Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 246 / Friday, December 22, 1995 / Notices 66555

1Legislation to sunset the Commission on

December 31, 1995, and transfer remaining

Continued

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FEIS/

FEIR considers the effects of renewing

the Cachuma Project Contract under

which water service has been provided

to the member units. The original

Cachuma Project Contract (No. I75r–

1802) was executed on September 12,

1949, for irrigation, and municipal and

industrial purposes under the

provisions of section 9(c)(2) and 9(e) of

the 1939 Reclamation Project Act. The

authority for contract renewal is

pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1956, 70

Stat. 483, and the Act of June 21, 1963,

77 Stat. 68, requiring the Secretary of

the Department of the Interior, upon

request, to renew long-term contracts.

The Cachuma Project has been the

principal water supply for the majority

of the member units since initial

deliveries began in 1955. These member

units include the City of Santa Barbara,

Goleta Water District, Montecito Water

District, Summerland Water District,

Carpinteria County Water District, and

the Santa Ynez River Water

Conservation District, Improvement

District No. 1. The original Cachuma

Project Contract had a term of 40 years

and expired on May 14, 1995.

A Phase I Renewal Contract was

executed on April 25, 1995, for

purposes of continuing the rights and

obligations under the original Contract

until April 15, 1996, to allow the

contract renewal negotiation process to

be completed. A proposed Cachuma

Project Long-Term Renewal Contract

was made available to the public for a

60-day review period beginning

November 14, 1995.

The proposed Cachuma Project Longterm Renewal Contract is a water service

contract with a term of 25 years. It will

be retroactively effective to extend from

May 15, 1995, through September 30,

2020, even though the contract requires

repayment of the remaining Cachuma

Project capital costs within 20 years.

The FEIS/FEIR evaluates several

alternatives, including the no action

alternative, and also describes the

existing environment and

environmental consequences of contract

renewal. The FEIS/FEIR considers the

following issues: environmental

improvement and restoration with

respect to biological resources,

including fisheries, wildlife, and

riparian vegetation, surface water

hydrology, groundwater hydrology,

flood control, water supply and

demand, water pricing and delivery

practices, increased operational

efficiency, increased conservation,

conjunctive use, water exchanges and

transfers, recreational enhancement and

land use policies, agriculture,

socioeconomic conditions, cultural

resources, and Indian Trust Assets.

The terms and conditions of the

proposed Cachuma Long Term Renewal

Contract represents the lead agencies’

preferred alternative. It combines

features of the original Contract with

higher water rates and a ‘‘renewal fund’’

that may be used for various

environmental restoration purposes.

Relative to the ‘‘no action’’ alternative,

there are no significant environmental,

socioeconomic, or agricultural impacts

under the proposed contract/preferred

alternative, and current operations of

the Cachuma Project are unchanged. In

addition, there will be opportunities to

restore riparian and other habitats along

the Santa Ynez River using the renewal

fund. Therefore, no mitigation measures

are required for renewal of the Cachuma

Project Contract.

The Santa Ynez Indian Reservation,

the Southern California Area Office of

the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and

the Sacramento Area Office of the BIA

have been contacted by Reclamation

regarding Indian Trust Assets (ITAs)

that may be affected by the proposed

action. No potentially affected ITAs

have been identified by the BIA.

The Draft EIS/EIR (DEIS/DEIR) was

issued November 16, 1994. Responses to

comments received from interested

organizations and individuals on the

DEIS/DEIR are addressed in the FEIS/

FEIR. No decision will be made on the

proposed action until 30 days after the

release of the FEIS/FEIR. After the 30-

day waiting period, Reclamation will

complete a Record of Decision (ROD).

The ROD will state the action that will

be implemented and will discuss all

factors leading to the decision.

Dated: December 8, 1995.

Franklin E. Dimick,

Acting Regional Director.

[FR Doc. 95–31027 Filed 12–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–P

INTERSTATE COMMERCE

COMMISSION

Availability of Environmental

Assessments

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332, the

Commission has prepared and made

available environmental assessments for

the proceedings listed below. Dates

environmental assessments are available

are listed below for each individual

proceeding.

