58148 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 27, 2000 / Notices

1ParkSierra, a noncarrier, is the sole general

partner of ARZC and CFNR, both Class III rail

carriers. In addition to owning rail lines in the

States of Arizona and California, ARZC owns rail

lines in the State of Washington that are operated

by an operating division of ARZC d/b/a Puget

Sound & Pacific Railroad (PSAP). CFNR operates in

the State of California. None of the rail lines of

ARZC, CFNR, or PSAP connect to each other.

2Redacted versions of the trackage rights

agreements between the parties were filed with the

verified notice of exemption. Also, full versions of

the trackage rights agreements, as required by 49

CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii), were filed under seal. A

motion for protective order was filed on September

13, 2000. That motion was granted and a protective

order in this proceeding was served on September

20, 2000.

follow the same format and agenda. SEA

will have a transcriber available at each

meeting to ensure that oral comments

are accurately recorded. In some

locations, two meetings will be held (an

afternoon and an evening session). Both

the afternoon and evening meetings will

follow the same format and agenda; it is

not necessary to attend both meetings.

Douglas, WY

Best Western Douglas Inn, 1450

Riverbend Drive, Douglas, WY

82633, Monday, October 30, 2000,

6–10 p.m.

Newcastle, WY

The Fountain Inn, 2 Fountain Plaza,

Newcastle, WY 82701, Wednesday,

November 1, 2000, 1–4 p.m. and 6–

10 p.m.

Rapid City, SD

Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, 444

Mount Rushmore Road North,

Rapid City, SD 57701, Thursday,

November 2, 2000, 6–10 p.m.

Pierre, SD

Best Western Kings Inn, 200 South

Pierre, Pierre, SD 57501, Monday,

November 13, 2000, 1–4 p.m. and

6–10 p.m.

Brookings, SD

Brookings Inn, 2500 East 5th Street,

Brookings, SD 57006, Tuesday,

November 14, 2000, 1–4 p.m. and

6–10 p.m.

Mankato, MN

Best Western Hotel and Restaurant,

1111 Range Street, North Mankato,

MN 56003, Wednesday, November

15, 2000, 1–4 p.m. and 6–10 p.m.

Rochester, MN

Mayo Civic Center, 30 Civic Center

Drive South East, Rochester, MN

55904, Thursday, November 16,

2000, 1–4 p.m. and 6–10 p.m.

SEA will also conduct a meeting

specifically for interested Tribes and

Tribal organizations, as part of the

formal government-to-government

consultation process on the Draft EIS.

Pre-Registration for Public Meetings

Persons wanting to speak at a public

meeting are strongly urged to preregister by calling the toll-free

Environmental Hotline for this project at

1–877–404–3044 and leave their name,

telephone number, the name of any

group, business, or agency affiliation, if

applicable, and the date and time of the

meeting at which they wish to speak.

The deadline for pre-registration for all

meetings is October 20, 2000.

Persons will be called to speak at each

meeting in the order in which they preregistered. Those wishing to speak but

that did not pre-register will be

accommodated at each meeting as time

allows. Those wishing to speak at more

than one meeting will also be

accommodated as time allows and after

all others have had an opportunity to

participate. As SEA would like as many

persons as possible to participate and

given that there will be a limited

amount of time at each meeting, all

speakers are strongly encouraged to

prepare summary oral comments, and

submit detailed comments in writing.

SEA also encourages groups of

individuals with similar comments to

designate a representative to speak for

them.

By the Board, Elaine K. Kaiser, Chief,

Section of Environmental Analysis.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33932]

ParkSierra Corp., Arizona & California

Railroad Company Limited

Partnership, and California Northern

Railroad Company, L.P.-Corporate

Family Transaction Exemption

ParkSierra Corp. (ParkSierra), Arizona

& California Railroad Company Limited

Partnership (ARZC), and California

Northern Railroad Company, L.P.

(CFNR) have filed a verified notice of

exemption. The exempt transaction

involves the contribution of all of

ARZC’s and CFNR’s assets to ParkSierra

in exchange for shares of common stock

of ParkSierra.1 Upon consummation of

the transaction, ParkSierra will assume

the common carrier obligations of ARZC

and CFNR, and ARZC, CFNR, and PSAP

each will continue to provide railroad

service as a d/b/a and separate operating

division of ParkSierra.2

The transaction is/was expected to be

consummated on or after September 20,

2000.

The transaction is intended to

simplify the organizational structure of

ParkSierra, ARZC, and CFNR and to

create administrative efficiencies.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The parties state that the transaction

will not result in adverse changes in

service levels, significant operational

changes, or a change in the competitive

balance with carriers outside the

corporate family.

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board

may not use its exemption authority to

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory

obligation to protect the interests of its

employees. Section 11326(c), however,

does not provide for labor protection for

transactions under sections 11324 and

11325 that involve only Class III rail

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding to revoke the exemption

under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) may be filed

at any time. The filing of a petition to

reopen will not automatically stay the

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33932, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on RoseMichele Weinryb, Esq., Weiner Brodsky

Sidman Kider PC, 1300 19th Street,

NW., Fifth Floor, Washington, DC

20036–1609.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: September 20, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

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