11518 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 48 / Wednesday, March 12, 1997 / Notices

1Petitioner indicates that the stock of PTS, PRTS,

WVS, and PCSTC was placed in separate,

independent voting trusts with different trustees,

with the intent of avoiding any unlawful control.

2See Notre Capital Ventures II, LLC and Coach

USA, Inc.—Control Exemption—Arrow Stage Lines,

Inc.; Cape Transit Corp.; Community Coach, Inc.;

Community Transit Lines, Inc.; Grosvenor Bus

Lines, Inc.; H.A.M.L. Corp.; Leisure Time Tours;

Suburban Management Corp.; Suburban Trails,

Inc.; and Suburban Transit Corp., STB Finance

Docket No. 32876 (Sub-No. 1) (STB served May 3,

1996).

used for administrative expenses will be

allocated among the organizations (the

actual agreement need not be provided);

• A mission statement of the

organization;

• The method to be used to identify

underserved low income or special

needs families;

• A list of the geographic locations

that would be targeted for receipt of the

seats;

• The maximum number of seats the

organization is capable of distributing to

local agencies (their affiliates) within

120 days of its receipt of the funds; the

amount of funding the organization is

requesting from GM to purchase and

distribute this number of seats; the

proposed mix and types of seats needed

to serve the age and needs of the

populations to be targeted (i.e., 25%

booster seats, 50% toddler seats, 20%

infant seats and 5% special needs seats);

the method used to derive the mix; and,

if applicable, any change in mix if the

organization receives less funding than

the full amount requested;

• In indication of whether the

organization plans to operate a loaner or

a give-away program; an identification

of the fees, if any, they intend to charge;

and a statement that any income from

these fees will be used for the purchase

and distribution of additional child

safety seats under the agreement; and

• A description of the specific means

to be used by the organization, its

affiliates or its collaborators to educate

families about the proper installation

and use of child safety seats.

Organizations must submit one

original and two copies of their

certifications. Certifications shall be

subject to 18 U.S.C. § 1001, which

prohibits the making of false statements.

Organizations are requested to submit

four additional copies to facilitate the

review process, but there is no

requirement or obligation to do so.

Organizations that would like to be

notified upon receipt of their

certifications should enclose a selfaddressed stamped postcard in the

envelope with their certifications. Upon

receiving the certifications, the postcard

will be returned by mail.

Evaluation Factors

Certifications will be reviewed by an

evaluation panel of experienced agency

personnel. The panel will determine

whether the certifications meet each of

the required criteria and will evaluate

the certifications based on the following

factors:

1. Understanding of the requirements

of the agreement and soundness of

approach as shown by the organization’s

plan and certification.

2. The ability to purchase and

distribute child safety seats to local

agencies (their affiliates) within 120

days of their receipt of the funds as

shown by the organization’s plan and

certification.

3. The ability to identify underserved

low income and special needs families.

4. The ability to distribute child safety

seats to these target populations at the

community level throughout the United

States.

• The experience of the organization,

its affiliates or its collaborators, in

distributing child safety seats

• The breadth and diversity of the

underserved population the

organization, its affiliates or its

collaborators can effectively reach

5. The ability to provide education to

recipients.

• The experience of the organization,

its affiliates or its collaborators, in

providing education on the use of child

safety seats

• The level of training of the staff of

the organization, its affiliates or its

collaborators

6. The ability to conduct a

distribution and education program that

either creates new initiatives, or

complements (rather than duplicates)

existing initiatives, in the geographic

areas to be served.

Issued on: March 6, 1997.

James Hedlund,

Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety

Programs.

[FR Doc. 97–6137 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33343]

Coach USA, Inc., Control Exemption,

Progressive Transportation Services,

Inc.; Powder River Transportation

Services, Inc.; Worthen Van Service,

Inc.; and PCSTC, Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of filing of petition for

exemption.

SUMMARY: Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a

noncarrier that controls 15 motor

passenger carriers, seeks to be

exempted, under 49 U.S.C. 13541, from

the prior approval requirements of 49

U.S.C. 14303(a)(5) to acquire control of

four additional motor passenger carriers.

