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1SITA on December 2, 1996, entered into a voting

trust to permit it to acquire LRI’s stock prior to a

decision on the merits of this application.

1UCIR and WSRC are owned and controlled by

Richard D. Robey. UCIR owns and operates

approximately 3.9 miles of rail line in the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which will be

acquired by WSRC in West Shore Railroad

Corporation—Acquisition Exemption—Union

County Industrial Railroad Company, STB Finance

Docket No. 33329 (STB served Jan. 15, 1997). WCRC

Continued

Issued in Washington, D.C. on January 8,

1997.

Phil Olekszyk,

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety

Compliance and Program Implementation.

[FR Doc. 97–960 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

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Surface Transportation Board

[STB No. MC–F–20903]

Greyhound Lines, Inc.; Acquisition of

Control; Los Rapidos, Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice tentatively approving

finance application.

SUMMARY: Greyhound Lines, Inc. (GLI or

applicant), has filed an application

under 49 U.S.C. 14303(a) to acquire

control of Los Rapidos, Inc. (LRI).

Persons wishing to oppose the

transaction must follow the rules at 49

CFR 1182, subpart B. The Board has

tentatively approved the transaction,

and, if no opposing comments are

timely filed, this notice will be the final

Board action. If opposing comments are

timely filed, this tentative grant of

authority will be deemed vacated, and

the Board will consider the comments

and any replies and will issue a further

decision on the application.

DATES: Unless opposing comments are

filed, this notice will be effective March

3, 1997. Comments are due by March 3,

1997, and, if any are filed, applicants

may reply by March 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send original and 10 copies

of any comments referring to STB No.

MC–F–20903 to: Surface Transportation

Board, Office of the Secretary, Case

Control Branch, 1201 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20423.

Also, send one copy of comments to

applicants’ representative: Fritz R.

Kahn, Suite 750 West, 1100 New York

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GLI (MC–

1515) is a nationwide motor common

carrier of passengers over regular routes

that controls the following regional

interstate motor passenger carriers:

Texas, New Mexico & Oklahoma

Coaches, Inc.; Continental Panhandle

Lines, Inc.; and Vermont Transit, Inc.

LRI (MC–293638) is a motor passenger

carrier operating in California in

interstate and foreign commerce over

regular routes between: Los Angeles and

Calexico, at the Mexican border; and

between Fresno and San Ysidro, at the

Mexican border. As a result of this

control transaction, LRI will become a

wholly owned subsidiary of GLI that

will be controlled indirectly through

Sistema Internacional de Transporte de

Autobuses, Inc. (SITA), GLI’s wholly

owned noncarrier subsidiary. 1

GLI states that its aggregate gross

operating revenues, and those of its

affiliates, exceed the $2 million

jurisdictional threshold of 49 U.S.C.

14303(g). It asserts that acquisition of

control will stimulate competition and

improve the quality and adequacy of

motor passenger service available to the

Hispanic segment of the traveling

public. Additionally, it maintains that

the transaction will not cause an

increase in fixed charges and that no

employees will be adversely affected.

Applicant certifies that: (1) Both it

and LRI hold satisfactory safety ratings

from the U.S. Department of

Transportation; (2) they both have

sufficient insurance to cover the

services they intend to offer; (3) no party

to the transaction is either domiciled in

Mexico or owned or controlled by

persons of that country; and (4)

approval of the transaction will not

significantly affect either the quality of

the human environment or the

conservation of energy resources.

Additional information may be obtained

from applicant’s representative.

Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), we must

approve and authorize a transaction we

find consistent with the public interest,

taking into consideration at least: (1) the

effect of the transaction on the adequacy

of transportation to the public; (2) the

total fixed charges that result; and (3)

the interest of affected carrier

employees. We tentatively find, based

on the application, that the proposed

transaction is consistent with the public

interest and should be authorized.

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

It is Ordered

1. The proposed acquisition of control

is approved and authorized, subject to

the filing of opposing comments.

