82_FR_39804 82 FR 39644 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

82 FR 39644 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 160 (August 21, 2017)

Page Range39644-39645
FR Document2017-17709

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 160 (Monday, August 21, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39644-39645]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17709]


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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

Meeting No. 17-03

    The TVA Board of Directors will hold a public meeting on August 23, 
2017, in the TVA West Tower Auditorium, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
Knoxville, Tennessee. The public may comment on any agenda item or 
subject at a public listening session which begins at 9:30 a.m. (ET). 
Following the end of the public listening session, the meeting will be 
called to order to consider the agenda items listed below. On-site 
registration will be available until 15 minutes before the public 
listening session begins at 9:30 a.m. (ET). Preregistered speakers will 
address the Board first. TVA management will answer questions from the 
news media following the Board meeting.

Status: Open.

Agenda

1. Report of the Finance, Rates, and Portfolio Committee
    A. Contribution to the TVA Retirement System
    B. FY 2018 Financial Plan and Budget
    C. Financing Authority
    D. Rate Adjustment
2. Chair's Remarks
3. Approval of Minutes of the May 11, 2017, Board Meeting
4. Report From President and CEO

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5. Continuation of Report of the Finance, Rates, and Portfolio 
Committee
    A. Standby Rates
6. Report of the Nuclear Oversight Committee
7. Report of the Audit, Risk, and Regulation Committee
    A. FY 2018 External Auditor Selection
    B. Board Practice on External Inquiries
8. Report of the People and Performance Committee
    A. Corporate Goals
    B. Dental Administration Contract
9. Report of the External Relations Committee
    A. Knoxville Office Complex
    B. Multiple Reservoirs Land Management Plan
    For more information: Please call TVA Media Relations at (865) 632-
6000, Knoxville, Tennessee. People who plan to attend the meeting and 
have special needs should call (865) 632-6000. Anyone who wishes to 
comment on any of the agenda in writing may send their comments to: TVA 
Board of Directors, Board Agenda Comments, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, 
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.

    Dated: August 16, 2017.
Sherry A. Quirk,
General Counsel.
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                                                    Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998                       As a condition to these exemptions,                 on environmental and historic
                                                    (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501                any employee adversely affected by the                 preservation matters must be filed
                                                    note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority                 abandonment shall be protected under                   within 15 days after the EA becomes
                                                    No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation                  Oregon Short Line Railroad—                            available to the public.
                                                    of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28,                    Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch                        Environmental, historic preservation,
                                                    2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of                Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &                    public use, or trail use/rail banking
                                                    Authority No. 257–1 of December 11,                     Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.                 conditions will be imposed, where
                                                    2015). I have ordered that Public Notice                91 (1979). To address whether this                     appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
                                                    of these Determinations be published in                 condition adequately protects affected                   Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
                                                    the Federal Register.                                   employees, a petition for partial                      1152.29(e)(2), NSR shall file a notice of
                                                                                                            revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)                    consummation with the Board to signify
                                                    Alyson Grunder,                                         must be filed.                                         that it has exercised the authority
                                                    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau              Provided no formal expression of                    granted and fully abandoned the Line. If
                                                    of Educational and Cultural Affairs,                    intent to file an offer of financial                   consummation has not been effected by
                                                    Department of State.                                    assistance (OFA) has been received,                    NSR’s filing of a notice of
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–17610 Filed 8–18–17; 8:45 am]             these exemptions will be effective on                  consummation by August 21, 2018, and
                                                    BILLING CODE 4710–05–P                                  September 20, 2017, unless stayed                      there are no legal or regulatory barriers
                                                                                                            pending reconsideration. Petitions to                  to consummation, the authority to
                                                                                                            stay that do not involve environmental                 abandon will automatically expire.
                                                    SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD                            issues,2 formal expressions of intent to                 Board decisions and notices are
                                                                                                            file an OFA under 49 CFR                               available on our Web site at
                                                    [Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 392X); Docket               1152.27(c)(2),3 and trail use/rail banking             WWW.STB.GOV.
                                                    No. AB 511 (Sub-No. 7X)]                                requests under 49 CFR 1152.29 must be                    Decided: August 16, 2017.
                                                                                                            filed by August 31, 2017. Petitions to
                                                    Norfolk Southern Railway Company—                                                                                By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
                                                                                                            reopen or requests for public use                      Director, Office of Proceedings.
                                                    Abandonment Exemption—in Hartford                       conditions under 49 CFR 1152.28 must
                                                    City, Ind.; Central Railroad Company of                                                                        Rena Laws-Byrum,
                                                                                                            be filed by September 8, 2017, with the
                                                    Indianapolis—Discontinuance of Lease                                                                           Clearance Clerk.
                                                                                                            Surface Transportation Board, 395 E
                                                    and Operation Authority—in Hartford                     Street SW., Washington, DC 20423–                      [FR Doc. 2017–17598 Filed 8–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    City, Ind.                                              0001.                                                  BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

