, February 13, 2008, in the 

Cash Room of the Main Department 

Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 10 

a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 

open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, February 13, 2008, at 10 

a.m. Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The President’s Advisory 

Council on Financial Literacy will 

convene its first meeting in the Cash 

Room of the Main Department Building, 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. The public is invited 

to submit written statements to the 

Council. Send written statements in 

triplicate to the address identified below 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this notice. All 

statements, including attachments and 

other supporting materials, received are 

part of the public record and subject to 

public disclosure. You should submit 

only information that you wish to make 

available publicly. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Edwin Bodensiek, Director of Outreach, 

Department of the Treasury, Main 

Department Building, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220; 

ed.bodensiek@do.treas.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By this 

notice, the Department of the Treasury 

is announcing that the President’s 

Advisory Council on Financial Literacy 

will convene its first meeting on 

Wednesday, February 13, 2008, in the 

Cash Room in the Main Department 

Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 10 

a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be 

open to the public. Because the meeting 

will be held in a secured facility, 

members of the public who plan to 

attend the meeting must contact the 

Office of Financial Education at 202–

622–1783 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on 

Monday, February 11, 2008, to inform 

the Department of their desire to attend 

the meeting and to provide the 

information that will be required to 

facilitate entry into the Main 

Department Building. To enter the 

building, attendees should provide their 

full name, date of birth, social security 

number, organization, and country of 

citizenship. The purpose of this meeting 

is to discuss general organizational 

matters of the President’s Advisory 

Council on Financial Literacy and begin 

discussing the issues concerning 

financial literacy. 


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The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(5 U.S.C. App), and implementing 

regulations, requires notice in the 

Federal Register 15 days in advance of 

a committee meeting. An agency may 

give less than 15 days in exceptional 

circumstances. This Council was 

created by Executive Order 13458, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on January 24, 2008. The 

Council wishes to convene as soon as 

possible so that it can begin its work to 

educate the American people about 

matters pertaining to their finances, 

including mortgage indebtedness issues. 

To better meet the needs of the public 

on these timely matters, the Council is 

holding its first meeting on February 13, 

2008. This notice period is being 

shortened by a few days for this 

purpose. 

Dated: January 28, 2008. 

Dan Iannicola, Jr., 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Financial Education. 

[FR Doc. 08–447 Filed 1–29–08; 9:03 am] 

BILLING CODE 4811–42–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of New York, Connecticut, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New 

Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, March 18, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227 

or 718–488–2085. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An open 

meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel will be held Tuesday, 

March 18, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. 

Eastern Time via a telephone conference 

call. Individual comments will be 

limited to 5 minutes. If you would like 

to have the TAP consider a written 

statement, please call 1–888–912–1227 

or 718–488–2085, or write to Audrey Y. 

Jenkins, TAP Office, 10 MetroTech 

Center, 625 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 

11201. Due to limited conference lines, 

notification of intent to participate in 

the telephone conference call meeting 

must be made with Audrey Y. Jenkins. 

Ms. Jenkins can be reached at 1–888–

912–1227 or 718–488–2085, or post 

comments to the Web site: http:// 

www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include: Various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: January 17, 2008. 

Sandra L. McQuin, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E8–1710 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of Delaware, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, 

and the District of Columbia) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of Meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 2:30 

p.m. Eastern Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez 

E. DeJesus at 1–888–912–1227, or 954–

423–7977. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Area 2 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held 

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at 2:30 

p.m. Eastern Time via a telephone 

conference call. If you would like to 

have the TAP consider a written 

statement, please call 1–888–912–1227 

or 954–423–7977, or write Inez E. 

DeJesus, TAP Office, 1000 South Pine 

Island Rd., Suite 340, Plantation, FL 

33324. Due to limited conference lines, 

notification of intent to participate in 

the telephone conference call meeting 

must be made with Inez E. DeJesus. Ms. 

DeJesus can be reached at 1–888–912–

1227 or 954–423–7977, or post 

comments to the Web site: http:// 

www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various IRS issues. 

Dated: January 17, 2008. 

Sandra L. McQuin, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E8–1712 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, 

Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and 

the Territory of Puerto Rico) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at 12:30 p.m. 

Eastern Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227, or 

954–423–7979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Area 3 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held 

Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at 12:30 p.m. 

Eastern Time via a telephone conference 

call. If you would like to have the TAP 

consider a written statement, please call 

1–888–912–1227 or 954–423–7979, or 

write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 

South Pine Island Rd., Suite 340, 

Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

with Sallie Chavez. Ms. Chavez can be 

reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 954–

423–7979, or post comments to the Web 

site: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include: Various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: January 17, 2008. 

Sandra L. McQuin, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E8–1713 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

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