61164 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 1997 / Notices

1Coach currently controls the nation’s second

largest group of motor passenger carriers. See Coach

USA, Inc.—Control Exemption—America Charters,

Ltd., STB Finance Docket No. 33393 (STB served

Oct. 3, 1997), slip op. at 1. In addition to the instant

petition, Coach has three other pending petitions:

Coach USA, Inc. and K-T Contract Services, Inc.—

Control and Merger Exemption—Gray Line Tours of

Southern Nevada, STB Finance Docket No. 33431

(STB served Aug. 22, 1997), in which it seeks an

exemption to acquire control of one additional

motor passenger carrier, Coach USA, Inc., and

Leisure Time Tours—Control and Merger

Exemption—Van Nortwick Bros., Inc., The Arrow

Line, Inc., and Trentway-Wagar, Inc., STB Finance

Docket No. 33428 (STB served Aug. 12, 1997), in

which it seeks to acquire control of three additional

motor passenger carriers, and Coach USA, Inc.—

Control Exemption—Browder Tours, Inc. and El

Expresso, Inc., STB Finance Docket No. 33506 (STB

filed Oct. 31, 1997), in which it seeks to acquire

control of two additional motor passenger carriers.

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 bulk and non-bulk

packagings used to transport hazardous

material, requirements for inhalation

toxicity materials, requirements and

international harmonization of

classification criteria and labeling.

The public is invited to attend

without prior notification.

Documents

Copies of documents submitted to the

fourteenth session of the UNSCOE may

be obtained from RSPA or may be

downloaded from the Internet at http:/

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

dgscomm/scdocsnw,html.

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 7,

1997.

Alan I. Roberts,

Associate Administrator for Hazardous

Materials Safety.

[FR Doc. 97–30025 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33471]

Coach USA, Inc.—Control Exemption—

Air Travel Transportation, Inc.; Airlines

Acquisition Co., Inc.; and

Transportation Management Services,

Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of filing of petition for

exemption.

SUMMARY: Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a

noncarrier in control of 28 motor

passenger carriers at the time it filed its

petition,1 seeks to be exempted, under

49 U.S.C. 13541, from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 14303(a)(5), to

acquire control of Air Travel

Transportation, Inc.; Airlines

Acquisition Co., Inc., and

Transportation Management Services,

Inc., motor carriers of passengers.

DATES: Comments must be filed by

December 15, 1997. Petitioner may file

a reply by December 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of comments referring to STB

Finance Docket No. 33471 to: Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20423–

0001. In addition, send one copy of

comments to Petitioners’

representatives: Betty Jo Christian and

David H. Coburn, Steptoe & Johnson

LLP, 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1600 [TDD

for the hearing impaired: (202) 565–

1695].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coach, a

noncarrier, seeks an exemption to

acquire control of three motor carriers of

passengers: (1) Air Travel

Transportation, Inc., d/b/a Atlanta

Airport Shuttle (MC–166420), a Georgiabased carrier that primarily operates

airport shuttle service to and from

Atlanta’s Hartsfield International

Airport; (2) Airlines Acquisition Co.,

Inc., d/b/a Airlines Transportation

Company (MC–223575), a Pennsylvaniabased carrier that primarily operates

airport shuttle service to and from

Greater Pittsburgh Airport and

Allegheny County Airport; (3)

Transportation Management Services,

Inc., d/b/a Lenzner Coach Lines (MC–

237433), a Pennsylvania-based carrier,

which is affiliated with Airlines

Transportation Company and which

operates charter motorcoach service,

contract service, sightseeing service and

tour service.

Coach reported, at the time it filed

this petition for exemption, that it

controlled twenty-eight motor carriers of

passengers. Coach states that its

acquisition of control of the three motor

carriers through the acquisition of their

stock will not inhibit competition or

reduce transportation options available

to the public. Coach states that the three

carriers do not compete with any Coachowned carrier.

Petitioner also claims that the

acquisition of control of the three

carriers will allow each carrier to offer

improved service at lower costs made

possible by the coordination of

functions, centralized management,

financial support, rationalization of

resources, and economies of scale that

are anticipated from the common

control. Coach also states that all

collective bargaining agreements will be

honored, that employee benefits will

improve, and that no change in

management personnel is planned.

Additional information may be obtained

from Petitioners’ representatives.

A copy of this notice will be served

on the Department of Justice, Antitrust

Division, 10th Street and Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530.

Decided: November 3, 1997.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29997 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 97–94]

Recordation of Trade Name: ‘‘IBBI’’

AGENCY: U.S. Customs Service,

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of recordation.

SUMMARY: On July 22, 1997, a notice of

application for the recordation under

section 42 of the Act of July 5, 1946, as

amended (15 U.S.C. 1124), of the trade

name ‘‘IBBI,’’ was published in the

Federal Register (62 FR 39302). The

notice advised that before final action

was taken on the application,

consideration would be given to any

relevant data, views, or arguments

submitted in writing by any person in

opposition to the recordation and

received no later than September 22,

1997. No responses were received in

opposition to the notice. Accordingly, as

provided in section 133.14, Customs

Regulations (19 CFR 133.14), the name

‘‘IBBI,’’ is recorded as the trade name

used by International Business to

Business, Inc., a corporation organized

under the laws of Colorado, located at

566 #D Nucla Way, Aurora, Colorado

80011. The trade name is used in

connection with an item known as a key

safe or lock and lockbox which has a

compartment in which keys are locked

and a shackle to attach to a door or

doorknob.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina

D’Onofrio, Intellectual Property Rights

Branch, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,

N.W. (Ronald Reagan Building),

Washington, D.C. 20229, (202) 927–

2330.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 1997 / Notices 61165

Dated: November 6, 1997.

