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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Discretionary Grants To Support a

Teen Safe Driving Initiative

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Announcement of discretionary

grants to increase seat belt use and

decrease impaired driving and speeding

among the teen population.

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA)

announces a discretionary grant

program to provide funding to four

communities to support the

demonstration of teen safe driving

initiatives. This notice solicits preapplications from public and private,

non-profit and for-profit organizations,

state and local governments and their

agencies. Interested applicants must

submit a pre-application package as

further described in the Pre-Application

Procedures section of this notice. The

pre-applications will be evaluated to

identify those that warrant further

development. Only selected preapplicants will be invited to submit a

full application. For these four

demonstration programs, NHTSA

desires a mix of rural, suburban and

urban areas, as well as diverse

populations.

DATES: Pre-applications must be

received by the office designated below

on or before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 3,

2001.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be

submitted to the National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of

Contracts and Procurement (NAD–30),

Attn: Henrietta R. Mosley, 400 7th

Street, SW., Room 5301, Washington,

DC 20590. All applications submitted

must include a reference to NHTSA

Grant Program No. DTNH22–01–G–

05218.

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: General

administrative questions may be

directed to Henrietta R. Mosley, Office

of Contracts and Procurement by e-mail

at hmosley@nhtsa.dot.gov, or by phone

at (202) 366–9570. Programmatic

questions relating to this grant program

should be directed to Ed Pacchetti,

Occupant Protection Division (NTS–12),

NHTSA, 400 7th Street, SW., Room

5118, Washington, DC 20590, by e-mail

at epacchetti@nhtsa.dot.gov, or by

phone at (202) 366–2708. Interested

applicants are advised that no separate

application package exists beyond the

contents of this announcement.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading

cause of death for youth (youth and teen

will be used interchangeably to describe

persons 15–20 years old throughout the

document). In 1999, 64 percent of young

people killed or injured were not

wearing seat belts. In addition, alcohol

contributes to non-belt use. Seventythree percent of young drivers who had

been drinking and were killed were not

wearing seat belts. The combination of

non-belt use, impaired driving and

speed is a deadly combination for all

drivers, but especially America’s teens.

In 1999, a total of 8,175 15 to 20-yearold drivers were involved in crashes in

which there was a fatality. In these

crashes, 3,561 of the drivers were killed

and an additional 362,000 were injured.

Compared with fatality rates for drivers

25 through 69 years old, the rate for

teenage drivers (16 to 19 years old) is

about four times greater (Traffic Safety

Facts, NHTSA, 1999).

The magnitude of risky teen driver

behaviors is reflected in an annual cost

to society of $32 billion. The factors that

contribute to the startling fatality and

injury statistics for teens are lack of

driving experience, immaturity, high

risk-taking behavior, and the feeling of

invincibility.

There are three primary strategies for

reducing the incidence of motor vehiclerelated deaths and injuries for this age

group. The first strategy is to increase

the use of seat belts. Seat belts save

lives, yet nationwide, only 71 percent of

Americans take advantage of these lifesaving devices. For those at age 18, seat

belt use is far below the national

average. For those in the 16–20 year old

age group, 64 percent of those killed or

injured in traffic crashes were not

wearing seat belts.

The second strategy is to decrease the

number of youth who drive impaired.

An estimated 2,210 (35.8 percent) of

youth ages 15–20 died in alcohol-related

crashes. The severity of a crash

increases with alcohol/drug

involvement. In 1998, 2 percent of the

15 to 20-year old drivers involved in

property damage-only crashes had been

drinking, 3 percent of those crashes

resulting in injury had been drinking,

and 21 percent of those involved in fatal

crashes had been drinking.

The third strategy for reducing motor

vehicle fatalities and injuries for youth

is reducing the speed at which they

drive. Approximately 30 percent of 15–

20 year old drivers involved in fatal

crashes were speeding. Speeding

reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely

around curves or objects in the roadway,

extends the distance necessary to stop a

vehicle, and increases the distance a

vehicle travels while the driver reacts to

a dangerous situation. In addition,

speeding causes more serious damage

and injury when crashes occur.

