Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 2 / Friday, January 3, 1997 / Notices 441

1Abandonment of the Line was authorized in

Idaho Northern & Pacific Railroad Company—

Abandonment and Discontinuance Exemption—in

Washington and Adams Counties, ID, Docket No.

AB–433 (Sub-No. 2X) (ICC served Nov. 1, 1995). In

addition, the Interstate Commerce Commission, by

decision served December 28, 1995, issued a notice

of interim trail use under the National Trails

System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d) (Trails Act).

1See Exempt. of Rail Abandonment—Offers of

Finan. Assist., 4 I.C.C.2d 164 (1987).

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS—Continued

Application No. Applicant

Reason for

delay

Estimated

date of completion

4354–M PPG Industries, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA ............................................................................................................... 4 02/28/1997

5493–M Montana Sulphur & Chemical Co., Billings, MT ............................................................................................. 4 02/28/1997

6117–M Montana Sulphur & Chemical Co., Billings, MT ............................................................................................. 4 03/31/1997

8556–M Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA .............................................................................................. 4 01/31/1997

9184–M The Carbide/Graphite Group, Inc., Louisville, KY .......................................................................................... 4 12/31/1996

9413–M EM Science, Cincinnati, OH ........................................................................................................................... 4 03/31/1997

9706–M Taylor-Wharton, Harrisburg, PA ...................................................................................................................... 4 01/31/1997

9909–M Taylor-Wharton, Harrisburg, PA ...................................................................................................................... 4 01/31/1997

10511–M Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Houston, TX .................................................................................... 4 12/31/1996

10517–M Nalco Chemical Co., Naperville, IL ................................................................................................................. 4 12/31/1996

10798–M Olin Corp., Stamford, CT ................................................................................................................................ 4 02/28/1997

11005–M Pressure Technology, Inc., Hanover, MD ....................................................................................................... 4 12/31/1996

11058–M Spex Certiprep Inc., Metuchen, NJ ................................................................................................................. 4 03/31/1997

11171–M Dart Container Corp. of PA, Leola, PA ........................................................................................................... 4 01/31/1997

11321–M E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, DE ......................................................................... 4 01/31/1997

[FR Doc. 97–70 Filed 1–2–97; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33305]

Union Pacific Railroad Company—

Acquisition Exemption—Idaho

Northern & Pacific Railroad Company

Union Pacific Railroad Company

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

notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1180.2 to acquire trackage and right-ofway owned by Idaho Northern & Pacific

Railroad Company (INP) and previously

authorized for abandonment, subject to

negotiations for trail use,1 between

milepost 1.0, near Weiser, and milepost

84.1 at Rubicon, in Washington and

Adams Counties, ID (Line). UP notes

that it has no plan to reactivate rail

service on the Line at this time,

although reactivation for rail service

would be possible in the future if the

Line were conveyed to a trail user under

the Trails Act. In its notice, UP has

stated that, if trail use negotiations are

unsuccessful, UP will abandon the Line

pursuant to the authorization granted in

Docket No. AB–433 (Sub-No. 2X).

UP’s acquisition transaction was

expected to be consummated on or after

December 19, 1996.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees adversely affected by the

transaction will be protected under New

York Dock Ry.—Control—Brooklyn

Eastern Dist., 360 I.C.C. 60 (1979).

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 does not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33305, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. In addition, a

copy of each pleading must be served on

Joseph D. Anthofer, Esq., 1416 Dodge

Street, Omaha, NE 68179.

Decided: December 23, 1996.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–67 Filed 1–2–97; 8:45 am]

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[STB Docket No. AB–481X]

South Plains Lamesa Railroad, Ltd.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Dawson

and Lynn Counties, TX

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: The Board exempts from the

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

10903 the abandonment by South Plains

Lamesa Railroad, Ltd., of 49.06 miles of

rail line between milepost 5.00 near

Slaton and milepost 54.06 near Lamesa,

in Dawson and Lynn Counties, TX,

subject to standard labor protective

conditions.

DATES: Provided no formal expression of

intent to file an offer of financial

assistance (OFA) has been received, this

exemption will be effective on February

3, 1997. Formal expressions of intent to

file an OFA under 49 CFR

1152.27(c)(2) 1 must be filed by January

13, 1997; petitions to stay must be filed

by January 21, 1997; requests for a

public use condition conforming to 49

CFR 1152.28(a)(2) must be filed by

January 23, 1997; and petitions to

reopen must be filed by January 28,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to

STB Docket No. AB–481X to: (1) Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Branch, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423, and (2)

Petitioner’s representative: William R.

Power, 5840 West Interstate 20, 260

Cordovan Park, Arlington, TX 76017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 927–5660. [TDD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 927–5721.]

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: DC News &

Data, Inc., Room 2229, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357/4359. [Assistance for

the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services: (202) 927–5721.]

Decided: December 23, 1996.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Simmons, and Commissioner

Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–66 Filed 1–2–97; 8:45 am]

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