Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 1995 / Notices 7789

Mail: National Biological Service, Mail

Stop 3660–MIB, 1849 C. Street NW,

Washington, D.C. 20240, attn. John

Mosesso or Wendy Kuhne, or E-Mail:

MosessoJ@mail.fws.gov

KuhneW@mail.fws.gov or Telephone:

202–482–3774.

F. Dates

Completed project proposals and

Federal Assistance forms (Standard

Form 424 etc.) must be received by the

NBS on or before March 27, 1995.

Notification of project selection and

funding will be made as early as April

26, 1995.

F. Eugene Hester,

Deputy Director, National Biological Service.

[FR Doc. 95–3160 Filed 2–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–DP–P

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Public Information Collection

Requirements Submitted to OMB for

Review

The U.S. Agency for International

Development (USAID) submitted the

following public information collection

requirements to OMB for review and

clearance under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35). Comments regarding these

information collections should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed at

the end of the entry. Comments may

also be addressed to, and copies of the

submissions obtained from the Records

Management Officer, Renee Poehls,

(202) 736–4743, M/AS/ISS, Room 930B,

N.S., Washington, DC 20523.

Date Submitted: January 27, 1995.

Submitting Agency: U.S. Agency for

International Development.

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: None.

Type of Submission: Existing

collection in use without OMB Control

Number.

Title: Agency for International

Development Acquisition Regulations

(AIDAR) Clause 752.70.26.

Purpose: Section 635(b) of the Foreign

Assistance Act (FAA) of 1961 authorizes

USAID to contract with any corporation,

international organization, or other body

or persons in or out of the United States

in furtherance of the purposes and

within the limitations of the FAA.

USAID presently administers some 500

contracts for technical services with

total estimated costs of approximately

$10 billion dollars. To determine how

well contractors are performing to meet

the requirements of the contract, USAID

requires periodic performance reports

from contractors. The performance

reporting requirements are contained in

the USAID Acquisition Regulations

(AIDAR) clause 752.70.26. USAID has

recently revised this clause to be

responsive to the National Performance

Review’s (NPR) procurement reform

agenda which emphasizes outputs over

inputs. Whereas the reports required by

the AIDAR clause focused on the

process and compliance with

regulations, it now focuses on

performance and progress toward

meeting contract objectives.

Annual Reporting Burden:

Respondents: 250, Annual responses:

1000; Annual burden hours: 4000.

Reviewer: Jeffery Hill (202) 395–7340,

Office of Management and Budget,

Room 3201, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: February 27, 1995.

Genease E. Pettigrew,

Chief, Information Support Services Division,

Office of Administrative Services, Bureau for

Management.

[FR Doc. 95–3272 Filed 2–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6116–01–M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation 337–TA–368]

Notice of Initial Determination

Terminating Respondents on the Basis

of Settlement Agreement

AGENCY: International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice is hereby given that the

Commission has received an initial

determination from the presiding officer

in the above captioned investigation

terminating the following respondents

on the basis of a settlement agreement:

Yuasa Corporation and Yuasa-Exide,

Inc.

In the Matter of Certain Rechargeable

Nickel Metal Hydride Anode Materials and

Batteries, and Products Containing Same.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

investigation is being conducted

pursuant to section 337 of the Tariff Act

of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337). Under the

Commission’s rules, the presiding

officer’s initial determination will

become the determination of the

Commission thirty (30) days after the

date of its service upon the parties,

unless the Commission orders review of

the initial determination. The initial

determination in this matter was served

upon parties on February 6, 1995.

Copies of the initial determination,

the settlement agreement, and all other

nonconfidential documents filed in

connection with this investigation are

available for inspection during official

business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)

in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436,

telephone (202) 205–2000. Hearing

impaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)

205–1810.

WRITTEN COMMENTS: Interested persons

may file written comments with the

Commission concerning termination of

the aforementioned respondents. The

original and 14 copies of all such

documents must be filed with the

Secretary to the Commission, 500 E

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436,

no later than 10 days after publication

of this notice in the Federal Register.

Any person desiring to submit a

document (or portions thereof) to the

Commission in confidence must request

confidential treatment. Such requests

should be directed to the Secretary to

the Commission and must include a full

statement of the reasons why

confidential treatment should be

granted. The Commission will either

accept the submission in confidence or

return it.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruby J. Dionne, Office of the Secretary,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

Telephone (202) 205–1802.

Issued: February 3, 1995.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–3295 Filed 2–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERSTATE COMMERCE

COMMISSION

[Ex Parte No. 394 (Sub-No. 14)]

Cost Ratio For Recyclables—1995

Determination

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce

Commission.

ACTION: Establishment of recyclables

rate caps.

SUMMARY: The Commission has

calculated proposed 1995 revenue-tovariable cost (r/vc) ratios as ceilings for

rates on nonferrous recyclables under 49

U.S.C. 10731(e). The r/vc ratios were

calculated in accordance with

established procedures using the

Uniform Railroad Costing System

(URCS). Because URCS develops

different variability percentages for
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different railroads, the rules (49 CFR

Part 1145) allow separate r/vc ratio

ceilings for individual railroads. The

proposed national average r/vc ratio for

1995 is 139.5%. Ratios are also

proposed for individual class I railroads

and for the Eastern region and the

Western region. The Commission is

deferring initiation of the fourth annual

compliance proceeding.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 1, 1995, unless,

within that time, comments are received

challenging the accuracy of the ratios, in

which case a further decision will be

issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert C. Hasek, (202) 927–6239; or H.