                                                       Norfolk Southern Railway Company                        A copy of any petition filed with the
                                                    (NSR) and Central Railroad Company of                   Board should be sent to William A.
                                                    Indianapolis (CERA) (collectively,                      Mullins, Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401                     TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
                                                    Applicants), have jointly filed a verified              Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 300,
                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20037.                                  Sunshine Act Meeting Notice
                                                    notice of exemption under 49 CFR part
                                                                                                               If the verified notice contains false or            Meeting No. 17–03
                                                    1152 subpart F—Exempt Abandonments
                                                                                                            misleading information, the exemptions
                                                    and Discontinuances of Service for NSR                                                                            The TVA Board of Directors will hold
                                                                                                            are void ab initio.
                                                    to abandon, and for CERA to                                Applicants have filed a combined                    a public meeting on August 23, 2017, in
                                                    discontinue service over, an                            environmental and historic report that                 the TVA West Tower Auditorium, 400
                                                    approximately 0.2-mile rail line                        addresses the effects, if any, of the                  West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville,
                                                    between milepost RK 138.6 and                           abandonment on the environment and                     Tennessee. The public may comment on
                                                    milepost 138.8 in Hartford City, Ind.                   historic resources. OEA will issue an                  any agenda item or subject at a public
                                                    (the Line).1 The Line traverses United                  environmental assessment (EA) by                       listening session which begins at 9:30
                                                    States Postal Service Zip Code 47348.                   August 25, 2017. Interested persons may                a.m. (ET). Following the end of the
                                                       Applicants have certified that: (1) No               obtain a copy of the EA by writing to                  public listening session, the meeting
                                                    local or overhead traffic has moved over                OEA (Room 1100, Surface                                will be called to order to consider the
                                                    the Line for at least two years; (2) no                 Transportation Board, Washington, DC                   agenda items listed below. On-site
                                                    formal complaint filed by a user of rail                20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202)                 registration will be available until 15
                                                    service on the Line (or by a state or local             245–0305. Assistance for the hearing                   minutes before the public listening
                                                    government entity acting on behalf of                   impaired is available through the                      session begins at 9:30 a.m. (ET).
                                                    such user) regarding cessation of service               Federal Information Relay Service                      Preregistered speakers will address the
                                                    over the Line either is pending with the                (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. Comments                     Board first. TVA management will
                                                    Surface Transportation Board (Board) or                                                                        answer questions from the news media
                                                    with any U.S. District Court or has been                   2 The Board will grant a stay if an informed        following the Board meeting.
                                                    decided in favor of complainant within                  decision on environmental issues (whether raised       STATUS: Open.
                                                    the two-year period; and (3) the                        by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
                                                    requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c)                        Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)       Agenda
                                                                                                            cannot be made before the exemptions’ effective
                                                    (environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11                  date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5      1. Report of the Finance, Rates, and
                                                    (transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12                    I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should          Portfolio Committee
                                                    (newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
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                                                                                                            be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may        A. Contribution to the TVA
                                                    1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental                   take appropriate action before the exemptions’
                                                                                                            effective date.                                             Retirement System
                                                    agencies) have been met.                                   3 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing           B. FY 2018 Financial Plan and Budget
                                                                                                            fee, which is currently set at $1,700. See 49 CFR         C. Financing Authority
                                                      1 The Line CERA seeks to discontinue service          1002.2(f)(25). Effective September 1, 2017, the fee       D. Rate Adjustment
                                                    over is a portion of a 15.9-mile line that CERA was     will become $1,800. See Regulations Governing          2. Chair’s Remarks
                                                    authorized to lease and operate pursuant to an          Fees for Servs. Performed in Connection with
                                                    agreement with NSR. See Cent. R.R. Co. of Ind.—         Licensing & Related Servs.—2017 Update, EP 542
                                                                                                                                                                   3. Approval of Minutes of the May 11,
                                                    Lease & Operation Exemption—Norfolk S. Ry., FD          (Sub-No. 25), slip op. App. C at 20 (STB served July        2017, Board Meeting
                                                    35300 (STB served Oct. 21, 2009).                       28, 2017).                                             4. Report From President and CEO


