70380 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices

1Tedesco Family Trust directly controls two

motor carriers of passengers, Academy Bus Tours,

Inc. (MC–165004), and Academy Lines, Inc. (MC–

106207). It indirectly controls, through its

noncarrier subsidiary, Franmar Logistics, Inc., of

Hoboken, NJ, four motor carriers of passengers,

Academy Bus Tours, Inc. (PA) (MC–215354),

Academy Express, Inc. (MC–228481), Commuter

Bus Line, Inc. (MC–162133), and No. 22 Hillside

Corp. (MC–182453), and through its noncarrier

subsidiaries, Franmar Equities, Inc., of Hoboken, NJ,

and Consolidated Bus Service, Inc., one motor

carrier of passengers, Funaway Tours of New Jersey,

Inc. (MC–174942).

2 Inner Circle Qonexions, Inc., filed for a name

change in June 1995. It now has the same name as

one of Tedesco Family Trust’s existing carrier

subsidiaries and will be merged into that subsidiary

upon consummation of this transaction.

Specific Crashworthiness R&D topics

are:

Preparation of new dummies for

assessment of advanced air bag

technology,

Improved frontal crash protection

(program status, problem

identification, offset testing),

Vehicle compatibility,

Upgrade side crash protection,

Child restraint/air bag interaction

(CRABI) dummy testing,

Head and neck injury research,

Lower extremity injury research, and

Thorax injury research.

Specific Crash Avoidance R&D topics

are:

National Advanced Driving Simulator

(NADS),

Intelligent vehicle initiative (the rearend collision avoidance system

operational test),

Drowsy driver monitoring,

Driver workload assessment, and

Lane change/merge collision avoidance

system guidelines.

Specific National Center for Statistics

and Analysis (NCSA) topics are:

Special crash investigation studies and

Crash avoidance data collection.

Separately, questions regarding

research projects that have been

submitted in writing not later than 5

p.m. on December 4, 2000, will be

answered. The summary minutes of the

meeting, copies of materials handed out

at the meeting, and answers to the

questions submitted for response at the

meeting will be available for public

inspection in the DOT Docket in

Washington, DC, within 3 weeks after

the meeting. Copies of this material will

then be available at ten cents a page

upon request to DOT Docket, Room PL–

401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. The DOT

Docket is open to the public from 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. The summary minutes,

handouts, and answers to the questions

will also be available on NHTSA’s Web

site at Announcements/Public Meetings

at URL http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/

announce/meetings/.

Additionally, the agency is in the

process of reviewing NHTSA’s quarterly

meetings on its safety performance

standards and research and

development programs. A survey has

been posted on NHTSA’s Web site at

URL http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/

announce/meetings/ for those interested

in commenting on the quarterly meeting

process.

NHTSA will provide technical aids to

participants as necessary, during the

Research and Development Programs

Meeting. Thus, any person desiring the

assistance of ‘‘auxiliary aids’’ (e.g., signlanguage interpreter, telecommunication

devices for deaf persons (TTDs), readers,

taped texts, braille materials, or large

print materials and/or a magnifying

device), please contact Rita Gibbons by

telephone on (202) 366–4862, by telefax

on (202) 366–5930, or by E-mail at

rgibbons@nhtsa.dot.gov by 5 p.m.

December 4, 2000.

Should it be necessary to cancel the

meeting due to inclement weather or to

any other emergencies, a decision to

cancel will be made as soon as possible

and posted immediately on NHTSA’s

Web site at Announcements/Public

Meetings at URL http://

www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/announce/

meetings/. If you do not have access to

the Web site, you may call for

information at the contact listed below

and leave your telephone or telefax

number. You will be called only if the

meeting is postponed or canceled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita

Gibbons, Staff Assistant, Office of

Research and Development, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. Telephone: (202) 366–4862. Fax

number: (202) 366–5930. E-mail:

rgibbons@nhtsa.dot.gov.

Issued: November 16, 2000.

Raymond P. Owings,

Associate Administrator for Research and

Development.

[FR Doc. 00–29905 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. MC–F–20976]

Tedesco Family ESB Trust—

Acquisition and Merger—American

Limousine Service, Inc., and Academy

Express, Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,

Transportation.

ACTION: Notice tentatively approving

finance transaction.

SUMMARY: Tedesco Family ESB Trust,

Francis Tedesco and Mark Tedesco,

settlers, of Hoboken, NJ (Tedesco Family

Trust or applicant),1 a noncarrier, has

filed an application under 49 U.S.C.

14303 for the acquisition of American

Limousine Service, Inc. (MC–186879),

and Academy Express, Inc. (formerly,

Inner Circle Qonexions, Inc.) (MC–

145482),2 motor carriers of passengers,

and their subsequent merger, and the

merger of Academy Bus Tours, Inc.

(PA), and Commuter Bus Line, Inc., into

Academy Express, Inc., which will be

the surviving entity. Persons wishing to

oppose the application must follow the

rules at 49 CFR 1182.5 and 1182.8. The

Board has tentatively approved the

transaction, and, if no opposing

comments are timely filed, this notice

will be the final Board action.

