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4. ‘‘General Motors believes that very

few of these wheels will ever have to be

replaced over the life of the vehicle.

Nevertheless, the owner’s manual

provided with these vehicles contains a

section ‘Wheel Replacement.’ This

section states that each new wheel

should have the same load-carrying,

diameter, width, offset and be mounted

in the same way as the one it replaces.

It also advises customers that their

dealer will know the kind of wheel they

need. The wheels at issue here are not

marked with an incorrect width. Rather,

they have no width marking. Therefore

a dealer would not be mislead by a

width marking on the wheel, but would

look at the placard if they were not

aware of the exact width.’’

5. ‘‘If a customer needs to replace a

tire or a wheel, he/she is likely to go to

a tire/wheel store, or a vehicle dealer.

The skilled personnel at any of these

places know how to determine the

correct tire or wheel size that they are

replacing. For the tire replacement, it is

highly probable that they will first look

at the tire sidewall to determine the

replacement tire size. They also know

that the information exists on the

placard and may look at the placard. For

the wheel replacement, they may look at

the tire placard or at the wheel itself to

determine the replacement size. The

subject wheels do not give incorrect

information, however the information is

incomplete. Since the information on

the wheel is incomplete, the person

looking at it will look elsewhere to find

the missing information prior to

selecting replacement wheel or tire size.

For the correct tire selection, rim

diameter is of primary importance, and

the tire diameter must be the same as

the rim diameter. The information on

the subject wheels does contain the

correct rim diameter, i.e., 15.’’

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and

arguments on the application described

above. Comments should refer to the

docket number and be submitted to:

U.S. Department of Transportation,

Docket Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC,

20590. It is requested that two copies be

submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the closing date

indicated below will be considered. The

application and supporting materials,

and all comments received after the

closing date, will also be filed and will

be considered to the extent possible.

When the application is granted or

denied, the notice will be published in

the Federal Register pursuant to the

authority indicated below.

Comment closing date: February 18,

2000.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120;

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and

501.8.

Issued on: January 13, 2000.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Acting Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33824]

Great Salt Lake and Southern Railroad,

L.L.C.—Construction and Operation—

In Tooele County, UT

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of filing of application

and request for public comments.

SUMMARY: Great Salt Lake and Southern

Railroad Company, L.L.C., has filed an

application under 49 U.S.C. 10901(a) for

authority to construct and operate one

of the two following rail projects: (1) A

rail line approximately 32 miles in

length between Low, UT, and a facility

to be constructed in the Skull Valley,

UT, for the interim storage of spent

nuclear fuel; or (2) A run-around track

and sidings at a point approximately 1.8

miles west of Timpie, UT, where

applicant would locate an intermodal

transfer point for the transfer of spent

nuclear fuel shipping casks from railcars

onto trucks for highway movement to

the storage facility. The Board will

entertain comments and replies on

whether this application meets the

criteria of 49 U.S.C. 10901.

DATES: Comments are due on February

9, 2000. Replies are due February 14,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments (an

original and 10 copies) referring to STB

Finance Docket No. 33824 to: Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, send one copy of

comments to applicant’s representative:

George W. Mayo, Jr., Hogan & Hartson

L.L.P., 555 Thirteenth Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20004–1109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1600.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: 1–800–

877–8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 5, 2000, Great Salt Lake and

Southern Railroad Company, L.L.C.

(GSLS), a noncarrier, filed an

application under 49 U.S.C. 10901(a) for

authority to construct and operate one

of the two following rail projects: (1) A

rail line approximately 32 miles in

length (and associated sidings) between

Low, UT, and a facility which

applicant’s parent, Private Fuel Storage

L.L.C. (PFS), proposes to construct in

the south-central portion of Skull

Valley, UT, for the interim storage of

spent nuclear fuel (SNF); or (2) A runaround track and sidings at a point

approximately 1.8 miles west of Timpie,

UT, where applicant would locate an

intermodal transfer point for the transfer

of SNF shipping casks from arriving

railcars onto heavy haul trucks for

highway movement to the storage

facility. Although GSLS has not finally

determined which of the two rail

projects it will ultimately pursue, it

prefers the direct rail option because it

will permit efficiencies associated with

rail-only movements.

Environmental review of the

application under the National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and

related environmental laws is currently

ongoing by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis (SEA). The

Board is engaged in this environmental

review in the capacity of a cooperating

agency, where the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is the lead agency

for environmental review. According to

applicant, NRC undertook this lead

responsibility in connection with the

June 1997 license application filed by

PFS seeking NRC authority to construct

and operate the SNF storage facility.

The Bureau of Land Management and

the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the

United States Department of the Interior

are also participating in the

environmental review as cooperating

agencies. Because a third-party

consultant has been retained to prepare

the necessary environmental

documentation under the Board’s

direction and supervision, the Board’s

environmental reporting requirements

are not applicable to this application.

See 49 CFR 1105.10(d).

GSLS indicates that substantially all

of the traffic to be transported to the

storage facility will be SNF originating

at various commercial nuclear power

electric generating plants throughout the

United States. The total design capacity

of the PFS facility will be 4,000

canisters of SNF. GSLS states that,

although the United States Department

of Energy (DOE) has the statutory

responsibility to develop a geologic

repository program for SNF by January

31, 1998, DOE is not likely to

implement such a program for another

decade. Applicant states that,

accordingly, the nuclear power industry

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has no alternative but to build and

operate its own storage facility where

SNF can be stored for an interim period

of up to 40 years, while DOE pursues its

permanent disposal obligation.

Written comments (an original and 10

copies) on the application to construct

and operate the above-described rail

lines must be filed with the Board not

later than February 9, 2000. Comments

must contain the basis for the party’s

position either in support or opposition,

and must contain the name and address

of the commenting party. Applicant

must be concurrently served with a

copy of each comment. Any replies (an

original and 10 copies) by applicant to

written comments must be filed with

the Board not later than February 14,

2000.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

This decision will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

Decided: January 13, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Secretary

Notice of Call for Redemption: 81⁄4

Percent Treasury Bonds of 2000–5

January 14, 2000, Washington, D.C.

Public notice is hereby given that all

outstanding 81⁄4 percent Treasury Bonds

of 200–5 (CUSIP No. 912810 BU 1)

dated May 15, 1975, due May 15, 2005,

are hereby called for redemption at par

on May 15, 2000, on which date interest

on such bonds will cease.

2. Full information regarding the

presentation and surrender of such

bonds held in coupon and registered

form for redemption under this call will

be found in Department of the Treasury

Circular No. 3000 dated March 4, 1973,

as amended (31 CFR part 306), and on

the Bureau of the Public Debt’s website,

www.publicdebt.treas.gov.

3. Redemption payments for such

bonds held in book-entry form, whether

on the books of the Federal Reserve

Banks or in Treasury-Direct accounts,

will be made automatically on May 15,

2000.

Donald V. Hammond,

Fiscal Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–1107 Filed 1–14–00; 11:00 am]

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