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the operation and maintenance of the

LRGFCP.

The No Action Alternative is for

Quisto to not construct, operate, and

maintain a gas well within the Main

Floodway of the LRGFCP. The no action

alternative will not require the USIBWC

to issue a license since no work will be

done within the LRGFCP. The no action

alternative will result in the denial of

access to the mineral owner to rightfully

owned minerals, loss of tax revenues to

the State of Texas, and result in an

unrecoverable clean energy source.

The Directional Well Alternative is for

Quisto to drill a well from outside the

Main Floodway to a depth below the

proposed surface location. The

directional well alternative will not

require the USIBWC to issue a license

since no work will be done within the

LRGFCP. The directional well

alternative is considered not workable

because of technical problems

associated with a bottomhole location

some 305 meters or more from the

surface location and subsurface

geological hazards endemic to the area.

Finding of the Final Environmental

Assessment

The Final EA finds that the proposed

action for Quisto to construct, operate,

and maintain a gas well within the Main

Floodway of the USIBWC LRGFCP (and

the USIBWC to issue a license for such

work) does not constitute a major

federal action which would cause a

significant local, regional, or national

adverse impact on the environment

based on the following facts:

1. The United States Army Corps of

Engineers has determined that no waters

of the United States including wetlands

will be impacted by the proposed gas

well and related features.

2. The United States Fish and Wildlife

Service has determined that federally

listed endangered or threatened species

are unlikely to be adversely affected by

the proposed gas well and related

features.

3. The Texas Historical Commission

and Department of Antiquities

Protection has determined that no

survey is required and the project may

proceed.

4. The USIBWC has determined that

the proposed gas well and related

features will have no significant effect

upon the flood carrying capacity of the

Main Floodway.

Availability

Single copies of the Final

Environmental Assessment and Final

Finding of No Significant Impact may be

obtained by request at the above

address.

Dated: May 4, 1995.

Suzette Zaboroski,

Staff Counsel.

[FR Doc. 95–11840 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–03–M

INTERSTATE COMMERCE

COMMISSION

[Finance Docket No. 32673]

California Northern Railroad Company

Limited Partnership—Trackage

Rights—Southern Pacific

Transportation Company

Southern Pacific Transportation

Company (SPT) has agreed to grant

overhead trackage rights to California

Northern Railroad Company Limited

Partnership (CNR) over approximately

28.95 miles of rail line. The trackage

rights will permit CNR to operate over:

(1) A portion of SPT’s line known as the

Sacramento Line from Davis, CA, at

SPT’s milepost 75.4 to Suisun-Fairfield,

CA, at SPT’s milepost 47.8; (2) a portion

of SPT’s line known as the West Valley

Line which includes trackage at Davis,

CA, from SPT’s milepost 75.58 to SPT’s

milepost 75.4; and (3) a portion of SPT’s

line known as the Shellville Branch

which includes trackage at SuisunFairfield, CA, from SPT’s milepost 48.97

to SPT’s milepost 47.8. The trackage

rights will include the double track

currently in place on the Sacramento

Line, all operating sidings used for the

purpose of meeting and passing trains,

and SPT-owned portions of existing

connections. The trackage rights were to

become effective on or after May 1,

1995.

The proposed transaction will

facilitate more economic and efficient

operations by permitting direct

movement of CNR’s trains between

Davis and Suisun-Fairfield. CNR

currently interchanges traffic with SPT

at Davis and at Suisun-Fairfield for

trains moving from the West Valley Line

to the Shellville Branch. The trackage

rights will allow CNR to conduct

operations between these two lines

without incurring the cost and delay of

two interchanges.

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.

10505(d) may be filed at any time. The

filing of a petition to revoke will not

stay the transaction. Pleadings must be

filed with the Commission and served

on: Mark H. Sidman, 1350 New York

Avenue, N.W., Suite 800, Washington,

DC 20005–4797.

As a condition to the use of this

exemption, any employees adversely

affected by the trackage rights will be

protected under 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).

Decided: May 9, 1995.

By the Commission, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–11900 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7035–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

National Institute of Justice

[OJP (NIJ) No.1051]

ZRIN 1121–ZA14

National Institute of Justice

Solicitation for Policing Research and

Evaluation

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Justice,

Office of Justice Programs, National

Institute of Justice.

ACTION: Announcement of the

availability of the National Institute of

Justice Solicitation for Policing Research

and Evaluation.

ADDRESSES: National Institute of Justice,

633 Indiana Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20531.

DATES: The deadline for receipt of

proposals is close of business on July

14, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Winifred Reed, Lois Mock, or Robert

Langworthy at (202) 307–0499, National

Institute of Justice, 633 Indiana Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20531.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following supplementary information is

provided:

Authority

This action is authorized under the

Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets

Act of 1968, sections 201–03, as

amended, 42 U.S.C. 3721–23 (1988).

