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safety and environmental protection

through risk management, work in

partnership with OPS to evaluate the

merits of risk management, and show a

corporate commitment to use the risk

management process as a day-to-day

part of their business practices. The

selection criteria for the Demonstration

Program favors those proposals that are

the most comprehensive. The company

must also have a clear and established

record of compliance in the existing

program in order to be considered for

participation.

8. Enforceable Agreements and

Incentives To Perform

Just as the traditional regulatory

system provides a clear process to

monitor performance, so must the risk

management alternative. Once OPS

approves a Formal Application and

Work Plan, an order will be issued and

notice made to the public through the

Federal Register. The order will specify

the pipeline safety regulatory

requirements for the period of the

demonstration, and set forth the terms

and conditions for the operator’s

participation in the project.

OPS will have an audit plan to

monitor how well the operator is

meeting the performance goals. OPS’s

full statutory authority to inspect

pipeline facilities remains in effect.

Should any unsafe conditions arise,

OPS will work with participating

companies to see that such conditions

are quickly remedied.

OPS invites comments on ways we

can make the communications program

more meaningful.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 5,

1997.

Richard B. Felder,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 97–21117 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–477 (Sub–No. 2X)]

Owensville Terminal Company, Inc—

Abandonment Exemption—in Gibson

and Posey Counties, IN

On July 22, 1997, Owensville

Terminal Company, Inc. (OTC) 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 CynthianaOwensville line, extending from

railroad milepost 277.0 north of

Cynthiana to railroad milepost 271.0

north of Owensville, a distance of 6.0

miles, in Gibson and Posey Counties,

IN. The line traverses U.S. Postal

Service Zip Code 47665 and includes

the station of Owensville at railroad

milepost 271.5.

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 7,

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 2, 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–477

(Sub-No. 2X) and must be sent to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001, and (2) Thomas F. McFarland, Jr.,

McFarland & Herman, 20 North Wacker

Drive, Suite 1330, Chicago, IL 60606–

2902.

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 1, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–21127 Filed 8–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Firearms Transaction Record, Part II

Non-Over-The-Counter.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 10, 1997

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Barnes, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Nicholas Colucci,

Firearms and Explosives Operations

Branch, 650 Massachusetts Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–

8310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Firearms Transaction Record,

Part II Non-Over-The Counter.

OMB Number: 1512–0130.

Form Number: ATF F 4473 (5300.9)

Part II.

Abstract: ATF F 4473 (5300.9) Part II

is used to determine the eligibility

under the Gun Control Act (GCA) of a