Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 241 / Tuesday, December 16, 1997 / Notices 65847

(OMB) to reinstate the expired

information collection for FHWA’s

Transportation of Hazardous Materials,

Highway Routing.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Signed, written comments

should refer to the docket number that

appears at the top of this document and

must be submitted to the Docket Clerk,

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20590–0001. All comments received

will be available for examination at the

above address between 10 a.m. and 5

p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays. Those desiring

notification of receipt of comments must

include a self-addressed, stamped

envelope or postcard. Interested parties

are invited to send comments regarding

any aspect of this information

collection, including, but not limited to:

(1) The necessity and utility of the

information collection for the proper

performance of the functions of the

FHWA; (2) the accuracy of the estimated

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the collected

information; and (4) ways to minimize

the collection information. Comments

submitted in response to this notice will

be summarized and/or included in the

request for OMB clearance of this

information collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Kenneth Rodgers, Office of Motor

Carrier Safety and Technology, Safety

and Hazardous Materials Division, (202)

366–4016, Department of

Transportation, Federal Highway

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, D.C. 20590–0001.

Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m., E.T., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Availability

An electronic copy of this document

may be downloaded using a modem and

suitable communications software from

the Federal Register electronic bulletin

board service (telephone number: 202–

512–1661). Internet users may reach the

Federal Register’s web page at: http://

www.access.gpo.gov/suldocs.

Title: Transportation of Hazardous

Materials; Highway Routing.

OMB Number: 2125–0554.

Background

Public comment is requested

regarding the burden associated with

this collection of information. The data

for the Transportation of Hazardous

Materials; Highway Routing

designations are collected under

authority of 49 U.S.C. 5112 and 5125,

which places the responsibility on the

Secretary of Transportation to specify

and regulate standards for establishing,

maintaining, and enforcing routing

designations. The Federal Highway

Administrator has the authority, as

required in 49 CFR 397.73, to request

that each State and Indian tribe, through

its routing agency, provide information

identifying hazardous materials routing

designations within their respective

jurisdictions. This information will be

consolidated by the FHWA and

published annually in whole or as

updates in the Federal Register.

Respondents: The reporting burden is

shared by the 50 States, the District of

Columbia, Puerto Rico, American

Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas, and

the Virgin Islands.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The

annual reporting burden is estimated to

be 63 hours.

Frequency: The data is collected by

the respondents and submitted to

FHWA within 60 days after any routing

designation changes occur.

Authority: 49 U.S. Code 5112 and 5125;

Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of Pub. L. 104–13; 49

CFR 1.48.

Issued on: December 3, 1997.

George S. Moore,

Associate Administrator for Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–32736 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[FHWA Docket No. MC–96–40; FHWA–1997–

2287]

Motor Carrier Regulatory Relief and

Safety Demonstration Project

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Extension of deadline for

submission of applications.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is extending the

deadline for motor carriers to submit

applications to participate in the

agency’s Motor Carrier Regulatory Relief

and Safety Demonstration Project (the

Project). The Project will allow eligible

motor carriers operating light- to

medium-weight commercial motor

vehicles in interstate commerce to

qualify for an exemption from certain

Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Regulations (FMCSRs) for a three-year

period.

DATES: Applications must be received

on or before June 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Robert W. Miller, Office of Motor

Carrier Field Operations, HMC–DC,

(202) 523–0178, Federal Highway

Administration, Union Center Plaza,

Suite 750, 820 First Street, NE.,

Washington, DC 20002; or Mr. Charles

E. Medalen, Office of the Chief Counsel,

HCC–20, (202) 366–1354, Federal

Highway Administration, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15

p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On November 28, 1995, the President

signed the National Highway System

Designation Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–

59, 109 Stat. 568) (the Act). Section 344

of the Act, codified at 49 U.S.C.

31136(e)(2), requires the Secretary to

implement a commercial motor vehicle

regulatory relief and safety pilot

program to grant and to monitor

exemptions from provisions of the

Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Regulations. The exemptions would be

applicable to motor carriers operating

commercial motor vehicles with a gross

vehicle weight rating (GVWR) between

4,537 and 11,794 kilograms (10,001 and

26,000 pounds), inclusive. However,

commercial motor vehicles designed to

transport more than 15 passengers,

including the driver, and vehicles

transporting hazardous materials in a

quantity requiring placarding are not

covered under the Project.

