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1The original trackage rights were exempted in 

Union Pacific Railroad Company—Trackage Rights 

Exemption—The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 

Railway Company, STB Finance Docket No. 34394 

(STB served Aug. 29, 2003). 

2Under 49 CFR 1180.4(g), a railroad must file a 

verified notice of the transaction with the Board at 

least 30 days in advance of consummation, in order 

to qualify for an exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d). 

In this case, the verified notice was filed on 

February 15, 2008. Therefore, although UP 

identifies March 15, 2008, as the anticipated 

consummation date, the earliest the transaction 

could be consummated is March 16, 2008. 

more analysis is conducted on the 

project alternatives. 

The following permits would be 

required to construct the proposed 

project: 

• Section 404 nationwide permit from 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

• Section 401 Water Quality 

Certification from the California 

Regional Water Quality Control Board 

• Section 1601 Streambed Alteration 

Agreement from the California 

Department of Fish and Game 

• Encroachment permits from the 

various cities in which project 

construction would occur. 

Letters describing the proposed action 

and soliciting comments will be sent to 

appropriate Federal, State, Participating 

Agencies, and local agencies, and to 

private organizations and citizens who 

have previously expressed or are known 

to have interest in this proposal. In 

addition, a public hearing will be held. 

Public notice will be given of the time 

and place of the meeting and hearing. 

The Environmental Impact Statement 

will be available for public and agency 

review and comment prior to the public 

hearing. A Public Scoping meeting is 

currently scheduled for February 27, 

2008 in the City of Commerce. 

To ensure that the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments, and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action and the EIS should be 

directed to Caltrans at the address 

provided above. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Nancy Bobb, 

Division Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration, Sacramento, California. 

[FR Doc. E8–3767 Filed 2–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 34394 (Sub-No. 

1)] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF 

Railway Company 

Pursuant to a written trackage rights 

agreement dated January 24, 2008, 

BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has 

agreed to modify an existing overhead 

trackage rights agreement1 with Union 

Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 

regarding UP’s use of a BNSF line of 

railroad between BNSF milepost 210.2 

and BNSF milepost 211.7, a distance of 

approximately 1.5 miles, in Wichita, KS 

(joint trackage). 

The earliest this transaction can be 

consummated is March 16, 2008, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the exemption is filed).2

The purpose of the original trackage 

rights was to facilitate the City of 

Wichita’s Central Rail Corridor Project 

(CRC Project), which was designed to 

minimize rail/vehicle conflicts at 

existing grade crossings in central 

Wichita by constructing grade crossings 

and other improvements on the BNSF 

route. The agreement inadvertently 

omitted inclusion of a provision 

permitting UP to allow the Kansas and 

Oklahoma Railroad Company to use the 

joint trackage solely for interchanging 

traffic with UP on UP trackage at 

Wichita. According to UP, this 

provision, which is the modification at 

issue here, is necessary to achieve the 

full benefits of the CRC Project. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employees affected by the 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). 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(7). 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 effectiveness of 

the exemption. Stay petitions must be 

filed by March 7, 2008 (at least 7 days 

before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

Pursuant to the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 

No. 110–161, § 193, 121 Stat. 1844 

(2007), nothing in this decision 

authorizes the following activities at any 

solid waste rail transfer facility: 

Collecting, storing, or transferring solid 

waste outside of its original shipping 

container; or separating or processing 

solid waste (including baling, crushing, 

compacting, and shredding). The term 

‘‘solid waste’’ is defined in section 1004 

of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 

U.S.C. 6903. 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 34394 (Sub-No. 1), 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 Robert 

T. Opal, General Commerce and FRA 

Counsel, 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: February 21, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–3766 Filed 2–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Surety Companies Acceptable on 

Federal Bonds: Rockwood Casualty 

Insurance Company 

AGENCY: Financial Management Service, 

Fiscal Service, Department of the 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 6 to 

the Treasury Department Circular 570, 

2007 Revision, published July 2, 2007, 

at 72 FR 36192. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

Certificate of Authority as an acceptable 

surety on Federal bonds is hereby 

issued under 31 U.S.C. 9305 to the 

following company: Rockwood Casualty 

Insurance Company (NAIC #35505). 

Business Address: 654 Main Street, 

Rockwood, Pennsylvania 15557. Phone: 

(814) 926–4661. UNDERWRITING 

LIMITATION b/: $9,005,000. Surety 

Licenses: c/: AR, CO, DE, FL, IL, IN, KY, 

MD, MT, NV, NC, OH, PA, SC, UT, VA, 

WV. Incorporated in: Pennsylvania. 

Federal bond-approving officers 

should annotate their reference copies 

of the Treasury Circular 570 

(‘‘Circular’’), 2007 Revision, to reflect 

this addition. 

