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opponents must develop their
submissions during the summer when
many people schedule vacations, an
additional 2 weeks for the submission of
comments is warranted. The additional
2 weeks will provide sufficient time for
interested persons to prepare their
comments, while not materially
harming the parties to this transaction.
We will also extend the remaining due
dates under the procedural schedule by
2 weeks.
In a pleading filed on July 31, 2007,
the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and Trainmen, a Division of
the Rail Conference, International
Brotherhood of Teamsters (BLET), asked
the Board to require MCR and NSR to
use the formal application process
under 49 U.S.C. 10901 and 49 CFR Part
1150 for considering the proposed
transaction, rather than the exemption
process of 49 U.S.C. 10502(b) and 49
CFR 1121.1.2 BLET argues that the
exemption process does not give parties
‘‘adequate opportunity to examine the
transactions and to engage in needed
discovery.’’
We will not require MCR and NSR to
proceed by filing a formal application at
this time. BLET and those in support of
its position have failed to date to show
that the exemption process and the
procedural schedule we have adopted
are inadequate. Contrary to what BLET
maintains, opponents of the transaction
will have ample opportunity to develop
the record. The parties to this
transaction have submitted
comprehensive information about the
transaction, and we are allowing
additional time for opponents to
examine the transaction and to file
comments. At this time, we conclude
that we have established a fair and
responsive process.
Board decisions, notices, and filings
are available on its Web site at http://
www.stb.dot.gov.
This action will not significantly
affect either the quality of the human
environment or the conservation of
energy resources.
It is ordered:
1. The schedule for hearing MCR’s
petition is extended as provided in this
decision, and the requests to hear this
transaction under the application
process are denied.
2. This decision will be published in
the Federal Register on August 24,
2007.
3. This decision is effective on August
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Decided: August 20, 2007.
2 In a pleading filed on July 20, 2007, MSR/EWR
also seem to support this request.
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By the Board, Chairman Nottingham, Vice
Chairman Buttrey, and Commissioner
Mulvey.
Vernon Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–16794 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 35074]
BIP Acquisition Sub, Inc.—Acquisition
and Operation Exemption—Mittal Steel
USA—Railways Inc.
BIP Acquisition Sub, Inc. (BIP), a
noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of
exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to
acquire from Mittal Steel USA—
Railways Inc. and operate
approximately 183 miles of rail line in
and around Sparrows Point, MD.1
BIP has certified that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not exceed those that
would qualify it as a Class III railroad.
Because BIP’s projected annual
revenues will exceed $5 million,
however, it has certified to the Board,
on August 10, 2007, that it sent the
required notice of the transaction to the
national and local offices of the United
Steelworkers Union, which represents
employees on the affected lines, and
posted a copy of the notice at the
workplace of the employees on the
affected lines on August 9, 2007. See 49
CFR 1150.32(e). BIP states that it
intends to consummate the transaction
on or after September 10, 2007, and will
seek a waiver of the Board’s 60-day
labor notice requirement at 49 CFR
1150.32(e) to do so. Unless the Board
grants a waiver, BIP may not
consummate the transaction prior to the
current October 9, 2007 effective date of
the exemption.
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 transaction.
Petitions to stay must be filed no later
than 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 35074, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
1 See Mittal Steel Company N.V.—Acquisition of
Control Exemption—ISG Railways Inc., ISG South
Chicago & Indiana Harbor Railway Co., and ISG
Cleveland Works Railway Co., STB Finance Docket
No. 34650 (STB served May 3, 2005).
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Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001. In addition, a copy of each
pleading must be served on: Gavin M.
O’Connor, McGuire Woods LLP, 625
Liberty Avenue, 23rd Floor, Pittsburgh,
PA 15222.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at http://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: August 16, 2007.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–16466 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am]
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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 Transit
District and Northwestern Pacific
Railway Co., LLC
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.1 This change
1 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
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in operators is exempt under 49 CFR
1150.31(a)(3).2
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, 2007.3 The earliest the
transaction could be consummated was
August 16, 2007 (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
effectiveness of the exemption.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 3073, 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 16, 2007.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–16475 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am]
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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).
2 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 will give notice of the
proposed transaction to affected shippers
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concurrently with the filing of this notice of
exemption.
3 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Finance Docket No. 34075]
Six County Association of
Governments—Construction and
Operation Exemption—Rail Line
Between Levan and Salina, Utah
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
ACTION: Preparation of Supplemental
Information on Alternatives and
Wetlands and Extension of Comment
Period.
SUMMARY: On July 30, 2001, the Six
County Association of Governments
(SCAOG) filed a Petition for Exemption
with the Surface Transportation Board
(Board) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502 for
authority to construct and operate a new
rail line between Juab and Salina, Utah.
The project involves approximately 43
miles of new rail line and ancillary
facilities in Sanpete, Juab, and Sevier
Counties that would connect the Union
Pacific Railroad about 16 miles south of
Nephi, near Juab, Utah, to a proposed
coal transfer terminal facility about 0.5
mile southwest of Salina. The Proposed
Action is known as the Central Utah
Rail Project (CURP). Because the
construction and operation of this
project has the potential to result in
significant environmental impacts, the
Board’s Section of Environmental
Analysis (SEA) prepared, and issued, a
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) on June 29, 2007. The comment
period for the Draft EIS closed on
August 22, 2007.
Shortly before the end of the public
comment period on the Draft EIS,
however, SEA determined that
additional information on alternatives
and wetlands is warranted to ensure
that those reviewing the document have
all the information they need to
comment effectively on the analysis
contained in the Draft EIS. Therefore,
SEA will prepare and issue
Supplemental Information on
Alternatives and Wetlands
(Supplemental Information) to assist the
public in its review of the proposed
CURP project and extend the comment
period on the Draft EIS.
This notice is to inform individuals
and agencies interested in or affected by
the proposed CURP project that SEA
will be issuing Supplemental
Information in the near future. At that
time, SEA will announce the availability
of the Supplemental Information in the
Federal Register and on the Board’s
Web site. SEA will also set the date for
when comments on both the
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Supplemental Information and the Draft
EIS are due.
After the close of the extended
comment period, SEA will prepare a
Final EIS that considers comments
received on both the Draft EIS and
Supplemental Information. When
considering whether to grant final
approval of the proposed action, the
Board will consider the DEIS,
Supplemental Information, the Final
EIS, and all environmental comments
that are received.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Phillis Johnson-Ball, (202) 245–0304.
Federal Information Relay Service for
the hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.
Decided: August 21, 2007.
By the Board, Victoria Rutson, Chief,
Section of Environmental Analysis.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7–16765 Filed 8–23–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
August 17, 2007.
The Department of the Treasury has
submitted the following public
information collection requirement(s) to
OMB for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance
Officer listed. Comments regarding this
information collection should be
addressed to the OMB reviewer listed
and to the Treasury Department
Clearance Officer, Department of the
Treasury, Room 11000, 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 24,
2007 to be assured of consideration.
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau (TTB)
OMB Number: 1513–0041.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Monthly Report of Processing
Operations–TTB REC 5110/03.
Forms: TTB 5110.28.
Description: The information
collected accounts for and verifies the
processing of distilled spirits in bond. It
is used to monitor proprietor activities,
in auditing plant operations, compiling
statistics. We have revised the form by
adding a box for an EIN.
Respondents: Business and other for
profits.
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