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0001. Communications received within

45 days of the date of this notice will

be considered by FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590. All documents in the public

docket are also available for inspection

and copying on the Internet at the

docket facility’s Web site at

http://dms.dot.gov.

Issued in Washington, DC on October 1,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–25626 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

In accordance with Part 211 of Title

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),

notice is hereby given that the Federal

Railroad Administration (FRA) received

a request for a waiver of compliance

with certain requirements of its safety

standards. The individual petition is

described below, including the party

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions

involved, the nature of the relief being

requested, and the petitioner’s

arguments in favor of relief.

Thrall Car Manufacturing Company

[Docket Number FRA–1999–6358]

Thrall Car Manufacturing Company

(TCMC) seeks a permanent waiver of

compliance with certain provisions of

the Railroad Safety Appliance

Standards, 49 CFR Part 231.24, as they

apply to auto carrying railcars as

follows:

1. Use the reduced wording described

in Parts 231.24(j)(1) and 231.24(j)(2)

rather than 231.27(j)(1) and (j)(2). Part

231.24.(j)(1) states ‘‘That section of each

car more than fifteen (15) feet above the

top of the rail shall be painted with

contrasting reflectorized paint and shall

bear the words ‘‘No running boards’’ to

the left of center and ‘‘Excess height

car’’ to the right of center.’’ Section

231.24(j)(2) states ‘‘On each side sill

near end corner there shall be painted

a yellow rectangular area with a threefourths (3⁄4) inch black border

containing the words ‘‘This car excess

height-no running board’’ Lettering to be

not less than one and one-half (11⁄2)

inches high.’’

Thrall Car Manufacturing Company

(TCMC) has petitioned to eliminate the

stencilling regarding running boards on

these cars account of the cars not being

so equipped.

2. They request that the word material

be substituted for paint in this section

to permit utilizing new technological

advancements in reflectorization.

3. Section 231. 24(j)(2) requires that

‘‘On each side sill near end corner there

shall be painted a yellow rectangular

area with a three-fourths (3⁄4) inch black

border containing the words ‘‘This car

excess height* * * TCMC has

petitioned to relocate this stencil/decal

from the side-sill, if room is not

available, to the shear panel of the auto

rack.’’ The stencil/decal will be located

as low as possible on three of the

corners and directly above the

handbrake on the ‘‘BL’’ corner.

4. TCMC requests that ‘‘contrasting

color’’ borders be allowed on cars with

a dark exterior paint where a black

border, required in 231.24(j)(2) and

231.27(j)(2), would not be readily

visible.

5. TCMC requests that the maximum

allowable misalignment between the

front inside edge of the auto rack ladder

style to the inside edge of the flat car sill

step be increased from the dimensions

listed in Motive Power and Equipment

Technical Bulletin 98–05 to six (6)

inches. This relief would be consistent

with guidelines set forth in AAR’s

Manual of Standards and Recommended

Practices, S–2038–85, 2.3.4.

FRA does not anticipate scheduling a

public hearing in connection with these

proceedings since the facts do not

appear to warrant a hearing. If any

interested party desires an opportunity

for oral comment, they should notify

FRA, in writing, before the end of the

comment period and specify the basis

for their request.

All communications concerning these

proceedings should identify the

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver

Petition Docket Number FRA–1999–

6358) and must be submitted to the

Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket

Management Facility, Room PL–401,

Washington, DC 20590–0001.

Communications received within 45

days of the date of this notice will be

considered by FRA before final action is

taken. Comments received after that

date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the

above facility. All documents in the

public docket are also available for

inspection and copying on the Internet

at the docket facility’s web site at

http://dms.dot.gov.

Issued in Washington, DC on October 1,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–25629 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Notice of Application for Approval of

Discontinuance or Modification of a

Railroad Signal System or Relief From

the Requirements of Title 49 Code of

Federal Regulations Part 236

Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal

Regulations (CFR) Part 235 and 49

U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroads

have petitioned the Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) seeking approval

for the discontinuance or modification

of the signal system or relief from the

requirements of 49 CFR Part 236 as

detailed below.

[Docket No. FRA–2000–7780]

Applicant: Paducah & Louisville

Railway, Incorporated, Mr. D. Edwards,

General Supervisor of Signals and

Structures, 1500 Kentucky Avenue,

Paducah, Kentucky 42003.

Paducah & Louisville Railway,

Incorporated seeks approval of the

proposed modification of the traffic

control system, on the single main track,

near Charleston, Kentucky, Hopkins

County, milepost JK 157.13, consisting

of the discontinuance and removal of

Control Point Six Vein and associated

controlled signals 2R and 2L. The

proposed changes are associated with

the installation of electronic coded track

circuits and pole line elimination.

