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Brief description of proposed projects:

—Install Security Controlled Access—

Phase III

—Airport Roadway System

Modifications

—Rehabilitate Aircraft Parking Apron

on East Side of Terminal E

—Construct Airport High Speed Line

Platforms

—Install Taxiway Edge Lights

—Terminal A International Passenger

Capacity Enhancements

—Reconstruct Taxiway J

—Purchase Passenger Transfer Vehicle

Class or classes of air carriers which

the public agency has requested not be

required to collect PFCs: Air Taxi/

Commercial Operators filing FAA Form

1800–31.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

regional Airports office located at:

Fitzgerald Federal Building, John F.

Kennedy International Airport, Jamaica,

New York, 11430.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at the City of

Philadelphia Department of Aviation.

Issued in Jamaica, New York on December

10, 1997.

Thomas Felix,

Manager, Planning & Programming Branch,

Airports Division, Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 97–33286 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Annual List of Defect and

Noncompliance Decisions Affecting

Nonconforming Imported Vehicles

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Annual list of defect and

noncompliance decisions affecting

nonconforming imported vehicles.

SUMMARY: This document contains a list

of vehicles recalled by their

manufacturers during Fiscal Year 1997

(October 1, 1996 through September 30,

1997) to correct a safety-related defect or

a noncompliance with an applicable

Federal motor vehicle safety standard

(FMVSS). The listed vehicles are those

that have been decided by NHTSA to be

substantially similar to vehicles

imported into the United States that

were not originally manufactured to

conform to all applicable FMVSS. The

registered importers of those

nonconforming vehicles are obligated to

provide their owners with notification

of, and a remedy for, the defects or

noncompliances for which the listed

vehicles were recalled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under 49

U.S.C. § 30141(a)(1)(A), a motor vehicle

that was not originally manufactured to

conform to all applicable Federal motor

vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) shall

be refused admission into the United

States unless NHTSA has decided that

the motor vehicle is substantially

similar to a motor vehicle of the same

model year that was originally

manufactured for importation into and

sale in the United States and certified

under 49 U.S.C. § 30115. Once NHTSA

decides that a nonconforming vehicle is

eligible for importation, it may be

imported by a person who is registered

with the agency pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

§ 30141(c). Before releasing the vehicle

for use on public streets, roads, or

highways, the registered importer must

certify to NHTSA, pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

§ 30146(a), that the vehicle has been

brought into conformity with all

applicable FMVSS.

If a vehicle originally manufactured

for importation into and sale in the

United States is decided to contain a

defect related to motor vehicle safety, or

not to comply with an applicable

FMVSS, 49 U.S.C. § 30147(a)(1)(A)

provides that the same defect or

noncompliance is deemed to exist in

any nonconforming vehicle that NHTSA

has decided to be substantially similar

and for which a registered importer has

submitted a certificate of conformity to

the agency. Under 49 U.S.C.

§ 30147(a)(1)(B), the registered importer

is deemed to be the nonconforming

vehicle’s manufacturer for the purpose

of providing notification of, and a

remedy for, the defect or

noncompliance.

To apprise registered importers of the

vehicles for which they must conduct a

notification and remedy (i.e., ‘‘recall’’)

campaign, 49 U.S.C. § 30147(a)(2)

requires NHTSA to publish in the

Federal Register notice of any defect or

noncompliance decision that is made

with respect to substantially similar

U.S. certified vehicles. Annex A

contains a list of all such decisions that

were made during Fiscal Year 1997,

which ran from October 1, 1996 through

September 30, 1997. The list identifies

the Recall Number that was assigned to

the recall by NHTSA after the agency

received the manufacturer’s notification

of the defect or noncompliance under 49

CFR part 573. After September 30, 1998,

NHTSA will publish a comparable list

of all defect and noncompliance

decisions affecting nonconforming

imported vehicles that are made during

the current fiscal year.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. § 30147(a)(2); 49 CFR

593.8; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50

and 501.8.

Issued on: December 16, 1997.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

Annex A

FISCAL YEAR 97 RECALLS AFFECTING VEHICLES IMPORTED BY REGISTERED IMPORTERS

Make Model Model year Recall No.

