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1WCL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian 

National Railway Company. 

arbitration/mediation centers to 

determine possible partners for hosting 

ODR platform.’’ Additionally, the scope 

of the project was expanded to include 

‘‘Use of Modern Technology for Dispute 

Resolution and Electronic Agreement 

Management’’ with the explanation that 

‘‘it is also worthwhile to explore the use 

of other modern technology such as 

block chain, automated or smart 

contracts for contract management or 

enforcement and prevention of 

disputes.’’ The APEC Economic 

Committee has approved a two-day 

workshop for the first Economic 

Committee meeting in February 2018 to 

discuss the work plan and the pilot 

proposal. 

Time and Place: The public meeting 

will take place on November 1, from 10 

a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT in Room 356, 

South Building, State Department 

Annex 4A, Washington, DC 20037. 

Participants should plan to arrive at the 

Navy Hill gate on the west side of 23rd 

Street NW., near the intersection of 23rd 

Street NW. and D Street NW. between 

9:30 and 9:45 a.m. for visitor screening. 

If you are unable to attend the public 

meeting and would like to participate 

from a remote location, teleconferencing 

will be available. 

Public Participation: This meeting is 

open to the public, subject to the 

capacity of the meeting room. Access to 

the building is strictly controlled. For 

pre-clearance purposes, those planning 

to attend should email pil@state.gov 

providing full name, address, date of 

birth, citizenship, driver’s license or 

passport number, and email address. 

This information will greatly facilitate 

entry into the building. A member of the 

public needing reasonable 

accommodation should email pil@

state.gov not later than October 18, 

2016. Requests made after that date will 

be considered, but might not be able to 

be fulfilled. If you would like to 

participate by telephone, please email 

pil@state.gov to obtain the call-in 

number and other information. 

Data from the public is requested 

pursuant to Public Law 99–399 

(Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 

Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; 

Public Law 107–56 (USA PATRIOT 

Act); and Executive Order 13356. The 

purpose of the collection is to validate 

the identity of individuals who enter 

Department facilities. 

The data will be entered into the 

Visitor Access Control System (VACS– 

D) database. Please see the Security 

Records System of Records Notice 

(State-36) at https://foia.state.gov/_docs/ 

SORN/State-36.pdf for additional 

information. 

Michael J. Dennis, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of Private 

International Law, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22324 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 10162] 

U.S. Advisory Panel to the U.S. Section 

of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish 

Commission (Notice of Renewal) 

The Department of State has renewed 

the Charter of the U.S. Advisory Panel 

to the U.S. Section of the North Pacific 

Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) 

for another two years. 

The NPAFC was established by the 

Convention for the Conservation of 

Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific 

Ocean, done at February 11, 1992, and 

entered into force on February 16, 1993. 

The members of the Commission are 

Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, 

the Russian Federation, and the United 

States. The U.S. Advisory Panel will 

continue to work with the U.S. Section 

of the Commission to promote the 

conservation of anadromous fish stocks, 

particularly salmon, throughout their 

migratory range in the North Pacific 

Ocean, as well as ecologically related 

species. 

The U.S. Section of the Commission 

is composed of three Commissioners 

who are appointed by the President. 

Each Commissioner is appointed for a 

term not to exceed 4 years, but is 

eligible for reappointment. The 

Secretary of State, in consultation with 

the Secretary of Commerce, may 

designate alternate commissioners. The 

Advisory Panel to the U.S. Section is 

composed of 14 members, 11 of whom 

are appointed by the Secretary in 

consultation with the Secretary of 

Commerce. Advisory Panel members 

serve for a term not to exceed 4 years, 

and may not serve more than two 

consecutive terms. 

The Advisory Panel will continue to 

follow the procedures prescribed by the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA). Meetings will continue to be 

open to the public unless a 

determination is made in accordance 

with Section 10 of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) that 

a meeting or a portion of the meeting 

should be closed to the public. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on the renewal of 

the Advisory Panel, please contact Elana 

Mendelson, Office of Marine 

Conservation in the Department of State, 

(202) 647–1073 or Katz-MinkEH@

state.gov. 

