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1BBRR is a wholly owned subsidiary of Watco 

Holdings, Inc. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 

the Secretary of Transportation, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:93. 

Dated: December 11, 2014. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29468 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35882] 

Watco Holdings, Inc.—Continuance in 

Control Exemption—Bogalusa Bayou 

Railroad, L.L.C. 

Watco Holdings, Inc. (Watco), a 

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of 

exemption pursuant to 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of 

Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, L.L.C. (BBRR), 

upon BBRR’s becoming a Class III rail 

carrier. Watco owns, indirectly, 100 

percent of the issued and outstanding 

stock of BBRR, a limited liability 

company. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in Bogalusa Bayou 

Railroad—Acquisition of Trackage 

Rights Exemption Containing 

Interchange Commitment—Illinois 

Central Railroad, Docket No. FD 35880, 

wherein BBRR seeks Board approval to 

acquire overhead trackage rights over a 

one-mile rail line owned by Illinois 

Central Railroad Company extending 

between milepost 68.85, at Leescreek, 

La., and milepost 69.85, at Bogalusa, La. 

The transaction may be consummated 

on or after December 31, 2014, the 

effective date of the exemption (30 days 

after the verified notice of exemption 

was filed). 

Watco currently controls, indirectly, 

one Class II rail carrier that operates in 

two states and 29 Class III rail carriers 

that collectively operate in 20 states. For 

a complete list of these rail carriers, and 

the states in which they operate, see 

Watco’s verified notice of exemption 

filed on December 1, 2014. The verified 

notice is available on the Board’s Web 

site at WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. 

Watco represents that: (1) The rail 

lines to be operated by BBRR do not 

connect with any of the rail lines 

operated by the carriers in the Watco 

corporate family; (2) the transaction is 

not a part of a series of anticipated 

transactions that would result in such a 

connection; and (3) the transaction does 

not involve a Class I carrier. Therefore, 

the transaction is exempt from the prior 

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

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

Watco states that the purpose of the 

transaction is to reduce overhead 

expenses, coordinate billing, 

maintenance, mechanical, and 

personnel policies and practices of its 

rail carrier subsidiaries, and thereby 

improve the overall efficiency of rail 

service provided by the railroads in the 

Watco 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. Because the transaction 

involves the control of one Class II and 

one or more Class III rail carriers, the 

transaction is subject to the labor 

protection requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

11326(b) and Wisconsin Central Ltd.— 

Acquisition Exemption—Lines of Union 

Pacific Railroad, 2 S.T.B. 218 (1997). 

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 by December 24, 2014 (at least 

seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35882, 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, Ball Janik 

LLP, 655 Fifteenth Street NW., Suite 

225, Washington, DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV. 

Decided: December 12, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29550 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[Docket No. FD 35880] 

Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, L.L.C.— 

Acquisition of Trackage Rights 

Exemption Containing Interchange 

Commitment—Illinois Central Railroad 

Company 

Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, L.L.C. 

(BBRR),1 a noncarrier, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.31 to acquire overhead 

trackage rights over a one-mile rail line 

owned by Illinois Central Railroad 

Company (IC) extending between 

milepost 68.85, at Leescreek, La., and 

milepost 69.85, at Bogalusa, La., 

pursuant to an agreement between 

BBRR and IC. 

This transaction is related to a 

concurrently filed verified notice of 

exemption in Watco Holdings, Inc.— 

Continuance in Control Exemption— 

Bogalusa Bayou Railroad, Docket No. 

FD 35882, wherein Watco Holdings, 

Inc., seeks Board approval under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of 

BBRR, upon BBRR’s becoming a Class 

III rail carrier. 

BBRR states that the agreement 

precludes BBRR from interchanging 

traffic with a third party. As required 

under 49 CFR 1150.33(h)(1), BBRR has 

provided additional information 

concerning the interchange 

commitment. 

BBRR has certified that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction will not result in BBRR’s 

becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier 

and will not exceed $5 million. 

This transaction may be 

consummated on or after December 31, 

2014, the effective date of the exemption 

(30 days after the verified notice of 

exemption was filed). 

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 December 24, 2014 

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(at least seven days before the 

exemption becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

35880 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, Ball 

Janik LLP, 655 Fifteenth Street NW., 

Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at 

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV 

Decided: December 12, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Brendetta S. Jones, 

Clerk Clearance. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29549 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

MyVA Advisory Committee; Notice of 

Establishment 

As required by Section 9(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Veterans Affairs hereby 

gives notice of the establishment of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

MyVA Advisory Committee. The 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs has 

determined that establishing the 

Committee is both necessary and in the 

public interest. 

The Committee will advise the 

Secretary and the Executive Director, 

MyVA Task Force on matters affecting 

the MyVA initiative and VA’s ability to: 

• Rebuild Trust with Veterans and other 

Stakeholders 

• Improve Service Delivery, Focusing 

on Veteran Outcomes 

• Set the Course for Longer-term 

Excellence and Reform 

The Secretary has determined that these 

functions cannot be performed by VA, 

an existing committee, or other through 

other means. 

Committee members will be 

appointed by the Secretary’s authorized 

designee and will be drawn from 

various venues and organization types 

such as Veteran-focused organizations, 

health sciences and academic 

communities, organizational leadership 

and change management groups, State/ 

Local/Tribal Governments, health care 

administrators and leaders of key 

stakeholder associations and 

organizations. Additionally, two 

individuals will be recommended as exofficio members. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Sharon Stevens (40A1), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, District of Columbia, 

or email at Sharon.Stevens@va.gov; or 

via phone at (202) 461–6013. 

Dated: December 12, 2014. 

Rebecca Schiller, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29551 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

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