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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

Management Facility, Room PI–401,

Washington, D.C. 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, S.W., Washington, D.C. 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 November

27, 2000.

Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Standards and Program Development.

[FR Doc. 00–30535 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33943]

Progressive Rail, Inc.—Acquisition and

Operation Exemption—Canadian

Pacific Railway

Progressive Rail, Inc., a Class III rail

carrier has filed a verified notice of

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.41 to

acquire from Canadian Pacific Railway

(CPR) and operate CPR’s Richfield Line

located in Bloomington, Richfield and

Minneapolis, MN. The track extends

from Auto Club, MN, milepost 25.63, to

end of track at Pleasant Avenue South

and West 60th Street, Minneapolis, a

distance of approximately 9.1 miles.

The transaction is scheduled to be

consummated on December 1, 2000.

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

revoke will not automatically stay the

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33943, 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 Mr. Dave

Fellon, President, Progressive Rail, Inc.,

21778 Highview Avenue, Lakeville, MN

55044.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’

Decided: November 22, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30520 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33942]

USX Corporation—Control

Exemption—Transtar, Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

SUMMARY: Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the

Board exempts from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323–25, the

acquisition by USX Corporation of

control of Transtar, Inc. and the

following five rail carriers, which are

currently owned by Transtar, Inc.: (1)

The Birmingham Southern Railroad

Company; (2) the Elgin, Joliet and

Eastern Railway Company; (3) the Lake

Terminal Railroad Company; (4) the

Union Railroad Company; and (5) the

McKeesport Connecting Railroad

Company, subject to the employee

protection conditions in New York Dock

Ry-Control-Brooklyn Eastern Dist., 360

I.C.C. 60 (1979).

DATES: The exemption will be effective

December 15, 2000. Petitions for stay

must be filed by December 5, 2000.

Petitions for reconsideration must be

filed by December 20, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of any comments referring to STB

Finance Docket No. 33942 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 any

comments to petitioners’ representative:

Richard J. Munsch, USX Corporation,

600 Grant Street, Room 1500,

Pittsburgh, PA 15219–2749

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar (202) 565–1600 [TDD

for 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, 1925 K Street, NW,

Room 405, Washington, DC 20006.

Telephone: (202) 466–5530. [Assistance

for the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services 1–800–877–8339.]

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘www.stb.dot.gov.’’

Decided: November 22, 2000.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Burkes, and Commissioner

Clyburn.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30519 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Extension of General Program Test:

Quota Preprocessing

AGENCY: Customs Service, Treasury.

ACTION: General notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces that

the testing period for the quota

preprocessing program, which allows

for the electronic processing of quotaclass apparel merchandise, is being

extended through the year 2002. The

test is being extended at the ports where

quota preprocessing is currently being

tested, but not being expanded to other

ports at this time because of

programming changes that have yet to

be made to the Automated Commercial

System. When the programming

changes are completed, Customs will

expand the program to all ports. Public

comments concerning any aspect of the

test are solicited.

DATES: The test is extended from

January 1, 2001, until December 31,

2002, with evaluations of the test

occurring periodically. Applications to

participate in the test and comments

concerning the test will continue to be

accepted throughout the testing period.

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ADDRESSES: Written comments

regarding this notice or any aspect of

this test should be addressed to Lori

Bowers, U.S. Customs Service, QWG

Team Leader, 1000 Second Ave., Suite

2100, Seattle, WA 98104–1020 or may

be sent via e-mail to

Lori.Bowers@customs.treas.gov.

Applications should be sent to the

prototype coordinator at any of the four

following port(s) where the applicant

wishes to submit quota entries for

preprocessing:

(1) Nancy Petagna, Port of Los

Angeles, 300 S. Ferry St., Terminal

Island, CA 90731;

(2) Tony Piscitelli, Los Angeles

International Airport, 11099 S. La

Cienaga Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045;

(3) Barry Goldberg, JFK Airport, JFK

Building 77, Jamaica, NY 11430; and

(4) John Lava, Ports of New York/

Newark, 6 World Trade Center, New

York, NY 10048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori

Bowers (206) 553–0452 or Cynthia

Porter (202) 927–5399.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July

24, 1998, Customs published a general

notice in the Federal Register (63 FR

39929) announcing the limited testing,

pursuant to the provisions of § 101.9(a)

of the Customs Regulations (19 CFR

101.9(a)), of a new operational

procedure regarding the electronic

processing of quota-class apparel

merchandise. The new procedure was

designed to allow certain quota entries

(merchandise classifiable in chapters 61

and 62 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS))

to be processed prior to carrier arrival,

thus, reducing the quota processing

time. The test was to be conducted at

only four ports located in New York/

Newark and Los Angeles and was to

commence no earlier than August 24,

1998, and run for approximately six

months. The notice informed the public

of the new procedure and eligibility

requirements for participation in the

test, and solicited comments concerning

any aspect of the test. The initial testing

of the quota preprocessing program did

not begin until September 15, 1998. The

six-month time period of the original

test expired on March 14, 1999.

On March 25, 1999, Customs

published a general notice in the

Federal Register (64 FR 14499)

announcing that the testing period for

the quota preprocessing program was

being extended through the remainder

of 1999. The testing was extended so

that Customs could further evaluate the

program’s effectiveness and determine

whether the program should be

expanded to other ports. Again, the

notice informed the public of the

eligibility requirements for participation

in the test, and solicited comments

concerning any aspect of the test.

On January 6, 2000, Customs

published another general notice in the

Federal Register (65 FR 806)

announcing that the testing period for

the quota preprocessing program was

being extended through the year 2000.

The testing was extended at the ports

where the test was already underway,

but not expanded to other ports, so that

programming changes could be made to

the Automated Commercial System

(ACS) which would have an impact on

the expansion. At that time, the changes

were scheduled to begin in March of

2000.

For budgetary reasons, the ACS

programming changes could not be

made as scheduled. Thus, the testing of

the quota preprocessing program must

continue until Customs can evaluate the

electronic feasibility of expanding the

program to all ports.

Accordingly, this document

announces that Customs is extending

the test of the quota preprocessing

prototype at the ports where testing is

already underway until the end of 2002.

Those ports are: the port of Los Angeles

(Port code: 2704); the port of New York/

Newark (Port codes: 1001/4601); JFK

Airport (Port code: 4701); and Los

Angeles International Airport (Port

code: 2720). Anyone interested in

participating in the test should refer to

the test notice published in the July 24,

1998 Federal Register for eligibility and

application information. Any expansion

of the parameters of the test will be the

subject of a future Federal Register

notice.

Dated: November 27, 2000.

Bonni G. Tischler,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 00–30467 Filed 11–29–00; 8:45 am]

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