Background

The National Institute of Justice is

soliciting proposals for policing

research and evaluation. The focus is on

proposals responsive to Title I of the

Violent Crime Control and Law

Enforcement Act of 1994. Interested

organizations should call the National

Criminal Justice Reference Service

(NCJRS) at 1–800–851–3420 to obtain a

copy of ‘‘NIJ Invites Proposals for
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Policing Research and Evaluation’’ (refer

to document no. SL000122). The

solicitation is available electronically

via the NCJRS Bulletin Board, which

can be accessed via Internet. Telnet to

ncjrsbbs.aspensys.com, or gopher to

ncjrs.aspensys.com 71. Those without

Internet access can dial the NCJRS

Bulletin Board via modem: dial 301–

738–8895. Set modem at 9600 baud, 8–

N–1.

Jeremy Travis,

Director, National Institute of Justice.

[FR Doc. 95–11846 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4410–18–P

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training

Administration

Notice of a Change in Status of an

Extended Benefit (EB) Period for the

State of Rhode Island

This notice announces a change in

benefit period eligibility under the EB

Program for the State of Rhode Island.

Summary

The following change has occurred

since the publication of the last notice

regarding States’ EB status:

• April 9, 1995—Rhode Island’s 13-

week insured unemployment rate for

the week ending March 25, 1995 rose

above 6.0 percent, causing the State to

trigger ‘‘on’’ EB effective April 9, 1995.

Information for Claimants

The duration of benefits payable in

the EB Program, and the terms and

conditions on which they are payable,

are governed by the Federal-State

Extended Unemployment Compensation

Act of 1970, as amended, and the

operating instructions issued to the

States by the U.S. Department of Labor.

In the case of a State beginning an EB

period, the State employment security

agency will furnish a written notice of

potential entitlement to each individual

who has exhausted all rights to regular

benefits and is potentially eligible for

extended benefits (20 CFR 615.13(c)(1)).

Persons who believe they may be

entitled to EB benefits, or who wish to

inquire about the rights under the

programs, should contact the nearest

State employment service office or

unemployment compensation claims

office in their locality.

Signed at Washington, D.C., on May 8,

1995.

Doug Ross,

Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment

and Training.

[FR Doc. 95–11881 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–30–M

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING

COMMISSION

Intent To Prepare Environmental

Impact Statement

AGENCY: National Capital Planning

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed construction and

operation of a sports and entertainment

arena in Washington, DC.

SUMMARY: In a Notice of Intent

published in the Federal Register on

January 13, 1995 (60 FR 3273), the

National Capital Planning Commission

advised that in conjunction with the

District of Columbia Government it was

conducting an Environmental

Assessment for the proposed

construction and operation of a new

sports and entertainment area in

Washington, DC. The Notice stated that

if it became apparent, either through the

scoping process or during the analysis

and documentation of environmental

impacts, that an Environmental Impact

Statement was the appropriate

environmental document, a

Supplemental Notice would be issued.

A Draft Environmental Assessment

was published on March 31, 1995, with

a comment period closing on May 1,

1995. The National Capital Planning

Commission (Commission) and the

District of Columbia Government now

announce their intent to prepare an

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

for the proposed D.C. Arena pursuant to

Section 106(2)(c) of the National

Environment Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969, as implemented by the Council on

Environmental Quality regulations (40

CFR Parts 1500–1508), and in

accordance with the Environmental

Policies and Procedures implemented

by the Commission.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As

indicated in the January 13, 1995

Notice, all comments and responses on

the scope of alternatives and potential

impacts received in response to that

notice as well as those received during

the scoping process, the public meeting

held February 13, 1995, and in response

to the Draft EA will be considered in the

EIS. The public is encouraged to

provide additional comments once the

Draft EIS is released. The Commission

anticipates that release date to be in

mid-June 1995.

The EIS will analyze the

environmental impacts and mitigation

options associated with the construction

and operation of a sports and

entertainment arena that would seat

approximately 20,600 persons and

would be located in downtown

Washington, DC. In addition, the EIS

will consider alternative actions. At

present, those alternatives may include

(1) Construction of a new arena at the

Gallery Place site which includes the

following: Square 455 which is bounded

by G Street NW., 6th Street NW., F

Street NW. and 7th Street NW.; the 600

block of G Street NW.; and

approximately the southern fifth of

Square 454 which is bounded by H

Street NW., 6th Street NW., G Street

NW., and 7th Street NW. (2)

Construction of a new arena over the air

rights behind Union Station; (3) A No

Action Alternative, which would result

in no new construction in Washington,

DC. Topics for environmental analysis

will include short-term constructionrelated impacts; long-term effects on

historic resources, visual resources,

public transportation, traffic and

parking, socio-economic conditions,

land use, and physical-biological

resources within the project area, and

the cumulative impacts associated with

this and other reasonably foreseeable

projects.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE

CONTACT: National Capital Planning

Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Suite 301, Washington, DC. 20576.

Attention: Ms. Sandra H. Shapiro,

General Counsel, Phone: (202) 724–

0174.

Sandra H. Shapiro,

General Counsel, National Capital Planning

Commission.

[FR Doc. 95–11898 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7502–02–M

District of Columbia Historic

Preservation Review Board

AGENCY: National Capital Planning

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed sports and

entertainment arena; public meeting on

historic issues; change of date.

SUMMARY: In a notice published on April

25, 1995 (60 FR 20288), the National

Capital Planning Commission

(Commission) announced that as part of

the State Historic Preservation Officer’s

Review of the potential effects on

historic properties of the proposed

sports and entertainment arena, the

Historic Preservation Review Board