80 FR 50381 - BNSF Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in King County, Wash.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 160 (August 19, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-20519

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-20519]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 490X)]


BNSF Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in King County, 
Wash.

    BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has filed a verified notice of 
exemption under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments to 
abandon 1,100 linear feet of rail line between milepost 4.53 and the 
end of the line at Engineering Station 258+07 in Seattle, King County, 
Wash. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip 
Code 98119.
    BNSF has certified that: (1) No local traffic has been handled over 
the Line since prior to 1995; (2) no overhead traffic has been handled 
on the Line since prior to 1995; (3) no formal complaint filed by a 
user of rail service on the Line (or by a state or local government 
entity acting on behalf of such user) regarding cessation of service

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over the Line either is 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 1105.7(c) (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 (transmittal 
letter), 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 abandonment 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.
    Provided no formal expression of intent to file an offer of 
financial assistance (OFA) has been received, this exemption will be 
effective on September 18, 2015, unless stayed pending reconsideration. 
Petitions to stay that do not involve environmental issues,\1\ formal 
expressions of intent to file an OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),\2\ and 
interim trail use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be 
filed by August 31, 2015. Petitions to reopen or requests for public 
use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by September 8, 2015, 
with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 
20423-0001.
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    \1\ The Board will grant a stay if an informed decision on 
environmental issues (whether raised by a party or by the Board's 
Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) in its independent 
investigation) cannot be made before the exemption's effective date. 
See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). 
Any request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible so that 
the Board may take appropriate action before the exemption's 
effective date.
    \2\ Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing fee, which is 
currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).
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    A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to 
applicant's representative: Karl Morell, Karl Morell & Associates, 655 
Fifteenth Street NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.
    If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, 
the exemption is void ab initio.
    BNSF has filed environmental and historic reports that address the 
effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic 
resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by August 
24, 2015. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the EA by writing to 
OEA (Room 1100, Surface Transportation Board, Washington, DC 20423-
0001) or by calling OEA at (202) 245-0305. Assistance for the hearing 
impaired is available through the Federal Information Relay Service at 
(800) 877-8339. Comments on environmental and historic preservation 
matters must be filed within 15 days after the EA becomes available to 
the public.
    Environmental, historic preservation, public use, or trail use/rail 
banking conditions will be imposed, where appropriate, in a subsequent 
decision.
    Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR 1152.29(e)(2), BNSF shall file 
a notice of consummation with the Board to signify that it has 
exercised the authority granted and fully abandoned the line. If 
consummation has not been effected by filing of a notice of 
consummation by August 19, 2016, and there are no legal or regulatory 
barriers to consummation, the authority to abandon will automatically 
expire.
    Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at 
``WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.''

    Decided: August 14, 2015.

    By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of 
Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2015-20519 Filed 8-18-15; 8:45 am]
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TABLE 1—CROSSFIRE VOQ REPORTS BY MODEL YEAR
Model year Reports Crashes Injuries Fatalities Roadway

2005 ..................................................................................... 211 0 0 0 3
2006 ..................................................................................... 44 0 0 0 1
2007 ..................................................................................... 9 0 0 0 0
2008 ..................................................................................... 9 0 0 0 0
Total .............................................................................. 273 0 0 0 4

