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1According to CGA, the line will be transferred 

by quitclaim deed, which has not yet been 

prepared. CGA states that a copy of the deed will 

be filed as soon as it is available. 

1Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(25). 

2Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and 

not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and 

public use conditions are not appropriate. Likewise, 

no environmental or historic documentation is 

required here under 49 CFR 1105.6(c) and 49 CFR 

1105.8(b), respectively. 

M Street NW. (7th Floor), Washington, 

DC 20036. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. 

Decided: November 24, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Raina S. White, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28134 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35870] 

Central of Georgia Railroad 

Company—Corporate Family 

Transaction Acquisition Exemption— 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

Central of Georgia Railroad Company 

(CGA), a wholly owned subsidiary of 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company 

(NSR), has filed a verified notice of 

exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) 

for a corporate family transaction in 

which CGA will acquire a segment of a 

line of railroad from NSR.1 The segment 

is a 0.26-mile portion of NSR’s M-Line, 

extending between mileposts 16.65–M 

and 16.91–M in Experiment, Spalding 

County, Ga. 

According to CGA, the proposed 

transaction will transfer the ownership 

of the line from NSR to CGA. CGA states 

that no active customers are located on 

the line and no service has been 

provided over the line for at least three 

years. CGA also states that the line 

parallels and shares a portion of the 

right-of-way with CGA’s existing and 

active S-line, which extends from 

Atlanta, Ga., to Macon, Ga. According to 

CGA, NSR’s predecessors previously 

abandoned other segments of the M-line 

such that the line is accessible today 

only as a branch off of CGA’s S-line. 

Unless stayed, the exemption will be 

effective on December 12, 2014 (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

Applicant states that the parties intend 

to consummate the proposed transaction 

on or about December 11, 2014, but they 

may not do so prior to the December 12, 

2014 effective date of the exemption. 

According to CGA, the purpose of the 

proposed transaction is to centralize 

title and control of adjacent lines within 

NSR’s corporate family under the same 

subsidiary for more efficient 

management. 

The line transfer is a transaction 

within a corporate family exempted 

from prior review and approval under 

49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3). Applicant states 

that the transaction will not adversely 

impact service levels, significantly 

change operations, or impact CGA’s 

competitive balance with carriers 

outside the corporate family. 

As a condition to the use of this 

exemption, any employees adversely 

affected by this transaction will be 

protected by the conditions set forth in 

New York Dock Railway—Control— 

Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal, 360 

I.C.C. 60 (1979). 

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. Petitions for stay must 

be filed no later than December 5, 2014 

(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35870, 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 applicant’s 

representative, Garrett D. Urban, Norfolk 

Southern Corporation, Three 

Commercial Place, Norfolk, VA 23510. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. 

Decided: November 24, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28120 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 372X)] 

Central of Georgia Railroad 

Company—Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Upson County, Georgia 

Central of Georgia Railroad Company 

(CGA), a wholly owned subsidiary of 

Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 

has filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F— 

Exempt Abandonments and 

Discontinuances of Service to 

discontinue service over approximately 

3.25 miles of rail line from milepost B 

248.10 to milepost B 251.35 in Upson 

County, Ga. (the Line). The Line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Code 30286. 

CGA has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the Line for at 

least two years; (2) no overhead traffic 

has moved over the Line for at least two 

years, and if there were any, it could be 

rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal 

complaint filed by a user of rail service 

on the Line (or by a state or local 

government entity acting on behalf of 

such user) regarding cessation of service 

over the Line either is pending with the 

Surface Transportation Board (Board) or 

with any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of complainant within 

the two-year period; and (4) the 

requirements at 49 CFR 1105.12 

(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR 

1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental 

agencies) have been met. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employee adversely affected by the 

discontinuance shall be protected under 

Oregon Short Line Railroad— 

Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 

Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & 

Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. 

91 (1979). To address whether this 

condition adequately protects affected 

employees, a petition for partial 

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

must be filed. 

Provided no formal expression of 

intent to file an offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) to subsidize continued 

rail service has been received, this 

exemption will become effective on 

December 30, 2014, unless stayed 

pending reconsideration. Petitions to 

stay that do not involve environmental 

issues and formal expressions of intent 

to file an OFA to subsidize continued 

rail service under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),1

must be filed by December 8, 2014.2

Petitions to reopen must be filed by 

December 18, 2014, 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 CGA’s 

representative: William A. Mullins, 

Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 

20037. 