BENTLEY ..................................................................... AZURE ........................................................................ 1996 97V122000

BENTLEY ..................................................................... CONTINENTAL ........................................................... 1994 97V122000

BMW ............................................................................ 318TI ........................................................................... 1995 97V131000

BMW ............................................................................ 325I .............................................................................. 1992 97V131000

BMW ............................................................................ 525I .............................................................................. 1989 97V131000

BMW ............................................................................ 525I .............................................................................. 1990 97V131000

BMW ............................................................................ 540I .............................................................................. 1994 97V131000

BMW ............................................................................ 540I .............................................................................. 1995 97V131000

BMW ............................................................................ Z3 ................................................................................ 1996 97V131000

BUICK .......................................................................... PARK AVENUE ........................................................... 1997 97V036000

BUICK .......................................................................... PARK AVENUE ........................................................... 1997 97V064000

BUICK .......................................................................... REGAL ........................................................................ 1990 97V058000

BUICK .......................................................................... REGAL ........................................................................ 1994 97V017000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1995 96V234000
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CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1995 97V066000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1996 96V234000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1996 97V066000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1996 97V096000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1996 97V096001

CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1997 97V066000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1997 97V096000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... BLAZER ....................................................................... 1997 97V096001

CHEVROLET ............................................................... C30 .............................................................................. 1995 97V037000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... CAVALIER ................................................................... 1995 96V250000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... CAVALIER ................................................................... 1996 96V250000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... CAVALIER ................................................................... 1996 96V257000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... CORVETTE ................................................................. 1997 97V044000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... CORVETTE ................................................................. 1997 97V104000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... CORVETTE ................................................................. 1997 97V105000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... CORVETTE ................................................................. 1997 97V108000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... G30 .............................................................................. 1996 96V186000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... LUMINA ....................................................................... 1990 97V058000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... LUMINA ....................................................................... 1995 97V017000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... LUMINA ....................................................................... 1995 97V065000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... MALIBU ....................................................................... 1997 97V107000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... MONTE CARLO .......................................................... 1995 97V017000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... MONTE CARLO .......................................................... 1995 97V065000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1989 96V195000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1991 96V195000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1992 96V195000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1993 96V195000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1994 96V195000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1994 97V096000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1994 97V096001

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1995 96V195000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1995 97V096000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1995 97V096001

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1996 97V008000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1996 97V008001

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1996 97V096000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1996 97V096001

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1996 97V146000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... S10 .............................................................................. 1996 97V146001

CHEVROLET ............................................................... SUBURBAN ................................................................. 1991 96V226000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... SUBURBAN ................................................................. 1995 97V066000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... SUBURBAN ................................................................. 1996 97V066000

CHEVROLET ............................................................... SUBURBAN ................................................................. 1997 97V066000

CHRYSLER .................................................................. TOWN AND COUNTRY .............................................. 1997 96V215000

DODGE ........................................................................ B250 ............................................................................ 1996 97V066000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1991 96V229000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1991 97V148000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1991 97V149000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1992 96V229000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1992 97V079000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1992 97V148000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1992 97V149000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1993 97V148000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1993 97V149000

DODGE ........................................................................ CARAVAN ................................................................... 1997 96V215000

DODGE ........................................................................ D250 ............................................................................ 1996 97V066000

DODGE ........................................................................ DAKOTA ...................................................................... 1997 97V080000

DODGE ........................................................................ GRAND CARAVAN ..................................................... 1992 96V229000

DODGE ........................................................................ GRAND CARAVAN ..................................................... 1992 97V079000

DODGE ........................................................................ GRAND CARAVAN ..................................................... 1992 97V148000

DODGE ........................................................................ GRAND CARAVAN ..................................................... 1992 97V149000

DODGE ........................................................................ GRAND CARAVAN ..................................................... 1993 97V148000

DODGE ........................................................................ GRAND CARAVAN ..................................................... 1993 97V149000

DODGE ........................................................................ GRAND CARAVAN ..................................................... 1997 96V215000

DODGE ........................................................................ NEON .......................................................................... 1995 96V228000

DODGE ........................................................................ NEON .......................................................................... 1997 97V080000

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1994 96V230000

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1994 97V084000

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1995 96V230000

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1995 97V068000

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1995 97V084000

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1996 97V068000
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Make Model Model year Recall No.

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1996 97V084000

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1997 97V084000

DODGE ........................................................................ RAM ............................................................................. 1997 97V126000

DODGE ........................................................................ SHADOW .................................................................... 1992 96V229000

DODGE ........................................................................ SHADOW .................................................................... 1992 97V078000

DODGE ........................................................................ STRATUS .................................................................... 1996 97V095000

DODGE ........................................................................ STRATUS .................................................................... 1997 97V095000

FORD ........................................................................... CONTOUR .................................................................. 1996 97V067000

FORD ........................................................................... CROWN VICTORIA .................................................... 1992 97V024000

FORD ........................................................................... CROWN VICTORIA .................................................... 1994 97V024000

FORD ........................................................................... CROWN VICTORIA .................................................... 1995 97V024000

