59942 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 214 / Wednesday, November 5, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

International Standards on the

Transport of Dangerous Goods; Public

Meeting

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration (RSPA), Department of

Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice is to advise

interested persons that RSPA will

conduct a public meeting in preparation

for the fourteenth session of the United

Nation’s Sub-Committee of Experts on

the Transport of Dangerous Goods

(UNSCOE) to be held December 8–18,

1997 in Geneva, Switzerland.

ADDRESSES: Room 9230–9234, Nassif

Building, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frits Wybenga, International Standards

Coordinator, Office of Hazardous

Materials Safety, Department of

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590;

(202) 366–0656.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

primary purpose of this meeting will be

to prepare for the fourteenth session of

the UNSCOE and to discuss U.S.

positions on UNSCOE proposals. Topics

to be covered during the public meeting

include matters related to restructuring

the UN Recommendations on the

Transport of Dangerous Goods into a

model rule, international harmonization

of classification criteria and labeling,

review of intermodal portable tank

requirements, review of the

requirements applicable to small

quantities of hazardous materials in

transport (limited quantities),

classification of individual substances,

requirements for packagings used to

transport hazardous materials and

requirements for toxic by inhalation

substances.

The public is invited to attend

without prior notification.

Documents

Copies of documents submitted to the

fourteenth session of the UNSCOE

meeting may be obtained from the RSPA

Dockets Division (202–366–5046) or by

downloading them from the U Transport

Division’s web site at http://

www.itu.int/itudoc/un/editrans/dgdb/

dgscomm.html. This site may also be

accessed through the RSPA Hazardous

Materials Safety Homepage at http://

www.volpe.dot.gov/ohm/.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30,

1997.

Alan I. Roberts,

Associate Administrator for Hazardous

Materials Safety.

[FR Doc. 97–29194 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

Release of Waybill Data

The Surface Transportation Board has

received a request from Rail-Way, Inc.

(WB533—10/20/97), for permission to

use certain data from the Board’s

Carload Waybill Samples. A copy of the

request may be obtained from the Office

of Economics, Environmental Analysis,

and Administration.

The waybill sample contains

confidential railroad and shipper data;

therefore, if any parties object to these

requests, they should file their

objections with the Director of the

Board’s Office of Economics,

Environmental Analysis, and

Administration within 14 calendar days

of the date of this notice. The rules for

release of waybill data are codified at 49

CFR 1244.8.

Contact: James A. Nash, (202) 565–

1542.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29278 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–29; OTS Nos. H–2965 and 02096]

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, M.H.C.,

Springfield, Missouri; Approval of

Conversion Application

Notice is hereby given that on October

27, 1997, the Director, Corporate

Activities, Office of Thrift Supervision,

or her designee, acting pursuant to

delegated authority, approved the

application of Guaranty Federal

Bancshares, M.H.C., Springfield,

Missouri, 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, NW,

Washington, DC 20552, and the

Midwest Regional Office, 122 W. John

Carpenter Freeway, Suite 600, Irving,

Texas 75039–2010.

Dated: October 31, 1997.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29276 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–30: OTS No. 2892]

Newport Federal Savings and Loan

Association, Newport, Tennessee;

Approval of Conversion Application

Notice is hereby given that on October

30, 1997, the Director, Corporate

Activities, Office of Thrift Supervision,

or her designee, acting pursuant to

delegated authority, approved the

application of Newport Federal Savings

and Loan Association, Newport,

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, NW,

Washington, DC 20552, and the Central

Regional Office, Office of Thrift

Supervision, 200 West Madison Street,

Suite 1300, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Dated: October 31, 1997.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29277 Filed 11–4–97; 8:45 am]

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