FMVSS No. 212; Windshield Mounting safety. However, Chrysler subsequently V. Conclusion
This standard establishes the provided a limited extended warranty to For the reasons presented in the
retention requirements for windshields some owners. petition analysis, and after thorough
in motor vehicle crashes. The purpose As part of this petition analysis, ODI assessment of the potential risks to
of the standard is to reduce injuries and sent an information request 2 to FCA safety, it is unlikely that an order
fatalities in crashes by providing requesting information for any reports concerning the notification and remedy
retention of a vehicles windshield that resulted in any injury or fatality to of a safety-related defect would be
during a crash by utilizing the any person either in the vehicle or issued as a result of granting Mr. Devries
penetration-resistance and injury- outside of the vehicle; a vehicle crash or petition. After full consideration of the
avoidance properties of the windshield loss of control incident; or a back glass potential for finding a safety related
glazing material and preventing leaving the confines of the vehicle top. defect in these vehicles and in view of
occupant ejection from the vehicle. This FCA’s response to this request provided the need to allocate and prioritize
standard does not apply to the back one report in which it was alleged that NHTSA’s limited resources to best
glass at issue in this petition. No other accomplish the agency’s mission, the
the back glass went off the back of the
FMVSS establishes a minimum level of petition is respectfully denied.
vehicle while being driven. FCA’s This action does not constitute a
performance for back glass retention in response letter 3 explains that the
either convertible or hard top vehicles. finding by NHTSA that a safety-related
Company believes that the back glass defect does not exist. The Agency will
IV. ODI’s Assessment did not separate and fall off the back of take further action if warranted by
the vehicle as alleged by the individual future circumstances.
The adhesive bond of the convertible
submitting the complaint to FCA. ODI
top back glass to the top material can Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30162(d); delegations
also notes that FCA’s May 19, 2015
lose its bonding properties over time. of authority at CFR 1.95 and 501.8.
response letter answering our
From complainant descriptions, it Frank S. Borris, II,
appears that separation of the glass information request for this petition
erroneously concludes that ODI Acting Associate Administrator for
generally starts in a small area, possibly Enforcement.
at a lower corner. Over time, the previously found that no safety defect
separation can progress around the glass existed when we reviewed information [FR Doc. 2015–20380 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am]

to a point at which the glass is visibly submitted by Chrysler on January 29, BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

and physically loose from the top 2010. ODI’s decision not to take further
material and in some cases can separate action at that time is not, as Chrysler
suggests, a finding that no safety defect DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
completely from the top. Because of the
angle at which the glass is installed in existed. Surface Transportation Board
the top it will tend to fall inside of the ODI’s analysis, our second
vehicle onto the tonneau cover, behind [Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 490X)]
examination of Crossfire Roadster rear
the only two available seats for the window separations, indicates that there BNSF Railway Company—
vehicle occupants. In addition, the glass are not any crashes, deaths or injuries Abandonment Exemption—in King
panel in question is larger than the rear related to this issue. The configuration County, Wash.
window opening in the convertible top. of the window opening and the size of
Therefore, the glass would have to rotate the window glass itself indicate that it BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has
and move in several planes of motion to is unlikely that the glass would pass filed a verified notice of exemption
pass through the rear window opening through the window opening once the under 49 CFR pt. 1152 subpart F—
after detaching from the top. rear glass has completely separated from Exempt Abandonments to abandon
ODI has also previously examined the convertible top. Further, although 1,100 linear feet of rail line between
rear window separation in the subject the petitioner states that Chrysler’s milepost 4.53 and the end of the line at
vehicles. Based on 11 VOQs reporting extended warranty policy for these Engineering Station 258+07 in Seattle,
some degree of rear glass separation, vehicles is unreasonable, the question King County, Wash. (the Line). The Line
ODI first examined rear glass separation that ODI must answer is whether the traverses United States Postal Service
in MY 2005 Chrysler Crossfire Roadsters separation of the rear glass from the Zip Code 98119.
in late 2009. Soon thereafter, ODI convertible top results in an BNSF has certified that: (1) No local
contacted Chrysler seeking complaint unreasonable risk to safety. The traffic has been handled over the Line
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information concerning the issue. evidence revealed by our analysis does since prior to 1995; (2) no overhead
Chrysler provided a confidential not presently support such a finding. traffic has been handled on the Line
response to ODI on January 29, 2010. since prior to 1995; (3) no formal
Chrysler’s response did not contain any 2 Please see ODI’s April 27, 2015 letter to FCA in
complaint filed by a user of rail service
information indicating that the file DP15–003. on the Line (or by a state or local
separation of the rear glass in the subject 3 See FCA DP15–003 response letter of May 19, government entity acting on behalf of
vehicles posed an unreasonable risk to 2015 in file DP15–003. such user) regarding cessation of service

