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1The Coos Bay Subdivision also consists of 

CORP’s line between Vaughn and Eugene, OR. 

CORP does not propose to abandon this additional 

segment. A feeder line application to purchase the 

Coos Bay Subdivision has been filed in STB 

Finance Docket No. 35160. 

2CORP leases the Coquille Branch from the 

Union Pacific Railroad Company and leases the 

LPN Branch from Longview, Portland & Northern 

Railway Company. 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. The complete application 

is given in DOT docket MARAD–2008–

0069 at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties may comment on the 

effect this action may have on U.S. 

vessel builders or businesses in the U.S. 

that use U.S.-flag vessels. If MARAD 

determines, in accordance with Public 

Law 105–383 and MARAD’s regulations 

at 46 CFR part 388 (68 FR 23084; April 

30, 2003), that the issuance of the 

waiver will have an unduly adverse 

effect on a U.S.-vessel builder or a 

business that uses U.S.-flag vessels in 

that business, a waiver will not be 

granted. Comments should refer to the 

docket number of this notice and the 

vessel name in order for MARAD to 

properly consider the comments. 

Comments should also state the 

commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

September 2, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2008–0069. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–

366–5979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel TRINITY is: 

Intended Use: ‘‘Sailing vessel 

instruction.’’

Geographic Region: ‘‘Southern 

California in the area outside of Ventura 

Harbor.’’

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Dated: July 23, 2008. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–17616 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–515 (Sub-No. 2)] 

Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, 

Inc.—Abandonment and 

Discontinuance of Service—in Coos, 

Douglas, and Lane Counties, OR 

On July 14, 2008, the Central Oregon 

& Pacific Railroad, Inc. (CORP) filed an 

application under 49 U.S.C. 10903 for 

permission to abandon and discontinue 

service over portions of a line of railroad 

known as the Coos Bay Subdivision, 

which consists of (1) the Coos Bay 

Branch (which is owned by CORP), and 

(2) the Coquille Branch and the LPN 

Branch (which are leased by CORP).1

CORP seeks authority to abandon 

certain portions of the Coos Bay 

Subdivision that it owns, namely the 

line extending from milepost 669.0 near 

Vaughn to milepost 763.13 near Cordes, 

a distance of 94.13 miles in Coos, 

Douglas, and Lane Counties, OR. The 

line includes the stations of Richardson 

(milepost 685.0), Swisshome (milepost 

697.1), Suislaw (milepost 697.8); Tide 

(milepost 699.2), Mapleton (milepost 

705.3), Beck (milepost 709.0), Wendson 

(milepost 715.0), Cushman (milepost 

716.0), Canary (milepost 721.3), Kroll 

(milepost 732.8), Gardiner Junction 

(milepost 738.8), Reedsport (milepost 

740.4), Lakeside (milepost 752.1), 

Hauser (milepost 759.3), and Cordes 

(milepost 763.0); and traverses through 

United States Postal Service ZIP Codes 

97439, 97441, 97449, 97453, 97459, 

97461, 97467, 97480, 97487, 97490, and 

97493. 

CORP also seeks authority to 

discontinue service over the portions of 

the Coos Bay Subdivision that it leases: 2

(1) The Coquille Branch extending from 

milepost 763.13 near Cordes to milepost 

785.5 near Coquille, a distance of 22.37 

miles, in Coos County, OR, including 

the stations of North Bend (milepost 

765.6), Coos Bay (milepost 768.9), 

McCormac (milepost 770.5), Hayden 

(milepost 773.1), Chrome (milepost 

781.2), and Coquille (milepost 785.6), 

and traversing through Unites States 

Postal Service ZIP Codes 97420, 97423, 

and 97459; and (2) the LPN Branch 

extending between CORP milepost 

738.8 and LPN Branch milepost 2.0, a 

distance of 2.0 miles, in Douglas 

County, OR, including the station of 

Gardiner Junction (milepost 738.8), and 

traversing through United States Postal 

Service ZIP Code 97441. 

The line does contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in CORP’s possession 

will be made available promptly to 

those requesting it. CORP’s entire case 

for abandonment and discontinuance 

was filed with the application. 

This line of railroad has appeared on 

CORP’s system diagram map or has been 

included in its narrative in category 1 

since May 8, 2008. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). 

Any interested person may file with 

the Surface Transportation Board 

written comments concerning the 

proposed abandonment and 

discontinuance or protests (including 

the protestant’s entire opposition case), 

by August 28, 2008. All interested 

persons should be aware that following 

any abandonment of rail service and 

salvage of the line, the line may be 

suitable for other public use, including 

interim trail use. Any request for a 

public use condition under 49 U.S.C. 

10905 (49 CFR 1152.28) and any request 

for a trail use condition under 16 U.S.C. 

1247(d) (49 CFR 1152.29) must be filed 

by August 28, 2008. Each trail use 

request must be accompanied by a $200 

filing fee. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(27). 

Applicant’s reply to any opposition 

statements and its response to trail use 

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1A redacted version of the Letter of Intent was 

included with the notice. The full version of the 

Letter of Intent was concurrently filed under seal 

along with a motion for protective order. The 

motion for protective order is being addressed in a 

separate decision. 

2The 80.38 miles of track that SCPRR is acquiring 

include spur, side, and yard trackage in addition to 

the main lines being acquired. 

requests must be filed by September 12, 

2008. See 49 CFR 1152.26(a). A final 

decision will be issued by October 31, 

2008. 

