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70,000 gallons) which are designed and

built to ASME Code VIII (greater than 15

psig). Tanks built to this code are shop

fabricated under strict quality control

and are inspected and stamped by the

Authorized Inspectors of the NBBI.

Storage tanks at the ALT LNG facility

are built to ASME code Section VIII and

have a capacity of 50,000 gallons

(relatively small). Therefore, RSPA is

proposing to grant the waiver from

§ 193.2321(e).

(5) Sections 193.2329 (a) and (b)—

Construction Records: § 193.2329(a)

require that an operator shall retain

records of specifications, procedures,

and drawings consistent with this part,

and § 193.2329(b) requires that an

operator shall retain records of results of

tests, inspections and quality assurance

program required by this subpart.

ALT requests a waiver for records for

design and manufacture of the pressure

vessels, because they are built to the

ASME code as referenced in NFPA 59A.

ALT would comply with all other

record keeping requirements in

accordance with §§ 193.2329 (a) and (b).

RSPA agrees and is proposing to grant

waiver from §§ 193.2329 (a) and (b) for

those parts of its facility where ALT has

requested and has been granted a

waiver.

(6) Section 193.2431(c)—Vents:

§ 193.2431(c) requires that venting of

natural gas/vapor under operational

control which could produce a

hazardous gas atmosphere must be

directed to a flare stack or heat

exchanger.

NFPA 59A 3–4.5 also requires safe

discharge of boil-off and flash gas to the

atmosphere or into a closed system.

NFPA 10–12.4.4 requires that safety

relief valve discharge stacks or vents

shall discharge directly into the

atmosphere.

ALT is requesting a waiver from

§ 193.2431(c) which requires flare

stacks. ALT’s reasons for

noncompliance are that (i) safety relief

valves relieve under emergency

conditions, and (ii) there will be no boiloff venting at this facility because LNG

storage vessels are maintained at a

storage pressure of 20 psi by a

recompressor system.

RSPA agrees that at this LNG facility

recompressor system will maintain a

pressure of 20 psi in the LNG storage

tanks. Therefore, no continuous

discharge of boil-off to atmosphere is

expected. RSPA believes that relief

valves discharge only under emergency

conditions. Therefore, it is safe to

discharge them to the atmosphere

through a stack without flaring.

Therefore, RSPA is proposing to grant

a waiver from compliance with

§ 193.2431(c), as long as relief valves

discharge through stacks which are

higher than surrounding structures at

this facility.

(7) Section 193.2817 (b)(2)—Fire

Equipment: § 193.2817(b)(2) requires

fire control equipment and supplies to

include a water supply and associated

delivery system, if the total inventory of

LNG is 70,000 gallons.

NFPA 59A 9–5.1 similarly requires a

water system except where an

evaluation in accordance with 9–1.2

indicates the use of water is

unnecessary or impractical. Section 9–

1.2 also requires evaluation of the

methods necessary for protection of the

equipment and structures from the

effects of fire exposure.

ALT not only requests a waiver from

§ 193.2817(b)(2), but also takes an

exception to NFPA 59A 9–5.1. ALT’s

rationale for such a waiver is that this

facility is remotely located, generally

unattended, and is equipped with fire

detection sensors which will annunciate

fire detection to the control center, as

well as initiate a facility shutdown to a

fail-safe condition.

RSPA disagrees with ALT’s rationale

that water is unnecessary and

impractical at this facility. This LNG

facility has two 50,000 gallon capacity

storage tanks, processors, liquefiers,

compressors, and piping. For protection

of the above components and for

controlling unignited leaks and spills,

RSPA believes that a fire protection

water system is necessary. From the

information available to RSPA, it

appears that providing a water system at

this facility is feasible. Therefore, RSPA

is not proposing to grant a waiver from

§ 193.2817(b)(2).

Except for the sections for which

RSPA is proposing to grant a waiver,

this LNG facility must meet all the other

requirements of Part 193. For the

sections for which RSPA proposes to

grant a waiver, RSPA believes that the

granting of a waiver from these

requirements would not be inconsistent

with pipeline safety, as long as ALT

follows alternative provisions in the

NFPA 59A.

Interested parties are invited to

comment on the proposed waiver by

submitting in duplicate such data,

views, or arguments as they may desire.

Comments should identify the Docket

and Notice number, and should be

addressed to the Docket facility, U.S.

Department of Transportation, Plaza

401, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590–0001.

