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1The connecting branches that form the

Maybrook Line also retain their original milepost

designations used by the former New York Central

and New York, New Haven & Hartford, which are

milepost 12.8 and milepost 42.9.

the subsequent decision on the merits of

the transaction based upon

supplemental or further legal argument.

The application and exhibits are

available for inspection in the Public

Docket Room at the Offices of the

Interstate Commerce Commission in

Washington, DC. In addition, copies

may be obtained upon request from

applicants’ representatives named

above.

Any interested person, including

government entities, may participate in

the proceeding by submitting written

comments. Any person who filed timely

written comments shall be considered a

party of record if the person’s comments

so request. In this event, no petition for

leave to intervene need be filed.

Consistent with 49 CFR

1180.4(d)(1)(iii), written comments must

contain:

(a) The docket number and title of the

proceeding;

(b) The name, address, and telephone

number of the commenting party and its

representative upon whom service shall

be made;

(c) The commenting party’s position,

i.e., whether it supports or opposes the

proposed transaction;

(d) A statement of whether the

commenting party intends to participate

formally in the proceeding or merely

comment upon the proposal;

(e) If desired, a request for oral

hearing with reasons supporting this

request; the request must indicate the

disputed material facts that can only be

resolved at a hearing; and

(f) A list of all information sought to

be discovered from applicant carriers.

Because we have determined that this

constitutes a minor transaction, no

responsive applications will be

permitted. We are adopting applicants’

proposed schedule for processing this

transaction. The proposed schedule cuts

60 days from the usual 180-day

schedule set forth at 49 U.S.C. 11345(d)

for processing minor transactions. See

49 CFR 1180.4.

Discovery may begin immediately. We

admonish parties to resolve all

discovery matters expeditiously and

amicably.

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

It is ordered:

1. This application is accepted for

consideration as a minor transaction

under 49 CFR 1180.2(c). Applicants’

alternative petition for a generic finding

of cause for a supplemental order under

49 U.S.C. 11351 is denied.

2. The petition of the Unions for

handling as a major transaction is

denied, and the petition of BLE for

rejection and its alternative motion to

dismiss are denied except that

supplemental or further argument may

be submitted as to the latter.

3. Applicants’ request to waive the

information requirements of 49 CFR

1180.6 (a)(2)(v) and (a)(5), (6), and (7)(v)

is granted with respect to the other

specified carriers not directly related to

the proposed transaction.

4. The parties shall comply with all

provisions stated above.

Decided: January 13, 1995.

By the Commission, Chairman McDonald,

Vice Chairman Morgan, and Commissioners

Simmons and Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–1395 Filed 1–18–95; 8:45 am]

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[Finance Docket No. 32567]

Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad,

Inc.—Lease, Operation, and

Acquisition Exemption—Southern

Pacific Transportation Company

Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad,

Inc. (CORP), a noncarrier, has filed a

verified notice under 49 CFR Part 1150,

Subpart D—Exempt Transactions to

lease, acquire and operate certain lines

owned by the Southern Pacific

Transportation Company (SPT) and to

acquire certain incidental trackage

rights in connection therewith for a total

distance of approximately 446.05 miles

in Coos, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine,

and Lane Counties, OR and Siskiyou

County, CA. The notice filed by CORP

erroneously reported the total mileage

as 446.37. Counsel for CORP has

confirmed that this figure should be

446.05. CORP will (1) lease and operate

(a) 23.37 miles of SPT’s rail line

between milepost 786.500 at or near

Coquille, OR and milepost 763.130 at or

near Cordes, OR; (b) .250 miles between

milepost 644.300 at or near Springfield

Junction, OR and milepost 644.020 and

between milepost 644.020 and milepost

621.300 on the SPT’s Cascade Line; and

(c) 79.0 miles between milepost 425.290

at or near Bellview, OR and milepost

346.00 at or near Black Butte, CA; (2)