To address the high fatality rate

among youth 15–20 years of age,

NHTSA is announcing the availability

of funds to develop and enhance

community-based programs. The aim of

these demonstration grants is to increase

seat belt use, and reduce speeding,

underage drinking and impaired driving

among the 15–20 year old youth

population.

Objective of This Grant Program

The objective of this grant program is

to increase seat belt use and reduce the

incidence of impaired driving, underage

drinking and speeding among youth

populations. This grant will support the

implementation of new programs that

build upon strategies known to be

effective in accomplishing these goals.

Examples of Effective Strategies

NHTSA recognizes that highly visible

enforcement is an important foundation

upon which any effective program must

be based. The agency also acknowledges

the need to develop original and

resourceful ways to get the enforcement

message out to teens. An extensive

review of innovative programs targeting

teens show a relationship between

raising traffic safety awareness among

teens and safer driving habits and

occupant protection behaviors.

A primary way to promote awareness

of unsafe driving habits is through

enforcement. Recognizing this, to be

considered for award of funds under

this program, the central component of

the applicant’s project plan must be

strict enforcement of existing laws. The

enforcement component must be

supported by a public information/

education component geared to

promoting awareness of the enforcement

activities, as well as emphasizing the

need for enforcement to generate

positive traffic safety habits. The

education campaign must utilize

members of youth organizations,

because we know that some of the most

effective education for this age group is

delivered by their peers. The education

campaign needs to empower youth to be

part of the process, not just a target for

enforcement. Youth can be utilized to

support enforcement efforts that will

save other youth from death or injury.

An application may propose to

implement its enforcement efforts in a

number of ways. For example, in the

metro Atlanta area, tying data to

increased enforcement has been the key.

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The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports

that it takes deaths to get people’s

attention when it comes to driving. In

the fall of 2000, they reported that 71

metro Atlantans age 15 through 20 were

lost in traffic crashes B including 36

drivers B in just the first eight months

of 2000. Data like that put teen driving

back on the public agenda. Publicizing

data like this, as well as publicizing and

funding an increased enforcement effort,

can be a winning combination for a

community that wants to have a positive

effect on teen driving safety.

To support and publicize the

enforcement effort, a community based

team made up of members representing

all disciplines of the community,

including traffic safety advocates,

employers, prosecutors and judges,

educators, business and health care

professionals, must be formed if one

doesn’t already exist. The message of

teen driving safety cannot be repeated

too often, by too many people. Driving

safely will only become a habit for teens

when they are fully aware of the

consequences of their risk taking

behavior. These consequences should be

clearly defined as getting a ticket, or

being involved in a traffic crash that

could result in injury or death. An

aggressive community-wide media

campaign that emphasizes the

enforcement message will help to get

this point across to our youngest

drivers.

Evaluation of Programs

Meaningful and timely evaluations of

each recipient’s program, management,

and associated resources are very

important to improving programs in

subsequent years. Grantees and NHTSA

need to conduct baseline seat belt use

surveys before, during and after the

program. In addition, data needs to be

collected on the number of citations

written to teens for traffic safety

violations and the number of

enforcement activities. A final

evaluation measure will be teen

fatalities and injuries that involve

impaired driving and/or speed and nonbelt use at the beginning of the program,

and after the program has been

completed. The observed difference in

seat belt use, and the difference in the

number of fatalities caused by non-belt

use, impaired driving and speeding will

provide additional measures of program

effectiveness.

NHTSA Involvement

In support of the activities undertaken

by this grant program, NHTSA will:

1. Provide a Contracting Officer’s

Technical Representative (COTR) to

coordinate activities between the

Grantee and NHTSA during grant

performance, and to serve as a liaison

between NHTSA Headquarters, NHTSA

Regional offices and the grantee.

2. Provide information and technical

assistance from government sources

within available resources and as

determined appropriate by the COTR.

