56236 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 209 / Wednesday, October 29, 1997 / Notices

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any

request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible

so that the Board may take appropriate action before

the exemption’s effective date.

2Each offer of financial assistance must be

accompanied by the filing fee, which currently is

set at $900. See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

environmental issues,1 formal

expressions of intent to file an OFA

under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail

use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR

1152.29 must be filed by November 10,

1997. Petitions to reopen or requests for

public use conditions under 49 CFR

1152.28 must be filed by November 18,

1997, with: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Unit, 1925 K Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423.

A copy of any petition filed with the

Board should be sent to applicant’s

representative: Jo A. DeRoche, Esq.,

Weiner, Brodsky, Sidman & Kider, P.C.,

1350 New York Avenue., N.W., Suite

800, Washington, DC 20005–4797.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio.

RRVW has filed an environmental

report which addresses the

abandonment’s effects, if any, on the

environment and historic resources. The

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) will issue an environmental

assessment (EA) by Novenber 3, 1997.

Interested persons may obtain a copy of

the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,

Surface Transportation Board,

Washington, DC 20423) or by calling

SEA, at (202) 565–1545. Comments on

environmental and historic preservation

matters must be filed within 15 days

after the EA becomes available to the

public.

Environmental, historic preservation,

public use, or trail use/rail banking

conditions will be imposed, where

appropriate, in a subsequent decision.

Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR

1152.29(e)(2), RRVW shall file a notice

of consummation with the Board to

signify that it has exercised the

authority granted and fully abandoned

the line. If consummation has not been

effected by RRVW’s filing of a notice of

consummation by October 29, 1998, and

there are no legal or regulatory barriers

to consummation, the authority to

abandon will automatically expire.

Decided: October 21, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Domestic Finance; Notice of Open

Meeting of the Advisory Committee

U.S. Community Adjustment and

Investment Program

The Department of the Treasury,

pursuant to the North American Free

Trade Agreement (‘‘NAFTA’’)

Implementation Act (Pub. L. 103–182),

established an advisory committee (the

‘‘Advisory Committee’’) for the

community adjustment and investment

program (the ‘‘Program’’). The Program

will provide financing to businesses and

individuals in communities adversely

impacted by NAFTA to create new jobs.

The charter of the Advisory Committee

has been filed in accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act of

October 6, 1972 (Pub. L. 92–463), with

the approval of the Secretary of the

Treasury.

The Advisory Committee consists of

nine members of the public, appointed

by the President, who collectively

represent: (1) Community groups whose

constituencies include low-income

families; (2) scientific, professional,

business, nonprofit, or public interest

organizations or associations, which are

neither affiliated with, nor under the

direction of, a government; and (3) forprofit business interests.

The objectives of the Advisory

Committee are to: (1) Provide informed

advice to the President regarding the

implementation of the Program; and (2)

review on a regular basis, the operation

of the Program, and provide the

President with the conclusions of its

review. Pursuant to Executive Order No.

12916, dated May 13, 1994, the

President established an interagency

committee to implement the Program

and to receive, on behalf of the

President, advice of the Advisory

Committee. The committee is chaired by

the Secretary of the Treasury.
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A meeting of the Advisory Committee,

which will be open to the public, will

be held in El Paso, Texas at the Camino

Real Hotel, Salon C, 101 El Paso Street,

El Paso, Texas 79901, from 9 a.m. to 4

p.m. on Friday, November 21, 1997. The

meeting room will accommodate

approximately 80 persons and seating is

available on a first-come, first-serve

basis, unless space has been reserved in

advance. Due to limited seating,

prospective attendees are encouraged to

contact the person listed below prior to

November 14, 1997. If you would like to

have the Advisory Committee consider

a written statement, material must be

submitted to the U.S. Community

Adjustment and Investment Program,

Advisory Committee, Department of the

Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Room 3041, Washington, DC 20220

no later than November 7, 1997. If you

have any questions, please call Dan

Decena at (202) 622–0637. (Please note

that this telephone number is not tollfree.)

Mozelle W. Thompson,

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary,

Government Financial Policy.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–27: OTS Nos. H–2020 and 06646]

Lexington First Federal, M.H.C.,

Lexington, Tennessee; Approval of

Convention Application

Notice is hereby given that on October

21, 1997, the Director, Corporate

Activities, Office of Thrift Supervision,

or her designee, acting pursuant to

delegated authority, approved the

application of Lexington First Federal,

M.H.C. Lexington, Tennessee, to convert

to the stock form of organization. Copies

of the application are available for

inspection at the Dissemination Branch,

Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20552,

and the Central Regional Office, Office

of Thrift Supervision, 200 West

Madison Street, Suite 1300, Chicago,

Illinois 60606.

Dated: October 24, 1997.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–28: OTS No. 4082]

The Salida Building and Loan

Association, Salida, Colorado;

Approval of Conversion Application

Notice is hereby given that on October

23, 1997, the Director, Corporate

Activities, Office of Thrift Supervision,

or her designee, acting pursuant to

delegated authority, approved the

application of The Salida Building and

Loan Association, Salida, Colorado, to

convert to the stock form of

organization. Copies of the application

are available for inspection at the

Dissemination Branch, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 1700 G Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20552, and the

Midwest Regional Office, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 122 W. John

Carpenter Freeway, Suite 600, Irving,

Texas 75039–2010.

Dated: October 24, 1997.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

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