6832 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 30 / Thursday, February 13, 1997 / Notices

1 It is anticipated that the Board will move to its

new offices in March 1997. The Board’s address at

the new offices will be: Surface Transportation

Board, Mercury Building, 1925 K Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423.

Plan Update. The Public Hearing will be

held from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on

Tuesday, March 4, 1997, at the SEATAC

airport auditorium. The purpose of the

Hearing is to consider the social,

economic, and environmental effects of

the proposed Master Plan Development.

The public will be afforded the

opportunity to present oral testimony

and/or written testimony pertinent to

the intent of the hearing. Additional

comments should be submitted no later

than March 31, 1997, to Mr. Dennis

Ossenkop, ANM–611, Federal Aviation

Administration, Northwest Mountain

Region, Airports Division, 1601 Lind

Avenue, S.W., Renton, WA 98055–4056.

Any person desiring to review the

Draft Supplemental Final

Environmental Impact Statement may

do so during normal business hours at

the following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Airports District Office, Room 240,

1601 Lind Avenue, S.W., Renton,

Washington

Port of Seattle, Aviation Planning,

Terminal Building, 3rd Floor, Room

301, Sea-Tac Airport, Seattle,

Washington

Port of Seattle, Second Floor Bid

Counter, Pier 69, 2711 Alaskan Way,

Seattle, Washington

Boulevard Park Library, 12015 Roseberg,

South, Seattle, Washington

Burien Library, 14700–6th, S.W.,

Burien, Washington

Des Moines Library, 21620–11th, South,

Des Moines, Washington

Federal Way Library, 34200–1st, South,

Federal Way, Washington

Foster Library, 4205 South 142nd,

Tukwila, Washington

Seattle Library, 1000–4th Avenue,

Seattle, Washington

Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma

Avenue, South, Tacoma, Washington

University of Washington, Suzallo

Library, Government Publications,

Seattle, Washington

Valley View Library, 17850 Military

Road, South, SeaTac, Washington

CONTACT PERSON: If you desire

additional information related to this

project, please contact: Mr. Dennis

Ossenkop, ANM–611, Federal Aviation

Administration, Airports District Office,

1601 Lind Avenue, S.W., Renton,

Washington, 98055–4056.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on February

6, 1997.

Lowell H. Johnson,

Manager, Airports Division, Federal Aviation

Administration, Northwest Mountain Region,

Renton, Washington.

[FR Doc. 97–3676 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

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Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee Meeting on Airport

Certification Issues

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a meeting of the

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee to discuss airport

certification issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

March 12, 1997, at 9:00 a.m. Arrange for

oral presentations by March 3, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Air Transport Association of

America, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Marisa Mullen, Federal Aviation

Administration, Office of Rulemaking

(ARM–205), 800 Independence Avenue,

SW., Washington, DC 20591, telephone

(202) 267–7653; fax (202) 267–5075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to § 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C.

App. II), notice is hereby given of a

meeting of the Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee to be held on

March 12, 1997, at the Air Transport

Association of America, 1301

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1100,

Washington, DC 20004. The agenda will

include:

• Committee administration.

• Concept brief from Friction

Measurement and Signing Working

Group.

• General discussion of working

group brief.

• A discussion of future meeting

dates, locations, activities, and plans.

Attendance is open to the interested

public, but will be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements by March 3, 1997, to

present oral statements at the meeting.

The public may present written

statements to the committee at any time

by providing 25 copies to the Executive

Director, or by bringing the copies to the

meeting. In addition, sign and oral

interpretation can be made available at

the meeting, as well as an assistive

listening device, if requested 10

calendar days before the meeting.

Arrangements may be made by

contacting the person listed under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 10,

1997.

Robert E. David,

Assistant Executive Director for Airport

Certification Issues, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–3669 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33311]

Kansas City Southern Industries, Inc.,

KCS Transportation Company, and The

Kansas City Southern Railway

Company; Control; Gateway Western

Railway Company and Gateway

Eastern Railway Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Acceptance of application.

SUMMARY: The ICC Termination Act of

1996, Public Law 104–88, 109 Stat. 803

(ICCTA), which was enacted on

December 29, 1995, and took effect on

January 1, 1996, abolished the Interstate

Commerce Commission (ICC) and

transferred certain functions to the

Surface Transportation Board (Board).

