41520 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 5, 2000 / Notices

1The State of Texas will not provide rail freight

service on the line. WTLR will retain ownership of

the rail, ties and other track materials and will

retain the permanent, irrevocable, exclusive rail

freight easement to provide service over the line.

2The transaction could be consummated no

sooner than the June 23, 2000 effective date of the

exemption.

3According to the State of Texas, a motion to

dismiss will be filed in the near future in this

proceeding on the grounds that the Board does not

have jurisdiction over this transaction.

proper labeling, an individual vehicle

user cannot readily determine the

proper size tire for the rim and the

vehicle. Without this required

information displayed on the rim, a tire

too large or small for the rim could be

mounted, resulting in a failure. If the

load carrying capabilities of the wheel

cannot be readily determined, then the

possibility of overloading exists.

In this case, the rims have an

incomplete marking, so the individual

will have to rely on another source for

the correct rim size. The most likely

sources for the rim size information are

the tire placard on the vehicle, the

vehicle owner’s manual, or a dealer. The

placard in these vehicles shows the rim

size correctly at 15 x7J. The owner’s

manual for these vehicles states that a

new wheel should have the same loadcarrying, 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. It is extremely unlikely that

dealers would attempt to rely on rim

markings to determine the appropriate

tire or rim sizes.

According to GM, the processes have

been extensively reviewed, the causes of

these noncompliances have been

isolated, and changes in the processes

have been instituted to prevent any

future occurrences. In addition, the

noncompliance is limited to the

vehicles addressed in this notice, and

GM stated that its future products will

comply with the requirements of

FMVSS No. 120.

In consideration of the foregoing,

NHTSA has decided that the applicant

has met its burden of persuasion that

the noncompliance it describes is

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.

Accordingly, GM’s application is

granted, and it is exempted from the

duty of providing notification of, and a

remedy for, the noncompliance.

(49 U.S.C. 30118, delegations of authority at

49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8).

Issued on: June 28, 2000.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–16890 Filed 7–4–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33889]

State of Texas (Acting by and Through

the Texas Department of

Transportation)—Acquisition

Exemption—West Texas & Lubbock

Railroad Company, Inc.

The State of Texas (acting by and

through the Texas Department of

Transportation), a noncarrier, has filed a

verified notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.31 to acquire the right-of-way

underlying a rail line (the line) from

West Texas & Lubbock Railroad

Company, Inc. (WTLR). The line is

located between milepost 7.2 and

milepost 1.1, in Lubbock, TX, a distance

of approximately 6.1 miles.1

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or shortly after June

27, 2000.2

If the notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.3 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. 33889, 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 Charles W.

Heald, Executive Director, Texas

Department of Transportation, 125 E.

11th Street, Austin, TX 78701–2483.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: June 27, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16856 Filed 7–03–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Joint Comment Request

AGENCIES: Office of the Comptroller of

the Currency (OCC), Treasury; Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System (Board); and Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review;

Joint Comment Request.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.

chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, and the

FDIC (collectively, the ‘‘agencies’’)

hereby give notice that they plan to

submit to the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) requests for review of the

information collections described

below. The agencies may not conduct or

sponsor, and the respondent is not

required to respond to, an information

collection unless it displays a currently

valid OMB control number.

On April 18, 2000, the agencies,

under the auspices of the Federal

Financial Institutions Examination

Council (FFIEC), requested public

comment for 60 days on the extension,

without revision, of the currently

approved information collections: the

Foreign Branch Report of Condition

(FFIEC 030). The agencies, however, are

making a minor clarification to the

FFIEC 030 general instructions, effective

September 30, 2000.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before August 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are

invited to submit written comments to

any or all of the agencies. All comments,

which should refer to the OMB control

number(s), will be shared among the

agencies.

OCC: Written comments on the FFIEC

030 should be submitted to the

Communications Division, Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E

Street, S.W., Third Floor, Attention:

1557–0099, Washington, DC 20219. In

addition, comments may be sent by

facsimile transmission to (202)874–

5274, or by electronic mail to

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov.

Comments will be available for

inspection and photocopying at the

OCC’s Public Reference Room, 250 E

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Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business

days. Appointments for inspection of

comments may be made by calling (202)

874–5043.

Board: Written comments on the

FFIEC 030 should be addressed to

Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of

Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, 20th and C Streets, NW,

Washington, D.C. 20551, submitted by

electronic mail to

regs.comments@federalreserve.gov, or

delivered to the Board’s mail room

between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m., and to

the security control room outside of

those hours. Both the mail room and the

security control room are accessible

from the courtyard entrance on 20th

Street between Constitution Avenue and

C Street, N.W. Comments received may

be inspected in room M-P–500 between

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except as

provided in section 261.12 of the

Board’s Rules Regarding Availability of

Information, 12 CFR 261.12(a).

