Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 219 / Monday, November 13, 2000 / Notices 67795

[FR Doc. 00–28919 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket Nos. AB–33 (Sub-No. 158X)

and AB–406 (Sub-No. 12X]

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Abandonment Exemption—in

McPherson, Ellsworth and Rice

Counties, KS and Central Kansas

Railway Limited Liability Company—

Discontinuance of Service

Exemption—in McPherson, Ellsworth

and Rice Counties, KS

On October 24, 2000, Union Pacific

Railroad Company (UP) and Central

Kansas Railway Limited Liability

Company (CKR) jointly filed with the

Surface Transportation Board (Board) a

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for

exemption from the provisions of 49

U.S.C. 10903 for UP to abandon and for

CKR to discontinue service over a rail

line: (1) Between milepost 523.02, near

Geneseo and milepost 495.80, near

Lindsborg; and (2) between milepost

531.40 and milepost 530.60, near

Lindsborg, a total distance of 28.02

miles in McPherson, Ellsworth and Rice

Counties, KS. The line traverses U.S.

Postal Service Zip Codes 67444, 67456,

and 67464, and includes the non-agency

stations of Lindsborg (mileposts 495.80

and 531.0), Marquette (milepost 505.60),

Crawford (milepost 518.20), and

Geneseo (milepost 524.50).

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in petitioners’

possession will be made available

promptly to those requesting it.

The interest of railroad employees

will be protected by the conditions set

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979).

By issuance of this notice, the Board

is instituting an exemption proceeding

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final

decision will be issued by February 9,

2001.

Any offer of financial assistance

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will

be due no later than 10 days after

service of a decision granting the

petition for exemption. Each offer must

be accompanied by a $1,000 filing fee.

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

All interested persons should be

aware that, following abandonment of

rail service and salvage of the line, the

line may be suitable for other public

use, including interim trail use. Any

request for a public use condition under

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be

due no later than December 4, 2000.

Each trail use request must be

accompanied by a $150 filing fee. See 49

CFR 1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–33

(Sub-No. 158X) and STB Docket No.

AB–406 (Sub-No. 12X) and must be sent

to: (1) Surface Transportation Board,

Office of the Secretary, Case Control

Unit, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington,

DC 20423–0001; (2) James P. Gatlin,

1416 Dodge Street #830, Omaha, NE

68179; and (3) Karl Morell, 1455 F St.,

NW., Suite 225, Washington, DC 20005.

Replies to the petition are due on or

before December 4, 2000.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to

the full abandonment or discontinuance

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.

Questions concerning environmental

issues may be directed to the Board’s

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) at (202) 565–1545. [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available at 1–800–

877–8339.]

An environmental assessment (EA) (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by SEA will be

served upon all parties of record and

upon any agencies or other persons who

commented during its preparation.

Other interested persons may contact

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS).

EAs in these abandonment proceedings

normally will be made available within

60 days of the filing of the petition. The

deadline for submission of comments on

the EA will generally be within 30 days

of its service.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: November 6, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–28987 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of Thrift Supervision

[AC–3: OTS Nos. 02461 and H–3365]

FloridaFirst Bancorp, Lakeland,

Florida; Approval of Conversion

Application

Notice is hereby given that on

November 3, 2000, the Managing

Director, Office of Supervision, Office of

Thrift Supervision, or his designee,

acting pursuant to delegated authority,

approved the application of FloridaFirst

Bank, Lakeland, Florida, to convert to

the stock form of organization. Copies of

the application are available for

inspection at the Dissemination Branch,

Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20552, and

the Southeast Regional Office, Office of

Thrift Supervision, 1475 Peachtree

Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309.

Dated: November 7, 2000.

By the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Nadine Y. Washington,

Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–28980 Filed 11–9–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6720–01–M