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flying a series of tracks at a constant

altitude, without maintaining the

appropriate cruising altitude required

under 91.159.

GRANT, April 23, 1998, Exemption

No. 134I.

Docket No.: 28454.

Petitioner: Civil Air Patrol.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

part 91, subpart F.

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Civil Air Patrol

(CAP) to operate small aircraft under

subpart F of part 91 and receive limited

reimbursement for certain flights within

the scope of and incidental to the CAP’s

corporate purposes and U.S. Air Force

Auxiliary status.

GRANT, April 13, 1998, Exemption

No. 6485A.

Docket No.: 27577.

Petitioner: Availl.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

145.445(f).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Availl to

maintain one copy of its repair station

Inspection Procedures Manual (IPM) at

each facility, rather than give a copy of

the IPM to each of its supervisory and

inspection personnel.

GRANT, April 8, 1998, Exemption No.

5940B.

Docket No.: 28479.

Petitioner: Strong Enterprises, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

105.43(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Strong

Enterprises, Inc., and Strong Certified

Tandem Instructors to conduct

parachute jumps while wearing a dualharness, dual-parachute pact, having at

least one main parachute and one

auxiliary parachute. This exemption

also authorizes the pilot-in-command of

aircraft involved in these operations to

allow such persons to make tandem

parachute jumps.

GRANT, April 8, 1998, Exemption No.

6474B.

Docket No.: 29092.

Petitioner: Pratt & Whitney Engine

Services, Inc..

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

145.45(f).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit the petitioner to

assign copies of its Inspection

Procedures Manual (IPM) to key

individuals within its departments and

key areas within its shop and

functionally place an adequate number

of IPM’s for access to all employees,

rather than provide a copy of the IPM

for each of its Supervisory and

inspection personnel.

GRANT, April 13, 1998, Exemption

No. 6750.

Docket No.: 28144.

Petitioner: Perris Valley Skydiving.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

105.43(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit nonstudent

parachutist who are foreign nationals to

participate in PVS-sponsored events

without complying with the parachute

equipment and packing requirements of

the Federal Aviation Regulations.

GRANT, March 23, 1998, Exemption

No. 6745.

GRANT, April 13, 1998, Exemption

No. 64750.

Docket No.: 29108.

Petitioner: Skydrive Dallas, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

105.43(d).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit nonstudent

parachutist who are foreign nationals to

participate in Skydive Dallas-sponsored

events without complying with the

parachute equipment and packing

requirements of 105.43(a).

GRANT, March 23, 1998, Exemption

No. 6744.

Docket No.: 28628.

Petitioner: Mr. William W. Webb.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.109(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit Mr. Webb to

conduct certain flight instruction in

Beechcraft Bonanza airplanes equipped

with a functioning throwover control

wheel instead of functioning dual

controls.

GRANT, April 24, 1998, Exemption

No. 6544A

[FR Doc. 98–11858 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

Transfer of Federally Assisted Land or

Facility

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to transfer

Federally assisted land or facility.

SUMMARY: 49 U.S.C. Section 5334(g)

(formerly Section 12(k)) of the Federal

Transit Act, as amended) permits the

Administrator of the Federal Transit

Administration (FTA) to authorize a

recipient of FTA funds to transfer land

or a facility to a local public body for

any public purpose with no further

obligation to the Federal Government if,

among other things, no Federal agency

is interested in acquiring the asset for

Federal use. Accordingly, FTA is

issuing this Notice to advise Federal

agencies that the Tri-County

Metropolitan Transportation District of

Oregon (Tri-Met) intends to transfer

railroad right-of -way (RROW) between

N.W. Division Street and Spring Water

Trail (formerly Linneman Junction ) in

the City Of Gresham, Oregon. The

RROW has been abandoned and

declared surplus.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Any Federal agency

interested in acquiring the land or

facility must notify the FTA Region 10

Office of its interest, by June 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Interested parties should

notify the Regional Office by writing

FTA Region 10, 915 Second Avenue,

Room 3142, Seattle, Washington 98174–

1002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Michael J. Williams, Regional Engineer

at (206) 220–7965; or Pat Berkley, FTA

Headquarters Office of Program

Management at (202) 366–6470.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

49 U.S.C. Section 5334(g) provides

guidance on the transfer of capital

assets. Specifically, if a recipient of FTA

assistance decides an asset acquired

under this chapter, at least in part with

that assistance, is no longer needed for

the purpose for which it was acquired,

the Secretary of Transportation may

authorize the recipient to transfer the

asset to a local governmental authority

to be used for a public purpose with no

further obligation to the Government.

Determinations

The Secretary may authorize a

transfer to a local governmental

authority for a public purpose other

than mass transportation only if the

Secretary decides—

(A) The asset will remain in public

use for not less than 5 years after the

date of the transfer;

(B) There is no purpose eligible for

assistance under this chapter for which

the asset should be used;

(C) The overall benefit of allowing the

transfer is greater than the interest of the

Government in liquidation and return of

the financial interest of the Government

in the asset, after considering fair

market value and other factors; and

(D) Through an appropriate screening

or survey process, that there is interest

in acquiring the asset for Government

use if the asset is a facility or land.

Federal Interest in Acquiring Land or

Facility

This document implements the

requirements of 49 U.S.C. Section

5334(g) (formerly Section 12(k) of the
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1FVW is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wisconsin

Central Transportation Corporation.