FORD ........................................................................... CROWN VICTORIA .................................................... 1996 97V024000

FORD ........................................................................... E150 ............................................................................ 1995 97V066000

FORD ........................................................................... E150 ............................................................................ 1996 97V066000

FORD ........................................................................... E150 ............................................................................ 1997 97V066000

FORD ........................................................................... EXPEDITION ............................................................... 1997 96V252000

FORD ........................................................................... EXPLORER ................................................................. 1993 97V083000

FORD ........................................................................... EXPLORER ................................................................. 1994 97V083000

FORD ........................................................................... EXPLORER ................................................................. 1995 97V136000

FORD ........................................................................... EXPLORER ................................................................. 1996 97V074000

FORD ........................................................................... EXPLORER ................................................................. 1996 97V136000

FORD ........................................................................... EXPLORER ................................................................. 1997 97V074000

FORD ........................................................................... EXPLORER ................................................................. 1997 97V136000

FORD ........................................................................... F150 ............................................................................ 1995 97V066000

FORD ........................................................................... F150 ............................................................................ 1996 97V066000

FORD ........................................................................... F150 ............................................................................ 1997 96V251000

FORD ........................................................................... F150 ............................................................................ 1997 96V256000

FORD ........................................................................... F150 ............................................................................ 1997 97V066000

FORD ........................................................................... F150 ............................................................................ 1997 97V147000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1992 97V019000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1992 97V025000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1993 97V019000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1993 97V025000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1994 97V019000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1994 97V025000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1995 97V019000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1995 97V025000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1996 96V166000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1996 96V176000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1997 96V166000

FORD ........................................................................... TAURUS ...................................................................... 1997 97V097000

FORD ........................................................................... TEMPO ........................................................................ 1992 97V019000

FORD ........................................................................... TEMPO ........................................................................ 1993 97V019000

FORD ........................................................................... TEMPO ........................................................................ 1994 97V019000

FORD ........................................................................... WINDSTAR ................................................................. 1996 96V166000

FORD ........................................................................... WINDSTAR ................................................................. 1997 97V097000

FORD ........................................................................... WINDSTAR ................................................................. 1998 97V097000

FREIGHTLINER ........................................................... FL80 ............................................................................ 1994 97V114001

GMC ............................................................................. JIMMY ......................................................................... 1995 96V234000

GMC ............................................................................. JIMMY ......................................................................... 1996 96V234000

GMC ............................................................................. JIMMY ......................................................................... 1996 97V096000

GMC ............................................................................. JIMMY ......................................................................... 1996 97V096001

GMC ............................................................................. JIMMY ......................................................................... 1997 97V096000

GMC ............................................................................. JIMMY ......................................................................... 1997 97V096001

GMC ............................................................................. S15 .............................................................................. 1994 97V096000

GMC ............................................................................. S15 .............................................................................. 1995 97V096000

GMC ............................................................................. SAFARI ........................................................................ 1996 97V057000

GMC ............................................................................. SONOMA ..................................................................... 1994 97V096001

GMC ............................................................................. SONOMA ..................................................................... 1995 97V096001

GMC ............................................................................. SONOMA ..................................................................... 1996 97V008000

GMC ............................................................................. SONOMA ..................................................................... 1996 97V008001

GMC ............................................................................. SONOMA ..................................................................... 1996 97V096001

GMC ............................................................................. SONOMA ..................................................................... 1996 97V146000

GMC ............................................................................. SONOMA ..................................................................... 1996 97V146001

GMC ............................................................................. SUBURBAN ................................................................. 1991 96V226000

GMC ............................................................................. SUBURBAN ................................................................. 1995 97V066000

GMC ............................................................................. SUBURBAN ................................................................. 1996 97V066000

GMC ............................................................................. SUBURBAN ................................................................. 1997 97V066000

HARLEY DAVIDSON ................................................... SOFTAIL ...................................................................... 1995 96V204000

HARLEY DAVIDSON ................................................... SOFTAIL ...................................................................... 1996 96V204000

HONDA ........................................................................ ACCORD ..................................................................... 1995 96V217000

ISUZU .......................................................................... RODEO ....................................................................... 1994 96V170002
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Make Model Model year Recall No.