2. This notice will be effective on

March 3, 1997, but will be deemed

vacated if opposing comments are filed

on or before that date.

3. 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: January 6, 1997.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Owen, and Commissioner

Simmons.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–955 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

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[STB Finance Docket No. 33325]

Lewis & Clark Railway Company,

Lease and Operation Exemption; in

Clark County, WA

Lewis & Clark Railway Company, a

Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified

notice of exemption under 49 CFR

1150.41 to acquire from Clark County,

Washington 3.62 miles of rail line from

milepost 3.62 at Rye to milepost 0.0 at

Vancouver Junction, in Clark County,

WA. Consummation was expected to

occur on or after December 24, 1996.

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. 33325, 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

Fritz R. Kahn, P.C., Suite 750 West,

1100 New York Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20005.

Decided: January 8, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–954 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

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[STB Finance Docket No. 33330]

Union County Industrial Railroad

Company; Corporate Family

Transaction Exemption; West Shore

Railroad Corporation

Union County Industrial Railroad

Company (UCIR) and West Shore

Railroad Corporation (WSRC),1 Class III
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operates approximately 8.965 miles of rail line in

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

railroads, have jointly filed a verified

notice of exemption. The exempt

transaction is a merger of WSRC into

UCIR.

The earliest the transaction could be

consummated was December 30, 1996,

the effective date of the exemption (7

days after the exemption was filed).

UCIR will provide continuing rail

common carrier service on the lines to

be acquired by WSRC in STB Finance

Docket No. 33329 and those previously

operated by WSRC. The merger will

improve the overall efficiency of rail

operations and reduce costs associated

with two corporate entities.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The parties state that the transaction

will not result in adverse changes in

service levels, significant operational

changes, or a change in the competitive

balance with carriers outside the

corporate family.

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board

may not use its exemption authority to

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory

obligation to protect the interests of its

employees. Section 11326(c), however,

does not provide for labor protection for

transactions under sections 11324 and

11325 that involve only Class III rail

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

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

reopen will not automatically stay the

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33330, 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

Richard R. Wilson, Esq., Vuono & Gray,

2310 Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA

15219.

Decided: January 6, 1997.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–952 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

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[STB Finance Docket No. 33320]

Union Pacific Railroad Company;

Corporate Family Exemption; Missouri

Pacific Railroad Company

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP)

and Missouri Pacific Railroad Company

(MP), Class I railroad affiliates in the

Union Pacific System, have filed a joint

notice of exemption to undertake a

corporate family transaction. Under the

Agreement and Plan of Merger, MP will

merge with and into UP. UP will be the

surviving corporation, and the corporate

existence of MP will cease. The

proposed transaction was to be

consummated on or about January 1,

1997.

This is a transaction within a

corporate family of the type specifically

exempted from prior review and

approval under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(3).

The transaction will not result in

adverse changes in service levels,

significant operational changes, or a

change in the competitive balance with

carriers operating outside applicants’

corporate family. The purpose of the

transaction is to avoid duplicate

reporting requirements, and to achieve

cost efficiencies which will result

through corporate simplification.

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).

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. 33320, 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:

Robert T. Opal, General Attorney, 1416

Dodge Street, #830, Omaha, NE 68179.

Decided: January 8, 1997.

By the board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–956 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

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[STB Finance Docket No. 33329]

West Shore Railroad Corporation;

Acquisition Exemption; Union County

Industrial Railroad Company

West Shore Railroad Corporation

(WSRC), a Class III rail common carrier,

has filed a notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.41 to acquire approximately

3.9 miles of rail line from the Union

County Industrial Railroad Company

(UCIR) between New Columbia, PA (MP

169.7), and Milton, PA (MP 173.6).

UCIR will continue to provide rail

common carrier service on behalf of

WSRC.

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or after December 31,

1996.

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. 33329, 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

Richard R. Wilson, Esq., Vuono & Gray,

2310 Grant Building, Pittsburgh, PA

15219.

Decided: January 6, 1997.

By the board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–951 Filed 1–14–97; 8:45 am]

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