23824 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 83 /Thursday, April 30, 1998 / Notices

February 13, 1998, that the required

notice of its rail line acquisition was

posted at the workplace of the

employees on the affected lines on

February 12, 1998. See 49 CFR

1150.42(e).

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

revoke will not automatically stay the

transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33558, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Robert A.

Wimbish, Esq., Rea, Cross &

Auchincloss, 1707 L Street, N.W., Suite

570, Washington, DC 20036.

Decided: April 23, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11361 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33578]

North American Railnet, Inc.;

Continuance in Control Exemption;

Camas Prairie Railnet, Inc.

North American Railnet, Inc. has filed

a notice of exemption to continue in

control of the Camas Prairie Railnet, Inc.

(CSPR), upon CSPR’s becoming a Class

III railroad.

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or after April 17, 1998.

This transaction is related to STB

Finance Docket No. 33558, Camas

Prairie Railnet, Inc.—Acquisition and

Operation Exemption—Camas Prairie

Railroad Company, Union Pacific

Railroad Company, and The Burlington

Northern and Santa Fe Railway,

wherein CSPR seeks to acquire and

operate a series of interconnected rail

lines from the Camas Prairie Railroad

Company, the Union Pacific Railroad

Company, and The Burlington Northern

and Santa Fe Railway Company.

Applicant controls two existing Class

III railroads: Nebraska, Kansas, &

Colorado Railnet, Inc., operating in the

States of Kansas, Nebraska, and

Colorado; and Illinois RailNet, Inc.,

operating in the State of Illinois.

Applicant states that: (i) The rail lines

to be operated by CSPR do not connect

with any railroad in the corporate

family; (ii) the transaction is not part of

a series of anticipated transactions that

would connect CSPR’s lines with any

railroad in the corporate family; and (iii)

the transaction does not involve a Class

I carrier. Therefore, the transaction is

exempt from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49

CFR 1180.2(d)(2).

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 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. 33578, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Robert A.

Wimbish, Esq., Rea, Cross &

Auchincloss, 1707 L, N.W., Suite 570,

Washington, DC 20036.

Decided: April 23, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11362 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Cemeteries

and Memorials, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice that a meeting of the

Advisory Committee on Cemeteries and

Memorials (Committee), authorized by

38 U.S.C. 2401, will be held Tuesday,

June 23 and Wednesday, June 24, 1998,

at the Handlery Hotel and Resort, 950

Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA,

92108. This will be the committee’s first

meeting of the year 1998.

The purpose of the Committee is to

review the administration of VA’s

cemeteries and burial benefits program.

On Tuesday, June 23, 1998, the meeting

will convene at 2:00 p.m. (PDT) and

adjourn at 7:00 p.m. (PDT). On

Wednesday, June 24, 1998, the meeting

will convene at 8:00 p.m. (PDT) and

adjourn at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).

On Tuesday, June 23, there will be a

business session at the Handlery Hotel

and Resort in the Club Room. The

Committee will then depart for Fort

Rosecrans National Cemetery, Cabrillo

Memorial Drive, in the town of Point

Loma, San Diego, CA 92106, for a tour

and an equipment show.

On the morning of June 24, the

Committee will meet at the Handlery

Hotel and Resort, in the Director Room,

where they will receive presentations

from Ex-Officio Committee members. In

the afternoon, the Committee will attend

a Best Practices Panel with cemetery

directors, in the Crystal Room. After the

Best Practices Panel, the Committee will

meet, in the Director Room, for a

business session and an update briefing

on National Cemetery System activities.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Those wishing to attend should

contact Ms. Louise Ware, Special

Assistant to the Director, National

Cemetery System, (phone (202) 273–

7577) no later than 12 noon (EST), June

15, 1998.

Any interested person may attend,

appear before, or file a statement with

the Committee. Individuals wishing to

appear before the Committee should

indicate this in a letter to the Acting

Director, National Cemetery System (40)

at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. 20420. In any such

letters, the writers must fully identify

themselves and state the organization,

association or person they represent. In

addition, to the extent practicable,

letters should indicate the subject

matter they want to discuss. Oral

presentations should be limited to 10

minutes in duration. Those wishing to

file written statements to be submitted

to the Committee must also mail, or

otherwise deliver, them to the Acting

Director, National Cemetery System.

Letters and written statements as

discussed above must be mailed or

delivered in time to reach the Acting

Director, National Cemetery System, by

12 noon (EST), June 15, 1998. Oral

statements will be heard between 1:30

p.m. and 2:00 p.m. (PDT), June 24, 1998,

at the Handlery Hotel.

Dated: April 23, 1998.

By Direction of the Acting Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–11467 Filed 4–29–98; 8:45 am]

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