Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 23, 1997 / Notices 67115

1N&W is a wholly owned subsidiary of Norfolk

Southern Railway Company.

This notice of receipt of applications

for new exemptions is published in

accordance with Part 107 of the

Hazardous Materials Transportation Act

(49 U.S.C. 1806; 49 CFR 1.53(e)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

17, 1997.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Exemptions and Approvals.

[FR Doc. 97–33378 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Applications for Modification

of Exemption

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for

modification of exemptions.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

procedures governing the application

for, and the processing of, exemptions

from the Department of Transportation’s

Hazardous Material Regulations (49 CFR

Part 107, Subpart B), notice is hereby

given that the Office of Hazardous

Materials Safety has received the

applications described herein. This

notice is abbreviated to expedite

docketing and public notice. Because

the sections affected, modes of

transportation, and the nature of

application have been shown in earlier

Federal Register publications, they are

not repeated here. Requests for

modifications of exemptions (e.g. to

provide for additional hazardous

materials, packaging design changes,

additional mode of transportation, etc.)

are described in footnotes to the

application number. Application

numbers with the suffix ‘‘M’’ denote a

modification request. These

applications have been separated from

the new applications for exemptions to

facilitate processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before January 7, 1998.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Dockets Unit,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.

Comments should refer to the

application number and be submitted in

triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of

comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing

the exemption number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the applications are available

for inspection in the Dockets Unit,

Room 8426, Nassif Building, 400 7th

Street SW, Washington, DC.

Application No. Docket No. Applicant Modification of

exemption

10798–M .................................... Olin Corporation, Norwalk, CT 1 .............................................................................................. 10798

11458–M .................................... Reckitt & Colman, Montvale, NJ 2 ........................................................................................... 11458

11962–M RSPA–97–3061 ......... Bayer Corp., Pittsburgh, PA3 .................................................................................................. 11962

12007–M RSPA–97–3225 ......... SCC Products, Hollister, CA4 ................................................................................................. 12007

12009–M RSPA–97–3226 ......... U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 5 ....................................................................... 12009

1To modify the exemption to provide for Class 9 as an additional class of material contained in tanks cars which remain standing with unloading connections attached when no product is being transferred. 2To modify the exemption to provide for cargo vessel as an additional mode.

3To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation in commerce of sodium, Division 4.3 in accumulators. 4To reissue the exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation in commerce of chloropicrin, Division 6.1, in

reusable DOT4BA260 cylinders equipped with alternative plug. 5To reissue exemption originally issued on an emergency basis to authorize the transportation in commerce of anhydrous ammonia in nonspecification cylinders.

This notice of receipt of applications

for modification of exemptions is

published in accordance with Part 107

of the Hazardous Materials

Transportations Act (49 U.S.C. 1806; 49

CFR 1.53(e)).

Issued in Washington, DC, on December

17, 1997.

J. Suzanne Hedgepeth,

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials

Exemptions and Approvals.

[FR Doc. 97–33379 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub–No. 552X);

STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub-No. 201X)]

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Raleigh

County, WV; Norfolk and Western

Railway Company—Discontinuance of

Trackage Rights Exemption—in

Raleigh County, WV

On December 3, 1997, CSX

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), and

Norfolk and Western Railway Company

(N&W) 1 filed with the Surface

Transportation Board (Board) a petition

under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for exemption

from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903

for CSXT to abandon and N&W to

discontinue trackage rights over

approximately 6.24 miles of line

between milepost CAR–0.58 at Beckley

Junction, WV, and milepost CAR–6.82

at the end of the track at Cranberry, WV,

which traverses U.S. Postal Service ZIP

Codes 25801, 25813, 25827, 25832,

25919, and 25920, in Raleigh County,

WV. The line includes the stations of

Beckley, located at milepost CAR–1,

Sprague, located at milepost CAR–4,

Skelton, located at milepost CAR–5, and

Cranberry, located at milepost CAR–6.

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in CSXT’s possession

will be made available promptly to

those requesting it.
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The interest of railroad employees

will be protected by Oregon Short Line

R. Co.— Abandonment—Goshen, 360

I.C.C. 91 (1979).

By issuance of this notice, the Board

is instituting an exemption proceeding

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final

decision will be issued by March 23,

1998.

Any offer of financial assistance

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will

be due no later than 10 days after

service of a decision granting the

petition for exemption. Each OFA must

be accompanied by the filing fee, which

currently is set at $900. See 49 CFR

1002.2(f)(25).

All interested persons should be

aware that, following abandonment of

rail service and salvage of the line, the

line may be suitable for other public

use, including interim trail use. Any

request for a public use condition under

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be

due no later than January 12, 1998. Each

trail use request must be accompanied

by a $150 filing fee. See 49 CFR

1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket Nos. AB–55

(Sub-No. 552X) and AB–290 (Sub-No.

201X) and must be sent to: (1) Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Charles M. Rosenberger,

CSX Transportation, Inc., 500 Water

Street—J150, Jacksonville, FL 32202;

and James R. Paschall, Norfolk Southern

Corporation, Three Commercial Place,

Norfolk, VA 23510–2191.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to

the full abandonment or discontinuance

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.

Questions concerning environmental

issues may be directed to the Board’s

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) at (202) 565–1545. [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available at (202)

565–1695.]

An environmental assessment (EA) (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by SEA will be

served upon all parties of record and

upon any agencies or other persons who

commented during its preparation.

Other interested persons may contact

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS).

EAs in these abandonment proceedings

normally will be made available within

60 days of the filing of the petition. The

deadline for submission of comments on

the EA will generally be within 30 days

of its service.

Decided: December 12, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–33336 Filed 12–22–97; 8:45 am]

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