Availability of Funds and Period of

Support

A total of $500,000 will be provided

in FY2001 and $500,000 will be

provided in FY2002, subject to available

appropriations, to fund a total of four

communities at $250,000 each. Each

program will be split-funded for an

amount of $125,000 per 12-month

period. The period of support for a grant

under this program will be a total of 24

months, with 21 months of planning

and implementation, and three months

for evaluation and preparation of the

final report. NHTSA estimates that the

award of the four FY2001 Occupant

Protection, Impaired Driving, and Speed

Teen Initiative Grants will occur by

September 30, 2001.

Allowable Uses of Federal Funds

Allowable uses of Federal funds shall

be governed by the applicable federal

cost principles. Funds provided under

this grant program shall be used to carry

out the activities described in the

Applicant’s plan for which the grant is

awarded. At least 75 percent must be

spent on enforcement activities which

may include salary for a coordinator and

publicizing enforcement activities and,

of that 75 percent, a maximum of 15

percent of funds may be used for the

purchase of equipment to assist law

enforcement agencies in carrying out

enforcement activities.

Because the primary component of

the grant is enforcement, the applicant

must be able to provide financial

support to law enforcement agencies

that have jurisdiction within the

community or county. This would

include local police, sheriff’s offices,

and State police/highway patrol that

have jurisdiction within the

geographical area targeted under the

scope of the grant. If training is

provided to law enforcement personnel

for conducting Standardized Field

Sobriety Tests or Drug Recognition

Expert training, the NHTSA/

International Association of Chiefs of

Police (IACP) curricula must be used.

Eligibility Requirements

Public and private entities, non-profit

and for-profit organizations, state and

local governments and their agencies

may apply. The applicant must be in a

state that has a zero tolerance law. In

addition, the community must have a

total population of between 100,000 and

250,000 people based upon Census 2000

data of the U.S. Census Bureau.

Pre-Application Procedures

Each applicant must submit one

original and two copies of the preapplication package to: NHTSA, Office

of Contracts and Procurement (NAD–

30), Attn: Henrietta R. Mosley, 400 7th

Street, SW., Room 5301, Washington,

DC 20590. An additional three copies

will facilitate the review process, but are

not required. The pre-application may

be single spaced, must be typed on one

side of the page only, and must include

a reference to NHTSA Grant Program

No. DTNH22–01–G–05218. Only

complete pre-application packages

received on or before 2 p.m. on

Tuesday, July 3, 2001 will be

considered.

Pre-Application Package Contents

1. The pre-application package must

be submitted with the completed cover

page of the Application for Federal

Assistance (Standard Form 424—Rev.

7–97). The Standard Form 424 can be

found on the OMB website at http://

www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/index/

html.

2. The pre-application package must

also include the following:

(a) A copy of the applicable zero

tolerance law and implied consent

statute for the state, as well as an

explanation of their compatibility in

enforcing the laws.

(b) A maximum 4-page project

description that includes: a brief

introduction of the community

demographics that identifies the total

population and the incidence of youth

fatalities and injuries as a result of

traffic crashes, as well as any past

enforcement or educational programs

that have targeted teens; and a

description of the proposed community

enforcement project designed to

increase seat belt use, and decrease

impaired driving and speeding among

the teen population.

(c) A 1-page summary that identifies

the availability and location of the

following data for the target community

of youth at the outset and throughout

the performance of the project: Motor

vehicle fatalities and injuries; the

incidence of alcohol use, seat-belt nonuse and speeding in motor vehicle

crashes; and citation data for non-use of

seat belts, zero tolerance laws, speeding,

underage drinking and impaired

driving. It is not necessary to provide

these data for the pre-application, only

to ensure its availability.

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(d) A 1-page staffing description that

identifies the project management

capability and the various personnel

disciplines proposed.

