Notices. Notice of open public hearing
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BILLING CODE 4915-01-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 34777] Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company—Change in Operators Exemption—Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial Authority Blackwell Northern Gateway Railroad Company (BNGR), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to operate 35.26 miles of the rail line, owned by the State of Oklahoma by and through the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial Authority. The rail line extends:
(1)Between milepost 34.3 at Blackwell, OK, and milepost 18 + 1712.9 feet at the Oklahoma/Kansas State line near Hun Newell, KS;
(2)between milepost 35 + 1848 feet, west of Blackwell, OK, and milepost 34.3 at Blackwell, OK; and
(3)between milepost 18 + 1712.9 feet at the Oklahoma/Kansas State line near Hun Newell, KS, and milepost 0 + 466.3 feet, at Wellington, KS. BNGR will replace Blackwell & Northern Railway Company, which has been operating over the line, and will become a class III rail carrier. 1 BNGR certifies that its projected revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would quality it as a Class III carrier and that such revenues would not exceed $5 million. 1 *See Blackwell & Northern Railway Company, Inc.—Operation Exemption—Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Blackwell Industrial Authority* , STB Finance Docket No. 34265 (STB served Nov. 4, 2002). The transaction was scheduled to be consummated no earlier than November 7, 2005, the effective date of the exemption (7 days after the exemption was filed). If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void *ab initio* . Petitions to reopen the proceeding 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 transaction. An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 34777, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on, Thomas F. McFarland, Thomas F. McFarland, P.C., 208 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1890, Chicago, IL 60604-1112. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at *http://www.stb.dot.gov* . Decided: November 22, 2005. By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5-6678 Filed 11-29-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION Notice of Open Public Hearing AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. ACTION: Notice of open public hearing. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. *Name:* C. Richard D'Amato, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, evaluate and report to Congress annually on “the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China.” Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will be holding a public hearing in Washington, DC on December 8, 2005. Background This event is the first in a series of public hearings the Commission will hold during its 2005-2006 report cycle to collect input from leading experts in academia, business, industry, government and the public on the impact of U.S-China trade and economic relations. The December 8 hearing is being conducted to secure commentary about issues connected to the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization's trade expansion negotiations that will occur on December 13-18, 2005. Information on upcoming hearings, as well as transcripts of past Commission hearings, can be obtained from the USCC Web site *http://www.uscc.gov.* The December 8 hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioners George Becker of Pittsburgh and Professor June Teufel Dreyer of The University of Miami. Purpose of Hearing The hearing is designed to assist the Commission in fulfilling its mandate by examining the issues to be addressed at the Hong Kong Ministerial Conference of the Doha Round of the World Trade Organization's Trade Expansion Negotiations. Invited witnesses include international trade law experts, administration officials, and labor and industry representatives. The hearing will focus on the process whereby U.S. trade objectives are determined and pursued. It will also address the results of the U.S. trade policies toward China, discuss the results of the Doha Round of WTO negotiations, and provide an assessment of the Administration's fulfillment of Congressional objects as defined under the Trade Promotion Authority. Copies of the hearing agenda will be made available on the Commission's Web site at *http://www.uscc.gov.* Any interested party may file a written statement by December 8, 2005, by mailing to the contact below. *Date and Time:* Thursday, December 8, 2005, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. eastern standard time inclusive. A detailed agenda for the hearing will be posted to the Commission's Web site at *http://www.uscc.gov* in the near future. ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held in the Capitol Hill complex, Washington, DC, in a hearing room to be announced. Public Seating is limited to about 70 people on a first come, first served basis. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing further information concerning the hearing should contact Kathy Michels, Associate Director for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, 444 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001; phone 202-624-1409, or via e-mail at *kmichels@uscc.gov.* Authority: The Commission was established in October 2000 pursuant to the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act Section 1238, Pub. L. 106-398, 114 STAT. 1654A-334
(2000)(codified at 22 U.S.C. Section 7002 (2001), as amended, and the “Consolidated Appropriations Resolution of 2003,” Pub. L. No. 108-7 dated February 20, 2003. Dated: November 23, 2005. Kathleen J. Michels, Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. [FR Doc. 05-23494 Filed 11-29-05; 8:45 am]
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