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Author. The principal author of this

rule is Roger Haskins, Solids Group,

Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C

Street, N.W., Room 401–LS,

Washington, DC 20240; Telephone:

202–452–0355.

List of Subjects

43 CFR Part 3740

Administrative practice and

procedure, Mines, Public lands-mineral

resources.

43 CFR 3810

Mines, Public lands-mineral

resources, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

43 CFR 3820

Mines, Monuments and memorials,

National forests, National parks, Public

lands-mineral resources, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Surety

bonds, Wilderness areas.

Dated: December 1, 1997.

For the reasons stated in the

preamble, and under the authority of 43

U.S.C. 1740, parts 3740 of Group 3700

and parts 3810 and 3820 of Group 3800,

Subchapter C, Chapter II of Title 43 of

the Code of Federal Regulations are

amended as set forth below:

Sylvia V. Baca,

Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals

Management.

PART 3740—[AMENDED]

1. Part 3740 is amended by removing

subpart 3744 in its entirety.

2. Part 3740 is amended by removing

subpart 3745 in its entirety.

PART 3810—[AMENDED]

3. The authority citation for part 3810

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; 43 U.S.C.

1201 and 1740.

4. Part 3810 is amended by removing

Section 3811.2–7 in its entirety.

PART 3820—[AMENDED]

5. The authority citation for part 3820

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 30 U.S.C. 22 et seq.; 43 U.S.C.

1201 and 1740.

6. Part 3820 is amended by removing

subpart 3824 in its entirety.

7. Part 3820 is amended by revising

the heading for subpart 3825 to read as

follows:

Subpart 3825—Tohono O’Odham

(Formerly Papago) Indian Reservation,

Arizona

8. Part 3820 is amended by revising

all references to the name ‘‘Papago’’ in

subpart 3825 to read ‘‘Tohono

O’Odham’’.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

49 CFR Part 1241

[Ex Parte No. 431 (Sub–No. 2)]

Review of the General Purpose

Costing System

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Policy Statement; Request for

Comments.

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation

Board (Board) is modifying the

procedures used for determining the

variable cost of using privately-owned

rail cars, and requesting comments on

certain modifications to the recently

adopted procedures used to determine

the variable costs associated with rail

movements of intermodal traffic.

DATES: The policy statement modifying

the costing of privately-owned cars is

effective December 12, 1997 . The policy

statement revising the procedures for

costing intermodal traffic is scheduled

to be effective February 10, 1998; if this

effective date is delayed, timely notice

will be published in the Federal

Register.

Comments are due January 12, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of comments referring to Ex Parte

No. 431 (Sub-No. 2) to: Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20423–

001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas J. Stilling, (202) 565–1567.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

565–1695.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To

provide consistent and comparable

information on railroad costs, the Board

maintains a general purpose costing

system known as the Uniform Railroad

Costing System (URCS). This

rulemaking was instituted to review the

procedures used by the URCS to

develop the variable costs of providing

rail service. As a result of the comments

received, the Board is adopting

modifications to the procedures for

determining the variable cost of using

privately-owned rail cars. In addition, as

discussed below, the Board is modifying

certain procedures used to develop the

costs associated with movements of

intermodal traffic, absent objections

within 30 days. The Board’s decision

may be reviewed at the agency’s offices

in Washington, D.C. during normal

business hours. The decision is also

available from our Internet site at

www.stb.dot.gov or for a charge by

calling DC NEWS & DATA INC. at (202)

289–4357.

Intermodal Costing

In response to the reconsideration

request of the Association of American

Railroads, the Board is proposing to

modify several intermodal costing

procedures adopted previously in this

proceeding. These modifications

recognize changes that have taken place

in the railroad industry since evidence

was last submitted in this proceeding.

Unless adverse comments are received,

the Board will adopt for the purposes of

waybill and URCS movement costing (1)

an intertrain and intratrain switching

factor for intermodal cars of 4,163 miles,

(2) an intermodal car spotted-to-pulled

ratio equal to the intermodal car emptyto-loaded ratio, (3) a RoadRailer tare

weight of 13.9 tons, and (4) use of our

standard default costing procedure to

assign locomotive cost to RoadRailer

shipments. Absent receipt of comments

voicing opposition to this modification

within 30 days of this decision, it will

become a permanent change effective

February 10, 1998. If the effective date

of this modification is delayed, timely

notice will be published in the Federal

Register.

The Board certifies that the new

procedures will not have a significant

economic effect on a substantial number

of small entities. The impact on small

entities, if any, will be to provide them

with better cost estimates.

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

Decided: December 5, 1997.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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