Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 130 / Thursday, July 6, 2000 / Notices 41745

1 IP’s acquisition of control of MCSA and ANR

was accomplished through an Agreement and Plan

of Merger dated May 12, 2000, through which IP

acquired over 90% of the outstanding common

stock of the Champion International Corporation

(Champion). Both prior and subsequent to the

acquisition, Champion owned 100% of the stock of

MCSA and 50% of the stock of ANR.

IP currently owns the Longview, Portland &

Northern Railway Company, which operates in the

State of Oregon.

challenges facing the United States and

the federal government in international

labor matters. These challenges include

the protection of worker rights, the

elimination of exploitative child labor,

and the prevention of abusive working

conditions.

The agenda for the July 18 meeting

includes discussion of potential

recommendations for Committee

consideration.

Members of the public are welcome to

attend the meeting as seating capacity

allows. As access to the Department of

State is controlled, persons wishing to

attend the meeting must be pre-cleared

by calling or faxing the following

information, by close of business July

14, to Mark Simonoff at (202) 647–4327

or fax (202) 647–0431 or email

simonoff@state.gov: name; company or

organization affiliation (if any); date of

birth; and social security number. Precleared persons should use the 23rd

Street entrance to the State Department

and have a driver’s license with photo,

a passport, a U.S. Government ID or

other valid photo identification.

Members of the public may, if they

wish, submit a brief statement to the

Committee in writing. Those wishing

further information should contact Mr.

Simonoff at the phone and fax numbers

provided above.

Dated: June 30, 2000.

Bennett Freeman,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of

Democracy, Human Rights and Labor,

Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Delegation of Authority No. 145–17]

Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and

Certain Related Acts

By virtue of the authority vested in

me by Delegation of Authority No. 145–

5 of January 22, 1988, 53 FR 5072,

pursuant to Executive Order 12163 of

September 29, 1971, 44 FR 56673, as

amended, and the Foreign Assistance

Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2151

et seq., State Department Delegation of

Authority No. 145–5–2 of April 4, 1991,

is hereby amended to read as follows:

By virtue of the authority vested in

me by Delegation of Authority No. 145–

5 of January 22, 1988, 53 FR 5072,

pursuant to Executive Order 12163 of

September 29, 1979, 44 FR 56673, as

amended, and the Foreign Assistance

Act of 1961, as amended, 22 U.S.C. 2151

et seq., I hereby delegate to the Assistant

Administrator for Latin America and the

Caribbean of the U.S. Agency for

International Development (USAID)

functions conferred on the President by

section 534(b)(3)(A), (B), and (C) for the

purpose of including law enforcement

agencies and personnel in activities

financed by USAID to strengthen the

administration of justice. All such

activities shall be implemented in

coordination with the International

Criminal Investigative Training

Assistance Program of the U.S.

Department of Justice.

This delegation shall be published in

the Federal Register.

Dated: June 13, 2000.

Peter F. Romero,

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western

Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33891]

Central Gulf Railway, Inc.—Lease and

Operation Exemption—Terminal

Railway Alabama State Docks

Central Gulf Railway, Inc. (CGR), a

noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to

lease certain rail lines from the

Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks

(TASD), an agency of the State of

Alabama, and operate either directly or

through the use of a contract agent

approximately 0.46 miles of rail line.

The rail lines to be leased are located in

TASD’s Frascati Yard in Mobile, AL.

CGR will be leasing Track Nos. 1, 2, and

4, beginning at a point of interchange

with TASD 90 feet east of Ezra Trice

Boulevard and extending east 590 feet

for Track Nos. 1 and 2 and, 1271 feet for

Track No. 4. CGR certifies that its

projected revenues will not exceed

those that would qualify it as a Class III

carrier.

The transaction is scheduled to be

consummated on or after June 30, 2000.

If the notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions 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. 33891, 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, one copy of each

pleading must be served on Karl Morell,

Esq., BALL JANIK, LLP, 1455 F Street,

NW, Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33890]

The International Paper Company—

Acquisition of Control Exemption—

Moscow, Camden & San Augustine

Railroad and Angelina & Neches River

Railroad Company

The International Paper Company

(IP), a noncarrier, has filed a notice of

exemption to acquire control, through

stock purchase, of Moscow, Camden &

San Augustine Railroad (MCSA) and

Angelina and Neches River Railroad

Company (ANR) (collectively rail lines),

Class III railroads, operating in the State

of Texas.1

While IP states that the transaction

was consummated on or about June 16,

2000, the exemption will not be

effective until June 30, 2000 (7 days

after the notice of exemption was filed).

IP states that: (i) The rail lines do not

connect; (ii) the transaction is not part

of a series of anticipated transactions

that would connect these railroads with

each other or with any other railroad in

their corporate family; and (iii) the

transaction does not involve a Class I

carrier. Therefore, the transaction is

exempt from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49

CFR 1180.2(d)(2).

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