DATES: Comments must be filed by April

11, 1997. Petitioner may file a reply by

April 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of comments referring to STB

Finance Docket No. 33343 to: Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit,

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20423–

0001. Also, send one copy of comments

to petitioner’s representatives: Betty Jo

Christian and David H. Coburn, Steptoe

& Johnson LLP, 1330 Connecticut

Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

for the hearing impaired: (202) 565–

1695].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coach

seeks an exemption to acquire stock

control over four additional motor

carriers of passengers that operate in

interstate and intrastate commerce:

Progressive Transportation Services,

Inc. (PTS) (MC–247074) (primarily

charter operations and regular-route

service in New York State); Powder

River Transportation Services, Inc.

(PRTS) (MC–161531) (primarily charter

operations and regular-route service in

Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, and

South Dakota); Worthen Van Service,

Inc. (WVS) (MC–142573) (charter

operations in Wyoming); and PCSTC,

Inc., d/b/a Pacific Coast Sightseeing/

Gray Line of Anaheim-Los Angeles

(PCSTC) (MC–184852) (primarily

charter operations and regular-route

service in California). 1 According to

petitioner, PRTS and WVS largely share

common stock ownership, as each is

controlled by the same family. Coach

states that each of the four carriers

accounts for a relatively small market

share and operates regionally in diverse

markets across the United States.

Coach indicates that it currently

controls the nation’s second largest

group of motor passenger carriers. In

May 1996, Coach acquired control of the

following 10 motor passenger carriers:

Arrow Stage Lines, Inc. (MC–29592);

Cape Transit Corp. (MC–161678);

Community Coach, Inc. (MC–76022);

Community Transit Lines, Inc. (MC–

145548); Grosvenor Bus Lines, Inc.

(MC–157317); H.A.M.L. Corp. (MC–

194792); Leisure Time Tours (MC–

142011); Suburban Management Corp.

(MC–264527); Suburban Trails, Inc.

(MC–149081); and Suburban Transit

Corp. (MC–115116).2 In November 1996

Coach acquired control of the following
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3See Coach USA, Inc.—Control Exemption—

American Sightseeing Tours, Inc.; California

Charters, Inc.; Texas Bus Lines, Inc.; Gulf Coast

Transportation, Inc.; and K-T Contract Services,

Inc., STB Finance Docket No. 33073 (STB served

Nov. 8, 1996).

1On December 31, 1996, The Atchison, Topeka

and Santa Fe Railway Company merged with and

into Burlington Northern Railroad Company. The

name of the surviving corporation is The Burlington

Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company. In this

notice, we will continue to refer to this entity as

BN.

1Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc. (MNR)

originally filed the notice of exemption on

December 11, 1996. On December 16, 1996, the

United Transportation Union (UTU) filed a petition

to revoke the exemption, reject the notice, and/or

stay the effectiveness of the notice. On December

18, 1996, MNR filed a notice of withdrawal. On

December 20, 1996, MNR filed an amended notice

of exemption. On December 24, 1996, UTU filed a

supplemental petition to revoke, reject, and/or stay.

The stay request was not acted upon prior to the

December 27, 1996 scheduled effective date of the

exemption. The petition to reject or revoke will be

handled in a subsequent decision.

2 On December 31, 1996, The Atchison, Topeka

and Santa Fe Railway Company merged with and

into the Burlington Northern Railroad Company.

The name of the surviving corporation is The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Company. In this notice we will continue to refer

to this entity as BN.

five motor passenger carriers: American

Sightseeing Tours, Inc. d/b/a ASTI (MC–

252353); California Charters, Inc. (MC–

241211); Texas Bus Lines, Inc. (MC–

37640); Gulf Coast Transportation, Inc.

d/b/a Gray Line Tours of Houston (MC–

201397); and K-T Contract Services, Inc.

(MC–218583).3 Petitioner asserts that

there is little competition, and no

significant overlap in operations, among

the 15 carriers it now controls and the

four it seeks to control. It acknowledges

that there is some overlap in service but

states that this overlap will have no

meaningful effect on the continued

availability of competitive

transportation.

Following the acquisition of control,

Coach indicates that each of the four

carriers will continue to operate in its

respective market, under its own name

and in the same basic manner as before.