FDIC: Written comments on the FFIEC

030 should be addressed to Robert E.

Feldman, Executive Secretary,

Attention: Comments/OES, Federal

Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20429.

Comments may be hand-delivered to the

guard station at the rear of the 550 17th

Street Building (located on F Street), on

business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

[FAX number (202) 898–3838; Internet

address: comments@fdic.gov].

Comments may be inspected and

photocopied in the FDIC Public

Information Center, Room 100, 801 17th

Street, NW, Washington, DC, between 9

a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days.

A copy of the comments may also be

submitted to the OMB desk officer for

the agencies: Alexander T. Hunt, Office

of Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Room 3208,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Additional information or a copy of the

collection may be requested from:

OCC: Jessie Dunaway, OCC Clearance

Officer, or Camille Dixon, (202) 874–

5090, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division, Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E

Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219.

Board: Mary M. West, Federal Reserve

Board Clearance Officer, (202) 452–

3829, Division of Research and

Statistics, Board of Governors of the

Federal Reserve System, 20th and C

Streets, NW, Washington, DC 20551.

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

(TDD) users may contact Diane Jenkins,

(202) 452–3544, Board of Governors of

the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C

Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. 20551.

FDIC: Steven F. Hanft, FDIC Clearance

Officer, (202) 898–3907, Office of the

Executive Secretary, Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street

NW, Washington, D.C. 20429.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Proposal To Extend for Three Years

With Minor Instructional Clarifications

the Following Currently Approved

Collections of Information

Title: Foreign Branch Report of

Condition.

Form Number: FFIEC 030.

Frequency of Response: Annually,

and quarterly for significant branches.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

For OCC:

OMB Number: 1557–0099.

Number of Respondents: 143 annual

respondents, 56 quarterly respondents.

Estimated Time per Response: 3.9

burden hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1431

burden hours.

For Board:

OMB Number: 7100–0071.

Number of Respondents: 40 annual

respondents, 26 quarterly respondents.

Estimated Time per Response: 3.9

burden hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 468

burden hours.

For FDIC:

OMB Number: 3064–0011.

Number of Respondents: 36 annual

respondents, no quarterly respondents.

Estimated Time per Response: 3.9

burden hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

140.4 burden hours.

General Description of Report

These information collections are

mandatory: 12 U.S.C. 321, 324, and 602

(Board); 12 U.S.C. 602 (OCC); and 12

U.S.C. 1828 (FDIC). These information

collections are given confidential

treatment (5 U.S.C. 552(b)(8)). Small

businesses (that is, small banks) are not

affected.

Abstract

This report contains asset and liability

information for foreign branches of

insured U.S. commercial banks and is

required for regulatory and supervisory

purposes. The information is used to

analyze the foreign operations of U.S.

commercial banks. All foreign branches

of U.S. banks regardless of charter type

file this report with the appropriate

Federal Reserve District Bank. The

Federal Reserve collects this

information on behalf of the U.S. bank’s

primary federal bank regulatory agency.

Current actions: The agencies did not

receive any comments in response to the

notice published in the Federal Register

on April 18, 2000, (65 FR 20847)

requesting public comment on the

extension without revision of these

information collections. The agencies,

however, are making a minor

clarification to the FFIEC 030 general

instructions regarding the treatment of

intrabank transactions, effective

September 30, 2000.

Request for Comment

Comments are invited on:

a. Whether the information

collections are necessary for the proper

performance of the agencies’ functions,

including whether the information has

practical utility;

b. The accuracy of the agencies’

estimates of the burden of the

information collections, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

c. Ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected;

d. Ways to minimize the burden of

information collections on respondents,

including through the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology; and

e. Estimates of capital or start up costs

and costs of operation, maintenance,

and purchase of services to provide

information.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be shared among the

agencies. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Written

comments should address the accuracy

of the burden estimates and ways to

minimize burden including the use of

automated collection techniques or the

use of other forms of information

technology as well as other relevant

aspects of the information collection

request.

Dated: June 28, 2000.

Mark J Tenhundfeld,

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller

of the Currency.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve

System, June 27, 2000.

Jennifer J. Johnson,

Secretary of the Board.

Dated at Washington, D.C., this 19th day of

June, 2000.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Robert E. Feldman,

Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16843 Filed 7–3–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODES 4810–33–P; 6210–01–P; 6714–01–P