1The Board will grant a stay if an informed

decision on environmental issues (whether raised

by a party or by the Board’s Section of

Environmental Analysis in its independent

investigation) cannot be made before the

exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of OutFederal Transit Act, as amended).

Accordingly, FTA hereby provides

notice of the availability of the land or

facility further described below. Any

Federal agency interested in acquiring

the affected land or facility should

promptly notify the FTA.

If no Federal agency is interested in

acquiring the existing land or facility,

FTA will make certain that the other

requirements specified in 49 U.S.C.

Section 5334(g)(1)(A) through (1)(D) are

met before permitting the asset to be

transferred.

Additional Description of Land or

Facility

The property is a portion of the

RROW originally acquired as part of the

Banfield Light Rail Project. The RROW

consists of six (6) contiguous parcels

totaling 14.232 acres, more or less, along

6,400 linear feet, between N.W. Division

Street and Spring Water Trail in the City

of Gresham, Oregon. Tri-Met purchased

this property on December 13, 1983,

from the Southern Pacific Railroad

Company and the Union Pacific

Railroad Company.

Issed: April 22, 1998.

Helen M. Knoll,

Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–11852 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–57–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–402 (Sub–No. 5X)]

Fox Valley & Western Ltd.—

Abandonment Exemption—in

Kewaunee County, WI

On April 15, 1998, Fox Valley &

Western Ltd. (FVW),1 filed with the

Surface Transportation Board (Board) a

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for

exemption from the provisions of 49

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a line of

railroad, known as the LuxemburgKewaunee Line, extending from

milepost 18.9 near Luxemburg to

milepost 35.6 at the end of the line near

Kewaunee, a distance of 16.7 miles, in

Kewaunee County, WI. The line

traverses U.S. Postal Service ZIP Codes

54205, 54216, and 54217, and includes

the stations of Casco Junction at

milepost 23.3 and Kewaunee at milepost

34.0.

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in the railroad’s

possession will be made available

promptly to those requesting it.

The interest of railroad employees

will be protected by Oregon Short Line

R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360

I.C.C. 91 (1979).

By issuance of this notice, the Board

is instituting an exemption proceeding

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final

decision will be issued by August 3,

1998.

Any offer of financial assistance

(OFA) under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) will

be due no later than 10 days after

service of a decision granting the

petition for exemption. Each OFA must

be accompanied by a $1,000 filing fee.

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25).

All interested persons should be

aware that, following abandonment of

rail service and salvage of the line, the

line may be suitable for other public

use, including interim trail use. Any

request for a public use condition under

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be

due no later than May 26, 1998. Each

trail use request must be accompanied

by a $150 filing fee. See 49 CFR

1002.2(f)(27).

All filings in response to this notice

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–402

(Sub-No. 5X) and must be sent to: (1)

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Michael J. Barron, Jr., Fox

Valley & Western Ltd., 6250 N. River

Road, Suite 9000, Rosemont, IL 60018.

Persons seeking further information

concerning abandonment procedures

may contact the Board’s Office of Public

Services at (202) 565–1592 or refer to

the full abandonment or discontinuance

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152.

Questions concerning environmental

issues may be directed to the Board’s

Section of Environmental Analysis

(SEA) at (202) 565–1545. [TDD for the

hearing impaired is available at (202)

565–1695.]

An environmental assessment (EA) (or

environmental impact statement (EIS), if

necessary) prepared by SEA will be

served upon all parties of record and

upon any agencies or other persons who

commented during its preparation.

Other interested persons may contact

SEA to obtain a copy of the EA (or EIS).

EAs in these abandonment proceedings

normally will be made available within

60 days of the filing of the petition. The

deadline for submission of comments on

the EA will generally be within 30 days

of its service.

Decided: April 27, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11871 Filed 5–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–290 (Sub–No. 198X)]

Norfolk and Western Railway

Company—Abandonment Exemption—

in Lynchburg, VA

Norfolk and Western Railway

Company (NW) has filed a notice of

exemption under 49 CFR 1152 Subpart

F—Exempt Abandonments to abandon a

0.74-mile line of its railroad between

milepost L–0.20 and milepost L–0.94 in

Lynchburg, VA. The line traverses

United States Postal Service Zip Code

24501.

NW has certified that: (1) no local

traffic has moved over the line for at

least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on

the line can be rerouted over other lines;

(3) no formal complaint filed by a user

of rail service on the line (or by a state

or local government entity acting on

behalf of such user) regarding cessation

of service over the line either is pending

with the Surface Transportation Board

(Board) or with any U.S. District Court

or has been decided in favor of

complainant within the 2-year period;

and (4) the requirements at 49 CFR

1105.7 (environmental reports), 49 CFR

1105.8 (historic reports), 49 CFR

1105.11 (transmittal letter), 49 CFR

1105.12 (newspaper publication), and

49 CFR 1152.50(d)(1) (notice to

governmental agencies) have been met.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employee adversely affected by the

abandonment shall be protected under

Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment— Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979). To address whether this

condition adequately protects affected

employees, a petition for partial

revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)

must be filed. Provided no formal

expression of intent to file an offer of

financial assistance (OFA) has been

received, this exemption will be

effective on June 4, 1998, unless stayed

pending reconsideration. Petitions to

stay that do not involve environmental

issues,1 formal expressions of intent to