Proposed Rules. Notice of open meeting
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BILLING CODE 4910-RY-M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Railroad Administration Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief From the Requirements of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 236 Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR)Part 235 and 49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad has petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA)seeking approval for the discontinuance or modification of the signal system or relief from the requirements of 49 CFR part 236, as detailed below. Docket Number: FRA-2006-25630. Applicant: Union Pacific Railroad, Mr. W.E. Wimmer, Vice President Engineering, 1400 Douglas Street, Stop 0910, Omaha, Nebraska 68179. The Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP)has requested that FRA review its September 20, 2006, decision to deny the UP waiver request identified as Docket Number FRA-2006-25630. UP seeks approval of the proposed petition for waiver from certain portions of 49 CFR Parts 234 and 236 pertaining to monthly inspections, observations, and tests. UP requests that rules presently reading “at least once each month” be modified to read “at least once each calendar month with at least 20 calendar days interval between” the applicable inspection, observation, or test. The reason UP has given for the proposed changes is that its signal department does not have dedicated inspectors to conduct monthly inspections. UP points out that the nature of signal business is better served when the person doing the inspections is also the person who does the maintenance. While responsible for most of their signal inspections, UP's signal maintainers also work in support of other engineering groups and need to participate in rail replacement, switch component renewal, road crossing work, and a variety of other track-related activities. Given this support-role requirement, UP says it is very difficult for its signal maintainers to commit specific days of the month to complete each of their required inspections, rendering the need to be able to move their scheduled inspections a few days ahead or back. Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the protest is made, including a concise statement of the interest of the party in the proceeding. Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be furnished to the applicant at the address listed above. FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without an oral hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present his or her position by written statements, an application may be set for public hearing. All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified by Docket Number FRA-2006-25630 and may be submitted by one of the following methods: • *Web site: http://dms.dot.gov.* Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic site; • *Fax:* 202-493-2251; • *Mail:* Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; or • *Hand Delivery:* Room W12-140 of the U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All written communications concerning these proceedings are available for examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web site at *http://dms.dot.gov.* FRA wishes to inform all potential commenters that anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the **Federal Register** published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit *http://dms.dot.gov.* Issued in Washington, DC, on August 24, 2007. Grady C. Cothen, Jr., Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program Development. [FR Doc. E7-17189 Filed 8-29-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-06-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [STB Finance Docket No. 35073] Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company—Change in Operators Exemption—North Coast Railroad Authority, Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District and Northwestern Pacific Railway Co., LLC 1 1 This notice corrects the notice published on August 24, 2007, at 72 FR 48729, which erroneously stated the earliest date for consummation of this transaction to be August 16, 2007 and, in one instance, misstated the docket number. Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company (NWPCO), a noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to change operators from Northwestern Pacific Railway Co., LLC
(NWPY)to NWPCO on a line of railroad owned by North Coast Railroad Authority
(NCRA)and Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District (SMART). The line, entirely within California, includes:
(1)The Willits Segment extending from NWP milepost 142.5 near Outlet Station to NWP milepost 68.22 near Healdsburg, a distance of approximately 74.3 miles;
(2)the Healdsburg Segment extending from NWP milepost 68.2 near Healdsburg to NWP milepost 26.96 near Novato, a distance of approximately 41.2 miles;
(3)the Novato Segment extending from milepost 26.96 near Novato to NWP milepost 25.6 near Ignacio, a distance of approximately 1.4 miles; and
(4)the Lombard Segment extending from NWP milepost 25.6 near Ignacio to Lombard Station in Napa County, SP milepost 63.4, a distance of approximately 25.3 miles. These segments (“the Line”) total approximately 142 miles. 2 This change in operators is exempt under 49 CFR 1150.31(a)(3). 3 2 NCRA acquired the authority to operate the Line pursuant to *North Coast Railroad Authority—Lease and Operation Exemption—California Northern Railroad Company, Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority, and Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District,* STB Finance Docket No. 33115 (STB Served Sept. 27, 1996). In turn, NCRA contracted its surface freight easement rights on the Line to NWPY pursuant to *Northwestern Pacific Railway Co., LLC—Lease and Operation Exemption—North Coast Railroad Authority, Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority and Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District,* STB Finance Docket No. 33998 (STB served Feb. 6, 2001). SMART obtained an ownership interest in the southern portion of the Line pursuant to *Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District—Acquisition Exemption—Northwestern Pacific Railroad Authority,* STB Finance Docket No. 34400 (STB served Mar. 10, 2004). 