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over the Line either is pending with the Surface Transportation Board, Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
Surface Transportation Board (Board) or Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC
with any U.S. District Court or has been calling OEA at (202) 245–0305. 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
decided in favor of a complainant Assistance for the hearing impaired is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
within the two-year period; and (4) the available through the Federal Copies of the submission(s) may be
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c) Information Relay Service at (800) 877– obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov
(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11 8339. Comments on environmental and or viewing the entire information
(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12 historic preservation matters must be collection request at www.reginfo.gov.
(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR filed within 15 days after the EA SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental becomes available to the public.
agencies) have been met. Environmental, historic preservation, Departmental Offices, Office of the
As a condition to this exemption, any public use, or trail use/rail banking Procurement Executive
employee adversely affected by the conditions will be imposed, where OMB Number: 1505–0081.
abandonment shall be protected under appropriate, in a subsequent decision. Type of Review: Revision of a
Oregon Short Line Railroad— Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR currently approved collection.
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch 1152.29(e)(2), BNSF shall file a notice of Title: Solicitation of Proposal
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham & consummation with the Board to signify Information for Award of Public
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C. that it has exercised the authority Contracts.
91 (1979). To address whether this granted and fully abandoned the line. If Abstract: Information requested of
condition adequately protects affected consummation has not been effected by offerors is specific to each procurement
employees, a petition for partial filing of a notice of consummation by solicitation, and is required for Treasury
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) August 19, 2016, and there are no legal to properly evaluate the capabilities and
must be filed. or regulatory barriers to consummation, experience of potential contractors who
Provided no formal expression of the authority to abandon will desire to provide the supplies or
intent to file an offer of financial automatically expire. services to be acquired. Evaluation will
assistance (OFA) has been received, this Board decisions and notices are be used to determine which proposal
exemption will be effective on available on our Web site at most benefits the Government.
September 18, 2015, unless stayed ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ Affected Public: Private Sector:
pending reconsideration. Petitions to Decided: August 14, 2015. Businesses or other for-profits.
stay that do not involve environmental Estimated Burden Hours: 203,193.
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
issues,1 formal expressions of intent to Director, Office of Proceedings. Dated: August 13, 2015.
file an OFA under 49 CFR Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Jeffrey Herzig,
1152.27(c)(2),2 and interim trail use/rail
Clearance Clerk. Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
banking requests under 49 CFR 1152.29
[FR Doc. 2015–20519 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2015–20375 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am]
must be filed by August 31, 2015.
Petitions to reopen or requests for BILLING CODE 4915–01–P BILLING CODE 4810–25–P

public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by September 8,
2015, with the Surface Transportation DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, AFFAIRS
DC 20423–0001. Submission for OMB Review;
[OMB Control No. 2900–0160]
A copy of any petition filed with the Comment Request
Board should be sent to applicant’s AGENCY: Department of the Treasury Agency Information Collection: (Per
representative: Karl Morell, Karl Morell Diem for Nursing Home Care of
ACTION: Notice.
& Associates, 655 Fifteenth Street NW., Veterans in State Homes; Per Diem for
Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. SUMMARY: The Department of the Domiciliary Adult Day Health Care of
If the verified notice contains false or Treasury will submit the following Veterans in State Homes)
misleading information, the exemption information collection request to the
is void ab initio. AGENCY: Veterans Health
Office of Management and Budget
BNSF has filed environmental and Administration, Department of Veterans
(OMB) for review and clearance in
historic reports that address the effects, Affairs.
accordance with the Paperwork
if any, of the abandonment on the Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– ACTION: Notice.
environment and historic resources. 13, on or after the date of publication of
OEA will issue an environmental SUMMARY: The Veterans Health
this notice. Administration (VHA), Department of
assessment (EA) by August 24, 2015.
DATES: Comments should be received on Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
or before September 18, 2015 to be opportunity for public comment on the
the EA by writing to OEA (Room 1100,
assured of consideration. proposed collection of certain
1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding information by the agency. Under the
decision on environmental issues (whether raised the burden estimate, or any other aspect Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental of the information collection, including 1995, Federal agencies are required to
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation) suggestions for reducing the burden, to publish notice in the Federal Register
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
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date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5 (1) Office of Information and Regulatory concerning each proposed collection of
I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should Affairs, Office of Management and information and allow 60 days for
be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for public comment in response to the
take appropriate action before the exemption’s Treasury, New Executive Office notice. This notice solicits comments on
effective date.
2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC the information needed to provide
fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ payment of per diem to State homes that
1002.2(f)(25). OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA provide nursing home care to eligible

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FR Citation		80 FR 50381

80 FR 50381 - BNSF Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in King County, Wash.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONSurface Transportation Board

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 160 (August 19, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board