To obtain copies of these

environmental assessments contact Ms.

Tawanna Glover-Sanders, Interstate

Commerce Commission, Section of

Environmental Analysis, Room 3219,

Washington, DC 20423, (202) 927–6203.

Comments on the following

assessment are due 15 days after the

date of availability:

AB–32 (Sub-No. 70X), Boston and

Maine Corporation—Abandonment

and Discontinuance of Service—

Middlesex County, Massachusetts. EA

available 12/11/95.

AB–364 (Sub-No. 2X), Texas

Northeastern Division, Mid-Michigan

Railroad, Inc.—Discontinuance of

Service Exemption—in Lamar and

Red River Counties, Texas; and

AB–3 (Sub-No. 125X), Missouri Pacific

Railroad Company—Abandonment

Exemption—in Lamar and Red River

Counties, Texas. EA available 12/15/

95.

AB–448 (Sub-No. 1X), SF&L Railway,

Inc.—Abandonment Exemption—In

Ellis and Hill Counties, TX. EA

available 12/15/95.

Comments on the following

assessment are due 30 days after the

date of availability:

None.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31174 Filed 12–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7035–01–P

[Finance Docket No. 32806]

Clinton Industrial Switching District,

Inc., d/b/a Clinton Terminal Railroad

Company—Operation Exemption—

Lines of Clinton Switching District, Inc.

Clinton Industrial Switching District,

Inc., d/b/a Clinton Terminal Railroad

Company (Clinton), a noncarrier, has

filed a verified notice under 49 CFR part

1150, Subpart D—Exempt Transactions

to operate a line of railroad owned by

the Clinton Industrial Switching

District, Inc., between milepost 199.0 at

Moltonville, NC to milepost 202.5 at

Clinton, NC. Clinton’s operation of the

line is expected to begin soon after the

effective date of the exemption.

If the verified notice contains false or

misleading information, the exemption

is void ab initio. Petitions to reopen the

proceeding to revoke the exemption

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. An original and 10 copies

of all pleadings, referring to Finance

Docket No. 32806, must be filed with

the Office of the Secretary, Case Control

Branch, Interstate Commerce

Commission,1 1201 Constitution
66556 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 246 / Friday, December 22, 1995 / Notices

functions is now under consideration in Congress.

Until further notice, parties submitting pleadings

should continue to use the current name and

address.

1 Legislation to sunset the Commission on

December 31, 1995, and transfer remaining

functions is now under consideration in Congress.

Until further notice, parties submitting pleadings

should continue to use the current name and

address.

1Legislation to sunset the Commission on

December 31, 1995, and transfer remaining

functions is now under consideration in Congress.

Until further notice, parties submitting pleadings

should continue to use the current name and

address.

1 NSR is a class I railroad controlled by Norfolk

Southern Corporation, and the owner of the

common stock of GMRC.

2 Originally this transaction was also filed under

49 CFR 1180.2(d)(4), which exempts the renewal of

leases. However, by a pleading filed December 4,

1995, NSR amended the transaction.

3 Legislation to sunset the Commission on

December 31, 1995, and transfer remaining

functions is now under consideration in Congress.

Until further notice, parties submitting pleadings

should continue to use the current name and

address: Interstate Commerce Commission, 1201

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20423.

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20423. In

addition, a copy of each pleading must

be served on Peter A. Greene,

Thompson, Hine and Flory, 920 N Street

NW., Washington, DC 20035.

Decided: December 14, 1995.

By the Commission, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31081 Filed 12–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7035–01–P

[Finance Docket No. 32822]

Lancaster Northern Railway—

Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—Line of Consolidated Rail

Corporation

Lancaster Northern Railway (LANO),

a noncarrier, has filed a notice of

exemption to acquire and operate

approximately 12.90 miles of rail line

owned by Consolidated Rail

Corporation (Conrail), known as the

Akron Secondary Track LC 20–0337,

between the connection with Conrail at

approximately milepost 0.05 at Sinking

Spring, Berks County, PA, and the end

of the track at Stevens, approximately

milepost 12.94, in Lancaster County,

PA. The proposed transaction was

expected to be consummated on

November 30, 1995.

