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1995 Ferrari F50 must be modified to

comply with the Bumper Standard

found in 49 CFR part 581.

The petitioner also states that a

vehicle identification number plate that

meets the requirements of 49 CFR part

565 must be affixed to the vehicle.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the petition

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and be submitted

to: Docket Section, National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Room

5109, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20590. It is requested

but not required that 10 copies be

submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the closing date

indicated above will be considered, and

will be available for examination in the

docket at the above address both before

and after that date. To the extent

possible, comments filed after the

closing date will also be considered.

Notice of final action on the petition

will be published in the Federal

Register pursuant to the authority

indicated below.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A) and

(b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authority

at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

Issued on: August 12, 1997.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–21737 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–497 (Sub-No. 1X)]

Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Red

Lake and Polk Counties, MN

On July 29, 1997, Minnesota Northern

Railroad, Inc. (MNN), filed with the

Surface Transportation Board (Board) a

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for

exemption from the provisions of 49

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a line of

railroad known as the Red Lake FallsStrata Line, extending from railroad

milepost 59.00 near Strata, MN, to

railroad milepost 69.14 near Red Lake

Falls, MN, which traverses U.S. Postal

Service ZIP Code 56750, a distance of

10.14 miles, in Red Lake and Polk

Counties, MN. The line includes the

station of Red Lake Falls at railroad

milepost 69.14.

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in the railroad’s

possession will be made available

promptly to those requesting it.

The interest of railroad employees

will be protected by Oregon Short Line

R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360

I.C.C. 91 (1979).

By issuance of this notice, the Board

is instituting an exemption proceeding

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final

decision will be issued by November 14,

1997.

Any offer of financial assistance

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will

be due no later than 10 days after

service of a decision granting the

petition for exemption. Each OFA must

be accompanied by the filing fee, which

currently is set at $900. See 49 CFR

1002.2(f)(25).

All interested persons should be

aware that, following abandonment of

rail service and salvage of the line, the

line may be suitable for other public

use, including interim trail use. Any

request for a public use condition under

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be

due no later than September 8, 1997.

Each trail use request must be

accompanied by a $150 filing fee. See 49

CFR 1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–497

(Sub-No. 1X) and must be sent to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Gary Laakso, Minnesota

Northern Railroad, Inc., 301 Yamato

Road, Suite 1190, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to

the full abandonment or discontinuance

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.

Questions concerning environmental

issues may be directed to the Board’s

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) at (202) 565–1545. [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available at (202)

565–1695.]

An environmental assessment (EA) (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by SEA will be

served upon all parties of record and

upon any agencies or other persons who

commented during its preparation. Any

other persons who would like to obtain

a copy of the EA (or EIS) may contact

SEA. EAs in these abandonment

proceedings normally will be available

within 60 days of the filing of the

petition. The deadline for submission of

comments on the EA will generally be

within 30 days of its service.

Decided: August 7, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21824 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–497 (Sub-No. 2X)]

Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—Between

Redland Junction and Fertile, in Polk

County, MN

On July 29, 1997, Minnesota Northern

Railroad, Inc. (MNN) filed with the

Surface Transportation Board (Board) a

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for

exemption from the provisions of 49

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a line of

railroad known as the Redland JunctionFertile Line, extending from milepost

65.7 near Redland Junction, MN, to

milepost 45.1 near Fertile, MN, which

traverses U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes

56540 and 56716, a distance of 20.6

miles in Polk County, MN. The line

includes the station of Fertile at

milepost 45.1.

The line contains one parcel of

federally granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in the railroad’s

possession will be made available

promptly to those requesting it. The

interest of railroad employees will be

protected by Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979).

By issuance of this notice, the Board

is instituting an exemption proceeding

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final

decision will be issued by November 14,

1997.

Any offer of financial assistance

under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will be due

no later than 10 days after service of a

decision granting the petition for

exemption. Each offer of financial

assistance must be accompanied by the

filing fee, which currently is set at $900.

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

All interested persons should be

aware that, following abandonment of

rail service and salvage of the line, the

line may be suitable for other public

use, including interim trail use. Any

request for a public use condition under

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be

due no later than September 8, 1997.

Each trail use request must be

accompanied by a $150 filing fee. See 49

CFR 1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–497
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(Sub-No. 2X) and must be sent to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001, and (2) Gary Laakso, Minnesota

Northern Railroad, Inc., 301 Yamato

Road, Suite 1190, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to

the full abandonment or discontinuance

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.

Questions concerning environmental

issues may be directed to the Board’s

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) at (202) 565–1545. [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available at (202)

565–1695.]

An environmental assessment (EA) (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by SEA will be

served upon all parties of record and

upon any agencies or other persons who

commented during its preparation.

Other interested persons may contact

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS).

EAs in these abandonment proceedings

normally will be available within 60

days of the filing of the petition. The

deadline for submission of comments on

the EA will generally be within 30 days

of its service.