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                                                    5. Continuation of Report of the                        ADDRESSES:    Interested persons are                    Respondents: Approximately 5,173
                                                         Finance, Rates, and Portfolio                      invited to submit written comments on                 representatives of U.S. public airports,
                                                         Committee                                          the proposed information collection to                U.S. privately-owned instrument
                                                       A. Standby Rates                                     the Office of Information and Regulatory              landing systems, and non-Federal
                                                    6. Report of the Nuclear Oversight                      Affairs, Office of Management and                     weather systems.
                                                         Committee                                          Budget. Comments should be addressed                    Frequency: Information is collected
                                                    7. Report of the Audit, Risk, and                       to the attention of the Desk Officer,                 on occasion.
                                                         Regulation Committee                               Department of Transportation/FAA, and                   Estimated Average Burden per
                                                       A. FY 2018 External Auditor                          sent via electronic mail to oira_                     Response: 40 minutes.
                                                         Selection                                          submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to                     Estimated Total Annual Burden:
                                                       B. Board Practice on External                        (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office               2,107 hours.
                                                         Inquiries                                          of Information and Regulatory Affairs,                  Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15,
                                                    8. Report of the People and Performance                 Office of Management and Budget,                      2017.
                                                         Committee                                          Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th                  Ronda L. Thompson,
                                                       A. Corporate Goals                                   Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.                     FAA Information Collection Clearance
                                                       B. Dental Administration Contract
                                                                                                              Public Comments Invited: You are                    Officer. Performance, Policy & Records
                                                    9. Report of the External Relations                                                                           Management Branch, ASP–110.
                                                                                                            asked to comment on any aspect of this
                                                         Committee
                                                       A. Knoxville Office Complex                          information collection, including (a)                 [FR Doc. 2017–17644 Filed 8–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                       B. Multiple Reservoirs Land                          Whether the proposed collection of                    BILLING CODE 4910–13–P