Persons opposing the proposed 

abandonment and/or discontinuance 

who wish to participate actively and 

fully in the process should file a protest. 

Persons who may oppose the 

abandonment and/or discontinuance 

but who do not wish to participate fully 

in the process or by submitting verified 

statements of witnesses containing 

detailed evidence should file comments. 

Persons seeking information concerning 

the filing of protests should refer to 49 

CFR 1152.25. Persons interested only in 

seeking public use or trail use 

conditions should also file comments. 

In addition, a commenting party or 

protestant may provide: (i) An offer of 

financial assistance (OFA) for continued 

rail service, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10904 

(due 120 days after the application is 

filed or 10 days after the application is 

granted by the Board, whichever occurs 

sooner); (ii) recommended provisions 

for protection of the interests of 

employees; (iii) a request for a public 

use condition under 49 U.S.C. 10905; 

and (iv) a statement pertaining to 

prospective use of the right-of-way for 

interim trail use and rail banking under 

16 U.S.C. 1247(d) and 49 CFR 1152.29. 

Written comments and protests, 

including all requests for public use and 

trail use conditions, must indicate the 

proceeding designation STB Docket No. 

AB–515 (Sub-No. 2) and must be sent to: 

(1) Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001, and (2) Terence M. Hynes, Sidley 

Austin LLP, 1501 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. The original and 

10 copies of all comments or protests 

shall be filed with the Board with a 

certificate of service. Except as 

otherwise set forth in 49 CFR part 1152, 

every document filed with the Board 

must be served on all parties to the 

abandonment and discontinuance 

proceeding. 49 CFR 1104.12(a). 

The line sought to be abandoned and 

discontinued will be available for 

subsidy or sale for continued rail use, if 

the Board decides to permit the 

abandonment and/or discontinuance, in 

accordance with applicable laws and 

regulations (49 U.S.C. 10904 and 49 CFR 

1152.27). Each OFA must be 

accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. See 

49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). No subsidy 

arrangement approved under 49 U.S.C. 

10904 shall remain in effect for more 

than 1 year unless otherwise mutually 

agreed by the parties (49 U.S.C. 

10904(f)(4)(B)). Applicant will promptly 

provide upon request to each interested 

party an estimate of the subsidy and 

minimum purchase price required to 

keep the line in operation. CORP’s 

representative to whom inquiries may 

be made concerning sale or subsidy 

terms is set forth above. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (866) 254–1792 or refer 

to the full abandonment or 

discontinuance regulations at 49 CFR 

part 1152. Questions concerning 

environmental issues may be directed to 

the Board’s Section of Environmental 

Analysis (SEA) at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–9339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 

commented during its preparation. Any 

other persons who would like to obtain 

a copy of the EA (or EIS) may contact 

SEA. EAs in this type of abandonment 

proceeding normally will be made 

available within 33 days of the filing of 

the application. The deadline for 

submission of comments on the EA will 

generally be within 30 days of its 

service. The comments received will be 

addressed in the Board’s decision. A 

supplemental EA or EIS may be issued 

where appropriate. 

By decisions served in this 

proceeding on July 29, 2008, and on 

August 1, 2008, the Board is also 

providing for a public hearing to be held 

in this proceeding. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: July 29, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–17694 Filed 7–31–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35165] 

Sierra & Central Pacific Railroad 

Company, Inc.—Acquisition and 

Operation Exemption—Sierra Northern 

Railway and Sierra Railroad Company 

Sierra & Central Pacific Railroad 

Company, Inc. (SCPRR), a noncarrier, 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire from 

Sierra Northern Railway (SNR) and 

Sierra Railroad Company (SRC) and to 

operate, pursuant to a Letter of Intent 

dated March 20, 2008,1 approximately 

80.30 miles of track as follows: (1) SRC’s 

rail line between Oakdale, CA, milepost 

0.0, and Sonora, CA, milepost 49.0; (2) 

SNR’s Woodland Branch, between 

milepost 1.75 and milepost 16.5, with 

the right of access through the Union 

Pacific Railroad Company’s (UP) 

Westgate Yard; (3) SNR’s industrial 

switching operation over approximately 

4.50 miles at the Riverbank Arsenal over 

property leased from the U.S. 

Government through its agent NI 

Industries, Inc.; and (4) SNR’s operation 

at the Port of Sacramento over track that 

is leased from the Port of Sacramento, 

with the right of access through UP’s 

Westgate Yard.2 All of the lines are 

currently operated by SNR. 

This transaction is related to the 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 

35166, Patriot Rail, LLC, Patriot Rail 

Holdings LLC, and Patriot Rail Corp.—

Continuance in Control Exemption—

Sierra & Central Pacific Railroad 

Company, Inc. In that proceeding, 

Patriot Rail, LLC and its subsidiaries, 

Patriot Rail Holdings LLC and Patriot 

Rail Corp., jointly have filed a verified 

notice of exemption to continue in 

control of SCPRR, upon its becoming a 

rail carrier. 

The transaction is scheduled to be 

consummated on or after August 15, 

2008 (30 days after the notice of 

exemption was filed). 

SCPRR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and will not exceed $5 million. 

According to SCPRR, the proposed 

acquisition and operation does not 

involve a provision or agreement that 

may limit future interchange with a 

third-party connecting carrier. 

Pursuant to the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2008, Public Law 

110–161, section 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 

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