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If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: November 24, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28118 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35872] 

Everett Railroad Company and 

Hollidaysburg and Roaring Spring 

Railroad Company—Intra-Corporate 

Family Transaction Exemption 

Everett Railroad Company (Everett) 

and Hollidaysburg and Roaring Spring 

Railroad Company (Hollidaysburg) 

(collectively, Applicants) have jointly 

filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) for a 

corporate family transaction. 

Applicants state that Everett and 

Hollidaysburg are Class III rail carriers 

under the control of Alan W. Maples. 

The transaction involves the merger of 

Everett and Hollidaysburg, with Everett 

emerging as the surviving rail carrier. 

According to Applicants, the purpose 

of the transaction is to streamline 

administration and enhance the 

financial condition of two railroads that 

are already largely integrated by 

consolidating the two into a single 

company. Applicants state that the 

proposed merger will eliminate the need 

for the preparation of separate tax 

returns for Everett and Hollidaysburg 

and the need for the two companies to 

maintain separate corporate records. 

Applicants state that there also are 

certain operational and recordkeeping 

advantages to the transaction. 

Unless stayed, the exemption will be 

effective on December 14, 2014 (30 days 

after the verified notice was filed). 

Applicants state that they plan to 

consummate the proposed transaction 

on or after December 14, 2014. 

This is a transaction within a 

corporate family of the type specifically 

exempted from prior review and 

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3). 

Applicants state that the transaction 

will not result in adverse changes in 

service levels, significant operational 

changes, or changes in the competitive 

balance with carriers outside the 

corporate family. 

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 §§ 11324 and 11325 

that involve only Class III rail carriers. 

Accordingly, the Board may not impose 

labor protective conditions here, 

because the transaction involves only 

Class III rail carriers. 

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 exemption. 

Petitions for stay must be filed no later 

than December 5, 2014 (at least seven 

days before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35872, 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 Robert A. Wimbish, 

Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker 

Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606– 

2832. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. 

Decided: November 24, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28123 Filed 11–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Departmental Offices 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on revisions in 

2015 of a currently approved 

information collection that is proposed 

for approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget. The Office of 

International Affairs within the 

Department of the Treasury is soliciting 

comments concerning the revision of 

the Treasury International Capital (TIC) 

Form SHL/SHLA. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 27, 2015 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Dwight Wolkow, International 

Portfolio Investment Data Systems, 

Department of the Treasury, Room 5422 

MT, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. In view of 

possible delays in mail delivery, you 

may also wish to send a copy to Mr. 

Wolkow by email (comments2TIC@

do.treas.gov) or FAX (202–622–2009). 

Mr. Wolkow can also be reached by 

telephone (202–622–1276). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the proposed form and 

instructions are available at Part II of the 

Treasury International Capital (TIC) 

Forms Web page ‘‘Forms SHL/SHLA & 

SHC/SHCA’’, at: http://

www.treasury.gov/resource-center/datachart-center/tic/Pages/forms-sh.aspx. 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Mr. Wolkow. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Treasury International Capital 

(TIC) Form SHL/SHLA, ‘‘ForeignResidents’ Holdings of U.S. Securities, 

including Selected Money Market 

Instruments’’. 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0123. 

Abstract: This form collects foreignresidents’ holdings of U.S. securities. 

These data are used by the U.S. 

Government in the formulation of 

international financial and monetary 

policies, and for the computation of the 

U.S. balance of payments accounts and 

of the U.S. international investment 

position. These data are also used to 

provide information to the public and to 

meet international reporting 

commitments. The data collection 

includes large benchmark surveys 

conducted every five years, and smaller 

annual surveys conducted in the nonbenchmark years. The data collected 

under an annual survey are used in 

conjunction with the results of the 

preceding benchmark survey to make 

economy-wide estimates for that nonbenchmark year. Currently, the 

determination of who must report in the 

annual surveys is based primarily on the 

data submitted during the preceding 

benchmark survey. The data requested 

in the annual survey will generally be 

the same as requested in the preceding 

benchmark report. Form SHL is used for 

the benchmark survey of all significant 

U.S.-resident custodians and U.S.- 

resident issuers of securities regarding 

foreign-residents’ holdings of U.S. 

securities. In non-benchmark years, 

Form SHLA is used for the annual 

surveys of primarily the largest U.S.- 

resident custodians and issuers. 


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