Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 239 / Tuesday, December 12, 2000 / Notices 77693

1NSR notes that the lease of the rail line by the

Carolina and Northwestern Railway Company, a

predecessor of NSR, was previously approved in

Carolina & Northwestern Railway Company,

Control, Etc., 282 I.C.C. 802 (1951). NSR further

notes that the extension of the lease contemplated

by the transaction in STB Finance Docket No. 33952

extends the term of the lease arrangement until

2025 with an optional 25-year extension thereafter.

1NSR notes that the lease of the rail line by the

Carolina and Northwestern Railway Company, a

predecessor of NSR, was previously approved in

Carolina & Northwestern Railway Company,

Control, Etc., 282 I.C.C. 802 (1951). NSR further

notes that the extension of the lease contemplated

by the transaction in STB Finance Docket No. 33951

extends the term of the lease arrangement until

2025 with an optional 25-year extension thereafter.

has petitioned NHTSA to decide

whether non-U.S. certified 2000

Yamaha R1 motorcycles are eligible for

importation into the United States. The

vehicles which NCDL believes are

substantially similar are 2000 Yamaha

R1 motorcycles that were manufactured

for importation into, and sale in, the

United States and certified by their

manufacturer as conforming to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards.

The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared non-U.S. certified 2000

Yamaha R1 motorcycles to their U.S.

certified counterparts, and found the

vehicles to be substantially similar with

respect to compliance with most Federal

motor vehicle safety standards.

NCDL submitted information with its

petition intended to demonstrate that

non-U.S. certified 2000 Yamaha R1

motorcycles, as originally

manufactured, conform to many Federal

motor vehicle safety standards in the

same manner as their U.S. certified

counterparts, or are capable of being

readily altered to conform to those

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

non-U.S. certified 2000 Yamaha R1

motorcycles are identical to their U.S.

certified counterparts with respect to

compliance with Standard Nos. 106

Brake Hoses, 111 Rearview Mirrors, 116

Brake Fluid, 119 New Pneumatic Tires

for Vehicles other than Passenger Cars,

and 122 Motorcycle Brake Systems.

The petitioner also states that vehicle

identification number plates that meet

the requirements of 49 CFR Part 565 are

already affixed to non-U.S. certified

2000 Yamaha R1 motorcycles.

Petitioner additionally contends that

the vehicles are capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standard,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of a red reflector on each

side of vehicle at its rear end; (b)

installation of an amber reflector on

each side of the vehicle at its front end.

The petitioner states that the vehicle is

equipped with a headlamp system, a tail

lamp system, a stop lamp system, a

white license plate lamp, a red rear

reflector, and turn signals that are in

conformity with the standard.

Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and

Rims for Vehicles other than Passenger

Cars: Installation of a tire information

label.

Standard No. 123 Motorcycle Controls

and Displays: Modification of the

speedometer to conform to the standard.

The petitioner states that all other

controls and displays on the vehicle,

including the supplemental engine stop

control, conform to the standard.

Comments should refer to the docket

number and be submitted to: Docket

Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. It is requested but not required

that 10 copies be submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the closing date

indicated above will be considered, and

will be available for examination in the

docket at the above address both before

and after that date. To the extent

possible, comments filed after the

closing date will also be considered.

Notice of final action on the petition

will be published in the Federal

Register pursuant to the authority

indicated below.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A) and

(b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authority

at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

Issued on: December 5, 2000.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety,

Compliance.

[FR Doc. 00–31640 Filed 12–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33952]

Norfolk Southern Railway Co.—

Corporate Family Transaction

Exemption—High Point, Randleman,

Asheboro and Southern Railroad Co.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR), a Class I rail carrier, has filed a

notice of exemption to renew its lease 1

and to operate approximately 28 miles

of rail line owned by High Point,

Randleman, Asheboro and Southern

Railroad Company (High Point), a Class

III carrier and a subsidiary of NSR,

located in the State of North Carolina.

The transaction is scheduled to be

consummated prior to December 31,

2000. The earliest the transaction can be

consummated is December 7, 2000, the

effective date of the exemption (7 days

after the exemption was filed).

NSR has filed its notice of exemption

under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3) as the

proposed renewal of its lease with High

Point is exempt because it is within the

NSR corporate family and will not result

in adverse changes in service levels,

operational changes, or a change in the

competitive balance with carriers

outside the NSR corporate family.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee affected by the transaction

will be protected by the conditions

imposed in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—

Lease and Operate, 354 I.C.C. 732

(1978), as modified in Mendocino Coast

Ry., Inc.—Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C.

653 (1980), aff’d sub nom. RLEA v. ICC,

675 F.2d 1248 (D.C. Cir. 1982).

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. 33952, 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 Maquiling

B. Parkerson, Esq., Norfolk Southern

Corporation, Three Commercial Place,

Norfolk, VA 23510–2191.

Decided: December 5, 2000.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director,

Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–31470 Filed 12–11–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33951]

Norfolk Southern Railway Co.—

Corporate Family Transaction

Exemption—Yadkin Railroad Co.

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR), a Class I rail carrier, has filed a

notice of exemption to renew its lease 1

and to operate approximately 30 miles

of rail line owned by Yadkin Railroad

Company (Yadkin), a Class III carrier

and a subsidiary of NSR, located in the

State of North Carolina.

The transaction is scheduled to be

consummated prior to December 31,