Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 170 / Wednesday, September 3, 1997 / Notices 46549

Issued: August 28, 1997.

Gordon J. Linton,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–23314 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33443]

RailAmerica, Inc.—Continuance in

Control Exemption—St. Croix Valley

Railroad Company

RailAmerica, Inc. (RailAmerica) has

filed a notice of exemption to continue

in control of the St. Croix Valley

Railroad Company (SCV), upon SCV’s

becoming a Class III railroad.

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or after the August 21,

1997 effective date of the exemption.

This transaction is related to STB

Finance Docket No. 33442, St. Croix

Valley Railroad Company—Acquisition

and Operation Exemption—The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company, wherein SCV seeks

to acquire and operate certain rail lines

from The Burlington Northern and

Santa Fe Railway Company.

RailAmerica directly controls 11

common carrier Class III railroads

operating in 9 states: the Cascade and

Columbia River Railroad Company; the

Delaware Valley Railway Company,

Inc.; the Evansville Terminal Company,

Inc.; the Gettysburg Railway; the Huron

& Eastern Railway Company, Inc.; the

Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.; the

Otter Tail Valley Railroad Company; the

Saginaw Valley Railway Company, Inc;

the West Texas & Lubbock Railroad

Company, Inc.; the Dakota Rail, Inc.;

and the South Central Tennessee

Railroad Company.

RailAmerica states that: (i) The rail

lines to be operated by SCV do not

connect with any railroad in the

corporate family; (ii) the transaction is

not part of a series of anticipated

transactions that would connect SCV

with any railroad in the 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

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

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. 33443, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Gary

Laakso, Esq., RailAmerica, Inc., 301

Yamato Road, Suite 1190, Boca Raton,

FL 33431.

Decided: August 26, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23349 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33442]

St. Croix Valley Railroad Company—

Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—The Burlington Northern

and Santa Fe Railway Company

St. Croix Valley Railroad Company

(SCV), a noncarrier, has filed a verified

notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1150.31 to acquire from The Burlington

Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Company (BNSF) and to operate

approximately 33.3 miles of rail line

between Hinckley, MN, milepost 74.0,

and North Branch, MN, milepost 40.7,

and 11.1 miles of rail line between

Brook Park, MN, milepost 58.0, and

Mora, MN, milepost 46.9. In addition,

SCV will acquire incidental overhead

trackage rights to operate between

Hinckley, MN, milepost 74.0, and Brook

Park, MN, milepost 58.0, and over

BNSF’s yard tracks in its Hinckley yard.

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or after the August 21,

1997 effective date of the exemption.

This transaction is related to STB

Finance Docket No. 33443, RailAmerica,

Inc.—Continuance in Control

Exemption—St. Croix Valley Railroad

Company, wherein RailAmerica, Inc.

has concurrently filed a verified notice

to continue in control of SCV upon its

becoming a Class III rail carrier.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding 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. 33442, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Gary

Laakso, Esq., 301 Yamato Road, Suite

1190, Boca Raton, FL 33431.

Decided: August 26, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23350 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

U.S. Customs Service

[T.D. 97–74]

Bonds; Approval to Use Authorized

Facsimile Signatures and Seal

The use of facsimile signatures and

seal on Customs bonds by the following

corporate surety has been approved

effective this date:

Intercargo Insurance Company

Authorized facsimile signature on file

for:

Stanley A. Galanski

The corporate surety has provided the

Customs Service with copies of the

signatures to be used, a copy of the

corporate seal, and a certified copy of

the corporate resolution agreeing to be

bound by the facsimile signatures and

seal. This approval is without prejudice

to the surety’s right to affix signatures

and seal manually.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

Jerry Laderberg,

Chief, Entry Procedures and Carriers Branch.

[FR Doc. 97–23256 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Renewal of the Generalized System of

Preferences

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.