26658 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 89 / Monday, May 8, 2000 / Notices

1OmniTRAX is a noncarrier holding company,

which at the time of filing, directly controlled 10

Class III railroads, including CKR and KSW,

operating in 7 states. See OmniTRAX, Inc.—Control

Exemption—Northern Ohio & Western Railway,

LLC, STB Finance Docket No. 33598 (STB served

June 5, 1998). OmniTRAX also states that it controls

3 rail carriers that operate in Canada.

inspection until the test or inspection

has been successfully completed.

Cargo tank conversions. It is possible,

though difficult, to modify a cargo tank,

such as by using the tank from an MC

330 cargo tank motor vehicle, to meet

the DOT 51 portable tank specification.

The modification must be performed by

an ASME Code facility. The

manufacturer performing the

modification must assure that the

modified tank conforms to all the

requirements of the DOT 51

specification in § 178.245 of the HMR.

Such a tank no longer meets the cargo

tank specification; thus, the

manufacturer must remove or cover the

cargo tank specification plate on the

modified tank and affix a new

certification plate in accordance with

§ 178.245–6. Other than through

recertification as a portable tank, there

is no provision for use of the tank from

a cargo tank motor vehicle as a portable

tank.

Filling densities. The HMR prescribe

maximum permitted filling densities for

portable tanks in propane service in

§ 173.315(b). Generally, maximum

permitted filling densities depend on

the specific gravity of the material to be

transported, measured at 60°F, and the

size of the tank. Propane in a portable

tank may not exceed 60 percent of the

water-weight capacity of the tank.

III. Safety Implications

The purpose of this safety advisory

notice is to alert persons who offer or

transport propane that transporting

propane in portable tanks that do not

conform to the HMR could have serious

safety implications for persons who

handle or transport such tanks and for

the general public. When liquid propane

is released into the atmosphere, it

quickly vaporizes into the gaseous form

that is its normal state at atmospheric

pressure. Vaporization occurs very

rapidly and, in the process, the propane

combines readily with air to form fuelair mixtures that are ignitable over a

range of 2.2 to 9.5 percent by volume.

If an ignition source is present in the

vicinity of the highly flammable

mixture, the vapor cloud ignites and

burns explosively.

No person may offer for transportation

or transport hazardous materials except

in conformance with the HMR. Persons

offering or transporting propane in

portable tanks that do not conform to

the HMR requirements may be subject to

civil or criminal penalties.

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 2, 2000.

Robert A. McGuire,

Acting Associate Administrator for

Hazardous Materials Safety.

[FR Doc. 00–11375 Filed 5–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33868]

OmniTRAX, Inc., Central Kansas

Railway, L.L.C., and Kansas

Southwestern Railway, L.L.C.—

Corporate Family Transaction

Exemption

OmniTRAX, Inc. (OmniTRAX),1

Central Kansas Railway L.L.C. (CKR),

and Kansas Southwestern Railway,

L.L.C. (KSW), have jointly filed a

verified notice of exemption. CKR

operates over approximately 900 miles

of rail line in the States of Kansas and

Colorado. KSW operates over

approximately 106 miles of rail line in

the State of Kansas and connects at

several locations with CKR. KSW will

be merged into CKR, with CKR as the

surviving corporation. After the

transaction is consummated,

OmniTRAX will control 9 Class III

railroads in the United States.

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or shortly after April

26, 2000.

The purpose of the transaction is to

simplify OmniTRAX’s corporate

structure and eliminate costs associated

with separate accounting, tax,

bookkeeping and reporting functions.

The proposed transaction will also

enhance the operating economies of,

and improve service on, the surviving

corporation.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The parties state that the transaction

will not result in adverse changes in

service levels, significant operational

changes, or a change in the competitive

balance with carriers outside the

corporate family.

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board

may not use its exemption authority to

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory

obligation to protect the interests of its

employees. Section 11326(c), however,

does not provide for labor protection for

transactions under sections 11324 and

11325 that involve only Class III rail

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

If the notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding to revoke the exemption

under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed

at any time. The filing of a petition to

revoke will not automatically stay the

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33868, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Karl Morell,

P.C., Ball Janik LLP, Suite 225, 1455 F

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: April 28, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–11183 Filed 5–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency

Office of Thrift Supervision

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities; Proposed Renewal of

Information Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of

the Currency (OCC) and Office of Thrift

Supervision (OTS), Treasury, and

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

(FDIC).

ACTION: Joint notice and request for

comment.

SUMMARY: The OCC, OTS, and FDIC

(collectively, the ‘‘agencies’’), as part of

their continuing efforts to reduce

paperwork and respondent burden,

invite financial institutions, the general

public, and other Federal agencies to

comment on a continuing information