[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 8077]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4274]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Ex Parte No. 546]


Surface Transportation Board--1997 Office Relocation Business 
Plan

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation Board (the Board) is scheduled to 
relocate over the weekend of March 15-16, 1997. The Board is giving 
notice of pre-location and post-location procedures. The Board's new 
address will be: Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20423-0001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 13, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Quinlan, (202) 927-5679 (after 
March 16, 1997, (202) 565-1650); or Beryl Gordon, (202) 927-5660 (after 
March 16, 1997, (202) 565-1600). (TDD for the hearing impaired: (202) 
927-5721 (after March 16, 1997, (202) 565-1695).)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is issuing this notice to advise 
the public of its new location, effective March 17, 1997. The Board is 
scheduled to relocate its offices over the weekend of March 15-16, 
1997. Its new address will be: Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423-0001. In addition, the Board is also 
giving the public advance notice that normal service to the public, 
including normal case intake and processing will not occur during the 
immediate pre-relocation and post-relocation dates of March 13, 1997, 
through March 18, 1997, due to necessary equipment relocation and other 
disruptions anticipated during the relocation.
    The Board is, therefore, by this notice, announcing that mail will 
not be received and decisions will not be served on Thursday, March 13, 
1997; Friday, March 14, 1997; Monday, March 17, 1997; and Tuesday, 
March 18, 1997, with the exception noted below. In particular, the 
Board will not serve decisions on March 13, 14, 17 or 18, 1997; the 
Board will not receive mail from March 13, through March 18, inclusive 
(mail delivery will resume thereafter at the new location); the Board 
will not accept non-mail filings (other than tariff filings) from March 
13, 1997, through March 18, 1997, inclusive; the Board will not accept 
new case filings between March 13, 1997, and March 18, 1997, inclusive; 
and the Board will, for the duration of the period between March 13 and 
March 18, toll the time period for calculating the effective date of 
all Board decisions and notices that would otherwise be scheduled to 
take effect between March 13, 1997, and March 18, 1997, inclusive. 
Because of the number of time-sensitive matters handled by the Board, 
the Board is providing advance notice that case filings that would 
begin a proceeding and trigger a deadline for processing or for 
effectiveness will not be accepted during this period and that 
effectiveness of previously issued decisions, or previously filed self-
executing notices (notices of exemption, for example) that would 
otherwise be scheduled to take effect between March 13, 1997, and March 
18, 1997, inclusive, will be delayed one day for every calendar day 
during the March 13-18 interval. Also, to avoid any potential 
unfairness to the public, the effectiveness of any notice of exemption 
filed on March 12, 1997, that would normally become effective in 7 days 
(on March 19, 1997), will be delayed one day for each of the 6 calendar 
days between March 13, 1997, and March 18, 1997, and thus will not be 
permitted to take effect until March 25, 1997. This should alleviate 
any problems that could otherwise be presented for those persons who 
wish to seek a stay of effectiveness or problems that might otherwise 
occur in connection with processing of offers of financial assistance 
to continue rail service following Board approval of a rail line 
abandonment or discontinuance.
    The Board will continue to receive tariff filings during this 
interval (so as not to delay effectiveness of rate decreases for 
service in the noncontiguous domestic trade that may become effective 
on one day's notice).
    DC News & Data, Inc., the official copy contractor for the Board, 
which is responsible for the duplication and distribution of Board 
decisions and orders to the public, will relocate its offices from 1201 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 2229, Washington, DC, to 1925 K Street, 
NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 289-4357. DC News 
& Data, Inc., will close its office from March 13, 1997, through March 
18, 1997, and reopen for business on March 19, 1997.
    This action will not significantly affect either the quality of the 
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

    Decided: February 13, 1997.

    By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice Chairman Owen.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-4274 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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