The reason given for the proposed

changes is that Six Vein Mine has long

been closed and all switches and tracks

have been removed; the location is no

longer needed, and maintenance costs

will be reduced.

Any interested party desiring to

protest the granting of an application

shall set forth specifically the grounds

upon which the protest is made, and

contain a concise statement of the

interest of the protestant in the

proceeding. Additionally, one copy of

the protest shall be furnished to the

applicant at the address listed above.

All communications concerning this

proceeding should be identified by the

docket number and must be submitted

to the Docket Clerk, DOT Central Docket

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Management Facility, Room PI–401,

Washington, DC 20590–0001.

Communications received within 45

days of the date of this notice will be

considered by the FRA before final

action is taken. Comments received after

that date will be considered as far as

practicable. All written communications

concerning these proceedings are

available for examination during regular

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at DOT

Central Docket Management Facility,

Room PI–401 (Plaza Level), 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. All documents in the public

docket are also available for inspection

and copying on the internet at the

docket facility’s Web site at

http://dms.dot.gov.

FRA expects to be able to determine

these matters without an oral hearing.

However, if a specific request for an oral

hearing is accompanied by a showing

that the party is unable to adequately

present his or her position by written

statements, an application may be set

for public hearing.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on October 1,

2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–25628 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency

Proposed Renewal of Information

Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its

continuing effort to reduce paperwork

and respondent burden, invites the

general public and other Federal

agencies to take this opportunity to

comment on a continuing information

collection, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the

OCC is soliciting comment concerning

its renewal of an information collection

titled, ‘‘(MA)-Real Estate Lending and

Appraisals—12 CFR 34.’’

DATES: You should submit written

comments by December 4, 2000.

ADDRESSES: You should direct all

written comments to the

Communications Division, Attention:

1557–0190, Third Floor, Office of the

Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In

addition, you may send comments by

facsimile transmission to (202) 874–

5274, or by electronic mail to

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can

inspect and photocopy the comments at

the OCC’s Public Reference Room, 250

E Street, SW., Washington, DC, between

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on business

days. You can make an appointment to

inspect the comments by calling (202)

874–5043.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You

can request additional information from

or a copy of the collection from Jessie

Dunaway or Camille Dixon, (202)874–

5090, Legislative and Regulatory

Activities Division (1557–0190), Office

of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC

is proposing to extend OMB approval of

the following information collection:

Title: (MA)-Real Estate Lending and

Appraisals—12 CFR 34.

OMB Number: 1557–0190.

Description: The collections of

information contained in 12 CFR Part 34

are as follows:

Subpart C establishes real estate

appraisal requirements that a national

bank must follow for all federallyrelated real estate transactions. These

requirements provide protections for the

bank, further public policy interests,

and were issued pursuant to title XI of

the Financial Institutions Reform,

Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989

(12 U.S.C. 3331 et seq.).

Subpart D requires that a national

bank adopt and maintain written

policies for real estate related lending

transactions. These requirements ensure

bank safety and soundness and were

issued pursuant to section 304 of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Improvement Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C.

1828(o)).

Subpart E requires that a national

bank file an application to extend the

five-year holding period for Other Real

Estate Owned (OREO) and file notice

when it makes certain expenditures for

OREO development or improvement

projects. These requirements further

bank safety and soundness and were

issued pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 29.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit; individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,800.

Estimated Total Annual Responses:

3,540.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

240,160 burden hours.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a respondent is not

required to respond to, an information

collection unless the information

collection displays a currently valid

OMB control number.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on:

(a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information has practical utility;

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of information;

(c) Ways to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected;

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of

the collection on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and

(e) Estimates of capital or startup costs

and costs of operation, maintenance,

and purchase of services to provide

information.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Mark J. Tenhundfeld,

Assistant Director, Legislative & Regulatory

Activities Division.

[FR Doc. 00–25588 Filed 10–4–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

[T.D. 00–65]

Cancellation of Customs Broker

Licenses

AGENCY: Customs Service, Department

of the Treasury.

ACTION: Broker license cancellations.

I, as Assistant Commissioner, Office

Field Operations, pursuant to section

641(f) Tariff Act of 1930, as amended

(19 U.S.C. 1641(f)) and section 111.51(a)

of the Customs Regulations (19

111.51(a)), hereby cancel the following

Customs broker licenses without

prejudice.

Name, Port, and License No.

Patricia L. Blasdel, Dallas, 06335

Lancer International Corp., Miami,

12183

Meston and Brings, Inc., Seattle, 06060

Paul Joseph Moskowitz, San Francisco,

03251

Hans Joerg Wintsch, San Francisco,

04515