3 In order to qualify for a change in operators exemption, an applicant must give notice to shippers on the line. *See* 49 CFR 1150.32(b). NWPCO has certified that it gave notice of the proposed transaction to affected shippers concurrently with the filing of this notice of exemption. NWPCO certifies that upon consummation of the transaction, it will become a Class III rail carrier, that its projected revenues as a result of this transaction will not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier, and that such revenues would not exceed $5 million annually. NWPCO indicates that it intends to consummate the transaction on or after September 8, 2007, which is the earliest the transaction can be consummated (30 days after the exemption was filed). 4 4 This transaction renders moot the notice of exemption filed in STB Docket No. 34842, *Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit District—Acquisition Exemption—Northwestern Pacific Railroad,* which will be dismissed in a separate decision. 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 effectiveness of the exemption. Stay petitions must be filed by August 31, 2007 (at least 7 days before the exemption becomes effective). An original and 10 copies of all pleadings, referring to STB Finance Docket No. 35073, must be filed with the Surface Transportation Board, Office of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20523-0001. In addition, a copy of each pleading must be served on Douglas H. Bosco, Northwestern Pacific Railroad Company, 37 Old Courthouse Square, Suite 200, Santa Rosa, CA 95404, and Robert A. Wimbish, Baker & Miller, PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037. Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at *http://www. stb.dot.gov.* Decided: August 24, 2007. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-17164 Filed 8-29-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Open Meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. SUMMARY: This notice announces a meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, established by the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act (Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003). DATES: The twelfth meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2007, beginning at 10 a.m. ADDRESSES: The Financial Literacy and Education Commission meeting will be held in the Cash Room at the Department of the Treasury, located at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC. To be admitted to the Treasury building, an attendee must RSVP by providing his or her name, organization, phone number, date of birth, Social Security number and country of citizenship to the Department of the Treasury by e-mail at: *FLECrsvp@do.treas.gov* , or by telephone at:
(202)622-5770 (not a toll-free number) not later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 19, 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact Tom Kurek by e-mail at: *thomas.kurek@do.treas.gov* or by telephone at
(202)622-0204 (not a toll free number). Additional information regarding the Financial Literacy and Education Commission and the Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial Education may be obtained through the Office of Financial Education's Web site at: *http://www.treas.gov/financialeducation.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act, which is Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (the “FACT Act”) (Pub. L. 108-159), established the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (the “Commission”) to improve financial literacy and education of persons in the United States. The Commission is composed of the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; the Office of Thrift Supervision; the Federal Reserve; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the National Credit Union Administration; the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Departments of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; the Federal Trade Commission; the General Services Administration; the Small Business Administration; the Social Security Administration; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and the Office of Personnel Management. The Commission is required to hold meetings that are open to the public every four months, with its first meeting occurring within 60 days of the enactment of the FACT Act. The FACT Act was enacted on December 4, 2003. The twelfth meeting of the Commission, which will be open to the public, will be held in the Cash Room at the Department of the Treasury, located at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The room will accommodate 80 members of the public. Seating is available on a first-come basis. Participation in the discussion at the meeting will be limited to Commission members, their staffs, and special guest presenters. Dated: August 20, 2007. Dan Iannicola, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education. [FR Doc. E7-17154 Filed 8-29-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4811-42-P 72 168 Thursday, August 30, 2007 Presidential Documents Title 3— The President Presidential Determination No. 2007-28 of August 16, 2007 Presidential Determination on Continuation of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia Memorandum for the Secretary of State [and] the Secretary of Defense Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 1012 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2291-4), I hereby certify, with respect to Colombia, that:
(1)interdiction of aircraft reasonably suspected to be primarily engaged in illicit drug trafficking in that country's airspace is necessary because of the extraordinary threat posed by illicit drug trafficking to the national security of that country; and
(2)that country has appropriate procedures in place to protect against innocent loss of life in the air and on the ground in connection with such interdiction, which shall at a minimum include effective means to identify and warn an aircraft before the use of force is directed against the aircraft. The Secretary of State is authorized and directed to publish this determination in the **Federal Register** and to notify the Congress of this determination. GWBOLD.EPS THE WHITE HOUSE, Washington, August 16, 2007. [FR Doc. 07-4284 Filed 8-29-07; 8:45 am]
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- 49 CFR 236
- 49 CFR 1150.31
- 49 CFR 1150.31(a)(3)
- 49 CFR 1150.32(b)
- Pub. L. 108-159
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