The Surface Transportation Board granted an exemption allowing WCL to abandon a rail line. The abandonment is effective November 12, 2005 unless stayed or an offer of financial assistance is received. WCL must file a notice of consummation by October 13, 2006 to confirm the line has been fully abandoned. The Treasury Department announced members appointed to the Legal Division Performance Review Board for fiscal year 2005. James W. Carroll, Jr. will serve as chair. The Treasury also announced a public meeting of the President's Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to be held on October 18, 2005 in Washington D.C. at the Ronald Reagan Building.