acquire and operate (a) 111.016 miles

between milepost 763.13 at or near

Cordes, OR and milepost 652.114 at or

near Danebo, OR, (b) 218.730 miles

between milepost 644.020 at or near

Springfield Jct., and milepost 425.290 at

or near Bellview, OR to milepost

346.000 and (c) 5.87 miles between

milepost 450.5 at or near Tolo, OR and

milepost 456.374 at or near White City,

OR (White City Branch); and (3) acquire

7.814 miles of incidental trackage rights

between milepost 652.114 at or near

Danebo, OR and milepost 644.300 at or

near Springfield Jct., OR, including

access to SPT’s Eugene, OR Yard.

The proposed transaction was

expected to be consummated on

December 31, 1994.

This proceeding is related to RailTex,

Inc.—Continuance in Control

Exemption—Central Oregon & Pacific

Railroad, Inc., Finance Docket No.

32568, wherein RailTex seeks an

exemption for its continuance in control

of CORP once it acquires or leases rail

lines from SPT and becomes a rail

carrier.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding under 49 U.S.C. 10505(d)

may be filed at any time. The filing of

a petition to reopen will not stay the

exemption’s effectiveness. Pleadings

must be filed with the Commission and

served on Robert L. Calhoun, Sullivan &

Worcester, Suite 1000, 1025 Connecticut

Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

Decided: January 13, 1995.

By the Commission, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–1513 Filed 1–18–95; 8:45 am]

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[Finance Docket No. 32639 and Finance

Docket No. 32639 (Sub-No. 1)]

Metro North Commuter Railroad

Company—Acquisition Exemption—

The Maybrook Line and Metro North

Commuter Railroad Company—

Exemption—From 49 U.S.C. Subtitle IV

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Exemption.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10505,

the Interstate Commerce Commission

exempts: (1) from the requirements of 49

U.S.C. 11343–11345, the acquisition by

Metro North Commuter Railroad

Company from Maybrook Properties,

Inc., of the Maybrook Line, between

milepost 71.2 on the Connecticut/New

York State Line and approximately

milepost 0.0 1 at Beacon, NY, a distance

of 41.1 miles, subject to standard

employee protective conditions and (2)

Metro North Commuter Railroad
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Company from the requirements of 49

U.S.C. Subtitle IV.

DATES: The exemption is effective on

January 13, 1995. Petitions to reopen

must be filed by February 8, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send pleadings, referring to

Finance Docket Nos. 32639 and 32639

(Sub-No. 1), to: (1) Office of the

Secretary, Case Control Branch,

Interstate Commerce Commission, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423; and (2)

Petitioner’s representative: John D.

Heffner, REA, CROSS & HEFFNER, 1920

N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon, (202) 927–5612. [TTD for

the hearing impaired: (202) 927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Commission’s decision. To purchase

a copy of the full decision, write to, call

or pick up in person from: Dynamic

Concepts, Inc., Room 2229, Interstate

Commerce Commission Building, 1201

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20423. Telephone:

(202) 289–4357/4359. [Assistance for

the hearing impaired is available

through TTD services, (202) 927–5721.]

Decided: January 12, 1995.

By the Commission, Chairman McDonald,

Vice Chairman Morgan, and Commissioners

Simmons and Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–1290 Filed 1–18–95; 8:45 am]

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[Finance Docket No. 32568]

RailTex, Inc.—Continuance in Control

Exemption—Central Oregon & Pacific

Railroad, Inc.

RailTex, Inc. (RailTex), a noncarrier,

has filed a verified notice under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(2) to continue to control

Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc.

(CORP), upon the latter’s becoming a

class III carrier.

CORP has concurrently filed a

verified notice of exemption in Central

Oregon & Pacific Railroad, Inc.—Lease,

Operation, and Acquisition

Exemption—Southern Pacific

Transportation Company, Finance

Docket No. 32567, for CORP’s lease,

acquisition, and operation of 446.05

miles of rail line owned by Southern

Pacific Transportation Company,

between specified points in Coos,

Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and Lane

Counties, OR and Siskiyou County, CA.