(e) A 1-page budget summary. At least

75 percent must be spent on

enforcement activities which may

include salary for a coordinator and

publicizing enforcement activities and,

of that 75 percent, a maximum of 15

percent of funds may be used for the

purchase of equipment to assist law

enforcement agencies in carrying out

enforcement activities. The budget

summary must identify the level of

effort proposed for the professional,

technical and support staff, including

fringe benefits and other labor overhead;

any proposed equipment, training, or

travel; and proposed other direct and

indirect costs.

Project Review Procedures and Criteria

Pre-applications, once received, will

be screened to ensure that they meet the

eligibility requirements. Preapplications meeting the requirements

will be reviewed by a panel using the

criteria outlined below.

1. Project Approach: The overall

soundness and feasibility of the

community enforcement project and the

potential effectiveness of the activities

described for increasing seat belt use,

and decreasing impaired driving,

speeding and underage drinking among

the target youth population. The extent

to which the project describes a

significant combined enforcement

component that addresses non-use of

seat belts, and the incidence of impaired

driving, speeding and violating the zero

tolerance law.

2. Data Availability: Documentation

supporting the current and continued

availability of the identified data which

must be collected to evaluate and

measure the effectiveness of the project.

3. Organizational Resources: The

organizational resources demonstrate

effective project management capability

and personnel expertise to successfully

perform the activities that will result in

increased belt use, and decreased

speeding and impaired driving among

the teen population. The relative level

of effort for the professional, technical,

and support staff as identified in the

budget summary will be considered.

Each pre-application will be reviewed

and rated in accordance with the

evaluation criteria outlined above.

Those applicants whose preapplications are not selected will be

informed in writing. Those applicants

whose pre-applications are selected for

further development will also be

notified in writing and a date for

submitting full applications will be set.

More than four pre-applications will be

selected for further development.

During this second phase, full

application proposals will be reviewed

by panel members who were involved

in the review of the pre-applications.

Negotiations will then take place in

connection with the full application. It

is anticipated that awards will be made

by September 30, 2001.

Final Application Procedures

If a pre-application is chosen for the

further development, the applicant must

submit one original and two copies of

the full application package to: NHTSA,

Office of Contracts and Procurement

(NAD–30), Attn: Henrietta Mosley, 400

7th Street, SW., Room 5301,

Washington, DC 20590. An additional

three copies will facilitate the review

process, but are not required.

Applications must be typed on one side

of the page only. Applications must

include a reference to NHTSA Grant

Program No. DTNH22–01–G–05218.

Only complete application packages

will be considered.

Final Application Contents

The applicant must include in its

application all of the contents listed

below:

1. The application package must be

submitted with OMB Standard Form

424, (Rev. 7–97, including 424A and

424B), Application for Federal

Assistance, with the required

information provided and the certified

assurances included. While the Form

424–A deals with budget information,

and section B identifies Budget

Categories, the available space does not

permit a level of detail which is

sufficient to provide for a meaningful

evaluation of the proposed costs. A

supplemental sheet should be provided

which presents a detailed breakdown of

the proposed total project effort,

including evaluation and reporting,

(direct labor, including labor category,

level of effort, and rate; direct materials,

including itemized equipment; travel

and transportation, including projected

trips and number of people traveling;

subcontracts/subgrants, with similar

detail, if known; and overhead) and

costs the applicant proposes to

contribute or obtain from other sources

in support of the projects in the plan.

2. All applications shall include a

plan detailing projects to increase

enforcement and public information/

education targeting youth populations

to reduce the number and rate of

fatalities within this population. The

plan must provide the following

information:

a. An Introduction section with a brief

general description of the population

density, any unique population

characteristics, and the most current

year’s data for the following

information:

• Motor vehicle fatalities and injuries

for the target community of youth,

• The incidence of alcohol use, seat

belt non-use and speeding in motor

vehicle crashes,

• Citation data for non-use of seat

belts, zero tolerance laws, speeding,

underage drinking and impaired

driving. Providing the data broken down

by age, so that youth can be a focus, is

preferred.