Jeff Warren, (202) 927–6243. [TDD 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 or telephone

(202) 289–4357/4359. [Assistance for

the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services (202) 927–5721].

This decision will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or energy conservation.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), we

conclude that our action will not have

a significant or adverse economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities within the meaning of the

Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10321(a), 10731; 5

U.S.C. 553.

Decided: January 27, 1995.

By the Commission, Chairman McDonald,

Vice Chairman Morgan, and Commissioners

Simmons and Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–3249 Filed 2–8–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7035–01–P

[Finance Docket No. 32549]

Burlington Northern Inc. and

Burlington Northern Railroad

Company—Control and Merger—Santa

Fe Pacific Corporation and The

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe

Railway Company

AGENCY: Interstate Commerce

Commission.

ACTION: Decision No. 9; Notice of

Proposed Revision of Procedural

Schedule.

SUMMARY: The Commission is seeking

public comments on the applicants’

proposal to revise the procedural

schedule adopted in Decision Nos. 4

and 5 in this proceeding, served October

5, 1994, and November 10, 1994,

respectively, to provide for issuance of

a final decision within 165 days from

the date on which the Commission

decision containing notice of

shareholder approval is served. To

facilitate meeting that deadline and to

help narrow the focus to the relevant

issues, the Commission is proposing

page limitations for certain filings and is

considering issuing a preliminary

scoping order.

DATES: Written comments must be filed

with the Commission no later than

February 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: An original and 20 copies of

all documents must refer to Finance

Docket No. 32549 and be sent to the

Office of the Secretary, Case Control

Branch, Attn: Finance Docket No.

32549, Interstate Commerce

Commission, 1201 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., Washington, DC 20423.

In addition, one copy of all

documents in this proceeding must be

sent to the Honorable Stephen L.

Grossman, FERC, Office of Hearings,

825 North Capitol Street, NE,

Washington, D.C. 20426 and to each of

applicants’ representatives: (1) Betty Jo

Christian, Esq., Steptoe & Johnson, 1330

Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington,

DC 20036–1795; and (2) Erika Z. Jones,

Esq., Mayer, Brown & Platt, 2000

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 6500,

Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Beryl Gordon or Dugie Standeford, (202)

927–5610. [TDD for the hearing

impaired: (202) 927–5721.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

October 13, 1994, an application was

filed for approval of Burlington

Northern, Inc.’s (BNI) acquisition of,

control of, and merger with Santa Fe

Pacific Corporation (SFP), the resulting

common control of Burlington Northern

Railroad Company (BN) and The

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway

Company (Santa Fe) by the merged

company, the consolidation of BN and

Santa Fe railroad operations and the

merger of BN and Santa Fe. Applicants

also seek exemption from regulation for

the merged holding company and

merged railroad to control The Wichita

Union Terminal Railway Company

[Finance Docket No. 32549 (Sub-No. 1)]

and for 11 construction projects related

to the primary application [Finance

Docket No. 32549 (Sub-No. 2 through

Sub-No. 12)]. We accepted the

application in our Decision No. 5,

served and published in the Federal

Register on November 10, 1994 (59 FR

56089), and we set certain filing dates

under the procedural schedule

previously adopted in our Decision No.

4, served October 5, 1994.

In Decision No. 7, served December 5,

1994, we granted the requests of several

parties and postponed the procedural

schedule set forth in Decision Nos. 4

and 5 pending the outcome of an SFP

shareholder vote. In Decision No. 7, we

stated that upon approval of the

proposed BNI/SFP merger by the

shareholders, we would immediately

issue a new schedule requiring the first

comments to be filed 30 days later and

adjusting other schedule dates

accordingly. That shareholder vote has

been postponed several times and is

now scheduled for February 7, 1995.

In New Procedures in Rail

Acquisitions, Mergers and

Consolidations, Ex Parte No. 282 (SubNo. 19) (ICC served Jan. 26, 1995) (60 FR

5890, January 31, 1995), we are seeking

comments on our proposed

establishment of more timely

procedures for processing applications

for major and significant rail

combinations. In the January 26, 1995

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we

gave all interested parties until March 2,

1995, to file written comments. We also

served a copy of the notice on all parties

on the service list in this merger

proceeding and asked for comments on

whether this case should be governed by

the schedule originally adopted or the

schedule proposed in Ex Parte No. 282

(Sub-No. 19).

By petition filed January 27, 1995,

BNI, BN, SFP, and Santa Fe request that

we adopt a modified, expedited

procedural schedule which tracks the

schedule proposed by the Commission

for public comment in Ex Parte No. 282

(Sub-No. 19) in place of the original

schedule. We are now seeking public

comments on this proposal by the

applicants to revise the procedural

schedule previously established in this

proceeding to provide for the service of

a final decision no later than 165 days

from the date the Commission serves its

decision containing notice of

shareholder approval of the proposed

merger, as set out in Appendix A to this

Notice. Additionally, to facilitate our

meeting this deadline and to better

focus the filings on relevant issues, we

are proposing page limitations on all

filings that should not require extensive

evidentiary submissions. The specific

limitations are set out in Appendix A to

this notice. These limits would not

extend to tables of contents, prefaces,

tables of authorities, summaries of

argument, and other introductory

materials. Further, to help narrow the

focus to relevant issues, we are