Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 206 / Friday, October 24, 1997 / Notices 55455

1MWB has other amendments to its Agreement

pending before the Board in Section 5a Application

No. 34 (Amendment No. 8), Middlewest Motor

Freight Bureau, Inc., which seeks territorial

expansion of its collective ratemaking agreement.

This request is being considered in Section 5a

Application No. 118 (Amendment No. 1), et al., ECMAC Motor Carriers Service Association, Inc., et al.

MWB also proposes to delete from

§§ 6.4, 6.5 and 6.6 provisions which

were added to implement a merger with

the Central States Motor Freight Bureau,

Inc. (CSB) that was authorized in

Middlewest Freight Bureau, Inc., and

Central States Motor Freight Bureau,

Inc—Merger Agreement, Section 5a

Application No. 34 (ICC served July 9,

1993).

Section 6.3 would be amended to

reduce the membership of the Board

from 27 directors to 18 directors and to

eliminate territorial classifications

which apportioned seats on the Board

and certain Board committees according

to the territories comprising the

expanded MWB territory, viz.,

Southwestern Territory, Middlewest

Territory, and Central States Territory.

MWB states that these classifications are

no longer necessary. Language would

also be eliminated which governed the

election of the first Board after the

merger with CSB.

A new Section 6.4 would be added

which would stagger the terms of

directors so that one-third are elected

each year. Section 6.5 would be

amended to reduce the nominating

committee from 9 directors to 4

directors. A provision would be added

to Section 6.6 authorizing the Board to

fill vacancies if an insufficient number

of directors are elected. Section 6.9

would be amended to authorize the

Board to fill vacancies resulting from

death, resignation, inability to serve, or

expulsion.

Section 8.1 would be amended to

delete the requirement for quarterly

Board meetings. MWB states that

regularly scheduled Board meetings are

no longer necessary. Section 12.1 would

be amended to authorize the Board to

call and hold meetings when needed.

Section 12.3 would be amended to

authorize Board meetings by telephone

conference call and to permit fax or

telephone notices of emergency Board

meetings. Section 12.4 would be

amended to reduce the quorum

requirement for Board meetings from 10

to 7.

MWB states that the amendments do

not relate to and are not affected by

territorial expansion and do not involve

or affect MWB’s collective ratemaking

activities.1 MWB states that the Board

has no ratemaking authority, as that

authority remains vested in the General

Rate Committee. MWB states that these

proposed amendments do not change

the composition of the General Rate

Committee or any of its functions.

We seek comment on whether these

proposed amendments meet the criteria

of 49 U.S.C. 13703(a)(2). Comments on

these proposed amendments should be

filed in this docket.

Copies of the application and the

amendments are available for inspection

and copying at the Office of the

Secretary, Surface Transportation Board,

1925 K Street, NW, Washington, DC

20423 and from applicant’s counsel.

Decided: October 16, 1997.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28149 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33485]

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Co.—

Lease and Operation Exemption—

Berlin Mills Railway, Inc.

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad

Company (SL&A), a Class III rail carrier,

has filed a verified notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire and

operate rail lines owned by Berlin Mills

Railway, Inc., in Coos County, NH, as

follows: (1) Approximately 5.5 route

miles between milepost 154.6 at Berlin

and milepost 149.1 at Gorham; and (2)

approximately 0.5 route miles of rail

line (which does not have salient

milepost designations) in the vicinity of

Berlin. The total distance of the rail

lines to be leased by SL&A is

approximately 6.0 route miles. The

transaction was expected to be

consummated soon after October 9,

1997, the effective date of the

exemption.

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. 33485, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–

0001 and served on: Kevin M. Sheys

and Edward J. Fishman, Oppenheimer

Wolff & Donnelly, 1020 Nineteenth

Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC

20036.

Decided: October 16, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams

Secretary

[FR Doc. 97–28150 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33484]

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad Co.—

Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—New Hampshire &

Vermont Railroad Co.

St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad

Company (SL&A), a Class III rail carrier,

has filed a verified notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1150.41 to acquire and

operate approximately 1 route mile of

rail line owned by New Hampshire &

Vermont Railroad Co., in the vicinity of

Groveton, in Coos County, NH. The

transaction was expected to be

consummated soon after October 9,

1997, the effective date of the

exemption.

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. 33484, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–

0001 and served on: Kevin M. Sheys

and Edward J. Fishman, Oppenheimer

Wolff & Donnelly, 1020 Nineteenth

Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC

20036.

Decided: October 16, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–28151 Filed 10–23–97; 8:45 am]

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