David A. Balton, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and 

Fisheries, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22323 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. AB 303 (Sub-No. 49X)] 

Wisconsin Central Ltd.— 

Discontinuance of Service 

Exemption—in Oneida and Marinette 

Counties, Wis. 

Wisconsin Central Ltd. (WCL) 1 has 

filed a verified notice of exemption 

under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F– 

Exempt Abandonments and 

Discontinuances of Service to 

discontinue service over a portion of 

WCL’s line of railroad extending 

approximately 49.0 miles from milepost 

220.0 on WCL’s Bradley Subdivision in 

Rhinelander, Waupaca County, Wis., to 

milepost 269.0 on WCL’s Pembine 

Subdivision at Goodman, Marinette 

County, Wis. (the Line). The Line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Codes 54125, 54103, 54511 and 

54501. 

WCL has certified that: (1) No local 

traffic has moved over the Line for at 

least two years; (2) there is no overhead 

traffic to be rerouted over other lines; (3) 

no formal complaint filed by a user of 

a 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 is either 

pending with the Surface 

Transportation Board (Board) or with 

any U.S. District Court or has been 

decided in favor of a 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 of service 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. 


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2Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing 

fee, which currently is set at $1,800. See 

Regulations Governing Fees for Servs. Performed in 

Connection with Licensing & Related Servs.—2017 

Update, EP 542 (Sub-No. 25), slip op. App. C at 20 

(STB served July 28, 2017). 

3Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and 

not an abandonment, trail use/rail banking and 

public use conditions are not appropriate. Because 

there will be an environmental review during 

abandonment, this discontinuance does not require 

environmental review. 

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 be effective on 

November 15, 2017, 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) 2

must be filed by October 26, 2017.3

Petitions for reconsideration must be 

filed by November 3, 2017, with the 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20423– 

0001. 

A copy of any petition filed with 

Board should be sent to WCL’s 

representative, Audrey L. Brodrick, 

Fletcher & Sippel LLC, 29 North Wacker 

Drive, Suite 920, Chicago, IL 60606. 

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.GOV. 

Decided: October 10, 2017. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22257 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Meeting of the Regional Resource 

Stewardship Council 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The TVA Regional Resource 

Stewardship Council (RRSC) will hold a 

meeting on Tuesday, November 14 and 

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, to 

consider various matters. 

The RRSC was established to advise 

TVA on its natural resource stewardship 

activities. Notice of this meeting is given 

under the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA). 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, from 

8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., CST, and 

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, from 

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., CST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

1155 Lodge Drive, Guntersville, 

Alabama 35976, and will be open to the 

public. Anyone needing special access 

or accommodations should let the 

contact below know at least a week in 

advance. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbie Perdue, 865–632–6113, 

baperdue@tva.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting agenda includes the following: 

1. Introductions 

2. Updates on Natural Resources and 

River Management Issues 

3. Presentations regarding the TVA’s 

Public Land Protection Program 

4. Public Comments 

5. Council Discussion and Advice 

The RRSC will hear opinions and 

views of citizens by providing a public 

comment session starting at 9:30 a.m. 

CST, lasting up to one hour, on 

Wednesday, November 15, 2017, TVA 

will provide time limits for public 

comment once registered. Persons 

wishing to speak are requested to 

register at the door between 8:00 a.m. 

and 9:00 a.m., CST, on Wednesday, 

November 15, 2017, and will be called 

on during the public comment period. 

Handout materials should be limited to 

one printed page. Written comments are 

also invited and may be mailed to the 

Regional Resource Stewardship Council, 

Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West 

Summit Hill Drive, WT–9 D, Knoxville, 

Tennessee 37902. 

Dated: October 10, 2017. 

Joseph J. Hoagland, 

Vice President, Enterprise Relations and 

Innovation, Tennessee Valley Authority. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22309 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. 2017–71] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; The Boeing 

Company 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of Federal 

Aviation Regulations. The purpose of 

this notice is to improve the public’s 

awareness of, and participation in, the 

FAA’s exemption process. Neither 

publication of this notice nor the 

inclusion or omission of information in 

the summary is intended to affect the 

legal status of the petition or its final 

disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before November 

6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2013–0221 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC20590– 

0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

http://www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Bailey at (202) 267–4158, 

Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 


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