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1Petitioners originally filed their petition for 

exemption on August 19, 2008. On August 25, 2008, 

petitioners filed an amendment to their petition for 

exemption. Because the amended petition for 

exemption was received on August 25, 2008, that 

date will be considered the official filing date. 

2UP and IAIS filed the trackage rights agreement 

covering IAIS’s trackage rights on the UP line in 

Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd. and Union Pacific 

Railroad Company—Joint Relocation Project 

Exemption—in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie 

County, IA, STB Finance Docket No. 33883 (STB 

served June 30, 2000). 

3Petitioners state that neither carrier will retain 

a common carrier obligation on the UP line. 

4Effective July 18, 2008, the filing fee for an OFA 

increased to $1,500. See Regulations Governing 

Fees for Services Performed in Connection with 

Licensing and Related Services—2008 Update, STB 

Ex Parte No. 542 (Sub-No. 15) (STB served June 18, 

2008). 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–33 (Sub-No. 274X); 

STB Docket No. AB–414 (Sub-No. 4X)] 

Union Pacific Railroad Company— 

Abandonment Exemption—in 

Pottawattamie County, IA; Iowa 

Interstate Railroad, Ltd.— 

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Pottawattamie County, 

IA 

On August 25, 2008, Union Pacific 

Railroad Company (UP) and Iowa 

Interstate Railroad, Ltd. (IAIS) 

(collectively, petitioners) jointly filed 

with the Surface Transportation Board 

(Board) an amended petition 1 under 49 

U.S.C. 10502 for exemption from the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903 to permit: 

(1) UP to abandon and discontinue 

service over its line of railroad known 

as the Great Western Industrial Lead 

(UP line) from milepost 503.6 to 

milepost 504.05, a distance of 

approximately 0.45 miles, in 

Pottawattamie County, IA; (2) IAIS to 

discontinue trackage rights over the UP 

line; (3) UP to discontinue its overhead 

trackage rights over IAIS’ line of railroad 

known as the Main Line (IAIS line) from 

milepost 486.8 to milepost 488.0, a 

distance of approximately 1.2 miles, in 

Pottawattamie County, IA.2 According 

to petitioners, the IAIS line connects to 

the UP line via a short industrial track, 

which is available to both UP and IAIS. 

Petitioners advise that IAIS will 

continue to use the UP line to serve Red 

Giant Oil Company (Red Giant) and 

Midwest Walnut Company, the only 

shippers on the line. Petitioners state 

that, after abandonment, the UP line 

will become part of Red Giant’s private 

property and an industrial track.3 The 

UP line traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip 

Code 51503 and includes no stations. 

The IAIS line traverses U.S. Postal 

Service Zip Codes 51501 and 51503, 

and also includes no stations. 

Petitioners state that the UP line does 

not contain Federally granted rights-ofway. Any documentation in petitioners’ 

possession will be made available 

promptly to those requesting it. 

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). 

By issuance of this notice, the Board 

is instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by December 12, 

2008. 

Any offer of financial assistance 

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will 

be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,500 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).4

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following 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 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than October 2, 2008. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by a $200 filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket Nos. AB–33 

(Sub-No. 274X) and AB–414 (Sub-No. 

4X), and must be sent to: (1) Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001; (2) for 

UP—Gabriel S. Meyer, Assistant General 

Attorney, 1400 Douglas Street, STOP 

1580, Omaha, NE 68179; and (3) for 

IAIS—Edward J. Krug, Krug Law Firm, 

PLC, P.O. Box 888, 6 Hawkeye Drive, 

Suite 103, North Liberty, IA 52317. 

Replies to petitioners’ petition are due 

on or before October 2, 2008. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Assistance, Governmental Affairs, and 

Compliance at (202) 245–0238 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– 

800–877–8339. 

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. 

Other interested persons may contact 

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS). 

EAs in these abandonment proceedings 

normally will be made available within 

60 days of the filing of the petition. The 

deadline for submission of comments on 

the EA generally will be within 30 days 

of its service. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 5, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–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 telephone conference 

call. 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 

Monday, October 20, 2008. 

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 

Monday October 20, 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, 


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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: August 29, 2008. 

Roy L. Block, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

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