This notice relates to functions that are

subject to Board jurisdiction pursuant to

49 U.S.C. 11323–25. On January 14,

1997, Kansas City Southern Industries,

Inc. (KCSI), KCS Transportation

Company (KCSTC), The Kansas City

Southern Railway Company (KCSR),

Gateway Western Railway Company

(GWWR), and Gateway Eastern Railway

Company (GWER) filed an application

for KCSI to acquire control of GWWR

and GWER. We accept the application

for consideration. We further find that

this is a ‘‘minor transaction’’ under 49

CFR 1180.2(c). Finally, we establish an

expedited procedural schedule.

DATES: Written comments, including

comments from the Secretary of

Transportation and the Attorney

General of the United States, must be

filed with the Board no later than March

17, 1997. Applicants’ reply statement is

due on April 1, 1997. The Board expects

to issue a final decision by May 1, 1997,

with an effective date of May 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to

STB Finance Docket No. 33311 to: (1)

Office of the Secretary, Case Control

Branch, Surface Transportation Board,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20423; 1 (2) Docket

Clerk, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal
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Railroad Administration, Room 5101,

400 Seventh Street, S.W. Washington,

D.C. 20590; (3) Attorney General of the

United States, Washington, D.C. 20530;

(4) William C. Sippel, Two Prudential

Plaza, 45th Floor, 180 North Stetson

Avenue, Chicago, IL 60601; and (5)

William A. Mullins, 1300 I Street, N.W.,

Suite 500 East, Washington, D.C. 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 927–5660.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicants seek approval under 49

U.S.C. 11323–25 for KCSI to acquire

control of GWWR and GWER. On

December 12, 1996, KCSI’s wholly

owned noncarrier subsidiary, KCSTC,

acquired the stock of GWWR and GWER

and placed the shares into an

independent voting trust. Upon

approval of this application, the voting

trust will be dissolved, and the shares

will be transferred to KCSTC.

Applicants indicate that, after the

transaction is effected, KCSI will control

KCSR, GWWR, and GWER. GWWR and

GWER will be marketed as part of the

KCSR rail system, and their operations

will be coordinated with those of KCSR.

However, applicants indicate that

GWWR and GWER will remain separate

legal entities and will not be merged

into KCSR.

Applicants allege that this is a ‘‘minor

transaction’’ as defined in 49 CFR part

1180, the regulations that implemented

former 49 U.S.C. 11343–45. The ICCTA

revised those statutory provisions and

reenacted them as 49 U.S.C. 11323–25.

The transaction here specifically is

subject to 49 U.S.C. 11324(d) because it

does not involve the merger or control

of two Class I railroads. Section 204(a)

of the ICCTA provides that all ICC rules

in effect on the date the enactment of

the ICCTA ‘‘shall continue in effect

according to their terms until modified,

terminated, superceded, set aside, or

revoked in accordance with law by the

Board * * * or operation of law.’’ While

the standards and procedures of former

sections 11343–45 and current sections

11323–25 are substantially similar

insofar as minor transactions are

concerned, the procedures of current

section 11325(d), which applies if the

transaction is a minor transaction, differ

slightly from those at 49 CFR 1180.4 and

shall govern. Otherwise, the use of the

regulations at 49 CFR part 1180 for this

proceeding appears proper.

Under 49 U.S.C. 11324(d), in

proceedings not involving the merger or

control of at least two Class I railroads,

the Board must approve a transaction

unless it finds that: (1) The transaction

will result is a ‘‘substantial lessening of

competition, creation of a monopoly, or

restraint of trade in freight surface

transportation in any region of the

United States;’’ and (2) ‘‘the

anticompetitive effects of the

transaction outweigh the public interest

in meeting significant transportation

needs.’’

KCSR is a Class I railroad that

operates more than 4,000 route miles in

the Midwest and Southern States.

GWWR is a Class II railroad which owns

and operates 461 miles of rail line

between Kansas City, KS, and East St.

Louis, IL. GWWR also has haulage rights

over the Southern Pacific

Transportation Inc. line between

Springfield and Chicago, IL. GWER,

which is wholly owned by GWWR, is a

Class III railroad that owns and operates

17 miles of rail line between East Alton

and East St. Louis, IL. The transaction

here will extend KCSR’s rail system into

Chicago and East St. Louis.