Certificates of Authority expire on 

June 30th each year, unless revoked 


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prior to that date. The Certificates are 

subject to subsequent annual renewal as 

long as the companies remain qualified 

(see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified 

companies is published annually as of 

July 1st in the Circular, which outlines 

details as to the underwriting 

limitations, areas in which companies 

are licensed to transact surety business, 

and other information. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this Notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 

Dated: February 21, 2008. 

Vivian L. Cooper, 

Director, Financial Accounting and Services 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 08–879 Filed 2–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Additional Designation of Individual 

Pursuant to Executive Order 13460 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the name of one 

newly designated individual whose 

property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to Executive Order 

13460 of February 13, 2008, ‘‘Blocking 

Property of Additional Persons in 

Connection With the National 

Emergency With Respect to Syria.’’

DATES: The designation by the Secretary 

of the Treasury of one individual 

identified in this notice pursuant to 

Executive Order 13460 is effective on 

February 21, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Assistant Director, Compliance 

Outreach & Implementation, Office of 

Foreign Assets Control, Department of 

the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, 

tel.: 202/622–2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY IMFORMATION: 

Electronic and Facsimile Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available from OFAC’s Web site 

(http://www.treas.gov/ofac) or via 

facsimile through a 24-hour fax-ondemand service, tel.: 202/622–0077. 

Background 

On May 11, 2004, the President issued 

Executive Order 13338 pursuant to, 

inter alia, the International Emergency 

Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et 

seq., the National Emergencies Act, 50 

U.S.C. 1601 et seq., the Syria 

Accountability and Lebanese 

Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003, 

Public Law 108–175, and section 301 of 

title 3, United States Code. In Executive 

Order 13338, the President declared a 

national emergency to address the threat 

posed by the actions of the Government 

of Syria in supporting terrorism, 

continuing its occupation of Lebanon, 

pursuing weapons of mass destruction 

and missile programs, and undermining 

the United States and international 

efforts with respect to the stabilization 

and reconstruction of Iraq. 

On February 13, 2008, the President 

issued Executive Order 13460 (the 

‘‘Order’’) pursuant to, inter alia, the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., the 

National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 

1601 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, 

United States Code. In the Order, the 

President found that the Government of 

Syria continues to engage in certain 

conduct that formed the basis for the 

national emergency declared in 

Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004, 

including but not limited to 

undermining efforts with respect to the 

stabilization of Iraq. The President 

further found that the conduct of certain 

members of the Government of Syria 

and other persons contributing to public 

corruption related to Syria, including by 

misusing Syrian public assets or by 

misusing public authority, entrenches 

and enriches the Government of Syria 

and its supporters and thereby enables 

the Government of Syria to continue to 

engage in certain conduct that formed 

the basis for the national emergency 

declared in Executive Order 13338. 

Section 1 of the Order blocks, with 

certain exceptions, all property and 

interests in property of the following 

persons, that are in the United States, 

that hereafter come within the United 

States, or that are or hereafter come 

within the possession or control of 

United States persons: Persons who are 

determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, to be responsible for, 

to have engaged in, to have facilitated, 

or to have secured improper advantage 

as a result of, public corruption by 

senior officials within the Government 

of Syria. 

On February 21, 2008, the Secretary of 

the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, designated, pursuant 

to one or more of the criteria set forth 

in the Order, one individual whose 

property and interests in property are 

blocked pursuant to Executive Order 

13460. 

The designee is as follows: 

MAKHLUF, Rami (a.k.a. MAKHLOUF, 

Rami; a.k.a. MAKHLOUF, Rami Bin 

Mohammed; a.k.a. MAKHLOUF, Rami 

Mohammad); DOB 10 Jul 1969; POB 

Syria; citizen Syria; Passport 98044 

(Syria). 

Dated: February 21, 2008. 

Adam J. Szubin, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

[FR Doc. E8–3777 Filed 2–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4811–45–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Additional Designation of Individuals 

and Entities Pursuant to Executive 

Order 12978 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

(‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the names of 15 

newly-designated individuals and 

entities whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to 

Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 

1995, ‘‘Blocking Assets and Prohibiting 

Transactions with Significant Narcotics 

Traffickers.’’

DATES: The designation by the Director 

of the Office of Foreign Assets Control 

of the 15 individuals and entities 

identified in this notice pursuant to 

Executive Order 12978 is effective on 

February 12, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Assistant Director, Compliance 

Outreach & Implementation, Office of 

Foreign Assets Control, Department of 

the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, 

tel.: 202/622–2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic and Facsimile Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available from OFAC’s Web site 

(http://www.treas.gov/ofac) or via 

facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on 

demand service, tel.: (202) 622–0077. 

Background 

On October 21, 1995, the President, 

invoking the authority, inter alia, of the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706), 

issued Executive Order 12978 (60 Fed. 


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