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3Effective 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). 

1Watco owns 100% of the issued and outstanding 

stock of PSRR. 

1PSRR states that it has been negotiating an 

agreement with BNSF and expects to finalize the 

agreement in the very near future. According to 

PSRR, the agreement will not contain any provision 

1152.27(c)(2),3 and trail use/rail banking 

requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 

filed by October 14, 2008. Petitions to 

reopen or requests for public use 

conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must 

be filed by October 23, 2008, with the 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with the 

Board should be sent to CSXT’s 

representative: Kathryn R. Barney, CSX 

Transportation, Inc., 500 Water Street, 

J–150, Jacksonville, FL 32202. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

CSXT has filed environmental and 

historic reports that address the effects, 

if any, of the abandonment on the 

environment and historic resources. 

SEA will issue an environmental 

assessment (EA) by October 10, 2008. 

Interested persons may obtain a copy of 

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 1100, 

Surface Transportation Board, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by 

calling SEA, at (202) 245–0305. 

[Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339.] Comments on 

environmental and historic preservation 

matters must be filed within 15 days 

after the EA becomes available to the 

public. 

Environmental, historic preservation, 

public use, or trail use/rail banking 

conditions will be imposed, where 

appropriate, in a subsequent decision. 

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 

1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file a notice of 

consummation with the Board to signify 

that it has exercised the authority 

granted and fully abandoned the line. If 

consummation has not been effected by 

CSXT’s filing of a notice of 

consummation by October 3, 2009, and 

there are no legal or regulatory barriers 

to consummation, the authority to 

abandon will automatically expire. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 25, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23072 Filed 10–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35174] 

Watco Companies, Inc.—Continuance 

in Control Exemption—Pacific Sun 

Railroad, L.L.C. 

Watco Companies, Inc. (Watco), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption to continue in control of 

Pacific Sun Railroad, L.L.C. (PSRR), 

upon PSRR’s becoming a Class III rail 

carrier.1

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 

35173, Pacific Sun Railroad, L.L.C.— 

Lease and Operation Exemption—BNSF 

Railway Company. In that proceeding, 

PSRR seeks an exemption under 49 CFR 

1150.31 to lease from BNSF Railway 

Company (BNSF) and to operate 

approximately 21.5 miles of rail line 

and rail freight easement between 

specified points in California. In 

addition, PSRR will receive incidental 

trackage rights from BNSF to provide 

local service over an approximately 

45.49-mile reserved rail freight service 

easement in California. 

The parties intend to consummate the 

transaction on or about October 24, 

2008, and hence after the October 17, 

2008 effective date of the exemption. 

Watco currently controls 18 Class III 

rail carriers: South Kansas and 

Oklahoma Railroad Company, Palouse 

River & Coulee City Railroad, Inc., 

Timber Rock Railroad, Inc., Stillwater 

Central Railroad, Inc., Eastern Idaho 

Railroad, Inc., Kansas & Oklahoma 

Railroad, Inc., Pennsylvania 

Southwestern Railroad, Inc., Great 

Northwest Railroad, Inc., Kaw River 

Railroad, Inc., Mission Mountain 

Railroad, Inc., Mississippi Southern 

Railroad, Inc., Yellowstone Valley 

Railroad, Inc., Louisiana Southern 

Railroad, Inc., Arkansas Southern 

Railroad, Inc., Alabama Southern 

Railroad, Inc., Vicksburg Southern 

Railroad, Inc, Austin Western Railroad, 

Inc, and Baton Rouge Southern 

Railroad, LLC. 

Watco represents that: (1) The rail 

lines to be operated by PSRR do not 

connect with any other railroads in the 

Watco corporate family; (2) the 

continuance in control is not part of a 

series of anticipated transactions that 

would connect these rail lines with any 

other railroad in the Watco corporate 

family; and (3) the transaction does not 

involve a Class I rail carrier. Therefore, 

the transaction is exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11323. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2). 

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board 

may not use its exemption authority to 

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory 

obligation to protect the interests of its 

employees. Section 11326(c), however, 

does not provide for labor protection for 

transactions under sections 11324 and 

11325 that involve only Class III rail 

carriers. Accordingly, the Board may not 

impose labor protective conditions here, 

because all of the carriers involved are 

Class III carriers. 

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. Stay petitions must be 

filed no later than October 10, 2008 (at 

least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35174, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. In addition, one copy of each 

pleading must be served on Karl Morell, 

Of Counsel, Ball Janik, LLP, Suite 225, 

1455 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 26, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23376 Filed 10–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35173] 

Pacific Sun Railroad, L.L.C.—Lease 

and Operation Exemption—BNSF 

Railway Company 

Pacific Sun Railroad, L.L.C. (PSRR), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to 

acquire, by lease, and to operate 

approximately 21.5 miles of BNSF 

Railway Company’s (BNSF) rail lines 

and freight rail easement in California.1

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that prohibits PSRR from interchanging traffic with 

a third party. 