Decided: August 8, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21824 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement

Network, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In order to comply with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

concerning new information collection

requirements, the Financial Crimes

Enforcement Network (‘‘FinCEN’’) is

soliciting comments concerning a

proposed new Treasury Form TD F 90–

22.49, Suspicious Activity Report by

Casinos (‘‘SARC’’), which will be used

by Nevada casinos, effective October 1,

1997, to file with FinCEN reports of

potentially suspicious transactions and

activities that may occur by, at, or

through a Nevada casino.

DATES: Written comments must be

received on or before October 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to the Financial Crimes Enforcement

Network, Office of Program

Development, Attn.: SARC Comments,

Suite 200, 2070 Chain Bridge Road,

Vienna, VA 22182–2536. Comments

may also be submitted by Internet email to RegComments@fincen.treas.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

for a copy of the draft form should be

directed to Leonard Senia, Senior

Financial Enforcement Officer, Office of

Program Development, (703) 905–3931,

or by inquiry to the Internet e-mail

address shown above. A copy of the

draft SARC form can be obtained

through the Internet at http://

www.ustreas.gov/treasury/bureaus/

fincen. Once the SARC form is issued as

a final form, a copy of it, as well as all

forms required by the Bank Secrecy Act,

can be obtained through the Internet at

http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/formspubs/forms.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Currency and Foreign Transactions

Reporting Act (commonly known as the

Bank Secrecy Act) Titles I and II of Pub.

L. 91–508, as amended, codified at 12

U.S.C. 1829b, 12 U.S.C. 1951–1959, and

31 U.S.C. 5311–5314, 5316–5326, 5328–

5330, specifically authorizes the

Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to

issue regulations that require domestic

financial institutions to report

suspicious transactions. See 31 U.S.C.

5318(g). The authority of the Secretary

to administer the Bank Secrecy Act

(‘‘BSA’’) regulations has been delegated

to the Director of FinCEN.

The BSA defines financial institutions

to include casinos. See 31 U.S.C.

5312(a)(2)(X) and 31 CFR

103.11(n)(7)(i). Nevada Gaming

Commission Regulation 6A, Section

100, requires Nevada casinos to report

suspicious transactions to FinCEN as

part of its continuing responsibilities

pursuant to a May 1985 cooperative

agreement between the State of Nevada

and the U.S. Department of the

Treasury. That agreement obligates

Nevada to implement a state casino

regulatory system which substantially

meets federal regulatory requirements

designed to address money laundering

and other financial crimes which may

occur at casinos.

FinCEN is proposing a new

information collection requirement

pertaining to the reporting of suspicious

transactions to permit a federal form to

be used to satisfy Nevada Regulation

6A. Under the new requirement,

contained in Section 100 of that

Regulation, which will become effective

on October 1, 1997, Nevada casinos

must file their reports of suspicious

transactions with FinCEN, using the

SARC form, and its accompanying

instructions.

The information collection

requirement contained in this notice

supports one of the purposes of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’) of

1995 which is to ‘‘strengthen the

partnership between the Federal

Government and State, local, and tribal

governments by minimizing the burden

and maximizing the utility of

information created, collected,

maintained, used, disseminated, and

retained by or for the Federal

Government’’ (see 44 U.S.C. 3501(6)).

This goal is accomplished, in part,

through the creation of a single

reporting form for suspicious casino

transactions and activities—Treasury

Form TD F 90–22.49 (SARC).

As previously mentioned, Nevada

casino licensees must use the SARC in

satisfying the new suspicious activity

reporting requirement contained in

Nevada State Regulation 6A, Section

100. FinCEN intends to issue a notice of

proposed rulemaking, sometime in

1997, that would require non-Nevada

casinos or card clubs subject to the

requirements of the BSA and its

implementing regulations to report

suspicious activity. Until such a rule is

published as a final rule in the Federal

Register and takes effect, casinos and

card clubs in jurisdictions other than

Nevada are encouraged to file the SARC

form to report suspicious activity. Once

FinCEN has issued a notice of proposed

rulemaking on suspicious transaction

reporting by casinos, it will prepare a

subsequent PRA notice to permit

persons in other jurisdictions to

comment on a SARC. FinCEN

anticipates the form will be modified

slightly to accommodate the nationwide

extension of suspicious activity

reporting to casinos and card clubs.

Reports filed by Nevada casinos and

any reports filed voluntarily by other

casinos and card clubs will be fully

subject to the protection from liability

contained in 31 U.S.C. 5318(g)(3) and

the provision contained in 31 U.S.C.

5318(g)(2) which prohibits notification

of any person involved in the

transaction that a suspicious activity

report has been filed.

Information collected on the SARC

will be made available, in accordance

with strict safeguards, to appropriate

criminal law enforcement and

regulatory personnel for use in the

official performance of their duties. The

information collected is used for

regulatory purposes and in

investigations and proceedings

involving international and domestic