Norfolk Southern Railway Company-Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemption-in Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pa.

• Published date: 20 August 2021
• Citation: 86 FR 46901
• Record Number: 2021-17859
• Section: Notices
• Court: Surface Transportation Board

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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 159 / Friday, August 20, 2021 / Notices

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NSR states that it acquired overhead trackage

rights for the Line in 2002. See Norfolk S. Ry.—

Trackage Rts. Exemption—Reading Blue Mountain

& N.R.R., FD 34225 (STB served July 25, 2002).

will be responded to in a timely

manner. All information in the

proposal, including quoted prices, must

be valid for 60 days after the due date.

Proposals must have the following

sections: (1) One-page executive

summary of what the city offers. (2)

General city description: (a) Letter of

support from the mayor or city’s senior

elected official(s); (b) letter of support

from the state governor; (c) letter of

support from local civic and business

groups; (d) a past performance statement

which indicates the city’s successful

experience hosting large meetings and

events; (e) description of the

metropolitan area’s ties to the Western

Hemisphere; and (f) description and

availability of venues that could be used

for large events. (3) Hotel availabilities:

(a) A list of three and four star hotels in

proximity to the proposed primary

venues including facility amenities such

as high-speed wireless internet access,

cell phone coverage for large groups,

restaurants, and accommodations for

VIPs; (4) Primary event venue facilities:

(a) Catering, audio-visual, perimeter

security, on-site maintenance,

management, medical, cell phone

coverage for large groups, and high

speed internet access, including the

relevant pricing schedule for internet

provision within the primary event

venue and a description of the agility of

internet bandwidth infrastructure,

including whether unencumbered

connections are possible and including

detail on any broadcast fiber

connectivity between the primary venue

and a major teleport; (b) dedicated

entrance for Summit delegates, if any;

(c) meeting rooms; (d) transportation

between hotels and conference facilities;

and (e) spreadsheet indicating costs and

availabilities of primary event venues

for timeframe indicated; within. Please

address the following questions:

How will the city provide security for

the delegates and VIPs including the

U.S. President? Only the U.S. President

and other Chiefs of State and Heads of

Government will have United States

Secret Service (USSS) protective details.

Each will be eligible to receive a

protective detail that include a vehicle

package, the size of which is determined

by threat level. The Secretary of State

has 24/7 Diplomatic Security Service

(DS) protection. Heads of Delegations

who are not Chiefs of State or Heads of

Government would NOT receive USSS

protection, but, based on a threat

assessment, might be eligible for DS

protection. Local Police Departments

(PD) normally provide route, motorcade,

and intelligence support to the USSS.

Local PDs historically have the lead

responsibility for providing crowd

control, demonstration control and riot

response. If required, will the city block

off streets around the conference venue

and hotels for Heads of State and

Government? The conference facility

would have tight perimeter and access

controls. Security arrangements for

hotels are based on threat information

relating to the Heads of State and

Government and will be determined on

a case-by-case basis by the USSS and

Local PD. Not every hotel would

necessarily have total perimeter

controls. Conversely, a central hotel

might meet criteria for closed streets

and public access.

How will the city fund the extra

security required for this conference?

Cities that bid on such events must take

into account and budget for the

extensive costs of Security and Public

Safety, as that responsibility lies solely

with the host city. The USSS and DS do

not reimburse local police for costs of

supporting visiting foreign dignitaries.

Some cities in the past have been able

to obtain funding to offset security costs

through Congress when requests for

funding support have been initiated by

their congressional representatives. This

event would likely receive a Department

of Homeland Security, Special Event

Activity Report (SEAR) Level One. It

could possibly receive designation as a

National Security Special Event (NSSE),

which may not be determined until

approximately one year or less prior to

the event. The SEAR and NSSE

designations are made based on certain

criteria by either the DHS Special Event

Working Group or the NSSE Working

Group (Interagency Security groups that

use methodology to determine an

event’s rating.) Neither designation

provides funding to local public safety

agencies, but the ultimate SEAR level

and, if applicable, NSSE designation,

does outline the level of support that

Federal agencies can provide.

What public safety infrastructure is

available? Address the following: (1)

Police: (a) Special operations

capabilities; (b) VIP protection; (c) riot

and crowd control response to

incidents; (d) explosive detection and

disposal; (e) traffic controls; (f)

Intelligence Division; (g) mutual aid

agreements/memorandum of

understanding with surrounding

jurisdictions/state police; (h)

communication center and procedures;

and (i) current emergency plan. (2) Fire/

emergency medical service: (a) Chemical

Biological Radiological and Nuclear

detection/procedures; (b) first

responders; (c) equipment/training and

trained staff on hand. (3) Emergency

Management: (a) Mass casualty; (b)

terrorist attack; and (c) natural disaster.

(4) Emergency Facilities: (a) Hospital/

Medical Centers; (b) emergency backup

communications; (c) emergency

supplies; and (d) evacuation plans. (5)

Public health: (a) measures used to

mitigate the spread of viruses; (b)

protocols for responding to outbreaks.

Kevin E. Bryant,

Deputy Director, Office of Directives

Management, U.S. Department of State.

[FR Doc. 2021–17852 Filed 8–19–21; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–29–P

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

[Docket No. AB 290 (Sub-No. 410X)]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Discontinuance of Trackage Rights

Exemption—in Luzerne and Carbon

Counties, Pa.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR) has filed a verified notice of

exemption under 49 CFR part 1152

subpart F—Exempt Abandonments and

Discontinuances of Service to

discontinue overhead trackage rights

operations over approximately 56.7

miles of rail line owned by Reading

Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad

Company (RBMN) located between

milepost 119.3 in Lehighton Yard and

milepost 175.5 in Dupont, Pa., in

Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pa. (the

Line).