                                                         Management Plan                                    information is necessary for FAA’s
                                                       For more information: Please call                    performance; (b) the accuracy of the
                                                    TVA Media Relations at (865) 632–6000,                  estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    Knoxville, Tennessee. People who plan                   enhance the quality, utility and clarity
                                                                                                            of the information collection; and (d)                Federal Railroad Administration
                                                    to attend the meeting and have special
                                                    needs should call (865) 632–6000.                       ways that the burden could be                         [Docket Number FRA–2006–24774]
                                                    Anyone who wishes to comment on any                     minimized without reducing the quality
                                                    of the agenda in writing may send their                 of the collected information. The agency              Petition for Waiver of Compliance
                                                    comments to: TVA Board of Directors,                    will summarize and/or include your                       Under Part 211 of Title 49 of the Code
                                                    Board Agenda Comments, 400 West                         comments in the request for OMB’s                     of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
                                                    Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville,                           clearance of this information collection.             document provides the public notice
                                                    Tennessee 37902.                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      that on April 25, 2017, the Minnesota
                                                      Dated: August 16, 2017.
                                                                                                            Barbara Hall by email at:                             Transportation Museum (MTM)
                                                                                                            Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov. Phone: (817)                  requested renewal of a waiver of
                                                    Sherry A. Quirk,
                                                                                                            222–5448.                                             compliance from certain provisions of
                                                    General Counsel.
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            49 CFR part 232, Brake System Safety
                                                    [FR Doc. 2017–17709 Filed 8–17–17; 11:15 am]
                                                                                                              OMB Control Number: 2120–0754.                      Standards for Freight and Other Non-
                                                    BILLING CODE 8120–08–P                                    Title: National Flight Data Center Web              Passenger Trains and Equipment.
                                                                                                            Portal.                                                  Specifically, MTM requests relief
                                                                                                              Form Numbers: FAA Form 7900–1,                      from part 232, Appendix B,
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                            7900–2, 7900–3, 7900–4, 7900–7.                       § 232.17(b)(2) for passenger car
                                                                                                              Type of Review: Renewal of an                       maintenance requirements. MTM is a
                                                    Federal Aviation Administration                         information collection.                               non-profit corporation that operates
                                                                                                              Background: The Federal Register                    historic and educational excursion
                                                    Agency Information Collection
                                                                                                            Notice with a 60-day comment period                   trains as the Osceola and St. Croix
                                                    Activities: Requests for Comments;
                                                                                                            soliciting comments on the following                  Valley Railway between Dresser,
                                                    Clearance of Renewed Approval of
                                                                                                            collection of information was published               Wisconsin and Withrow, Minnesota, a
                                                    Information Collection: National Flight
                                                                                                            on April 5, 2017 (82 FR 16658). There                 distance of 25 miles, over Canadian
                                                    Data Center Web Portal
                                                                                                            were no comments. The National Flight                 National track. Operation of this train is
                                                    AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                Data Center (NFDC) is the authoritative               from mid-April to the end of October
                                                    Administration (FAA), DOT.                              government source for collecting,                     primarily on weekends with occasional
                                                    ACTION: Notice and request for                          validating, storing, maintaining, and                 mid-week special event trains for
                                                    comments.                                               disseminating aeronautical data                       approximately 70 operating days. MTM
                                                                                                            concerning the United States and its                  currently operates six coaches equipped
                                                    SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       territories to support real-time aviation             with either LN, UC or D–22 type brakes
                                                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA                    activities. The information collected                 that require a clean, oil, test, and stencil
                                                    invites public comments about our                       ensures the safe and efficient navigation             (COT&S) servicing, as prescribed in the
                                                    intention to request the Office of                      of the national airspace. The                         Manual of Standards and Recommended
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB)                             information collected is maintained in                Practices of the Association of American
                                                    approval to renew a previously                          the National Airspace System Resources                Railroads, S–4045, Passenger Equipment
                                                    approved information collection.
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                                                                                                            (NASR) database which serves as the                   Maintenance Requirements, last
                                                    National Flight Data Center (NFDC) Web                  official repository for NAS data and is               published in 2013.
                                                    Portal forms are used to collect                        provided to government, military, and                    MTM requests a renewal of relief for
                                                    aeronautical information, detailing the                 private producers of aeronautical charts,             the COT&S intervals for the coaches
                                                    physical description and operational                    publications, and flight management                   with the UC and LN type brake valves.
                                                    status of all components of the National                systems. The FAA is no longer                         MTM asserts that it has been performing
                                                    Airspace System (NAS).                                  collecting the information that was                   the COT&S servicing at 24-month
                                                    DATES: Written comments should be                       previously collected using Form 7900–                 intervals instead of the 15-month
                                                    submitted by September 20, 2017.                        5 or 7900–6.                                          intervals prescribed in part 232,


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FR Citation82 FR 39644 

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