John F. Atwood,

Chief, Intellectual Property Rights Branch.

[FR Doc. 97–29922 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Elementary-Level Teacher Education in

Armenia

ACTION: Request for proposals.

SUMMARY: The Office of Academic

Programs of the United States

Information Agency’s Bureau of

Educational and Cultural Affairs

announces an open competition for an

assistance award. Public and private

non-profit organizations meeting the

provisions described in IRS regulation

26 CFR 1.501(c) may apply to develop

an approximately two-year program to

train a group of Armenian educators of

elementary level teachers, to develop a

manual for elementary teacher

education for use in Armenia, and to

assist the Armenian educators to pilottest the manual in Armenia.

Overall grant making authority for

this program is contained in the Mutual

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act

of 1961, Public Law 87–256, as

amended, also known as the FulbrightHays Act. The purpose of the Act is ‘‘to

enable the Government of the United

States to increase mutual understanding

between the people of the United States

and the people of other countries * * *;

to strengthen the ties which unite us

with other nations by demonstrating the

educational and cultural interests,

developments, and achievements of the

people of the United States and other

nations * * * and thus to assist in the

development of friendly, sympathetic

and peaceful relations between the

United States and the other countries of

the world.’’

The funding authority for the program

cited above is provided through the

Freedom Support Act (FSA).

Programs and projects must conform

with Agency requirements and

guidelines outlined in the Solicitation

Package. USIA projects and programs

are subject to the availability of funds.

Announcement Title and Number: All

communications with USIA concerning

this RFP should refer to the

announcement’s title and reference

number E/AS–98–02.

Deadline for Proposals: All copies

must be received at the U.S. Information

Agency by 5 p.m. Washington, D.C. time

on Friday, January 16, 1998. Faxed

documents will not be accepted at any

time. Documents postmarked by the due

date but received at a later date will not

be accepted. It is anticipated that

program activities will begin

approximately in March, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The Advising, Teaching, and

Specialized Programs Division, Room

349, Office of Academic Programs, U.S.

Information Agency, 302 4th Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20547; or 202–

619–6038 (telephone), 202–619–6790

(telefax), or sukux@usia.gov (Internet) to

request a Solicitation Package

containing more detailed information

and instructions. Please request

required application forms, and

standard guidelines for preparing

proposals, including specific criteria for

preparation of the proposal budget.

To Download a Solicitation Package

via Internet: The entire Solicitation

Package may be downloaded from

USIA’s website at http://www.usia.gov/

education/rfps. Please read all

information before downloading.

To receive a Solicitation Package via

Fax on Demand: The entire Solicitation

Package may be received via the

Bureau’s ‘‘Grants Information Fax on

Demand System’’, which is accessed by

calling 202/401–7616. Please request a

‘‘Catalog’’ of available documents and

order numbers when first entering the

system.

Please specify USIA Program Officer

Sally Kux on all inquiries and

correspondences. Interested applicants

should read the complete Federal

Register announcement before sending

inquiries or submitting proposals. Once

the RFP deadline has passed, Agency

staff may not discuss this competition in

any way with applicants until the

Bureau proposal review process has

been completed.

Submissions: Applicants must follow

all instructions given in the Solicitation

Package. The original and 10 copies of

the application should be sent to: U.S.

Information Agency, Ref.: E/AS–98–02,

Office of Grants Management, E/XE,

Room 326, 301 4th Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20547.

Diversity, Freedom and Democracy

Guidelines: Pursuant to the Bureau’s

authorizing legislation, programs must

maintain a non-political character and

should be balanced and representative

of the diversity of American political,

social, and cultural life. ‘‘Diversity’’

should be interpreted in the broadest

sense to encompass differences

including, but not limited to ethnicity,

race, gender, religion, geographic

location, socio-economic status, and

physical challenges. Applicants are

strongly encouraged to adhere to the

advancement of this principle both in

program administration and in program

content. Please refer to the review

criteria under the ‘Support for Diversity’

section for specific suggestions on

incorporating diversity into the total

proposal. Public Law 104–319 provides

that ‘‘in carrying out programs of

educational and cultural exchange in

countries whose people do not fully

enjoy freedom and democracy’’, USIA

‘‘shall take appropriate steps to provide

opportunities for participation in such

programs to human rights and

democracy leaders of such countries.’’

Proposals should account for

advancement of this goal in their

program contents, to the full extent

deemed feasible.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Overview

The objective of this project is to work

in partnership with the Armenian

Ministry of Education to update

Armenian in-service and pre-service

training for elementary-level teachers

(grades 1–4) by training a core team of

Armenian teacher educators and by

assisting them to develop a handbook

on elementary education. The project

will comprise three phases which are

describe in detail in the Project

Objectives, Goals, and Implementation

(POGI).

Participants

The Armenian team will consist of

approximately 6 educators representing

the general content areas of elementary

education in Armenia. These areas are

mathematics, language (Armenian,

Russian, and English) natural science,

arts, and physical education. Armenian

participants will be proficient in

English.

Guidelines

Programs must comply with J–1 visa

regulations. Please refer to program

specific guidelines (POGI) in the

Solicitation Package for further details.

Proposed Budget

Applicants must submit a

comprehensive line item budget based

on the specific guidance in the

Solicitation Package. The award will not

exceed $300,000. Administrative costs

may not exceed 25% of the total USIAfunded expenses.

Grants awarded to eligible

organizations with less than four years

of experience in conducting

international exchange programs will be

limited to $60,000. Please refer to the

Solicitation Package for complete

budget guidelines and formatting

instructions.