Applicants argue that the transaction

will have no anticompetitive effects

because it would be an end-to-end

acquisition, not a parallel acquisition.

According to applicants, the transaction

will enhance competition and provide

shippers with increased service and

routing options.

Applicants assert that the transaction

will further the public interest in

meeting significant transportation

needs. They contend that the combined

KCSI system will provide shippers with

better equipment utilization, improved

car supply resulting from access to the

larger car fleet of the combined system,

new opportunities for single-line

service, improved plant maintenance

and other operating efficiencies.

Applicants further assert that the

transaction will strengthen KCSI’s

combined system and improve its

financial and operating performance.

Applicants anticipate that no existing

non-exempt KCSR, GWWR or GWER

employees will be adversely affected by

the proposed transaction. According to

applicants, all of GWWR’s nonmanagement employees and

maintenance-of-way employees are

represented by national unions and are

covered under existing collective

bargaining agreements, which will

remain in force. They further state that

there are no plans to transfer work

currently performed by GWWR or

GWER employees to KCSR locations.

GWWR and GWER management

employees and GWER exempt personnel

are not covered by collective bargaining

agreements. Applicants assert that the

‘‘applicable level of labor protection for

the control transaction proposed herein

is that set forth in New York Dock Ry.-

Control-Brooklyn Eastern Dist., 360

I.C.C. 60 (1979).’’

Under 49 CFR part 1180, the Board

must determine whether a proposed

transaction is major, significant, or

minor. We find that the transaction is

minor under 49 CFR 1180.2(c), because

it has no regional or national

transportation significance. Because the

application substantially complies with

the applicable regulations governing

minor transactions, we are accepting it

for consideration.

Our finding that this transaction is

minor under 49 CFR 1180.2(c) also

satisfies the criteria for application of

current 49 U.S.C. 11325(a)(3) and

11325(d).

By petition filed January 14, 1997,

applicants request an expedited

procedural schedule for processing the

application. Due to the limited, end-toend nature of the proposed transaction,

it is not likely to involve complex

issues. Thus, we will adopt the

suggested expedited schedule, which is

reflected in the DATES section above. But

we reserve the right to modify this

schedule if unforeseen issues arise.

The application and exhibits are

available for inspection in the Public

Docket Room at the Offices of the

Surface Transportation Board in

Washington, DC. In addition, they may

be obtained upon request from

applicants’’ representatives named

above.

Interested persons, including

government entities, may participate in

this proceeding by submitting written

comments. Any person who timely files

comments will be considered a party of

record if the person so requests. No

petition for leave to intervene need be

filed.

Consistent with 49 CFR

1180.4(d)(1)(iii), written comments must

contain:

(a) The docket number and title of the

proceeding;

(b) The name, address, and telephone

number of the commenting party and its

representative upon whom service shall

be made;

(c) The commenting party’s position,

i.e., whether it supports or opposes the

proposed transaction;

(d) A statement whether the

commenting party intends to participate

formally in the proceeding, or merely to

comment on the proposal;

(e) If desired, a request for an oral

hearing with reasons supporting this

request; the request must indicate the

disputed material facts that can be

resolved only at a hearing; and

(f) A list of all information sought to

be discovered from applicant carriers.
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Because we have determined that this

proposal is a minor transaction, no

responsive applications will be

permitted. The time limits for

processing this application are set forth

at 49 U.S.C. 11325(d), but, as noted

above, we have provisionally adopted

an expedited schedule.

Discovery may begin immediately. We

encourage the parties to resolve all

discovery matters expeditiously and

amicably.

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

It is ordered:

1. The application is accepted for

consideration under 49 U.S.C. 11323–25

as a minor transaction under 49 CFR

1180.2(c).

2. The parties will comply with all

provisions stated above.

3. This decision is effective on

February 13, 1997.

Decided: February 7, 1997.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3652 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Financial Management Service

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended;

System of Records

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of alteration of Privacy

Act System of Records.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, Financial Management

Service (FMS), gives notice of a

proposed alteration to the system of

records entitled ‘‘Payment Issue Records

for Regular Recurring Benefit

Payments—Treasury/FMS .002,’’ which

is subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as

amended (5 U.S.C. 552a). The system

notice was last published in its entirety

in the Federal Register Vol. 60, page

56770 on November 9, 1995.

