80 FR 58810 - BNSF Railway Company-Abandonment Exemption-in Stearns County, Minn.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 189 (September 30, 2015)
Surface Transportation Board
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 189 (September 30, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-24767 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 58810-58811] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24767] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Surface Transportation Board [Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 491X)] BNSF Railway Company--Abandonment Exemption--in Stearns County, Minn. BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F-Exempt Abandonments to abandon approximately 0.45 miles of railroad line located between mileposts 80.66 and 81.11, in St. Joseph, Stearns County, Minn. (the Line). The Line traverses United States Postal Service Zip Code 56374. BNSF has certified that: (1) No local traffic has moved over the Line for at least two years; (2) there is no overhead traffic on the Line that would have to be rerouted over other lines; (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 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 become effective on October 30, 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 October 13, 2015. Petitions to reopen or requests for public use conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by October 20, 2015, with the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \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). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A copy of any petition filed with the Board should be sent to BNSF's representative: Karl Morell & Associates, 655 15th Street NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005. [[Page 58811]] If the verified notice contains false or misleading information, the exemption is void ab initio. BNSF has filed a combined environmental and historic report that addresses the effects, if any, of the abandonment on the environment and historic resources. OEA will issue an environmental assessment (EA) by October 5, 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 interim 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 BNSF's filing of a notice of consummation by September 30, 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: September 24, 2015. By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, Director, Office of Proceedings. Jeffrey Herzig, Clearance Clerk. [FR Doc. 2015-24767 Filed 9-29-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915-01-P
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(ASLRRA) has petitioned the Federal All communications concerning these United States Postal Service Zip Code
Railroad Administration (FRA) for an proceedings should identify the 56374.
amendment to its existing waiver of appropriate docket number and may be BNSF has certified that: (1) No local
compliance in Docket Number FRA– submitted by any of the following traffic has moved over the Line for at
2009–0078. Specifically, this waiver methods: least two years; (2) there is no overhead
exempts certain ASLRRA member • Web site: http:// traffic on the Line that would have to be
railroads from provisions of the Federal www.regulations.gov. Follow the online rerouted over other lines; (3) no formal
hours of service laws and regulations instructions for submitting comments. complaint filed by a user of rail service
contained at 49 CFR 228.405(a)(3). In its • Fax: 202–493–2251. on the Line (or by a state or local
petition, ASLRRA seeks to amend the • Mail: Docket Operations Facility, government entity acting on behalf of
waiver to include the hours of midnight U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 such user) regarding cessation of service
to 6 a.m. for certain railroads that will New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, over the Line either is pending with the
participate in a pilot project to measure Washington, DC 20590. Surface Transportation Board (Board) or
the effectiveness of certain measures • Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey with any U.S. District Court or has been
implemented to mitigate any adverse Avenue SE., Room W12–140, decided in favor of a complainant
fatigue effects that might otherwise Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. within the two-year period; and (4) the
occur if the waiver were expanded to and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c)
include those hours. These railroads all except Federal Holidays. (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11
currently participate in the existing Communications received by (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12
waiver in Docket Number FRA–2009– November 16, 2015 will be considered (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
0078. The pilot project will employ a by FRA before final action is taken. 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
mandatory napping program for Comments received after that date will agencies) have been met.
employees operating under the waiver be considered as far as practicable. As a condition to this exemption, any
between the hours of midnight and 6 Anyone is able to search the employee adversely affected by the
a.m. Followup data (e.g., sleep logs/ electronic form of any written abandonment shall be protected under
diaries, self-report questionnaires, and communications and comments Oregon Short Line Railroad—
interview responses) will be collected received into any of our dockets by the Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
from participants who undertake the name of the individual submitting the Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
napping regimen and report the results. comment (or signing the document, if Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
The sample size, if a paired comparison submitted on behalf of an association, 91 (1979). To address whether this
or repeated measures analysis is used, business, labor union, etc.). In condition adequately protects affected
will provide sufficient statistical power accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT employees, a petition for partial
to analyze the data and make solicits comments from the public to revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
appropriate generalizations to the better inform its processes. DOT posts must be filed.
industry as a whole. If the data supports these comments, without edit, including
it, ASLRRA will then seek to expand the Provided no formal expression of
any personal information the intent to file an offer of financial
waiver for all participating railroads to commenter provides, to
include the hours of midnight to 6 a.m. assistance (OFA) has been received, this
www.regulations.gov, as described in exemption will become effective on
when approved mitigation measures are the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
employed. Forty ASLRRA member October 30, 2015, unless stayed pending
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
railroads are proposed to be included in www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http://
this pilot program. A complete list of not involve environmental issues,1
www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice formal expressions of intent to file an
the railroads that would like to for the privacy notice of regulations.gov.
participate may be found in ASLRRA’s OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and
July 30, 2015, petition letter in Docket Issued in Washington, DC, on September interim trail use/rail banking requests
Number FRA–2015–0092. 24, 2015. under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be filed by
A copy of the petition, as well as any Ron Hynes, October 13, 2015. Petitions to reopen or
written communications concerning the Director, Office of Technical Oversight. requests for public use conditions under
petition, is available for review online at [FR Doc. 2015–24698 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] 49 CFR 1152.28 must be filed by
www.regulations.gov and in person at BILLING CODE 4910–06–P
October 20, 2015, with the Surface
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 Washington, DC 20423–0001.
New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION A copy of any petition filed with the
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Board should be sent to BNSF’s
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. Surface Transportation Board representative: Karl Morell & Associates,
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, [Docket No. AB 6 (Sub-No. 491X)]
655 15th Street NW., Suite 225,
except Federal Holidays. Washington, DC 20005.
