Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 16 / Monday, January 26, 1998 / Notices 3785

1Pursuant to a trackage rights agreement, dated

April 9, 1906, Conrail granted trackage rights to IHB

to operate over portions of its railroad, including

that portion of the Kankakee Line which CSXT will

acquire upon the effective date of this exemption.

Since IHB acts as agent on behalf of Conrail in the

performance of supervision, control and

maintenance of this line of railroad, IHB is included

as a party to the trackage rights agreement.

The applicant differs from the usual

hardship petitioner in that it is a

corporation whose net revenues are

positive and healthy. The hardship to be

borne in this instance is the effect of a

denial upon the company. The

applicant’s production is limited in

number; it produced 102 trailers in

1996, of which 86 are of the type for

which exemption is sought. This is

approximately 85 percent of its

production. Although the remaining

trailer types appear to contribute a

proportionally greater part of the

company’s gross revenues, these

revenues would decline by a significant

percentage. There is also the economic

cost, not discussed by the company, of

maintaining unused manufacturing

facilities and settling accounts with

suppliers for goods ordered and

canceled.

The company’s efforts to comply

appear to have been stymied by the

unacceptability of a redesign of the

Flow Boy to its consumers. Its

application indicates that, for the past

three years, it has looked at home and

abroad in search of a solution that meets

both safety and market needs. It will

continue to do so if granted an

exemption.

The applicant has argued that an

exemption is in the public interest

because the Flow Boy aids in

construction of the national highway

system. While the company did not

quantify its work force, it estimated that

approximately 60 percent of it would

have to be laid off in the wake of a

denial. Thus, the company could have

argued that continued full employment

of its work force is also in the public

interest.

Finally, the company believes that an

exemption is consistent with objectives

of motor vehicle safety because the Flow

Boy spends very little of its operating

life on the highway and the likelihood

of it being involved in a rear-end

collision is minimal. NHTSA

understands this to mean that

proportion of time spent in transit on

the roads from one job site to another

will be small in comparison with the

time spent at rest at construction sites

amidst other road equipment. This

indicates that the exposure of a Flow

Boy without a rear underride guard to

a potential crash situation will be

reduced. The small number of trailers

that may be produced under the

exemption, less than 100, further

reduces the crash potential.

In consideration of the foregoing, it is

hereby found that requiring compliance

with Standard No. 224 as of its effective

date would cause substantial economic

hardship to a manufacturer that has

tried in good faith to comply with the

standard. It is also found that an

exemption would be in the public

interest and consistent with the

objectives of motor vehicle safety.

Accordingly, the company of Dan Hill &

Associates is hereby granted NHTSA

Temporary Exemption No. 98–1 from 49

CFR 571.224 Motor Vehicle Safety

Standard No. 224 Rear Underride

Protection, expiring February 1, 1999.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30113, 49 CFR part

555; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

Issued on January 20, 1998.

Ricardo Martinez,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 98–1784 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33542]

CSX Transportation, Inc.—Trackage

Rights Exemption—Consolidated Rail

Corporation and Indiana Harbor Belt

Railroad

Consolidated Rail Corporation

(Conrail), as owner, and Indiana Harbor

Belt Railroad Company (IHB), as

operator,1 have agreed to grant overhead

trackage rights to CSX Transportation,

Inc. (CSXT), to operate its trains,

locomotives, cars, and equipment with

CSXT’s own crews over Conrail’s

Kankakee Line between Michigan

Avenue, Indiana Harbor, IN, milepost

0.0±, and Osborn, IN, milepost 4.8±, at

the connection between Conrail’s

Kankakee Line and the Norfolk and

Western Railway Company, a total

distance of approximately 4.8 miles.

The trackage rights are restricted to

bridge traffic only between the termini

of the trackage rights for trainload

movements of finished automobiles and

associated empty equipment to and

from the Ford Mixing Center in the

Calumet Yard area.

The transaction is expected to be

consummated on January 19, 1998, the

effective date of the exemption.

As a condition to this exemption, any

employees affected by the trackage

rights will be protected by the

conditions imposed in Norfolk and

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN,

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980).

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(7). 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. 33542, must be filed with

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–

0001 and served on: Charles M.

Rosenberger, Senior Counsel, CSX

Transportation, Inc., 500 Water Street, J150, Jacksonville, FL 32202.

Decided: January 16, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1755 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Public Debt

Proposed Collection: Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

Currently the Bureau of the Public Debt

within the Department of the Treasury

is soliciting comments concerning the

Regulations Governing United States

Savings Bonds Series E/EE and H/HH.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 30, 1998, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Vicki S.

Thorpe, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg,

WV 26106–1328.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to Vicki S. Thorpe,

Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third

Street, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328,

(304) 480–6553.
3786 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 16 / Monday, January 26, 1998 / Notices

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Regulations Governing United

States Savings Bonds Series E/EE and

H/HH.

OMB Number: 1535–0095.

Abstract: The regulations mandate the

payment of H/HH interest by Direct

Deposit (ACH Method).

Current Actions: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Individuals,

Businesses or other for-profit, and state

or local governments.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: January 20, 1998.

Vicki S. Thorpe,

Manager, Graphics, Printing and Records

Branch.

[FR Doc. 98–1727 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–39–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Public Debt

Proposed Collection: Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently the Bureau of

the Public Debt within the Department

of the Treasury is soliciting comments

concerning the transaction request for

U.S. Treasury Securities State and Local

Government Series and Early

Redemption Request for U.S. Treasury

Securities State and Local Government

Series.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 30, 1998, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Vicki S.

Thorpe, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg,

WV 26106–1328.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Vicki S. Thorpe,

Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third

Street, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328,

(304) 480–6553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Transaction Request for U.S.

Treasury Securities State and Local

Government Series and Early

Redemption Request for U.S. Treasury

Securities State and Local Government

Series.

OMB Number: 1535–0121.

Form Numbers: PD F 5376 and PD F

5377.

Abstract: The information is

requested to process accounts for the

owners of securities of State and Local

Government Series.

Current Actions: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: State or Local

Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,350.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,675.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. Comments are

invited on: (a) Whether the collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: January 20, 1998.

Vicki S. Thorpe,

Manager, Graphics, Printing and Records

Branch.

[FR Doc. 98–1728 Filed 1–23–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–39–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Public Debt

Proposed Collection: Comment

Request

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on proposed

and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently the Bureau of

the Public Debt within the Department

of the Treasury is soliciting comments

concerning the U.S. Savings Bonds

EasySaver Plan Enrollment Application

Series EE.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 30, 1998, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Vicki S.

Thorpe, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg,

WV 26106–1328.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Vicki S. Thorpe,

Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third

Street, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328,

(304) 480–6553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: U.S. Savings Bonds EasySaver

Plan Enrollment Application Series EE.

Form Number: PD F 5391.

Abstract: The information is

requested from the purchaser to issue

Series EE Savings Bonds.

Current Actions: None.

Type of Review: New.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 17,000.