67938 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 1997 / Notices

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 notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

may be filed at any time. The filing of

a petition to revoke will not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33517, 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 John D.

Heffner, Rea, Cross & Auchincloss, 1920

N Street, N.W., Suite 420, Washington,

DC 20036.

Decided: December 16, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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UTAH RECLAMATION MITIGATION

AND CONSERVATION COMMISSION

Provo River Restoration Project

AGENCIES: The Utah Reclamation

Mitigation and Conservation

Commission (Commission) and the

Department of the Interior (Department).

ACTION: Notice of availability of the

Final Environmental Impact Statement

(FEIS).

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 102(2)(C)

of the National Environmental Policy

Act of 1969, as amended, the

Commission and the Department have

jointly issued a Final Environmental

Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Provo

River Restoration Project (PRRP). The

FEIS analyzes alternatives and impacts

associated with measures to restore and

improve the fish habitat, riparian

habitat, and natural functioning of the

Provo River between Jordanelle Dam

and Deer Creek Reservoir, Wasatch

County, Utah. These measures are

required to fulfill commitments of the

1988 Aquatic Mitigation Plan for the

Strawberry Aqueduct and Collection

System (SACS) and the 1987 Wildlife

Mitigation Plan for the Bonneville Unit

of CUP as partial mitigation for past

impacts of the CUP to this and other

reaches of the Provo River and to other

streams within the Bonneville Unit area.

The Central Utah Project Completion

Act (CUPCA) also authorizes the

Commission and the Department to

apply additional fish habitat and

riparian habitat rehabilitation benefits

and recreational facilities on the Provo

River as mitigation for the Provo River

Project, a duly authorized Reclamation

project prior to CUP. The Provo River

Restoration Project plan presents three

action alternatives which meet, to a

greater or lesser degree depending on

the alternative selected, the

Commission’s habitat restoration and

improvement mitigation and

conservation responsibilities associated

with the Provo River corridor in Heber

Valley.

DATES: Written comments on the FEIS

must be submitted or postmarked no

later than February 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the FEIS

should be addressed to: Michael C.

Weland, Executive Director, Utah

Reclamation Mitigation and

Conservation Commission, 102 West

500 South, Suite 315, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84101.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

participation has occurred throughout

the EIS process. A Notice of Intent was

filed in the Federal Register in

December 1992. A notice of availability

of the Draft Environmental Impact

Statement was published in the Federal

Register June 13, 1996. Since that time,

open houses, public meetings, and mailouts have been conducted to solicit

comments and ideas. Any comments

received throughout the process have

been considered.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Additional

copies of the FEIS, DEIS, copies of the

resources technical reports, or

information on matters related to this

notice can be obtained on request from:

Michael C. Weland, Executive Director,

Utah Reclamation Mitigation and

Conservation Commission, 102 West

500 South, Suite 315, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84101, Telephone: (801) 524–3146,

Fax: (801) 524–3148.

Copies are also available for

inspection at:

Utah Reclamation Mitigation and

Conservation Commission, 102 West

500 South, Suite 315, Salt Lake City,

Utah 84101

Department of the Interior, Natural

Resource Library, Serials Branch, 18th

and C Streets, NW, Washington, D.C.

20240

Department of the Interior, Central Utah

Project Completion Act Office, 302

East 1860 South, Provo, Utah 84606

Dated: December 23, 1997.

Michael C. Weland,

Executive Director, Utah Reclamation

Mitigation and Conservation Commission.

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