b. A Discussion section that presents

the principal goals and objectives of the

proposed plan and articulates the

potential to reduce speeding, impaired

driving and an increase in seat belt use

rates within a youth population, with

supporting rationale. This section must

also identify any proposed partnerships,

coalitions, or leveraging of resources

that will be employed as a means to

implement a comprehensive

enforcement and public information/

education activities. Letters of support

of community partners such as citizen

activists, educators, business owners,

the judicial branch of government,

public health personnel, and other

public and private sector partners

should be included. Documentation of

existing public and/or political support

must be included (e.g. endorsement of

applicable law enforcement agencies,

State Association of Chiefs of Police,

Community Medical Society, etc). In

addition, a letter demonstrating support

and coordination of state plans must be

provided by the State Highway Safety

Office. Any known barriers to

implementation of the applicant’s plan

should be identified, with a discussion

of how such barriers will be overcome.

c. A Project Description section, with

a detailed description of the activities to

be implemented by the applicant under

the plan, including, for each activity:

(1) The key strategies to be employed

to achieve a significant increase in belt

use and decrease in speeding and

impaired driving;

(2) The features (e.g. new participants,

expanded efforts, unique resources,

design or technological innovations,

reductions in cost or time, integration

with existing community efforts,

extraordinary community involvement);

and

(3) A work plan listing milestones, in

chronological order, to show the

schedule of expected accomplishments

and their target dates.

For example, in a work plan based on

a comprehensive program with

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community-wide participation, the

applicant should provide the following

information:

• The number of law enforcement

agencies that are expected to participate.

Favorable consideration will be given to

an applicant that can demonstrate full

support and participation from law

enforcement,

• The kinds of law enforcement

activities and strategies that will take

place (e.g., checkpoints, saturation

patrols, foot patrols at selected

intersections, etc.),

• The number of officers that will

participate,

• The percentage of these contacts

with teens, on average, that are expected

to result in a citation for a seat belt or

impaired driving/speeding violation,

• The full extent that other

community partners will be involved,

• Efforts to reduce underage drinking,

• Demonstration of coordination with

prosecutors and judges processing

juvenile cases.

d. A Personnel section, which

identifies the proposed program

manager, key personnel and other

proposed personnel considered critical

to the successful accomplishment of the

activities under the applicant’s plan. A

brief description of their qualifications

and respective responsibilities shall be

included. The proposed level of their

effort and contributions to the various

activities in the plan shall also be

identified. Each organization,

corporation, or consultant who will

work on the project shall be identified,

along with a short description of the

nature of the effort or contribution and

relevant experience.

e. An Evaluation section, with a

description of how the applicant will

evaluate and measure the outcomes of

the activities in its project plan. It is

critically important that the programs

funded as a result of this announcement

be carefully evaluated so that others

may learn the relative strengths and

weaknesses of the strategies and

approaches undertaken and what effects

they have on seat belt use rates, and the

incidence of impaired driving, underage

drinking and speeding. The evaluation

section shall describe the methods for

assessing actual results achieved under

the plan. Outcomes can be documented

in a number of ways. Increases in

observed seat belt use and reductions in

motor vehicle crash fatalities and

injuries provide the ultimate measure of

success. However, intermediate

measures, like changes in enforcement

policies and procedures, as well as

increases in citations for underage

drinking, impaired driving, speeding

and non-seat belt use may be utilized to

measure progress. Favorable

consideration will be given to

applications that can demonstrate a preimplementation measurement system

through which a baseline can be

determined, and following program

implementation, a quantitative

evaluation of effects can be ascertained.

In particular, the application should

describe how it intends to assess the

effectiveness of its project with respect

to:

• Seat belt use rates,

• Level of actual citations and other

enforcement activities,

• Activity to generate support for

enforcement,

• Reducing the incidence of speeding

among teens,

• Reducing the incidence of impaired

driving among teens,

• Increase public awareness of other

enforcement efforts,

• Public support for teen traffic safety

enforcement,

• Encouraging specific enforcementrelated media efforts,

• Increasing the awareness of the

dangers of impaired driving, speeding

and not buckling up,

• Impact on youth offenses/citations

adjudicated by the court system.