ISUZU .......................................................................... RODEO ....................................................................... 1995 97V034000

ISUZU .......................................................................... RODEO ....................................................................... 1995 97V034001

JEEP ............................................................................ CHEROKEE ................................................................ 1989 96V260000

JEEP ............................................................................ CHEROKEE ................................................................ 1990 96V260000

JEEP ............................................................................ CHEROKEE ................................................................ 1991 96V260000

JEEP ............................................................................ CHEROKEE ................................................................ 1993 97V069000

JEEP ............................................................................ CHEROKEE ................................................................ 1994 97V069000

JEEP ............................................................................ CHEROKEE ................................................................ 1995 97V069000

JEEP ............................................................................ CHEROKEE ................................................................ 1996 97V066000

JEEP ............................................................................ CHEROKEE ................................................................ 1996 97V069000

JEEP ............................................................................ GRAND CHEROKEE .................................................. 1996 97V039000

JEEP ............................................................................ GRAND CHEROKEE .................................................. 1997 97V080000

JEEP ............................................................................ WRANGLER ................................................................ 1997 97V080000

KENWORTH ................................................................ T800 ............................................................................ 1997 97V139000

LINCOLN ...................................................................... CONTINENTAL ........................................................... 1992 97V019000

LINCOLN ...................................................................... CONTINENTAL ........................................................... 1992 97V025000

LINCOLN ...................................................................... CONTINENTAL ........................................................... 1993 97V019000

LINCOLN ...................................................................... CONTINENTAL ........................................................... 1993 97V025000

LINCOLN ...................................................................... CONTINENTAL ........................................................... 1994 97V019000

LINCOLN ...................................................................... CONTINENTAL ........................................................... 1994 97V025000

MCI ............................................................................... 102D3 .......................................................................... 1997 97V053000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1992 97V019000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1992 97V025000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1993 97V019000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1993 97V025000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1994 97V019000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1994 97V025000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1995 97V019000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1995 97V025000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1996 96V166000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1996 96V176000

MERCURY ................................................................... SABLE ......................................................................... 1997 96V166000

MERCURY ................................................................... TOPAZ ......................................................................... 1993 97V019000

MERCURY ................................................................... TOPAZ ......................................................................... 1994 97V019000

MERCURY ................................................................... VILLAGER ................................................................... 1995 96V253000

MERCURY ................................................................... VILLAGER ................................................................... 1995 96V253001

NISSAN ........................................................................ PATHFINDER .............................................................. 1994 96V170001

OLDSMOBILE .............................................................. CUTLASS .................................................................... 1990 97V058000

OLDSMOBILE .............................................................. CUTLASS .................................................................... 1994 97V017000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. BREEZE ...................................................................... 1996 97V095000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. BREEZE ...................................................................... 1997 97V095000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1991 96V229000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1991 97V148000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1991 97V149000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1992 96V229000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1992 96V229000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1992 97V079000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1992 97V148000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1992 97V149000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1993 97V148000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. GRAND VOYAGER ..................................................... 1993 97V149000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. NEON .......................................................................... 1995 96V228000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1991 96V229000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1991 97V148000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1991 97V149000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1992 96V229000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1992 97V079000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1992 97V148000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1992 97V149000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1993 97V148000

PLYMOUTH ................................................................. VOYAGER ................................................................... 1993 97V149000

PONTIAC ..................................................................... GRAND PRIX .............................................................. 1994 97V017000

PONTIAC ..................................................................... GRAND PRIX .............................................................. 1995 97V065000

PONTIAC ..................................................................... GRAND AM ................................................................. 1996 96V250000

PONTIAC ..................................................................... GRAND AM ................................................................. 1996 96V257000

PONTIAC ..................................................................... GRAND AM ................................................................. 1997 97V059000

PONTIAC ..................................................................... SUNFIRE ..................................................................... 1995 96V250000

PONTIAC ..................................................................... SUNFIRE ..................................................................... 1996 96V250000

PONTIAC ..................................................................... SUNFIRE ..................................................................... 1996 96V257000

ROLLS ROYCE ........................................................... FLYING SPUR ............................................................ 1995 97V122000

ROLLS ROYCE ........................................................... SILVER SPUR ............................................................. 1996 97V122000
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1 The original notice of lease/operating

agreement, dated June 24, 1987, governs CCCL’s

operations over other rail lines owned by C–DOT.

FISCAL YEAR 97 RECALLS AFFECTING VEHICLES IMPORTED BY REGISTERED IMPORTERS—Continued

Make Model Model year Recall No.

