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10. Current and Future Traffic—For

highway projects provide the current

and design year average daily traffic. For

other facilities, such as visitor centers,

it may be desirable to describe the

number of visitors accommodated by

the facility.

11. Project Administration—Indicate

whether the Federal funds for this

project will be administered by the State

transportation agency or a Federal

Lands Highway Division (FLHD) of

FHWA. If the FLHD or other Federal

Agencies are involved, the type of

involvement, whether it is preliminary

engineering or contract administration,

or other, should be specified. Also, the

FLHD is available to assist you with

Federal Agency coordination and

should provide you with any data and

information requested.

12. Amount of Federal PLH

Discretionary Funds Requested—

Indicate the amount of Federal PLH

funds being requested for FY 1999. If a

State is willing to accept partial funding

of the request, that should also be

indicated. Sometimes partial funding of

requests is utilized to provide funding

to more projects, since the requests far

exceed the funding available.

13. Commitment of Other Funds—

Indicate the amounts and sources of any

private or other public funding being

provided as part of this project. Only

indicate those amounts of funding that

are firm and documented commitments.

The submission must include written

confirmation of these commitments

from the entity controlling the funds.

14. Previous PLH Discretionary

Funding—Indicate the amount and

fiscal year of any previous PLH

discretionary funds received for this

project or route.

15. Future Funding Needs—Indicate

the estimated future funding needs for

the project, including anticipated

requests for additional PLH

discretionary funding, the items of work

to be completed and projected

scheduling.

16. Project Area Map—It is suggested

that a readable map, clearly showing the

proposed project and its relationship to

the overall development of a highway

route, as well as its relationship to the

Federal public lands, be included. The

map should also show any previously

completed work on this highway route,

if any, plus additional work being

planned beyond the proposed project.

17. Talking Points Briefing—A one

page talking points paper covering basic

project information is also needed for

use by the Office of the Secretary for the

congressional notification process

should a project be selected for funding.

Each State’s request for

FY 1999 PLH discretionary funds

must include a talking points paper. A

sample paper is attached to this

memorandum.

Division Office Responsibilities

In order to ensure that the submitted

candidates are complete and properly

prepared, the Division Office must:

1. Provide this information regarding

project eligibility, selection criteria and

submission requirements to the State

transportation agency, and

2. Review all candidate applications

submitted by the State prior to sending

them to this office to ensure that they

are complete and meet the above

requirements.

We are requesting that candidate

project submissions be received in

Headquarters no later than September 1,

1998. Projects received after this date

may not receive full consideration.

When sending in candidate projects,

the States must understand that any

qualified project may or may not be

selected, and it may be necessary to

supplement PLH funds with other

Federal-aid and/or State funds to

construct a section of highway which

will be usable to the traveling public in

as short a period as possible.

Any allocations in FY 1999 will be

made on the assumption that proposed

projects are viable and implementation

schedules are realistic. Any unobligated

balances remaining on September 15,

1999, will be withdrawn and used for

funding future fiscal year requests.

If there are questions, please contact

Mr. Larry Beidel (202–366–1564) of our

Federal-Aid and Design Division.

Henry H. Rentz for Thomas J. Ptak

Attachment

Sample Talking Points Briefing for Sec.

Slater

Note: These talking points will be used by

the Office of the Secretary in making

congressional notification contacts. Since

some of the recipients of the calls may not

be closely familiar with the highway

program, layman’s language should be used

to the extent possible. Information contained

in the talking points may be used by a

member of Congress in issuing a press release

announcing the discretionary allocation.

Public Lands Highways (PLH)

Discretionary Funds

GRANTEE: <List full name of State

Highway Agency>

REPRESENTATIVE/SENATOR: <List

full names>

PROJECT: <short name/description of

project>

This project provides for

reconstructing ll miles of US 1 in

lllll County extending from State

Route 2 intersection in Hometown to the

County Road 3 in the vicinity of

Smallville. Widening 2 feet on either

side with improvements on horizontal

alignment and installation of 1000 feet

of guard rail are included in the project.

FHWA FUNDS: $xx,xxx,xxx. <requested

funds>

Specify other source of funds (for ex:

State, local, Forest highways, etc, if

any, to supplement Federal funds

• This project will improve access to

Navajo Indian Reservation and improve

the local economy.

• This project is in Congressional

district <add number and member’s

name>.

• This project is part of the second

phase of a 5-year program to reconstruct

a 30-mile section of Forest Road 11

(State Route 201) between Town A and

Town B.

• The project will be advertised for

construction in <month/year> and is

scheduled for completion in <month/

year>.

[FR Doc. 98–19563 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. MC–F–20923]

Coach USA, Inc.—Control—Kansas

City Executive Coach, Inc. and Le Bus,

Inc.

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice tentatively approving

finance transaction.

SUMMARY: Coach USA, Inc. (Coach), a

noncarrier, filed an application under

49 U.S.C. 14303 to acquire control of

Kansas City Executive Coach, Inc.

(Executive) and Le Bus, Inc. (Le Bus)

(collectively, the Acquired Carriers),

both motor carriers of passengers.

Persons wishing to oppose the

application must follow the rules under

49 CFR part 1182, subparts B and C. The

Board has tentatively approved the

transaction, and, if no opposing

comments are timely filed, this notice

will be the final Board action.

DATES: Comments are due by September

8, 1998. Applicant may reply by

September 22, 1998. If no comments are

received by September 8, 1998, this

notice is effective on that date.