On August 28, 1996 (61 FR 44385),

the FHWA requested public comment

on the implementation of section

31136(e)(2). In response to comments

which raised the concerns about the

relationship between the Project and

existing State motor carrier safety

regulations, a supplemental notice was

published on October 29, 1996 (61 FR

55835). The supplemental notice

requested comment on the use of the

FHWA’s preemption authority to

resolve any conflicts between the

Project and State regulations. The

FHWA issued the notice of final

determination for the Project on June 10,

1997 (62 FR 31655).

Reason for Extending the Application

Deadline

The FHWA has received numerous

telephone calls from motor carriers

interested in participating in the Project

but uncertain about how to document

the information that must be submitted

with their requests to participate. These

inquiries indicate there is need for

additional information to assist motor

carriers in understanding the criteria for
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1AVR and SWP are Class III common carriers by

rail operating in the State of Pennsylvania.

2 In addition, Peterson, P. Larson, and D. Larson

commonly control the Camp Chase Industrial

Railroad Corporation (CCIR), a Class III common

carrier operating in the State of Ohio. No changes

in the ownership of CCIR are planned at this time.

3The stock of AVR is currently 50% owned by

Peterson and 50% owned by TMH.

4At that time, TMH would own 92.69% of the

stock of SWP, Peterson would own 3.67%, and P.

Larson and D. Larson would each own 1.82%.

admission to, and the procedures for

applying for, the Project. The agency

will soon publish in the Federal

Register additional information

clarifying the eligibility criteria and

application process. In the meantime, to

ensure that all eligible motor carriers

have an opportunity to submit the

information required by the notice of

final determination, the agency is

extending the application period to June

30, 1998.

The FHWA notes that this extension

of the deadline to submit applications

does not alter the eligibility criteria for

participating in the Project, or the

information that must be submitted.

Therefore, eligible motor carriers

interested in participating in the Project

must submit all of the information

specified in the notice of final

determination. If there are questions

about the eligibility criteria or the

application process, motor carriers

should contact one of the individuals

listed at the beginning of this notice.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136, 31141, and

31502; 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: December 9, 1997.

Kenneth R. Wykle,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–32737 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

[FRA Docket No. 87–2]

RIN 2130–AB20

Automatic Train Control and Advanced

Civil Speed Enforcement System;

Northeast Corridor Railroads;

Correction

AGENCY: Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA), Department of

Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: In proposed order document

97–30505 beginning on page 62097 in

the issue of November 20, 1997, make

the following corrections:

e. Missing transponder:

1. On page 62105 in the second

column in line 13, the maximum speed

for the North End should be changed to

read 110 mph.

2. On page 62105 in the second

column in line 14, the maximum speed

for the South End should be changed to

read 125 mph.

Dated: December 10, 1997.

S. Mark Lindsey,

Chief Counsel, Federal Railroad

Administration.

[FR Doc. 97–32772 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33413]

Trimax Holdings, Inc.—Corporate

Family Transaction Exemption—

Allegheny Valley Railroad Company

and Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad

Company

Trimax Holdings, Inc. (TMH), a

noncarrier holding company, has filed a

verified notice of exemption for the

acquisition of control through stock

ownership of the Allegheny Valley

Railroad Company (AVR) and the

Southwest Pennsylvania Railroad

Company (SWP).1 TMH is wholly

owned and controlled by Russell A.

Peterson (Peterson), a noncarrier

individual. Prior to the transaction

covered by the exemption, AVR and

SWP were commonly controlled

through stock ownership by Peterson,

Philip C. Larson (P. Larson) and Dennis

E. Larson (D. Larson), also noncarrier

individuals.2 TMH has acquired all of

the outstanding stock of AVR that had

previously been owned by P. Larson and

D. Larson.3 Following the issuance of

stock to TMH by SWP’s board of

directors that is as anticipated to occur

in the near future, TMH will own

92.69% of the stock of SWP.4

The transaction was to be

consummated on or after the December

8, 1997 effective date of the exemption.

TMH’s acquisition of control of AVR

and SWP is intended to create operating

and management efficiencies for these

entities.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The parties state that the transaction

will not result in changes in service

levels, operational changes, or a change

in the competitive balance with carriers

outside the corporate family.

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board

may not use its exemption authority to

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory

obligation to protect the interests of its

employees. Section 11326(c), however,

does not provide for labor protection for

transactions under sections 11324 and

11325 that involve only Class III rail

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding to revoke the exemption

under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed

at any time. The filing of a petition to

reopen will not automatically stay the

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33413, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Kevin M.

Sheys, Esq., Oppenheimer Wolff &

Donnelly, 1020 Nineteenth Street, N.W.,

Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036.

Decided: December 9, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–32777 Filed 12–15–97; 8:45 am]

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