Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 29 / Wednesday, February 12, 1997 / Notices 6617

[STB Finance Docket No. 33351]

SPCSL Corp.—Trackage Rights

Exemption—Norfolk and Western

Railway Company

Norfolk and Western Railway

Company (NW) has agreed to grant

trackage rights to SPCSL Corp. (SPCSL)

over approximately 19,950 feet, more or

less, of NW trackage at Springfield, IL.

The trackage rights will allow the City

of Springfield to consolidate the NW

and SPCSL rights of way into one

corridor.

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on February 3, 1997.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees affected by the trackage

rights will be protected by the

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). If it 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. 33351, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served on

Gary A. Laakso, Esq., SPCSL Corp., One

Market Plaza, Room 846, San Francisco,

CA 94105.

Decided: February 5, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3390 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

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[STB Docket No. AB–167 (Sub-No. 1177X)]

Consolidated Rail Corporation—

Discontinuance Exemption—in

Montgomery and Bucks Counties, PA

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: The Board, pursuant to 49

U.S.C. 10502, exempts Consolidated

Rail Corporation (Conrail) from the prior

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

10903 to permit Conrail to discontinue

service pursuant to its trackage rights

over Southeastern Pennsylvania

Transportation Authority’s (SEPTA)

14.9-mile line of railroad, known as the

Bethlehem Branch, between milepost

30.5±, near Telford, and milepost 45.4±,

near Quakertown, in Montgomery and

Bucks Counties, PA, subject to standard

labor protective conditions.

DATES: Provided no formal expression of

intent to file an offer of financial

assistance (OFA) has been received, this

exemption will be effective on March

14, 1997. Formal expressions of intent

to file an OFA under 49 CFR

1152.27(c)(2) must be filed by February

24, 1997, petitions to stay must be filed

by February 27, 1997, and petitions to

reopen must be filed by March 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to

STB Docket No. AB–167 (Sub-No.

1177X) to: (1) Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Branch, 1201 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423;

and (2) John K. Enright, 2001 Market

Street—16A, Philadelphia, PA 19101–

1416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 927–5660. [TDD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Board’s decision. To purchase a

copy of the full decision, write to, call,

or pick up in person from: DC Data &

News, Inc., Room 2229, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357/4359. [Assistance for

the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services (202) 927–5721.]

Decided: February 3, 1997.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–3386 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Notice of Receipt of Cultural Property

Request From the Government of Peru

The Government of Peru has

submitted a cultural property request to

the Government of the United States

under Article 9 of the 1970 UNESCO

Convention. The request was received

on January 28, 1997, by the United

States Information Agency. The request

seeks U.S. protection of certain

categories of archaeological and/or

ethnological material the pillage of

which, it is alleged, jeopardizes the

national cultural patrimony of Peru. In

accordance with the provisions of the

Convention on Cultural Property

Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et

seq.), the request will be reviewed by

the Cultural Property Advisory

Committee which will develop

recommendations before a

determination is made.

Dated: February 7, 1997.

Penn Kemble,

Deputy Director, United States Information

Agency.

[FR Doc. 97–3482 Filed 2–11–97; 8:45 am]

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Meeting

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting of the

Cultural Property Advisory Committee.

SUMMARY: The Cultural Property

Advisory Committee will meet on

Tuesday, February 25, 1997, from

approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

and on Wednesday, February 26, 1997,

from approximately 9:00 a.m. to 12:00

noon, at the S. Dillon Ripley Center,

Smithsonian Institution, Washington,

D.C. The agenda will include

deliberation of a cultural property

request from the Government of Peru to

the United States Government seeking

protection of certain archaeological and/

or ethnological resources. This request,

submitted under Article 9 of the 1970

UNESCO Convention, will be

considered in accordance with the

provisions of the Convention on

Cultural Property Implementation Act

(19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., P.L. 97–446).

The Committee will also review and

discuss internal operating procedures.

Since discussion of these matters will

involve information the premature

disclosure of which would be likely to

significantly frustrate implementation of

proposed action, the meeting will be

closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(9)(B) and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h).

Dated: February 7, 1997.

Penn Kemble,

Deputy Director, United States Information

Agency.

Determination to Close the Meeting of

the Cultural Property Advisory

Committee; February 25 and 26, 1997

In accordance with 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(9)(B), and 19 U.S.C. 2605(h), I

hereby determine that the Cultural

Property Advisory Committee meeting

on February 25 and 26, 1997, at which

there will be deliberation of information

the premature disclosure of which

would be likely to significantly frustrate

implementation of proposed actions,

will be closed.