28924 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 102 / Friday, May 28, 2021 / Notices 

1RBMN states that the portion of the Line 

between milepost 18 ± at Mauch Chunk Jct. and the 

end of the line at milepost 19.5 has been out of 

service and unused for many years. 

2Accordingly, this transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of exemption in 

C&S Railroad—Lease & Operation Exemption— 

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern Railroad, 

Docket No. FD 36517, by which C&S seeks authority 

to lease from RBMN and operate the Line. 

1The acquisition by RBMN from the County is 

the subject of a separate verified notice filed by 

RBMN in Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 

Railroad—Acquisition Exemption—Carbon County, 

Pa., Docket No. FD 36516. 

2C&S states that the portion of the Rail Line 

between milepost 18 ± at Mauch Chunk Jct. and the 

• Form Number: DS–1998E. 

• Respondents: Registrants for the 

Foreign Service Officer Test. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

12,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

24,000 hours. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

Individuals registering for the Foreign 

Service Officer Test will complete a 

Registration Form, asking for their 

name, contact information, ethnicity, 

education and work history, and 

military experience. The information 

will be used to prepare and issue 

admission to the Foreign Service Officer 

Test, to provide data useful for 

improving future tests, and to conduct 

research studies based on the test 

results. 

Methodology 

The registration process, which 

includes concurrent application 

submission and seat selection, opens 

approximately four (4) weeks prior to 

each testing window. To register, 

individuals go to pearsonvue.com/fsot/ 

during the four-week period prior to a 

specific testing window to create an 

account, submit completed eligibility 

verification and application forms, and 

select a location and seat for the specific 

test date. 

Kevin E. Bryant, 

Deputy Director, Office of Directives 

Management, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11279 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36516] 

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 

Railroad Company—Acquisition 

Exemption—Carbon County, Pa. 

Reading Blue Mountain & Northern 

Railroad Company (RBMN), a Class III 

rail carrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to 

acquire from Carbon County, Pa. (the 

County), approximately 19.5-miles of 

rail line extending between milepost 

19.5 near Tamenend, Schuylkill County, 

Pa., and milepost 0.0± at Packerton Jct., 

Carbon County, Pa. (the Line).1

The verified notice states that RBMN 

entered into a Purchase and Sale 

Agreement with the County dated May 

6, 2021, to acquire the Line. RBMN 

states that currently the Line is operated 

by C&S Railroad Corporation (C&S), 

which leases the Line from the County. 

According to RBMN, when RBMN 

acquires the Line, C&S’s lease with the 

County will be terminated and RBMN 

will enter into a new lease with C&S to 

permit C&S to continue to lease and 

operate the Line.2

RBMN certifies that the acquisition 

does not impose or include an 

interchange commitment. RBMN further 

certifies that its projected annual 

revenues as a result of this transaction 

will not result in RBMN’s becoming a 

Class II or Class I rail carrier but that its 

current annual revenues exceed $5 

million. Pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.42(e), 

if a carrier’s projected annual revenues 

will exceed $5 million, it must, at least 

60 days before the exemption becomes 

effective, post a notice of its intent to 

undertake the proposed transaction at 

the workplace of the employees on the 

affected lines, serve a copy of the notice 

on the national offices of the labor 

unions with employees on the affected 

lines, and certify to the Board that it has 

done so. However, RBMN’s verified 

notice includes a request for waiver of 

the 60-day advance labor notice 

requirements. RBMN’s waiver request 

will be addressed in a separate decision. 

The Board will establish the effective 

date of the exemption in its separate 

decision on the waiver request. 

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 effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions to stay must be 

filed no later than June 4, 2021. 

All pleadings, referring to Docket No. 

FD 36516, should be filed with the 

Surface Transportation Board via efiling on the Board’s website. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on RBMN’s representative: 

Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill PLC, Two 

Commerce Square, 2001 Market St., 

Suite 2620, Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

According to RBMN, this action is 

categorically excluded from 

environmental review under 49 CFR 

1105.6(c) and from historic preservation 

reporting requirements under 49 CFR 

1105.8(b). 

Board decisions and notices are 

available at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: May 25, 2021. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Aretha Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11345 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36517] 

C&S Railroad Corporation—Lease and 

Operation Exemption—Reading Blue 

Mountain & Northern Railroad 

Company 

C&S Railroad Corporation (C&S), a 

Class III railroad, has filed a verified 

notice of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1150.41 to lease and operate an 

approximately 19.5-mile rail line being 

purchased by Reading Blue Mountain & 

Northern Railroad Company (RBMN) 

from Carbon County, Pa. (County),1

extending between milepost 19.5 near 

Tamenend, Schuylkill County, Pa., and 

milepost 0.0± at Packerton Jct., Carbon 

County, Pa. (the Line).2