Interested parties are invited to BNSF Railway Company—
participate in these proceedings by Abandonment Exemption—in Stearns 1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
submitting written views, data, or County, Minn. decision on environmental issues (whether raised
comments. FRA does not anticipate by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
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scheduling a public hearing in BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) has
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
connection with these proceedings since filed a verified notice of exemption date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5
the facts do not appear to warrant a under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F– I.C.C. 2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should
hearing. If any interested party desires Exempt Abandonments to abandon be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may
an opportunity for oral comment, they approximately 0.45 miles of railroad take appropriate action before the exemption’s
effective date.
should notify FRA, in writing, before line located between mileposts 80.66 2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
the end of the comment period and and 81.11, in St. Joseph, Stearns County, fee, which is currently set at $1,600. See 49 CFR
specify the basis for their request. Minn. (the Line). The Line traverses 1002.2(f)(25).
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If the verified notice contains false or ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding DATES: Comments should be received on
misleading information, the exemption the burden estimate, or any other aspect or before October 30, 2015 to be assured
is void ab initio. of the information collection, including of consideration.
BNSF has filed a combined suggestions for reducing the burden, to ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
environmental and historic report that (1) Office of Information and Regulatory the burden estimate, or any other aspect
addresses the effects, if any, of the Affairs, Office of Management and of the information collection, including
abandonment on the environment and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for suggestions for reducing the burden, to
historic resources. OEA will issue an Treasury, New Executive Office (1) Office of Information and Regulatory
environmental assessment (EA) by Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC Affairs, Office of Management and
October 5, 2015. Interested persons may 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
obtain a copy of the EA by writing to OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA Treasury, New Executive Office
OEA (Room 1100, Surface Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
Transportation Board, Washington, DC Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202) 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA
245–0305. Assistance for the hearing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
impaired is available through the Copies of the submission(s) may be Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC
Federal Information Relay Service at obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
(800) 877–8339. Comments on or viewing the entire information FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
environmental and historic preservation collection request at www.reginfo.gov. Copies of the submission(s) may be
matters must be filed within 15 days
Departmental Offices, General Law, obtained by email at PRA@treasury.gov
after the EA becomes available to the
public. Ethics and Regulation (GLER) or the entire information collection
Environmental, historic preservation, request may be found at
OMB Number: 1505–0204. www.reginfo.gov.
public use, or interim trail use/rail Type of Review: Revision of a
banking conditions will be imposed, currently approved collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
where appropriate, in a subsequent Title: Prohibition on Funding of Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
decision. Unlawful Internet Gambling.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR Abstract: The Unlawful Internet OMB Number: 1545–0047.
1152.29(e)(2), BNSF shall file a notice of Gambling Enforcement Act requires the Type of Review: Extension without
consummation with the Board to signify Treasury and the Federal Reserve Board change of a previously approved
that it has exercised the authority (the ‘‘Agencies’’) to prescribe collection.
granted and fully abandoned the Line. If regulations requiring designated Title: Return of Organization Exempt
consummation has not been effected by payment systems and all participants to From Income Tax Under Section 501(c),
BNSF’s filing of a notice of identify and block unlawful Internet 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal
consummation by September 30, 2016, gambling transactions through the Revenue Code (except black lung benefit
and there are no legal or regulatory establishment of reasonably designated trust or private foundation).
barriers to consummation, the authority policies and procedures. The Agencies Form: Form 990 and schedules.
to abandon will automatically expire. Abstract: Form 990 is needed to
have published a regulation that
Board decisions and notices are determine that IRC section 501(a) tax-
requires designated payment systems
available on our Web site at exempt organizations fulfill the
and all participants to establish and
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’ operating conditions within the
implement written policies and
limitations of their tax exemption. Form
Decided: September 24, 2015. procedures.
Affected Public: Private Sector: 990 is used by tax-exempt organizations,
By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings. Businesses or other for-profits, Not-for- nonexempt charitable trusts, and section
profit institutions. 527 political organizations to provide
Jeffrey Herzig,
Estimated Burden Hours: 440,400. the IRS with the information required
Clearance Clerk.
by section 6033.
[FR Doc. 2015–24767 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] Dated: September 25, 2015. Affected Public: Private Sector: Not-
BILLING CODE 4915–01–P Dawn D. Wolfgang, for-profit institutions.
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
[FR Doc. 2015–24744 Filed 9–29–15; 8:45 am] 24,951,529.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY BILLING CODE 4810–25–P OMB Number: 1545–0957.
Submission for OMB Review; Type of Review: Extension without
Comment Request change of a previously approved
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY collection.
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury Submission for OMB Review; Title: Request for Waiver From Filing
ACTION: Notice. Comment Request Information Returns Electronically/
Magnetically (Forms W–2, W–2G, 1042–
The Department of the Treasury will AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. S, 1098 Series, 1099 Series, 5498 Series,
submit the following information ACTION: Notice. and 8027.
collection request to the Office of Form: 8508.
Management and Budget (OMB) for
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The Department of the Treasury will Abstract: Certain filers of information
review and clearance in accordance submit the following information returns are required by law to file on
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of collection requests to the Office of magnetic media. In some instances,
1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the Management and Budget (OMB) for waivers from this requirement are
date of publication of this notice. review and clearance in accordance necessary and justified. Form 8508 is
DATES: Comments should be received on with the Paperwork Reduction Act of submitted by the filer and provides
or before October 30, 2015 to be assured 1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the information on which IRS will base its
of consideration. date of publication of this notice. waiver determination.
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