All comments received before

September 30, 1997, will be considered

before final action is taken. Late filed

comments will be considered so far as

practicable. No public hearing is

contemplated, but one may be held at a

time and place set in a notice in the

Federal Register if requested by an

interested person desiring to comment

at a public hearing and raising a genuine

issue. All comments and other docketed

material will be available for inspection

and copying in room 401 plaza between

the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except federal

holidays.

Authority: 49 App. U.S.C. 2002(h) and

2015; and 49 CFR 1.53.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on July 30,

1997.

Cesar De Leon,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Pipeline

Safety.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33425]

I & M Rail Link, LLC—Trackage Rights

Exemption—The Burlington Northern

and Santa Fe Railway Company

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company (BNSF) will agree to

grant limited overhead trackage rights to

I & M Rail Link, LLC (IMRL), between

milepost 429.7 in the vicinity of

Division Street, St. Paul, MN, and

milepost 11.6 in the vicinity of the

Shoreham Yard Switch, Minneapolis,

MN. The trackage includes both the

route between the above-referenced

mileposts via BNSF’s St. Paul SubDivision, a total of 11.9 miles, and the

route between those same mileposts via

BNSF’s Midway Sub-Division, a total of

11.4 miles. IMRL’s use of a particular

route will be determined by BNSF.

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or after the July 29,

1997 effective date of the exemption.

The purpose of this transaction, in the

interest of operating economies and

improving service, is to permit IMRL to

handle traffic to and from the Soo Line

Railroad Company’s Shoreham Yard at

Minneapolis, and to pick up and deliver

interchange traffic to BNSF at either

Dayton’s Bluff or Northtown Yard.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees affected by the trackage

rights will be protected by the

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false
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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

stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33425, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001 and served on: H. Gerry Anderson,

Weiner, Brodsky, Sidman & Kider, P.C.,

1350 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite

800, Washington, DC 20005–4797.

Decided: July 28, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20369 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–19: OTS No. 3682]

Citizens Savings Bank of Frankfort,

Frankfort, Indiana; Approval of

Conversion Application

Notice is hereby given that on July 23,

1997, the Director, Corporate Activities,

Office of Thrift Supervision, or her

designee, acting pursuant to delegated

authority, approved the application of

Citizens Savings Bank of Frankfort,

Frankfort, Indiana, to convert to the

stock form of organization. Copies of the

application are available for inspection

at the Dissemination Branch, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20552, and the Central

Regional Office, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 200 West Madison Street,

Suite 1300, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Dated: July 30, 1997.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20479 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–20; OTS No. 0800]

Pioneer Bank, a Federal Savings Bank,

Baker City, Oregon; Approval of

Conversion Application

Notice is hereby given that on July 23,

1997, the Director, Corporate Activities,

Office of Thrift Supervision, or her

designee, acting pursuant to delegated

authority, approved the application of

Pioneer Bank, a Federal Savings Bank,

Baker City, Oregon, to convert to the

stock form of organization. Copies of the

application are available for inspection

at the Dissemination Branch, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20552, and the West

Regional Office, Office of Thrift

Supervision, Pacific Telesis Tower, 1

Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San

Francisco, California 94104.

Dated: July 30, 1997.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20480 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–21; OTS Nos. H–2166 and 04347]

Riverview, M.H.C., Camas,

Washington; Approval of Conversion

Application

Notice is hereby given that on July 29,

1997, the Director, Corporate Activities,

Office of Thrift Supervision, or her

designee, acting pursuant to delegated

authority, approved the application of

Riverview, M.H.C., Camas, Washington,

to convert to the stock form of

organization. Copies of the application

are available for inspection at the

Dissemination Branch, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20552, and the West

Regional Office, Office of Thrift

Supervision, Pacific Telesis Tower, 1

Montgomery Street, Suite 400, San

Francisco, California 94104.

Dated: July 30, 1997.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20481 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–22; OTS No. 2173]

Spring Hill Savings Bank, F.S.B.,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Approval of

Conversion Application

Notice is hereby given that on July 28,

1997, the Director, Corporate Activities,

Office of Thrift Supervision, or her

designee, acting pursuant to delegated

authority, approved the application of

Spring Hill Savings Bank, F.S.B.,

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to convert to

the stock form of organization. Copies of

the application are available for

inspection at the Dissemination Branch,

Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, and

the Northeast Regional Office, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 10 Exchange Place,

18th Floor, Jersey City, New Jersey

07302.

Dated: July 30, 1997.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20482 Filed 8–1–97; 8:45 am]

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