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1The due dates for petitions for stay and

reopening presuppose that IAIS will promptly

certify that the required notice to employees has

been given, and that the employees therefore have

a reasonable period of time in which to file any

petition. Should IAIS be delayed for a significant

period of time in making that certification, we will

entertain requests to extend the period of time for

filing petitions to stay or reopen.

Juniper, OR, and UP milepost 218.0 at

Wallula Heights, WA; and (2) UP

milepost 0.0 at Wallula, WA, and UP

milepost 2.0 near Attilia, WA, a total

distance of 10 miles. BMR will be

permitted to provide local switching

service only to Boise Cascade

Corporation, Ponderosa Fibers, and

WATCO, Inc., at Wallula, WA.

The transaction is expected to be

consummated on or shortly after

January 15, 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. 33540, 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: Karl

Morell, Ball Janik LLP, Suite 225, 1455

F Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005.

Decided: January 15, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1638 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33474]

Iowa Interstate Railroad, Ltd.—Lease

and Operation Exemption—Union

Pacific Railroad Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

SUMMARY: Under 49 U.S.C. 10502, the

Board exempts from the requirements of

49 U.S.C. 10902 the lease by Iowa

Interstate Railroad, Ltd. (IAIS) and

operation of 6.4 miles of railroad owned

by Union Pacific Railroad Company

between milepost 358.568 at Des

Moines, IA, and milepost 365.0 at West

Des Moines, IA, in Polk County, IA,

subject to labor protective conditions.

DATES: The exemption will be effective

60 days after IAIS certifies to the Board

that it has posted at the workplace of the

employees on the affected line, and

served on the national offices of the

labor unions with employees on the

affected line, a notice of the transaction,

setting forth the types and numbers of

jobs expected to be available, the terms

of employment and principles of

employee selection, and the line that is

to be leased. Petitions to stay must be

filed by February 23, 1998. Petitions to

reopen must be filed by March 16,

1998.1

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of

all pleadings referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33474 must be filed with the

Surface Transportation Board, Office of

the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; in addition, a copy of all

pleadings must be served on petitioner’s

representative: T. Scott Bannister, 1300

Des Moines Building, 405–6th Avenue,

Des Moines, IA 50309.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar (202) 565–1600. [TDD

for the hearing impaired (202) 565–

1695.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Board’s decision. To purchase a

copy of the full decision, write to, call

or pick up in person from: DC NEWS &

DATA, INC., 1925 K Street, N.W., Suite

210, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357. [Assistance for the

hearing impaired is available through

TDD services (202) 565–1695.]

Decided: January 12, 1998.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1637 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice

announces that the following

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forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. USIA is requesting approval

of an information collection entitled

‘‘Applications for Administrative and

Teaching Exchanges/Seminars Abroad’’

under OMB control number 3116–0181

which is scheduled to expire on

February 28, 1998. This request for

comment is being made pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.

L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

The information collection activity

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United States Information Agency under

the terms and conditions of the Mutual

and Educational and Cultural Exchange

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Information and Regulatory Affairs of

OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for USIA,

and also to the USIA Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Agency Clearance Officer, Ms. Jeannette

Giovetti, United States Information

Agency, M/AOL, 301 Fourth Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20547,

telephone (202) 619–4408, internet

address JGiovett@USIA. GOV; and OMB

review: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, Officer of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 1002, NEOB,

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(202) 395–5871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An

Agency may not conduct or sponsor,

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. The Federal Register notice

with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on this collection of

information was published on

November 25, 1997 (vol. 62, no. 227).

Public reporting burden for this

collection of information (Paper Work

Reduction Project: OMB No. 3116–0181)

is estimated to average two (2) hours per

response. Responses are voluntary and
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1A copy of this list may be obtained by

contacting Ms. Lorie Nierenberg, Assistant General

Counsel, at 202/619–6084, and the address is Room

700, U.S. Information Agency, 301 Fourth Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20547–0001.

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existing data sources, gathering and

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completing and reviewing the collection

of information. Send comments

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and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10202, NEOB,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Current Actions

This information collection has been

submitted to OMB for the purpose of

requesting reinstatement for a three-year

period and approval of revisions

regarding the total annual burden hours.

Title: ‘‘Applications for

Administrative and Teaching

Exchanges/Seminars Abroad’’.

Form Number: IAP–92.

Abstract: To be used by applicants

under the Fulbright Teacher Exchange

Program which provides opportunities

for U.S. Teachers to exchange positions

for designated periods with foreign

counterparts, or to attend one of a

number of short-term seminars abroad

on a variety of topics.

Proposed Frequency of Responses:

No. of Respondents—940

Recordkeeping House—2.0

Total Annual Burden—1880

Dated: January 16, 1998.

Rose Royal,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 98–1606 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition Determinations

Notice is hereby given of the

following determinations: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March

27, 1978 (43 FR 13359, March 29, 1978),

and Delegation Order No. 85–5 of June

27, 1985 (50 FR 27393, July 2, 1985), I

hereby determine that the objects to be

included in the exhibit ‘‘Augustin

Pajou, Royal Sculptor’’ (see list),1

imported from abroad for the temporary

exhibition without profit within the

United States, are of cultural

significance. These objects are imported

pursuant to loan agreements with the

foreign lenders. I also determine that the

exhibition or display of the listed

exhibit objects at The Metropolitan

Museum of Art, New York, New York,

from on or about February 23, 1998, to

on or about May 24, 1998, is in the

national interest. Public Notice of these

determinations is ordered to be

published in the Federal Register.

Dated: January 20, 1998.

Les Jin,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–1605 Filed 1–22–98; 8:45 am]

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