ADDRESSES: Send an original and 10

copies of any comments referring to STB

No. MC–F–20923 to: Surface

Transportation Board, Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925 K

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423–
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1 In addition to the instant application, Coach has

one other pending control application: Coach USA,

Inc.—Control—Blue Bird Coach Lines, Inc.; Butler

Motor Transit, Inc.; Gad-About Tours, Inc.; P&S

Transportation, Inc.; Pittsburgh Transportation

Charter Services, Inc.; Syracuse and Oswego Coach

Lines, Inc.; Tippett Travel, Inc., d/b/a Marie’s

Charter Bus Lines; Tucker Transportation Co., Inc.;

and Utica-Rome Bus Co., Inc., STB Docket No. MC–

F–20921 (STB served June 19, 1998), where Coach

seeks to acquire control of nine additional motor

passenger carriers.

2Executive is a Missouri corporation. It holds

federally-issued operating authority in Docket MC–

203805, as well as intrastate authority issued by the

Missouri Department of Transportation. The carrier

operates a fleet of 15 motorcoaches; employs

approximately 35 drivers; and, together with

affiliated companies, earned gross annual revenues

in fiscal 1997 of approximately $12 million. Prior

to the transfer of its stock into a voting trust, it had

been owned by Mr. William J. George and William

M. George.

3Le Bus is a Florida corporation. It holds

federally-issued operating authority in Docket MC–

210900. The carrier operates a fleet of

approximately 40 motorcoaches; employs

approximately 50 persons; and in fiscal 1997 earned

gross revenues of $5.2 million.

0001. In addition, send one copy of

comments to applicant’s

representatives: Betty Jo Christian and

David H. Coburn, Steptoe & Johnson

LLP, 1330 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar, (202) 565–1600.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

565–1695.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Coach

currently controls 45 motor passenger

carriers.1 In this transaction, Coach

seeks to acquire direct control of

Executive 2 and Le Bus 3 by acquiring all

of the outstanding stock of each of these

carriers.

Applicant submits that there will be

no transfer of federal or state operating

authorities held by the Acquired

Carriers. Following consummation of

the control transactions, these carriers

will continue operating in the same

manner as before, and, according to

applicant, granting the application will

not reduce competitive options

available to the traveling public.

Applicant asserts that the Acquired

Carriers do not compete with one

another or, to any meaningful degree,

with any other Coach-owned carrier.

Applicant submits that each of the

Acquired Carriers is relatively small and

each faces substantial competition from

other bus companies and from other

transportation modes.

Applicant also submits that granting

the application will produce substantial

benefits, including interest cost savings

from the restructuring of debt and

reduced operating costs from Coach’s

enhanced volume purchasing power.

Specifically, applicant claims that each

carrier will benefit from the lower

insurance premiums negotiated by

Coach and from volume discounts for

equipment and fuel. Applicant indicates

that Coach will provide each carrier

with centralized legal and accounting

functions and coordinated purchasing

services. In addition, applicant states

that vehicle sharing arrangements will

be facilitated through Coach to ensure

maximum use and efficient operating of

equipment and that, with Coach’s

assistance, coordinated driver training

services will be provided, enabling each

carrier to allocate driver resources in the

most efficient manner possible.

Applicant also states that the proposed

transaction will benefit the employees

of each carrier and that all collective

bargaining agreements will be honored

by Coach. Over the long term, Coach

states that it will provide centralized

marketing and reservation services for

the bus firms that it controls, thereby

further enhancing the benefits resulting

from these control transactions.

Applicant certifies that: (1) neither

carrier holds an unsatisfactory safety

rating from the U.S. Department of

Transportation; (2) each carrier has

sufficient liability insurance; (3) neither

carrier is domiciled in Mexico nor

owned or controlled by persons of that

country; and (4) approval of the

transaction will not significantly affect

either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources. Additional

information may be obtained from

Applicant’s representatives.

Under 49 U.S.C. 14303(b), we must

approve and authorize a transaction we

find consistent with the public interest,

taking into consideration at least: (1) the

effect of the transaction on the adequacy

of transportation to the public; (2) the

total fixed charges that result; and (3)

the interest of affected carrier

employees.

On the basis of the application, we

find that the proposed acquisition of

control is consistent with the public

interest and should be authorized. If any

opposing comments are timely filed,

this finding will be deemed vacated and

a procedural schedule will be adopted

to reconsider the application. If no

opposing comments are filed by the

expiration of the comment period, this

decision will take effect automatically

and will be the final Board action.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

It is ordered:

1. The proposed acquisition of control

is approved and authorized, subject to

the filing of opposing comments.

2. If timely opposing comments are

filed, the findings made in this decision

will be deemed vacated.

3. This decision will be effective on

September 8, 1998, unless timely

opposing comments are filed.

4. A copy of this notice will be served

on the U.S. Department of Justice,

Antitrust Division, 10th Street &

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20530.

Decided: July 16, 1998.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19680 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P 1

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

July 15, 1998.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 24, 1998

to be assured of consideration.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

(FinCEN)

OMB Number: 1506–0008.

Regulation Parts: 31 CFR Parts 103.33.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Conditional Exceptions to the

Application of 31 CFR 103.33(g).

Description: FinCEN Notice 1998–1

provides two conditional exceptions to

the information requirements of 31 CFR

103.33(g) (the ‘‘Travel Rule’’). Banks and

brokers and dealers in securities would

use the exceptions.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 5,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Reporting—3 minutes