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comment on the application to impose

and use the revenue from a PFC at New

Orleans International Airport under the

provisions of the Aviation Safety and

Capacity Expansion Act of 1990 (Title

IX of the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act of 1990) (Public Law

101–508) and Part 58 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

On April 30, 1998, the FAA

determined that the application to

impose and use the revenue from a PFC

submitted by the Airport was

substantially complete within the

requirements of § 158.25 of Part 158.

The FAA will approve or disapprove the

application, in whole or in part, no later

than August 19, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date: July 1,

2008.

Proposed charge expiration date:

March 1, 2010.

Total estimated new PFC revenue:

$11,072,644.

PFC application number: 98–04–C–

00–MSY.

Brief description of proposed projects:

Project to Use PFC’S

Terminal Improvements.

Projects to Impose and Use PFC’S

LaFon Roads and Utilities and Upper

Level Roadway Canopy.

Proposed class or classes of air

carriers to be exempted from collecting

PFC’s:

FAR Part 135 On-demand air taxi/

commercial operators.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

regional Airports office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch,

ASW–610D, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort

Worth, Texas 76193–4298.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at New Orleans

International Airport.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on April 30,

1998.

Edward N. Agnew,

Acting Manager, Airports Division.

[FR Doc. 98–12709 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

[FHWA Docket No. 98–3763]

Request for Emergency Processing of

Currently Approved Information

Collection; Federal Motor Carriers

Safety Regulations, Driver’s Record of

Duty Status

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L.

104–13,44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the

FHWA is submitting a request to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for emergency processing

clearance of a currently approved

information collection. OMB clearance,

for a six-month period, is being

requested by May 31, 1998, when the

current information collection is due to

expire. The FHWA published its intent

to request a three-year renewal to

continue the current information

collection in the Federal Register dated

March 11, 1998, at 63 FR 11948.

Comments to that notice are due on or

before May 11, 1998. In addition, the

FHWA published a Notice of proposed

rulemaking (NPRM) relating to this

information collection in the Federal

Register dated April 20, 1998, at 63 FR

19457. This NPRM proposes to amend

the FHWA regulations affecting the

hours-of-service recordkeeping

requirements. Comments to the NPRM

are due on or before June 19, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A

copy of the information collection

clearance request may be obtained by

contacting the DOT, FHWA Information

Collection Liaison, Mr. Earl Coles,

Office of Information and Management

Services, Federal Highway

Administration, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001,

(202)366–9084. Office hours are from

7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday

through Friday, except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Driver’s Record of Duty Status.

OMB Number: 2125–0016.

Background: Motor carriers operating

in interstate commerce are required to

limit their drivers’ hours of service. 49

CFR Section 395.8 requires that the

drivers record their hours of service to

assure compliance with the maximum

driving and on-duty time limitations set

forth in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety

Regulations (FMCSRs). The record of

duty status (RDS) is the primary

regulatory tool used by Federal and

State enforcement personnel and motor

carriers to determine compliance with

the maximum time limitations

prescribed in the FMCSRs. Compliance

with the hours of service requirement is

a factor in determining a motor carrier’s

overall safety compliance rating. It is a

valuable instrument to both government

and industry to help ensure the safety

of the general public by reducing the

number of fatigued drivers on highways.

This information collection is necessary

for the FHWA to continue to determine

compliance with the regulations.

Respondents: Motor carriers and

drivers.

Number of Respondents: 3,300,000.

Frequency: Daily.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

14,799,033.

Authority: 49 U.S.C 31136, 31141 and

31502 and 49 CFR 1.48.

Issued on: May 5, 1998.

Frederick G. Wright,

Acting Associate Administrator for

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–12637 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 562X)]

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Rocky

Mount, Nash County, NC

On April 23, 1998, CSX

Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), 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 portion of its

Florence Service Lane, North End

Subdivision, extending from Valuation

Station 4+30 at Falls Road to Valuation

Station 36+00 at the end of the track

near Earl Street, which traverses U.S.

Postal Service ZIP Code 27804, a

distance of 0.60 miles, in Rocky Mount,

Nash County, NC. CSXT indicates that

there are no stations on the line.

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 11,

1998.
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1 In addition to an exemption from 49 U.S.C.

10903, SLR seeks exemption from 49 U.S.C. 10904

(offer of financial assistance procedures) and 49

U.S.C. 10905 (public use conditions).

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 June 2, 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–55

(Sub-No. 562X) 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) Charles M. Rosenberger,

500 Water Street—J150, Jacksonville, FL

32202.

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: May 5, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12589 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–414 (Sub-No. 2X)]

Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd.;

Abandonment Exemption—In Marion

County, IA

On April 23, 1998, Iowa Interstate

Railroad, Ltd. (IAIS) 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 its line of

railroad extending from milepost 123.5

near Otley to the end of the line at or

near milepost 114.80 in Pella, a total

distance of 8.70 miles in Marion

County, IA. The lines traverse U.S.

Postal Service Zip Codes 50214 and

50219, and includes the station at Pella

(milepost 114).

The line does not contain federally

granted rights-of-way. Any

documentation in IAIS’s possession will

be made available promptly to those

requesting it.

The interest of railroad employees

will be protected by the conditions set

forth in 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 11,

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 June 2, 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–414

(Sub-No. 2X) 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) T. Scott Bannister, 1300

Des Moines Bldg., 405 Sixth Ave., Des

Moines, IA 50309.

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: May 6, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12692 Filed 5–12–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–544X]

Sea Lion Railroad—Abandonment

Exemption—In King County, WA

On April 23, 1998, Sea Lion Railroad,

a/k/a Adventure Trail, Inc. (SLR) 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. 10903–10905 1 to abandon a line

of railroad between the end of the line

at milepost 2.70 and milepost 0.09 in

the Ballard District of Seattle, WA, a

distance of approximately 3.00 miles, in

King County, WA. The line traverses

U.S. Postal Service Zip Codes 98107 and

98117. There are no existing rail

stations.

The line contains 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 the conditions set

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91

(1979).