DATES: Comments must be received, no

later than March 17, 1997. The proposed

alteration of the system of records will

be effective March 25, 1997, unless FMS

receives comments which would result

in a contrary determination.

ADDRESS: Comments must be submitted

to the Debt Management Services Staff,

Financial Management Service, 401

14th Street, SW, Room 151, Washington,

DC 20227. Comments received will be

available for inspection at the same

address between the hours of 9:00 a.m.

and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gerry Isenberg, Debt Management

Services, (202) 874–6660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

alteration of system of records Treasury/

FMS .002 is being made for two reasons.

First, the system was last published in

its entirety in the Federal Register Vol.

60, page 56770 on November 9, 1995,

and that publication erroneously

omitted an amendment to the system

published in the Federal Register Vol.

60, page 45212 on August 30, 1995. This

alteration will restate the changes made

pursuant to the amendment published

on August 30, 1995.

The August 30, 1995 amendment

added two routine uses which facilitate

the collection of delinquent Federal

debts and more effectively apply certain

debt collection tools established under

Federal law, specifically tax refund

offset, administrative offset, and Federal

employee salary offset. These two new

routine uses are republished here as

numbers (11) and (13). As noted in the

August 30, 1995 amendment, since FMS

has closed the Washington, DC

Financial Center, the system of records

was altered to reflect this change. This

change to ‘‘System Location’’ is also

restated here.

Secondly, the Debt Collection

Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), Pub.

L. 104–134, enacted April 26, 1996,

provides the Department of the Treasury

(Treasury) with specific legislative

authority and responsibility to collect

and/or manage the collection of claims

owed to the Federal Government. The

DCIA authorizes Treasury to collect

claims, or facilitate the collection of

claims, owed to States, Territories and

Commonwealths of the United States,

and the District of Columbia by

offsetting Federal payments. Executive

Order 13019, signed by the President on

September 28, 1996, directs Treasury to

promptly take steps to facilitate offset of

Federal payments to collect delinquent

child support debts being enforced by

States. FMS is the Treasury bureau

responsible for the implementation of

the DCIA and the Executive Order.

Accordingly, FMS is adding routine use

(12) to comply with the provisions of

the DCIA and the Executive Order.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, FMS proposes to alter system

of records Treasury/FMS .002,

‘‘Payment Issue Records for Regular

Recurring Benefit Payments—Treasury/

Financial Management Service,’’ as

follows:

Treasury/FMS .002

SYSTEM NAME:

Payment Issue Records for Regular

Recurring Benefit Payments—Treasury/

Financial Management Service.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

Description of the change: Replace

current text with the following

language:

The Financial Management Service,

U.S. Department of the Treasury,

Washington, DC 20227. Records

maintained at Financial Centers in six

regions: Austin, TX; Birmingham, AL;

Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO;

Philadelphia, PA; and San Francisco,

CA.

* * * * *

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:

* * * * *

Description of the changes: Remove

‘‘and’’ at end of routine use (9); remove

the period (.) at the end of routine use

(10); add a semicolon (;); and add

routine uses (11), (12) and (13) to read

as follows:

(11) Disclose information concerning

delinquent debtors to Federal creditor

agencies, their employees, or their

agents for the purpose of facilitating or

conducting Federal administrative

offset, Federal tax refund offset, Federal

salary offset, or for any other authorized

debt collection purpose;

(12) Disclose information to any State,

Territory or Commonwealth of the

United States, or the District of

Columbia to assist in the collection of

State, Commonwealth, Territory or

District of Columbia claims pursuant to

a reciprocal agreement between FMS

and the State, Commonwealth, Territory

or the District of Columbia; and

(13) Disclose to the Defense

Manpower Data Center and the United

States Postal Service and other Federal

agencies through authorized computer

matching programs for the purpose of

identifying and locating individuals

who are delinquent in their repayment

of debts owed to the Department or

other Federal agencies in order to

collect those debts through salary offset

and administrative offset, or by the use

of other debt collection tools.

* * * * *

Dated: February 3, 1997.

Alex Rodriguez,

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Administration).

[FR Doc. 97–3564 Filed 2–12–97; 8:45 am]

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