Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 9 / Tuesday, January 14, 1997 / Notices 1949

1 On December 13, 1996, BN filed a petition to

reject the notice of exemption or, in the alternative,

for a declaration that the notice is void ab initio.

WFSC filed a reply on December 31, 1996. The

merits of the petition will be decided by the entire

Board in a separate decision.

21–25, 1997, in London, regarding

financial responsibility or compulsory

liability and compensation insurance for

seagoing vessels, compensation for

pollution from ships’ bunkers, a draft

convention on wreck removal, and other

matters. Finally, this meeting will be

another opportunity for interested

members of the public to express their

views on whether the United States

should ratify the Hazardous and

Noxious Substances Convention,

adopted in London in May, 1996.

Members of the public are invited to

attend the SHC meeting, up to the

seating capacity of the room. For further

information, for copies of conference

documents, or to submit views

concerning the subjects of discussion,

contact either Captain Malcolm J.

Williams, Jr., or Lieutenant Bruce P.

Dalcher, U.S. Coast Guard (G–LMI),

2100 Second Street, S.W., Washington,

D.C. 20593, telephone (202) 267–1527,

telefax (202) 267–4496.

Dated: January 6, 1997.

Russell A. La Mantia,

Chairman, Shipping Coordinating Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–801 Filed 1–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–07–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee Meeting on Airport

Certification Issues

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice

to advise the public of a meeting of the

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee to discuss airport

certification issues.

DATES: The meeting will be held on

January 29, 1997, at 9:00 a.m. Arrange

for oral presentations by January 17,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

FAA Headquarters, Conference Rooms

5B and 5C, 5th Floor, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Marisa Mullen, Federal Aviation

Administration, Office of Rulemaking

(ARM–205), 800 Independence Avenue,

SW.., Washington, DC 20591, telephone

(202) 267–7653, fax (202) 267–5075.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to § 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C.

App. II), notice is hereby given of a

meeting of the Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee to be held on

January 29, 1997, at FAA Headquarters,

Conference Rooms 5B and 5C, 5th Floor,

800 Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20591. The agenda will

include:

• Committee administration.

• Status report from Friction

Measurement and Signing Working

Group.

• General discussion of working

group report.

• Recommendations and Findings

Report from Commuter Airport

Certification Working Group. To include

presentation of any minority view

points.

• General discussion of working

group report.

• Make any additions or clarifications

to working group report.

• Transit completed report to FAA;

completing working group task.

• A discussion of future meeting

dates, locations, activities, and plans.

Attendance is open to the interested

public, but will be limited to the space

available. The public must make

arrangements by January 17, 1997, to

present oral statements at the meeting.

The public may present written

statements to the committee at any time

by providing 25 copies to the Executive

Director, or by bringing the copies to the

meeting. In addition, sigh and oral

interpretation can be made available at

the meeting, as well as an assistive

listening device, if requested 10

calendar days before the meeting.

Arrangements may be made by

contacting the person listed under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 8,

1997.

Robert E. David,

Assistant Executive Director for Airport

Certification Issues, Aviation Rulemaking

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–844 Filed 1–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33321]

Western Fuels Service Corporation,

Acquisition and Operation Exemption,

Burlington Northern Railroad Company

Western Fuels Service Corporation

(WFSC), a noncarrier, has filed a

verified notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150, Subpart D to acquire and

operate a rail line owned by Burlington

Northern Railroad Company (BN). The

line, located in Wyoming, extends from

West Caballo Junction (milepost 14.9) to

the following mines in the Powder River

Basin: (1) Buckskin (milepost 9.5; 25

route miles); (2) Fort Union (milepost

6.0; 21 route miles); (3) Clovis Point

(milepost 3.0; 18 route miles); Rawhide

(milepost 9.5; 25 route miles); Eagle

Butte (milepost 9.5; 25 route miles); and

Dry Fork (milepost 7.9; 23 route miles).

WFSC states that it has not reached an

agreement with BN to operate over BN’s

tracks between West Caballo Junction

and the Powder River Basin mines, but

that it is seeking such rights and

authority in its pending complaint in

Western Fuels Service Corporation v.

Burlington Northern Railroad Company,

STB Docket No. 41987, to obtain access

to terminal facilities under 49 U.S.C.

11102.

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.1 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. 33321, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Branch,

1201 Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423 and served on:

Fredrick D. Palmer, Western Fuels

Service Corporation, Suite 805, 4301

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22203–

1860; and Peter Glaser, Doherty,

Rumble, and Butler, PA, 1401 New York

Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

Decided: January 7, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–859 Filed 1–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices, Debt

Management Advisory Committee;

Meeting

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

Section 10 of Public Law 92–463, that

a meeting will be held at the Federal

Reserve Bank of New York at 3:00 p.m.

on January 16, 1997, of the following

debt management advisory committee:

Public Securities Association