This proceeding is related to Finance

Docket No. 32823, John C. Nolan—

Continuance in Control Exemption—

Lancaster Northern Railway, wherein

John C. Nolan has concurrently filed a

notice of exemption to continue in

control of LANO when LANO becomes

a rail carrier upon consummation of the

transaction described in this notice.

Any comments must be filed with:

Office of the Secretary, Case Control

Branch, Interstate Commerce

Commission, Washington, DC 20423. A

copy of any pleading filed with the

Commission should be sent to

applicant’s representative: John K.

Fiorilla, 390 George St., P.O. Box 1185,

New Brunswick, NJ 08903.

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1150.31. 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.1 The filing of

a petition to revoke will not

automatically stay the transaction.

Decided: December 14, 1995.

By the Commission, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31083 Filed 12–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7035–01–P

[Finance Docket No. 32823]

John C. Nolan—Continuance in

Control Exemption—Lancaster

Northern Railway

John C. Nolan (Nolan) has filed a

notice of exemption to continue in

control of Lancaster Northern Railway

(LANO), upon LANO becoming a class

III rail carrier.

LANO, a noncarrier, has concurrently

filed a notice of exemption in Finance

Docket No. 32822, Lancaster Northern

Railway—Acquisition and Operation

Exemption—Line of Consolidated Rail

Corporation, in which LANO seeks to

acquire and operate approximately

12.90 miles of rail line owned by

Consolidated Rail Corporation (Conrail),

known as the Akron Secondary Track

LC 20–0337, between the connection

with Conrail at approximately milepost

0.05 at Sinking Spring, Berks County,

PA, and the end of the track at Stevens

at approximately milepost 12.94, in

Lancaster County, PA. The parties

intended to consummate the proposed

transaction on November 30, 1995.

Nolan also controls, through stock

ownership, two other nonconnecting

class III rail carriers that operate in

Pennsylvania: East Penn Railways, Inc.,

and Bristol Industrial Terminal Railway.

Nolan states that: (1) The railroads do

not connect with each other nor do they

belong to any family of lines to which

they connect; (2) the involved

transaction is not a part of a series of

anticipated transactions that would

connect the railroads with each other or

any railroad within its corporate family;

and (3) the transaction does not involve

a class I carrier. The transaction is

therefore exempt from the prior

approval requirements of 49 U.S.C.

11343. See 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2).

As a condition to the use of this

exemption, any employees affected by

the transaction will be protected by the

conditions set forth in New York Dock

Ry.—Control—Brooklyn Eastern Dist.,

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

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

transaction. Pleadings must be filed

with the Interstate Commerce

Commission, Office of the Secretary,

Case Control Branch, 1201 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20423 1

and served on: John K. Fiorilla, 390

George Street, P.O. Box 1185, New

Brunswick, NJ 08903.

Decided: December 14, 1995.

By the Commission, David M. Konschnik,

Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–31084 Filed 12–21–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7035–01–P

[Finance Docket No. 32785]

Norfolk Southern Railway Company—

Corporate Family Exemption—Georgia

Midland Railway Company

Norfolk Southern Railway Company

(NSR) or its predecessors have leased a

portion of track in Georgia from Georgia

Midland Railway Company (GMRC),1

pursuant to a lease dated June 18, 1896.

The term of the lease expired on

October 2, 1995. The railroads have

agreed to extend the lease for successive

one-year terms to commence October 2,

1995, until terminated by agreement of

the parties or operation of law. It is

expected that GMRC will eventually be

liquidated or merged into NSR.

Accordingly, the purpose of this

exemption is to extend the lease until

such time as this occurs.

This notice is filed under 49 CFR

1180.2(d)(3) 2 which exempts

transactions within a corporate family

that do not result in adverse changes in

service levels, significant operational

changes, or a change in the competitive

balance with carriers outside the

corporate family. 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.

Any comments must be filed with the

Commission 3 and served on: Greg E.