DATES: Comments must be filed by

January 8, 2001. Applicant may file a

reply by January 22, 2001. If no

comments are filed by January 8, 2001,

the approval is effective on that date.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of any comments referring to STB

Docket No. MC–F–20976 to: Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, send one copy of

comments to applicant’s representative:

Fritz R. Kahn, 1920 N Street, NW., (8th

Floor), Washington, DC 20036–1601.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 565–1600. (TDD for

the hearing impaired: 1–800–877–8339.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

carriers being acquired and those being

merged all hold federally issued

operating authority and provide either

local commuter bus service and other

regular-route operations, or special and

charter operations, or a combination of

both. Collectively, these carriers operate

between New York, NY, and various

points in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), we must

approve and authorize a transaction we

find consistent with the public interest,

taking into consideration at least: (1)

The effect of the transaction on the

adequacy of transportation to the public;

(2) the total fixed charges that result;

and (3) the interest of affected carrier

employees.

Applicant has submitted the

information required by 49 CFR 1182.2,

including information to demonstrate

that the proposed transaction is

consistent with the public interest

under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b). Specifically,

applicant has shown that the proposed

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices 70381

1On October 13, 2000, the Union Pacific Railroad

Company (UP) filed a notice of exemption under

the Board’s class exemption procedures at 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). The notice covered the agreement by

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Company (BNSF) to grant temporary overhead

trackage rights to UP over 235 miles of BNSF’s rail

line between BNSF milepost 885.2 near Bakersfield,

CA, and BNSF milepost 1120.54 near Stockton, CA.

See Union Pacific Railroad Company—Trackage

Rights Exemption—The Burlington Northern and

Santa Fe Railway Company, STB Finance Docket

No. 33948 (STB served Oct. 26, 2000). The trackage

rights agreement is scheduled to expire February

15, 2001. The trackage rights operations under the

exemption were scheduled to be consummated on

October 20, 2000.

1The City states that it is its intent to have the

above line operated by a yet-to-be-determined third

party rail operator. The City further states that the

line will be temporarily embargoed pending line

maintenance and selection of an operator in the

near future.

2The City reported that it intended to

consummate the transaction on or before November

16, 2000 (emphasis added). The earliest the

transaction can be consummated is November 16,

2000, the effective date of the exemption (7 days

after the exemption was filed). The City’s

representative has been notified and has confirmed

that consummation would not take place before

November 16, 2000.

transaction will have a positive effect on

the adequacy of transportation to the

public and will result in no increase in

fixed charges and no changes in

employment. See 49 CFR 1182.2(a)(7).

Additional information may be obtained

from applicant’s representative.

On the basis of the application, we

find that the proposed acquisition and

merger are consistent with the public

interest and should be authorized. If any

opposing comments are timely filed,

this finding will be deemed vacated

and, unless a final decision can be made

on the record as developed, a

procedural schedule will be adopted to

reconsider the application. See 49 CFR

1182.6(c). If no opposing comments are

filed by the expiration of the comment

period, this decision will take effect

automatically and will be the final

Board action.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at http://

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

This decision will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

It Is Ordered

1. The proposed acquisition and

merger is approved and authorized,

subject to the filing of opposing

comments.

2. If timely opposing comments are

filed, the findings made in this decision

will be deemed vacated.

3. This decision will be effective on

January 8, 2001, unless timely opposing

comments are filed.

4. A copy of this notice will be served

on: (1) the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier

Safety Administration—HMCE–20, 400

Virginia Avenue, SW., Suite 600,

Washington, DC 20024; (2) the U.S.

Department of Justice, Antitrust

Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20530;

and (3) the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Office of the General

Counsel, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590.

Decided: November 15, 2000.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Burkes, and Commissioner

Clyburn.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29728 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4515–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33948

(Sub–No. 1)]

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Trackage Rights Exemption—The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,

Transportation.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C.

10502, exempts the trackage rights

described in STB Finance Docket No.

33948 1 to permit the trackage rights to

expire on February 15, 2001, in

accordance with the agreement of the

parties.

DATES: This exemption will be effective

on December 22, 2000. Petitions to

reopen must be filed by December 12,

2000.

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of

all pleadings referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33948 (Sub-No. 1) 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 all pleadings must be

served on petitioner’s representative,

Robert T. Opal, 1416 Dodge Street,

Room 830, Omaha, NE 68179.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar (202) 565–1600. (TDD

for the hearing impaired 1–800–877–

8339.)

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: Da ̄-To-Da ̄

Office Solutions, Suite 210, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006.

Telephone: (202) 289–4357. (Assistance

for the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services 1–800–877–8339.)

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at http://

WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.

Decided: November 14, 2000.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Burkes, and Commissioner

Clyburn.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29726 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33961]

City of Yelm, WA—Acquisition

Exemption—Line of The Burlington

Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Company

The City of Yelm, Washington (the

City), a municipality of the State of

Washington, a noncarrier, has filed a

notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1150.31 to acquire approximately 4.57

miles of rail line known as the Prairie

Line 1 from The Burlington Northern

and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF)

between milepost 20.99 near Roy, WA,

and milepost 25.56 near Yelm, WA, in

Pierce and Thurston Counties, WA. The

City certifies that its projected revenues

as a result of this transaction will not

exceed those that would qualify it as a

Class III rail carrier.

The transaction is expected to be

consummated on or shortly after

November 16, 2000.2

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. 33961, 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 Stephen L.

Day, 1215—4th Avenue, Suite 800,

Seattle, WA 98161–1090.