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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 159 / Friday, August 20, 2021 / Notices 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 citys senior elected officials; 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 citys successful experience hosting large meetings and events; e description of the metropolitan areas 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
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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 events 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
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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. 202117852 Filed 81921; 8:45 am BILLING CODE 471029P

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
Docket No. AB 290 Sub-No. 410X

Norfolk Southern Railway Company Discontinuance of Trackage Rights Exemptionin Luzerne and Carbon Counties, Pa.
Norfolk Southern Railway Company NSR has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152
subpart FExempt 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.1 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 1152.50d1 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 RailroadAbandonment Portion Goshen Branch Between Firth &
1 NSR states that it acquired overhead trackage rights for the Line in 2002. See Norfolk S. Ry.
Trackage Rts. ExemptionReading Blue Mountain & N.R.R., FD 34225 STB served July 25, 2002.

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