The proposed transaction was expected

to be consummated on December 31,

1994.

RailTex currently controls 14 class III

railroads: New England Central

Railroad; Chesapeake & Albemarle

Railroad Company, Inc.; Indiana

Southern Railroad, Inc.; North Carolina

& Virginia Railroad Company, Inc.; MidMichigan Railroad, Inc.; Missouri &

Northern Arkansas Railroad Company,

Inc.; Austin & Northwestern Railroad

Company, Inc.; South Carolina Central

Railroad Company, Inc.; Dallas, Garland

& Northeastern Railroad, Inc.; San Diego

& Imperial Valley Railroad Company,

Inc.; New Orleans Lower Coast Railroad

Company, Inc.; Michigan Shore Railroad

Company, Inc.; Salt Lake City Southern

Railroad Company, Inc.; and Grand

Rapids Eastern Railroad, Inc. RailTex

also controls two Canadian rail carriers.

This continuance in control

transaction is exempt from the prior

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

11343 under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2)

because: (1) CORP does not connect

with any other railroad in the corporate

family; (2) the continuance in control is

not a part of a series of anticipated

transactions that would connect CORP

with any other railroad in its corporate

family; and (3) the transaction does not

involve a class I carrier.

As a condition to use of this

exemption, any employees affected by

the transaction must be protected by the

conditions set forth in New York Dock

Ry.—Control—Brooklyn Eastern Dist.,

360 I.C.C. 60 (1979).

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. 10505(d)

may be filed at any time. The filing of

a petition to revoke will not

automatically stay the exemption’s

effectiveness. Pleadings must be filed

with the Commission and served on:

Robert L. Calhoun, Sullivan &

Worcester, Suite 1000, 1025 Connecticut

Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20036.

Decided: January 13, 1995.

By the Commission, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–1512 Filed 1–18–95; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Information Collections Under Review

The Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) has been sent the following

collection(s) of information proposals

for review under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35) and the Paperwork

Reduction Reauthorization Act since the

last list was published. Entries are

grouped into submission categories,

with each entry containing the

following information:

(1) The title of the form/collection;

(2) The agency form number, if any,

and the applicable component of the

Department sponsoring the collection.

(3) Who will be asked or required to

respond, as well as a brief abstract;

(4) An estimate of the total number of

respondents and the amount of time

estimated for an average respondent to

respond;

(5) An estimate of the total public

burden (in hours) associated with the

collection; and,

(6) An indication as to whether

section 3504(h) of Pub. L. 96–511

applies.

Comments and/or suggestions

regarding the item(s) contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

OMB reviewer, Mr. Jeff Hill on (202)

395–7340 and to the Department of

Justice’s Clearance Officer, Mr. Robert B.

Briggs, on (202) 514–4319. If you

anticipate commenting on a form/

collection, but find that time to prepare

such comments will prevent you from

prompt submission, you should notify

the OMB reviewer and the Department

of Justice Clearance Officer of your

intent as soon as possible. Written

comments regarding the burden

estimate or any other aspect of the

collection may be submitted to Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503, and to Mr.

Robert B. Briggs, Department of Justice

Clearance Officer, Systems Policy Staff/

Information Resources Management/

Justice Management Division Suite 850,

WCTR, Washington, DC 20530.

Extension of a Currently Approved

Collection

(1) Records and Reports of

Registrants: Changes in Record

Requirements for Individual

Practitioners.

(2) Drug Enforcement Administration.

(3) Primary = Individuals or

households, Others = Business or other

for-profit. The information is needed to

maintain a closed system of records by

requiring the individual practitioner to

keep records of (1) complimentary

samples of controlled substances

dispensed to patients and (2) narcotic

and nonnarcotic controlled substances

which are both administered and

dispensed to patients.

(4) 100,500 annual respondents at .5

hours per response.