3944 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 17 /Tuesday, January 27, 1998 / Notices

13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).

1The trackage rights are limited to southbound

movements and are provided solely to facilitate

directional operations between Houston, TX, and

Placedo. In addition, the trackage rights will

continue only so long as SPT continues to operate

directionally between Houston and Placedo.

NASD is providing investors with a

resource to aid them in choosing a

broker-dealer for their investment

needs. Moreover, increasing disclosure

of members’ and their associated

persons’ relevant disciplinary history

could help investors determine whether

to conduct or continue to conduct

business with a particular broker-dealer

or associated person. The Commission

notes that disclosure of this additional

information may serve as a deterrent to

fraudulent activity as well.

According to the NASD, the Forms

U–4 and U–5 had to be redesigned to

facilitate compliance with this

disclosure requirement at this time.

Thus, the forms were redesigned to be

compatible with the current CRD

protocol (i.e., the answers on the interim

forms now match the location of

questions in the CRD system). Upon

completion of the CRD redesign, the

forms as originally designed will be

implemented. The Commission,

therefore, approves the use of these

interim forms, recognizing their

necessity in disseminating this

additional disciplinary history to the

public.

For the above reasons, the

Commission believes that the proposed

rule change is consistent with the

provisions of the Act, and in particular,

with Section 15A(b)(6).

It is therefore ordered, pursuant to

Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,13 that the

remaining portion of proposed rule

change, SR–NASD–97–78, concerning

the release of additional disciplinary

information be, and hereby is, approved.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.14

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1853 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

RTCA Technical Management

Committee

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act Pub. L.

92–463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is

hereby given for the RTCA Technical

Management Committee meeting to be

held February 19, 1998, starting at 9:00

a.m. The meeting will be held at RTCA,

1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite

1020, Washington, DC 20036.

The agenda will include: (1)

Chairman’s Remarks; (2) Review and

Approval of Summary of the Previous

Meeting; (3) Consider and Approve: a.

Proposed Final Draft, Minimum

Aviation System Performance Standards

for Automatic Dependent Surveillance

Broadcast (ADS–B), RTCA Paper No.

007–98/TMC–308, Prepared by Special

Committee (SC)–186; b. Proposed Final

Draft, Guidance for Initial

Implementation of Cockpit Display of

Traffic Information, RTCA Paper No.

384–97/TMC–305, Prepared by SC–186;

c. Proposed Change 2 to DO–229,

Minimum Operational Performance

Standards for Global Positioning

System/Wide Area Augmentation

System Airborne Equipment, RTCA

Paper No. 381–97/SC159–773, Prepared

by SC–159; (4) Discuss/Take Position

on: a. Proposed Revision to the Terms

of Reference for SC–190, RTCA Paper

No. 279–97/SC190–021; b. Discussion

on the Work Plan for SC–191,

Collaborative Decisionmaking; c.

Committee Chairman’s Progress Report

for SC–182, Avionics Computer

Resource; d. Committee Milestones,

RTCA Paper No. 006–98/TMC–307; e.

Status of SC–169, Data Link; f. Proposal

for Terrain Data Base Special

Committee; g. Proposal for SC–181,

Navigation Standards, to Develop a

MOPS for Navigation Data Information

on a Moving Map; h. Proposed Revision

to the Terms of Reference for SC–147;

(5) Other Business; (6) Date and Place of

Next Meeting.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space availability.

With the approval of the chairman,

members of the public may present oral

statements at the meeting. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the RTCA

Secretariat, 1140 Connecticut Avenue,

NW., Suite 1020, Washington, DC

20036; (202) 833–9339 (phone); (202)

833–9434 (fax); or http://www/rtca/org

(web site). Members of the public may

present a written statement to the

committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 16,

1998.

Janice L. Peters,

Designated Official.

[FR Doc. 98–1924 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33539]

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company—Trackage Rights

Exemption—Southern Pacific

Transportation Company

Southern Pacific Transportation

Company (SPT) has agreed to grant

overhead trackage rights to The

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company (BNSF) over SPT’s

line between Caldwell, TX, in the

vicinity of SPT’s Ennis Subdivision

milepost 30.8, and Placedo, TX, in the

vicinity of SPT’s Victoria Subdivision

milepost 14.2, a distance of

approximately 152.7 miles.1

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on January 19, 1998. The

purpose of the trackage rights is

improve the operating efficiencies of

SPT and BNSF.

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 it 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. 33539, 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 Michael E.

Roper, Esq., The Burlington Northern

and Santa Fe Railway Company, 3017

Lou Menk Drive, P.O. Box 961039, Fort

Worth, TX 76161–0039.

Decided: January 20, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–1910 Filed 1–26–98; 8:45 am]

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