Applications will be evaluated based

on criteria that will be distributed when

applications are requested. However,

the criteria will be very similar to those

used to evaluate the pre-applications.

Terms and Conditions of the Award

1. Prior to award, each grantee must

comply with the certification

requirements of 49 CFR Part 20,

Department of Transportation New

Restrictions on Lobbying, and 49 CFR

Part 29, Department of Transportation

Government-wide Debarment and

Suspension (Non-procurement) and

Government-wide Requirements for

Drug Free Workplace (Grants).

2. Reporting Requirements and

Deliverables:

a. Quarterly Progress Reports should

include a summary of the previous

quarter’s activities and

accomplishments, significant problems

encountered or anticipated, a brief

itemization of expenditures made

during the quarter, and proposed

activities for the upcoming quarter.

Press clips and highlights from activities

should be included in each quarterly

report. Any decisions and actions

required in the upcoming quarter

should also be in the report.

b. Draft Final Report: The grantee

shall prepare a draft Final Report that

includes a complete description of the

overall project implementation,

including a project time-line; the

activities conducted, including partners;

data collection efforts; evaluation

methodology; and findings from the

program evaluation. In terms of

information transfer, it is important to

know what worked and what did not

work, under what circumstances, and

what can be done to avoid potential

problems in future projects. The report

should provide information that will be

helpful in assembling a ‘‘Best Practices’’

guide for use by other communities. The

grantee shall submit the draft Final

Report to the COTR 60 days prior to the

end of the performance period. The

COTR will review the draft report and

provide comments to the grantee within

30 days of receipt of the document.

c. Final Report: The grantee shall

revise the draft Final Report to reflect

the COTR’s comments. The revised final

report shall be delivered to the COTR 15

days before the end of the performance

period. For the final report, the Grantee

shall supply the COTR:

—A camera ready version of the

document as printed.

—A copy, on appropriate media

(diskette, Syquest disk, etc.), of the

document in the original program

format that was used for the printing

process.

Note: Some documents require several

different original program languages (e.g.,

PageMaker was the program format for the

general layout and design and Power Point

was used for charts and yet another was used

for photographs, etc.). Each of these

component parts should be available on disk,

properly labeled with the program format

and the file names. For example, Power Point

files should be clearly identified by both a

descriptive name and file name (e.g., 1994

Fatalities—chart1.ppt).

—A complete version of the assembled

document in portable document

format (PDF) for placement of the

report on the world wide web

(WWW). This will be a file usually

created with the Adobe Exchange

program of the complete assembled

document in the PDF format that will

actually be placed on the WWW. The

document would be completely

assembled with all colors, charts, side

bars, photographs, and graphics. This

can be delivered to NHTSA on a

standard 1.44 diskette (for small

documents) or on any appropriate

archival media (for large documents)

such as a CD ROM, TR–1 Mini

cartridge, Syquest disk, etc.

—Four additional hard copies of the

final document.

d. The Grantee will be expected to

provide a presentation of the program

results in Washington, DC.

3. During the effective performance

period of grants awarded as a result of

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1A redacted version of the trackage rights

agreement between CPR and Conrail was filed with

the notice of exemption. The full version of the

agreement, as required by 49 CFR 1180.6(a)(7)(ii),

was concurrently filed under seal along with a

motion for protective order. A protective order was

served on May 29, 2001.

2This transaction is related to the verified notice

of exemption filed with the Board on May 17, 2001,

STB Finance Docket No. 34033, Canadian Pacific

Railway Company—Trackage Rights ExemptionCSX Transportation, Inc.