Coach claims that improved service at

lower costs will result, because of the

coordination of functions, centralized

management, financial support,

rationalization of resources, and

economies of scale that are anticipated

from the common control. Coach also

states that all collective bargaining

agreements will be honored, that

employee benefits will improve, and

that no change in management

personnel is planned. Additional

information may be obtained from

petitioner’s representatives.

A copy of this notice will be served

on the Department of Justice, Antitrust

Division, 10th Street & Pennsylvania

Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530.

Decided: February 26, 1997.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6200 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

[STB Finance Docket No. 32977]

Burlington Northern Railroad

Company, Operation Exemption, in

Mills and Pottawattamie Counties, IA

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

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

Board exempts from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 10901

Burlington Northern Railroad

Company’s (BN) 1 reinstitution of

operations over approximately 14.0

miles of an abandoned line, formerly

owned and operated by BN, between

Pacific Junction (MP 475.01) and

Council Bluffs, IA (MP 489.01).

DATES: This exemption is effective on

April 11, 1997. Petitions to reopen must

be filed by April 1, 1997. Petitions to

stay must be filed by March 24, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings referring to

Finance Docket No. 32977 to: (1) Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit,

Surface Transportation Board, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) petitioner’s representative:

Sarah J. Whitley, 777 Main Street, Suite

3800, Fort Worth, TX 76102–5384.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1600.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

565–1695.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Board’s decision. To obtain a copy

of the full decision, write to, call, or

pick up in person from: DC News &

Data, INC., 1925 K Street, N.W., Suite

210, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357. [Assistance for the

hearing impaired is available through

TDD services (202) 565–1695.]

Decided: February 25, 1997.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–6199 Filed 3–11–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

[STB Finance Docket No. 33315] 1

Minnesota Northern Railroad, Inc.—

Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—Burlington Northern

Railroad Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: Minnesota Northern Railroad,

Inc. (MNR), a noncarrier, has filed a

notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1150.31–34 to acquire from Burlington

Northern Railroad Company (BN) 2 and

operate approximately 204.10 miles of

rail line as follows: (1) 33.25 miles of

rail line on the MN Junction at Ada,

MN, between Ada Subdivision

mileposts 80.25 and 47.0; (2) 20.6 miles

of rail line on the Redland Junction at

Fertile, MN, between Fertile

Subdivision mileposts 65.7 and 45.1; (3)

13.0 miles of rail line on the Tilden

Junction at Red Lake Falls, MN, between

Grand Forks Subdivision mileposts

56.84 and 13.0 miles east; (4) 44.25

miles of rail line on the MN Junction at

Perley, MN, between P Line Subdivision

mileposts 65.25 and 21.0; and (5) 93

miles of rail line on the St. Hilaire line

at Warroad, MN, between Warroad

Subdivision mileposts 11.0 and 104.0.

Concurrent with the above

transaction, MNR will acquire

incidental overhead trackage rights for

the sole purposes of: (1) Interchanging

rail freight cars and equipment between

MNR and BN at BN’s Crookston, MN,

rail yard only; and (2) moving

locomotives, cars and equipment

between the rail lines over BN’s Grand

Forks Subdivision rail line between

milepost 81.5 west of Crookston, and

milepost 31.0 at Erskine, MN, and also

over all yard tracks in BN’s Crookston

rail yard. In addition, MNR will acquire

BN’s trackage rights to operate over the

Soo Line Railroad Company between

milepost 273.0 at or near Erskine and

milepost 309.5 at or near Thief River

Falls, MN. BN will retain overhead

trackage rights only, without serving

any industries on the line, to provide

rail freight service over the Perley line,

between P Line Subdivision milepost

65.25 and milepost 21.0.

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or after December 27,

1996.

Concurrently, RailAmerica, Inc.

(RailAmerica), which controls MNR, has

filed a notice of exemption in

RailAmerica, Inc.—Continuance in

Control Exemption—Minnesota

Northern Railroad, Inc., STB Finance

Docket No. 33316, to exempt under 49

CFR 1180.2(d) and 1180.4(g) from the

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

11323 RailAmerica’s continuance in

control of MNR when the latter becomes

a Class III rail carrier. This transaction