65898 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 213 / Thursday, November 2, 2000 / Notices

1TxDOT states that it is in the final stages of

negotiating a lease and operating agreement with

Texas Pacifico Transportation, Ltd. (Pacifico),

whereby Pacifico will conduct freight operations

over the above-described rail lines.

2See South Orient Railroad Company, Ltd.—

Acquisition and Operation Exemption—Line of the

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company,

Finance Docket No. 31971 (ICC served Sept. 3,

1992).

3On February 18, 2000, Pacifico filed a verified

notice of exemption to acquire and operate the

above-described rail line from SORC. See Texas

Pacifico Transportation, Ltd.—Acquisition and

Operation Exemption—South Orient Railroad

Company, Ltd., STB Finance Docket No. 33851

(STB served Mar. 3, 2000). It appears that the

transaction was never consummated and that the

acquisitions and operations described in the present

notice would substitute for those anticipated by the

filing in STB Finance Docket No. 33851.

repair business are complying with the

terms of the exemption, which include

a requirement that the dealers and

repair businesses accept only fully

completed forms. Finally, submission of

the completed forms to the agency will

promote honesty and accuracy in the

filling out of the forms by vehicle

owners. The air bag on-off switches are

installed only in vehicles in which the

risk of harm needs to be minimized on

a case-by-case basis.

Affected Public: Private individuals,

fleet owners and lessees, motor vehicle

dealers, repair business.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

7,500 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30

days, to the Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, 725–17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,

Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.

Comments are invited on: Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the Department,

including whether the information will

have practical utility; the accuracy of

the Departments estimate of the burden

of the proposed information collection;

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

A Comment to OMB is most effective

if OMB receives it within 30 days of

publication.

Issued in Washington, D.C., on October 30,

2000.

Herman L. Simms,

Associate Administrator for Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–28149 Filed 11–1–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33946]

State of Texas Acting by and Through

the Texas Department of

Transportation—Acquisition and

Operation Exemption—South Orient

Railroad Company, Ltd.

The State of Texas acting by and

through the Texas Department of

Transportation (TxDOT), a noncarrier,

has filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.31 to acquire from South

Orient Railroad Company, Ltd. (SORC)

and to operate approximately 370.5

miles of rail line in Brewster, Coleman,

Crane, Crockett, Irion, Pecos, Presidio,

Reagan, Runnels, Tom Green and Upton

Counties, TX. TxDOT would acquire

from SORC the right to operate 1

between milepost 1029.1 on the

International Bridge near Presidio, TX,

and milepost 956.7, at Paisano Junction,

and between milepost 945.3, at Alpine,

TX, and milepost 0+330 feet, near San

Angelo Junction on the east, and

Lampasas Subdivision milepost

373+4362 feet, near San Angelo

Junction on the west. TxDOT already

owns the underlying right-of-way and it

would acquire ownership of the track

and track materials from the South

Orient Rural Rail Transportation

District.2 In connection with its

operation of these lines, Pacifico would

also acquire the right to operate, by

assignment of SORC’s trackage rights,

over a line of the Union Pacific Railroad

Company extending between milepost

956.7 at Paisano Junction and milepost

945.3, at Alpine Junction. The

operations by Pacifico would thus

extend over approximately 381.9 miles.

TxDOT states that it will retain the

residual common carrier obligation with

respect to the lines it owns. TxDOT

states that its projected revenues as a

result of this transaction will not exceed

those of a Class III rail carrier.3

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or after October 17,

2000.

If the notice 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. 33946, 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 Richard H.

Streeter, Barnes & Thornburg, 1401 Eye

Street, NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC

20005.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: October 25, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27954 Filed 11–01–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

Proposed Agency Information

Collection Activities; Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to comment on

proposed and continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Today, the Office of

Thrift Supervision within the

Department of the Treasury solicits

comments on the following information

collections: 1550–0005, ‘‘De Novo

Applications’’; 1550–0015, ‘‘Savings

Associations Holding Company

Applications’’; and 1550–0037

‘‘Fiduciary Powers Applications’’.

DATES: Submit written comments on or

before January 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES:

Mail: Send comments to Manager,

Dissemination Branch, Information

Management and Services Division,

Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552,

Attention 1550–0005, 1550–0015, 1550–

0037.

Delivery: Hand deliver comments to

the Guard’s Desk, East Lobby Entrance,

1700 G Street, NW., from 9:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m. on business days, Attention

1550-0005, 1550–0015, 1550–0037.

Facsimiles: Send facsimile

transmissions to FAX Number (202)

906–7755, Attention 1550–0005, 1550–

0015, 1550–0037; or (202) 906–6956 (if

comments are over 25 pages).

E-Mail: Send e-mails to

‘‘public.info@ots.treas.gov’’, Attention

1550-0005, 1550–0015, 1550–0037, and

include your name and telephone

number.