1On April 24, 2001, BNSF filed a notice of

exemption under the Board’s class exemption

procedures at 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(7). The notice

covered the agreement by Union Pacific Railroad

Company (UP) to grant temporary overhead

trackage rights to The Burlington Northern and

Santa Fe Railway Company over UP’s rail line on

the Black Butte and Valley Subdivisions between

Klamath Falls, OR, in the vicinity of UP’s milepost

428.7 and Binney Junction (Marysville), CA, in the

vicinity of UP’s milepost 141.9, a distance of 285

miles. See The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company—Trackage Rights Exemption—

Union Pacific Railroad Company, STB Finance

Docket No. 34036 (STB served May 10, 2001). The

trackage rights operations under the exemption

became effective and were scheduled to be

consummated on May 1, 2001.

this announcement, the grant shall be

subject to the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration’s General

Provisions for Assistance Agreements,

dated July 1995.

Issued on: May 31, 2001.

Marilena Amoni,

Acting Associate Administrator for Traffic

Safety Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–14173 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34032]

Canadian Pacific Railway Company—

Trackage Rights Exemption—

Consolidated Rail Corporation

Consolidated Rail Corporation

(Conrail) has agreed to grant overhead

trackage rights to Canadian Pacific

Railway Company (CPR) over its

Michigan Line between the Conrail/

Detroit River Tunnel Partnership

property line at the west portal of the

Detroit River Tunnel at milepost 2.02

and the Conrail/CSX Transportation,

Inc. (CSXT) property line at the new

connection between Conrail’s Michigan

Line and CSXT’s Detroit Subdivision at

milepost 5.50+/¥of Conrail’s Michigan

Line, a distance of approximately 3.48

miles.1

The transaction was scheduled to be

consummated on or shortly after May

24, 2001.

The purpose of this trackage rights is

to allow CPR to utilize a new

connection being built between

Conrail’s Michigan Line at milepost

5.50+/¥and CSXT’s line of railroad

known as the Detroit Subdivision, at

milepost CH–7.5+/¥, located entirely

within the City of Detroit, MI.2

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. 34032, 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 Diane P.

Gerth, LEONARD, STREET AND

DEINARD, 150 South Fifth Street,

Minneapolis, MN 55402.

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: May 29, 2001.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–13953 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Finance Docket No. 34036 (Sub-No.

1)]

The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe

Railway Company—Trackage Rights

Exemption—Union Pacific Railroad

Company

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of exemption.

SUMMARY: The Board, under 49 U.S.C.

10502, exempts the trackage rights

described in STB Finance Docket No.

34036 1 to permit the trackage rights to

expire on August 8, 2001, in accordance

with the agreement of the parties.

DATES: This exemption is effective on

July 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: An original and 10 copies of

all pleadings referring to STB Finance

Docket No. 34036 (Sub-No. 1) 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 all pleadings must be

served on petitioners’ representatives (1)

Yolanda Grimes Brown, The Burlington

Northern and Santa Fe Railway

Company, 2500 Lou Menk Drive, P.O.

Box 961039, Fort Worth, TX 76161–

0039, and (2) Robert Opal, Esq., Union

Pacific Railroad Company, 1416 Dodge

Street, Room 830, Omaha, NE 68179.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph H. Dettmar (202) 565–1600. [TDD

for the hearing impaired 1–800–877–

8339.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Additional information is contained in

the Board’s decision. To purchase a

copy of the full decision, write to, call,

or pick up in person from: Da ̄-To-Da ̄

Office Solutions, Suite 210, 1925 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006.

Telephone: (202) 293–7776. [Assistance

for the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services 1–800–877–8339.]

Board decisions and notices are

available on our website at

‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’

Decided: May 30, 2001.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan, Vice

Chairman Clyburn, and Commissioner

Burkes.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14087 Filed 6–5–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Government Securities: Call for Large

Position Reports

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary

for Domestic Finance, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury (‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘Treasury’’)

called for the submission of Large

Position Reports by those entities whose

reportable positions in the 4% Treasury

Notes of April 2003 equaled or exceeded

$2 billion as of close of business May

25, 2001.

DATES: Large Position Reports must be

received before noon Eastern time on

June 8, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The reports must be

submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank

of New York, Securities Reports

Division, 4th Floor, 33 Liberty Street,

New York, New York 10045; or faxed to

212–720–5030.