PSRR will lease BNSF’s approximately 

21.2-mile reserved rail freight service 

easement over the Escondido 

Subdivision rail corridor between 

milepost 0.0, at Oceanside Junction, CA, 

and milepost 21.2, at the end of the 

corridor, in Escondido, CA. PSRR will 

also lease BNSF’s approximately 0.3- 

mile (not including the yard tracks) 

Miramar Spur and rail yard located east 

of milepost 252.9 on BNSF’s San Diego 

Subdivision. 

BNSF will also grant PSRR incidental 

trackage rights to provide local service 

over BNSF’s approximately 45.49-mile 

reserved rail freight service easement on 

the San Diego Subdivision between 

milepost 252.9, near San Diego, CA, and 

milepost 207.41, at the San Diego 

County and Orange County border, 

including the Stuart Mesa Yard. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in STB Finance Docket No. 

35174, Watco Companies, Inc.— 

Continuance in Control Exemption— 

Pacific Sun Railroad, L.L.C. In that 

proceeding, Watco Companies, Inc., has 

filed a verified notice of exemption to 

continue in control of PSRR upon 

PSRR’s becoming a Class III rail carrier. 

PSRR certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of the 

transaction will not result in PSRR 

becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier 

and further certifies that its projected 

annual revenues will not exceed $5 

million. 

The transaction is expected to be 

consummated on or about October 24, 

2008, and hence after the October 17, 

2008 effective date of the exemption. 

Pursuant to the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2008, Pub. L. 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. 

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 for stay must 

be filed no later than October 10, 2008 

(at least 7 days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35173, 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 Karl Morell, 

of Counsel, Ball Janik LLP, Suite 225, 

1455 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: September 26, 2008. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Anne K. Quinlan, 

Acting Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23375 Filed 10–2–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Additional Designations, Foreign 

Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 

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 8 

additional individuals whose property 

and interests in property have been 

blocked pursuant to the Foreign 

Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 

(‘‘Kingpin Act’’) (21 U.S.C. 1901–1908, 

8 U.S.C. 1182). 

DATES: The designation by the Director 

of OFAC of the eight individuals 

identified in this notice pursuant to 

section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act is 

effective on September 30, 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 on 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 

The Kingpin Act became law on 

December 3, 1999. The Kingpin Act 

establishes a program targeting the 

activities of significant foreign narcotics 

traffickers and their organizations on a 

worldwide basis. It provides a statutory 

framework for the President to impose 

sanctions against significant foreign 

narcotics traffickers and their 

organizations on a worldwide basis, 

with the objective of denying their 

businesses and agents access to the U.S. 

financial system and to the benefits of 

trade and transactions involving U.S. 

companies and individuals. 

The Kingpin Act blocks all property 

and interests in property, subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction, owned or controlled by 

significant foreign narcotics traffickers 

as identified by the President. In 

addition, the Secretary of the Treasury 

consults with the Attorney General, the 

Director of the Central Intelligence 

Agency, the Director of the Federal 

Bureau of Investigation, the 

Administrator of the Drug Enforcement 

Administration, the Secretary of 

Defense, the Secretary of State, and the 

Secretary of Homeland Security when 

designating and blocking the property 

and interests in property, subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction, of persons who are found 

to be: (1) Materially assisting in, or 

providing financial or technological 

support for or to, or providing goods or 

services in support of, the international 

narcotics trafficking activities of a 

person designated pursuant to the 

Kingpin Act; (2) owned, controlled, or 

directed by, or acting for or on behalf of, 

a person designated pursuant to the 

Kingpin Act; or (3) playing a significant 

role in international narcotics 

trafficking. 

On September 30, 2008, OFAC 

designated eight additional individuals 

whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to section 

805(b) of the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin 

Designation Act. 

The list of additional designees is as 

follows: 

1. LESMES BULLA, Jairo Alfonso 

(a.k.a. CALDERON, Javier); Colombia; 

DOB 25 Mar 1947; Citizen Colombia; 

Cedula No. 17164408 (Colombia); 

International FARC Commission 

Member for Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, 

and Paraguay; (INDIVIDUAL) [SDNTK]. 

2. TREJO FREIRE, Efrain Pablo (a.k.a. 

TREJOS FREYRE, Pablo); Colombia; 

DOB 07 Jun 1951; Citizen Colombia; 

Cedula No. 13004986 (Colombia); 

International FARC Commission 

Member for Peru; (INDIVIDUAL) 

[SDNTK]. 

3. JURADO PALOMINO, Orlay (a.k.a. 

‘‘Libardo Antonio BENAVIDES 

MONCAYO’’; a.k.a. ‘‘Commander 

Hermes’’); Colombia; DOB 09 Feb 1950; 

Citizen Colombia; Cedula No. 7245990 

(Colombia); International FARC 

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