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statement (EIS) would be prepared for

the above project. This Tier 1 EIS was

approved on June 7, 1996, and a Record

of Decision (ROD) was issued by FHWA

on August 5, 1996. Subsequent to

initiation of the Tier 1 EIS, Clark County

committed to obtaining all rights-of-way

and constructing an interim facility with

local funds. The 20-year design facility

was originally expected to be at least

partially Federally funded. Recently,

Clark County concluded that no

Federal-aid Highway funds will be

required. Since the use of Federal-aid

Highway funds for the project are no

longer anticipated, their is no major

Federal action warranting FHWA’s

involvement in the environmental

process.

Therefore, at the request of Clark

County, Nevada, the previously noticed

environmental process is hereby

terminated and withdrawn. FHWA will

not prepare a Tier 2 environmental

document.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Programs Number 20.205, Highway Research,

Planning and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Issued on: August 27, 1997.

Alan J. Friesen,

Assistant Division Administrator, Federal

Highway Administration, Carson City,

Nevada.

[FR Doc. 97–23347 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

In accordance with Part 211 of Title

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

notice is hereby given that the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) received

a request for waiver of compliance with

certain requirements of its safety

standards. The individual petition is

described below, including the party

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested, and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

VIA Rail Canada, Incorporated (Waiver

Petition Docket Number RSGM–97–4)

VIA Rail Canada, Incorporated (VIA)

seeks a temporary waiver of compliance

with the Safety Glazing Standards, 49

CFR Part 223.9(c), which requires FRA

certified glazing in all windows of

passenger cars, for fifteen passenger

coaches rebuilt in 1997. VIA states that

the contractor who rebuilt the cars

failed to equip the cars with FRA

certified glazing. VIA plans to use the

coaches to operate a special train on

September 21, 1997, between Toronto,

Ontario, and Buffalo, New York, for

Canadian Buffalo Bills fans. A second

trip is planned for November 1997. VIA

is working with the contractor to replace

the windows with FRA certified glazing

and requests the waiver to ensure the

equipment is available. VIA states that

the fifteen coaches have standard VIA

safety glazing in all locations and are

equipped with four emergency egress

windows per coach, not FRA certified.

Interested parties are invited to

participate in these proceedings by

submitting written views, data, or

comments. FRA does not anticipate

scheduling a public hearing in

connection with these proceedings since

the facts do not appear to warrant a

hearing. If any interested party desires

an opportunity for oral comment, they

should notify FRA, in writing, before

the end of the comment period and

specify the basis for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number RSGM–97–4)

and must be submitted in triplicate to

the Docket Clerk, Office of Chief

Counsel, FRA, Nassif Building, 400

Seventh Street, S.W., Mail Stop 10,

Washington, D.C. 20590.

Communications received within 30

days of the date of this notice will be

considered by FRA before final action is

taken. Comments received after that

date will be considered as far as

practicable. Any protest to the special

train movement of September 21, 1997,

must be filed prior to September 15,

1997. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) at

FRA’s temporary docket room located at

1120 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Room

7051, Washington, D.C. 20005.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on August 28,

1997.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator, for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 97–23312 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[FTA Docket No. 97–2866]

Notice of Request for the Extension of

Currently Approved Information

Collection

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this

notice announces the intention of the

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to

request the Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) to extend the following

currently approved information

collection: Environmental Assessments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted

before November 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All written comments must

refer to the docket number that appears

at the top of this document and be

submitted to the United States

Department of Transportation, Central

Dockets Office, Pub. L. 401, 400 Seventh

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590.

All comments received will be available

for examination at the above address

from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., e.t.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. Those desiring notification of

receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard/envelope.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Environmental Assessments—Mr.

Joseph Ossi, Office of Planning, (202)

366–1613.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested

parties are invited to send comments

regarding any aspect of this information

collection, including: (1) The necessity

and utility of the information collection

for the proper performance of the

functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the collected information; and (4)

ways to minimize the collection burden

without reducing the quality of the

collected information. Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB approval of this

information collection.

Title: Environmental Assessments

(OMB Number: 2132–0011).

Background: The National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1960, as amended, and its implementing

regulations, require that all Federal

agencies consider and document the

social, economic, and environmental

impacts of proposed Federal actions.

For FTA, approvals of grants to State