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The Line traverses U.S. Postal

Service Zip Codes 18235, 18229, 18255,

18661, 18711, 18707, 18706, 18640, and

18641.

NSR has certified that: (1) It has

moved no local traffic over the Line for

at least two years; (2) any common

carrier overhead traffic can be rerouted;

(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 on the Line is either 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

1105.12 (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

discontinuance of service shall be

protected under Oregon Short Line

Railroad—Abandonment Portion

Goshen Branch Between Firth &

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Persons interested in submitting an OFA to

subsidize continued rail service must first file a

formal expression of intent to file an offer,

indicating the intent to file an OFA for subsidy and

demonstrating that they are preliminarily

financially responsible. See 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)(i).

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The filing fee for OFAs can be found at 49 CFR

1002.2(f)(25).

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Because this is a discontinuance proceeding and

not an abandonment, interim trail use/rail banking

and public use conditions are not appropriate.

Because there will be an environmental review

during abandonment, this discontinuance does not

require an environmental review.

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)

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to subsidize

continued rail service has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on September 19, 2021, unless

stayed pending reconsideration.

Petitions to stay that do not involve

environmental issues and formal

expressions of intent to file an OFA to

subsidize continued rail service under

49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2)

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must be filed by

August 30, 2021.

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Petitions to reopen

must be filed by September 9, 2021.

All pleadings, referring to Docket No.

AB 290 (Sub-No. 410X), should be filed

with the Surface Transportation Board

via e-filing on the Board’s website. In

addition, a copy of each pleading filed

with the Board should be sent to NSR’s

representative, Crystal M. Zorbaugh,

Baker & Miller PLLC, 2401 Pennsylvania

Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC

20037.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

Board decisions and notices are

available at www.stb.gov.

Decided: August 17, 2021.

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Kenyatta Clay,

Clearance Clerk.

[FR Doc. 2021–17859 Filed 8–19–21; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN

COMMISSION

Grandfathering (GF) Registration

Notice

AGENCY

: Susquehanna River Basin

Commission.

ACTION

: Notice.

SUMMARY

: This notice lists

Grandfathering Registration for projects

by the Susquehanna River Basin

Commission during the period set forth

in

DATES

.

DATES

: July 1–31, 2021.

ADDRESSES

: Susquehanna River Basin

Commission, 4423 North Front Street,

Harrisburg, PA 17110–1788.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

:

Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel and

Secretary to the Commission, telephone:

(717) 238–0423, ext. 1312; fax: (717)

238–2436; email: joyler@srbc.net.

Regular mail inquiries may be sent to

the above address.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

: This

notice lists GF Registration for projects,

described below, pursuant to 18 CFR

806, Subpart E for the time period

specified above:

Grandfathering Registration Under 18

CFR Part 806, Subpart E

1. Benton Municipal Water & Sewer

Authority—Public Water Supply

System, GF Certificate No. GF–

202107175, Benton Township,

Columbia County, Pa.; Artesian Well

No. 1; Issue Date: July 22, 2021.

2. The Procter & Gamble Paper

Products Company—Mehoopany Plant,

GF Certificate No. GF–202107176,

Washington Township, Wyoming

County, Pa.; Susquehanna River and

Well 4; Issue Date: July 22, 2021.

3. TTGC, Inc.—Tree Top Golf Course,

GF Certificate No. GF–202107177,

Mount Joy Township, Lancaster County,

Pa.; Hole 13 Well, Hole 15 Well, Hole

17 Well, and Hole 5 Pond; Issue Date:

July 22, 2021.

4. Jersey Shore Steel Company—

Jersey Shore Steel, GF Certificate No.

GF–202107178, Pine Creek Township,

Clinton County, Pa.; the Well and

consumptive use; Issue Date: July 27,

2021.

5. West St. Clair Township-

Pleasantville Borough Municipal

Authority—Public Water Supply

System, GF Certificate No. GF–

202107179, West St. Clair Township

and Pleasantville Borough, Bedford

County, Pa.; Well 001; Issue Date: July

27, 2021.

Dated: August 17, 2021

Jason E. Oyler,

General Counsel and Secretary to the

Commission.

[FR Doc. 2021–17882 Filed 8–19–21; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7040–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Women

Veterans, Notice of Meeting, Amended

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act that the

Advisory Committee on Women

Veterans will conduct a virtual site visit

on August 24–27, 2021, with the

Veterans Integrated Service Network

(VISN) 20: Northwest Network and the

VA Portland Health Care System

(VAPORHCS) in Portland, OR.

Date Time Location

August 24, 2021 .............................. 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (PT) ............ See Webex link and call-in information below.

August 25, 2021 .............................. 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. (PT) ............ See Webex link and call-in information below.

August 26, 2021 .............................. 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. (PT) ............ See Webex link and call-in information below.

August 27, 2021 .............................. 10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. (PT) .......... See Webex link and call-in information below.

The purpose of the Committee is to

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

regarding the needs of women Veterans

with respect to health care,

rehabilitation, compensation, outreach

and other programs and activities

administered by VA designed to meet

such needs. The Committee makes

recommendations to the Secretary

regarding such programs and activities.

On Tuesday, August 24, the agenda

includes overviews of: VISN 20’s

facilities and programs; an overview of

VISN 20 services for women Veterans;

and an overview of VAPORHCS

facilities, programs and community

partners.

On Wednesday, August 25, the

agenda includes a continuation of

briefings on VAPORHCS’ programs and

services for women Veterans. On

Thursday, August 26, the agenda

includes briefings on: Oregon State

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