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1 GRIV certifies that its projected revenues will

not exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III

carrier.

2Line B is currently owned by Strouds Creek and

Muddlety Railroad (SC&M). SC&M leases the line

to CSXT. According to CSXT’s lease agreement with

SC&M, CSXT is permitted to enter into the

contemplated sublease.

1MTRN states that its projected revenues will not

exceed those that would qualify it as a Class III rail

carrier and its revenues are not projected to exceed

$5 million.

the Surface Transportation Board, Office

of the Secretary, Case Control Unit, 1925

K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each

pleading must be served on Kevin M.

Sheys, Oppenheimer Wolff Donnelly &

Bayh LLP, 1350 Eye Street, NW Suite

200, Washington, DC 20005–3324.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: July 6, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18726 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33579]

Gauley River Railroad, LLC—Purchase,

Lease and Operation Exemption—CSX

Transportation, Inc.

Gauley River Railroad, LLC (GRIV), a

noncarrier, has filed a notice of

exemption under 49 CFR 1150.31 to

purchase from CSX Transportation, Inc.

(CSXT) and operate approximately 30.7

miles of rail line in West Virginia.1

GRIV will acquire two rail line

segments: (1) between milepost BUE–

119 (Valuation Station 5035+89.6) near

Cowen, WV, and milepost BUE–129

(Valuation Station 5563+89.6) at

Allingdale, WV (Line A) and (2)

between milepost BUE–12.4 (Valuation

Station 1096+48.2) at Muddlety Falls,

WV, and milepost BUE–20.7 (Valuation

Station 1092+45), including the

McMillion Creek Branch, Delmont

Branch, and all other connecting spur

and sidetracks (Line C). GRIV will also

sublease from CSXT a third line

segment, which connects or bridges

together Line A and Line C, extending

from milepost BUE–0.0 (Valuation

Station 441+43) at Allingdale, WV, to

milepost BUE–12.4 (Valuation Station

649+86.8) at Muddlety Falls, WV (Line

B). Line B serves as a connecting stretch

of railroad linking together Lines A, B,

and C.2

The transaction was expected to be

consummated on or shortly after June

25, 1998.

If the verified 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. 33579, 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, one copy of each

pleading must be served on Keith G.

O’Brien, Esq., Rea, Cross & Auchincloss,

Suite 570, 1707 L Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20036.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: July 6, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18725 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33624]

Mississippi & Tennessee RailNet,

Inc.—Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—The Kansas City Southern

Railway Company

Mississippi & Tennessee RailNet, Inc.

(MTRN), a noncarrier, has filed a

verified notice of exemption under 49

CFR 1150.31 to acquire and operate

approximately 87.1 miles of rail line

and approximately 7.53 miles of spur

and side tracks from The Kansas City

Southern Railway Company between

milepost 281.5 at Houston, MS, and

milepost 368.6 at Middleton, TN.1

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or shortly after June

26, 1998.

This transaction is related to STB

Finance Docket No. 33625, North

American RailNet, Inc.,—Continuance

in Control Exemption—Mississippi &

Tennessee RailNet, Inc., wherein North

American RailNet, Inc. will continue in

control of MTRN upon its becoming a

Class III rail carrier.

If the verified 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 does not

automatically stay the transaction.

An original and 10 copies of all

pleadings, referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 33624, 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 each

pleading must be served on Robert A.

Wimbish, Esq., Rea, Cross, &

Auchincloss, 1707 L Street, NW, Suite

750, Washington, DC 20036.

Board decisions and notices re

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: July 6, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18569 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 33625]

North American RailNet, Inc.—

Continuance in Control Exemption—

Mississippi & Tennessee RailNet, Inc

North American RailNet, Inc. (NARN),

has filed a verified notice of exemption

to continue in control of Mississippi &

Tennessee RailNet, Inc. (MTRN), upon

MTRN becoming a Class III railroad.

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or shortly after June

26, 1998.

This transaction is related to STB

Finance Docket No. 33624, Mississippi

& Tennessee RailNet, Inc.—Acquisition

and Operation Exemption—The Kansas

City Southern Railway Company,

wherein MTRN seeks to acquire and

operate a rail line from The Kansas City

Southern Railway Company.

NARN controls three existing Class III

railroads; Nebraska, Kansas & Colorado

RailNet, Inc., operating in Nebraska,

Kansas, and Colorado; Illinois RailNet,

Inc., operating in Illinois; and Camas

Prairie RailNet, Inc., operating in

Mississippi and Tennessee.

NARN states that: (i) The rail lines

operated by MTRN do not connect with

any railroad in the corporate family; (ii)

the transaction is not part of a series of

anticipated transactions that would

connect MTRN’s lines with any railroad

in the corporate family; and (iii) the

transaction does not involve a Class I

carrier. Therefore, the transaction is
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exempt from the prior approval

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 11323. See 49

CFR 1180.2(d)(2).

Under 49 U.S.C. 10502(g), the Board

may not use its exemption authority to

relieve a rail carrier of its statutory

obligation to protect the interests of its

employees. Section 11326(c), however,

does not provide for labor protection for

transactions under sections 11324 and

11325 that involve only Class III rail

carriers. Because this transaction

involves Class III rail carriers only, the

Board, under the statute, may not

impose labor protective conditions for

this transaction.

If the verified 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. 33625, 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 each

pending must be served on Robert A.

Wimbish, Esq., Rea, Cross, &

Auchincloss, 1707 L Street, NW, Suite

570, Washington, DC 20036.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: July 6, 1998.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–18568 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

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 Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms within the

Department of the Treasury is soliciting

comments concerning the Bond—Export

Warehouse Proprietor, Export Bond—

Customs Bonded Cigar Manufacturing

Warehouse, Extension of Coverage of

Bond, Bond Under 26 U.S.C 6423,

Manufacturer of Tobacco Products.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before September 14,

1998 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Barnes, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Cliff Mullen,

Regulations Division, 650 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226,

(202) 927–8181.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Bond—Export Warehouse

Proprietor, ATF F 2103 (5220.5), Export

Bond—Customs Bonded Cigar

Manufacturing Warehouse, ATF F 2104

(5200.15), Extension of Coverage of

Bond, ATF F 2105 (5000.7), Bond Under

26 U.S.C. 6423, ATF F 2490 (5620.10),

Bond—Manufacturer of Tobacco

Products, ATF F 3070 (5210.13)

OMB Number: 1512–0534.

Form Number: See Titles.

Abstract: These forms provide an

efficient method of collecting the

required information for the excise tax

on wine, and provide a statutory system

of controls for securing payment of taxes

properly due. The recordkeeping

requirement for this information

collection is 2 years.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to this information collection and it is

being submitted for extension purposes

only.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

15.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour and 40 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 25.

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

technology; and (e) estimates of capital

or start-up costs and costs of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Dated: June 29, 1998.

Steve L. Mathis,

Acting Assistant Director (Management)/CFO.

[FR Doc. 98–18521 Filed 7–13–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

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

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Marks and Notices on Packages of

Tobacco Products.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before September 14,

1998 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Barnes, Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Cliff Mullen,

Regulations Division, 650 Massachusetts

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20226,

(202) 927–8181.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Marks on Notices on Packages of

Tobacco Products.

OMB Number: 1512–0532.

Recordkeeping Requirement ID

Number: ATF REC 5210/13.

Abstract: This information collection

requires the manufacturer, or exporter to