TOYOTA ...................................................................... CAMRY ........................................................................ 1997 97V156000

[FR Doc. 97–33251 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33515]

Connecticut Central Railroad

Company, Inc.—Modified Rail

Certificate

On November 14, 1997, Connecticut

Central Railroad Company, Inc. (CCCL),

a class III shortline railroad, filed a

notice for a modified certificate of

public convenience and necessity under

49 CFR 1150, Subpart C—Modified

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity to operate approximately 4.0

miles of abandoned rail line between

milepost 3.0 in Hartford, CT, and

milepost 7.0 in Wethersfield, CT (the

Wethersfield Secondary Track), owned

by the Connecticut Department of

Transportation (C–DOT). The involved rail line was abandoned

by Boston and Maine Corporation

pursuant to Board authorization granted

in Boston and Maine Corporation—

Abandonment Exemption—in Hartford

County, CT, STB Docket No. AB–32

(Sub-No. 80X) (STB served Sept. 17,

1997). C–DOT acquired the rail line on

October 28, 1997.

Pursuant to a supplement to the

agreement dated March 28, 1996,

between C–DOT and CCCL,1 which is

scheduled to terminate on May 17,

2017, operations over the 4-mile

segment of the Wethersfield Secondary

Track were scheduled to commence no

sooner than November 17, 1997.

The rail segment qualifies for a

modified certificate of public

convenience and necessity. See

Common Carrier Status of States, State

Agencies and Instrumentalities, and

Political Subdivisions, Finance Docket

No. 28990F (ICC served July 16, 1981). No subsidy is involved. There may be

preconditions for shippers to meet in

order to receive rail service. CCCL

indicates that in order for potential

shippers to receive service, they may be

required to enter into a contractual

agreement with it, and may be subject

to a special train charge as set forth in

CCCL’s tariff.

The segment represents a connecting

piece of trackage linking lines over

which CCCL has already obtained a

modified rail certificate. Northerly, the

line will form a link with other CCCLoperated trackage, and will connect

with Consolidated Rail Corporation

(Conrail) at Hartford, at or near milepost

2.6. Southerly, the line will connect

with other CCCL-operated trackage and

with a larger portion of CCCL’s system.

By this southerly connection, the line

will enjoy interline connections already

established by CCCL with the

Providence and Worcester Railroad

Company at Middlefield, CT, and with

Conrail at Cedar Hill Yard in New

Haven, CT.

This notice must be served on the

Association of American Railroads (Car

Service Division) as agent for all

railroads subscribing to the car-service

and car-hire agreement: Association of

American Railroads, 50 F St., NW,

Washington, DC 20001; and on the

American Short Line Railroad

Association: American Short Line

Railroad Association, 1120 G St., NW,

Suite 520, Washington, DC 20005.

Decided: December 15, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33337 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Receipt of Domestic Interested Party

Petition Concerning Tariff

Classification of Textile Costumes

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of domestic

interested party petition; solicitation of

comments.

SUMMARY: Customs has received a

petition submitted on behalf of a

domestic interested party requesting the

reclassification of certain imported

textile costumes. The petitioner

contends that Customs is incorrect in

classifying textile costumes which are

flimsy, not durable, and not normal

articles of wearing apparel, under

subheading 9505.90.6090, Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS), as ‘‘Festive, carnival or other

entertainment articles, including magic

tricks and practical joke articles; parts

and accessories thereof: Other: Other:

Other.’’ The provision is duty free under

the general column one rate and

costumes classifiable under this

provision are not subject to quota or visa

restraints. The petitioner contends that

all imported textile costumes should be

classified in Chapters 61 or 62, HTSUS,

asserting that textile costumes are

excluded from classification under

subheading 9505.90.6090, HTSUS,

pursuant to Note 1(e), Chapter 95,

which states that the chapter does not

cover sports clothing or fancy dress, of

textiles, of chapter 61 or 62. If classified

under Chapter 61 or 62 of the HTSUS,

the costumes would be dutiable and

may be subject to quota and visa

restraints. This document invites

comments with regard to the correctness

of the current classification.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 20, 1998.

ADDRESS: Written comments (preferably

in triplicate) are to be addressed to U.S.

Customs Service, Office of Regulations

and Rulings, Attention: Commercial

Rulings Division, 1300 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20229.

Comments submitted may be inspected

at the Commercial Rulings Division,

Office of Regulations and Rulings,

located at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue.,

NW., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann

Segura Minardi, Textiles Branch, (202–

927–1368).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

A petition has been filed under

section 516, Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 1516), on behalf of

an American manufacturer of textile

costumes. The petitioner contends that

virtually identical costumes to those

manufactured by petitioner are being

imported into the U.S. and some of

these textile costumes are being

erroneously classified by Customs under

subheading 9505.90.6090, Harmonized

Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTSUS), as ‘‘Festive, carnival or other

entertainment articles, including magic

tricks and practical joke articles; parts

and accessories thereof: Other: Other:

Other.’’ The provision is duty free under

the general column one rate and

costumes classified under this provision

are not subject to quota or visa